The abyss, it layeth before thee. Just so happens, I heard this tune while driving mid-week:
I am reasonably sure that this group had some Raleigh-scene connection, maybe even to Hippo’s favoUrite college band (Sex Police). Still trying to verify that. UPDATE – holy shit, I was right for once! The start of the video featuring the WPTF building should have been the first clue. But also, exactly two Sex Police were in the band (including the director of the music video).
But in our present-day inferno, this is what we have to “look forward to” – start off by skipping the Redshite pistol whipping Palace (7:30, USA). Just…fuck that all to shit and back again.
Trashbirds/Burnley is USA’s choice in the 10:00 window, though I recommend streaming Men Untied/yeah right’s shit-hot Cherries instead. Yeah, the Red Devils beat up on Chelski midweek…but who doesn’t? One of the funniest comments I read in the footy-verse was (paraphrased) “Chelsea are so shit they even made Man United look decent.” Crisis clubs, indeed.
Unai Emery grudge match? His Villa take on Handsome Mikel and the King’s Afrikan Water Pistols in the Spotlight Dance (12:30, NBC). Likely, Arsenal will need all three points to stay in the catbird’s seat. Which I surely hope they do, with City of Men’s struggle for form. The alternative is FAR too dire to even mention.
Sunday get’s you a nice USA doubleheader – We Will Survive Everton and the aforementioned Chelski (9:00) followed by Spurs/Angry and/or Shamed Bonesaws (11:30). Everton absolutely dogwalked Newcastle on Thursday, much to Hippo’s delight (albeit somewhat muted by a long-assed work call that lasted almost the entire match). Eddie Howe will be expecting a reaction, for sure. Sean Dyche just wants to keep the good vibes rolling, man. Who would have thunk it?
Footy comes at ye fast. Which is good, because this is the entire JV NFL slate:
Army (-3) v. Navy at Robert Kraft’s Handjob Palace (3:00, CBS)
Oh my, will there EVAR be some USAA advertisements in this’un. Starting in 2024, these two will be in the same (Murrikan) conference, but this game will stay in its special week/timeslot, and NOT count as a conference matchup. Which seems to go against the very nature of what conference play IS on our temporal plane. Anyway, I blame Notre Dame and the ACC for giving them that stupid scheduling arrangement for this slapdickery.
No idea what to say about the game itself. Neither team is particularly good this year, but Russia’s bullshit in Ukraine, along with the Hamas maniacs terrorizing Israel? They certainly remind one of the importance of a strong, prepared military. There are surely times when I feel guilty for never having served, and I am damned respectful and appreciative of those that do (and have so done). It’s hard to articulate that without seeming jingoistic or a smarmy asshole, so I don’t often try. But hopefully y’all know that my heart is in the right place (even if mind and soul are in the pill bottle).
Check this out, Lemonjello. It’s the original logo design, before Jaguar made them change it
Bananacakes Redux??
I drug my tree out of the garage and put it up. The lights work, yay! Henry the cat is verra excite, he loves Christmas.
Wait we have women here? I thought you were a crossdresser who did Pokey fanfiction.
He IS a sexy bitch!
My attempt to sleep all day have ended in failure. Slept a pretty long goddamned time, though.
That’s good hustle. #PillTimeIsHere
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Gonna be another overnight shift here, so prepare for more musical hijinks.
TRUE DAT, ah did work hard for it after all
Only got an hour nap in today. Very disappointed. But the excitement of releasing the Kraken cannot be suppressed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3HRytDZLlY&ab_channel=BeastModeHighlights
This will be informative, and in no way will want to reinforce your urge to join Dok’s private army and join her quest in becoming a Bond villain.
Wait we have women here? I apologize for the dick jokes and will be doing my best to add Lululemon jokes to the mix.
This may be the darkest day in US Navy history.
Veterans of Pearl Harbor may disagree.
Best Salute to Toxic Masculinity with Elongated Guitar Solo? My vote goes to Free Bird.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxIWDmmqZzY&ab_channel=Wolfgang%27sLynyrdSkynyrd
My favorite toxic masculinity was being conceived in the Love Canal
Let’s not forget Army quarterback Charles Gerhardt, who led the 1916 team to victory over George Gipp and Notre Dame.
In World War II, Major General Gerhardt led the 29th Infantry Division across Europe with an astonishingly high casualty rate of 200%, which many attribute to his poor abilities.
They said Gerheardt actually commanded three divisions: one in the field, one in the hospital, and one in the cemetery.
How in fuck was he not relieved of his command?
Because he wore a West Point ring. After the war he was demoted to colonel.
That shit happened alot in Vietnam. Dudes got out of the academy, thrown into combat, and killed thousands of guys. If it weren’t for the sergeants in those platoons, it would have been worse.
Commerative medal for Vietnam veterans, only 60+ years late after our country got into a war it didn’t need to be in, and then shit all over every serviceman and woman who served. Fuck the government. Fuck Nixon. Fuck LBJ. Fuck Kissinger.
Every host on the halftime show wearing gloves to protect their precious fingy’s, and talking about the value of sacrifice.
I’ve been working with Marines for the past two years, some have seen combat, some have not. Regardless, the overall sacrifice they’ve performed would make 90% of society break like candy canes.
I’ve worked with an Army guy that was posted to Afghanistan-he saw no combat action. He insisted he was a war hero. Fuck off.
Well, it was reaaaallllyyy cold!
why is there a horse on the field? is Patton there at the game?
HE WAS KILLED BY THE ARMY BECAUSE HE WANTED TO INVADE RUSSIA
NOBODY DENIES THIS
Current situation:
Mrs. Fozz on the warpath
My son and nephew with me watching army navy game
Three beers in, more to come
Dinner tonight with my sister and brother in law
Not slowing down
I expect to sleep in the firepit tonight
Fuck it
Update, my brother in law has played two rounds of golf and has visited two bars.
Navy unis celebrating “Silent Service”. I assume the reference is to the Capelin, Escolar, Pompano, Growler, Kete, Scorpion, etc,.
They’re not celebrating when “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” was official policy?
Shhhhhhhhhh
It’s SILENT!
“Why is Army wearing yellow? Makes you think, don’t it?”
-Bill Parcells, avid Fox News watcher in his retirement years
THIS ARMY DEFENSE, I CALL THEM THE PATRIOT MISSILE BECAUSE THEY JUST INTERCEPTED A NAVY DEEP STRIKE
You’d think with all their aircraft carriers the Navy would be better through the air.
I will say I got an A+ on an essay about For Whom The Bell Tolls by explaining the novel in terms of the “Rhyming Technique” that is used in films.
“I wonder if the Rhyming Technique would have worked better for me.”
-Antonio Cromartie
Someone do a wellness check on me.
I’m not well.
Dammit, Shohei, not like this.
Forget about it Spam, it’s
Chinatownbaseball.Actually you’re correct. Dodger Stadium really is in Chinatown.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GA7vAYQXYAAuRrY.jpg
For fucks sake.
Crushing Funyuns, i like this guy
Wow the businessmen of Tokyo clocked this before Spam did.
Of all teams, the fucking Dodgers?
Fuck that asshole team.
The Dodgers are just like that Stones song, “You Always Get What You Want”.
-L. Michele
Two 60+ dudes doing the Army/Navy game-will there be disparaging remarks about women, minorities, the price of gas and the complexities of the TV remote? Stay tuned!
And remarks about Canadian peacekeepers. Stay tuned.
White Helmets Rule!
10 years, 700MM. GODDAMN!
Warehouse dude believed that the Jays were serious contenders. I told him that they were being used for leverage vs the Dodgers. I just won $10.
How long before the MLB completely prices itself out of existence? Fuck them.
This has been the point in years past, when I hoped my next platoon leader was one of the linebackers, and not a member of the glee club.
Today’s inspirational quote:
“The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong at the broken places. But those that will not break it kills. It kills the very good and the very gentle and the very brave impartially. If you are none of these you can be sure it will kill you too but there will be no special hurry.”
-Ernest Hemingway
A Farewell to Arms (1929)
… in bed.
— GTD
NOTHING CAN KILL ME BECAUSE I AM ALREADY DEAD INSIDE
This Army/Navy pre-game is giving off some serious North Korea vibes but everyone is taller. So there’s that.
Let’s Go Jarhead Delivery Service (Navy)! Beat Army!
Well that’s bullshit.
There was only like 3 hand balls there. Totally legit goal.
I’m watching in Arsenal-O-Vision and I didn’t see any of them.
Two of them were on Aston Villa.
Ernest Hemingway, 1945
I totally want that sweater
Shit! Actually Spain 1937
Yeah he looks much younger so Spain makes more sense. In 45 he looked a lot older. His wife at the time who was also a correspondent with the Allied forces in Europe, was shacking up with the commanding general of the 82nd Airborne Division. He was off doing some corousing of his own.
“Shooting at sharks with a machine gun is a brilliant idea.”
-Hemingway, thinking hard
Speaking of buses, if Matt Painter sat down beside me on one, I’d be a bit nervous.
1947 GMC PD 3751 Silverside Greyhound Bus
Design cues were based on the streamlined Pioneer Zephyr locomotive (1934)
Odegard is not filling me with joy today.
Hopefully Lowratio can fill you up with something.
RTD: [starts screaming at the ref on TV]
[ten seconds later]
RTD: Oh, right, Arsenal is in yellow. Good call.
Fucking hate these kits.
Here are some better ones:
DAAAWWWWWW!!!
They should be able to steal AS MANY CHICKENS AS THEY WANT!
Not the best start for our Water Pistols
I hope you punched your brother in the dick for celebrating that goal, Horatio.
ALSO PUNCH HIM AGAIN FOAR HIPPO and EVERTON
Go Banana! –
Ralph W.Arsenal Football ClubWelcome to the SillyCuse/Georgetown Rivalry! Now featuring 30% of the talent, 40% of the intensity and 5% of the relevance!
No Patrick Ewing to scoff at NO MOAR, sadly
I’m old enough to remember Pearl Washington and him throwing punches at each other.
Am equally(ish) old, I recall when ESPN first launched their Big East coverage. Must watch Mondays (IIRC)
T’was a brilliant response to the behemoth that was MNF. Then all the cool/good kids gravitated to the Big East because they knew they’d be on the telly.
Go Army.
Midshipmen & Cadets are the lowest on the totem pole, below E-1s.
That one is for my auntie!
Bournemouth will now be a permanent fixture in the graphic for the AFC “In The Hunt”
I’ve gotten used to that.
Let’s go Cherries. This would be all the presents I need.
Holy shitsnacks. I thought y’all had a chance, but this is BONKERS.
WOOOOOOO!!!
Untie DISS!
it’s almost pronographic atm
Delicious.
now the Cherries walk-ons are in!
What world is this?
I just can’t imagine how tumescent all y’all Cherry folk must be. Forget four hours, we’re talking FOUR DAYS erect!
Fucking insane!
I watched the last 20 minutes of last year’s Army-Navy game, and it was pretty awesome. Army was down a touchdown, and scored to tie near the end of the game with one of the two completed passes that they made in the entire game. Then they went to college overtime, and after swapping touchdowns the Navy running back fumbled at the goal line. Army scores on the ensuing possession for the win. The Navy running back was distraught. Seriously ugly crying on the bench.
Agree strongly with sir hippo. Tried (twice) and failed to make it through “Twenty Days In Mariupol” this week. It will be hard to look at those faces today knowing how utterly unprepared and ignorant (half) our government is to handle any crisis potentially involving them.
Marika and I are trying to sort out WTF is up with Napoli this season. Dropped one to Juve last night. Still camped out (for now at least) in 5th place. I’ll let her do the math. I’m here for her moral support. Or to scratch any itch she may have.
It is a puzzling drop. I can see she’s trying to figure it out…
I hope she remembers the Malibu Stacy wisdom – thinking too hard gives you wrinkles!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBCt0stK2KA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaMv_Nk4al0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vm-SChcZBRk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5Akm80WflE
Keeping the party going overnight on WDFO/KDFO/CDFO with covers.
So many Dad Rock achievements – UNLOCKED!
(Christ, though – how disturbing is that Plankton cover??)