Your illustrious host for the Sunday evening Open Thread is in Toronto this weekend for the Canada-Jamaica World Cup Qualifier game.
This is important for two reasons:
- Canada needs just one point to qualify for the World Cup for the first time since the 80’s
- Litre has been running a Twitter account posing as Canadian goalkeeper Milan Borjan’s pants. It should be noted that Borjan famously plays in sweat pants instead of shorts. The Twitter handle is Borjan Pants. Well, Mr. Borjan is aware of it and likes it so much that he sent Litre a pair of pants and has made arrangements to meet Litre at the game!! Please see below:
So, if everything goes to plan, Litre will be good and drunk with members of the Canadian National Team celebrating Canada’s qualification by the time you read this.
All I have to say is that I’m looking forward to the Boots On The Ground post!
UPDATE: CANADIA WINS IN A ROUT! LITRE IS DRUNK AF!
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The NCAA tourney continues even though all of our brackets are trash. In the DFO contest, Señor Weaselo has a commanding lead and should take this baby.
On the Women’s side, Litre has the lead with 690 points (The Mighty 690!) with Game Time Decision right on his heels with 680 and me with 650 and Spam & teh Hippo tied at 640. All our potential champions are still in play so it’s still up for grabs!
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Your sports choices tonight are USA-Panama or Honduras-México. Other than that, all you’ve got for entertainment is what we used to call The Gay Super Bowl (The Oscars).
Not sure if it’s PC to call it that anymore, but I think it’s appropriate. It’s like the Super Bowl in many important ways:
- No real people can attend the actual event.
- People host parties to watch it.
- The people at these parties typically have not seen anything related to the show. ( Don’t watch football = Haven’t seen the nominated movies)
- They’re all distracted by other things (Super Bowl commercials = Red Carpet Fashion)
- People can and do gamble on the outcome.
- No one from Cincinnati ever wins.
- At the end of the night, we always wonder why we bothered to watch again this year.
I myself have not seen a movie in the theater since COVID started. Rikki probably has friends that have been in some of the nominated films but got cut out at the last minute. At least they still get paid.
Spam set up a DFO Oscars pool on ESPN. Here is the link if you want a Gently-Used Fleshlight:
That’s all I’ve got. Have at it in the comments.
Shit, I guess that was real.
Good for Will. Chris Rock has become increasingly unlikable.
I started watching ‘Summer of Soul’ a couple of nights ago, but it was at about 1:00 am, so I didn’t get far. I do need to get back and finish that.
The perils of streaming, I guess.
15-1
Spam, how did you do this? I have watched every movie and not come close.
I saw 10 minutes of Dune and the asteroid movie. Probably helped.
WTF just happened?
Did they just beep out an entire exchange with Chris Rock and Will Smith, or did I walk in at the wrong time?
If there were two good actors involved it would’ve been clearer, but one of them was Chris Rock, so that isn’t the case.
He clearly said “Leave my wife out of your shit.” He was angry for real. Trust me he’s not that good of an actor.
No, this was a bit. I absolutely don’t believe it.
Maybe? Looked like an actual thing.
The camera angle on the “punch” says to me it was planned but it might have been a bit that Rock went a little too far on.
See below. I kind of believe it, but wasn’t paying enough attention.
I think Will Smith actually just hit Chris Rock.
He did! Tried to knock the motherfucker out!
Goes to show…it is HARD to knock someone out. Or old Will just can’t throw a punch.
Oh, it was open-handed. A slap, like that one show where a kid got slapped and it resulted in a really funny Tweet.
Watching Stanford v Texas in Women’s BB and #22 on Stanford looks adorable in pigtails.
They actually called something called “traveling”??
What sport am I watching?
Alright, back at the Fortress of Dunstantude, and ready to hit the patio for a cigar. I guess I should let Spam predict my beverage. I haven’t actually decided yet, but I gather he’s on a roll.
13 and 1. Spam is unreal.
14 – 1
I’ve never seen anyone do this well this deep into the program.
Not sure what they’re doing with the top 5 fan favorite thing that they’ve shown twice to a very lukewarm reaction from the live crowd.
It’s for casuals. I don’t know why they’re doing anything for casuals.
12-1 for Spam!!!
Don’t forget to celebrate that Sharky finally got a pick correct
Is that who that is?
Any idea who the ESPN user that’s in 3rd place is?
I assumed it was Sill
I’m Bizarro Sharkbait
That guy is right at tit level.
Speaking of titties, that’s a wardrobe malfunction waiting to happen.
As a Mexican, even I’m thinking they’re Latino’ing up this Oscars just a wee bit too much…
Stop. With. The. Music. Acts.
If they hadn’t performed “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” there would have been riots.
But not effective riots
Does Spam work for the accounting company that tallies up the votes for the Oscars?
10 and fucking 1!
I did…stuff with John Travolta. Anything to win the gently-used goodness.
Also, gonna miss the next one. For some reason I picked Belfast for screenplay, but I feel like that stupid Haim girl movie’s gonna win. Picking Belfast is gonna case me some troubles.
I hear Travolta likes to do… stuff with gentlemen like you.
11-1!!
“Picking Belfast is gonna case me some troubles.”
Eammon de Valera, 1916
Jenny Bevan should be in the Movies Hall of Fame. Muhammad Ali-level talent.
The Long Goodbye is harrowing.
That’s why I prefer the Irish goodbye.
The Chandler book? Fucking loved it.
Last funny;
(Interview to be a hot dog vendor at a baseball park)
INTERVIEWER: how loud can you yell ‘hot dogs’?
ME: (eyes go completely black) HOT DOGS
Could have easily gone without the country for the record.
IYKYK
https://twitter.com/NiteniteMelissa/status/1508154617049358349?t=W8E7X8TpR2RiMbKi3L6fnw&s=19
Oh that’s good.
“My wife calls her vagina ‘Gobi’ probably because that was her college roommate or something.”
That is a nuclear burn on ol’ BS there.
I had to look it up but it was worth it.
I need to see ‘Coda’
This acceptance speech alone is very moving.
I dare the Academy to cut this guy off.
We just watched it earlier today and it’s so goddamned good.
That was fucking amazing. In tears over here.
My daughter is taking a class in ASL, so I imagine we’ll be watching it soon.
How would he know if they did?
I just thought of that as I hit reply.
“Play the music as loud as you want, assholes; I’m gonna keep right on signing!”
I saw it
It was pretty rocking
Down the street from me, early this morning:
Gentlemen.
Wrong place, fucko.
Look who’s come to brag about their Oscar picks….
DID YOU BRING THE MSPAINT ART!?!?!
Always a pleasure good sir.
Where??
And Maestro vaults into the Top Spot by picking the Windshield Wiper!
DFO Films Oscars Picks Update:
Spam 6-0
I’m 3-3.
Maestro 5-1 and the BFCs are 4-2
I look forward to fading quickly
Yeah that one for one thing was my only win.
I’m not in the game but I’m now 5-2.
The 60 years of Bond tribute was nice.
I knew you were all over that. It was pretty cool.
Simply add a c.
I think I’ve said “C*ntmeg” before when Ms Whitman was running for governor.
Wesley Snipes is PURPLE
Do purple people get a tax break?
and DUE THERE LIVES MATTER smh
One for one! Shit I’mma break out the cabernet now.
And now the 2nd and last event of the year that I watch live and in real time.
Growing up Ma and I were all over the movie action and I’ve been watching ever since.
Mute button at the ready of course.
The Amy Schumer monologue was funny.
She was good.
That gws – richo game, woof
Indeed
LOL another Penalty kick for USA???
Hahaha
Yea it’s over for Panama
4-0
Hahaha wooooofff
USA goalie almost gave panama one…
Yikes 😬
Zack Steffen with a nice David “Calamity” James impression just there.
BOOM Boom BoooMMm
3-0 USAAAaAaaa!!!
Hahaha it’s Rockingggg!!!
Paging @rockingdog…
Make it 2-0!!!!
Yooooooo!!!
USA are Rockingggg!!!! 💯
Boooom
Pulisic put it in!!!!
USA 1-0
That’s Rocking!!! 💯
That escalated quickly.
I don’t have any friends that have been in Oscar-nominated films since the live-action Lion King (a friend did one of the hyena voices). I do have a neighbor who was nominated himself, for writing Chocolat.
And it goes to VAR….
Oh my…
Penalty kick???
Penalty kick, eh?
It’s uncanny how many times I run through in my head the disgraced Louis CK’s “optimistic” is a just a nicer word for “stupid” bit.
Well, maybe something nice will happen. Why the FUCK would anything nice ever happen??
The worst part about what Louis C.K. did is that now I can’t enjoy his comedy anymore.
Wait, no. That’s the second-worst part.
USA vs Panama
Looks like the crowd is Rockinggggggg
I’ve seen about half of this years nominated movies. Last year was a lot easier to stream them all but there’s that in theater dynamic this year and many of this years films aren’t available to stream..
Most years I’ve seen all of the best picture nominations and most everything else.
Still not ready to sit in a theater with strangers yet.
Coda will probably win based on the “Feel good” factor.
I loved West Side Story and Spielberg may get director.
Being the Ricardos was really fun and JK Simmons was fantastic as Fred Mertz.
That’s all I’ve got this year.
Oh, Nightmare Alley was fantastic but not exactly Academy material.
I’m irritated that The Green Knight didn’t get nominated for anything. Oh well, maybe the upcoming sequel The Grey Knight will get more recognition. I hear Ben Roethlisberger is attached as the lead.
That was insane. I have no voice. Been drinking for 3 days straight.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
Don’t let the post-nap shakes stop you. Can’t have Canadia thinking youse a pussy or sommet.
[runs through clubhouse with a scrap of sweatpants material wrapped around his wing-wang] – liter_cola
I have the biggest fucking boner right now.
Why stop now? Welcome!
I’ve seen Dune and Power of the Dog this year. Based on this I like Power of the Dog to win Best Picture, Best Actor (Cumberbatch), Best Supporting Actress, (Kirsten Dunst), and best cinematography. I expect to win Best Screenplay Adaptation From a 60-Year-Old Novel, Best Remake Of A Very Confusing Movie Starring That Guy From Twin Peaks, and Best Supporting Actor, (Sandworm #3)
Dune was… not really a disappointment. Or good. And the casting was questionable. CGI was a little too much at times.
Well, maybe Dune was a disappointment.
I liked it. I’m not sure it screams ‘Best Picture’, but I thought it was a good flick.
I thought Dune was fine but not great. Well-shot and performed, but some poor choices in what they chose to focus on from the story. Pretty much all the great political stuff from the book got cut out so they could give us a standard-issue Chosen One narrative.
Which, knowing me, will mean the Academy will give it Best Adapted Screenplay or whatever.
Found a funny;
for years my dad has argued that what the world needs is “the travel taco” i.e. a taco with sealed edges to keep all the filling from falling out while you’re on the move. and for years my mom has patiently explained the concept of burritos.
I read that thread today. Very funny
That thread was both funny and heartwarming. I was a nice break from all the cynicism, and I hope that guy achieves his dreams.
“Canada gets to its first World Cup since ’86? I haven’t felt this good since 1983!”
-Winston Smith
see also: every NC State supporter
/Hippo was 9
(yawns) That was a nice nap. Let’s see how #15 Saint Peter’s is doing.
…oh
On the bright side, at no point in time was I suckered into turning the teevee on. Basketball is the worst of all sportsball.
I feel like this clip sums up the game perfectly. It would have been awesome as hell if he (they) pulled it off, but they came up short. Way, way short.
https://mobile.twitter.com/CBSSports/status/1508200522611781633