As our banner notes, there was some serious boner stuff going on after the Pats lost because the league hates them/Manning needs another ring/our kicker is signing with Denver next year/no roughing calls on Brady, etc., etc. WELL, IT”S TIME TO GET HARD YET AGAIN because DUKE IS OUT OF THE TOP 25 FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 8 YEARS! They’ve lost 4 of their last 5 and look lost. Sure they’ll get into the tourney but HAH! Sure that run was extraordinary but no one wants to talk about that right now-least of all me. This is your time to rub someone’s nose in metaphorical shit, those of you who have had to put up with that Duker who was your spouse/ex-spouse/co-worker/class-mate/Starbucks barrista/favourite hooker/drinking partner/fuck buddy…whatever, now is your time to shine. TO THE GAMES!
The NBA blurps out CLE/IND and DAL/ATL as games deserving of your eyeballs. Woo! (not really) In contrast, the NHL has a surfeit of games pitting winning teams against each other. If you thought “hmm, perchance I should check out The Hockey some day”, well here’s an opportunity. Here is the list of over .500 clubs playing against each other this evening-NYR/NJ, MIN/NYI, FLA/WASH, STL/NASH, OTT/PIT, MTL/PHI, CHI/COL, LA/ARI and SJ/ANA. NOW THAT’S HOW YOUR MARKET YOURSELF AS A LEAGUE. (or it could be a quirk of the sked) College ball fetures #2UNC/#19LOU, #12SMOO//HOO, #15BAY/Tex and the game where some points are scored and few will watch…12-10 NCST against 14-7 FSU.
The Dem cspan feed looks like such a clusterfuck. The organization is atrocious.
So, CNN has Cruz ahead by a few thousand right now. How long before Trump tweets out something idiotic about Cruz not being eligible due to his birthplace, and then follows it up with some nonsense about having the birth certificate to prove it?
So, I’ve never really figured out what happened to all the Ron Paul voters from 2012? Rand seems to have only held on to a fraction of them. Did they all swear off the Republican Party and move to Galt’s Gulch? Or was Ron’s Iowa support mostly from the same evangelicals who are voting Cruz or Carson?
the old man had a certain racist appeal to Birchers that the young’un doesn’t (he just has the libertarian sort)
Hm, I guess. But in 2012, you couldn’t go anywhere on the internet without young libertarian dudebros shilling for the Ron Paul ReLOVEution or whatever they called it. This year, I rarely see his fans online.
yeah, dunno what became of the “love” sign hippies.
FUCK YOU POLK COUNTY
One percent! O’Malley’s on the scoreboard!
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While I didn’t care for the movie overall, every scene with Jennifer Lawrence was magic.
I love Brian Williams intoning seriously that these numbers are too early and too close to call.
First, because it’s Brian fucking Williams worried about misleading people with facts.
Second, because they then cut to “let’s get some anecdotes from people embedding with the campaigns!”
Trump taking a lead?
Preemptive snow days are excellent. But I demand to know why in the hell we never had them when I was young enough to enjoy them?! There were maybe two days called in advance for extreme cold in high school but that was it.
This is for Hippo…bcuz I can’t post it over on that other place…he knows what it means….
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Lol at the F bomb on MSNBC
Who gave O’Malley a hot mic?
I know cringeworthy is overused…but these college kids arguing over each other is…cringeworthy.
Oh, are you watching the MSNBC feed? I liked how neither person in the conversation understood how marginal tax rates work….
Yep. It’s a good thing not all of us stay that hopeful and dumb.
How in the hell does Ben Carson have 3,405 votes? He so uninterested in the debates that instead of going to New Hampshire for the next primary, he’s going to Florida to relax and then go to D.C. for a Prayer Conference.
He’s extremely popular with conservative narcoleptics.
CBS should hire Ben Carson to do color commentary on golf tournaments with Jim Nantz. Insomniacs everywhere will rejoice.
This is such a fucking weird group of people to pick a president from. Can’t we just have Obama again?
idk I’m feeling the bern
I would be good with that. Was also kind of sad Diamond Joe Biden didn’t run, especially not explicitly as his Onion persona.
http://media.theonion.com/images/articles/article/17757/Obama-Family-Jump-R_jpg_600x1000_q85.jpg
WOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
I thought the DFO Party had thrown its support towards Entropy 2016. Both the term and the person.
I accept the nomination, and the natural inclination towards disinformation.
That WOOOOOOOOO was meant to go here, but it’s funnier where it ended up.
Agreed.
Can I travel in time and grab Lincoln before Booth shoots him? Or maybe grab Washington for a third term?
Hayes/Wheeler ’76!
YAY College sports!
My fiancee is yelling obscenities at the TV because Northeastern is currently losing to BU 2-0 in the Beanpot.
Ted Cruz looks like The Penguin
I always thought he looked the evil elf who’s trying to overthrow Santa Claus and take over the North Pole.
He looks like date rape personified.
FUTURE BREAKING NEWS:
Polls open on Election Day 2016 in two hours, and reports out of Cleveland say that Republicans are cautiously optimistic of choosing a nominee on the 47,103rd ballot.
Get it together Ida county.
55% = 45% ?
Math is overrated.
See my comment below.
fucking democrats making shit too complicated.
i just ate an entire box of velveeta shells and cheese.
I’m proud of you.
Follow it up with a whole Digiorno 3 meat pizza and then get back to me, lightweight.
I once ate a whole Red Baron pepperoni pizza and the mozzerella sticks that came with it, how’s that?
Hahahahaha…you may pass.
actually, you probably won’t pass it for awhile ,, smh
Hippo has a good point.
I’ve drank Barbeque Sauce from the bottle for lunch. Follow that.
PBnBBQ sauce sammiches are one of my favs.
PBnMustard is also quite good.
I’m more a mustard guy from the packets myself. Or ketchup. Or hot sauce. Not mayo, I’ve gotta be in the right mood for anything with mayo.
FEEL THE RUBIOMENTUM
Holy shit, Bush tanked… RIP
I’m reminded of that episode of SNL this season where Will Ferrell opened as George W. Bush.
Bush: “How’s that for a plot twist? I’m the smart one!”
Feels like Elisha flashing those TWO rings
My favorite SNL political opening was Darryl Hammond playing Bill Clinton, and he just walks up to the podium, smirks, and says, “I. Am. Bulletproof.” I don’t know why, but something about that delivery just kills me to this day.
Here it is:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mabJPTS8lvw
Hammond was good, but Hartman(RIP), fully captured the spirit of my beloved Bubba. BTW, I just learned on Friday that he is now a vegan. Most disappointing news I’ve heard in years.
I agree, Hartman was better, but in this one instance, Hammond just nails it.
NO big ol’ cookie for the Holes! Good thing they don’t have any homework, at least.
If Republicans wanted their best shot at a win in November, they’d nominate Rubio.
Seems like that’s not happening yet.
I am excited watching six people count votes.
I think I need to re-examine the choices that I’ve made in life.
Come on, Rubio, you Conservative Obama! Your our only hope!
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Reply fail.
Dagnabbit.
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CNN just showed a live count of a hand count of paper ballots with real time results.
Where was this transparency in 2000?
I remember telling people that mathematically, you really have no way of ever knowing who actually won that race. Just too much human/counting error when margin that close out of that many ballots.
Martin o’ Malley in a close race with uncommitted.
These republican caucus shots sure are full of old white people.And, If we’re all honest they really are the only demo that will vote every election.
Anyone read anything good recently?
I am re-reading The Art of Racing in The Rain by Garth Stein. Its ok.
The Water Knife
http://www.amazon.com/The-Water-Knife-A-Novel/dp/1469298325
But am a nerd for water rights in the West.
Clive Barker’s The Scarlet Gospels was quite good, and an excellent wrap-up to the Pinhead/Hellraiser cycle.
I completed my bi-annual re-read of It a few weeks back, and it is better with each revisit.
I also just started a book called Horrorstor, by Grady Hendrix, and so far it’s fun. Imagine an IKEA that is either haunted or just evil, and that’s the plot so far.
A friend recommended a first novel called The Killing Lessons, which had gotten all manner of positive buzz and such and I found it tedious, cliched, over-written, and frankly insulting. 1/10, Would Not Read Again. Author’s name was Saul Black. Avoid like plague rats.
Also, that collection of short stories I mentioned last month, Remember Why You Fear Me, was just fucking wonderful in my opinion.
Uh, Wikipedia?
maybe the best year of reading I’ve ever had. I suggest everything by Daniel Woodrell.
I second, third and heartily concur with this sentiment.
American Gods is really good.
I’ve finally gotten to Paradiso!
When does everyone think a 16 will beat a 1?
When NC State gets a 1 seed.
Soooo….pretty much not in MY lifetime.
Incidentally, I believe we are still the only 1 seed to ever lose in the first round of the ACCT. And who beat us, a Bob Wade led UMd. I was rather suicidey that day.
except that State beat Duke as a 9 vs. 1 (though technically State had already won the LRI the day before).
Oh hell, I had forgotten about that. Sendek giveth, Sendek taketh away.
The same year the Browns win the Super Bowl.
This X-Files episode is completely bonkers and completely awesome.
I hate chants.
Clinton and Cruz leading… There is no hope left for the US.
Jeb! has surged ahead to 33 total votes. Santorum reached doubledigits, which means I lost a bet. Fucking religious nuts.
I am the only person in the world openly cheering for HillyBob. She served my beloved cool black guy President well, and earned my respect for being a team player. And methinks the times just need a calm, sane adult in the room right now.
According to CNN’s Iowa results, Santorum has 9 votes. NINE. I didn’t know the man had that much family in Iowa.
There is just no arena that screams “intimidation” like the KFC Yum! Center
The Duke thing is hilarious. I once read a book detailing various reasons why Duke Sucks. Much fun.
When Lehigh beat Duke in 2012, my entire town went apeshit. It was glorious, seeing Lehigh advance, and the fact they beat Duke made it so much better for pretty much everyone here.
I remember that, it was one of the years where my bracket strategy of “always pick against Duke in the 1st round” paid dividends.
That same day #15 seed Norfolk State beat #2 Mizzou. Being in Virginia for that was indeed fun.
The team with the ONE good chant:
We don’t drink
We don’t smoke
NorFOLK
/pronounced the local way
See, that strategy won’t work in my office. Too many U*NC fans who pick against them out of principle (and Duke fans who do the same in reverse). I have to basically predict each to do moderately ok, then make my bones with the other top caliber teams and finding upset F4 sides the locals ignore.
I hated that day.
Understandably so, being all Lafayette-y and such.
The one thing that should have given me such pure joy and it had to be Lehigh.
Another two hour interview with the same company tomorrow. Honestly, how many people do they need to have interview me? Also, it’s cool if I wear the same suit, right? I like how companies tried to fix their hiring process by making it longer and having it use more resources, yet they fixed absolutely nothing. I also get to take a four hour test some time this week for a different company. Woo! And I don’t get paid for any of this!
On the plus side, I did my taxes yesterday and I’ll be getting almost two paychecks worth back, so with that and severance, and a possible bonus I’m basically paid until the end of March.
If you didn’t sweat and stink up your shirt, just wear a different tie and you should be fine.
remember she a girl-type Doktor
Oh, then change your shirt. Even if you didn’t sweat, I mean glistened, it would be obvious you double-dipping your clothes.
Pants/Skirt should be fine if its plain and not a noticeable pattern.
I had an interview with the same company four times over the month of July last year, and was asked to attend their monthly “Town Hall” meeting, held in their garage bay, where they load and unload the telecomm trucks.
In July. It was a three hour meeting starting at 4:30 PM on a Monday in July, for a company I am trying to impress enough to hire me… I was in a suit, and nearly dead by hour two of the meeting. Never even got the job, but I jumped through a shit ton of hoops for them for no pay.
Getting the damn job is more work than the actual job nowadays. Such BS.
Make sure you let them know you plan to shoot up the place if they put you through all these paces and don’t give you a really sweet offer.
Then laugh heartily, stop abruptly, say DO I LOOK LIKE I’M FUCKING KIDDING TO YOU?
“Oh, how nice of you to have security escort me out, but I’m sure I can find the way myself!”
“If I can take out your security before they get me to the door, can I have their jobs?”
“Your position will include interviewing all your potential colleagues. It’s a company policy.”
Scully just said that animals cannot shoot blood out of their eyes. Apparently, she doesn’t watch TCU football.
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So, I spent the afternoon watching S1 of the Detectorists, based on recommendations from last night.
I am most pleased. That was a fun show, and the interaction between Andy, Lance, and Simon & Garfunkel was just hilarious. Currently downloading S2 at all possible speed.
I did the same thing! Also greatly enjoyed it. I’m curious as to how season 2 would go.
Are we gonna rivebrog Scotchy not watching hockey tonight?
what does Canadia do without ice footbaw??
Be cold and drink maple syrup?
Produce imaginary girlfriends?
Watch curling?
Stage politeness contests?
Couldn’t get any of the hockey. Weird! Watching Louisville *fingers crossed* take it to UNC.
Holy shit, the X-Files are going all Charlie Kelly!
http://www.inpapasbasement.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Charlie_Dayman_Huffing_Always_Sunny.jpg
#mashupiwannasee
I gotta give the son of a bitch credit, Trump did get Americans to show up and vote.
The Republicans have been trying for years to expand and invigorate their voting base. Be careful what you wish for.
I am pretty sure terrified minorities, liberals, and educated honkies will turn out “for” him in November, too.
I’ve already made peace with that.
then somebody will bloviate on Fox how the problem was that Trump wasn’t conservative enough and you can bang your head into the wall a couple hours
Not conservative enough?! I think Trump is two or three steps left of Nazism.
c’mon, Hitler was a National SOCIALIST, total leftist pussy ,, smh
I’m hoping it will cause them to rethink some of their strategy and move back more towards the moderate position. Hahaha, I couldn’t continue in that, they will learn nothing.
At some point, even the most hardcore “we’re just not far-Right ENOUGH” moron has to either die or realize staying the course when you’re headed for a wood chipper is just bad leadership. I identify more liberal, but would welcome the days where both parties actively worked together to fuck up the country as opposed to the current system of one side fucking up, and the other one just saying, “Yeah, we’re not great, but we didn’t do THAT shit.”
THANK YOU!
Nevermind. Misread…
Though I think that the current Party System.
I think the current Party System has some serious issues, not least of which is that we only have a two-party system.
The hawkey ain’t on until tomorrey.
Two minutes late at getting in on the ground floor of my gross mistake? smgdh
inorite
Hey scotchy? All those hockey games are tomorrow.
Hey Everyone! Look at me being stupid!
“Voter turnout looks to be record shattering and that has to be good news for Donald Trump.”
You had one job to do, Iowa. ONE JOB!
Produce our corn?
Make all out soft drinks shitty?
Our.
Whatever.
Beat Michigan State, and then Alabama, and then Clemson?
We gonna rebrog X-Files?
And I hope Fek shows up to give us the latest Iowa political results. Everyone knows that whoever wins the Iowa caucuses (caucusi?) is guaranteed to win the Presidency.
Duke being unranked has made a shitty day much better (finally watching Kingsman helped as well). I am a NC native and I don’t know anyone who is an NC native that likes them, especially after they have had any interaction with the student body. My mother insisted I do a college visit to Duke before I chose a school and I truly grew to detest the Duke during that visit. Every person I spoke to (this was in ’84) asked the same question first off, “What kind of car do you drive?” and after the response of Ford Pinto, I could tell by their faces that there would be no more social interaction.
And living in Raleigh and dealing with the products of the medical school, the law school and the MBA programs, has just added high octane gas to the fire. Bunch of whiny self important assholes.
Duke hate based on real world specifics is the best Duke hate.
A guy I knew in high school went to Duke. He was a complete and total privileged douchebag. For simply playing devil’s advocate with his rather extreme political views, he called me a “Communist” more times than I care to remember. I ran into him at a friends going away party a few years ago and all he talked about was how amazing every part of the school/campus/classes was, I’m assuming because everyone is as big of a pompous tool as he is.
In short, fuck Duke.
Our class valedictorian got a free ride to Duke and was a Type A, high strung, and a bit of a materialistic condescending douche, he left after a single semester, said he hated all of his fellow students because they were all materialist condescending douches. So it really does take on to know one.
One of us, one of us….
Kingsman is awesome
If it makes you feel better we’re glad you didn’t blow up.
I enjoyed killing that car, just so I wouldn’t have to drive it anymore. Did you know that they would still drive for a little while even after the timing chain broke? I made it about 5 miles before the engine locked up. Left it dead on the side of the road my dad was pissed, but hey, not worth fixing.
The only place worse than Duke is Stanford.
The only place worse than Stanford is the University Of Chicago.
Hey, another Raleigh-ite? WOO!
/prepares to suffer through another wolven loss
//at least getting it over with early this week
Speaking of “complaining about calls” this afternoon I got a call from someone pitching solar energy stuff. And they asked for my wife. It’s always fun to get snippy and explain that I’m on the “do not call” list and demand to know where they got my number from. They usually hang up real fast.
Not here to dump on Pey Pey, but I found this interesting.
http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/peyton-manning-had-the-worst-season-of-any-super-bowl-quarterback-ever/
I’m hoping it’s a talisman, Elway’s last season, he pretty much did fuckall but hand off to TD. Then ATL stacked the box in the SB and he got to retire as the big game’s MVP.