Your “Today is a Dead News Day” Wednesday Evening Open Thread

It seems that in honour of tonight’s third and final Presidential debate, all NFL news is doom & gloom:

  • Skipping practice: Joe Flacco; Odell Beckham Jr.; Terrelle Prior.
  • Out multiple weeks: Eddie Lacy; Ben Roethlisberger.
  • Fined: Vontaze Burfict – $75000 + no games.
  • Benched: Ryan Fitzpatrick. Welcome back, Geno.
  • Shoulda let Mom make the Chunky: Dez Bryant.

One shining light is that Tyler Eifert – the new poster boy for eliminating the Pro Bowl – has begun practicing with the Bengals.

At the League’s Fall meetings in Houston, the Rams, Raiders & Chargers all gave updates as to their stadium situations. Mark Davis gave updates on both Oakland & Las Vegas, most likely in the Lionel Hutz “truth” and “TRUTH” voices.

Finally, the NFL & NFLPA released a joint statement on the protocol procedures followed after Cam Newton got rocked in the Thursday NFL opener versus the Broncos. You can determine its tl;dr status here. The two main takeaways are that

S-M-R-T
S-M-R-T
  1. Nothing amiss occurred in the sideline evaluation; and
  2. Ed Hochuli was correct in forcing Tyrod Taylor off after his hit.

I’m shocked…SHOCKED that the League would investigate itself and find itself to have done the correct thing. This kind of arrogance & confidence is why no one liked Teflondre.

Despite his kangol tam.
Despite his kangol tam.

Hey! The Blue Jays are out of the playoffs.

 


As usual, not much will happen in the debate tonight. The only important question was asked & answered a month ago by Big Daddy Drew.

what-happens-if-trump-calls-hillary-a-bitch-during-the-debate

 

Fox News’ Chris Wallace is tonight’s moderator. His topics for the debate are: debt and entitlements, immigration, economy, Supreme Court, foreign hot spots, and fitness to be president. I anticipate he’ll be more fair than the average Fox journalist, possibly lulling Trump into a false sense of security. At this point, there’s not much drama, outside of the special guests,

And none of them as beloved.
And none of them as beloved.

 

and tarmac games of chicken.

 

On the Trump side, he’s flying in Malik Obama, Barack’s half-brother (same dad), and Benghazi-truther Patricia Smith, who lost a son in the attack and whose confirmation bias only blames Hillary:

“I know she murdered him … I do hope she will tell me something. I don’t think she will because I don’t think she’s got the guts to tell me what happened (in Benghazi).” (CNN)

Mrs. Clinton is countering with Mark Cuban and Meg Whitman, because who doesn’t have billionaire friends they can fly around on donor dimes?

The tastiest protest of the evening is the “wall of taco trucks” being built in front of trump’s Las Vegas hotel in advance of tonight’s debate at UNLV.

It’s not around the complex, but it does make for an impressive, delicious sight on the one side of the street.

 

Tonight’s sports: (by God, we will need them)

  • Women’s Volleyball:
    • Baylor at Iowa State – 7:00 PM | ESPNU
    • Auburn at Mississippi – 9:00 PM | ESPNU
  • NBA Preseason Basketball: Knicks at Celtics – 7:30 PM | ESPN
  • MLB Playoff: Game 4: Cubs at Dodgers – 8:00 PM | FS1/Sportsnet1
  • NHL Hockey:
    • Red Wings at Rangers – 8:00 PM | OLN
    • Leafs at Jets – 8:00 | Sportsnet
  • Women’s International Friendly Soccer: U.S. vs. Switzerland – 9:00 PM | ESPN2

Plus, don’t forget about the new South Park tonight

It’s been a good season so far. BEWARE TROLL TRACE!

 

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Don T

Wish I’d been here live.
My wife and I watched the debate on DVR very late, and had a hearty hate-laugh at that “bad hombres” crap. Not a slur, but:
1. race-baiting at its cowardly, oblique worst.
2. you are fine, upstanding gente.

Brocky

final one, night night, till the rooster crows:

http://img.pandawhale.com/39136-Shaun-of-the-Dead-Fuck-a-Doodl-3fWD.gif

Brocky

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JerBear50

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Low Commander of the Super Soldiers

I’m currently trying to rationalize buying a motorcycle so that I can have an excuse to wear this Chargers colored Predator helmet:

https://motorcyclehelmets.io/product/tricolor-predator-helmet/

I have a problem, and I think BOLTMAN might be controlling my mind somehow.

Unsurprised

That looks like an everyday office helmet to me.

Low Commander of the Super Soldiers

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BOLTMAN AGREES WITH THIS WISE BUT PUNY HUMAN!

You are not helping.

JerBear50
Brocky

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Unsurprised

I just watched Goon for the first time and now I’m ready to kick some ass.

Sill Bimmons

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Sill Bimmons

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Brocky

prelude to a goatse?

Sill Bimmons

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Sill Bimmons
Sill Bimmons

This Was Teh Wednesday Without Any Other Wednesday

Senor Weaselo

Seems like Cornetto Trilogy gifs it is, so one and then bed.
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Brocky

trilogy gifs, horror movies,

http://67.media.tumblr.com/9e5cfedc82c113be0dbc0515764f0e4d/tumblr_mip449xqTN1qb05aco2_500.gif

why didn’t i think of this sooner?

Unsurprised

I am ashamed at how long it took me to connect the dots on this one.

Brocky

there’s an urban legend that romero himself was talking to edgar wright, wright brought that scene up, and apparently the joke went over romero’s head as well

Brocky

Moar Horror gifs:

http://66.media.tumblr.com/240b4175638e974cdf0faa96b60241f5/tumblr_mymaczQvqz1tnz8rlo1_500.gif

seriously, halloween is my favorite holidays, and this election cycle is ruining it.

Unsurprised

I have hated Halloween since my fifth grade teacher ruined it for me in her constant efforts to be a giant bitch. It’s not like I have great memories of it, but it seems like the kind of holiday I should dig.

I am going to a murder mystery roleplaying dinner party the Saturday before, so maybe I can finally break this shitty funk.

Unsurprised

You are a hero.

Brocky

whenever i get concerned about politics, i just remember a little bit of advice:

http://images-cdn.9gag.com/photo/281842_700b.jpg

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Brocky

its so uniquely mediocre. I have never know another film that is so “Meh” but still retains rewatch value

Unsurprised

Now I have to see it.

I watched Jodorowsky’s Dune, and that would’ve been so awesome.

Low Commander of the Super Soldiers

One of my all-time favorite quotes (and books) and it’s actually helped me get through some shit.

God damn were the movies disappointing.

Unsurprised

Wannabe Patrick Bateman motherfucker

The Right Reverend Electric Mayhem

So here’s how fucked up it’s gotten: with Trump’s apparent unwillingness to accept the result when he loses, I (generally liberal, heavily pro-gun regulation) am legitimately considering going out and purchasing a firearm so that if his minions try to stage a putsch, I am prepared.

Seriously, how did you paranoid freakshows turn me into one of you?

Unsurprised

They’re a bunch of pussy losers. They aren’t going to do shit.

Brocky

I generally agree, but I’d like to err on the side of caution…

you never expect them to go through with it, till they do

Unsurprised

Let the professionals with guns deal with them like they did with … Well, hopefully they just kill the motherfuckers, unlike those Bundy assholes.

Brocky

this film is really underrated as part of the “trilogy”

people say it’s not as funny as the other 2, i disagree. it took me a few viewings to warm up to hot fuzz

yeah right

WOOO!!!

Cubbies are coming home!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79vCiXg3njY

Unsurprised

YOU FAT PENGUIN!

Marc Trestmans Windowless Van

The thing I hate most is their random and insane family values stance. It took my mom walking in while I literally had a hockey stick broken on my head for my very abused mom to leave my dad. She claimed Jesus doesn’t approve of divorce and even yesterday told me she thought he could change him so she stayed.

Unsurprised

I am going to drag you out of Wisconsin one of these days.

Marc Trestmans Windowless Van

I complain a lot about politics in this country now but I moved back home and have a brother in the army. so Republicans. I give exact stats on something. They claim I am making up the stats, give them 7 sources. The next claim is all of those very specific and consistent numbers are made up. Then recently it is into a diatribe about how the media is rigged against Trump by stating facts.

Unsurprised

I wish those people could be launched into the sun.

Brocky

Cognitive dissonance is illogical in nature, it can’t be overcome.

when you see marines getting marginalized on facebook because they’re not the on the trump train, you know this goes beyond partisanship.

Marc Trestmans Windowless Van

I like the movie reference. I think you are good

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