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Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

8 months

I got a whole new thing for the next #30Days . Giddy up!

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Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

4 years

A Black kid can’t hold a toy in a park but a white guy can take over the U.S. Capitol whenever he wants no problem

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2 years

@chrisidore This is Alec Guinnes in a film 11 years older than Star Wars

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2 years

@chrisidore Actually pretty wild how much they look alike

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Ben Banyas

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4 years

Ultimate frisbee

Jen Manion, PhD 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🍕🏖

@activisthistory

4 years

What's it called when a group that is 90% white say they have no bias?

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2 years

The poach giveth & the poach taketh away

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1 year

@davidvolodzko This is an absolutely horrible take on who Hitler was & who he targeted.

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2 years

@realRevJesus @chrisidore Thank you for agreeing with me

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Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

3 years

The CDC has announced if you are asymptomatic you only have to count for 5 seconds instead of 10 before you can yell “STALL!”

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Ben Banyas

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4 years

When your grandparent shows up to watch you play consolation in cold 30mph wind

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Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

2 months

@TheRealEJones @dieworkwear @T_MinusEschaton Pretty weird you’ve got this saved to your phone!

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Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

10 months

@escargot_pro @cunha_tristan we should also not care about Malcolm Gladwell

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Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

2 months

@TheRealEJones @dieworkwear @T_MinusEschaton This is a pretty weird response man

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3 years

@rscottri @BenjaminPDixon And somehow he’s already doing that by using his name!

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Ben Banyas

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2 years

Ultimate Community: It would be AWESOME if somehow we could play college frisbee without having to be broke, beg our friends & family for $$$, or work while in school. Oklahoma Christian: OK! Ultimate community: wait, not like that!

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Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

1 year

I play in my first Grand Masters tournament tomorrow and I can’t wait to go old school and do everything in this clip

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Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

6 years

For any college players wondering what to do in the summer to be better for your team in the fall, here’s some simple advice: THROW. A LOT.

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Ben Banyas

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4 years

We can hold that BIPOC & women are treated with racism & sexism for having spirit & sportspersonship that looks different than the norm/what USAU says AND that a bunch of white men often act like assholes & use “SPIRIT IS PROBLEMATIC” as an excuse to never change their actions

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Ben Banyas

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2 years

AI is going to make coaching so much easier

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Ben Banyas

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2 months

@TheRealEJones @dieworkwear @T_MinusEschaton Not beating the weird allegations…

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Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

3 years

The real star of the game

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Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

5 years

I am banned from working at every McDonald’s in the world.

Aidan Moher

@adribbleofink

5 years

Tell me a story about yourself the sounds like a lie but is absolutely true.

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Ben Banyas

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2 years

@LouisPeitzman Please stop, I don’t want to know what you did that summer

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Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

4 years

Hold an Alleycats tryout

Brody Nordo™️

@Moorzz_

4 years

What do you do in this situation

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Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

1 year

Whoever is responsible for the naming of the NE Mixed Regionals backdoor rounds deserves an award

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Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

3 years

fuck

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Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

2 years

This is one of the most absurd throws I’ve ever seen

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@benbanyas

2 years

@JacobRubashkin Pennsylvania is not the Midwest

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Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

5 years

For the last 19 years I either played or coached in the club division. In my 15th year playing - and my first since 2014 - I made nationals for the first time at the ripe young age of 35. 6 years ago I was suicidal. 5 years ago I had what seemed like a career-ending injury 1/

Pittsburgh Temper

@pghtemper

5 years

WE ARE GOING TO NATTIES!!!!!!

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Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

2 years

You've heard of Elf on the Shelf, now get ready for

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Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

5 years

Idea: A group of jobless, loveless, & desperate has-beens and never-wases in their 30s & 40s travel the country challenging the best college teams in the nation. Welcome to... the Exgen Tour

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Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

4 years

CW: Suicide, death (US Suicide HL: 800-273-8255) It’s been 6 years since I walked to the 40th Street Bridge to jump off. It was after a devastating year & a long night of drinking. There are 2 reasons I’m alive today: I was loved by others & had the means to get help.

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Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

10 months

@cunha_tristan @escargot_pro He’s made his name with terrible research where he cherry picks data then misinterprets it to claim some simple, profound conclusion that the data he cites actually refutes, then never owns up to anything he gets wrong. Is everything he says wrong? No, but he’s not trustworthy.

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Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

5 years

4yrs ago I couldn’t really throw and my knee buckled every few steps. Now, at 34, I believe my best ultimate is ahead of me. I’m very lucky that this team believes that too. For the first time since 2014, I’m playing club. Never give up on your dreams. #throweveryday #Temper2019

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Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

2 years

CW: suicidal action, self-harm, depression, toxic relationship Today marks 9 years since I headed towards the 40th Street Bridge in Pittsburgh to jump off.

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4 years

5 years since my last drink

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Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

5 months

Ed, let me introduce you to something called “Ultimate Frisbee”

Ed Latimore

@EdLatimore

5 months

Something a lot of men don't like to admit: All of your hobbies and ambitions are to attract women. Nature doesn't care how much personal fulfillment you get from them. Those things are cool, but they're a coincidental positive externality to the prime objective: To keep the

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2 years

Your reminder that Pat Tillman wasn’t “killed in action” in Afghanistan, he was killed by friendly fire - quite possibly murdered by other Americans - and the military covered it up at first while they & the NFL used it to drum up more patriotic BS to support the war.

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Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

4 years

Batman Returns is one of the rare situations where the sequel is better than the first film, even though the first film is also phenomenal

One Perfect Shot

@OnePerfectShot

4 years

BATMAN RETURNS (1992) Cinematography by Stefan Czapsky Directed by Tim Burton Read a deep dive into what makes Catwoman a great villain on @Vulture :

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@benbanyas

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CBS Evening News

@CBSEveningNews

4 months

Over the past seven years, the Detroit Mechanix have faced defeat in every ultimate frisbee game they've played. With more than 70 consecutive losses, the team has the longest losing streak in professional sports history — but refuses to give up. @SteveHartmanCBS is On the Road.

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Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

5 years

Hot Take... Worst rule in ultimate: Cutter gets fouled, thrower proceeds to throw a goal, disc must go back. Offense gets punished for getting fouled.

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Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

1 year

This ain’t your grandpa’s backhand - Gritty has absolutely played ultimate

Gritty

@GrittyNHL

1 year

✨life lately: no labor, just vibes

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Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

4 years

I am a gambling addict and i just passed 10 years without betting. It always surprises me when it comes up because there’s so much going on around this time of year for me. Wild to think it’s been that long.

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Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

1 year

I have now thrown every single day for 8 consecutive years (2922 days). My dominant elbow was obliterate & I couldn’t throw with either hand when I started. Now I’m pulling & hitting 65yd hucks. #throweveryday

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Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

3 years

November 1 marked 6 years since I had my lash drink of alcohol.

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Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

2 years

2500 consecutive days of throwing an Ultrastar. When I started, I could barely throw with either hand. Last week, my first throw at Masters Worlds was a pull out the back. #throweveryday

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Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

2 years

Can you believe we have 4 worlds this summer??? Masters Worlds World Games Club Worlds Wildworlds

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Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

3 years

Did it hurt when you sabotaged every part of your life over and over and over again so you could chase a frisbee

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Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

4 years

Tonight, for the first time in a long time, I don’t hate myself. I hope I deserve it. ♥️

Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

4 years

Twilight walk

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Ben Banyas

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5 years

Adventures in Lyft, Everyday PAX sees my slick VC 2018 WMUCC jacket: Dude, are you a race car driver?? Me: Oh, no. This is from a masters ultimate frisbee world championship. PAX: So what does that mean? Me: It means I’m an old frisbee player. 15 minutes of silence

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Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

3 years

Adventures in Uber 4.09.2022 Successfully performed CPR on a passenger at the direction of a 911 operator

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Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

4 years

Being allowed to wear something that says Black Lives Matter during a televised game

Ken Porter

@Kizzle00

4 years

Ultimate Twitterverse - if there was any rule or concept that you'd steal from bball and insert into ultimate, what would it be?

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Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

9 months

Random person at the club: HOW DO YOU ALL KNOW EACH OTHER?! YOU’RE THE BIGGEST GROUP HERE!! Me: We play ultimate frisbee Then: WOW!! I’VE NEVER SEEN PEOPLE HAVE MORE FRIENDS

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Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

3 years

Just had my first double practice in years. I’ve been playing ultimate longer than half the players have been alive, my hips might not last the season, and I hadn’t met anyone in person until yesterday. I cannot remember the last time I was this excited.

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Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

2 years

I am a recovering gambling addict and it has now been 12 years since I last placed a bet.

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Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

2 years

SO FIRST THERE WAS WMUCC WHICH IS WORLD MASTERS ULTIMATE CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS WHICH I CALL “whu-MUCK” AND THEN CAME WORLD GAMES OR WG FOR SHORT AND THEN WORLD ULTIMATE CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS THAT WE CALL “WUCK” AND NEXT IS WJUC AND IM TRYING TO GET “whu-JUCK” TO CATCH ON

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Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

5 years

#legitimacy @SinTheFields

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Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

1 year

@ballroomgiant @SkyNews Shameful for your hero to give aid to the Russian military

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Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

2 years

Holy cow it came and went so… normally that I forgot, but Nov 1 marked 7 years since my last drink.

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Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

2 months

@Tyler_A_Harper Not wanting kids is not “anti-child.”

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Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

3 years

Random open tournaments be like

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Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

8 months

Taylor Swift can you please start dating someone on my winter league team

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Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

3 years

Tesla invented a D-III cutter defender

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Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

4 years

how it started how it’s going

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Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

5 years

Hi friends. Just a reminder that this play exists.

Ultiworld

@Ultiworld

5 years

The block, the MASSIVE layout, the hockey assist: what a sequence from @pghalloy 's Charlotte Koerner! #SCTop10

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Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

1 year

8 years since my last drink.

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Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

3 years

Re: some current discourse Team Leaders (esp of teams w/ men & men-matching players): Now would be a good time to discuss with your team about consent in all forms and the power and control that men (mostly) exert, whether deliberately or unintentionally, toward women.

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Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

6 years

All those winter league blades and hammers are going to determine the finalists at the world championships. #LiveUltimate #legitimacy

World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF)

@WorldFlyingDisc

6 years

All @WUCC2018 semifinal games will continue tonight in an indoor facility. SCHEDULE: 18:30 - Revolver vs GOAT 19:00 - Colony vs Doublewide 19:30 - Revolution vs Brute Squad 20:00 - Riot vs Molly Brown — break — 22:30 - BFG vs AMP 23:00 - Slow White vs Wild Card

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Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

3 years

I said YES!!!!!!!! 💍 🥰✨ Somebody asked me if I thought that stall 1 goal-line hammer that went out the back of the endzone was a good decision ❤️

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Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

2 years

Frisbee’s so tough it’s literally *off the charts*

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Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

3 years

Sweet tweet, I’m sure the Wisconsin teachers out there love it

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Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

5 years

THROW. EVERY. DAY.

Ultiworld

@Ultiworld

5 years

Please quote tweet this with your best advice for someone starting their freshman year of college ultimate on Monday.

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Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

5 years

ATTENTION MEN IN MIXED/OPEN PLAY: Stop crowding women when they have the disc and give them REAL deep cuts. It’ll be better for everyone.

Aly Steinfeld

@AlyNotAllie

5 years

Last night a female teammate ripped a full field flick and afterwards revealed she didn't know she could throw that far. Ladies - get out there and throw those flicks, you never know what you're capable of! #GirlPower

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Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

24 days

This is a Masters team. 3 bid region…

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Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

2 years

To the kiddie soccer dad who threatened to call the cops on a bunch of high school kids playing a sport for being on your field *10 minutes before* your reservation started, I hope your kids chooses ultimate in high school and it drives you wild.

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Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

4 months

Jay T Dawgzone

@khalstat

4 months

We only have so much time on this one beautiful earth and I for one will not spend it getting irked at an ultimate frisbee roster announcement that’s kinda like another roster announcement

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Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

4 years

Well, folks, now that it’s less than a month away, figured I’d let you know that I’m moving to Seattle in the beginning of August. Pittsburgh will always be my home, and who knows what the future holds, but I’m super excited to explore new places and join new communities!

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Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

2 years

Things must be really bad at SFI for this to happen

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Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

2 months

@anferneechach @jemelehill have you ever heard of racism

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Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

3 months

@Leigh_Phillips If you think AI and healthcare offer the same benefits I have a bridge to sell you

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Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

3 years

Just accidentally licked my fingers after applying Tiger Balm so it’s safe to say I’m fully vaccinated now

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Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

4 years

Me: How was DnD last night? Roommate, not on Twitter: It was fun, but there were like 40 hogs we had to deal with all night. Me: ... were they... feral? R: Yeah Me: And there were... like... about 30-50 of them? R: Yeah Me: So you were dealing with... 30-50 feral hogs?

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Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

5 years

4 years since my last drink.

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Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

7 months

Ultimate Frisbee Getting kicked off of a field that we thought we had booked No one had looked

Karen, Esq.

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[to the tune of Eleanor Rigby] Notary Public Signing their name by a stamp on a fraudulent deed They didn’t read

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Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

3 years

649 days & 2 surgeries since she last played frisbee and comes back to show us THIS

Jasmine Childress

@_JChildress

3 years

there have been 649 days and 2 surgeries since I last played frisbee, and I get to do it with the @BSkirts one last time. this tournament isn’t about winning (where’s the old jasmine?!) but about cherishing the memories that will last a lifetime. let’s get it, skirties ❤️‍🔥

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Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

1 year

My favorite thing about College Sectionals is that no team has played in College Sectionals in over a decade but everyone still calls it Sectionals

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Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

3 years

Follow your heart. #benspiration

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Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

5 years

• Not leaving the house • Social Distancing • Watching movies all day • 20hrs of social media/day I never would have thought crippling depression would have prepared me so well for the apocalypse

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Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

3 years

After 5 hours of car Tetris, I’m on my way! So long Seattle, you are everything I dreamed and more. What’s next??? Portland ➡️ Grand Canyon ➡️ Phoenix ➡️ Southwest Wandering ➡️ Nationals ➡️ Austin ➡️ Atlanta ➡️ Chapel Hill ➡️ Home

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Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

1 year

Arriving at a party tournament vs. driving home from a party tournament

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Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

3 years

Nationals teams: if you run into a logistical snag tomorrow, I’m getting into San Diego around 4pm w/ a car & can help transport people/things. I know last-minute snafus can throw a wrench into things, so hmu if I can help tomorrow or the rest of the weekend!

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Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

3 years

my thoughts when I make a team full of great young players

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Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

5 years

THREAD. Hey guys - men, boys, dudes, bros, whatever term you prefer - what’s happening in Alabama, Ohio, Georgia right now and in the majority of states since Roe v. Wade are slightly veiled attempts to control women’s bodies. That’s it. Regardless of what they claim -

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Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

3 years

This is like the 5th incredible catch @_JChildress made after the initial tweet and dear lord friends

Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

3 years

WHAT A CATCH @_JChildress

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Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

3 years

Absolutely ecstatic that a college player saw me at the Orlando airport wearing my 2019 College natties 1/4 zip and said, “what team did you play for that year?”

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Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

2 years

#legitimacy

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Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

3 years

First @FloodUltimate tournament in the books. I met most of these people less than 3 months ago (and some just yesterday). This team really makes you feel at home. I hope all of my teammates feel the same way. #throweveryday

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Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

5 years

Tom, we’ve been through this

USAU College

@USAUCollege

5 years

We've been looking for a while now, and the postition position is still open. Ideal candidate has experience in academic advising or understanding of college registrars. As a perk, we get to work closely together, and you can have a big impact on college ultimate!

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Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

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One night in January 2014 I decided I was going to jump off the 40th Street Bridge in Pittsburgh. I had been at a party but was walking alone back to my car. I was listening to music but my phone died just as I was going to call a friend to see if I could crash at her house.

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Ben Banyas

@benbanyas

1 year

Sara just led her team (who was unranked due to not enough games but was unofficially around 65th) to their first regional victory and nationals appearance over the 13th ranked team in the country. They lost 10-3 to the same team at Sectionals.

CMU Money Mellons

@cmwultimate

1 year

We are so proud to finally present Sara Liang for Callahan 2023 (link in bio) An incredible teammate & friend, we’re so grateful to have been a small part of Sara’s frisbee career, and hope to one day achieve the level of swag that she has when wearing her pink Hello Kitty shoes

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