Hard Ride To Nowhere (Chapter 112)

Hard Ride To Nowhere

Beastmode Ate My Baby - June 26, 2020June 26, 2020

The scene: The Iguana Mart of the future! Covalent Blonde, in the ‘Blonde Fury’ monster truck, is just pulling up to a side entrance. The truck is wet, having just gone through a drive-thru wash. Unfortunately, as they were in the open bed of the truck, Brick Meathook and Mr.

Your “When Things Don’t Go According To Plan” Thursday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - June 25, 2020June 25, 2020

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Nodules of NFL News: The big news today is that the Hall of Fame Game has been officially cancelled. This was widely expected, but still needed to be publicly announced to avoid the arrival of thousands of motor homes in Canton, Ohio. Having been there during HoF Week, I

CFL Beat – Quarantine Edition: The 83rd Grey Cup

The Maestro - June 25, 2020June 24, 2020

Hi again, folks. The CFL Beat is back this week with a look at the CFL's 1995 championship game featuring the sole trophy won by a non-Canadian team - the Baltimore Stallions in the 83rd Grey Cup. Read on! Date: November 19th, 1995 Venue: Taylor Field, Regina, SK Attendance: 52,064 Baltimore Stallions fast facts:

Your “Not All Rabbit Holes Are Gold” Wednesday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - June 24, 2020June 24, 2020

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NFL Nuggets: The big news is Dr. Fauci saying whether an NFL season -- or college football season -- takes place this fall is "impossible to call" at this juncture. He clarified his remarks about teams maintaining a "bubble", where he said, "I was asked by officials from the NFL

Your Zombie tWBS-style Karen Carpenter Open Thread Part Deux

ballsofsteelandfury - June 24, 2020June 24, 2020

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Yes, that means I'm just throwing this up here. One of the wonderful things about tWBS is that he would notice when we had a gap in posts and quickly fill it (Zombie Phrasing!) with a short post to get the conversation going. Overnight, there were some news coming out of Australia

Your “Found On Road Dead” Tuesday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - June 23, 2020June 23, 2020

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NFL Noise: The NFL and NFL Players Association are discussing the possibility of playing only two preseason games this year - one home; one road. The idea is that they would be "dry runs" for the regular season. Also for stadium staff, vendors and team hotels & transportation. This comes

Senor’s Marble League Rolldown: The Games Begin! (ML2020 Opening Ceremony & Event 1)

Senor Weaselo - June 23, 2020June 22, 2020

Yes, we made it. We're not all dead yet and can experience the gravitas, the splendor, the magnificence that is the pinnacle of marble sports. Marble League 2020, from the Andromedome. To lead it off, the opening ceremonies, with King Stardust, and the primary members of the JMR Staff and Committee

AFL Beat 2020 Season Round 3

ballsofsteelandfury - June 23, 2020June 24, 2020

This week... Cats and Dogs are living together. A player has tested positive for COVID-19 and subsequently a game was postponed. Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! Lots of weird things happened this week. Luckily, Footy will be able to go on. Despite the positive test, games continued as scheduled except for the game

Your MXC Monday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - June 22, 2020June 22, 2020

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NFL News: Dak Prescott has one-upped the Cowboys & signed his franchise tender. Now he's winning the PR battle, because he's not holding out of training camp. The one-year tender is worth $31.4 million, per league guidelines. The holdup to a long-term deal is the length of the contract. Dak

“Ask Not For Whom The Hashtag Tolls” – What’s Going On In Pro Wrestling?

Beerguyrob - June 22, 2020June 22, 2020

So Gratliff on Friday night made the following observation: Now, I had also been following this because I too enjoy the pro grapps; and Their hashtag - #SpeakingOut - was also being used by some groups for other causes, and a student was following it & let me know. So I thought

Eventual Balls Thoughts XIX

ballsofsteelandfury - June 22, 2020June 22, 2020

I cannot more emphatically endorse the latest posts from Senor Weaselo on Marble Racing. OMG you guys, you have to check them out! The videos are a lot of fun and the announcer is really good at making the action interesting. It's part art vérité, part satire, and

Beerguyrob - June 21, 2020June 21, 2020

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I think we all enjoyed the sight of Trump's less-than sold-out showing in Tulsa yesterday. It does feel pretty good when you see some blowhard get hoisted upon his own petard. But it doesn't mean that he still won't sweep most of the South & rural Midwest & West. Likewise, you