Your Totally Teutonic Sunday Morning NFL Football Open Thread

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Well, here we are in Munich watching the other football. Rather than doing a regular game preview let’s do some historical stuff.

Seahawks/Bucs:

-Julius Caesar hisself named those weirdos living east of the Rhine the Germani and that land Germania. This is a bit curious because it was long before Germ Theory even existed. Coincidence? Yes.

-The Baader-Meinhoff Gang is probably my favorite techno-terrorist group, narrowly edging out Kraftwerk.

-Shoutout to guys like the Visigoths, the Bauhausgoths, the Vandals, the Lombards and the Saxons-they all hastened the decline of the Roman Empire.

-Charlemagne (not just a town in Quebec or a Steely Dan tune) had a wonderful Christmas in 800 AD, as he was crowned by none other than Pope Leo the Third.

-The Hanseatic League-founded by Hans The Magnificent-was a loose coalition of towns allied by commercial interests and the first league to allow corporate ads on their jerseys!

-The city of Cologne was originally called Hai Karate. Their citizens worked 75% of the time, all the time.

–Not wanting the Brits to have all the fun, the Teutonic Knights started the Prussian Crusade. After establishing an independent state they fought with Poland, Lithuania and the Novgorod Republic which was totally not a harbinger of things to come.

Sturm und Drang (“Storm and Stress”) is the nickname given to the running backs in the Rhein Fire’s backfield.

-In 1819 The Royalist Formerly Known as Prince Metternich issued the repressive Carlsbad Decrees which included building 15 foot high fences and playing ear-splitting music at 3am. His neighbor? You guessed it, Carl Zimmerman.

-In the German language a witty retort is called a Bunsenbrenner or “Bunsen burner”, after Klaus Bunsen, a popular German standup comedian in the ’80’s.

Well, there’s pretty much all there is to German history. If I have missed anything, let me know in the comments. Enjoy.

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Recovery Whiskey

Ah crap looks like we lose.

Recovery Whiskey

Some Mountaineers got in? That’s hilarious

yeah right

I am fully remiss on my early football watching duties and am just now getting out of bed. You’ll forgive me because I need to hit the grocery store prior to our tilt with Buffalo.

I hope you’ll understand.

Spur

that’s game

Recovery Whiskey

Tampa went through Seattle there like George Patton went through the black forest

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Recovery Whiskey

Time for some Brady Refball the world tuned in to see?

2Pack

Well well

Recovery Whiskey

College catch

Recovery Whiskey

That one ref argued them out of giving Geno a call after how mad Metcalf made him. “Next thing you know they’re demanding equal rights”

Dunstan

I was waiting for the ref to say “there is no foul on the play for roughing the passer. We got confused and thought it was Brady at first.”

Recovery Whiskey

Hox defense disrespecting Brady out there.

Gumbygirl

Come on Hawks! There’s plenty of time left! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?

Game Time Decision

It’s bad when we’re cheering for the Hox
Go Geno

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

I’m making chicken stock!

yeah right

I’ll be doing that next weekend.

I was invited to Thanksgiving dinner! I don’t have to host! For the first time in like 35 years!

I can’t stop using exclamation points!!!

Dunstan

I made duck stock yesterday.

DFO turned into a soup-making site so gradually, I hardly noticed

yeah right

I’ll need the stock because the Thanksgiving turkey is going to be smoked and I’m making Grandmommie’s corn bread dressing which could always use a healthy drizzle of gravy.

Don T

I made pumpkin and leek soup Friday.
5 stars!

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

“I’m destroying stock!” – Elon Musk, looking at $TSLA’s value

Dunstan

That’s why I went with a 100% crypto portfolio. Good ol’ FTX, I can count on them!

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Recovery Whiskey

Carroll seriously went for 2 there. No words

Spur

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Brick Meathook

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2Pack

My thoughts are wandering from the game

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Don T

Diggs was looking for the perfect angle to miss the tackle credibly.

Brick Meathook

Now try driving in the L.A. River

Spur

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Game Time Decision

Love that the first play I see today is Tommy tripping and then getting a penalty

2Pack

Tantrum tripping

Recovery Whiskey

Peak Geno

Recovery Whiskey

I bet Brady kicked like that when Giselle grabbed his balls too

Dunstan

Maybe, but in pleasure. That’s his fetish. Reminds him of Belichek’s coaching technique.

Col. Duke LaCross

Mornin’.

Spur

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Don T

Brady tripped and called for trippin. Clumsy and hateful /chef’s kiss

Spur

so much for the so called master race

BrettFavresColonoscopy

Hasn’t he already proven he shouldn’t be counted on to throw the ball and catch the ball?

BrettFavresColonoscopy

(or raise the ball in a happy home?)

Spur

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Wakezilla

She’s a keeper

Game Time Decision

That smile. Swooons in German

Gumbygirl

My, what big beers these girls have!

Dunstan

Brady sucks at pass receiving and defending! Ha! Live with that, jerk!

Wakezilla

We got a Lesser Footy derby today between Litre’s All Elite Ham vs my Disappointing Devils.

Gamblers, United ‘s players are playing not to get hurt while Fulham have nothing to lose. Upset special is looming

2Pack

And the trickery backfires…