“She Stoops To Conquer”, A Wednesday Open Thread

Ask me no questions, and I’ll tell you no fibs.” After last night, the Ninth Commandment is going to be getting strained pretty seriously, as opponents try to run down the leaders. AMC might as well keep showing the “Godfather” movies on repeat.

Hillary sure seems like she’s going to pull it out. Unless Sanders can somehow win New York and Florida, it looks like Bill’s got a better than 50-50 chance of being left alone with all the foreign dignitaries wives during state visits. I’m guessing vasectomies will be a key part of the Hillarycare additions to Obamacare.

I want to eat the George Washington Bridge

Trump almost has more delegates than every other GOP candidate combined, but he hasn’t run away with it yet. My guess is Kasich & Carson get the Fredo treatment in a few days. [It’s already started.] The horizon looks like the start of a civil war as the Republican establishment tries to figure out how to rig the convention. BTW, watching Chris Christie behind Trump during the victory speech reminded me of Chris Farley in a “Da Bears” sketch, blissfully thinking about sausage.

Cruz is sticking around like a hall monitor, thinking his persistence makes him one of the cool kids. The only question left is, who’s going to shove him into a locker?

Trump tried to finish him off.

Nice to see Rubio pull himself out of the woodchipper and win Minnesota. It doesn’t buy him much time – there’s another half-dozen primaries this weekend, and unless he gets…anything he’ll be out of it before Florida gets to throw dirt on his political coffin.

Is this actually the year where a viable third-party candidate emerges, or will someone from the Republican establishment try and Bull Moose Trump before or during the convention? Never mind the lesson of Ross Perot; the last major Republican schism was over 100 years ago.

  Historical discussion: Edith Wilson, first woman president?

The whole exercise reminds me of Oliver Goldsmith’s sage words:

Let schoolmasters puzzle their brain,

          With grammar, and nonsense, and learning.

Good liquor, I stoutly maintain,

          Gives genius a better discerning.

Indeed. Now, let’s separate the wheat from the chaff. The good stuff: (All times Eastern)

NHL: (only 3 in total)

  • Maple Leafs vs Capitals – 7:00 (God, the Leafs are bad; Ovi’s gonna get 5 goals)
  • Blackhawks vs Red Wings – 8:00 (Match of the night)
  • Habs vs Ducks – 10:00

NBA: (9 in total)

  • Jazz vs Raptors – 7:30 (the winning tenant of the ACC)
  • Pelicans vs Rockets – 8:00
  • Pistons vs Spurs – 8:00 (Match of the night)
  • Thunder vs Clippers – 10:30

NCAA:

  • Texas Tech @ #10 WVU – 7:00 (the “WCS Special”)
  • #7 Miami @ Notre Dame – 7:00 (another Catholics versus Convicts matchup)
  • #9 Oregon @ UCLA – 9:00

It’s Always Sunny: “The Gang Goes to Hell (Part 1)” – 10:00

The gang tries to shake things up by going on a cruise but find that old habits die hard even out at sea.

Nothing can go wrong while wearing white.

Enjoy your evening. STOP TRYING TO MAKE “FETCH” HAPPEN!

 

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A Canadian man-child of indeterminate age, he stays young by selling alcohol at sporting events and yelling at the patrons he serves. Their rage nourishes his soul, and their tips pay for his numerous trips to various sporting events.
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ballsofsteelandfury

Someone asked me today if I was voting for Trump and I laughed so hard, I think I offended them. I did say a polite No, but the laugh ended the conversation pretty quickly.

Senor Weaselo

Evening friends. How goes it?

ballsofsteelandfury

I just got here too. How goes it?

Senor Weaselo

Ran around for some kind of work for most of 13 hours (alma mater bribes me with lessons to rehearse 9-12, worked my after-school 3-6 teaching job, then rehearsal 7-10 before getting back a bit before 12). Finally getting a chance to eat dinner and watch *checks* all right, Thunder-Clips it is.

WCS

Good night of hoops, tying another one on, still feeling for Porky. How goes it?

Marc Trestmans Windowless Van

I am drunk and should be in bed, there were pics of boobs, It’s Always Sunny aired and other than that everyone was normal

Senor Weaselo

So just “everyone was normal.”

Marc Trestmans Windowless Van

I had to retype it because I got logged out, as soon as I sent it this time that is what I thought too

Marc Trestmans Windowless Van

(I ran CCleaner in the background, it says if you have an instance of Chrome open it won’t take your cookies, it does sometimes)

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

Have you have been personally murdered by Ted Cruz?

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh
Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

Side view for comparison ….. if you are interested in SCIENCE.

http://56.media.tumblr.com/534b2a8affaedd0b046e0a25c0e63c58/tumblr_o3bcs4wi3q1tlrqi3o2_1280.jpg

Marc Trestmans Windowless Van
Marc Trestmans Windowless Van
Marc Trestmans Windowless Van

I just went with one of the mislabeled ladies as my next search. I refuse to try to spell her name everytime while drinking. I will go with EC

http://alfa.gifs-planet.com/new/3607.gif

Marc Trestmans Windowless Van

I still haven’t done another search. Every one I think of has been done. One more mislabeled

Melanie Iglesias

http://i875.photobucket.com/albums/ab316/kendalag1982/kendalag1982001/movies/Yy8YHjA_zps16aad122.gif

Marc Trestmans Windowless Van
Don T

So free agency starts next week.
/Looks at available FAs list
//chases after tumbleweed

WCS

Johnny Manziel will be available! And Greg Hardy!

Don T

Talk about Hide yer daughters. Boy!

The Right Reverend Electric Mayhem

Hide? Fuck that, I’m getting razor wire, a bunch of sandbags and a machine gun.

WCS

Too late. Rex already has you guys all pregnant.

WCS

NC State wins at the buzzer! Hippo and Seamus won’t go on a multi-state crime spree! BC continues to be completely useless, as they’ve always been!

Sill Bimmons

Holy FUCKBALLS Boston College

Sill Bimmons

Clusterfuckery in Raleigh…

Marc Trestmans Windowless Van

I said the img stuff pissed me off beyond belief. A more accurate descriptor would be mildly irritated

WCS

Hippo and Seamus may enter into a suicide pact tonight. Their Wolves are losing to BC at home.
http://cdn.meme.am/instances/400x/48695355.jpg

Marc Trestmans Windowless Van

imgur will probably kill this one too. Last one before I find someone else to objectify

http://i.imgur.com/kWxAgZk.gif

Marc Trestmans Windowless Van

This is pissing me off beyond belief.It again worked and I hit refresh and it was gone

Unsurprised

Did I share this before? How I think Ted Cruz is as empty and phony and as much of a soulless psychopath as Patrick Bateman (Who, if BEE wrote about him now, should be President)?

Marc Trestmans Windowless Van

I didn’t see it but did you have to actually say it for us to know

Unsurprised

No, it’s pretty obvious. But I don’t have anything else to share. I’m just sitting here doing Sunday’s crossword.

WCS

Well, Cruz is the Zodiac killer…

Sill Bimmons
WCS

Well… that certainly makes me want to punch a newborn.

Horatio Cornblower

Deposition at 10:00 am tomorrow with a 40 minute ride to get there.

Should I have that third pint or not?

/we all know where this is going

Marc Trestmans Windowless Van

Why are you not already drinking it? You have to do shit at 10

Unsurprised

Where are you located? I’ll sub in for you.

Don T

Everyone knows the 5th pint helps to make up inspired excuses for tardiness.

The Right Reverend Electric Mayhem

Taking or defending?

If defending, then I say go ahead and call in co-counsel Johnny Walker, Esq.

Marc Trestmans Windowless Van

Every other gif seems to fail tonight. I blame WCS for no reason.

http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view/113325/lacey-chabert-o.gif

WCS

Solid strategy.

Unsurprised

I expected that to end differently.

Don T

Aggro drunks left. Well, one left; so I’m told.

Unsurprised

Genius idea: Kickstart a fund to send me to JustStopDude’s office to roast all of his co-workers before JSD eats a bullet.

Don T

Do the Japan first and do it in that bar.

Horatio Cornblower

I have $2 that I’m not using right now.

Marc Trestmans Windowless Van

I assume Dennis has killed at least 12 people, that was his creepiest scene

Horatio Cornblower

I’m gonna go ahead and take the over on that 12.

Don T

Will I get mugged in this gas station? I’ll give it a solid Maybe.

Marc Trestmans Windowless Van

I have to say holy shit she had amazingly easy gifs to find

http://alfa.gifs-planet.com/new/3578.gif

Marc Trestmans Windowless Van

I never found new gifs. Commercial break

http://i500.listal.com/image/8380130/700full.jpg

WCS

GET OFF THE STAGE, BIRD GIRL

Horatio Cornblower

I love that everyone but Mac knows that Mac is gay.

Marc Trestmans Windowless Van

I like they kept upping the joke to just basically say it to him now

WCS

Existential crisis Mac is the best Mac.

Marc Trestmans Windowless Van

OMFG Dee and Dennis are definately twins.

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

Do all Commentists pose in front of the mirror like Charlotte McKinney?

http://56.media.tumblr.com/0d2bbf8e1a4933bc9d09d9df187826cf/tumblr_o3byd6f9Yx1ric2iqo1_1280.jpg

Horatio Cornblower

You don’t want to know what I do in front of that mirror.

But you can probably guess.

Horatio Cornblower

You know who wouldn’t like this picture?

Mac.

Marc Trestmans Windowless Van

I cant speak for the rest of us, but yes

Horatio Cornblower

Christ, Rowles probably just came all over himself after that “implications” call back.

WCS

No mention of the Irish or Wolves, though.

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

Anybody else having problems with log-in?

Horatio Cornblower

How the hell is that even legal?

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

Well the pun WAS terrible, but no laws against it in this state.

Lothar of the Hill People

This will amuse some.

A month or so ago, I saw a nutritionist. Turns out that my somewhat vegetarian diet (I’m not a vegetarian, but I don’t eat a lot of red meat, and I stay away from mass-produced poultry because that shit is scary) was woefully inadequate for my protein intake, especially with my weight training. She recommended (wait for it) I use whey protein powder to supplement.

I’m 4 weeks in. I’ve lost 6 pounds of body fat and put 20 pounds onto my bench press. Holy mother of fuck, I have become one of the whey protein shake bros in the lockerroom that I mocked not all that long ago.

Marc Trestmans Windowless Van

Congrats! Also I no longer like you. Who am I kidding I have been friends with plenty of “Bros”

Marc Trestmans Windowless Van

It’s Always Sunny in 10 seconds!

Horatio Cornblower

You’re late, I’m watching it now!

WCS

WVU blows out a good Texas Tech team, and Virginia Tech actually does something worthwhile and knee-caps Pitt’s Tourney chances, all with a new Always Sunny tonight?

O AN U NOE WCS GON DRANK BULLLLEEEEEEEE DAT

packman_jon

I’ve been inactive here for a long time. Recently I broke up with my gf of over a year, so I’ve had more free time as plus. Which means I’ll be slowly spending more to with you gentlemen in the future

http://www.quickmeme.com/img/54/54196468b100a1884d07842b96fb1a8bff6899337ebe00e7b7869ad7cc607f2d.jpg

WCS

Sorry to see that, but glad you’re back. There’s a mound of coke and strippers in the next room.

Marc Trestmans Windowless Van

I am watching old eps in bed with a 10 min buffer to either get my wireless box working or just use my online TWC account working, plus time for a cig

entropy

Either I’m the only Joe R Lansdale fan here, or the only one that gets Sundance TV. Either way, 25 min until Hap & Leonard now.

Wakezilla

So, Trevor Noah was hot garbage last night. So much so, I wasn’t going to tune in tonight. However, Chrissy Teigen will be on tonight.

http://healthyceleb.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Christine-Teigen-Bra-Size.jpg

JustStopDude

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entropy

Oh shit I just remembered we are less than an hour away from Hap & Leonard premiering on SunDance TV. I am really goddamn excited for this show.

JustStopDude
JustStopDude
Lothar of the Hill People

By the way, the Bad Lip Reading on Ted Cruz is fucking awesome:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v75wCTMZoSY

WCS

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

KILL KILL KILL

Lothar of the Hill People

Couple interesting things about that video: first, FOUR mature males on a hunt, with no females? That’s not how lion prides operate. Had to be a reserve (I watched it with sound muted, don’t want to wake the kids), but still, that’s pretty unusual. Second, very polite of the lions to pull their prey off the road so the trucks could pass by more easily.

Unsurprised

“You said you wouldn’t kill me around the humans!”

“I lied.”

Buddy Cole's Halftime Show

So I had a very productive therapy session today about how certain people in my life are enabling my bad habits. Also, I’m very tired of being a passive-aggressive people pleaser with my life.

The interesting thing about the Habs is that Marc Bergevin said he will not fire Therrien, but if they keep floundering it looks like they will getting a new GM sooner rather than later.

JustStopDude

Therapy is the fucking shit! I really wish that therapy was fully subsidized for all citizens because I think it would end up clearing so much fucking societal problems.

And this reminds me…I really need to schedule an appointment with mine…

Wakezilla

The Ice Als should absolutely fire Bergevin. Scoring for these guys has been an issue for years now and he still hasn’t done anything to correct the issue. What’s pissing me off even more is that he’s not making changes with their D, either. Outside of Subban, the rest of their d-men are top 4/Top 6 D-men.

And don’t think I haven’t noticed his moves to be more Quebcois, either. That’s a stupid way to run a franchise and he needs to get fired.

Unsurprised

I had a good one, myself. Mainly about how I’m actually doing awesome since bar prep and now the job hunt has given my life purpose not only to focus on one big thing but also a bunch of small things like, you know, leaving the goddamn house (most) mornings.

Lothar of the Hill People

New theory on Trump’s VP pick.

Gotta give some background, first.

The VP slot for the losing ticket is a political death sentence. The only losing VP candidate in the last 40 years who hasn’t had his or her career go belly-up has been Paul Ryan–and really, if it weren’t for the Tea Party revolt against Boehner, Ryan would still be little more than a GOP bro from Wisconsin, bro.

While it seems like politicians should know this, too often they delude themselves into thinking that they’re going to win.

But there ain’t NO WAY any politician with an ounce of experience and a dram of sense thinks that Trump is going to win. The GOP is straining to fuck itself in the ass with a telephone pole over the prospect of choosing between Trump and Cruz, and already there are rumblings of support for a 3rd-party candidate.

Thus, where my logic leads me is that no experienced GOP politician will agree to be Trump’s VP choice. Nikki Haley has bigger goals than being a has-been before she’s 45.

But I still stick by my thinking that Trump needs/wants a woman on the ticket, to 1) try to defuse all the negative attention he gets for being such a sexist ass; and 2) to have someone who can be his attack dog against Hillary Clinton without triggering more of #1.

Seeing Chris Christie learn to fellate Trump so thoroughly in the past week, I’ve got to believe that Carly Fiorina has no gag reflex or aversions to spray tanned genitalia, either.

So I’m saying Trump picks Fiorina. Maybe, just maybe, he goes off the deep end and picks Palin, but that’d only be if he’s running behind by 10+ points in national polling going into Cleveland, and he is in pure “fuck it all” mode.

entropy

Picking Fiorina would also have to be the act of a man who is in pure “fuck it all” mode, wouldn’t it?

Lothar of the Hill People

Yeah, but it’s not broadcasting “fuck it all” to the world.

Fiorinia is an actual pick that would have some logic to it. I mean, she’s a horrible person, terrible CEO, and abysmal political candidate, but she has some support and choosing her makes sense to a small degree. She might actually help his candidacy.

Palin would be conceding to 90% of the electorate that he’s in “fuck it all” mode, while trying to mobilize the 10% who would show up to the polls with guns.

Marc Trestmans Windowless Van

Fiorina is also an “outsider” candidate, so it makes sense. Still terrible, but it makes sense.

Wakezilla

Trump a losing ticket? I don’t think that’s a sure thing anymore. I think he has so much momentum, he could and might actually win. I think Bernie can beat Trump, but, I’m not so sure Hillary will be Dumpf

Lothar of the Hill People

Latest poll has Clinton over Trump by 8 points nationally. Last poll I saw that did the electoral math, a Clinton vs. Trump matchup would be an electoral landslide for Clinton (short version, Clinton wins all of the states Obama won in 2012, minus maybe Florida and Colorado).

It gets worse for Trump if the convention is contested, because Independents will more likely break toward a candidate who has the full-throated backing of his/her party (bandwagoning). It gets far worse with this #NeverTrump stuff spreading through the GOP, and will be downright nuclear if a 3rd-party candidate runs and picks up ANY GOP support.

It’s not a “sure thing” like the sun coming up tomorrow, but it’s as done a deal as Clinton getting the Democratic nomination and Trump getting the GOP nod. There’s plenty of slips betwixt the cup and the lip, but as things stand right now, the GOP is starting to focus on not losing the Senate–which, with Trump heading the ticket, might be very hard for the GOP to manage.

Lothar of the Hill People

You can play with this interactive thing on Nate Silver’s site:

http://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2016-swing-the-election/

A Trump-GOP rift would depress non-college educated white turnout. Trump would likely motivate a lot more Hispanics to vote, and the averages are that about 90% of likely Hispanic voters will Yellow-Dog it when it comes to Trump. If you monkey with those percentages, the electoral split of 332-206 in favor of Clinton goes to something like 396-142. In the latter scenario, both TX and AZ go to Clinton… something I can’t wrap my head around, even with big Hispanic turnout for Clinton. But if a 3rd-party candidate steals support from Trump, yeah, Clinton could very well win TX.

There is no “best case” scenario for the GOP if Trump gets the nomination. It’s unmitigated disaster. Best they can do is use Scalia’s death and stonewalling Obama’s nomination to whip the base up into a frenzy. Even then, the electoral vote won’t be close. For the GOP to in the Presidency, they have to win Ohio and Florida. The only way they win one of those states is by putting Kasich, Rubio, or Jeb! on the ticket. They can’t have two VP nominees.

Wakezilla

Trump a losing ticket? I don’t think that’s a sure thing anymore. I think he has so much momentum, he could and might actually win. I think Bernie can beat Trump, but, I’m not so sure Hillary will beat Dumpf

JustStopDude

I’m thinking Palin for an all reality TV ticket…

entropy

Once Trump wins the nomination, what odds would you put on Trump saying that the Electoral College is an outdated system that needs to be replaced with TrumpVote or some other stupid idea?

Marc Trestmans Windowless Van

Nothing good on TV today. Any old It’s Always Sunny ep suggestions?

WCS

Mac & Charlie Die, both parts. Possibly my favorite episode(s?) of the entire series.

Marc Trestmans Windowless Van

Great choice internet dad, and not the eps I would have picked if I had no input (ChardeeMacDennis would have been close to the top of the list)

entropy

Aren’t you starting Deadwood?! The first four episodes are, in opinion, the best of the series until Hearst shows up.

Marc Trestmans Windowless Van

I might have spent the afternoon in the other thread listening to music and casually drinking. I will probably drink when I watch the show too, but I already hit drunk. I want to remember it so that is a tomorrow thing.

Marc Trestmans Windowless Van

I normally know where gifs came from, tonight I have no idea on many of them

http://i345.photobucket.com/albums/p377/Buff_Ruffnek/Lacey/chabertpleasure007.gif

entropy

These are all from a movie called “the Pleasure Drivers.”

Marc Trestmans Windowless Van

As a thank you for informing me, one more from what is obviously from that same movie

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t134/ukrichard/Lacey-Chabert-0022.gif

entropy

My google fu is strong.

Marc Trestmans Windowless Van

I had this one open anyways

http://i.imgur.com/lzsKq4M.gif

Wakezilla

comment image

Marc Trestmans Windowless Van

I don’t understand you wordpress. It worked when I posted. Wakezilla left a gif informing us he was going to masturbate, then it just disappeared

Marc Trestmans Windowless Van

imgur again, might fail

http://i.imgur.com/I3s2Sqh.gifv

Marc Trestmans Windowless Van

God damn it