Your “It’s Not Stealing; It’s A Homage” Thursday Evening Open Thread

NFL Notes:

  • Gerald McCoy is taking it personally that the Bucs gave his #93 to Ndamukong Suh.  
    • “Them giving the number away, that’s their prerogative, but the respect they showed. It would be different if it was a guy who signed four or five years. This is a one-year deal.”
      • He further added, “It was a sign of respect. I’m one of the best players to ever play in the organization… It kinda shows the respect and how they feel about me.”
  • Byron Leftwich is Bruce Arians’ point-man in what nfl.com calls the “Jameis Winston Reclamation Project”. 
    • The biggest reclamation project launched in Florida since the Everglades Forever Act of 1994, Leftwich was brought in to be the Offensive Coordinator by Arians because of his experience and their history together.
      • Leftwich was a QB under Arians in Pittsburgh, and got to know him well because BIG BEN OWN COACH!
        • When Leftwich retired, Arians got him to go to Arizona & work on his coaching staff.
    • The main goal is to start Winston over from scratch with the new offence Arians wants to introduce to Tampa.
      • Because it appears to be the last chance before the “Bust” label is applied and he’s replaced by a journeyman white QB.
  • NBC, the NFL & Carrie Underwood are being sued for copyright infringement over the atrocious intro song for “Sunday Night Football”.
    • A songwriting team from SoCal is suing over similarities to their song “Game On” which they put on the internet two years ago, and allegedly pitched to Underwood’s management in 2017.
    • Hopefully, the best-case scenario is that these parasites don’t get paid and NBC opts for a different, less-shitty intro.

Tonight’s sports:

  • CFL:
    • Roughriders at Redblacks – 7:30PM | TSN / ESPN+
      • don’t forget to check out The Maestro’s award-adjacent “CFL Beat” before the game for all your betting & game information.
  • Fútbol:
    • Copa América Brasil 2019:
      • Uruguay vs. Japón – 6:30PM | TELMUN
    • CONCACAF Gold Cup Soccer 2019:
      • Nicaragua vs. Haiti – 7:00PM | FS1
      • Costa Rica vs. Bermuda – 9:30PM | FS1
  • Béisbol:
    • MLB:
      • Angels at Blue Jays – 7:00PM | Sportsnet
    • College World Series: (elimination game)
      • Game 10: Louisville vs. Mississippi State – 8:00PM | ESPN2
  • NBA:
    • Draft – 7:00PM | ESPN / TSN2 / Sportsnet1

That’s it for me this week. Seamus has you tomorrow night, and I’m away on more personal business until Tuesday.

Have a good one.

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A Canadian man-child of indeterminate age, he stays young by selling alcohol at sporting events and yelling at the patrons he serves. Their rage nourishes his soul, and their tips pay for his numerous trips to various sporting events.
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theeWeeBabySeamus

I just drove thru the drive thru. Several cops gave me the eye. They’re out in force tonight. Fortunately tonight I am sober. So far.

But got home and pulled my cheeseburger out of the bag. Then dropped it on the floor. Dammit.

Fuck it, I’m eating it anyway.

theeWeeBabySeamus

Also, while I was out at the drive thru, turns out the Orioles are no longer winning.
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Unsurprised

It’s that time of night again where I feel like a total piece of shit. I just wrote out two pages of the same bullshit ideas for this meeting tomorrow.

Unsurprised

I’m also freezing my balls off. Fuck Portland.

blaxabbath

It’s cold?

Over 100 here daily. Just a nusance anymore.

Man, you people with trees and weather are living life. Beach people too but fuck you for being so spoiled.

Mr. Ayo

New ballgame!

Which bullpen is going to blow it more?

Stay tuned!

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

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WCS

OOHHHH YEAAAHHHH

Buddy Cole's Halftime Show

Buddy is a tech jerkoff:

Got rid of Chrome entirely, I’m a convert to Firefox both desktop and mobile. I’m on a privacy binge lately so I use DuckDuckGo as my search engine and Proton Mail as my mail client. Nord VPN is okay, I can tolerate it, if any of you have recommendations on that front I’m all ears.

Backblaze is dope for a Cloud hard drive storage in my humble opinion. I bought my desktop almost three years ago and the thing is a tank. 1TB of storage and even with Matlab abs some other storage clogging shit it’s going strong.

This also bears repeating: fuck LastPass in the face. I only paid for it because that was the only way you got mobile and then they fucked up my account and their service is nonexistent. They’ve gone to shit since LogMeIn bought them. It was a damn good manager but they fucked up royally and I’m too stubborn to go back (one of you recommended 1password and I thank you but I went with BitWarden instead).

EDIT: if you don’t have a password manager please get one ASAP. I’m trying to convert my parents (to minimal avail) but people in their late 50s – early 60s are the ones who need it most.

King Hippo

I understood maybe 20% of these words. But your way of living is clearly superior for when the toaster ovens go sentient and try to murder us all.

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

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blaxabbath

Though not the most popular*, Buddy is one of the true enigmas of the [DFO] Universe.

*Most Popular (below)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=5&v=Rk_sAHh9s08

Brick Meathook

Wow I agree with so many of your points here.

I sometimes look at the RAM usage of Chrome on Mac OS X and it’s huge. I often wonder if it’s due to an Apple vs Google pissing contest. I use Safari (Mac) but I use Firefox to download YouTube videos.

LastPass is indeed shit on the support end, and every new version of Safari that comes out a LastPass gets dumber, and I have a paid account. I keep a notebook by my desk with all my log-ins and passwords (written with vintage 1960s mechanical pencils and IBM Electrographic 1.1mm leads) and that is always reliable, and often quicker.

I have Nord VPN but I’ll be honest I really don’t know what it does (is immediately hacked by North Koreans who want to know the secrets about radial piston engines)

Buddy Cole's Halftime Show

Bitwarden wasn’t my first choice for a new manager but the mobile version was free and that sold me. The free version does what I need it to do and I’ll probably drop the $10 tomorrow for the premium version.

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

Chrome was way to virus prone when I used it.

DuckDuckGo lets me surf for superhero lesbian domination gifs in privacy.

Buddy Cole's Halftime Show

Exactly. I don’t need Silicon Valley knowing my scat porn habits

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

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Unsurprised

The desktop version of Brave has a private mode with Tor integration, which is great so long as you don’t mind the entire U.S. intelligence community knowing what you’re doing.

Mr. Ayo

Also look into the Epic web browser.

Unsurprised

I don’t know why I stay with Chrome even though it sucks so much. I think it just sucks exactly the way I want it to aside from consuming stupid amounts of RAM and energy. Also because I’m an idiot.

I am basically stuck with 1Password even if I wanted to switch (I don’t) because it feels indispensable and a sunk cost. I need to set up my NextCloud and I need to figure out how to get more lawyers to use anything other than Google and Dropbox, but I’m not entirely sure to what. Not like anyone has reason to listen to me anyway.

Gratliff

Switch to Waterfox on desktop and use duckduckgo browser on mobile

Gratliff

Also keepass for pwd with a strong password on it and store it in its own dropbox account

theeWeeBabySeamus

LOL….Nitwit school.
LOL…. Frog kid.

blaxabbath

I don’t know why Frank freaking out and repeating No! when it’s time to grease up beefcakes on Mac Day isn’t a more used gif.

Unsurprised

You rang?

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blaxabbath

Also, I am setting up G Suite for our company. I know it’s supposed to be all easy or whatever but, holy cow, every external program/site makes it a huge bitch to get to the simplicity of google.

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

Good job finding the G-suite.

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

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Gratliff

I hope you enjoy the endless G Suite status alerts because I sure do. Also, the monthly complete redesign of the admin console. The only real advice I have is use GAM and force 2FA.

blaxabbath

Oh man — I’m not that tech savvy. I just wanted a place to host my legions of folders and spreadsheets across mult offices.

Buddy Cole's Halftime Show

I remember setting up the G Suite at Snoop Dogg’s house

blaxabbath

I just did nothing today. It was a late start because I had to stay home to take irrigation. Figured I’d just work from home off the laptop and ended up just doing like nothing. Lots of sleeping with Netflix running in the background. I did make it to the gym though.

I don’t think I’ll share today with the wife when she gets home from her 12 hour shift though.

theeWeeBabySeamus

THE ORIOLES ARE WINNING, THE ORIOLES ARE WINNING.

First inning, but still.

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

Celebrate while you can.

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

Even though I got kicked off the bus for that a few times.

King Hippo

The Man, always keeping a brutha down

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

Well, to be fair, it was kind of nice afterplay.

theeWeeBabySeamus

OK, Orioles lead cut in half by solo homer.
Not a shock.

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

That’s foreplay.

theeWeeBabySeamus

Straight ball, I hit it very much. Curveball, bats are afraid.

King Hippo

Man, these Bermudese is some sweaty muthafuckas

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

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theeWeeBabySeamus

Wild Thing, you make my heart sing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PE4Nms6fqAA

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

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theeWeeBabySeamus

Tried the corner and missed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_wc9JvTXGc

WCS

Ball four.

Ball eight.

How can these lay off pitches that close?

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

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WCS

(reverse eats in Spanish)

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

FIG in Spanish?

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

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theeWeeBabySeamus

You put snot…on the ball?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pdjgdb-OxY8

WCS

Hats for bats. Keep bats warm. Gracias.

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

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Mr. Ayo

Orioles @ Mariners? This is some terrible based balling that can’t be missed.

theeWeeBabySeamus

I haven’t even looked yet.

Mr. Ayo

Just starting. Mariners using the innovative opener for this game.

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

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Mr. Ayo

Three walks and one error later, the opener is pulled in the first inning.

The normal “starter” enters, and promptly gives up a 2 run double.

This is going great!

King Hippo

but SO INNOVATIVE!!

theeWeeBabySeamus

Go ahead, make fun of Rick Astley if you must. But he was the man for his time whether you want to admit it or not.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elp76GYNhbI

SonOfSpam

Fuck…how high ARE you right now?

theeWeeBabySeamus

On a scale of 1-10….I’d give it a 12.

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

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Ok, so average. Good work.

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

He’s definitely fit for ridicule, but, as you say, was hot pop at the time and a lot of people were dancing and getting picked up in clubs all over this fine nation to his tunes for a long time. Even a stronger endorsement would be that many of the hookups resulted in the even and constant spread of STDs and many blossomed in to failed relationships and bad haircut.

Redshirt

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/tampa-bay-rays-receive-permission-from-mlb-to-explore-playing-games-in-montreal-as-two-city-team/

Sérieusement, assez de cette merde! La Baie de Tampa ne veut pas d’une équipe de baseball. Revenez simplement à Montréal, changez votre nom pour les Expos et ensuite, nous pourrons passer à autre chose!

theeWeeBabySeamus

I was reading about this earlier. Jeebus.

litre_cola

Tu es absolument correcte. J’habité à Université de Montréal en 1994. C’était ridicule la grève des jouers. Les Expos était la meuilleur équipe cette saison.

ballsofsteelandfury

Très bien dit!

Redshirt

As a defense mechanism, my brain has changed my memories so I remember all Bengals playoff games as a three to four hour Rickroll.

Redshirt

(reminiscing about 2016 Wild Card Game)

Dan Hoard: “Jones drops back, throws the ball towards Wheaton, ITS PICKED…”
Rick Astley: “We’re no strangers to love…”

theeWeeBabySeamus

I am becoming very sad. Here’s why…

The legal weed products I brought home from California last week are almost gone. It’s been a fun week.

I still have four more THC tabs left, some loose smokable but not much, and my vape pens are dead.

If I had known they’d actually let me bring it back….or maybe “let” is the wrong word…..if I’d know they were too stupid to stop me from bringing it back, I’d have brought a lot more back.

litre_cola

Postal service. Its how we got around it up here before legalisation, still use mail for edibles up here.

SonOfSpam

So you’re saying the Postal Service will help him reach Such Great Heights?

litre_cola

Well played sir. Well played.

SonOfSpam

Thanks, but I kinda wanna punch myself in the dick for that one.

Unsurprised

Okay. There’s genuine work I could do now. Legal. Applications. Some volunteering stuff. I’m going to work on volunteer stuff because that most interests me, but I feel really useless at this even though I also know more about it than anyone else as far as I can tell.

Unsurprised

Is any lawyer here member of an Inn of Court? I like the idea of the original English inns of the court, but the American Inns of Court are sorely lacking in, whatsitcalled, oh, inns.

theeWeeBabySeamus

Why am I watching the NBA Draft?

Sharkbait

Because you’re a masochist?

theeWeeBabySeamus

I think you misspelled “stupid”.

Redshirt

The remote batteries died and you’re too lazy to get off of the coach to get more?

theeWeeBabySeamus

LOL, at get off the coach.

Redshirt

Sad thing is I looked at that word for a few seconds, still hit Post Comment.

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theeWeeBabySeamus

Hey get off the coach!!!!!

YOU MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS.

SonOfSpam

“It’s already been eight seconds???”

– R. Pitino

Unsurprised

Are you still sick? Could be that.

theeWeeBabySeamus

Still coughing shit up, but otherwise I think I’m well enough that I cannot use that as an excuse.

Unsurprised

Nonsense! That is the language of someone who is clearly delusional from fever.

Redshirt

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcFnZbXIHtQ

This is real. Someone actually took the time to make this game. And the sad thing is, it needs more Quick Man. That’s not a joke, it needs more Quick Man.

Have the weapons be Quick Boomerangs instead of the actual weapons. Have them called the Quick Shooter, Quick Lead, Quick Blade, Quick Bombs, Atomic Quick, etc. Have the Dr. Wily Bosses be changed to Quick Man or as close as you can get. And in the end when you confront Dr. Wily, he turns into….Quick Man. No one will see it coming!

herodotus450

Hey nine quick ones add up to at least one average length one, that’s what I always say.

Unsurprised

Hopefully, the best-case scenario is that these parasites don’t get paid and NBC opts for a different, less-shitty intro.

What happened to “Fuck the Shield every chance that is possible?”

Unsurprised

Okay. I guess I just read the post wrong.

Redshirt

Point of Order: Are we referring to the National Football League or the former WWE stable?

King Hippo

one busy crossbar!

Porky Prime

–Pontius Pilate

theeWeeBabySeamus

hehehehe…I cannot ever not laugh at crucifixion or Karen Carpenter jokes.

ballsofsteelandfury

This Japan-Uruguay game is pretty good!

King Hippo

quite open and high-tempo

scotchnaut

“Look at that hair in transition!”

-Jay Bilas’ assessment of Coby White’s highlights

King Hippo

Man, give it up for the Blue Samauri. They got that big dick swagger going on!

King Hippo

I would be absolutely RAGING had I bet on Japan to win outright (which paid almost 13 to 1, BTW)

King Hippo

Japan should absolutely shit all over the locker room after this. New kids in South America gets no respek, yo.

King Hippo

Don’t have anything against Edison Cavani. He’s not like the other #LesserGuays

litre_cola

Diego Forlan can burn in a hair fire. That ‘guay can fuck right off.

/still bitter.

King Hippo

hey, soy Evertonian. NEVAR lose the bitterness

herodotus450

Ja is a nice name and all but just wait till tomorrow. Kappo Kakko is just the tip of the nhl draft name iceberg.

scotchnaut

The NBA Draft-sponsored by the good folks at Dr. Caligari’s Cabinets!

Unsurprised

I got more done in the last three hours than in the last three months. And now I want to take a break but if I do it’s over.

Unsurprised

Oh shit. Too late. I’m already posting here.

scotchnaut
SonOfSpam

Duke’s gonna have 3 picks in the top ten, and Coach K is a genius so they obviously won the championship last year, or at least made the final.

King Hippo

also pretty sure he’s a Trump voter

SonOfSpam

Yep, just an all-around shitbird.

Unsurprised

He’s rich, white, and male. He’d be a fool not to be one.

SonOfSpam

Ok, I’m all done live-drafting-as-Trump because it’s soul crushing.

King Hippo

SAD!!

The Right Reverend Electric Mayhem

You had a good run. I had put $20 on your brain liquefying and running out of your ears after 2 picks.

scotchnaut

“With the 3rd pick in the 2019 draft, the New York Knicks will be destroying the nascent career of… R.J. Barrett!”

SonOfSpam

The Knicks made a VERY stupid move drafting RJ Bare-it – he looks like The Central Park Five and will terrorize many many New York women. Not Smart!

SonOfSpam

Ja Morant I call Ja Moron because of that Purple suit – believe me, you will Regret that goofy look!

King Hippo

Should he Get A Brain?? – #BFIB

SonOfSpam

Cryin Zion seems like a weak person, will not be a Good Pro! Very sad!

King Hippo

Not only are the teams ALL terrible, the individual matchups in the Gold Cup have been uncompetitive

SonOfSpam

New Orleans’ selection of Pete Maravich’s nephew is surprising, but hopefully Zion will go soon.

King Hippo

WOW, that is some grade A fuckery.

King Hippo

pretty clear VAR is there to remind everyone that the powers that be want Argentina and #LesserGuay to advance.

King Hippo

I have Japan to lose by no more than 1 in this juego. Hippo feel SMRT!

Porky Prime

The more I read about the Lakers front office, the more amazed I am that Pelinka actually traded for the correct person. Or will the bones of Bette Davis arrive via FedEx on July 6th?

SonOfSpam

(creator of Garfield shows up at Staples Center)

King Hippo

seriously, there are maybe 40 people at the Gold Cup match. Texas in the late afternoon in FUCKING JUNE, that’s a great idea!

King Hippo

LOLSuarez