OK, kids. It’s getting down to nut-cuttin’ time, who’s in for 15-17 July in the Charm City?
Imaginarium HQ (ie, Hotel) – TBD
Probables – King Hippo, Armed and Hammered, Sharky, BOTH Cornblowers
Maybes – Dok Zymm, BFC
Known Unknows (or Hippo forgets, I do a lot of drugs) – The rest of all y’all
There might also be ice footy on, who the fuck knows. Ice MRSA v. Ice Donks, if so.
Swear to Sweet Baby Jeebus, I had sommet in my head to discuss? OH YEAH, rumoUrs are heavy that multiple consortiums are looking to buy Well-meaning Idjit Fahrad Moshiri out of (at least his controlling interest in) Everton. This woule be good news, but as an Evertonian/Wolven Sort hybrid – I 100% know that things can ALWAYS get worse.
Short version is that most Toffees accepted that Moshiri was basically using the club as a plaything, while laundering Uncle Alisher’s (Usamov) oligarch moneys. Now that Uncle’s spigot is turned off (you know, that war) – sommet has to give. And it looks like Moshiri will take the moneys and run.
Itchy times on Merseyside, for sure. But that is easily SMB’s best work (clap clap clap) and I will fight over any dissent. Damned good classic rock album, too.
Edmonton might be in trouble.
Okay, I think I’ve got the Italian Greyhound recipe locked down.
2 oz. gin
1 oz. grapefruit juice
1/2 oz. Campari
shake over ice, serve with-a big-a fancy ice-a cube-ah and a bit of grapefruit peel and some smashed basil.
Wonderful. HOWEVAH! Have you tried doubling the gin?
Sippin on gin and juice. Laid back!
“Mark Messier? Is he your long lost brother? Ha ha, just kidding Eli, nobody is messier than you.” – Olivia, cutting deep after having had one too many glasses of Chardonnay.
Shit. I forgot to send my dad a father’s day card.
That’s okay, you can just give it to him by hand when he gets back from buying those cigarettes.
MOOSE IS NOT MY FATHER
“Yes, that’s quite obvious.” – all of BFC’s ex-girlfriends
I ordered something for Gumby’s dad today, so I sort of remembered on time?
That would be a serious magic trick since pops died in 97.
Weird Memory-(related to father thingy below)
I was sick as a dog for a few days and was reading a large book about sporting heroes when dad came by to visit. (parents were separated) He leafed through the book and flipped through the “Boxer Section” and said, “This book is trash, Carlos Monzon is the greatest boxer ever!”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9z4vGfDQL5E&ab_channel=VTop10
As long as there’s no “Darcy’s better!” chant the Avs might very well have a chance here.
“Darcy Kemper” sounds like the name of a girl that Tucker Carlson’s son Buckley tried (and failed) to get to step into the boathouse with him, alone.
Makes sense as they both averted unwelcome scoring.
So what happens if both teams are suspended for Game 3?
Gary Bettman will find a way to award the Stanley Cup to the Boston Celtics.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Qqwf0uvkXrE
These pretzels….ARE MAKING ME GOALIE!
Rangers win? No, let’s be real here.
This is a thing that actually happened:
Nailed it!
I forgot to mention that the best part of Mittenball will be the fights. Or more specifically, the slap-fights.
Does Colorado hate Tampa Bay or is this just a mismatch game?
Colorado is scary good, and very young. They’re going to be a force for a while.
Tampa is in their third Final in three years. Everyone (this dumbass included) that they’d run out of steam at some point. This may be it.
Ah, like the Buffalo Bills after halftime of their 4th Super Bowl.
I’m really fucking happy right now!
Damn I miss the family get togethers. We used to do this shit at least once a month.
That’s why Eldest granddaughter plays bass to this day.
This reminds me of that Brazil-Germany game in the World Cup some years back.
Those reaction memes were beautiful. I can’t wait for the one’s from this game.
Twitter Reactions to Brazil vs. Germany Game | POPSUGAR Tech
Seth Fiegerman on Twitter: “Germany’s goalie right now http://t.co/JklQXVjz27” / Twitter
This is gone to “prison rec-yard beatdown” levels.
The Curbstomp Song – YouTube
Indeed. (being hockey, between factions of the aryan brotherhood)
I don’t follow hockey, but a 6-0 score would be like a baseball score of 17-0 or a football score of 56-0, correct?
More or less.
More!
The 56-0 variety is more correct. This is an ass whooping.
Damn I love boxing. Stand up and face your opponent, two fists above the belt and if he goes down you wait for him to get up. Classy.
Then your manager takes all your money. Pretty good one on ESPN now. The hockey game is over.
That’s one of the few good things that Rocky V did, it showed the difference between a good manager like Mickey and a bad one like George Washington Duke.
This dude breaks down some old fights that I watched with my dad-he’s the best.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwEJifesITI&ab_channel=TheModernMartialArtist
Dang, that’s good stuff. I’ll be watching more of that for sure. What an era. Ali, Foreman, Frazier, Norton, Holmes, et al. Great fights.
His breakdown of Ali’s upset of Foreman is short, sweet, concise and on point-I can’t rec it enough.
I’ve been a boxing fan forever. Listened to 2 of the 3 Ali Frazier fights because the third one was shown live on TV.
And to state clearly for the record: Hagler beat Sugar Rays ass!
Still a little raw on that outcome.
Also despite its brevity the Hagler Hearns fight was minute for minute some of the greatest sports entertainment in my entire life.
#retrobananacakes That fight was insane.
In case you thought rooting for Colorado was OK, it turns out Jim Harbaugh is a fan of theirs.
Better he than Coach Urbs.
“Well that’s a mighty nice bowl of Cheerios you’ve got there” herodotus450 said whilst unzipping his fly…
This is going to be the best comeback ever!
“No team has ever come back from 6-0. It’s as safe as a lead as you can possibly get.” – Marty Schottenheimer
Nevermind.
Indeed. Damn.
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Holy crow. TB could use a hall monitor, cause that belly isn’t getting any pinker…
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UcZzlPGnKdU
Don’t tempt the Curse.
Pfft. Whatever.
[runs over a Gypsy with his car]
“Dad, running over Gypsies is bad luck.”
“Really? I heard good.”
She obviously didn’t see the car, though.
I hope the final score of this game is 9-8 and includes at least one 3-goal swing.
Well the 3 goal swing is now possible, at least.
Something named Haslam is in talks to purchase the NHL team from Nashville. Udonis? Jimmy? No one can be sure.
Nice work by the ABC/ESPN broadcasting team to have analysts still talking as the anthem started.
Well, ABC/ESPN are part of the evil, godless, commie, pinko, Soros-backed, libtard, media complex. You’d never see such a thing on a true American patriot channel like Fox.
I’ve got a legitimate protege at work in the kitchen. She even washes dishes! This is awesome! The sous vide sauna is still in operation. Shit’s about to get serious.
Almost have the entire crew here.
Family!
THIS GUY RIKKI-TIKKI-DEADLY I CALL HIM ANDY REID FIVE MINUTES AFTER WAKING UP IN THE MORNING CAUSE HE’S ABOUT TO HAVE HIS SECOND PULLED PORK SANDWICH.
YOU SPELLED “EXPLOSIVE BOWEL MOVEMENT” WRONG!
THIS GUY RIKKI-TIKKI-DEADLY I ALSO CALL HIM JUSTIN BLACKMON FIVE MINUTES AFTER WAKING UP BECAUSE HE’S ABOUT TO HAVE HIS SECOND BEER.
Whatcha having? (I’m trying out the Deschutes\Bitburger unfiltered Zwickl. Interesting. Like an unfiltered Bitburger as far as the malt bill, but with the hop profile of a Mirror Pond Pale.)
Just the last pair of 805’s. I’ll be moving on to hard stuff forthwith.
There ya go. Wouldn’t want to disappoint the Dr. Mrs.
Gonna have a bijou?
On drinking and reflection, can’t really recommend it. Bit of a stodgy purist, I suppose. I like Bitburger (and German lagers in general), and I like Mirror Pond (and west coast hoppy ales in general) but the combining of the two doesn’t work for me. (YMMV though, of course)
If you can get ahold of it, can’t recommend Ruben’s Wolfburg Helles enough though. I think it’s limited to just the Seattle area & seasonal, unfortunately…)
I have got to iron down the recipe for the Italian Greyhound, I should probably work on that.
Tried a bit (and just a bit) of muddled fresh rosemary?
I’ve not. But that reminds me I’d thought to possibly add fresh basil – will have to try that next time.
I have the house to myself for the evening and the Dr. Mrs. is expecting me to be facedown drunk by the time she gets home. I’d hate to disappoint her.
/looks at huge collection of strap-on’s
“Now it’s my time to shine.”
-Dr. Mrs., later this evening
This is horrible on so many levels but I can’t stop laughing.
Sometimes it’s difficult living up to our better half’s expectations, but we’ve got to give it our best…
https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/bitcoin-drops-20000-crypto-selloff-quickens-85480556
It actually got all the way down into the 17000’s for a little bit.
I can finally get a better graphics card!
https://nationalpost.com/opinion/conrad-black-fresh-blood-needed-to-forge-a-competitive-conservative-party/wcm/217e3b29-95b2-446f-9ba2-720db53afdf7/amp/
I know I’m selling veal to vegans here but my goodness is Conrad Black a joy to read. Deep, incisive, and balanced. The man must have a brain the size of the Pluto moon. Unfairly pilloried as he was, the fella is a mental giant. I would fairly quake in my boots if I were to attempt to argue a point, no matter how sound.
I think it’s a requirement of any gent or dame of opinion to consider the position of the other side of any argument to truly know your own position on a matter. Give him a shake if you fancy.
I first saw the link as “fresh black blood” and was like, oh, wow, I’d wondered what Stephen Miller has been up to.
ditto. until I saw in the comment that the author’s name was “Conrad Black” I was all
Conrad Black (artist’s conception):
Sure, sure. Read it without trying to argue it because of who he is. I read intelligent liberal writers because I don’t think people are evil for having well-reasoned opinions.
I disagree with communists but they still have a lot of good points. I have the manifesto on my mantle. Once you stop trying to understand your opponent and just label him evil or bad you’ve become a partisan, one who cares not for policy or ethos but only for victory. That is the gutter of politics.
Goddamn that reads sanctimonious as hell. I apologize for my buffoonery.
Honestly, I was just making a joke about his name.
Can we call Conrad “Uncle Blackie”?
Ahh. Didn’t even feel the breeze as it went over my head.
Shut up and eat your pinecone.
I think everyone here has a lot of buffoonery in them.
That’s why I’m here…
>Give him a shake if you fancy.
“I don’t, but I know a massage parlor that can help him out.” – Bob Kraft
I don’t lean that way but I thought that early David Frum was coherent, nuanced and balanced. As for the candidates that the Conservatives trot out at the federal level-elections have been there for the taking but Jebus Crikey, between the poor messaging and the extraordinary deficit of charisma, they just never stood a chance.
Yes, one of the points he makes often is that the conservatives cannot win consistently by being a watered down version of the liberals. They need to actually stand for small c conservative values and not try to cowtow to blue liberals. It makes them seem disingenuous. The milk cartel is the most glaring example of that.
Pulled pork NOW.
gif caption: Britt Reid after downing a bottle of Jim Beam and five percocets
SEE YOUR BODY
INTO THE MOONLIGHT
Sorry, I cannot return to Baltimore for this and my next seven lives. The judge was very specific in his ruling
Same here but the “city” is Sault Ste. Marie. Those damn Esposito brothers (Phil and Tony) and their iron grip on the cops that enforce jay-walking laws! [shakes puny fist]
Pulled pork and beer in ten minutes.
“Britt, I need you to drive me to L.A. in ten minutes or less.” — Andy Reid
Sounds like more of a job for Henry Ruggs, honestly.
[See’s the odds given on Chris Henry’s girlfriend-lays down two bills]
-Hippo
“Done and don… Oh shit! Do you have insurance?”
-Britt
How do I tactfully explain to the Dr. Mrs. that phone microphones are now technologically advanced to the degree that she does not need to shout during phone calls like she’s talking to someone on the far side of a canyon?
Calm down and stop shouting at me?
Oh, you said tactfully. Think you’re just going to have to deal with it.
Oh, I’m just an innocent bystander here. I never talk to her on the phone myself – she doesn’t take my calls.
Seems like there’s a Someone Else’ Problem field around that one.
Leopards spotted eating faces, film at eleven.
They’ve really taken to saying the quiet part out loud…
Imagine a small, vocal Jewish contingent (“Hebrews For Hitler”?) attending a conference of The National Socialist Worker’s Party in 1933 or thereabouts. That’s how incredibly silly them Log Cabin folks are in my mind.
Are we certain “Hebrews For Hitler” wasn’t a Monty Python sketch?
No, that was the “Fish-Slapping Dance”. The two are easily confused.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8XeDvKqI4E&ab_channel=ArmyTanksStudios
Uh, well…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_of_German_National_Jews
“The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth.”
-Camus
I knew this would happen when the GOP went full evil. Big Tent Party my ass!
And in Price Month, too!
“The Price Is Wrong!”
-The Republican Party
“What’s this about ‘Price Month’? THAT’S MY IDEA! I THOUGHT OF IT FIRST! I’LL SUE ANYONE WHO SAYS OTHERWISE!”
— Dan S., VA
“Price Month? What’s that?” – Mike Brown
I don’t know what the log cabin means but I bet it’s something filthy. They know what they’re doing.
I had a good Q & A with a gay friend of a friend at a party the other day. It was very informative. I don’t have any gay male friends, only a few sapphists , so i learned a lot.
The “Log Cabin” thing refers to a theory that Abe Lincoln was gay.
It’s obligatory copypasta time! (Which I originally learned about regarding Greg Bird. The Yankees subreddit is a strange place.)
I’m not gay, but I want to live in a log cabin in the woods with Abraham Lincoln. We won’t ever have sex, but there will be a simmering erotic undercurrent as I stand in the kitchen window watching him try to reunite the country, shirtless, sweat pouring off his body.
I’ll run upstairs and masturbate, the entire time forcing myself to think of women while my thoughts drift back to Abe. I won’t be able to climax and I’ll eventually go back downstairs, angry. Sometimes we will look across the table and catch each other’s eyes, and in that second, anything is possible, but we both deny ourselves and go back to what we were doing.
One day one of us will die, and the other will bury him outside the log cabin. Then he’ll go inside, pen a brief missive to his departed friend, and commit suicide, never able to deal with life without his one true platonic love.
“Brokeback Cabin”
I’m still waiting for the right moment to mention this to Lady BFC, and me waking her up when I got back from the airport at 4am this morning means today is not that day.
Timing is everything. Perhaps tomorrow after her favorite breakfast food and visit with…