Earlier today (it's still before midnight DFO time!) ESPN laid off a whole bunch of people from their on-air staff including SportsCenter anchors, people on Baseball Tonight, a whole bunch of college reporters, and basically their whole hockey staff not named Barry Melrose. Others, like Karl Ravech, Ryen Russilo, and Hannah Storm,
Month: April 2017
Wheat From the Chaff: Your NHL Round 2 Previews and Evening Open Thread
First off, a song: That's cathartic. Now, on to the matches. Western Conference: St. Louis versus Nashville Both teams looked really good in the first round.St. Louis came out and handed defeat to a declining North Stars Wild team that looked ready for golf season before the round started. Nashville answered all Hawk-haters dreams
“It’s All Gone Wrong, Pete & John” – The Seahawks Try To Bolster Their Lines (Part 5)
CrimeBeat!: Bat Country Edition
No time for love, Dr. Jones- let's get right down to it. BRING FORTH THE ACCUSED! PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA CHARGE: Indecent exposure With apologies to WhyEaglesWhy. Can you hear it? Can you hear the low, menacing rumble, like a thousand Peter Kings' stomaches in an Acela™ Quiet Car? That's the sound of the City of
Your “Tears Are Something To Hide” Tuesday Evening Open Thread
The Night Chicago Died A Song that I Wish was True
Boots on the Ground – entropy Visits His Local Chili Cook Off
Hey folks, and welcome from the aftermath of the Lehigh Valley Chili Cook Off, held just offshore of the majestic Lehigh River, near these monstrosities: These giant industrial beauties are what remains of the once-proud Bethlehem Steel plant, and they used to produce a truly inspiring amount of local pollution so
MIDWEEK RATIONS EP: III – “ARMY TRAINING SIR!!!!!!!”
Ah yes...good ol' fashion SOS, or the more polite name of creamed chipped beef on toast. Whether or not this classic was a true staple of The Greatest Generation during battle or merely a gastronomic legend, there is a definite love/hate relationship with this classic dish. Nevertheless, SOS (Shit On a
La Madre Patria
The title translates into English literally as "The Mother Country" or colloquially as "The Motherland". This name for Spain is commonly used in Latin America. The relationship between Latin American countries and Spain is....complicated. In Spanish, the phrase "Qué padre!" is roughly translated as "Cool!" or "Awesome!". In contrast, the phrase
Your “Daddy Doesn’t Understand It” Monday Evening Open Thread
NHL News: The second-round starts Wednesday with the Western conference matchups, Nashville at St. Louis and Edmonton at Anaheim. NBC is pinning its ratings on Washington-Pittsburgh, putting them in primetime on the weekend. Ottawa-New York & Nashville-St. Louis get the afternoons. Because of the time zones involved, the Edmonton-Anaheim series
DFO Radio: One of Those Days
In Search of a Goddess – Episode 10
[6:24pm, Gilbert, Arizona] The two have now spent hours at the golf course eating, drinking and looking at girls and have predictably lost track of time... balls: I just want to apologize again about being mean to you about golf. I never knew... balls: Are all golf courses like this? tWBS: Noooo...no no. It's