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NFL Notes:

  • Another day, another DUI – Cleveland Browns chief of staff Callie Brownson has been suspended by the team after being charged with drunken driving.
    • Brownson was charged with drunken driving on May 27 in Brunswick, Ohio.
      • She reportedly was driving 55 mph in a 35 mph zone when she was stopped at 12:27 a.m.
        • Police said her blood alcohol content was .215.
    • She pleaded no contest to the charge of operating a vehicle under the influence (a first-degree misdemeanor) in Brunswick’s Mayor’s Court, and had two other charges dismissed:
      • one for speeding, and
      • one for a blood-alcohol level above .17, which is just over twice the legal limit.
    • She will not be fired.
  • Well, thanks to guys like Sam Darnold & Montez Sweat, teams now have to add COVID vaccination updates to all their press releases. To wit:
  • The big issue that has arisen out of this is: will unvaccinated players who end up on the COVID list get paid?
    • Teams are pushing for no, because they have done their due diligence in bringing in experts to allay fears, and players have to make the positive choice to decline vaccination.
      • It also saves teams money against the cap if they can refuse pay to a COVID-affected player who didn’t get vaccinated.
    • The union, naturally, has a differing opinion.
      • Still, it’s hard to justify their point when Montez Sweat brings up the scientific fact that, “I haven’t caught COVID yet so I don’t see me treating COVID until I actually get COVID.”

The preseason (broadcast) schedule was released today. I don’t feel like breaking it all down but you can find the dates & times here. The highlights are:

  • NFL/HALL OF FAME GAME – Aug. 5 – Pittsburgh vs. Dallas (FOX), 8:00
  • Friday, August 20 – Kansas City at Arizona (ESPN), 8:00
  • Monday, Aug. 23 – Jacksonville at New Orleans (ESPN), 8:00
  • Sunday, Aug. 29 – Cleveland at Atlanta (NBC), 8:00

Tonight’s sports:

  • NHL:
    • Colorado at Vegas – 9:00pm | NBCSN / CBC / Sportsnet
      • Game 6 – Vegas leads 3-2
      • winner gets Montreal
  • NBA:
    • Nets at Bucks – 7:30pm | ESPN / Sportsnet360
      • Game 3 – Nets lead 2-0
    • Clippers at Jazz – 10:00pm | ESPN / Sportsnet360
      • Game 2 – Jazz lead 1-0
  • MLB:
    • Blue Jays at White Sox – 8:00pm | Sportsnet1
  • Wrestling for Joliet Jake:
    • IMPACT – 7:00pm | AXS / Fite Network Canada

Tomorrow is sexy, so I’ll be right back here Saturday night. Enjoy yourselves.

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Viva La Tabula Raza

Don T lives on the south side of PR, right? Probably not affected by San Juan explosion and power outage. Or maybe that’s why I haven’t seen him on board tonight…
https://www.rawstory.com/puerto-rico-power-outage/

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ballsofsteelandfury

Actually, I believe he moved to San Juan.

Here’s hoping he’s curled up in bed with a candle and an ex…

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Don T

#NeverEx

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ballsofsteelandfury

🤣😂

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Don T

I’m doing fine and livin’ / workin’ / lovin’ outta San Juan. Thanks man.

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Mr. Ayo

Match 1 pick Euro edition

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ballsofsteelandfury

EURO STARTS TOMORROW!!!

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SonOfSpam

FUCK YEAH GO SAN MARINO!

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ballsofsteelandfury

Heck yeah!

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TheRevanchist

If the soccer team leaves that country, all the factory and the one taxi driver is shut down until they return. It will ruin their economy.

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Viva La Tabula Raza

They still sell a lot of postage stamps to collectors. And yes, I own this set.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/293631903812
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Mr. Ayo

Oh great. That means I need to make a bunch of drunken picks.

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ballsofsteelandfury

Yeah you do. And pick out some hot Euro babes to post…

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Mr. Ayo

I’m sensing a theme!

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yeah right

Been saying this for decades but the Utah fans are hands down the most racist disgusting fans in all of American professional sports.

It’s like they’re being a little overlooked brother.

Goes back to when they made fun of Derrick Fisher for missing a game because his daughter had eye surgery because she had cancer.

I’ve said it before: I liked the no fans better.

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Viva La Tabula Raza

There was a bit of a rivalry twixt the David Robinson Spurms and the Stockton/Malone Jizz back in the 90s. One night Malone used his elbow to put Robinson to sleep right out there on the court. We in SA hated that dirty motherfucking Malone. But when Stockton retired and Malone was looking to move on, we were all for signing his violent ass. I believe he ended up with the Lakers

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SonOfSpam

He dud and it didn’t quite work out.

Malone is certainly an all-time great (as is Stockton), but I don’t like either guy.

The Admiral is kind of an annoying Bot Scout, but it’s hard to root against him.

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Viva La Tabula Raza

Especially for me, as a Navy guy, although I never had much use for ring-knocking Annapolis Trade School officers when I was in…

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SonOfSpam

Brief story

In high school, I was a good student with grades/scores (pre beer discovery), and I was offered a chance at a Navy ROTC Scholarship. The deal was, I could go to any school, and the Navy would pay for it, and however many years I spent at school I would owe the Navy afterwards, Also, summers and some weekends would be spent doing seaman stuff, Anyway the interview was it Long Beach, and halfway through, this well-dressed impressive guy comes in for a brief (totally unplanned I’m sure!) interruption, and the interviewer says, “Hey I’d like you to meet Lt. McCallum.” And I was all, yeah,, I know who you are holy shit you’re awesome.

It didn’t work, and I baled on the process, but I did meet Napoleon McCallum.

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yeah right

You made.

The right decision!

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Viva La Tabula Raza

Napoleon did not necessarily make the right decision, himself.

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SonOfSpam

No state deserves the nickname Jazz less than Utah.

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Viva La Tabula Raza

Weren’t both New Orleans and Utah part of the Louisiana Purchase? Maybe that’s why U-twat thought it was legit not to change the name when the team moved.

David was a bit of a goody goody, but he spent his whole career here and remains here as well, doing all kinds of community service efforts on behalf of the poor here in SA. Favourite Robinson anecdote was about how he totally ignored Shaq (who playing HS b-ball locally) and Shaq was as sensitive about it like he was Trump or something. Shaq held that grudge forever.
And this kinda salted the wound:
https://ballislife.com/4-24-94-david-robinson-scores-71-points-to-win-the-scoring-title-over-shaq/

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Brick Meathook

Arizona Cardinals

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TheRevanchist

Montreal Canay-Dee-Yans

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yeah right

Los Angeles Lakers!

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Viva La Tabula Raza

Memphis Grizzlies

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yeah right

C’mon folks. We’ve got some locals here. Let’s go ahead and name all of the lakes in Los Angeles County. Fuck it I’ll give you Orange county too. And Lake Forest doesn’t count because it’s basically the fish tank your meth head neighbor left behind when he got busted for distribution.

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SonOfSpam

Big Bear Lake is in the Greater Los Angeles Area.

Yeah, I got nothin

BUT IT’S ALLITERATIVE.

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ballsofsteelandfury

And it’s got Gumbygirl!

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Viva La Tabula Raza

Plus, domicile of Gumbygirl.
Edit: dammit! Must be time for bed.

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ballsofsteelandfury

Great minds!

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Viva La Tabula Raza

Go for broke. Does Silver Lake count? How about all the lakes that LA vampires to water their lawns and has done for a century. Mono Lake? Owens (now Dry) Lake? i guess Perris and Elsinore don;t really count, being in Riverside county(?).
(Not an LA denizen since 1976, so my memory may betray me)

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Doktor Zymm

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Viva La Tabula Raza

Arthur C Clarke died in Colombo at age 90. It was Sri Lanka by then.

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Doktor Zymm

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SonOfSpam

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WfQ-hV3WtA

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Viva La Tabula Raza

The Van Halens (including Wolfgang) all have kinda snout-like looking schnozzolas. Almost like a Habsburg jaw.

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Doktor Zymm

Have you tried heroin? I hear it’s good for pain

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yeah right

I think we should consult Hippo in all of these related matters.

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Viva La Tabula Raza

At the Air Force Civil Engineer, we call those kind of folks SMEs (Subject Matter Experts, or Smees). I currently work for the AF Groundwater Hydrology SME, and have also worked for the AF Fire Suppression SME, the AF Toxicology SME, and I guess the USAF Architect would kind of count as a SME.
However, none of them had Hippo’s expertise on the subject at hand.

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Doktor Zymm

I have a full day in Istanbul on the way back from Macedonia. Gonna stay at the Pera Palace, cause I dig historic hotels

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Sharkbait

Well done. Historic hotels are awesome

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Viva La Tabula Raza

Last time I did an overnight in the Bull, about 2004, I was put up in the Hilton Istanbul Bosporus, a 50’s era luxury spot but in such a condition you would think you went back in time. For an extra 40 bucks I got a balcony suite on the Bosporus side (rather than the view of the city). It was cool. I love the Hiltons over there. All the staff have BAs in hospitality/hotel management that they attained in the US. They immediately memorize your name and it’s “Mr Siegfried this” and “Would you like a drink in our outdoor bar overlooking the Bosporus Mr Siegfried?”, makes you feel like James fucking Bond. I went to the 7-11 (yes, a real 7-11, with a guy in a tux that follows you around with a shopping basket), bought a bottle of Kavakladere and big sack of red pistachios and sat out on the balcony as the sun went down behind me, checking out the shipping traffic, grooving on the site of my Asia-Europe swim of 30+ years previously and marveling at the two completed corss-continental bridges and the one under construction. No bridges when I lived there in the 70s.
If time allows, recommend Grand Bazaar (just 3km away across the Golden Horn from the Pera Palace just to go to the leather alley and breathe deeply). Of course the Hagia Sophia and/or the Blue Mosque. I just looked it up and the From Russia With Love cistern is closed at this time, unfortunately.
Have fun. I am jealous and waxing nostalgic.

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Doktor Zymm

That sounds pretty damn amazing, even Japan doesn’t have convenience stores that are as fancy as that! I will be sure to post some pictures when I’m there 🙂

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Viva La Tabula Raza

That’s it, rub it in. 🙂
Did a quick google maps search and it looks like the one I went to that was right next door to the hotel is no longer, but a search for “7-11 Istanbul” yields 2, one on each side of the ditch.

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Viva La Tabula Raza

Also, I apologize for trying to be some kind of travel guide. You obviously know how to find the right spots yourself. I just get a little carried away. I hope you don’t go to Northern Italy anytime soon, I’ll bore the shit out of you even more than usual.

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ArmedandHammered

Do you think that if you cut off your leg, that the stump would hurt less than the current injury? Don’t forget about phantom limb syndrome. The coyotes would probably be less pain in the long term.

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Viva La Tabula Raza

Slowly re-immersing myself with society, went to the wine bar this evening and visited with my liberal English friends.
It’s interesting to see the reaction of the regulars that haven’t seen me in over a year when they have to do a double take seeing me with my hair down to my shoulders, flying my freak flag. I’ve never gone this long without a haircut in 60+ years.
Got another meetup set up for Saturday afternoon, looking forward to it.

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Viva La Tabula Raza

I bought Deja Vu when it came out, one of my favourite albums of all time.

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SonOfSpam

I got a haircut last weekend, first one in 15 months.

It’s nice, but it was also fun to look homeless.

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Viva La Tabula Raza

I’ll probably break down and head to my hairdresser this summer sometime. I’ve been going to her for 15 years (we even dated for a couple of years), and she understands that I’m kinda digging having the long hair (most of the gals at the bar like it), but I’m finding that the snarling and the 3 hour drying time after a shower is getting a little tiresome.

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Viva La Tabula Raza

How is your will structured?

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Sharkbait

So, for the next DFO-Con in Vegas, we’re renting a suite for a Knights game right?

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Mr. Ayo

I don’t think there’s a choice.

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Doktor Zymm

Uh. Yes. Obviously.

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litre_cola

All TWBS playlist?

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yeah right

I’m in on all accounts.

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Mr. Ayo

At this rate, the game will go into overtime tied at 60-60. That might be a record.

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Mr. Ayo

Update, the game is now on pace for overtime tied a 4-4 at the halfway point. That is not going to be a record.

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Mr. Ayo

Update, the game is now on pace for 6-4.5 final. This result would not result in overtime, sadly, but it would be a record.

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Mr. Ayo

Update, the Avs have been disqualified from the rest of the playoffs for not scoring the required 1.5 goals in the 3rd period.

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Gumbygirl

I hope you both feel better soon!

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SonOfSpam

US Women’s lesser footy playing Portugal on FS1.

No score 10 minutes in.

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SonOfSpam

Biden’s the REAL fillybuster.

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Viva La Tabula Raza

That’s pretty impressive for a 78 year old guy. I can’t imagine that Mrs. Manchin is all that hot, though.

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Doktor Zymm

Maybe if you’re into short ladies?comment image?width=982&height=726&auto=webp&quality=75

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Viva La Tabula Raza

She’s bigger than Rosalyn Carter, anyway.

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BallsofLacrosseAndMapleSyrup

Everyone is hot with the lights off

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Viva La Tabula Raza

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Horatio Cornblower

It’s really nice to see the NFL doing what they can for equality between the sexes, by allowing a female employee to act like a complete asshole and, just like a male employee, face no repercussions at her place of employment.

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BallsofLacrosseAndMapleSyrup

Goddamn do I love this tag:

COVID-19 is obscuring the fact that Roger Goodell continues to be a national disgrace

Well fucking done

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Horatio Cornblower

I mean, they do need to eat.

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BallsofLacrosseAndMapleSyrup

And you’re recycling

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Beerguyrob

Plus the manure could be used for fertilizer.

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litre_cola

I just booked my 2nd AZ4Lyfe shot. Stoner Litre showed up and booked it in the second half of the last Scotland game. Am now back in line to change it.

Haven’t smoked any in 2 weeks (edibles don’t count!) First time back and Stoner Litre shows up.

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scotchnaut

Male Flat Earth believers that date/marry any woman that wears anything more than an A cup bra are hypocrites! There, I said it. Come at me.

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Viva La Tabula Raza

Can they marry ladies that have had to get double mastectomies?

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King Hippo

That Swett quote is reminiscent of noted scholar/baseballist Carl Everett’s “I ain’t never seen no dinosaur.”

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Beerguyrob

I remember that. People used to show up to games waving foam dinosaur bones near him.

He wasn’t crazy at all.

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scotchnaut

Which reminds me of ABA legend Marvin Barnes. When told that his 8am flight from Louisville would be arriving at 7:56 in St. Louis supposedly said, “I ain’t gettin’ on no time machine”. He rented a car and drove instead.

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BrettFavresColonoscopy

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Gumbygirl

Mookies who are awesome
1. Mookie Wilson
2. Mookie Betts
3. Mookie Blaylock

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Beerguyrob

https://imgur.com/MdHY0bR

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BrettFavresColonoscopy

4. Pearl Jam

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Viva La Tabula Raza

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litre_cola

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgiDcJi534Y

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ballsofsteelandfury

Go Vegas Go!

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Mr. Ayo

Yeah, straight to hell!

Go Avs!

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