Your “To-day! Why, Christmas Day” Afternoon Open Thread

Merry Christmas, lizard people! Doo doo dooooooo, doo doo doo doo doo…

“Hark, the Herald Angels Sing” is probably one of my favorite carols, maybe because it’s Mendelssohn and I’m a snob when it comes to music. Comes with the territory of being a Classical musician, I suppose. Speaking of… here’s what I was whistling while washing dishes last night.

Once again, massive nerd don’t ask.

As for the Weaselo household, it’ll be a quiet Christmas. Most of our gifts are in the mail (I bought everything two days ago) so Madre Weaselo joked that we’ll be celebrating Orthodox Christmas/Little Christmas (Epiphany, January 6th). Both parental units are working—Padre Weaselo’s playing Christmas service, and Madre Weaselo works in a hospital and someone’s gotta work Christmas, especially COVID Christmas. Hermana Weaselo, living upstate, couldn’t come down because now her landlords have the ‘rona. I guess we’ll all see her at some point. She Facetimed us last night and’ll probably do so again later today.

Sports slate!

Roundball Rock (all times Eastern)
NO at MIA (Noon, ESPN)
GS at MIL (2:30, ABC)
BKN at BOS (5, ABC)
DAL at LAL (8, ABC/ESPN)
LAC at DEN (10:30, ESPN)

And… holy ass, there’s Friday afternoon football? Well, I’m sure there’ll be a thread for Vikes-Saints later. Let me take this time to adjust my fantasy roster (it’s Spam vs. me for the tWBS Memorial League crown, the classic 8 vs. 3 matchup).

Personally I’ll be watching March of the Wooden Soldiers at 1:00. As is tradition.

I’m past word count, so we’re good. Let’s unwrap this present and type away!

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Senor Weaselo plays the violin. He tucks it right under his chin. When he isn't doing that, he enjoys watching his teams (Yankees, Jets, Knicks, and Rangers), trying to ingest enough capsaicin to make himself breathe fire (it hasn't happened yet), and scheming to acquire the Bryant Park zamboni.
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Gumbygirl
yeah right

One thing I can be certain of: Down the road a few years or decades maybe when talking to your grandkids when someone asks you to name a memorable Christmas each and every goddamn one of us will remember this one.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

[looks at liquor cabinet]

Speak for yourself, buddy.

yeah right

Son in law stopped by for a drop off and run away. A new bottle of bourbon, a triple distilled bottle of Jameson and a four pack of home brewed pale ale.

litre_cola

Home brew equals a one way ticket to Don’trememberville.

Horatio Cornblower

Hey, I went to college there!

BrettFavresColonoscopy

For all the DFO lawyers:

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herodotus450

If you want to be completely misinformed about the Nashville bomb, go to twitter or reddit. If you want to be mostly misinformed, stay tuned to your local DFO affiliate.

BrettFavresColonoscopy

Is that what we’re calling Marcus Mariota now?

herodotus450

Who went on to light up Vegas… COINCIDENCE!?

blaxabbath

What actually is the deal with this?

herodotus450

Apparently a bomb inside an RV exploded in downtown Nashville this morning. Last I saw only a few people injured.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

It’s a strange story so far. Clearly a major explosion and considerable damage, but it was placed (and timed) so that it didn’t hurt many people. Plus it was broadcasting a warning before it blew.

Horatio Cornblower

Why would the IRA attack Nashville?

herodotus450

They have VERY strong opinions about the Jay Cutler-Whatsherface divorce.

ArmedandHammered

Maybe the shitter was full.

Gumbygirl

Obligatory

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Gumbygirl

There is an Italian steakhouse not far from there that we used to go to when we were in Nashville. A good red sauce and steak joint, hard to find in the south.

litre_cola

As for the TWBS trophy, what type of liquor do you both prefer?

Horatio Cornblower

It’s for tWBS, so something aged inappropriately that ends badly.

BrettFavresColonoscopy

Malort?

litre_cola

You know where I am from. We aint gots no sugar canes up here.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

Isn’t that the point of turning it into rum?

ballsofsteelandfury

It’s a good thing Señorita Weaselo doesn’t read this site and doesn’t realize she was THIS close to being engaged to you in all our minds.

litre_cola

Wait. I smoke a lor of weed and misread things. I though he was engaged….

Horatio Cornblower

It’s a good thing Señorita Weaselo doesn’t read this site…

Could’ve stopped right there and still had an evergreen comment.

BrettFavresColonoscopy

There’s football today? Wtf

litre_cola

Don’t you start on your non Sunday anti football shit again.

Don T

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Gumbygirl

No, it’s the Vikings.

Horatio Cornblower

No way Scotchy didn’t direct this video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cglLJJ0Czo8

Horatio Cornblower

Guess I’ll break the cherry on this post. Merry Xmas to all you invisible folks.

I stayed up pretty much most of the night checking for the flooded basement that thankfully never came, and the power outage that, so far, (knocks vigoUrously on wood), has not either. What has happened is the reappearance of my neighbor’s not-at-all-tiny cattle, who apparently took advantage of the wind to get out of the fence that had kept them in check for nearly a week.

Looks like it’s extremely fresh steak for dinner tonight.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuPglV4j1uI

blaxabbath

This is just a rural ass situation.

If a shotgun gets drawn, you both are stereotypes.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

Christmas buddies. Goodwill towards all other beasts.

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Horatio Cornblower

Both of ours are high, the cat on catnip and the dog on a hemp-based dog treat.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

How does the dog react? I’ve been debating using oil to sedate her when needed.

Horatio Cornblower

He seems a little calmer than usual, but I may be overthinking it. There’s not much difference, but also no one has appeared in our driveway either. That’ll be the real test.

litre_cola

That dog is alright with me.