Your “OY! WHO’S UP FOR A HATE-WATCH, THEN?” AFC Championship Open Thread

scotchnaut - January 24, 2016January 24, 2016

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Why must I be a football fan? It's not a particularly pleasant hobby to have during this run of Pats dominance. I think this is their fifth straight appearance in this game. OOF! That's tough to swallow. It's not hard to envision myself in a simpler time. I can see

Everton/Swansea and Arsenal/Chelski Match Thread

Lesser Sports

King Hippo - January 24, 2016

Just something to tide you over until somebody else wakes up and starts loading some GET HYPE! material.

FYM: Capsaicin

Other
TWIFY

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly - January 23, 2016January 22, 2016

An incredibly handsome internet writer lounges on a couch. A pair of adorable animals are cuddled together in his lap. [blinks] Hmm, my eye itches. [unconsciously rubs eye] Ah. That's better. That's...ow. That's starting to...OWWWW! Ow! Ah! My eye! Ow, this...yeah, I guess I was cutting jalapenos. But that was an hour ago. And I

DFO, money comes in – Playoffs Update 2!

Gambling

ballsofsteelandfury - January 23, 2016

Last week, it was the home teams' turn to be favorites. They responded well, winning all games in the Divisional Round for the first time in a long time. On the gambling front, that meant that I had to write a lovely ode to the movie Love Actually instead of

EPL “Calm Before Conference Championship Sunday Storm” Preview

King Hippo - January 23, 2016January 22, 2016

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Greetings, various iced and snowed in Commentist Party members! And those who aren't part of my East Coast biased world ,, smh. Let the EPL warm you with three reasonably good 10am Saturday fixtures. 5th place Manure takes on 10th place (but rising!) Soton on NBCSN. The Saints

Your “CAN’T YOU DO THIS ONE SIMPLE THING?” Friday Night Open Thread

scotchnaut - January 22, 2016

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David Blatt has been fired. Who is he? Damned if I know. I think it has something to do with the NBA so it really doesn't matter right now. There are tons of NBA games on this evening that I don't care about. I must say that as far dominant

Start Or Sit (On Your Face): The DFO Fantasy/Sex Mailbag

The Maestro - January 22, 2016January 22, 2016

As excited as I am for this weekend's games, no matter how you slice and dice it, there's going to be a nuclear-level amount of hot takes to be floating around the web come Monday morning. I can see them now already, and I'm dreading it: If the Panthers lose: "CAM

Get Fired Up.

blaxabbath - January 22, 2016January 24, 2016

Hello all. Happy Friday Before Conference Championship Sunday. Lots of discussion about Manning-Brady 17 on the AFC side and the two best teams in the league facing off on the NFC side this week. Good football games are expected to fill our tv screens all Sunday afternoon in the penultimate week of

Hard Ride To Nowhere (Chapter 18)

Beastmode Ate My Baby - January 22, 2016January 21, 2016

The scene: The DFO clubhouse. Doktor Zymm has a panel in Moose's head open and is doing some rewiring while Old School Zero and Marc Trestmans Windowless Van watch TV with Moosemas Gorilla and Horatio Cornblower. Doktor Zymm: It vould be easier to do zis in my lab, you know. Future

Thunor’s Day Night Open Thread

DFOing Good

Doktor Zymm - January 21, 2016

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This is a water bear. You are not nearly as awesome as a water bear. Besides having the scientific name Tardigrade, which is way cooler than Homo Sapiens, these little microscopic cuties can survive being frozen. Just this last week, some scientists revealed that they revived some water bears that

First downs for Brady, Tom

Old School Zero - January 21, 2016January 21, 2016

OH HAI! I Tommy, I play foots ball! So excitement! Pretty wife put put out clothes, better change! OOO, SLIPPERS YAY! Now I ready to take bus to stadium, say hai to coach! To TEAM! TO GRONK! Wheels on bus go round and round, psi goes down and down, down and down! WAIT, STOP!

A Friendly Wager

blaxabbath - January 21, 2016January 21, 2016

Operator: Charlottesville Telephone Operator Extension 035115, how may I direct your call?....I see, yes sir, one moment please....(Phone Clicks)...Alright, you are connected to the video conference line to the Governor's Office. Governor Doug Doucey (R-AZ): Pat? You there? This thing working Pat? Dang interns setting these things up. I have no idea how in the