Your “Perfect Day For A Quiet Friend” Sunday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - April 30, 2017April 30, 2017

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Random thoughts for a Sunday afternoon: Awful nice of John Elway to draft the nephew of the only QB with more Super Bowl losses than him. as Mr. Irrelevant, Chad Kelly will get a celebration in SoCal, promoted by Paul Salata. SBNation has a good write-up about the whole Mr. Irrelevant.

Sunday Gravy with yeah right: Two item Chinese combo!

laserguru - April 30, 2017April 30, 2017

Greetings esteemed culinarians. Welcome to a piping hot and fresh edition of Sunday Gravy or as the Chinese may say, Xīngqírì ròuzhī or 星期日肉汁. We are off and running with a brand new cuisine and all sorts of cool new techniques for you to show off and dazzle your friends and family. If you've

Semi Finale, Semifinal, Demi-finale

litre_cola - April 30, 2017

< I just edited this after the bar. No baby yet. Bday tomorrow and very pregnant wife said lets go to the bar (not for her drinks), blah blah blah you don't want to hear it> Welcome back (the futbolistas) from an entertaining if not incredibly frustrating quarterfinal round. The side

Your “Cursing At The Astronette” Saturday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - April 29, 2017April 29, 2017

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Well, we made it to the weekend. I hope you've had the chance to have a cold one or six today. The NHL Draft lottery is tonight. My Canucks have the second-best odds of getting the top pick, which they won't get & if tradition holds they'll actually drop 5 spots,

We Now Interrupt Your Draft FOAR Chelsea’s Last (Small) Chance To Lose…

King Hippo - April 29, 2017April 28, 2017

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That's right, fuckers. 2/3 of CNBC/NBCSN's Sunday triple-header are where it's at this week. Everton and Romelu Lukaku will seek to avenge a dreadful trip to Stanford Bridge when they host the League leaders (9:05, CNBC). A draw can always happen, so a Toffee result opens the door for some

TGISF…aka Your “Who’s Got Wood?” Sexy Friday Open Thread

theeWeeBabySeamus - April 28, 2017April 28, 2017

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Today is Arbor Day. So go plant a tree...so to speak. But yes, Arbor Day, or more specifically Trees....is our theme this week, one way or another. Yes, I know you were expecting something NFL Draft related probably. But fuck those idiots. I can barely stand to watch real NFL during the season

DFO At Work: Your Mock Draft Rounds 2-3 Results

DFOing Good

Horatio Cornblower - April 28, 2017

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I was going to try to put together a mock draft for Rounds 2-3 but then I realized that doing that would be A LOT of work and I didn't want to. So I rang the alarm bell at the DFO clubhouse and called in some reinforcements. The following, pictured

Request Line: Involuntary Servitude

DFO radio

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly - April 28, 2017April 28, 2017

INT. RECORDING STUDIO – DAY A pair of radio professionals are busy setting up the studio for the afternoon's show. A large piece of electronic equipment is directly outside the studio door, appearing to peer inside. DJ 3000: ...ALL I AM SAYING IS THAT GIVEN THE NATURE OF MY EXISTENCE I WOULD

HRTN Spring Break Special 2017 (Part Deux)

Beastmode Ate My Baby - April 28, 2017April 28, 2017

The scene: Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Future Moose is silently packing up the Moosemobile, Cookiethulhu is cleaning the windows and Old School Zero looks over a map. In the back seat of the Moosemobile Señor Weaselo lies in a fetal position, occasionally making whimpering sounds. Otto's Brain comes rolling up. Otto's Brain:

Horatio’s Bigger, Stupider & More Revised 2017 Mock Draft & Open Thread!

Horatio Cornblower - April 27, 2017April 27, 2017

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As you may recall about a month ago I put together a somewhat researched mock draft, doing the best I could with several hours of research and writing and stuff. It was actually a fair amount of work and gave me a new appreciation for all the work that the

Cleveland Roulette: Garrett or Trubisky?

The Right Reverend Electric Mayhem - April 27, 2017

So whose it gonna be? Whose luck finally runs out when the Browns turn in their draft index card thingy? Is it going to be Myles Garrett, the three-year star out of Texas A&M, who averaged over ten sacks and two forced fumbles a season? The 6'4", 272-pound nightmare fuel who

Historical Badasses: Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck

Historical Badasses

The Maestro - April 27, 2017April 27, 2017

I've done a lot of reading on the First World War as of late; one of the more recent discoveries from my Wikipedia rabbit-holes is that there was, as it turns out, a pretty significant amount of fighting between the Germans and the British in Africa starting in 1914. With