So we just not doing Sundays anymore?

Good day to you! We need something to look at and chat on this Sunday as we are the week off between the conference finals and the Superb Owl. So here is a quick Karen Carpenter for you. Do I have anything to say? No. Will this feed the DFO content monster? Sure.

I am really getting in to Italian wines this winter and I really don’t know why. When I wrote my somm exam  many years ago it was the country that I did not spend much time on as France and the Iberian peninsula were more important for me to learn. I think it has to do with all the weirdo indigenous grapes that they grow there and I didn’t have time to memorize them. Anywhoo I am all over the boot this winter.  I’ve always been an Amarone fan as they are full bodied and silky, but they are quite expensive. If you are looking for a cheaper alternative then get yourself a Ripassa and let it sit for an hour. A trick I used to use when I was backpacking is that I used to bring a juice jug with me. When at a picnic or whatever pour the wine in the juice jug and then back into the bottle and it now has been double aerated.

From Sky Sports

The only thing that I can think of that is on today is the AFCON final or as I like to call it the Hippo Hate final as Mane and Salah will be getting slobbered all over no matter the country of origin of your announcing team. Egypt has won this thing quite a few times judging by the stars on their kits, so let’s have Senegal win. As an aside I think it is hilarious that the hosts Cameroon aren’t here and they got stomped by the Burkina Fascists in the third place game. I get in the Olympics having the bronze medal game but why the hell do they do this. No one wants to be there , however the coup in Burkina Faso probably means they don’t really want to go home either.

There is also the Olympics but it most likely will be tape delayed.

Yam FC continues there surprising start atop LigaMx and they play Queretaro, Teddy Atlas plays Santos, and the Tigers take on El Buccanero.

How are you enjoying your Sunday in the endless depressing winter? Or what do you plan on sticking in your food hole next weekend?

 

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Gumbygirl

I got home in time for the tail end of the ice dancing. I went to Redlands to buy a fridge ( the one up here is dying a slow, painful death, so it is our thank you to my sisters in law for letting us live up here for two years.) Took wayyyy longer than I expected. We’re supposed to close on our house tomorrow, woohoo!

ballsofsteelandfury

No one is watching the Downhill? That’s the best event!

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Horatio Cornblower

Just switched over. Didn’t realize it was on USA.

Mr. Ayo

Of course I am.

Horatio Cornblower

I guess you’re pretty good when you fall flat on your ass and still win your group by 30 points.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

I was genuinely surprised it was that close.

Horatio Cornblower

First girl to land two quads since Jeffrey Epstein was trying to invest in hospital equipment.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

This Japanese skater is incredible. I haven’t seen so many triple-triples completed in under four minutes since the last time Andy Reid went to In-N-Out.

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Horatio Cornblower

I haven’t seen this many tiny, overly made-up, ornately dressed girls crying since that time I ran through the set of ‘Little
Miss Sunshine’ wearing nothing but a Raiders bandana over my wing-wang.

BrettFavresColonoscopy

I made a Delmonico. It was delicious.

SonOfSpam

We don’t have any gold medals yet.

Thanks, Biden.

Horatio Cornblower

DO SOMETHING, CONGRESS!!

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

[pats belly]

I declare my team the winner in the latest battle of Meatball Wars.

rockingdog

Found a funny;

Can I be wracked with something other than guilt. Like. Can I be wracked with spaghetti.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

U-S-A! U-S-A!

MAD-I-SON! MAD-I-SON!

SonOfSpam

They just showed some Russian skater who’s gonna try to “land a quad” and I pictured the mother of Stephen Hawking’s nurse nodding agreeably.

Horatio Cornblower

Fucking banner this.

SonOfSpam

No, it’s awful, let’s just keep it under Rikki’s comment where it belongs.

Horatio Cornblower

Renee Zelwegger’s doing great.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

Any production that puts Judy Greer on my television screen gets a thumbs up from me.

Ha ha ha, no, of course I won’t *watch* that network trash. But it gets a thumbs up.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

Currently feeling zero regrets about selecting Madison Chock as my Olympics girlfriend.

TheRevanchist

She’s over 18. I’ll allow it.

Horatio Cornblower

I’ll take the other American pairs dancer: she seems to go down pretty easily.

SonOfSpam

Johnny Weir (I think?) just said the dude is the astronaut and the girl skater is an extraterrestrial and I think they’re supposed to fuck?

I do not get figure skating.

BrettFavresColonoscopy

Sounds like you get it just fine

Don T

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Horatio Cornblower
Horatio Cornblower

Bert coming in with “Brownsville…Home of the brave” kills me every time.

Horatio Cornblower

There appear to have been a couple of GIs swimming in the Japanese skating team’s gene pool.

Horatio Cornblower

Mikaela Shiffrin went down early in the giant slalom and NBC doesn’t know what to do with themselves.

She has 4 other races guys; you’ll be fine.

The Right Reverend Electric Mayhem

Dolphins hired the creepy guy from IT

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He’s got a bit of the ol’ Marc Trestman to him, doesn’t he?

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Horatio Cornblower

/horn in windowless van on the side of the road toots mournfully.

Game Time Decision

Illegitimate son?

Brick Meathook

Man, we’re fucked next Tuesday:

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BrettFavresColonoscopy

Where’s Sharky? I have a little nip of brandy and like 7 personnel reviews to write tonight. Suggestions welcome.

Dunstan

You can always just use the brandy instead of bourbon, turning a Manhattan into a Delmonico.

I like the diffordsguide.com site’s Cocktail Finder function — you can input a couple of ingredients and get a list of possible drinks. If you’re really ambitious, you can create a free account and add in all your ingredients and it will give you lists of what you can make.

Sharkbait

What Dunstan said. Those are fantastic.

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BrettFavresColonoscopy

Good news, bad news.

Good news: I made some damn good Manhattans tonight.
Bad news: I’m now out of bourbon.

Dunstan

It gave its life in a good cause.

Brick Meathook

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Brick Meathook

I couldn’t find any video either. But I remember it well.

Horatio Cornblower

I think the moguls event would be improved by burying two IEDs somewhere on or near the course.

BrettFavresColonoscopy

What’s with all this pine detritus all over the downhill course?

ballsofsteelandfury

Those aren’t pines…

BrettFavresColonoscopy

Soylent Green?

ballsofsteelandfury

Olympic events start LIVE at 5 PM West Coast time. Prepare accordingly.

Dunstan

Sorry, the Scotties final is still going on…

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

At this moment in time California has exactly 400 more COVID deaths than Texas. Can they catch us? Stay tuned!

ArmedandHammered

Texans under report anything and everything to make it look like they are still within the limit.

Horatio Cornblower

I would believe China’s statistics on Uighur happiness before I believed anything that came out of Greg Abbott’s mouth.

Gumbygirl

See also: Florida.

BrettFavresColonoscopy

I believe in Texas and am rooting hard for them to out Darwin CA. TURN TEXAS BLUE (both in terms of fewer GOP voters and broader asphyxiation, though these points are related).

Doktor Zymm

This is some catchy boarding music Alaska is playing, it’s a super light load flight so I think the FAs are just playing shit they like

Game Time Decision

Saw the last play of the Pro Bowl. Twas a kneel down.

Cecil Rhodes

Was Carl Nassib under centre?

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Game Time Decision

Mac and Cheese Jones was

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

THIS BOTTLE OF WINE I JUST OPENED I CALL IT SOMETHING OTHER THAN AN UNVACCINATED COVID PATIENT BECAUSE IT IS GOING TO BREATHE A BIT BEFORE DINNER.

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Doktor Zymm

I also won’t call it a ventilator since it’ll be going down your throat voluntarily instead of being shoved in there by a medical professional

Dunstan

I think I’ve had one of theirs before. Possibly something I bought after a visit to their tasting room. I seem to recall liking them.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

We liked their wines (it’s a partnership with Barbeiri) to join their club. It’s kind of fun to get pitched and sold on something, especially when it’s something pleasant like this wine.

Dunstan

I joined way too many wine clubs on my trips to Santa Ynez Valley and Paso Robles. I’ve dropped a few of them, but still probably need to thin the herd a bit.

Doktor Zymm

At JFk enjoying a quick whisky soda before my flight. Good day in the city, walked 30k steps, got some beer, and laughed at the dumb designer shit people buy in Bergdorfs. Prada terry cloth sandals, lol.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

I remember a “jynnan tonnyx” from the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy being described as tasting like a whiskey and soda so it would be fun to order it like that but the bartender would probably not get the joke and just serve you gin by mistake.

Doktor Zymm

I forgot about that! I could give it a go, I like gin so no loss if it goes the expected way. We should do a Hitchhiker’s Guide popup bar. In fact, I’m gonna do that in March for anyone who stops by my apartment. You’re all invited!

Dunstan

Ah, nothing like a good Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster!

ArmedandHammered

The only good thing Bablebrox did for the galaxy.

Dunstan

Look, Zaphod’s just this guy, see?

Gumbygirl

Served by the triple- breasted whore of Eroticon Six?

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Don T

Fútbol players receiving, taking off their 2nd place medals is my favorite sports tradition

Don T

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Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

It’s kind of crazy that basically nobody seems to be watching the Pro Bowl *or* the Olympics today. What’s everyone doing? Exercising?

King Hippo

Footy Manager and marking up a Sublease. I wish I had a principled reason for not watching the Olympics, but I am just not arsed.

Dunstan

Laundry, carpet cleaning. About to light a cigar and do some reading. Scotties final coming up in a few hours.

Don T

SEN – EGY penaltis after napping during most of the “game”

King Hippo

Who won??

Don T

Sénégale!

Cecil Rhodes

I am exceptionally disappointed that our Egyptian colleagues did not triumph. I most certainly do not care for Senegal, or their French overlords — I suppose that I will need to take solace in photos of certain Sinny Gals from the Cape Colony to get over this result…

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Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

She’s from Benoni, which is the same hometown of a girl I dated while in that country. The girl I dated was not as attractive as Charlize, but then again, who is?

Doktor Zymm

I saw a minute or two of the pro bowl at the LES beer garder I was at. My pretzel was tastier

ArmedandHammered

Doing a house wide scavenger hunt for all the alcohol my son has hidden and destroying it. As well as putting chains around the 5 wine fridges. He fell off the wagon, got up, fell again and did so for the entire wagon train. At least his going through the DTs again is giving us a chance to relax. Good news is he has an initial therapy session this week. Been lurking this week but no chance to comment.

Horatio Cornblower

Vaya con Dios, my friend.

Game Time Decision

Stay strong man. You’re doing the right thing, however hard it may be. Hopefully therapy will help, even a little bit is great

Horatio Cornblower

Took my mother to lunch and gave her some money to thank her for taking care of an orphaned sheep dog.

As one does.

BrettFavresColonoscopy

We went skiing.

clint greasewood

Man, it’s going to suck without football. I feel like an addict who is reduced to huffing spray paint.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

[taps foot impatiently over you fucking up the “huff, huff, give” rotation] – Todd Marinovich

Brick Meathook

Artist’s Conception:

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King Hippo

Cherries POPPED and Frank Lampard’s Everton will be home to Boreham Wood for a place in the Flacco Eight!

ballsofsteelandfury

Man, the Give-A-Shit is broke at this ProBowl.

I believe they’re playing 2 Hand Touch.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

“Okay, okay, you win, I see you’ve played Givey-Takey before…” – Najeh Davenport

scotchnaut

Rick Pitino is a piece of shit, but as expected Iona is 19-3 and rolling.

King Hippo

Maybe he’d like the NC State jerb?

King Hippo

Just so long as they arrive back on Merseyside tired.

/will be watching Bournemoth and Boreham Wood (3p, ESPN+) instead, winner gets Everton in the Sweet 16 (potential Hippo/yeah right Derby)

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ThurberHerder

Man is it too late to get in on some Pro bowl squares?

scotchnaut

[entire DFO Clubhouse calls “69!”]

Me: “Gah! Of! Fucking! Course!”

Game Time Decision

to the house phone

Sharkbait
herodotus450

NHL all-star game/weekend is the same as the Probe Owl? Who are the (NHL) ad wizards who came up with that one?

Cecil Rhodes

My word, the day is finally here! The AFCON final is upon us! It is truly a shame that this match does not involve two fine British possessions. I shall have to have a word with the tournament organizers to ensure that this does not happen again.

I shall be backing the Sultanate of Egypt in this match. It will be wonderful to see King’s African Water Pistol Marksman Mohamed Elneny add some silverware to his utterly bare trophy cabinet. Let us hope that he invests his tournament winnings in De Beers stock rather than blowing it all on some North London tart.

In other news, I see that Sieur Trudeau the Younger of Canada has gone into hiding over a protest staged by the men of industry. While in hiding, he condemned the alleged desecration of one Terry Fox statue on Parliament Hill, yet I seem to recall that he supported the toppling of my statues all over the world (along with a statue of my esteemed empire building colleague Sir John A. MacDonald) just two years ago. To quote Richard from the moving-picture-show Trailer Park Boys, “what comes around is all around!”

WCS

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Gumbygirl

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herodotus450

Amarone wine!? I ordered a Marone wine!

Horatio Cornblower

Get a brain, Marones!

2Pack

One of the cool seasonal things to do here in the Veneto is a weekend day trip to a vinyard to help bring in the harvest. After a day of cutting grape bunches and packing them in big wicker tubs, they treat you to a full up dinner, outdoors in the fields if weather permits. Many Americans take full advantage of that memorable event.

Game Time Decision

A day’s labour for dinner, and a cool experience. Sign me up

2Pack

It is a blast.

TheRevanchist

I’ve been to many wine tastings at many different wineries over the course of decades. The only thing I can tell you is that I don’t like wine, but I like the good times with friends. That is really the fun part of wine for me. So I wish you a fantastic time enjoying your wine and your friends.

ArmedandHammered

Wineries usually have fantastic restaurants.

Game Time Decision

What ever happened to the footy team we chose to follow at DFO? Want to say it was “Young Boys ” but while it’s dirty enough for us, prob nawt

ballsofsteelandfury

No, that was definitely it. Young Boys are currently beating St. Gallen 3-2.

ballsofsteelandfury

If the result holds, they’ll be in 2nd place in the Swiss League.

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Cecil Rhodes

It is no surprise that BSC Young Boys is having success in the Swiss League this season. Since they are the preferred club of the Catholic Church, they have immense financial backing.

BrettFavresColonoscopy

This prediction is full of holes

Dunstan

Who gives edam? They’re playing gouda.

Game Time Decision

Thanks

2Pack
ThurberHerder

Originally written by Negus (Neil) Diamond

BrettFavresColonoscopy

What if you want to use a five liter/litre juice jug and a three liter/litre wine bottle to measure lot exactly four liters/litres of wine?

Game Time Decision

Mother fucking snakes on a plane, mother fucker

Game Time Decision

Trying but failing to make fun of Die Hard and Snakes on a plane

Gumbygirl

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ballsofsteelandfury

Fill the 3.
Empty into the 5.
Fill 3 again.
Empty as much as you can the 3 into the 5.
Drink what’s left of the 3.
Fill the 3.
Drink the 3.
Save the 5 for tomorrow.

Gumbygirl

Spill the wine.
Take that pearl.