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Collapsing Nation Still Somehow Expects Singer to Perform Anthem Sober (thehardtimes.net)
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[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 70 points 4 months ago (7 children)

This finally got me curious to have a look.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjSiCqLUr7A

Gods. That was indeed bad.

[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 38 points 4 months ago (1 children)

That was impressively bad lmao I'm surprised she wasn't immediately booked to perform for the RNC

[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 44 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Apparently she immediately checked herself into rehab

[–] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 45 points 4 months ago

Rehab won't help the creeping sense of dread consuming us all. But glad she's trying.

[–] Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 32 points 4 months ago

I’d lord it over the others in rehab. Oh, your lowest moment resulted in your family hating you? Mine was aired nationally and will be viewable for the rest of my life! In your face!

But seriously, I hope she finds what she needs in rehab.

[–] lud@lemm.ee 20 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Lol, do they actually have fireworks in every match?

That's incredibly cringe. Well the whole thing about singing the national anthem is cringe but the fireworks really makes it 10x worse.

[–] CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Screw the environment. More CO2 please.

[–] roguetrick@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It's actually pretty easy to make carbon neutral fireworks, since it's only dependent on the energy put into the system and black powder historically used charcoal as it's fuel source which is renewable.

[–] CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

But that carbon wouldn't be in the air otherwise, so not good. Reduce, reuse, recycle.

[–] roguetrick@lemmy.world 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Unless you're planting trees and then cutting them down to bury them, it absolutely would.

[–] CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

No, in that case, you're digging up carbon in trees, lighting it and putting it in the sky...

[–] roguetrick@lemmy.world 0 points 4 months ago

Only if it's virgin forest. I said it could be carbon neutral which would imply tree farming. The only way you can sequester carbon with trees is literally burying them.

[–] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

This was an All-star game, not a normal match.

[–] lud@lemm.ee 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

What is an all star game?

[–] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I think it's just an exhibition game with the best players in the league. Exhibition meaning not part of the normal season, but it's a special event.

[–] lud@lemm.ee 1 points 4 months ago

Thanks

[–] yukichigai@lemmy.sdf.org 16 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It started off okay and then wow did it take an abrupt turn.

[–] Hugh_Jeggs@lemm.ee 7 points 4 months ago

Whole thing sounded like she learned singing from tiktok that morning

[–] PrettyFlyForAFatGuy@feddit.uk 12 points 4 months ago

Stealing from the comment section on that video

"First Trumps ear, now ours!"

[–] PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee 8 points 4 months ago

Holy fuck that was the worst singing I have ever heard in my entire life

This has to be on purpose

[–] gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 4 months ago

I think I've found my new ringtone

[–] SLVRDRGN@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Talk about Wishful Drinking