• Space/Science
  • GeekSpeak
  • Mysteries of
    the Multiverse
  • Science Fiction
  • The Comestible Zone
  • Off-Topic
  • Community
  • Flame
  • CurrentEvents

Recent posts

Sloppy Seconds BuckGalaxy January 16, 2026 7:24 pm (Flame)

Trump's irrational fixation on Greenland could lead to widespread conflict. BuckGalaxy January 14, 2026 10:48 pm (Flame)

Germany, Sweden, France and Norway announce joint military exercises with Denmark in Greenland BuckGalaxy January 14, 2026 10:12 pm (CurrentEvents)

Erich von Däniken, 1935 – 2026 podrock January 13, 2026 9:05 am (CurrentEvents)

It is the cowardice that has doomed us.... RL January 11, 2026 1:07 pm (CurrentEvents)

An opinion from our neighbors up north, eh... podrock January 11, 2026 9:14 am (CurrentEvents)

Murdering moms in mini-vans in Minneapolis Minnesota RL January 10, 2026 2:01 pm (CurrentEvents)

Have Republicans lost control of the House already? BuckGalaxy January 8, 2026 11:35 pm (CurrentEvents)

Who deleted my Grammar post? BuckGalaxy January 8, 2026 11:06 pm (Off-Topic)

In the park Homer ER January 8, 2026 3:05 pm (Off-Topic)

66 Global Organizations the US is Leaving BuckGalaxy January 8, 2026 11:21 am (CurrentEvents)

Well, there goes the Nobel Peace Prize ER January 6, 2026 6:39 am (CurrentEvents)

Home » CurrentEvents

Why we regulate May 14, 2012 2:02 pm BuckGalaxy

Can’t we just run the NBA and NFL and MLB games without refs?..Can’t they just call their own fouls, first downs and outs?

  • A comparison: by TB 2012-05-14 18:06:43
    • The human factor. by bowser 2012-05-15 00:06:03
      • Do you think American society is "slightly" more complex than the NFL? by BuckGalaxy 2012-05-14 19:21:17
        • Yeah, I read the link. I've been reading a lot of what Krugman has written lately. by TB 2012-05-14 19:57:34
          • The religion is on your side by BuckGalaxy 2012-05-14 21:38:28
            • "Pass more laws." How unexpected. by TB 2012-05-15 07:32:03
              • A little history lesson by BuckGalaxy 2012-05-15 10:23:49
                • Where do you people keep getting the word "unregulated?" by TB 2012-05-15 10:29:29
                  • Perhaps I misunderstood you by BuckGalaxy 2012-05-15 10:32:24
                    • There is a huge difference between "no more laws" and "no laws." by TB 2012-05-15 10:46:43
                      • Can you EVER step outside your ideology and look at the facts? by BuckGalaxy 2012-05-15 10:58:44
                        • How many were repealed? by TB 2012-05-15 11:15:42
                          • What was repealed covered a broad range of risky investments by BuckGalaxy 2012-05-15 16:06:28
                            • So go for it. by TB 2012-05-15 17:03:01
                              • How shallow is that? by BuckGalaxy 2012-05-15 18:32:33
                                • Further by BuckGalaxy 2012-05-15 18:52:26
                                • Meanwhile... by TB 2012-05-15 17:04:56
                                  • Nice dick tuck. by BuckGalaxy 2012-05-15 18:32:55
                • It's not religion, its business. by ER 2012-05-15 05:50:10

          Search

          The Control Panel

          • Log in
          • Register