Your “Thank God It’s Almost Over” Friday Open Thread

Not much on the NFL front today; remember – it’s three weeks to the draft. Everybody’s plotting and machinating in advance of picking the person everyone expects them to take. Except Jimmy Haslam – he’s out trying to find another magic draft hobo. Too bad there’s no direct rail link from San Francisco.

Just like that, Mike Brown read the Skyline Chili residue – and it said to sign Marv Lewis to a one-year extension. CHUH CHUH!

D’Brickashaw Ferguson retiring is the big deal of the day. Here is your complimentary, final reminder that his name came from “The Thorn Birds”. The star was Richard Chamberlain, who played the part of a priest, Father Ralph de Bricassart, who struggled with his religious calling and a romance with a female. His parents Edwin and Rhunette Ferguson modified it to D’Brickashaw.

Y’know, typical lineman meets cheerleader fare.

Sure nice of John Podesta – Hillary’s campaign advisor –  to introduce aliens into the US election news cycle. I was afraid they hadn’t gone far enough with all of the rhetoric, so it feels right that the lizard people now get their chance in the spotlight. It seems less of a policy decision and more of a paid promo for the new “Independence Day” movie.

So tense! I’d be worried about Earth, if there weren’t two sequels already booked.

I don’t know about my fellow Canadians and their teams, but the merciful end of the Canucks season this weekend means more free time waiting for the NFL draft. Especially since years of terrible decision-making leads me to believe the Ice Liouns will end up trading their good picks for a bag of pucks and some Super Socco.

Because Hi-C with Ectoplasm wasn’t allowed across the border.

Take me out to pasture, because this season’s finished!

NHL: Columbus @ Buffalo – 7:00

CHL Playoffs:

  • QMJHL: Gatineau @ Moncton – 6:30
  • OHL: Kitchiner @ London – 7:30
  • WHL: Brandon @ Moose Jaw – 8:30

NBA: (10 games total)

  • Pacers @ Raptors – 7:30
  • Grizzlies @ Mavericks – 8:30
  • Clippers @ Jazz – 9:00

I’m seeing Iron Maiden this weekend, and expect to be deaf in school on Monday morning. I regret nothing. UP THE IRONS!

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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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Doktor Zymm

That guy needs to work on his tortoise imitation

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Sill Bimmons

100% of women didn’t either.

There would be almost no way to discern King Kong in that photo without being told that he’s there.

To test this you would need to show the photo to 100 men and 100 women, ask them to look at it for 10 seconds, then take the photo away and ask them what was in the photo.

I guarantee the ratio of men to women would be nearly identical and pretty close to 100% that King Kong would not be something that anyone said they saw while looking at the photo.

Sill Bimmons

Everybody else around here gets to talk a little shop…

Unsurprised

I don’t even have any, nor can I afford to get any, booze. FML.

Doktor Zymm

You could make some prison toilet wine, but that wouldn’t be ready for a few days.

laserguru

I would eat the fuck out of that.

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh
theeWeeBabySeamus

JESUS NEVER HAD RAY BANS!!!!!!!!

Sill Bimmons

ELVIS DIDN’T DO NO DRUGS

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

Yeah, I wish I looked like Al too, just not that short.

WCS

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Cholesterol level… rising

theeWeeBabySeamus
Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

Your O-face.

theeWeeBabySeamus

Disclaimer: Mine may or may not be as visually pleasing as Mila’s.
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Covalent Blonde

Special Report Follow Up: Queso Manchego and its Place as a Grilled Cheese

This delightful little sheep’s cheese hailing from the Iberian peninsula is a creamy, nutty gem widely available in the US, often traditionally paired with a fruit or nut and is commonly associated with a ploughman’s lunch in the region. It has a delicious flavor* when heated and actually tastes good blended with a Havarti and a Gouda in a traditional grilled cheese sandwich. Where it fails is texture. Perhaps partnered with other stiffer, lower-fat cheeses such as an Emmental or a sharp cheddar, it would be in its elements for cooking since it would be consistent in texture versus these softy friends. Sandwiched between two easily melted cheeses it seems like an uncomfortable Mormon at a rave situated between barbiturate-fueled teenagers who can’t stop groping each other. It is delicious but stodgy.

Don’t invite Manchego to the key party.

*Yes, Hippo, my dear, some people do actually think cheese is delicious and not a horrific abomination

King Hippo

Yes, and some people think TED CRUZ would make a fine President.

/would still rather eat my slippers

//would really miss my slippers

Doktor Zymm

I feel like gruyere is similar in meltiness to manchego….maybe a manchego/gruyere/apple grilled cheese? Possibly on challah?
Is grilled cheese on french toast a thing?

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

I have been trying a lot of new cheeses, but like wine I can’t/ won’t keep track of what, where, when. But so far if it is French, soft, and stinky it tastes great. This is also true for a few of my dating experiences.

Covalent Blonde

I’m not even sure which horse I would back in terms of hairiness there

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

Nothing was stuck in my teeth.

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

Oh, sorry; neither experience.

Doktor Zymm

Apparently there’s a genetic thing that means some people can’t enjoy stinky cheeses. I feel very sorry for those poor souls.

laserguru

My sympathy is there as well. God bless the stinky cheeses.

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

Crusty too.

Kungjitsu

Europe ruined cheese for me. Over there they’re allowed to let shit rot. Here, everyone’s afraid of diarrhea and tummy aches, so cheese has no flavor. #FirstWorldProblems

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

Just had moldy, can’t remember what it was and it didn’t look good but was REALLY good. A product of Belgium I believe.

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

Now I’m hungry but stodgy.

laserguru

Havarti is vastly underrated and has a good melt.

Asadero ain’t no joke in the melty department either.

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Sill Bimmons

Unforeseen consequences of the ‘Nova win.

My whole Friday afternoon commute was completely fucked by the goddamn victory parade in Philly OVER 20 MILES FROM CAMPUS

Why wouldn’f they have the city-paralyzing parade on a Saturday, you ask?

Because that would make some fucking sense.

Fucking. Idiots.

Wakezilla

Ice Alouettes rage alert:

Over the years, PK Subban has been subject to racial abuse from fans of other teams, fans of Montreal (Quebec is an insanely racist province) and subjected to the same racial rhetoric that black football players are given by sports media.

This year has been a Springfield tire fire outside of an abortion clinic for the Ice Als. Carey Price got hurt and it exposed what any Ice Als fan has known for years: The team has no scoring and outside of PK, a #1 d-man who is usually in the discussion for top d-man in the league, they have a bunch of #4-7 type defencemen, with some of those d-men getting older and shittier. That’s like having Richard Sherman with a bunch of Chris Contes as your DBs.

Aside from not being good enough, the coach, Michel Therrien, is a mediocre coach who was hired ONLY because he speaks French. The only requirement you need to be a coach for the most storied franchise in the NHL and one of the most storied franchises in the world, is that you have to speak fucking french. What does that have to do with PK? Well, Therrien, as we’ve already established, is a shitty coach and has no idea how to use PK. Thankfully, PK is good enough to succeed in-spite of Therrien, which bothers Therrien.

Seeing how Montreal has a “the coaches must speak French” and there are no real viable French Canadian coaches going to be on the market in the Summer, Michel Therrien has already been announced by Marc Bergevin to returning. Bergevin and Therrien appear to be on the same page, which has led to a lot of speculation and a lot of the media reporting that PK Subban is now likely to be traded according to numerous reliable sources.

What the fuck? This fucking franchise is turning into a fucking joke, all to appeal to a bunch of fucking separatists who banged their drums loud enough about 8 years ago about only having French speaking coaches. As a result, due to this severe restriction, PK has to go? Salary cap aside, no matter what you get back, you aren’t getting full value because the Ice Als have no defense outside of PK. They may acquire a guy who scores 25-40 goals, but, that shit won’t matter because you’ll have some stiff playing PK’s minutes who won’t be as good as PK.

But back to the media. There’s an uneasy amount of subtle racism towards PK. The first time PK was rumoured to get traded this season, the media talked about how it should humble him. Only a cocky piece of shit like PK would donate 10 million to a children’s hospital, which resulted in a new wing for the hospital, resulting in naming that wing after that glory boy. Or the other 300K he spent on giving a christmas dinner to terminally ill children and their families this past christmas. What a me-first glory boy!

Just like when he wasn’t named Captain last year. The story was more about PK better not show that he’s having fun than it was Patch getting the Captaincy. And this shit is coming up again. PK, despite not even playing right now because he’s hurt, is getting all the blame for Montreal (still) losing and maybe these trade rumours will wake him up and get him to stop smiling so much and going to the club. Because Hockey is life and death and when you’re the highest paid player, that means you have to be the highest scorer on the team and should never go out on the town in one of the funnest cities on the fucking planet or some bullshit. And they’re banging the PK Subban better get traded drum bullshit. Because God forbid Montreal hire a fucking coach based on his merit and not on the fucking language he speaks.

TL/DR: I am legitimately considering trading in my fandom to the Ice Als if they trade PK. Hopefully Quebec City gets a franchise soon so the separatists can make that team toxic so they can stop ruining my Ice Als.

FUCK!

King Hippo

I dated a gal from Ottawa (though she technically lived in Gatineau, she was originally from Ottawa proper and looked down on Quebecois as hicks) and she was RACIST AS FUCK.

That said, everyone in Quebec City seemed remarkably pleasant when I visited.

theeWeeBabySeamus

OK, I’m down with the homoerotic tangent I guess. Why stop now, right?
A dude who has soaked more cotton than a south Georgia thunderstorm.
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Covalent Blonde

Why do I not even know who that guy is? If he plays on the Texans and isn’t JJ Watt I get a pass

theeWeeBabySeamus

Charlie Hunnam….played Jax on Sons of Anarchy.

theeWeeBabySeamus

Sheeesh if my nieces saw that photo they’d….Oh dear god they’d lick the monitor.

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

That explains the wetnaps.

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

Doesn’t have to be homoerotic to appreciate a handsome motherfucker. But if you get an unexpected boner, nobody will judge.

theeWeeBabySeamus

That’s what you said last time, but we all know how that turned out.

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I am not sure if they can make good sandwiches.

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Covalent Blonde

I am fucking starving but I have virtually no food in my house and I already stripped from work into comfy hausfrau pyjama-type shit so going out would take more commitment than this week has left me with. Here is my question: I can try to make a weird gouda-havarti-manchego grilled cheese sandwich and see how the fuck that works out or a bloody caesar so thick you could make a fork stand up in it. Which sounds like a better dinner?

Covalent Blonde

Top notch thinking but I am trying to keep the weight down on my dog after he was over indulged at grandma’s for 10 days and I lack total self-control when it comes to not giving my dog all of the pizza his little heart desires.

Don’t get me wrong, he loves vodka and grilled cheese, too, but he knows the pizza box means one and only thing: French bulldog pizza farts for the next 72 hours

King Hippo

Cats are much easier pets. I just have to deal with 3-4 bird/rabbit corpses a week.

Covalent Blonde

False. For the sheer love of spite Foucault has never just knocked shit off the table or the counter top to test to make sure that gravity is still a thing.

Kruger looks like he is always itching to knock over your Everton swag.

King Hippo

and he WILL swat my eyelids at 4am if he wants to outside and take a piss. The littlerbox is an affront to his dignity.

theeWeeBabySeamus

Blames grandma then says…..”I lack total self-control when it comes to not giving my dog all of the pizza his little heart desires”

Am I the only one who noticed that?

Covalent Blonde

Shut up with your keen and accurate observations.

Yes. Maybe there is a bit of hypocrisy there, but maybe not. In the 7 days I was gone she went through 2 lbs. of bully sticks.

Pizza is a rare and special treat for both of us.
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King Hippo

opiates!!

– Your Friendly Neighbourhood Quack

theeWeeBabySeamus

That’s your goddamned answer for everything.
Granted….it’s usually a good answer.

King Hippo

I’m listening to Tim MotherAssFucking McCarver call tonight’s game, so I’d be up for black tar tonight, damn it.

theeWeeBabySeamus

Shit….McCarver calls for opiate/alcohol mixture just for the blackout/no memory factor.

Covalent Blonde

When your logic is sound, it can stand up to any argument

American Pie Story

cheese makes a better bedtime snack

Doktor Zymm

Those are all good melting cheeses, they could make a fine grilled cheese.

Covalent Blonde

I’m going to take your word on that, Dok. Manchego is almost exclusively consumed with some membrillo or with olives for me in a normal sweated state so heating it up is a test I have never put it through. Tonight may be the night to be bold!

Doktor Zymm

I’ve used it in quiche, and I have it on reliable authority that it’s a common quesadilla cheese. But anyway, report back on how it turns out!

King Hippo

Oh snap, I MUST post this now:

Wakezilla

Apparently in Mexico, female cops are subjected to attractive inspections.

I’d assume the position for them. Hey-yooooo!

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Seriously though, that’s pretty terrible.

Wakezilla

Huh. Didn’t work, eh?

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Moose -The End Is Well Nigh
Wakezilla

Noice. What’s she from?

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh
American Pie Story

Friend saw Iron Maiden recently, said it was awesome.

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

Glad they are not………….. rusty.

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

” A single sperm has 37.5MB of DNA information in it. That means that a normal ejaculation represents a data transfer of 1,587.5TB.

Now that’s a lot of information to swallow. “

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh
theeWeeBabySeamus

NOT LIKE THAT YOU FUCKING PERVERT!!!!
I’m talking about cannibalizing you.

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

Hehehehe….. hehe.

Doktor Zymm

Some states tax data provider services…

theeWeeBabySeamus

I’m sure Moose will be happy to “pay” them their fair share.

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

Since they are potential children can they be protected by Republicans?

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

Go ahead with the cookie joke.
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Or apply to be a Starfish Rangler.

Kungjitsu

In space, no one can hear you jerk it.

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

OK, you got me with that one.

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theeWeeBabySeamus

I’d say that has to be him, only no vicuprofen bottles in the avatar soooo….

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

Do you mean the gif?

King Hippo

This is NAWT me, but FFS it is APT

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

*NAHT

Kungjitsu

I’m watching The Force Awakens, and I think Rey is the new Anakin Skywalker. I think she’s going to go bad.

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

Rey Vader?

Wakezilla

Probably Darth Rey. Rey Father sounds funny when she’s a woman.

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

That may have been the bad joke. It was bad.

Duchess

So I went to Mississippi last weekend because I became a Godfather. In that time Mississippi legalized discrimination (A interracial couple have already been evicted because the trailer park owner’s religion forbids interracial marriage. Then they Southern Miss fucked up cheating by having assitant coaches do homework of JuCo transfers to ensure they are academically eligible… How fucked up is the State now?

Kungjitsu

It’s approaching the asymptote of totally fucked.

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

So about the same?

Wakezilla

Not like I ever planned on dreaming on going to Mississippi ever, but, I’m in an inter-racial marriage, so, good to know not to ever go there for more reasons.

Duchess

Went to school there… Its kind of like France… Its a great place just not great people.

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

Great; the Francophobe shit.

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Kungjitsu

Worked with Zack Snyder. 2/10 would not bang

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

OK, OK, I’ll mix it up.

Ireland Baldwin

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Go ahead; argue with her dad.

ballsofsteelandfury

Which one is he?

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

Not the *really* crazy one, just the regular crazy one.

Kungjitsu

Alec, Billy, James, whoever.

Wakezilla

Looks like the fat little piggy grew up

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh
ballsofsteelandfury

I think the Rachel Ward controversy below is due to a bad picture. She looks good in the picture Moose posted.

theeWeeBabySeamus

Agreed.
Also I apologize for gender insensitive JOKE.
Lighten up guys…it’s Friday.

theeWeeBabySeamus

Or maybe it was more age-ist than sexist. Either way, I’ll accept whatever punishment to tight asses decide is appropriate.

theeWeeBabySeamus

*”you”…not “to”
I’m so upset by all of this I can’t even type.

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

Prolly be mom jokes.

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

Because of the weirdness below I’ll go old school on this Sexy Friday.

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ballsofsteelandfury

You lucky lucky bastard! I expect a full review of the Maiden show on Monday.

Sill Bimmons

hey guys

theeWeeBabySeamus

Your Thorn Birds reference brought Rachel Ward to mind.
Sadly, she did NOT age well.
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But back in the day, got-DAMM!!!! Amirite????
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I assure you, and without shame, that she was responsible for multiple extra loads (giggity) of laundering of sheets.

King Hippo

She turned into BOWIE! ZOMG!!!

theeWeeBabySeamus

I was thinking Willem Dafoe.
But either way…..

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

No wonder women are so pissed off as they get older.

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

She’s 59 years old; not sure how you think people age or what you’d expect, but she is fine for 59.

ballsofsteelandfury

That rhymes!

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

We’ll have to wait ten years, then it gets worse.

King Hippo

In solidarity with Yeah Right, Schwarber done blowed his knee out. 🙁

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