Welcome to the Sunday Evening Open Thread, the closest thing some of us have to attending a service. So, let’s start with a hymn,

Now, with many of us being somewhere being agnostic and DGAF – because atheism is its own religion, and most of those people are just as nuts – on the religious scale, it seems somewhat fitting on a Sunday evening to devote some time to the great musical traditions that come out of  heritage. Because religious people are certifiable these days.

For example, a song you will hear repeated during [DFO]’s Euro2021 previews this June, and hopefully after many victories this summer.

Hopefully, it drowns out this reminder that Brexit was forced onto the other regions,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rB5Nbp_gmgQ

Seems apropos considering they put Prince Philip in the ground yesterday.

The French have a national anthem, “La Marseillaise”, that is both a hymn and a battle cry.

Of course, we can’t forget the good old US of A. There’s many a fine song to be found extolling it’s great heritage. Two primary anthems come to mind – one white,

and one black.

Of course, the South will have it’s own interpretation of what it means to be true to one’s heritage,

But I think we can all agree on the fact that if you are going to have someone attempt a classic, you get the finest to sing the finest.

Feel free to argue or chastise in the comments. I just wanted a theme for the evening.


Tonight’s sports:

  • NHL:
    • Islanders vs. Flyers – 6:30pm | NBCSN
    • Leafs vs. Canucks – 7:00pm | Sportsnet
  • NBA:
    • Thunder vs. Raptors – 7:00pm | Sportsnet1
    • Kings vs. Mavericks – 7:30pm | TSN4 / NBATV
    • T-Wolves vs. Clippers – 10:00pm | Sportsnet1 / NBATV
  • MLB:
    • Braves vs. Cubs – 7:00pm | ESPN / TSN2
  • MLS:
    • Columbus vs. Philadelphia – 5:30pm | TSN3
    • Whitecaps FC vs. Portland – 10:00pm | TSN

Relax, for the work week starts anon. Be well, fair Commentists. Be well.

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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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Brick Meathook

Time to make a batch of my signature hamburger sauce. That’s some real Americana right there:

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BC Dick

That’s some good fixins. And a noble pursuit, the dressing of god’s meal. The hamburger.

BeefReeferLives

So, I’m used to being able to tell the venue\home team of a sportsball game by the order of the teams listed. Y’know.. the 2nd team being the home team, as in: “Bears \ Packers” automatically denoting that the game is at Green Bay & the Packers being the home team. Seems to be the norm for all sports EXCEPT MLS \ soccer \ footy…
So what’s up with footy being the exception? Anyone know?

Gumbygirl

We were just talking about that today during the LA Galaxy/ Miami game. I have no explanation. I am, however, still traumatized from seeing Tom Brady in the wild. And Posh Spicegirl was smiling.

BeefReeferLives

Yech. Brady is like the Posh Spicegirl of the NFL.

ballsofsteelandfury

The rest of the world uses home team first. It’s the same in AFL.

BC Dick

To hell with the rest of the world. Once the American television money gets flowing they’ll change their tune. They’ll change it real good.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

This is one of the few times where I’ll actually argue that the American system is better. Bears at Green Bay just make good sense.

Fronkenshteen

Why you pushing that shoulder?

Gumbygirl

I am having a weird allergic reaction to something. I get hives once in a while, but these are like puffy scratches on my neck. It’s gonna be some benadryl and an early bedtime for me. Smoking some weed to make the bennies work better. I’m pretty sure it says to do that right on the box.

Sharkbait

Cant hurt to try!

Doktor Zymm

That seems entirely reasonable, and it’s probably a good precaution just in case it turns out you’re allergic to benadryl

Gumbygirl

Logical

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BeefReeferLives

Weed makes almost everything work better.

herodotus450

One of these days Im gonna move to Silicone Valley and start an app or website or something to disrupt the frame industry.

Doktor Zymm

Move somewhere way cheaper and disrupt the disruptive Silicon Valley startup industry

herodotus450

But that’ll just put a target on my back, for someone to come and disrupt MY disrupting disruption.

Doktor Zymm

How many disruptions need to rumpered before you either get back to the original or end up with some 2nd law of thermodynamics shit going down?

litre_cola

I really don’t think it is the time for monkey-human chimera experiments.

https://globalnews.ca/news/7760167/human-monkey-chimera-embryo-hybrid/

Gumbygirl

Paging Dr. Moreau!

Doktor Zymm

It’s not THAT big of a breakthrough, they’ve been making geep since the 80s and they’re kinda adorable in a weird way.comment image

Gumbygirl

Ligers too. And I am all for scientific research to grow organs for transplantation, but if you are also growing hybrid critters to do it, please don’t let them escape from the lab. I don’t want to die in some shitty 50’s sci fi movie, thanks!

Doktor Zymm

I think we should get Korean schoolchildren to do it, the ones on the STEM tracks probably have the expertise already and I would be totally down with K-pop inspired chimeras

Brick Meathook

It’s steak and egg time, again!

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

Still working through those Vons steaks? We had the last of ours on Thursday.

Brick Meathook

Still working it! I vacuum seal them and they can keep for three years frozen with no loss of quality that I can tell. But this is a New York Strip that I also got on sale.

Doktor Zymm

Apparently there is both a movie (2020) and a hip hop group called Combat Wombat (not to be confused with Combo Wombo)

Doktor Zymm

Shit, Wombo Combo, I’m already confusing them and only just found out they exist

BrettFavresColonoscopy

They remind me of that band i posted for request line this week, Wumba Chumba

Game Time Decision

Been working on some beers. Finally finished them.
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Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

This beer is feeling very heavy in my stomach. I should probably send a comrade down to see what the heck the problem is.

Dunstan

Ah, the Zaphod Beeblebrox strategy

BeefReeferLives

& perhaps a 3rd for moral support

Gumbygirl

This is so true

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Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

I hope the fellow cat owners I shared this with get as much joy from it as I did.

BeefReeferLives

Indeed. However, attempting it in anything less than a sweatshirt is unwise to say the least. Trying it in the buff like Herc there is just asking for some serious blood loss.

BrettFavresColonoscopy

We’re at the beach. Don’t make me come home and start working.

Mr. Ayo

No worries. I’m not your supervisor.

BeefReeferLives

Would never try to deprive you of sweeet slack. That would be fundamentally wrong.

litre_cola

Euro futbol is exoding due to the all mighty dollar and the reactions online are amazing.

Mr. Ayo

I’m wondering what new, useless streaming service I’m going to need to watch.

litre_cola

Every supporter of every club has their opinion and it’s chaos.

TheRevanchist

I have many opinions about The Spearmint Rhino and its chaos, so, yes.

Doktor Zymm

I really wish they had a bitter rival called The Peppermint Tapirs

BeefReeferLives

The Wintergreen Lemurs 4eva, yo.

Sharkbait

From perusing Spurs reactions, I might have to become a full time Brighton supporter now.

Don T

What I hate about atheism is the militant wing. It’s self-defeating. Being chill is the best part of godlessness. Or Not-Catholic anyway.

Brick Meathook

I find “lapsed Catholic” to be a spiritual sweet spot. You get all the good philosophical underpinnings with none of the horse shit.

herodotus450

Aww but the Norse shit is fun.

scotchnaut

Prolapsed Catholics are the best though. They’re (wide) open to new experiences.

Brick Meathook

I have a video from the 90s, World’s Funniest Prolapsed Anuses, but it’s on VHS so I can’t watch it anymore.

Gumbygirl

Still too much guilt, but I’m working on it!

yeah right

Cleanliness is next to godlessness.

Doktor Zymm

I’m apathnostic, I don’t care if there’s a god or not, makes no difference to me either way

Brick Meathook
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yeah right

Hey scientists! We need to start working on that teleportation shit immediately! I wish I could beam every one of you good folks over here to taste this gloriousness I made today.

The weather is perfect for grilling and dear Lord and Sonny Jesus did this shit ever exceed expectations.

God damn.

I wish you were here to see it!

Viva La Tabula Raza

Shit ain’t changed in 30+ years.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VufacXIcHuA

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litre_cola

If Scotland beat England at Wembley this summer it will be a National Holiday.

/stupid Rona means I can nae go pals.