Fun with Graphs: A look at the competitiveness of various leagues

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ballsofsteelandfury - May 23, 2017May 23, 2017

So everyone was shocked when the Celtics won a game against the mighty Cleveland Cavaliers ( Jesus, we really must be nearing the end times. I never thought I'd write that sentence!) and that got me to thinking. Everyone assumes the NBA is a two-team league and everyone is just waiting

Your “Dodging Cars & New Scars” Canadian Holiday Monday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - May 22, 2017May 20, 2017

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As I said last year aboot this time: Victoria Day: Under Canadian law, the date is reserved in anniversary of the birth of the monarch. A national commemoration dating from the time of Queen Victoria, an amendment to the Statutes of Canada in 1952 established the celebration of Victoria Day on the

DFO Radio: The Afterlife

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Rikki-Tikki-Deadly - May 22, 2017May 22, 2017

"Now is that any way to behave...at a rock and roll concert?" - Jim Morrisson So this weekend, same as last year, we were fortunate enough to be my wife's cousin's guests at the Los Angeles Zoo's "Beastly Ball", a charity event that included a silent auction, a regular auction, and

Balls of Steel’s AFL Beat – 2017 Round 9

ballsofsteelandfury - May 22, 2017May 22, 2017

We are BACK! And now that our fun quest/saga has concluded nicely with the Goddess in my lovely arms, it is time for me to take over the mid-morning Monday timeslot (see, AFL Media? I can do alliteration too! Call me!). This week, the Cats stop playing like pussies, there was

Your “It’s Time for Sunny-down” Sunday Evening Open Thread

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Beerguyrob - May 21, 2017May 21, 2017

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I can report the event, “Winnie the Pooh & Seussical the Musical Jr.”, went off without a hitch. My niece stole the show playing Bee #3 in "Pooh". "Seussical" went on way too long, and seemed like it was put together by someone currently being investigated by Chris Hansen. Afterwards, we left

Sunday Gravy with yeah right: Is that Hotdish? Oh yah, you betcha!

laserguru - May 21, 2017

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Good morning folks! Welcome back. A thought passed through my mind awhile back while I was in the middle of a two-day prep, hours long to cook recipe that I was putting together, are some of these recipes I've posted a little "too" elaborate? I hope not. The entire idea for

Your “I Remember That You Gave Me Your Shoulder” Saturday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - May 20, 2017May 19, 2017

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There's not really much to add. It's a long weekend in Canada - Victoria Day - so Canadians get three days to devote to the noble pursuit of finishing the whole 2-4 over the "May 2-4 weekend". In Vancouver, we have the added attraction of the Cloverdale Rodeo, with accompanying animal rights

Continued RIP

King Hippo - May 20, 2017May 20, 2017

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There is no lesser footy, talk amongst yourselves. I am not doing well with this, and celebrity deaths generally have zero effect on me. Obama will be the next one that hits so absurdly hard. Last performance of the song that introduced me to Soundgarden (thanks again, WKNC 88.1): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RXkjrZ_BZk

TGISF…aka “The Goddess Personified” Sexy Friday Open Thread

theeWeeBabySeamus - May 19, 2017May 19, 2017

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Sooooooooooooooo..... ISoG came to a rather inauspicious end this week. And yet you still have to hear about it, apparently. Yes, I'm a dick. tWBS (to New Girl): Soooooo, ummmmm, Van.... New Girl: Look, just cut to the chase. I'm not some wilting flower you need to treat gently. Don't try to schmooze

Request Line: The Afterlife

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Rikki-Tikki-Deadly - May 19, 2017May 19, 2017

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INT. RECORDING STUDIO – DAY A pair of radio professionals are standing in front a large piece of electronic equipment. The large piece of electronic equipment is visibly excited, no I don't know how to show that onscreen you're supposed to be some big hotshot director, you figure it out. PRODUCER: All

Listen to the Rhythm of the Falling Rain

Low Commander of the Super Soldiers - May 19, 2017May 19, 2017

FEBRUARY 2017 - MIDDAY - INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - CHARGERS/RAMS JOINT STADIUM SITE [Three well-dressed men exit a limo and approach a chain-link fence, bordering a sprawling quagmire of mud] STAN KROENKE: The foreman is telling me that this rain may cause a serious delay. DEAN SPANOS: How serious? DALE KOGER: With the high rainfall so far this

MIDWEEK RATIONS EP: VI – CLASSIC AMERCAN VIA THE MONGOL HORDES

Romonobyl - May 19, 2017May 18, 2017

We all know the saying: As American as apple pie (Sweden), hot dogs (Germany, of course) and hamburgers (Mongolia?). That's right. According to legend (aka a Wiki search), a possible ancestor to the 'murican hamburger was courtesy of Khan and Kompany. No, not Mr. Roarke, good ol' Genghis. Supposedly Genny K (that's