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[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

I went to a game for the first time a few years ago. I recall the moment where everyone was sitting around and not doing anything because they were waiting for the commercials to finish. It felt like watching actors drop their characters the moment they step out of the spotlight.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 2 hours ago

This (and the ridiculous, eye gouging price) is why I'd never go to a UFC event. It's bad enough when I'm home and I have to go clean the kitchen or fold my laundry for 30 minutes if a fight finishes even slightly early, but having to stand around waiting for ads to finish on a PPV card would turn me into Ted Kaczynski