Good morning DFO! It's nice to be back with another edition of Sunday Gravy. Many thanks to Ballsofsteelandfury for filling in for me last week. It was a welcome respite and gave me a chance to fire up my grill to cook some carne asada. The biggest and most unexpected challenge of doing Sunday
Month: May 2017
Your “We Were The Dudes And The Dudes Were We” Saturday Evening Open Thread
NHL Eastern Conference Preview: You've got one team Gary Bettman desperately wanted to have in this round, and the Ottawa Senators. Both teams have made it this far on the moxie of their goaltending. Craig Anderson played out of his mind in the series against the Rangers, stopping upwards of 50 shots
A Glorious Lesser Footy Weekend FOAR Moms!
TGISF…aka Your “There’s Sand In My Crack, But That’s OK” Sexy Friday Open Thread
Request Line: The Genuine Article
Hard Ride To Nowhere (Chapter 79)
The scene: That wasteland known as the Forbidden Zone, where Top Detective and Hard-boiled Detective have arrived at the scene of the carnage from last week's episode. They are currently surrounded by a mob of angry men with mohawks, who are dressed in your typical post-apocalyptic chic. Voiceover Narration (by Top
Your “All This Talk About Black Balls Is Going To Summon Either Nat Turner or Buddy Cole” Thursday Evening Open Thread
25 Questions About…..
shaving your genitals. Let me back up for a second. On last week's AFL Beat, I may or may not have mentioned that I would shave my balls early if the Geelong Cats lost to the Gold Coast Suns. As you may have surmised, even though I didn't do an AFL Beat
Historical Badasses: Saparmurat Niyazov
Modern-day politics doesn't feature many cults of personality anymore (though Lord knows that Supreme Leader Trump is trying his damnedest to make it happen in America...); outside of North Korea, which is probably the best-known example today, there's few countries left that are specifically designed to solely worship their leader
Your “Seventh Heaven – Game Seven!” Wednesday Evening Open Thread
But not in the bad-touchy Dad-from-7th-Heaven kind of way. NFL News: The NFL has named Alberto Riveron the new Head of Officiating. Technically the senior vice president of officiating, he fills the role vacated by former officiating head Dean Blandino. Riveron, the NFL's first Hispanic referee, was elevated to referee in 2008. In
MIDWEEK RATIONS EP: V – WILBUR’S GONNA DIE!
Some pig. As you've likely discovered, I'd make a lousy vegetarian. I wouldn't do well in the Persian Gulf religion department either as I find the lowly hog to be a damned tasty cloven-hooved little critter. Pork chops are great because they cook quickly, usually stay tender and aren't overly pricey.
I Accidentally Had Vodka For Breakfast
The culprit: I opened the fridge and grabbed a half-empty water bottle of a greenish, Crystal Like substance. I gulped some during my commute and... ? ? ? ? Sure enough, had a smell and it was pungent. Not punchy like tequila or rum, nor aromatic like gin. Just the nondescript and soothing alcohol smell of