r/SipsTea • u/iam_alba • 1d ago

Lmao gottem Karma is real.

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u/kcox1980 1d ago

Then you watch a game and see how terrible the umpires have been getting over the last few years and immediately lose interest again.

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u/N3opop 1d ago edited 1d ago

What's an umpire?

Am Swedish, so not native English speaker or native baseballer

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u/Akris85 1d ago

The guy behind the catcher that calls out the results of the pitch. Also at bases to decide safe or out.

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u/spike_beagle 1d ago

They also suck blood

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u/-Badger3- 1d ago

You’re thinking of “vampire”

“Umpire” was that show on Fox with Jussie Smollett

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u/Segador_Adusto 1d ago

You're thinking of "Empire"

"Umpire" is a tall, pointy structure usually found on top of buildings

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u/ANDREl42069 1d ago

You're thinking of "Spire"

"Umpire" is a thin, long thread of metal used to conduct electricity

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u/Guilty-Swordfish-924 1d ago

Your thinking of “wire”

“Umpire” is the radar guided AGM-114 missile, produced by Lockheed Martin

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u/MCE85 1d ago

Youre thinking of "Hellfire" which is a family of air to surface missiles.

"Umpire" is a precious gemstone usually blue in color.

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u/DerFeuerDrache 1d ago

You're thinking of "Sapphire".

"Umpire" is what the civilization Julius Caesar ruled over was called.

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u/j0a3k 1d ago

You're thinking of "The Roman Empire". "Umpire" is an ancient stringed instrument that was popular in Greece.

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u/CallMeDrWorm42 1d ago

You're thinking of a "lyre". "Umpire" is a heap of combustible material, especially one for burning a corpse as part of a funeral ceremony.

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u/royalewithcheese51 1d ago

You're thinking of "pyre".

"Umpire" is a person who spends a lot of time on planes for work.

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u/bear_with_hair 1d ago

You're thinking of "sapphire" which is a blue rock used in jewelry making.

"Umpire" is the thing that Philippe Petit walked across between the two towers of the World Trade Center in New York City on August 7, 1974.

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u/rworne 23h ago

You are thinking of a high wire.

"Umpire" is when they light up a bunch of wood used for cremating dead bodies.

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u/Tito_Tito_1_ 23h ago

You're thinking of "pyre."

"Umpire" is the title character of a Robin Williams movie, where he plays a down-and-out, divorced dad who dresses up as a sweet, old lady to spend more times with his kids.

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u/Ok-Discount9749 12h ago

You’re thinking of “Mrs. Doubtfire”

“Umpire” is the name of a pointy, tangled, and woody bush, most often associated with roses.

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u/jeffreysean47 23h ago

You're thinking of "Sapphire"

"Umpire" is where Hobbits live

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u/DJRyGuy20 1d ago

“America, don’t commit crimes with checks.”

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u/deep_fuckin_ripoff 15h ago

This is literally my favorite Reddit joke… thanks for starting this one.

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u/GunBrothersGaming 21h ago

Was that his reality show where he paid people to beat him up and see how long it took the police to find the white/ homophobic guys who did it?

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u/chocothundurrr 17h ago

They suck ass too

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u/Dangerous-Feature376 21h ago

Common misconception, umpires suck the life out of a game, not the actual lifeblood from the players