It’s been about February since I did one of these things. I’d like to point out that I’m several beers/scotches in so it “JUST DOESN’T MATTER”.
What does matter? Japan has been killing it just like they did prisoners of war in Unit 23.
The Canuck women own all the medals earned by The Canada so far.
Disappointed that Bike Boxing and Cross Country Wrestling wasn’t included among the new sports this year.*
*may have been stolen from an ancient Second City episode. (can relate more than ever to the intro where multiple tv’s were thrown out of windows)
An election up here will most likely be called soon. The Liberal minority government is looking for a majority. Good luck! All of the three parties lack momentum. Okay, maybe the Libs a little bit.
Jizzlympics should be a Balls search term.
Don’t draft Kadarius Toney under any circumstances.
Olympic stuff on offer includes-
-Rowing
-Not Rowing
-Women’s Rugby*
*”Won’t somebody please think of the children!”
-Basketball
-Tennis
-Boxing
That’s All Folks!
Probably a day behind everyone else, but just got done watching the men’s basketball. Now time for bed. Sleep well, you lovely mofos.
I’m heading to bed too. Can anyone guess what the only yellow thing was in this large baby’s curry? Hint: rhymes with hiss!
I have re-read the previous “Hollywood” post by DJ Taj and that is an impressive piece of writing. And it even gets better each time I read it. I might read it again.
Taj shows up here once upon a time like a magical unicorn, sprinkles his fairy dust, and disappears in the mist!
This is why we encourage people to write. Not all the time, if they want. Taj just drops in & says, “I got something”, and let’s us put it wherever there’s need. It’s always gold.
“Brick’s Bombers” would be a great occasional series about planes, for example.
I’ll show up on Slack one of these days and lets see what we can do.
Excellent. “Getting Bombed With Brick” will be a hit.
Re book slogs, yeahright reminds me i never even finished Guns, Germs, and Steel. It sucked and the more i read about Diamond the more questionable i found the whole thing.
Loved ZZ Top. Saw them twice in the 80s. This song is… nice.
https://youtu.be/DGlx_Kq8qe0
Dusty’s singing on this one
https://youtu.be/KCLXy-vSu3o
Reds have an 8 run lead going into the Bottom of the 9th, and as BLEERGH as my witness, I don’t think its enough.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ae829mFAGGE
If your last name is Chalmers your nickname has to be Super Nintendo, right?
Back when I played fantasy hockey, the league always referred to Niklas Hjalmarsson as Super Nintendo Hjalmarsson
I go for the other Simpsons joke, Lord Hjalmarsson.
/Pitt the Elder…
Additional riffing on the book themes below and a possible idea for a mock draft.
Book (or movie or TV show) that you were totally in to but pissed you off completely at the end.
TV show will probably be universal but I’ll go with a book first.
The Midnight Library. Great concept, I was bought in with the protagonist and then…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Quincunx
I read this years and years ago and it immediately popped into my head
I don’t know if this entirely fits, but there was a fantasy novel I read a while ago called The Runelords that had a really interesting concept and then utterly squandered it in favor of a bog-standard Chosen One narrative.
That absolutely fits.
When I was a kid, my favorite book was A Wrinkle in Time. I read it dozens of times, no joke. Then I found out there were some sequels. Not the same, not even close. That was disappointing.
I thought Midnight Library was good but yeah she had no idea how to end it.
Jimmy Stewart ended it once before.
That’s easy. The Grinch book. He should have ate the corpse of Cindy Loo Who instead of giving back all those gifts. What a dick.
“Canuck women’s basketball team tearing the Koreans apart just like Mom and Dad did to me.”
-Jim Stark
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrkiBCusHs0&ab_channel=SinemaTutkunu
I’m not gonna say I’m disappointed by the physical appearance of the brazil volleyball team……….
I guess I was expecting a higher percentage of body fat? Does that make sense?
I played volleyball in high school. Its insane how much the game has changed since then. Nobody jump served then
Did they also wear onions on their belt? As it was the style at the time.
I set myself up for that didn’t I
I had a low, cross-handed swing serve that made the 9th grade girls squeal in delight. Maybe you could get on my level?
“I can make 9th grade girls squeal in delight, too!” — Matt Gaetz
“That’s impossible, Matt, girls never experience delight.” — Ben Shapiro
I remember that too. Eric Sato would come in for a single play to hit his and we’d all go “ooooooooh”.
So Javier Baez was only fined for openly taunting an opponent. I never thought of any situation where Roger Goodell would be the lesser of two evils, but here we are.
they always get a free pass, like they’s the Yankees or SAWX or sommet
I watched that and was totally entertained. Was Garrett fined for taunting Rizzo when Rizzo did nothing?
I’m not shit talking, I honestly don’t remember because if he was suspended then Javy deserved it too.
Loved the “One pitch!” But I’m a shameless Cubs fan.
No. He was suspended for causing a fight, even though it was Baez who jumped the rail and entered the field to yell at Garrett. He pretty much did half of what Baez did but as a pitcher.
Garrett does have a history of starting fights, both with Baez and also him rushing the entire Pittsburgh Pirates dugout two years ago.
The problem is a double standard. Castellanos flexed in the face of a STL Cardinal for about a second; the STL catcher rightfully took offense to his pitcher being showed up triggering a brawl. Castellanos gets suspended two games, even though it was Molina who make contact with Castellanos which caused the dugouts to empty.
Baez was jawing going into the batter box, jawing and motioning to Garrett for the whole 16 seconds it took for him to go 90 feet, and then kept jawing to the point where the on field celebration morphed into a “hold Baez back before he starts something”; however the Reds were despondent about choking away another win so they didn’t start a fight. Baez gets fined but not suspended.
Excellent answer. Got to admit when the bases were loaded a couple of nights ago and Javy came to bat against Garrett I had my popcorn ready.
Joe Kelly, however, was suspended eight games.
Fucker deserved it.
Here’s James Brown on The TAMI Show:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-E0X2JxCs4
Here, have a classic* SNL skit:
https://youtu.be/uwfdFCP3KYM
*Not “classic” because it’s funny… you’ll see.
LiLo was very pleasant on the eyes back then. Drugs are one helluva drug.
Ah, it’s a nice day. Joe Burrow is back on the (practice) field and Joey Votto has found a tap to a fountain of youth. Boy, it’s really gonna suck when the Sports Gods yank this latest Hope Chain on us Cincinnati schmucks.
I’m hoping that god decides to hang out in Cleveland this year so OBJ can whine and the douche-bro QB can move permanently into that stadium once his wife kicks him out.
One of the few remaining charms of the NFL is how it always finds new and unique ways to shatter and disappoint fans of certain franchises…
Watson to Iggles incoming, fuck.
A Very Special “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” glory hole sequel episode
I just watched a swimming thing where the sideline (sidepool?) commentator said it was the first time there had been an 800M free in the Olympics and the gold belonged to the US. Well i looked it up and some German won it in 1904 so fuck you, lady.
They had to forfeit it as part of the Treaty of Versailles.
Wilson: “Isn’t this overkill?”
France: “What is Germany gonna do? Start another World War?”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ijk4j-r7qPA
After The TAMI Show DVD was over I switched to broadcast TV to finally watch the Olympics.
When I changed inputs with the remote the digital broadcast channel that initially came up had crackpot televangelist Benny Hinn dubbed in Spanish.
It was surreal. If I had been high it might possibly have broken something in my head.
Augmenting the thread below-
The hardest read you’ve ever done. This could be something from Pynchon or Joyce or a death notice or an email that caught you off-guard. Maybe it was Daniel Alfredsson not being re-signed by the Sens. Have at it.
It’s Gravity’s Rainbow, and it’s not close.
Yup. I made it through the Crying of Lot 49, but I was defeated by Gravity. Pynchon needs to stay in hiding, if he’s still alive, because someone will straight up murder him for that nonsense.
The 1st paragraph of Crying of Lot 49 is sheer brilliance. “V” is incredible and worth reading if you can put it on your list.
I enjoyed it. Maybe it was the underground postal service. Not sure but it was fun.
It’s been long enough, I could probably take a flyer on V. But if he pisses me off again…
His sentences are brilliant, but they add up to nothing. Or at least anything I can sort out. Paul Fussell makes some sense of it in Great War and Modern Memory. Inherent Vice is good, though the movie outshines the book by a lot.
I’m gonna say that the hundreds of hours I billed for document review are going to take precedence over even the shittiest novel.
That said, the Lord of the Rings series was a chore, too.
As an undergrad I took an elective in Science Fiction and Fantasy, and LotR was the one time I never managed to finish an assigned book. I tried, but I kept falling asleep. All those damned songs and poems and long discourses on the history of Middle Earth.
I liked the films. So I tried again after they came out, and nope nope nope. I don’t think I even made it past the Tom Bombadil chapter. The fact that so many LotR fans are miffed that he isn’t in the films mystifies me.
I ditched Moby Dick for Cliffs Notes like 30 pages in. Just horrid, turgid stuff.
Moby Dick is a classic, sir.
Guns, Germs and Steel. Loved the historical elements but I don’t think I ever needed to know that many noble grains existed.
That would be high on my list as well. Every now and then I think I should give it a reread, and every now and then I think “nah”
Nostromo was fucking overrated and a slog
Naked Lunch. Even after reading it I’m not sure it’s really a book
But didn’t you need yet another chapter on the “Junk sick morning?”
What is the methadone of books?
Absolutely. I never had any intention of trying heroin… again, after reading.
Linear algebra textbook. Dishonorable mention, Foucault (ultimately, a fraud IMHO).
Went through a Russian phase, but Dostoyevski gave me consumption. I read the Bros K in summer and felt like I would never feel warm.
Just as our Premier DiSantised our province I got a text.
Basically fuck it you are all on your own and we are going to stop asymptomatic testing just in time for school. Good times.
I’m surprised she didn’t text back with, “Sorry, it’s fuck yourselves because it’s plural. “
This is why I love you!💖🤣
Aren’t you legally required to send another text that says “sore-y” to her?
I may apologize for the grammatical error Balls pointed out BUT THATS IT!
Holy shit! Remember how nasty the water in the Río diving pool got?
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A Fijian just absolutely murdered an Argentine in Rugby 7’s, to the point where I think The Falklands belong to Fiji now.
Clean hit?
I’m not an expert on the rules of rugby, but it looked like a textbook hit.
He hit him with a textbook?
The NFL Confronts Vaccine Refusers – The Atlantic
On the one hand, I’ve heard from an immunologist who helped create the vaccine. On the other hand, let me hear what Joe Rogan has to say…
Wow, good for the NFL (shocking) and fuck that guy (not shocking he plays for Snyder)
Corbett isn’t just a random expert
I aspire to that level of bad writing. Jesus Fuckballs….
“…and that stuff” is doing some SERIOUSLY heavy lifting in that quote.
I’m watching The TAMI Show on DVD, the most legendary concert film ever made. James Brown is on now, which is beyond belief. The Rolling Stones follow him and you see just how good they were in their primes (and this was1964).
I haven’t seen that in years. It’s really good!
Rugby Sevens is on! Women’s competition!
Scotchy, how wrong you were:
You’re always right.
Gumby got his first job in telecom after he retired from the navy, with zero telecom experience, because he drew trim and drain for the hiring manager.
He what now?
Nice to see the use of the word “trim” hasn’t gone out of style.
It’s a submarine thing. Ask Brick.
I’m currently struggling to get through The Once and Future King by T. H. White. I feel like it’s something I should be enjoying because I love fantasy and know it’s considered a classic, but it’s just not clicking for me. I’m about 20% through the book–is that enough? Should I keep going? Don’t you hate it when you buy a book and there’s no connection there?
Yeah, I think that’s about as far as I got, too.
I’ve only been able to get through his later stuff. Thomas Pynchon is the James Joyce of David Foster Wallaces.
I’ve given up on books much earlier than that. Why waste your time?
Yeah, I’m on Team Quit Books You’re Not Enjoying. If you’re reading for pleasure rather than work or school, just abandon it and move on to one of the other billion or so books out there.
I’ve never played for that team until about three years ago. Honestly, when you’ve read more than, I don’t know, 200 or so books-you know what’s bad and what’s good. So why not move on? Bad writing exposes itself so quickly after you’ve read a shit ton of stuff.
Yeah. In my late 20s I went on a mission of trying to read some of the “classics” that I had not yet done. I liked some of them, but also discovered that there are some books that may be great works of literature in some sense, but just aren’t for me.
(Glares at Moby Dick. The chapter on 1,001 uses for whale oil did me in.)
I firmly believe some books are considered “classics” just because some poor person was forced to read it and decided that everyone should suffer the same fate.
Buddy, I’m 120+ pages into ‘Gravity’s Rainbow’ and determined to finish all 700+ pages, just to say I did it. ‘The Once & Future King’ is a walk in the park in comparison. You can do it!
In all seriousness I read that when I was a lot younger, and remember liking it, but I’m not sure adult me wouldn’t have been bored. As a general rule of thumb I’ve always tried to finish every book I start, but now that I’m on the losing side of 50 I am very much reconsidering how I spend my leisure time. If you don’t enjoy it, or aren’t doing it for a gag, (glares at Thomas Pynchon’s paper-bag-covered head), why force it?
I had the same reaction to it. Go find a recap to satisfy the unfinished feeling and find a book you enjoy.
All right, y’all are officially the best. I’m taking everyone’s advice and moving on to something better. Fuck that book.
Men’s gymnastics is on tonight!
I Want More Gymkata! Kurt Thomas is the master. If you dare challenge him, you must bring your own pommel horse. If you don’t, you will cede the higher, um, groundhorse!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMQmBupWJXI&ab_channel=JoBloMovieClips
“Best Parts”? That video better be 93 minutes long!
That is an incredibly dumb, yet incredibly entertaining movie. I love it!
I’m sure people around here know this, but that actually happened.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aj535O4ZJxM
In the 1976 Olympics, Shun Fujimoto competed in the rings, (which are absolutely insane) and the pommel horse after having broken some part of his leg. In this essay, I will compare his will to win to Simone Bi…
/is absolutely bludgeoned to death by a hail of rotten fruit and garbage
This is legendary
“It’s only a fracture.”
-Rejected line from Monty Python’s “The Holy Grail”
Still think the American men’s gymnastics team hasn’t been the same since they stopped putting Mr. T in charge.
“Olympic Men’s Golf-because we needed to dial down the interest in the Games quite a bit.”
Excellent job, Scotchy!