Your “It All Comes Down To This” Wednesday Evening Open Thread

NFL Nuggets:

  • The Patriots have dragged Nick Folk out of retirement to be their new kicker.
    • He last played in the NFL in 2017 for Tampa Bay.
      • Earlier in 2019, he was the kicker for the Arizona Hotshots of the Alliance of American Football. So he’s had a little game action this year.
  • Arena football might finally be dead.
    • ESPN reports that Arena Football One, the successor to the old Arena League, suspended operations on Wednesday.
    • It is the result of a lawsuit over alleged unpaid insurance premiums between 2009-2012.
      • “Those liabilities, which are all related to prior league operations, severely constrain the league’s ability to expand and operate,” the league said in a statement.

Finally, I think we all need to take a deep breath and enjoy Mark Schlereth taking a giant dump on John Elway today.

  • He went on FS1 and just said what most everyone is thinking:
    • “Do I trust him to fix what’s gone wrong? No. I mean, how did he fix it in the first place? He found himself a unicorn, Peyton Manning,” Schlereth said on FS1. “Peyton Manning makes up for a multitude of sins. All the quarterbacks he’s gotten after don’t.”
  • And here’s the literal money shot:


Dead-Deadspin update:

  • The ad company that helped start the furor has dropped the campaign.
    • Borrowing from The Daily Beast, Farmers Insurance Group pulled a seven-figure advertising deal with G/O Media this week amid increasingly public turmoil between the digital-media company’s management and editorial staff.
      • According to the Wall Street Journal, the campaign was worth $1 million and required the media company to deliver nearly 43.5 million ad impressions through next year.
  • It’s gone full KSK – All of the writers have quit – apparently all at 6:00PM ET.

  • Management, in response, has shut off all commenting on the few articles that were published today & released their own statement:

  • And a guy who thinks his farts are cologne has also weighed in:


Bringing smiles to faces:

Since the world has been kinda garbage lately, here’s a couple of things to hopefully make you smile.

First, a tweet from one of my favourite follows on the Twitter:

I didn’t know he had that side. At least, I didn’t when he spoke at my church in the 70s.

     

That decade was strange.

Second, I took the dogs for a hike this morning, and we played hide & seek in the woods.

We didn’t find any “presents” from Scotchy, and they were plenty exhausted when I left for work.


Tonight’s sports:

  • MLB:
    • Not-Expos at Astros – 8:00PM | FOX / Sportsnet
      • As Son Of Spam said last night, the Not-Expos have the road field advantage.
    • GAME 7, BAY-BAY!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=57&v=FSTyAiCaoG8

Other sports:

  • NHL:
    • Oilers at Blue Jackets – 7:30PM | Sportsnet1
    • Wild at Blues – 8:00PM | NBCSN
    • Canucks at Kings – 10:30PM | Sportsnet1
  • MLS:
    • Eastern Conference Final:
      • Atlanta United vs. Toronto FC – 8:00PM | FS1 / TSN
  • NBA:
    • Pistons at Raptors – 7:30PM | TSN3
    • Bucks at Celtics – 7:30PM | ESPN
    • Clippers at Jazz – 10:00PM | ESPN
  • Wrasslin;
    • AEW Dynamite – 8:00PM | TNT / TSN2
    • NXT – 8:00PM | USA

That’s it for me until Saturday. Don’t forget to tune in tomorrow for the annual “[DFO] Hallowe’en Spook-tacular”, where we share stories we wrote or plagiarized ourselves.

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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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Gratliff

lol

BrettFavresColonoscopy

This guy is almost as big a reason as Osuna that the Astros are losing:

https://twitter.com/AaronChewning/status/1189723591941771264?s=19

Senor Weaselo

Hey Yankees, remember when you couldn’t fucking do this against the Astros bullpen in a goddamn bullpen game? Take notes that aren’t in Grootspeak, Gary.

Gratliff

MID HALF COMMERCIAL BREAK KILL ME NOW

Brocky

The lack of underwear shows commitment to the costume.

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Unsurprised

10/10. Committed to the bit

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Unsurprised

” I’d hit that like a tree on the forest moon of Endor”

Viva La Tabula Raza

I’d bang that like a screen door.

Gratliff

oh lord for a grand slam here. I want people to leave the world series early.

SonOfSpam

Hey Beerguyrob, just got here. Sorry for being late.

Your dogs are awesome and that’s a fantastic picture.

Mr. Ayo

Thanks! That means a lot.

Mr. Ayo

Oops, can someone change this to my other account? I forget how. And delete this.

Gratliff

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SonOfSpam

You are not him. He is not you. Are we ourselves? Fixxed.

Senor Weaselo

I thought we were all Blax, or he’s all of us.

Horatio Cornblower

Say ‘script’ again Smoltz, I dare you!
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Dunstan

Twitter just reminded me that it was Deadspin that broke the Manti Te’o fake girlfriend story. All the “serious” sports outlets just lapped up the bullshit inspirational tale, but Deadspin actually did some, you know, reporting. Going to miss that.

Unsurprised

Diana Moskovitz covered most of the Nassar stuff for them, too. Plenty of powerful people won’t mourn its end.

Dunstan

Exactly. I’m not into conspiracy theories, but I’m wondering if Thiel or someone else has a connection to this private equity firm.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

I reached out to Diana a couple of times to do an interview with us. She has done some absolutely incredible journalism.

Unsurprised

I hope to see more about that.

Unsurprised

How many bottles of wine is too many?

Mr. Ayo

The next one.

Unsurprised
Unsurprised

Also, this.
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Mr. Ayo

Now I want that.

Unsurprised

Jackie Cruz. She’s got some impressive photos and videos floating around.

Unsurprised

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Mr. Ayo

Now I want some pizza.

Unsurprised

LOL

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BC Dick

I knew the script writers would make it work out. Gotta have a villain and that villain has to lose after it looks like all hope is lost.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

I think Chris Conte should plan for a life after football as an actor. He can star as an inept agent for the competitor in insurance ads.

WCS

Or, as a stunt double who gets hit by a speeding vehicle.

Senor Weaselo

Evening lizard people.

BrettFavresColonoscopy

Is Smoltz trying to jinx this shit?

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

Alexa, stop broadcasting my comments to BFC so he can steal my jokes.

Horatio Cornblower

He’s just spitting out random cliches. It’s like he’s stuck on repeat.

Gratliff

I appreciate the soul crushingness of that inning

Unsurprised

h

ttps://giant.gfycat.com/ElementaryFantasticAsiaticmouflon.mp4

herodotus450

Too bad the Fed didn’t raise the rate… of speed at which this game is played.

Gratliff

Watching my first baseball action of the season
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Spur

I’m laying down. this is wont end

Unsurprised

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Unsurprised

Tom Brady can kiss the fattest part of my ass and tongue my hole clean

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Sharkbait

I do love a good muppet mashup.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21OH0wlkfbc

Horatio Cornblower

That is a fucking classic.

Unsurprised

Not a rap mashup, but definitely a classic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2-cYmiKcEI

Spur

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Unsurprised

Long Live The Queen

Viva La Tabula Raza

Oh Cassandra, be still my stroking fist.

Unsurprised

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Sharkbait

What will Cheeto Mussilini serve the Nats if they win and go to the white house?

Mr. Ayo

Whatever the local prison can whip up?

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

Booze.

/nah, just kidding, they will bring their own.

Viva La Tabula Raza

“Hey guys, please gang-bang my daughter Ivanka. If you look away, i can slide in there too! If nothing else, I will live vicariously through YOUR penises!!”

Dunstan

“HEY, not so fast. I meant the white guys only.”

Gratliff

Just randomly remembered “LaDainian Tomlinson: pedal pedal pedal” and started cackling like an idiot

Unsurprised

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Spur

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Spur

This shit wont end

Sharkbait

-America regarding the Trump presidency

Viva La Tabula Raza

The World regarding the Trump presidency.
—The World

My dad, who voted republican until Bill Clinton because “that’s how his mom voted.” He’s much better now.

Unsurprised

The world re: the U.S.

Horatio Cornblower

Andy Reid, 8 hours after a buffet binge

Viva La Tabula Raza

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King Hippo

Gotta be so fucking glad they got Osuna! amirite??

litre_cola

KArma is a bitch.

Dunstan

Almost want the Astros to get a run back so Osuna will have given up the losing run. (Though he wouldn’t get the official L)

Dunstan

Looks like Osuna got…
(puts on shades)
beaten up!

Mr. Ayo

Couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy.

WCS
Viva La Tabula Raza

I still have the 45 of this on Apple Records. B/W Yoko Ono, “Have You Seen The Wind?” which I played one time, about halfway through. I was almost glad when that dude got shot. Dude, it’s one thing to give it up for some hot Thai chick. But that fat pig? gimme a fookin break.

Viva La Tabula Raza

Please Nats Please make this happen.

WCS

Is San Antonio-Houston a rivalry I’m not aware of, or is it just everyone in Texas hates everyone else in Texas? Or, hates everyone else in general, I suppose…

Viva La Tabula Raza

It’s very selective. I’ve lived in San Antonio since 1976, with external intervals in various countries around the world, and in Houston. Hakeem Olajuwon shit right down David Robinson’s neckpipe back in 95, so I have a hard time rooting for Rockets. I hate all Dallas teams, most Houston teams. But I will root against almost any non-TX team in CFB. I hope Dallas Cowboys get launched into the sun every time they play. I guess the takeaway here is that I am totally fucking insane.

Spur

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BrettFavresColonoscopy

This World Series game made working out more palatable. Now I’m done, sore, and just want the Nats to open this game the fuck up.

Spur

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Viva La Tabula Raza
Unsurprised

So James Cameron didn’t steal the idea of The Terminator from Harlan Ellison is the hill Zodiac MF dies on?

Wow. What a day for revelations.

Mr. Ayo

It’s been an entertaining ZMF day certainly.

Viva La Tabula Raza

I saw the ZMG thing on Funbag. Is there more out there? That fucker always cracked me up.

Mr. Ayo

Yeah, on the twitter.

https://twitter.com/ZODIAC_MF

Viva La Tabula Raza

thanks amigo

Spur

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Unsurprised

I’m just going to stay quiet on AG

Mr. Ayo

Why? Share with the group.

Unsurprised

Oh, shit. I’m not that mentally ill.

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ballsofsteelandfury

Ho Lee Fuk!

Unsurprised

Not as artistic.
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Gratliff

Whole bunch of kommenters appear to be coalescing on Twitter. Real coming back for dad’s funeral vibes tonight.

Unsurprised

Don’t forget to mention the blog.

BrettFavresColonoscopy

Before or after finishing the bottle of Jameson?

Unsurprised

YES

Brocky

Note to self ….. go on twitter more. No more political ads, what do I have to lose?

Spur

can we hurry this shit up? It’s been in the 7th for an hour.

Mr. Ayo

You’re going to need to post a few more pics to tide us over for the next 2 hours.

Them’s the rules.

Spur

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Mr. Ayo

A very fine theme choice.

Spur

What are the odds Redshirt shoots one of us at the next DFO Con?

Horatio Cornblower

Ask Hippo.

King Hippo

flesh wound pays 5-to-1, confirmed kill 11

Horatio Cornblower

These Charmin ads make me want to hunt bears for sport.

Spur

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Viva La Tabula Raza

CALLING BALLSOFSTEELANDFURY: Sarah Palin Anal.

ballsofsteelandfury

Oh, that’s an EASY one!

Unsurprised

I’m still waiting for the Who’s Nailin’ Palin sequel now that she’s single and Lisa Ann still does anal with all the BBC

Horatio Cornblower

Well, I now have a much different opinion of the British Broadcasting Company than I did a moment ago.

Gratliff

Sarah Painal

Brocky

The halloween spirit!

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litre_cola

Please give us some Fernando Rodney!

Spur

seems loud. I take this is important

Dunstan

The trailer for Richard Jewell reminds me that we didn’t need social media to ruin somebody’s life in a hurry.

Horatio Cornblower

Just Clint Eastwood and a camera crew.

Viva La Tabula Raza

“Guess I’ll just bend ya over the table there, nail ya in the keister. Send ya home with that “just pumped the neighbor’s cat” look on yer face.”
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Unsurprised

Not if it’s the FBI, NBC, and CNN doing the life-destroying. Poor bastard. He was a hero, and he was effectively murdered by them.

Unsurprised

No. For real. I may go see this in the theater because the guy playing Jewell looks like he nailed it and was great in I, Tonya, and also because Fuck the FBI, Richard Jewell was a goddamn American Hero and they fucking killed him.

Unsurprised

This is my hill

Viva La Tabula Raza

He does have that Charles Whitman vibe about him, huh?

Viva La Tabula Raza

I mean, I’m a .500s fan ever since they came around after Adams took Oilers to Tennessee. I’ve been a Stros fan since I moved to Texas in 76. But I would love to fucking see the visiting team win EVERY FUCKING GAME in 7 game WS.

Unsurprised

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Spur

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Dunstan

Yinkies! There’s a couple of Scooby snacks!

Mr. Ayo

Hey ladies, I’ve got a raging clue I want to share with you.

Brocky

Jinkies old boy, Jinkies

Dunstan

I’m sorry, I have a cold.

Brocky

Just cuz moose reminded me of this video….

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Horatio Cornblower

Shoulda been you Osuna.

Mr. Ayo

It can be now.

Viva La Tabula Raza

Shoulda been you, Obama.
—Abū Bakr al-Baghdadi

Spur

Is that game?

Horatio Cornblower

Not with the Nationals bullpen.

Gratliff

I really just don’t want Washington fans to be happy about anything, but fiiiiiiine, this is preferable

Brocky

Listening to this on radio, the crowd reaction is fucking great.