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Just some really old news from 2018 (thanks ROMPOM) Why do Bitcoin and cryptoassets have no future… when the NYSE is creating the cryptocurrency trading platform Bakkt in collaboration with Microsoft and Starbucks with physically backed Bitcoin futures contracts. when Fidelity is offering it to its clients and has been mining it since 2015. when Steve Wozniak is co-founding a cryptoasset investment firm. when Brendan Eich, creator of JavaScript and Mozilla, started Brave Browser with a built-in ad-blocker and Basic Attention Token (BAT) to reward content creators. when Amazon Web Services partnered with QTUM. when the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is utilizing Ripple’s interledger protocol to help with payment services for the financially impoverished and unbanked. when IBM is partnering with Stellar Lumens (XLM) for cross-border payment solutions. when Jamie Dimon tells all that it Bitcoin is a “fraud” and that if he catches any employees who own it he would fire them, while in the background JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley bought Bitcoin ETNs on the dip. And then they launched JPM coin! when the MLB has a licensing agreement for a crypto-based game on the blockchain using the ERC-721 standard for non-fungible tokens. when George Soros initially bashed cryptocurrencies, only to later buy a stack of Bitcoin at $6k. when Alibaba and IBM have the most blockchain patents in the world. when Yale’s endowment invested $400 million in cyptoasset funds. when the Winklevoss twins took $11 million of their Facebook money and put it into Bitcoin in 2013 when it was $120 each. Should I go on? when John McAfee bets his manhood that Bitcoin is going to the moon. when Jack Dorsey, CEO of Twitter and Square, thinks Bitcoin is the currency of the future. when Richard Branson thinks Bitcoin will bring an economic revolution. when Goldman-Sachs backed Circle launched a crypto finance company. when Square’s Cash App allowed users to buy and sell Bitcoin. when Coinbase is valued at $8B. when the founder of YouTube and the founder of Twitch are advising Theta Token (THETA). when Bitmain is on track for $10 billion in revenue this year after around $4 billion last year. when Binance made more in profit in Q2 2018 than Deutsche Bank. when Reddit co-founder (and husband of Serena Williams — dont forget that) Alexis Ohanian is betting on Bitcoin as a hedge to economic crises. when Blockchains, LLC bought 60,000 acres for their company that will incubate and innovate Ethereum-based blockchain ventures. when the co-founder of Wikipedia is now working on its decentralized counterpart Everipedia (IQ). when Akon is launching his own cryptocurrency Akoin to help bring security to the currency system in Africa. when Ashton Kutcher donated $4 million in XRP to Ellen DeGeneres’ charity by transferring it to her in a matter of seconds. when Chamath Palihapitiya, co-owner of the Golden State Warriors and head of Social Capital, invested early in Bitcoin and thinks it’s going to $1 million per coin. when Plastic Bank is helping those in developing countries earn cryptocurrency while also curing plastic ocean pollution — I know you’ve seen those IBM commercials. when Robinhood offers the purchase of cryptos commission-free. when Steve Bannon is betting on Bitcoin and launching his own cryptocurrency. when Bill Clinton spoke at the Swell Conference in support of Ripple and blockchain technology. when former Trump aide and Goldman Sachs exec Gary Cohn is joining a blockchain startup. when the NFL purchased a stake in blockchain startup SportsCastr. when the NBA goes crypto as the Sacramento Kings mine Ethereum, Bitmain sponsors the Houston Rockets, and former commissioner David Stern backs FanChain. when Rockefeller-owned Venrock is investing in cryptocurrency. when Overstock.com is going full-on crypto. when cryptocurrencies can end poverty and provide financial freedom to those in financial need. When Facebook, with mega partners such as Visa, Mastercard, Lyft, Spotify, Uber, and eBay is launching its Libra cryptocurrency and open source blockchain. When Microsoft is building a decentralized digital ID solution on the Bitcoin blockchain. When New Zealand legalizes companies to pay their employees’ salaries in cryptocurrencies. When Flexa partnered with Gemini to launch an initiative that will see major retailers such as Whole Foods, Crate & Barrel, Nordstrom, and Gamestop accept BTC, ETH, BCH, LTC, ZEC and GUSD using Flexa’s SPEDN app. When PewDiePie partnered to stream exclusively on DLive’s decentralized video streaming platform. When search engine powerhouse Google is partnered with Chainlink and Hedera Hashgraph. Yeah. This has no future. Accumulate, HODL, and think outside the blocks?! Original article from here: https://moneyblocks.medium.com/why-bitcoin-and-crypto-have-no-future-4f95980bb774
@WSJ: Quarterbacks Patrick Mahomes and Baker Mayfield square off today. The last time they met, in college, they played a record-breaking game that upended NFL strategies. https://t.co/ftuRnmUQMm
@WSJ: Quarterbacks Patrick Mahomes and Baker Mayfield square off today. The last time they met, in college, they played a record-breaking game that upended NFL strategies. https://t.co/ftuRnmUQMm
[OC] How an unassuming week 13 game against the Detroit Lions in 2018 led to the eventual downfall of the Goff's career in LA.
2018 was Jared Goff's career year. He finished with a career high 101.1 passer rating, 32 TDs with only 12 INTs. What many people forget was that 2018 was also a tale of two seasons for Goff. Despite finishing in the Super Bowl, Goff struggled in the latter part of the year and many wondered if he and McVay had been "figured out". Unfortunately, the Super Bowl only made validated those opinions. Many people might think the Super Bowl was the turning point for Goff's time in LA. And while it certainly was a major moment, I believe the real turning point, and also a major contributor to the Patriots Super Bowl victory, was a week 13 game against Jared Goff's new team, the Detroit Lions. On the surface, the 2018 week 13 Rams vs. Lions game does not seem that bad. The Rams actually won the game by two touchdowns, 30-16. The score, however, is misleading. With only 7 minutes left in the game, the 11-1 Rams were actually in a neck and neck game against the 4-8 Lions, leading 16-13. Goff had not played well, barely ticking over 200 yards with two turnovers (one fumble, one int). With 6:58 left, a Todd Gurley run made it 23-13. Goff would not attempt another throw in the game. The Rams were then given great field position after a Lions field goal and failed onside kick. A few Todd Gurley runs later (along with a Robert Woods run) and the Rams made it 30-16, sealing the game. While the Rams had won, the Lions did something that not many other teams had done in 2018, they stopped Goff. In the 11 games prior, Goff had been on fire. 26 TDs, 6 INTs and a passer rating of 113 along with a trademark game against the Vikings where he threw for 465 yards, 5 TDs, 0 INTs and a perfect passer rating. No quarterback in NFL history, before or since, has thrown for more yards while maintaining a perfect 153.3 rating. Even in the Rams first loss against the Saints, he put them in position to win. In a roaring Superdome, Goff dueled Drew Brees, putting up 391 yards and a 115.7 passer rating in the 35-45 loss. Two weeks later, Goff squared up against the eventual MVP, Patrick Mahomes, on Monday Night Football in what many regard as one of the greatest MNF games ever. A 54-51 win for the Rams where Goff threw for 413 yards, 4 TDs and 0 INTs. Going into the Week 12 Bye, Goff was on top of the world. A quarterback who just two years earlier was regarded as a bust was rightfully in the MVP conversation and was the leader of the 11-1 Super Bowl favorites. Then week 13 happened. Granted, a random stinker in an otherwise fantastic season is fine, and despite the 68.6 rating, Goff technically did enough to win. But the following weeks showed the true magnitude of what happened. The Lions put a formula down that would then be seen by the rest of the league. The next week, the Chicago Bears, with one of the best defenses in the NFL, took the plan that the Lions had laid out and handed Goff the worst game of his career. A 0 TD, 4 INT disaster that saw the Rams lose 6-15. This game changed the way McVay called plays for Goff. The following week, the Rams lost again to the Eagles. Goff was bad agin, he threw an interception and fumbled twice, and did not manage a single touchdown. In the last two weeks of the year, Goff managed respectable numbers, but McVay had clearly shifted to a more conservative approach. Goff never reached 30 attempts and never reached more than 220 yards in a game. This careful play calling continued into the postseason where Goff was a non-factor in the 30-22 win against the Cowboys. Then, In the completely non-controversial NFC Championship game against the Saints, Goff seemed to have a bit of a rebound. Refs aside, Goff did go into the Superdome and put the Rams in a position to win, putting up 297 yards and a touchdown. Perhaps it would have been better if the Rams had lost that game. No one would have blamed Goff for a valiant effort in one of the most difficult venues in the NFL against a Hall of Fame quarterback. Instead, they went to Atlanta to battle Tom Brady, Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots... and it was a disaster. Goff's 229 yard, 1 INT performance was only marginally worse than Brady's 262 yard, 1 INT performance (making for one of the least enjoyable Super Bowl's in recent memory from a fan perspective). But unfortunately for Goff, with 7:43 left in a 3-3 tie, Brady made the one pass needed to Gronk that put the Patriots in position to get the only touchdown of the game, and eventually win Super Bowl LII. After the game, who did Belichick credit with his gameplan? “We felt like if we could make them drive it, make them earn it, similar to what the Lions did,” Belichick said in one of his postgame press addresses, as heard on the CBS radio feed. “Make them run a lot of plays and if we get them in 3rd down, we felt like we could get them off the field.” In the biggest game of the year, Belichick talked to his former DC, Matt Patricia about how to stop Goff and the Rams, and it worked. And so, instead of fanfare, the offseason following Goff's career year was filled with doubt and conversation if Goff was even a decent QB. Many wondered if 2019 would be a bounce back year. Unfortunately, it was the opposite, with his passer rating falling from 101.1 to 86.5, making his doubters louder. And while 2020 showed slight improvement at times, it was not enough, and Goff was traded to the team who could arguably be credited with his downfall. The 2018 Week 13 Lions/Rams game was the turning point in Jared Goff's career. Excluding the Jeff Fisher year, Goff's career numbers to that point were 7351 passing yards, 54 TDs and 13 INTs and a passer rating of 106. In the 35 games since that game, Goff's rating has been 78.69 with 6941 yards passing, 47 TDs and 34 INTs. Who knows if Goff will just end up as a bridge quarterback to whoever the Lions think is their real future. But maybe, just maybe, Goff will see another turning point in his career in the same stadium where the last one took place.
This list is specifically for one-day/limited-time specials being offered by restaurants for the Big Game. Significantly more listings online than previous years, for obvious reasons. Please comment if you see any specials and I will update the post ALE - Amberwood Lounge & Eatery (Stittsville)
Regular menu: Zucchini sticks, one pound of wings with fries, any small pizza, honey garlic meatballs, sweet & sour chicken balls, 1/2 rack ribs & fries, mini egg rolls with plum sauce, 3 tall cans Coors Light or Canadian, cheese sticks, any nacho, chicken fingers & fries, full sized poutine, cauliflower wings, any three tacos, 8 cans soda, any three desserts
Vegan menu: cauliflower wings, impossible or beyond burger with fries, hometown wrap & fries, greek "gyro" & fries, full sized vegan poutine, small pizza, 3 tall cans Coors Light or Canadian, 8 cans soda, chickn' nachos, buffalo chickn' wrap & fries, philly jack sandwich & fries, any three desserts
Choose from a full-sized Canadian flatbread, 20 wings, 5 chicken/fish/beef tacos, or large chicken/beef nachos ($20 for just the food, $30 for food & 4 500mL soda, $40 for food & 4 473mL beer)
An Updated Definitive List of the Bodega Boy's Aliases — Part 4!
Shout out to u/Misanthropia for the original post — the hive needed more updated art! This list is current as of episode 233 (2/1/21) Desus goes by numerous aliases on the Bodega Boys Podcast. These aliases are based on references to pop culture, sports, and hip-hop. The long and ever-changing list of aliases or "AKAs" are one of the many running gags on the show. During an interview with Method Man on Desus and Mero, Desus explained that the idea for aliases was based on the alter-egos of the rappers in the song "Wu-Gambinos" on the album Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... by Wu-Tang Clan member Raekwon. (info via Wikipedia) Desus & Mero no longer record from Milk Studios (moved indefinitely) and have been recording the podcast remotely from home due to the pandemic. Most of the AKA’s now mention social distancing, hot takes on covid and store closures.
Desus
Desus is extremely consistent with his aliases, almost always presenting them in the exact same order and without any exclusions: Desus Nice — In a Hot 97 interview on April 13th 2017, Desus explains that people started calling him Desus as a play on his government name, "Daniel", and "Jesus", because he worked miracles with people's computers Young Chipotle — Desus’ original alias, he explains in one podcast that it originates from when he was broke and buying Chipotle was a genuine treat Pockets stay fat like Terio (Pockets stay fat like 'here we go') — A reference to viral star Terio, a young, obese African American boy whose videos of him dancing launched him to very brief viral fame. Recently, Desus added the more politically correct and kid friendly “here we go” Eli Litby — A play on Eli Whitney, inventor of the cotton gin Boutros Boutros Gully — A play on Boutros Boutros-Ghali, former Secretary-General of the UN, “Gully” being Jamaican Patois for an impoverished area Slobodan Might-know-ya-bitch — A play on Slobodan Milosevic, former President of Serbia and important player in the Bosnian War Young Day Party — I believe this was adopted in the summer of 2016 after Desus recounted the story of a day party in D.C., which seemed to invigorate his love for partying during the day Young Hot Take — He has hot takes, pretty obvious here Desus H. Fuego — Another moniker to describe his hot (“fuego”) takes on topics Mr. Nandos with a rando — Nandos is a portuguese chicken restaurant chain which originated in South Africa and is big in the UK and Australia. Rando is slang for random person. Having Nandos with a rando is eating chicken with a random person (credit to u/deweez) Mr. Mil Novecientos Noventa Y Cuatro en Nueva York — In later episodes Desus rarely adds the “en Nueva York” bit, but it translates to “Mr. 1994 in New York”. "The Knicks team in 1994 made the finals and is a legendary team amongst all Knicks fans who were around at the time. That team got to game 7 of the finals against the Rockets. NYC rallied around that team hard body because that team absolutely embodied NYC to a T with guys like Ewing, Charles Oakley, Mason, Starks, and Derek Harper." (credit to u/Okieant33) Mikhail Goin-off — derived from former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev (credit to u/GhettoFob) converged with an allusion to losing ones temper in an act of random violence. The Jouvert Boss — “Jouvert” is a carnival held in Caribbean/West Indian culture, involving a lot of partying MC Likkle Gungo Pea — Gungo pea is a type of peas (also known as pigeon peas) often used in Jamaican dishes. Reference to his Jamaican heritage (credit to u/hopelessromcom) "Pullin' up from 40 with your shorty" — Desus will “pull up”, or make a pass at, your girl even when the odds are slim or unlikely, much like a 40 foot shot in basketball "Don’t talk to me in the Uber Pool, I don’t know you" — Uber introduced a service where you can share rides with other Uber users for a discounted rate. Desus has expressed his reluctance to engage with strangers when he is using it The original “my plus one got a plus one so don’t make a fuss son” — When Desus shows up to an event with a girl, he brings two, and he's intimating that the host shouldn’t have a problem with that Desus Rothstein, the Jamaican Jew — Originated around when Mero began his house search in Bergen County, NJ where a number of wealthy people of Jewish descent live. Desus envisions a version of himself who would fit in there Jermaine Avocado Toast — Desus has gotten more cultured as a result of their success, and as such he has been able to indulge in things usually enjoyed by privileged white people, a stereotypical example of that being avocado toast. This is Desus’ gentrified, hipster persona Young PA — Possible reference to the sound of small amount of air being expelled from a loose butthole, which is an impression Mero occasionally does (credit to u/jimsternub). This is also a reference to Brooklyn rapper Young MA. The Ghost of Mufasa — A reference to Lion King, but beyond that I have no idea why he adopted it. Still hilarious though, and the nickname that most often makes Mero laugh Young Charcuterie without the coonery — Charcuterie is considered very hip and trendy right now, and Desus is again saying he has a taste for the finer things, but is no longer interested in “coonery”, a derogatory term used to describe stereotypical African American behavior Chile Limon, the left handed reliever for the Yankee’s (Que lo que?) — A fictional persona that seems to be a Latino version of Dock Ellis, who famously threw a no hitter while high on Acid. Chile Limon is also a popular seasoning/flavor with the Latino community 3 Phone Jones — Desus originally adopted "2 Phone Jones" after he reluctantly bought an iPhone to go with his Samsung Galaxy. He then received a Google Pixel, making it 3 Phone Jones (credit to u/ArtSorr0w) Desus Ex Machina — A play on the common plot device “deus ex machina”, or “god from the machine” in which an unsolvable problem is suddenly resolved by some unexpected intervention. Desus also used to have a tumblr entitled "Desus Ex Machina" (credit to u/hardcore9) Jay Chuckles — Revealed in episode 55 to be a reference to a now-defunct shoe store in NYC. Did Desus read this thread? Stanley Cups — Desus' former rap alias, as revealed in episode 53. The Human Dr. Bronner’s Label (Dilute! Dilute! Dilute!) — A reference to the concentrated soap Dr. Bronner’s Castile soap, which needs to be diluted. I didn’t quite understand how Desus applied this to himself, but it came from a joke in Episode 51 or 52 about Sean Spicer trying to defray controversy surrounding President Trump's decisions Dionardo DiTrappio — A play on “Leonardo DiCaprio”, the actor, but referencing “trapping”, a slang for selling drugs. Mr. 240p because I like my Pino blurry — Desus longs for the days of very low resolution pornography. 240p refers to the resolution, which is extremely low by modern standards DJ Woolite AKA You're listening to Washed FM up next we got 24 hours of — The host of the fictional station “Washed FM”, a fictional radio station that is sometimes referenced along with “WSMK, Smack City Radio”. Woolite is a brand of fabric softener. Desus said multiple times on the podcast that now that he's single and living alone, he washes his clothes with extra fabric softener. As a kid, his clothes would get washed and be hard as nails. Again, he's got a taste for the finer things in life. (credit to u/Okieant33) The Curried G.O.A.T. — A double reference to Desus’s Jamaican heritage, where Curried Goat is a popular culinary item, as well as referencing the phrase “G.O.A.T”, short for “greatest of all time” Desus Spicer — A play on the former White House Press Secretary, Sean Spicer, who is often referenced on Desus & Mero as “spicing up” or “adding spice” to his takes Jamal Hashburn — A play on Jamal Mashburn, a former NBA player, about Hash The Bronx Celine Dion — Refers to the fact that Celine Dion is very popular in the Jamaican community, and so Desus is like Celine, but from the Bronx. (credit to u/chefboyardu) This is especially present with foreign and immigrant culture which means he is of mogul or iconic status for the Bronx (credit to u/courtofdacrimsonking) Wray and Nephew's Nephew — A play on J. Wray and Nephew rum, which has its origins in Jamaica like Desus. Also, Desus drinks a lot, which you probably should have figured out by now. Introduced in episode 58 The Moreno you can't contain-o — A play on "moreno", a Spanish term for someone with dark skin The Human Meme, Word to Ja — A play on Ja Rule's infamous mistake of believing that the word "meme" is pronounced "may-may" Young Erewhon — A reference to a bourgeois health food store in LA, which makes this nickname in the vein of "Jermaine Avocado Toast", demonstrating Desus' taste for finer things now. (credit to u/a-1-since-day-1) The Racist Provocateur — Desus flipped an angry tweet from April 28th 2017, in which someone called him a "racist provocateur" into a new alias Henrik Bud-qvist — A play on NHL goalie Henrik Lundqvist, who currently plays for the New York Rangers Nelson Bang-dela — An old alias resurrected in episode 65, a play on South African civil right's icon Nelson Mandela Sergio Can't-see-me — A play on Sergio Tacchini, an Italian fashion designer and former Tennis player Vladimir Boofin' — A play on Russian president Vladimir Putin, "boofin" being a reference to smuggling something by sticking it inside one's rectum The Human Werther's, melting in your mouth — A reference to Werther's Originals, a brand of caramel hard candies favored by old people. Not really sure what this one means otherwise. Mr. Becks on Deckington — The first time Desus introduced this one, he accidentally said "Mr. Becky's on Deckington" which was an incredible Freudian slip since Desus has been accused of not being into black women, and "Becky" is the stereotypical white woman name in pop culture. This is a reference to Desus always drinking Beck's, a cheap beer he favors along with Heineken. Adding "-ington" to words is New York slang, as Mero explains at some point. Rikki-Tikki-Squad-bi — A play on Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, a character from the Jungle Book Greg "Paaa"-povitch — A very meta play on San Antonio Spur's head coach Greg Popovich and the onomatopoeia of spreading butt cheeks apart (according to Mero) Morris "Say it with your chest"-nut — A play on actor Morris Chestnut Mahatma Gone-B — A play on famed pacifist Mahatma Gandi Not Macka B but I got the cucumber — A reference to a viral video in which Reggae artist Macka B raps about healthy food in his "medical monday" series, Desus is unsurprisingly referencing his penis The juices are pressed but your boy never is — Being "pressed" means someone is applying pressure to you, and no one would do that to Desus. The juices he is talking about are probably the morning drink he has with lemongrass and cayenne pepper that he makes reference to many times in recent episodes of the podcast. I am the Art, dammit! — Not sure if this is a reference to anything specific or just a Kanye-esque line a crazed creative might yell out at some point The Don Dada Ganoush — I believe this is a reference to the Meditteranean dish Baba Ganoush, "Don Dada" is Jamaican Patois slang (I believe) for “top pimp” or “big player” and a sort-of homophone for "baba" No more Cup of Noodles — I don't know if this is a reference beyond the fact that Cup of Noodles is a struggle meal and Desus is no longer struggling The Prince of Peckham — A reference to Peckham, a diverse neighborhood in London The Fashion Nova Casanova — Fashion Nova is an online clothing retailer that specifically targets curvy women that Desus and Mero reference pejoratively (saying it's for bottle waitresses), Desus is saying here that he excels at seducing these kind of women ("Casanova" is a term of a man who excels at seducing women derived from the name of Italian Giacomo Casanova) "William H. 5 Cent, 10 Cent, Dolla... Forget the small change, give me the the big money wine" — A reference to Soca Boys song "Dollar Wine (one cent, five cent, ten cent, dollar)" which apparently was super popular in the West Indies. "William H Holla is something Jay-Z used to call himself back in his hey day. It comes from the fact that Bill Gates' full name is William Henry Gates. Jay-Z used to give himself nicknames back in the day. J-Hova caught on but he used the term William H Holla because Jay-Z also coined the phrase "Holla At Me" and "Holla Back" and just shortened it to "Holla". So put the two together and you have William H Holla. He first said it on the song "Stick to the Script" off the Dynasty album. So Desus took it and made it his own." (credit to u/Okieant33) The only anthem I salute is Dipset — A reference to the ongoing national anthem protests in the NFL, Desus is saying the only anthem he salutes is "Dipset Anthem" by Harlem rap legends The Diplomats Mister Sauga, Catch me at Square One Top Left. Mans is marved. (Dont cheese me bro) — Finally a Canadian-centric reference, which makes sense given that the Bodega Boys have performed there multiple times. This is a reference to the Square One Shopping Center in Mississauga, Canada (where Desus alleges his mysterious wife and kids live), and "top left" is Greater Toronto Area slang for "truthful" or "seriously". "Mans is marved", means "I'm hungry" in Toronto slang (credit to u/Fortehlulz33) Trill Rizzuto, holy cow! — A reference to former Yankees player Phil Rizzuto who would later go on to be a commentator, where his trademark expression was "holy cow!" Mister Soft Palms because all I do is count checks and jerk off — I don't know if this is a reference to anything except Desus bragging about his lifestyle "We got OJ, uh purple stuff, soda, and it's me! Sunny D!" — A reference to an old Sunny D commercial (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQE3jWYuGiw), and a play on the fact that people likely used to called Desus by the nickname "D", so "it's me! Sunny D" would be like saying "it's me, Desus!". Also kind of ironic since Desus is not a particularly sunny person (cue Dark Desus). David Yerp-man — A play on David Yurman, an expensive jewelry company, and NYC slang exclamation "yerp" Desus-expensive, Desus-Red Bottoms, Desus-bloody shoes — A play on a lyric from fellow Bronx native Cardi B taken from her song "Bodak Yellow" Smo-a-kim Noah — A play on NBA player Joaquim Noah who played for the Knicks Andrew Coooooool-nanan — A reference to serial killer (most notable for killing Gianni Versace) Andrew Cunanan The Junior Energy God, come sit down 'pon me charger — Originally just the "Energy God" until Desus realized that that was fellow Jamaican Elephant Man's aliases. I thiiiink this is referring to the phrase "bring the same energy", the idea that if one is saying something behind someone's back, when confronted by the individual they should stick to their original statements. This alias started after the infamous Desus & Mero visit to the Breakfast Club, in which DJ Envy accosted the boys about a joke they made about his wife. Desus & Mero didn't punk out and therefore "brought the same energy". Someone tell me if I'm reaching here. Call me PetCo cause I got your bitch-on-freeze — A play on words for the dog breed Bichon Frise The Topic of Gossip in Syosset (Shout out to 11791 ah ah ah) — Syosset (zip code 11791) is a town in Long Island, NY. it's real bougie and suburban so Desus is saying basically he's got reach and is known not just in the hood but in the wealthy burbs too (credit to u/terminal-chillness) Grandpa Joe, When you see Charlie you see me don't touch that golden ticket — A direct reference to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Grandpa Joe) and Desus's cats name (Charlie) Dead Eye Desus (Mornin’ Sherrif) — Dead Eye Desus refers to the 2018 video game Red Dead Redemption 2. The game features a gameplay mechanic called "Dead Eye" that allows the player to slow time to achieve easy head shots and kills. The game is also set in the late 1800's, early 1900's in the old West, which is why Desus typically references a Sheriff after saying Dead Eye Desus. (credit to u/biggak) Mr. Shopping at StreetEasy with a bad breezy like I'm Yeezy, please believe me — Another one of Desus' tongue twisters, this one is in reference to shopping at StreetEasy, a NYC real estate website with an attractive woman like Kanye West might do The Black Asiatic who will crack your back like an automatic craftmatic — Added in episode 54 after Desus' continuing gag about "big Black Asiatic men" (often referencing their penises). Here Desus is implying that sex with him (a Black Asiatic man) is very vigorous by saying he will change your posture like a Craftmatic mattress, which is a brand of mattress whose shape and orientation can be controlled electronically Mr. La Marina in a mesh Merina with a fresh misdemeanor and a cold demeanor — This one is a doozy, but was adopted after Desus mentioned his frequent trips to La Marina (a bar on the water in Manhattan) in episodes released in the summer of 2016. A mesh Merina is a a mesh tank top (I think). The other two parts are self explanatory. Not sure how he always gets this one right without mixing up the words. The Sheet-Mask Killer (No one could be iller) — ?? The Black Zack Morris of Port Morris — A take on Zack Morris for his problematic schemes on Saved by the Bell. (credit to u/justic3bon3r) Port Morris is a neighborhood in the Bronx (credit to u/m9rockstar) home of The Bronx Brewery and Bodega Boys Beer Young KPI — Desus recites lyrics by Depeche Mode “Personal Jesus” (1989) More than likely this is a play off his main alias (Personal Desus) The Pelé of Peleton — Pelé (Edson Arantes do Nascimento) was a former Brazilian soccer player and considered one of the greats. Desus is an avid Peleton user so much he deems himself the greatest of all time Your problematic bae — Desus occasionally says problematic things, but you still love him, hence him being your “bae”. He always ends with this one, followed by an exaggerated kissing sound. *After Desus's last aka he gives some sort of problematic advice sometimes followed by explosions*
Mero
Mero (u/THE_KID_MERO) is far less consistent with his aliases. Depending upon how smacked he is, he will often exclude or repeat some of his aliases. He also adds them far less frequently than Desus. The Kid Mero — In a Hot 97 interview on April 13th 2017, Mero explained that this alias comes from the fact that his father and uncle wanted to name him "Ramiro", but his mother vetoed it and named him "Joel". His father and uncle continued to call him "Ramiro", which was shortened to "Miro" as a nickname. When Mero started tagging, he changed Miro to Mero because he found E to be a nicer letter to write (credit to u/atorMMM) as well as he just didn't like how the "i" looked. Also tagging the name "Ramiro" that long would get you arrested The Human Durag Flap — Mero’s original nickname, and a reference to how hood he is and his uncircumcised status, something that gets referenced very often (credit u/ZeddyG2 and u/chandlersokay) Curve Gotti — A play on “Irv Gotti”, former boss of Murder, Inc. records Donovan Mcdabb — A play on former NFL player Donovan Mcnabb, in reference to dabbing, which could have two meanings (smoking THC oil or the dance move created by the Migos) Trizz Khalifa — A play on “Wiz Khalifa”, but substituting the first part of the name with the slang “Trizz”. Usually said in a fake patois, imitating Popcaan's cry of "Fuck Wiz Khalifa!" at a Mixpak event SKKRRRT Loder — A play on “Kurt Loder” former host on MTV News and editor at Rolling Stone James St. Fatdick, I'll Ghost on you shorty — Originated right around the premiere of season 4 of Starz hit show "Power", here referencing the main character James St. Patrick, whose street alias is "Ghost" Tiger Backwoods — A reference to pro golfer Tiger Woods and Mero’s love for smoking backwoods “I no fucking baby, I fucking man!” — A reference to the viral video that sent friend of the brand Pioladitingancia to fame “Check the guest list again because my name is definitely on it, and no I’m not stepping to the side while you check! ” — Not so much a nickname but something Mero might have said back in the day when he was broke and had to lie about being on guest lists to get into clubs CC Dab-bathia — A play on Yankees Starting Pitchers name, CC Sabathia (and close friend of the brand) Goldman Shm-achs — A variation of the phrase made popular by Bobby Shmurda and a reference to Goldman Sachs. Mensch Montana — An alias borrowed from French Montana (who is from South Bronx) and popular artist with the Bodega Boys. They have mentioned his classic Mac and Cheese mixtapes numerous times on the podcast. Also this is a nod to his Jewish family connection; Mensch is Yiddish for "good guy." (credit to u/chefboyardu) TheDa-da-da Dad of the year — A play on a lyric from ScHoolboy Qs song "Man of The Year" (credit u/ZeddyG2). Mero already has three Mero Jr’s and the bodega princess, and as far as we can tell is an awesome dad, thus earning such a title. Confirmed to be a ScHoolboy Q reference in episode 56 Been-Smacked Biyombo — A play on “Bismack Biyombo”, a professional basketball player on the Charlotte Hornets Di-Yayo Maradona — Reference to Argentinean soccer legend Diego Maradona and slang for coke (credit to u/terminal-chillness) Dick-in-ya-bae Mutombo — A play on Dikembe Mutombo, former NBA player. Mero now respects the woman’s agency and asks for permission first before entering Barlos Santana — A play on famed guitarist Carlos Santana and Xanax bars The Dominican Don Dada — Jamaican Patois slang (I believe) for “top pimp” or “big player”, and as we know Mero is of Dominican descent, hence “Dominican Don Dada”. The phrase "Jamaican Don Dada" is used by the character Lennox in the movie "Belly", which is a classic in hip hop culture (credit to u/a-1-since-day-1) He follows this up with "catch me at Locksmith throwing up on myself". Locksmith is a bar on 192nd & Broadway in Inwood, which is a REALLY Dominican NYC neighborhood (credit to u/terminal-chillness) Some variation of "swipe my card again, put the bag over it, there's definitely money on it!" — A reference to a familiar experience for anyone who has been broke, in which you lie and act like it's the store's fault when your card gets declined Romeo Xantos — A reference to famed Bachata artist and Xanax, Bachata being a dance and music style originating in the Dominican Republic. Also the added "Sooo xanny, lemme black out" is a play on Romeo's adlib "sooo nasty, lemme find out" (credit to u/terminal-chillness) Light-an-L Dutchie "Hello? Is it weed you're looking for?" — Another weed double entendre referencing Lionel Richie and his famous song "Hello" Papa Sushi, The Dyckman Don — A reference to often-referenced MamaSushi, a fusion sushi restaurant on Dyckman Street in Manhattan Tom Brazy, your girl got my balls deflated — A boastful play on the Deflategate controversy surrounding Tom Brady and the New England Patriots after the 2014-2015 AFL Championship game Feel-da-ass Tyson (CONSENSUALLY WITH YOUR PERMISSION) — A play on “Neil DeGrasse Tyson”, a well known physicist Lil’ Snoozie Vert— A play on the name Lil Uzi Vert. This is also in reference for when Mero actually ‘tapped out’ on Instagram Live Fry-an-L Messi — A play on Lionel Messi, a famous Argentinian soccer player of Italian descent, and smoking an "L", slang for blunt Joe Hookah "I dare you! To smoke with me! At MamaSushi!" — A reference to rapper Black Rob's song "I Dare You" that features Joe Hooker on the hook. MamaSushi is a high-end restaurant chain located in New York Ben Barson my hands are gifted — During the 2016 election cycle, famed neurosurgeon Ben Carson engaged in a brief campaign for the Republican nomination. Mero took to doing impressions of him, exaggerating Carson’s urban upbringing by saying he was “Ben Barson”, in which the “C” was replaced with a “B”, as a Blood gang member would. Unlike Desus, who almost never fumbles his nicknames, Mero has maybe said this one correctly one time Xaniel Bedingfield — A play on Daniel Bedingfield followed by Mero playing "I Gotta Get Through This" a popular song by the artist Daniel Bedingfield with lyrics that are about Xanax (credit to u/KTTeal) Some variation of “I’ll open your medicine cabinet and take all of your Benzos” — This is self-referential in two ways: 1. The earlier reference here is to when Mero admitted to Desus that he will unashamedly go through people’s medicine cabinets in order to snoop on their lives and 2. After the boat party story in which Mero got drunk and took some Xanax’s, he added “I’ll take all of your benzos” bit to express how much he enjoys the feeling Benzodiazepines create The Xandman — This is a play on the musical artist “Scatman John” who was most known for his song “Scatman’s World”, the chorus of which Mero imitates with this name and the accompanying vocalization Rico Sabroso — Spanish for “Rich Tasty”, but I’m not sure what the reference here is beyond that Baby Newport — I assume a reference to Newport brand cigarettes, stereotypically popular in urban areas Niño Brown — A reference to the main character of the film “New Jack City”, in which Wesley Snipes plays a crack dealer named Nino Brown, but pronounced like the Spanish word for "kid", giving it some Latino flavor (credit to u/Okieant33) The East Tremont Stevie B — East Tremont is a predominately Hispanic area of the Bronx, while Stevie B was a recording artist from the 80’s with some incredible Jheri Curls. Sometimes sings "I want to be the one your Titi is fucking" after I met Mike Francesca im never gon’ fail — A direct reference from when the Bodega Boys actually met Mike on the last episode on Desus & Mero on Viceland. In translation, this means after finally meeting with the iconic Sports Pope this makes him unstoppable. This is also a reference to Kanye West's song 'Ultralight Beam' where Chance the Rapper says "I met Kanye West, I'm never gonna fail" (credit to u/RemyDWD) The Plantain Supernova in the Sky — A reference to the Oasis hit “Champagne Supernova”, but changed to reflect Mero’s Dominican heritage, which often uses plantains in its cuisine. Occasionally he will sing an extended version, which goes “One day you will find me, smoking weed on Tremont/in the Plantain Supernova in the sky”. How does he hit these melodies so perfectly every time? Tom Petty and the Ball Breakers — A play on the rock band name ‘Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’. Mero sings the chorus from Tom Petty’s solo project “Free Fallin’” as “Free Ballin’” suggesting that he feels free doing his Zoom calls without pants Barmelo Xanthony — An incredible play on the Bodega Boy’s favorite NBA player, Carmelo Xanthony, and Mero’s beloved Xanax’s. (credit to u/terminal-chillness) Most recently, Mero has changed his references to him making sound financial decisions and balancing his portfolio since the interview with Carmelo himself on Desus & Mero on Showtime Some variation of “If you see me in Target approach me like a bear” — Originates from Mero’s love of getting really high and hanging out in Target. Being high sometimes makes him paranoid, so he doesn’t like people just running up on him. Desus suggested people “approach him diagonally, like you would a bear”. Mero interchanges “bear”, “Ursine Mammal”, and “Oso” (Spanish for “bear”) at random Benzo the Clown — A problematic clown for kids that ruins birthday parties and not refunding your $50 deposit. Originated on Episode 96, Desus starts talking about rolling up to Mero Jr’s bar mitzvah smacked. (credit to u/outtaspite) Benzo’s antics are normally cut short by Mr. Fun Fun (voiced by Desus) normally ending with the problematic light I sold fake Lean to your favorite SoundCloud rapper — Not sure this is a specific reference other than the fact that Lean is pretty much a guaranteed accessory for any SoundCloud rapper and Actavis discontinued their codeine/promethazine cough syrup in 2014 due to abuse, so a lot of people are drinking fake Lean. "Llego el hijo de Tito y Fifa papi"/"The son of Tito and Fifa has arrived, papi — In later episodes, Mero began to include some Spanish phrases at the end of his list of aliases, usually beginning with this phrase and building off of it. When Mero does this he also says "Hassan tira me lo pita" which is slang for "Hassan drop me a beat". Mero is making pretend that he's a DJ on NY's Spanish Radio Station 97.9 La Mega. Mero from here goes on to talk all kinds of shit about how hard and gangster he is. (credit to u/bobbuddha and u/Okieant33) Please correct me if you have ideas or see mistakes! Discontinued aliases: Desus
A look a Passer Rating, Tweaked to include QB Rushing (and other improvements)
(It's long so just skip to the lists if you aren't a fan of reading. I get it) People always talk about the flaws of passer rating- it doesn't count sacks, it breaks down at the extremes, rushing QB's are punished. Personally, I've always like the stat and felt it described Quarterback play pretty well. Still, I agreed that it had its flaws, and kept waiting for someone to update it in a simple way to capture the modern NFL and better quantify what a rushing QB adds. Well, no one ever did and I got tired of waiting. So, I present to you Modern Passer Rating (MPR)tm (And first, preliminary MPR which is also, or even potentially more, interesting): The way it works is very simple- I took the passer rating formula and removed the arbitrary limits it imposed to its floor and its ceiling. Then, I included rushing yards, attempts and fumbles into the total like so:
A rushing attempt counts as a pass attempt and a pass completion
Rushing yards count like passing yards
Fumbles count as half a turnover. This is total fumbles, not fumbles lost. (This keeps quarterbacks from being affected by bad or good luck in fumble recoveries)
That was simple enough, but I wasn't satisfied. What about sacks? Sacks are sometimes a rough thing to pin on a QB, but it never sat right that a sack was better than a throwaway in passer rating, and I figured I could find a pretty fair way to encapsulate the value a quarterback adds with a quick release or savvy football play and pocket presence. So sacks were counted like so:
A sack counts as an attempt and a completion (Just like a run)
Sack yards count against total yards
Essentially, sacks are treated like runs for negative yards. I waffled a bit on whether to count a sack as a completion but it felt like the most consistent way to handle everything. After that, plug all the numbers into the standard Passer Rating formula (No caps on individual pieces). If you want a quick refresher without looking it up, basically, there are four parts- Completion percentage, Y/A, TD % and INT % (TO % in my formula). They're all weighted and added together, then multiplied by some arbitrary numbers to be a more pleasing overall number to work with. Which brings us to the first summary: The top five QBs this year, minimum 100 attempts, by (preliminary) Modern Passer Rating (With normal rank and number in parentheses):
Rodgers, 118.0 (1, 121.5, -2.9% difference)
Watson, 106.9 (2, 112.4, -4.9%)
Tannehill, 106.6 (5, 106.5, 0.1%)
Allen, 105.9 (4, 107.2, -1.2%)
Mahomes, 105.8 (3, 108.2, -2.2%)
Just for comparison, the bottom three (min 100 att):
Luton, 54.5 (54.5, 0%)
Haskins, 70.1 (73, -4%)
Wentz, 74.1 (72.8, 1.7%)
Just missing the cut were Alex Smith and Sam Darnold to round out the bottom five. Finally, the top five by difference, positive or negative, between PR and pMPR
Newton, 91.9 (82.9, 10.9%)
Beathard, 96.4 (105.7, -8.8%)
Cousins, 99.3 (105, -5.4%)
Hurts, 81.8 (77.6, 5.4%)
Garoppolo, 87.6 (92.4, -5.2%)
Some conclusions: In general, passer rating does a fine job capturing the work a QB does, and the running element doesn't actually make a huge difference (But should still be included). Most numbers went down with this modified version, because sacks make a pretty big dent. Some of the bigger risers were Newton, Jackson, and Hurts. Newton and Beathard are the only QB's that really look significantly different with this modified version. But wait, there's more! It always bothered me that the numbers don't really mean anything. Aaron Rodgers had the best season at 118 pMPR. But what about Newtons 91.9? Is that good? Is it like an A or what? Passer Rating always had this problem. So I endeavored to make a ranking that suited my tastes for scale, as well as weight to the different elements. Since we're already fiddling with the elements, I figured I might as well make some arbitrary adjustments. Here's what I came up with:
Dramatically reduced the impact of completion percentage. Y/A already kind of covers this, and with sacks now included, I had two good reasons to nerf its influence.
Dramatically increase the weight of Y/A. I think it's the most important QB stat, and this is my stat so I can do what I want.
Slightly decrease the weight of TD %. Helps the smaller sample sizes to square up a bit and defacto puts more weight on turnovers.
Rebalance the total numbers to play out more like a grade. 90+ is an excellent QB, 80-89 is a good one, 70-79 is average and so on.
With these revised numbers, here are the true top ten by MPR:
Rodgers, 105.0
Mahomes, 95.6
Tannehill, 95.2
Watson, 94.7
Allen (tie), 92.1
Brees (tie), 92.1
Brady, 88.7
Cousins, 87.3
Wilson, 86.5
Carr, 86.1
Some neat things about this stat: The average MPR of all qualified passers this year was a perfectly middling 75- essentially, an average C. When weighed by passing attempts, the average is about 80 (Which seems just about perfect to me, the average quarterback play in the league is good, but not great). Also, Rodgers is just absurd. In every iteration of this stat, his numbers kind of wrecked the curve. I didn't want to have a QB over 100 in the final, but far too few QB's made an A in any situation where that was true, because Rodgers isn't actually human. In total, actual final conclusion: I'm really happy with how these numbers turned out. I ran them for every QB with over 100 attempts on the season, so if you're curious about someone in particular, just ask. If there's demand, I'll run the numbers for other seasons or individual games if you like. I included both pMPR and my MPR because I wanted to gauge reaction between them, so let me know what you think.
Hey ya’ll, I’m a Lions fan that moved to Indy about 5 years ago. My in laws are all native, my wife is as well, and when we transplanted here the Colts became kind of an adopted AFC team for me... so I wanted to warn you about Matthew Stafford, because I have watched every game he’s played since 2009.
If you want a QB that wins... he is your guy. I’ve seen him put the worst franchise in NFL history on his back and carry them to victory more times than I can count. Literally, it took breaking his back for him to miss his first game since 2010. He played through it for 7 weeks and it was the first time he threw for under 4000 yards with under a 90.0 QBR in a full season. He set the single season record for comeback wins and a RB only surpassed 100 yards in one game that season.
If you want a guy who will elevate your entire offense... well you’re sure to get a lot of doubters bringing up how he’s “overrated” because he threw to HOFer Calvin Johnson. That’s true, but here’s what you won’t hear. Stafford has gotten better each season since Megatron retired in 2015. Every free agent WR that came to play with 9 has put up the best production of their career. It doesn’t matter what type of receiver either, if they can catch he will get them the ball. Marvin Jones and Kenny Golladay were bottom 5 in the league in separation each other the last 3 years and both have been on pace for 1000 yard seasons when healthy. He will fit a ball into a 1x1 foot square where only his receiver can get it, from 50 yards away, multiple times per game. He truly is an elite QB in this league.
If you want a leader... his teammates love him. Dude sacrifices his body, puts everything on the line to win games. There is this perception across the league that he’s a quiet leader, but that’s absolute bullshit. The last couple off seasons he paid the plane tickets for rookies to fly down to ATL and stay at his house with his family to get up to speed on the offense and catch balls from him. The city loves him. His family is incredible. His wife and him do this charity event each year where his wife promotes brands on her Instagram and 100% of the money + a 200% match from them is used to buy Christmas gifts for underprivileged families. They donated $10M to start a scholarship fund for disadvantaged black students at UGA (their alma mater). He’s just an elite person.
I’m saddened as a Lions fan that the greatest QB our franchise has ever had will be leaving. I’m even more disappointed that he has been disrespected for his entire career because of the team he played on... but if I could see him win a ring in Indy with the Colts, it would be the happiest I’ve ever been as an NFL fan. The Colts deserve it, the fans deserve it, and Stafford will absolutely deliver you a Superbowl if you commit to bringing him in to lead your franchise.
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