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"Holy shit, did WE ever make the right decision!" (Original Post) orangecrush Yesterday OP
and the boys..yes BOYS....got to sit thru a mind numbing samnsara Yesterday #1
"boys"??? As I understand from earlier posts, several of the team are niyad Yesterday #2
This message was self-deleted by its author Joinfortmill Yesterday #3
These types of males are not men. Man-childs for sure. Clouds Passing Yesterday #10
This message was self-deleted by its author 33taw Yesterday #11
Indeed. These aren't kids. MontanaMama Yesterday #15
"Boys" is just a colloquial term used by hockey players when talking about themselves. AZ8theist 23 hrs ago #24
What they call each other is not the point here. How they are presented niyad 23 hrs ago #26
THEY certainly failed to "read the room" ! Jack Valentino 14 hrs ago #33
I am not a fan of hockey (or any sport, actually), but I went to a college niyad 13 hrs ago #35
What I read about our 'alleged' FBI director in their locker-room is-- well--- Jack Valentino 13 hrs ago #36
"disgusting", "abhorent", and totally in character for krazeeee-eyes. niyad 13 hrs ago #38
Agree. A medalist jock at my university 40+ years ago stopped a rape in progress. There have always been boorish artemisia1 9 hrs ago #42
"The Boys Of October"? "The Boys in the Band"? "The Backstreet Boys"? ... ColoringFool 10 hrs ago #41
They call Rebl2 45 min ago #45
And a half lame54 21 hrs ago #30
I believe that it was in reference Mossfern Yesterday #4
Agree. Joinfortmill Yesterday #5
While that may be true, the problem lies in the framing. Men are called niyad Yesterday #7
Boys at forty UpInArms Yesterday #8
EXACTLY!!! niyad Yesterday #9
Unless they are women UpInArms Yesterday #12
EXACTLY!!! niyad Yesterday #13
As my current coffee cup says Farmer-Rick Yesterday #16
I have seen that one. Mine says, "I m only talking to my cat today". niyad 13 hrs ago #39
6 words that sum it up. nt A-Schwarzenegger Yesterday #14
12 is generous with this crowd.. Hope22 Yesterday #17
That was moonbeam23 Yesterday #18
Well, it is a proven fact that the female of our species matures faster than the male of the species. llmart 18 hrs ago #32
HEH!!!! Too True! Jack Valentino 13 hrs ago #37
Unless erpowers 1 hr ago #43
True UpInArms 1 hr ago #44
Like referring to Chump's grown (sons?) BidenRocks 23 hrs ago #23
EXACTLY!!! I believe coke jr is in his 40's. gums is only a few years younger. niyad 23 hrs ago #25
Yes wendyb-NC Yesterday #6
Thanks for the link MerrilyMerrily Yesterday #19
Most welcome orangecrush Yesterday #21
The men...not so much. Martin68 Yesterday #20
Isn't this a joke? OneGrassRoot 23 hrs ago #22
Eternal boyhood is the dream of a depressing percentage of American males Ping Tung 23 hrs ago #27
How long until he claims to have won the gold himself? Counting. 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 ... usonian 22 hrs ago #28
Pathetic jock-sniffer DinahMoeHum 21 hrs ago #29
None of these clowns better wear their gold Hassler 20 hrs ago #31
Some of the men's hockey players skipped the trip to Washington - Jake Guentzel for one FakeNoose 13 hrs ago #34
Shows how stupid that they were cowed into going to the SOU Historic NY 10 hrs ago #40

samnsara

(18,759 posts)
1. and the boys..yes BOYS....got to sit thru a mind numbing
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 08:12 AM
Yesterday

2 hour display of utter madness.....

The stink of trump will always be on that team.

niyad

(131,253 posts)
2. "boys"??? As I understand from earlier posts, several of the team are
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 08:45 AM
Yesterday

late 20's to early 40's. Why "boys"? Boors, maybe.

Response to niyad (Reply #2)

Response to niyad (Reply #2)

MontanaMama

(24,692 posts)
15. Indeed. These aren't kids.
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 10:06 AM
Yesterday

They’re grown ass men. Professional hockey players. Honestly, poster boys for submissives too.

AZ8theist

(7,206 posts)
24. "Boys" is just a colloquial term used by hockey players when talking about themselves.
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 12:45 PM
23 hrs ago

Listening to mic'd up players during games, you'll hear it quite often as in "C'mon, boys, let's go!" or other phrases encouraging better play.

Yes, these are adult men. Whether men or boys, nothing excuses the bad behaviour.

niyad

(131,253 posts)
26. What they call each other is not the point here. How they are presented
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 12:50 PM
23 hrs ago

outside the rink is. As is the reason for the way they are presented.

Jack Valentino

(4,783 posts)
33. THEY certainly failed to "read the room" !
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 10:03 PM
14 hrs ago

As far as I'm concerned, the WOMEN's hockey team were the real heroes!

The men's team? well, they also won their games---
but were a disappointment in the end, as we men often are...

niyad

(131,253 posts)
35. I am not a fan of hockey (or any sport, actually), but I went to a college
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 10:13 PM
13 hrs ago

that had a very good hockey program (several of my classmates ended up in the nhl), and that disgusting behaviour would not have been tolerated. Heck, even dwayne johnson in "The Tooth Fairy" was an ass, but not a misogynist ass.

Jack Valentino

(4,783 posts)
36. What I read about our 'alleged' FBI director in their locker-room is-- well---
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 10:18 PM
13 hrs ago

"pathetic"....


All a good argument for my position that
"REAL Men are DEMOCRATS!"


niyad

(131,253 posts)
38. "disgusting", "abhorent", and totally in character for krazeeee-eyes.
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 10:24 PM
13 hrs ago

You are quite correct!

artemisia1

(1,683 posts)
42. Agree. A medalist jock at my university 40+ years ago stopped a rape in progress. There have always been boorish
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 02:53 AM
9 hrs ago

men, but the that sh*te wouldn't have been tolerated by most I knew.

ColoringFool

(519 posts)
41. "The Boys Of October"? "The Boys in the Band"? "The Backstreet Boys"? ...
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 01:53 AM
10 hrs ago

"Beach Boys."

"Ask what the boys in the backroom will have."

"Pep Boys."

Rebl2

(17,601 posts)
45. They call
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 11:19 AM
45 min ago

our baseball team the boys in blue, because of course their uniforms are blue. The boys of summer.

Mossfern

(4,683 posts)
4. I believe that it was in reference
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 08:59 AM
Yesterday

to their emotional maturity age rather than their chronological age.

niyad

(131,253 posts)
7. While that may be true, the problem lies in the framing. Men are called
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 09:15 AM
Yesterday

"boys" in many areas to excuse horrible behaviour, often sexual. We have all seen it. "boys will be boys". . One glaring example that I noticed years ago was about the murdering menendez brothers, referred to frequently as "boys", when they were, in fact, adults.

Farmer-Rick

(12,581 posts)
16. As my current coffee cup says
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 11:06 AM
Yesterday

Behind every successful woman is a man.....who is totally surprised.

llmart

(17,498 posts)
32. Well, it is a proven fact that the female of our species matures faster than the male of the species.
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 05:47 PM
18 hrs ago

Also, we're usually smarter and do better in school.

Jack Valentino

(4,783 posts)
37. HEH!!!! Too True!
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 10:20 PM
13 hrs ago

I am now a 63 year old man, and in some ways, I have never completely grown up....

erpowers

(9,441 posts)
43. Unless
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 10:45 AM
1 hr ago

Unless you are black or a minority. We have seen multiple young black boys, like Tamir Rice, turned into men even though they were 12, 15, and under 18 years of age.

UpInArms

(54,628 posts)
44. True
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 11:00 AM
1 hr ago

young black male children age rapidly … they go from boyhood at 3 months to grown manhood at the age of 11

BidenRocks

(3,061 posts)
23. Like referring to Chump's grown (sons?)
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 12:43 PM
23 hrs ago

Uday and Qusay as kids or diminutive young references.
None are kids. They are all grown and responsible for their actions.
They make it sound as if they would get sent to Juvey if arrested.
They all need to experience the REAL world!

OneGrassRoot

(23,943 posts)
22. Isn't this a joke?
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 12:28 PM
23 hrs ago

TDS posted after SOTU. I think it's a joke but I see people on various platforms trying to decipher what they mean. lolol

Ping Tung

(4,314 posts)
27. Eternal boyhood is the dream of a depressing percentage of American males
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 12:56 PM
23 hrs ago
Eternal boyhood is the dream of a depressing percentage of American males, and the locker room is the temple where they worship arrested development

Russell Baker

Hassler

(4,857 posts)
31. None of these clowns better wear their gold
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 03:51 PM
20 hrs ago

Medal when Chump is in the room or he will steal it and start wearing it.

FakeNoose

(41,081 posts)
34. Some of the men's hockey players skipped the trip to Washington - Jake Guentzel for one
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 10:09 PM
13 hrs ago


Jake Guentzel now plays with the Tampa Bay Lightning as his regular day job. But he spent 8 years playing for the Pittsburgh Penguins, helping the team win 2 Stanley Cups. The other players who skipped the White House visit were Brock Nelson, Kyle Connor, Jackson LaCombe and Jake Oettinger.

Historic NY

(39,897 posts)
40. Shows how stupid that they were cowed into going to the SOU
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 01:10 AM
10 hrs ago

they should have got out of dodge.

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