Yes, I went with the English spelling tonight.
As far as sports, the only thing I can see that is on tonight is Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final with the St. Louis Blues trying desperately to prevent another BAWSTAN championship parade.
That comes your way at 5 PM Pacific, 8 Eastern, 7 DFO Time.
Fox Sports 1 has a Women’s World Cup Preview show and that’s what I want to focus tonight’s Open Thread on.
Yes, the DFO crew have been writing Team Previews for the Copa América teams, but there is another tournament taking place at the same time: The Women’s World Cup in France!
There is technically a third tournament, the CONCACAF Gold Cup, also taking place but I know we are testing the collective DFO audience’s patience with this much soccer already.
Four years ago, I went to Vancouver with family to watch some of the Women’s World Cup when it was held in Canada. Not only did I love Vancouver, but the games were extremely fun and the atmosphere was great.
I’m thinking it’s going to be the same this year.
Fox Sports will be providing wall-to-wall coverage starting with tonight’s preview show. Telemundo will be providing spanish-language coverage (in addition to their Copa América coverage).
The tournament schedule is here. The first game is tomorrow at noon Pacific time between the host France and South Korea.
Fox Sports has a pretty good rundown of the competition here.
As if you needed another reason to watch fit women play a sport at the highest level, the Fox announcing crew includes:
Telemundo counters with:
Details of Telemundo’s coverage are here.
Women’s World Cup games will air in the US in the mornings and early afternoons while the Copa América games will air late afternoons and evenings. That way you can enjoy fútbol all day and forget about that pesky work schedule.
And don’t forget to root for Canada!
BTW, the USWNT are the defending champs, so there’s that too.
Actually, the field is quite strong and there aren’t as many weak teams as there used to be. France, in particular, will be tough. Spain also has a shot to surprise while traditional powers like Germany, Brazil, China, and Sweden will also be contenders. In addition, Argentina, England, the Netherlands, and Norway will be looking to make their mark on the tournament and could knock one of the favourites out.
It will be a lot of fun. In many ways, some women’s sports are better and more fun to watch than the men versions. I know that, in AFL, the women hit harder. In fútbol, the women fight for the ball harder and don’t fall to the ground and cry like babies if someone breathes on them.
They are awesome athletes and deserve attention and ratings. Hope you watch at least one game!
(71/69)
Now if you’ll excuse me, I gotta get high.
Don’t mind if I do.
Jesus. That’s hotter than the gif below this.
Not great work, but maybe it pays the bills.
Hey, so the previously mentioned BattleBots stream goes up in like 20-25 minutes on Twitch. If you’re so inclined.
Had a very nice dinner tonight with the lovely and talented BallsofSteelandFury.
He even picked me up and paid the bill.
But he didn’t bring me flowers, so for now I’m on the fence.
Is the fence to get loosened up?
Not if HE’S in the room.
Someone has to teach @twbs how to eat soup…
I’ve never heard that euphemism used for it before.
SLURP!!!!!
That was poetry.
At least Boston isn’t throwing bananas on the ice this time
I’m not sure the #IceBFIB would stand FOAR black hockeyists?
NBC did get a nice shot of that Boston fan giving the finger to the exiting Blues players, though.
I would bet everything (if I bet on ice footy) that this goes back for 7.
Things were different in the old west.
https://youtu.be/S-h46vxck4g
Good thing my pants were already off.
Good job, NBC. Tell us twenty times about the alleged missed call on the Blues, but just give a passing mention of Marchand’s clip.
What’s the line in the movie? “She didn’t shit right for two months.”?
The movie line I was thinking of was “sleep well, and dream of large women.”
Bad Santa, and it was You won’t shit right for a week!
/but yeah, with this’un even 2 months might be conservative
I must be drunk in my Santa suit.
She doesn’t even need to go on her knees. Efficient!
ergonomically correct!
That’s gonna leave a mark.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/06/us/new-york-city-ice-cream-trucks-seized/index.html
It must be exhausting finding a bikini bottom in the right size then finding one 2 sizes smaller for the top
Nice call Dustan
Eh, gotta admit that high stick was an automatic call. So the gimme may still be coming….
What the fuck are they even booing there
I thought it was “BUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUURNS!”
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-california-ladybugs-idUSKCN1T72Y8
That could be a legitimate complaint, but I have no ability to give Boston the benefit of the doubt.
Also, his stick made contact with Accari’s right leg, but he kicked his left one up.
Don’t worry, refs will give a cheesy make-up call to allow Boston a PP
Boston fans throwing themselves on the ice–no wait, that’s real trash on the ice, my mistake.
The boston crowd legitimately does not understand why the refs aren’t helping them win
NAWT FAHWR!
NO ONE DENIES THIS!
What’s hilarious about that is that Bruins fans will swear to you that every other team in the NHL is a bunch of terrible divers.
Space Carol in gladiator mode…is prettay, prettay, prettay hot
The pizza place near my office always carries the NY Post (that’s how we’re supposed to know it’s REAL PIZZA unlike all the other pizza OUT HEAH), so I got to enjoy the furiosity of Mets fans complaining about Tom Brady’s attempt to trademark “Tom Terrific.”
ALL DUE RESPEC TA TOM BRADY, DERE IS ONLY ONE TOM TERRIFIC AND HIS NAME IS SEAVER.
It’s like the Aliens vs. Terminator of fandoms.
Boston playing the ultimate warrior theme:
So fitting, trying to substitute enthusiasm and perception for skill and accomplishment
With a blatant unapologetic hatred of people with the wrong skin color.
I’m now imagining a dropkick murphys version of this outfit
I will confess, always had a difficult time tellin Ultimate Warrior apart from Sting.
Assuming you’re not joking, they were tag partners in the 80s. They basically started face paint at the same point
early Sting looks a little prissy, no?
Everyone looks a little prissy standing next to THA ULATIMATE WARRIAHHHHH!!!!
I think that’s just because he wasn’t getting along with the other two members of The Police.
I should read more.
He was good in that Dune movie.
I spent the morning commute having that same old man observation that everybody was on their phone, that were all too distracted to ever be lonely, and that we’ll never be lonely enough to make friends.
And then my phone stopped charging and not only was my day ruined, but I had developed the focus of an infant brain surgeon in making sure that damn phone would get fixed.
It’s cold out there in the wilderness.
My completely baseless soccer picks are in. I look forward to the last place booby prize.
Did you mean bra-less soccer picks?
My picks are in too
two happy things:
1) I have discovered ginger beer (as opposed to ale) and it is delicious and stomach-settling
2) New promo for Baskets ahead of Archer 1999!
Bundaberg Ginger Beer is pretty great.
Also not bad in a Dark and Stormy
Appalachian Brewing Company makes fine ginger beer. Goya has a bit too much snap.
Its a perfect drink to sip when you need to get work done, but need to be sober for it.
Yeah, but was the burrito good?
Not half as good as fresh ded baby, I bet (smh)
Especially when still covered in fresh placenta. Mmmmmmm.
Oh fuck yes
also a little cilantro ,, ppl forget that
Mmmmm baby burrito
perhaps I don’t know hockey as well as I should, but what penalty could you want there?
Felching, two minutes.
It’s a double minor the way I play it! – Marc T., parts unknown
That is horrible. Bless you.
Two minutes for NAWT PLAYING FOR BAHSTON
HE AIN’T SUFFAHED LIKE WE-UH HAS SUFFAHED
Holding The Stick is technically a penatly as well as extra at the Bunny Ranch.
Holding. But realistically they both held each other and the Bruins wanted to sell it.
But really the penalty is beating Boston
That was a hell of a block.
Boston wants a penalty, what else is new?
Ever since 1776 amirit?
Whenever Alex Steen goes to the box, if I was a Blues announcer, I’d say, “while not fatal, this’ll really hurt for the Blues to have their Steen removed.”
but does ge get OPIATES??
/asking FOAR a friend obvs
CONTEST ALERT
FIFA Chicks World Cup is having a prediction contest!
I set up a league. JOIN ME OR DIE! CAN YOU DO ANY LESS?
https://predictor.fifa.com/match/leaguejoin/da1fde69
Winner gets a gently used Fleshlight.
No mention of who gets the winners’ used underwear.
That seals it, I’m in.
It’s not all the way sealed. Yet.
like Diane Chambers doing NFL pool on strength of symphony, I shall pick based on expected hotness
On a very short list of all time greatest TV shows.
oh mos’ def. A favourite. Diane Chambers could throw down a put down.
also, GREAT naming hustle and picks are in!
Picks are in!
Classic Boston crowd booing the Bruins power play after 50 seconds of ineffectiveness, pretty much the first 50 seconds so all post season.
Don Cherry giving us a specific history lesson regarding Canuck troops landing on Normandy Beach-
“Look, I gotta tell ya, some of those youngsters, they really wanted it. The Swedes? They were nowhere. So typical! Them Canadian boys put on their capes and flew over them Krauts and then punched their lights out! That’s just the way it was back then. There was punching, and toughness and stitches and humiliation and wives that didn’t mind a backhand every once in a while! That’s what makes Canada so great!”
judging by the backdrop in TOR, looks like Uru and Para have to watch out FOAR teh Blue Guays two?
Hockey player Roman Polak apparently signed with the Dallas Stars today. Polak with a star on his chest, I thought we learned our lesson about this in 1945.
This should be on the banner
My biggest client picked the perfect day to pay me for the first time in almost 11 months – my anniversary! Now I can afford dinner!
we all are truly living the dream, eh?
I know who’s picking up my pub crawl tab
I made the trek to the gate. Not everyone in the party was so lucky. We will drink to their memories
so muscular, yet so very lithe. Plus she likes sports!!
Her A Cup under-floweth.
Hippo is nae a tit man. You (tits), me (legs), and Litre (ass) would never fight one another out on the prowl, though!
Yeah, small titties are fine. Bitches who complain about them are not.
Board girl get paid
u leave all teh surfboards FOAR Hippo, chuh chuh
Weight-loss-wise, I’m currently at the intersection of “Delivery Pizza, because I’ve done so well this week!” and “Lentil soup, because I want to keep doing well!” She’s a tough, tough call.
Lean Cuisine makes a pretty good diet pizza. I had that every week when I was trying to fool my stomach into thinking it was getting good food.
I’m having pea soup AND pizza. Homemade, so it’s not fattening.
/smothers soup in olive oil
Grilling up some 96% lean burgers, lettuce-wrapped.
Kill me.
Are your hobo papers in order? If not, no.
Jennifer Aniston and I have different definitions of the word “topless”. That being said I’m joining King Hippo in Team La Mort d’Amour. If I went out that way by Aniston, I’d put that on my tombstone.
https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/features/a27321171/jennifer-aniston-interview-2019/
I can both marvel at Alex Morgan as an exceptionally gifted athlete – perhaps as good as I have seen in the last 20 years or so – and still kinda sorta wish she would fuck me literally to death…right??
Obvs
Hippo: [is fucked to death]
Alex Morgan: “Umm, could you get me some kleenex so I can wipe up?”
Hippo: “What part of ‘fucked to death’ do you not understand?” [expires]
Alex Morgan: “Fine. Paper towels will do.”
Hippo: “…………..”
Absolutely.
/As an athlete, I think she’s a tad overrated.
If you shit on Kaylyn Kyle next, we’s gon have to fight ,, smh 😀
Death by snoo-snoo it is!
Just had the absolutely craziest encounter with a tweaker. It’s offseason so I’m gonna make a post about it.
#BOTG!!
BOTG: Hippo’s House?
Two hours till the game starts, I got a belly full of saturated fats, a noose in case the Bruins win, it’s hot, and I’m not wearing any pants.
“Hit it? Don’t mind if I do!”
-Reuben Foster, Ray Rice, Jonathon Dwyer, Greg Hardy, Dez Bryant, etc., etc.
As long as Christine Sinclair scores 5 goals this tournament, I don’t care what happens.
With that said, I’m picking France to win the tournament.
This gif pulls in two different direction – the first is to marvel at how skilled and alert Alex Morgan was to pull off the half field goal. The second is to laugh at the keeper tripping over her own feet.
That ball isn’t the only thing that extends a great distance when touched by Alex Morgan.
What the hell are you talking aboot?
Killing time before going to the airport is even more depressing than to he trip itself.