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JasonEvans
10-01-2018, 06:03 PM
https://twitter.com/nicolecyang/status/1046867056291975168

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ftw/2018/10/01/kyrie-irving-apologized-for-saying-the-earth-is-flat-i-was-huge-into-conspiracies/38012367/


Speaking at the Forbes Under 30 Summit, Irving admitted that he was really into conspiracy theories at the time. While he didn't straight-up say that he now accepts that the Earth isn't flat, he made a point to apologize to everyone affected by his flat-Earth phase.

Indoor66
10-01-2018, 06:18 PM
Why is he sorry? It is! 😂

rsvman
10-01-2018, 07:38 PM
Wait, you mean the earth isn't flat??!!???

curtis325
10-01-2018, 07:45 PM
I guess he woke up from being woke.

CameronBornAndBred
10-02-2018, 12:14 AM
He apologized for saying it...but he still believes it.

OldPhiKap
10-02-2018, 07:29 AM
I wouldn’t say that he cleared it up once and for all.

hudlow
10-02-2018, 07:44 AM
He didn't say which side.

BD80
10-02-2018, 07:46 AM
He didn't say which side.

The outside.

camion
10-02-2018, 08:49 AM
Wait, you mean the earth isn't flat??!!???

Of course not. It's like the turtles, but with nested Klien bottles. The aliens are hiding on the inside.

No, really. :eek:
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Indoor66
10-02-2018, 08:51 AM
Of course not. It's like the turtles, but with nested Klien bottles. The aliens are hiding on the inside.

No, really. :eek:
8698

It looks a little like my old still.

devildeac
10-02-2018, 09:44 AM
It looks a little like my old still.

What's your new one look like?

left_hook_lacey
10-02-2018, 09:47 AM
So, he's sorry the earth is flat? As in, his sorry people are disappointed to find out that the earth is flat? Or he's sorry for simply SAYING the earth is flat. Because it is. He got me woke.

OldPhiKap
10-02-2018, 09:50 AM
So, he's sorry the earth is flat? As in, his sorry people are disappointed to find out that the earth is flat? Or he's sorry for simply SAYING the earth is flat. Because it is. He got me woke.

Those who tell you otherwise are part of the cover-up.

flyingdutchdevil
10-02-2018, 10:17 AM
At one point in his adult life, he actually thought the world was flat? And he went to Duke? Awesome...

CameronBornAndBred
10-02-2018, 10:53 AM
At one point in his adult life, he actually thought the world was flat? And he went to Duke? Awesome...

Don't bash Kyrie. He's smart. Said so himself.

"Even if you believe in that, don't come out and say that stuff. That's for intimate conversations because perception and how you're received, it changes. I'm actually a smart-as$ individual," he said.
http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/24863899/kyrie-irving-boston-celtics-apologizes-saying-earth-flat


Edited because Kyrie's quote got wankerized.

MChambers
10-02-2018, 11:12 AM
Don't bash Kyrie. He's smart. Said so himself.

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/24863899/kyrie-irving-boston-celtics-apologizes-saying-earth-flat


Edited because Kyrie's quote got wankerized.

Actually, being "smart" and "smart-as$ed" are two different things, although there is a considerable overlap, especially among those who have attended Duke.

BD80
10-02-2018, 11:28 AM
Actually, being "smart" and "smart-as$ed" are two different things, although there is a considerable overlap, especially among those who have attended Duke.


I would love to be the first to argue with you … Love to … Hmmm...

OldPhiKap
10-02-2018, 11:36 AM
Actually, being "smart" and "smart-as$ed" are two different things, although there is a considerable overlap, especially among those who have attended Duke.

According to the Washington Post, we could major in it.

Uncle Terry must have pulled the degree program.

DukieInKansas
10-02-2018, 12:25 PM
According to the Washington Post, we could major in it.

Uncle Terry must have pulled the degree program.

Not Uncle Terry - I think he took a sabbatical and let Chancellor Pye pull the program.

MChambers
10-02-2018, 12:59 PM
According to the Washington Post, we could major in it.

Uncle Terry must have pulled the degree program.

Ken Denlinger, as I recall.

duke79
10-02-2018, 03:15 PM
At one point in his adult life, he actually thought the world was flat? And he went to Duke? Awesome...

LOL, my thought exactly! I wonder, for curiosity's sake, how many incoming freshman students at Duke (over the last 15 years or so) believe the earth is flat?

I'm not sure what is going on in Kyrie's head (I truly hope that this whole "episode" has been a joke!) but I think this is NOT a good look for Kyrie.

I've actually had some friends rib me by saying......."didn't you go to the same school as Kyrie Erving"?

BLPOG
10-02-2018, 04:38 PM
LOL, my thought exactly! I wonder, for curiosity's sake, how many incoming freshman students at Duke (over the last 15 years or so) believe the earth is flat?

I'm not sure what is going on in Kyrie's head (I truly hope that this whole "episode" has been a joke!) but I think this is NOT a good look for Kyrie.

I've actually had some friends rib me by saying..."didn't you go to the same school as Kyrie Erving"?

They managed to audibly convey the misspelling? Impressive.

Frankly, I'm disappointed that Kyrie recanted. The celebrity "Flat Earthers" always provide me a good opportunity to bring up the Lizardman's Constant (http://slatestarcodex.com/2013/04/12/noisy-poll-results-and-reptilian-muslim-climatologists-from-mars/).

-jk
10-02-2018, 06:46 PM
Ken Denlinger, as I recall.

I still have the T-Shirt. Priceless. (But rarely flat; usually a bit wrinkled...)

-jk

duke2x
10-03-2018, 11:57 PM
I'm not sure what is going on in Kyrie's head (I truly hope that this whole "episode" has been a joke!) but I think this is NOT a good look for Kyrie.

I've actually had some friends rib me by saying...."didn't you go to the same school as Kyrie [I]rving"?

Kyrie could not keep a straight face the first time he said it. I don't that he believed a single word. He just took so much heat for saying it that the joke wasn't funny any more.

Frybay
10-04-2018, 06:44 AM
I live in North Carolina and looking east I can see Mount Everest!
I was going to walk over there one day and climb it! Oh Well! Must be a mirage!
Kind of like I was also told there was university in Chapel Hill!
What is this world coming to being round and a college with no class!
Go DUKE!

Kfanarmy
10-04-2018, 09:50 AM
LOL, my thought exactly! I wonder, for curiosity's sake, how many incoming freshman students at Duke (over the last 15 years or so) believe the earth is flat?

I'm not sure what is going on in Kyrie's head (I truly hope that this whole "episode" has been a joke!) but I think this is NOT a good look for Kyrie.

I've actually had some friends rib me by saying...."didn't you go to the same school as Kyrie Erving"?

Did you mean this is "NOT a good look" for you? as an alum... ;-)

rsvman
10-04-2018, 10:31 AM
I live in North Carolina and looking east I can see Mount Everest!
I was going to walk over there one day and climb it! Oh Well! Must be a mirage!
Kind of like I was also told there was university in Chapel Hill!
What is this world coming to being round and a college with no class!
Go DUKE!

Did you mean a college with no class, or a college with no classes? Interestingly, both descriptions apply.

Fish80
10-04-2018, 12:06 PM
They managed to audibly convey the misspelling? Impressive.

Frankly, I'm disappointed that Kyrie recanted. The celebrity "Flat Earthers" always provide me a good opportunity to bring up the Lizardman's Constant (http://slatestarcodex.com/2013/04/12/noisy-poll-results-and-reptilian-muslim-climatologists-from-mars/).

Thanks for the link. I was not familiar with the Lizardman's Constant, but now I am a believer. And if the earth wasn't flat, those flying lizards would be launching themselves into space.

devildeac
10-04-2018, 12:26 PM
They managed to audibly convey the misspelling? Impressive.

Frankly, I'm disappointed that Kyrie recanted. The celebrity "Flat Earthers" always provide me a good opportunity to bring up the Lizardman's Constant (http://slatestarcodex.com/2013/04/12/noisy-poll-results-and-reptilian-muslim-climatologists-from-mars/).


Thanks for the link. I was not familiar with the Lizardman's Constant, but now I am a believer. And if the earth wasn't flat, those flying lizards would be launching themselves into space.

Disappointing as I thought y'all might be referring to this guy:

http://www.funtrivia.com/askft/Question87979.html

:rolleyes:

DevilYouKnow
10-04-2018, 01:16 PM
I major face-palmed when i read the original story.

In retrospect, I think this is the problem of being an elite celebrity athlete. People tend to worship any kind of I'm a real wanker for saying this.I'm a real wanker for saying this.I'm a real wanker for saying this.I'm a real wanker for saying this.I'm a real wanker for saying this.I'm a real wanker for saying this.I'm a real wanker for saying this.I'm a real wanker for saying this. that comes out of your mouth. So, you start to believe that whatever comes out of your blurt-hole is thereby genius.

Shake it off, Kyrie.

devildeac
10-04-2018, 01:22 PM
I major face-palmed when i read the original story.

In retrospect, I think this is the problem of being an elite celebrity athlete. People tend to worship any kind of I'm a real wanker for saying this.I'm a real wanker for saying this.I'm a real wanker for saying this.I'm a real wanker for saying this.I'm a real wanker for saying this.I'm a real wanker for saying this.I'm a real wanker for saying this.I'm a real wanker for saying this. that comes out of your mouth. So, you start to believe that whatever comes out of your blurt-hole is thereby genius.

Shake it off, Kyrie.

Will try to preserve this entry for posterity :o;).

CameronBornAndBred
10-04-2018, 01:43 PM
In retrospect, I think this is the problem of being an elite celebrity athlete. People tend to worship any kind of I'm a real wanker for saying this.I'm a real wanker for saying this.I'm a real wanker for saying this.I'm a real wanker for saying this.I'm a real wanker for saying this.I'm a real wanker for saying this.I'm a real wanker for saying this.I'm a real wanker for saying this. that comes out of your mouth. .

How on this flat earth did that not get wankerized and Kyrie being a "smart as$ individual" did?

killerleft
10-04-2018, 02:37 PM
How on this flat earth did that not get wankerized and Kyrie being a "smart as$ individual" did?

Bullshirt is bullshirt no matter what.:)

BD80
10-04-2018, 06:27 PM
Bullshirt is bullshirt no matter what.:)

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Fish80
10-04-2018, 07:54 PM
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