Saturday Night Off-season Open Thread 4

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In these Off-season Open Threads, I’ll sum up the week that was, provide you with TMI-style information, and throw some random spaghetti at the wall and see if it sticks.

This week, I had a VERY interesting work week. At different points in the week there were 1) police, 2) investigators, 3) death threats, 4) verbal altercations, 5) audit responses, 6) electric dump trucks, and 7) a shitload of rain falling on me at a work site.

It’s weeks like this that make me think I don’t need to retire just yet.

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I also completed Week Two of my latest workout program. As I mentioned in the comments last week, I’ve been doing iterations of a workout program called “Iron Curtain”. It’s a four week program modeled after the training regimens of the Eastern Bloc countries and it’s heavy on weight and short on reps and rest periods.

This is the fourth consecutive month I’ve done it and I’m getting tremendous gains. I am getting stronger and bigger. If you are interested in discovering any new workout programs that fit your particular goals, I highly recommend the programs that Jeff Cavaliere offers here: https://athleanx.com/

I’ve got a few of his programs and they’ve each worked for me. Each has different goals, so they’ve served me for different purposes. My goal right now is strength and size and it’s worked pretty well.

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I am very much looking forward to next week as I will be off for almost all of it. The funny thing is that I’m taking off Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday and working Monday and Friday.

The reason for such a quirky schedule is the activities I have planned. Tuesday will be set aside for golf. Wednesday will be set aside for a quick getaway with Lady Balls. Thursday will be sleep/recuperation day. Wish me luck.

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On a separate but related topic, has anyone ever done this?

Any tips will be greatly appreciated!

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I have joined a new golf club. Don’t worry, I’m still part of the old golf club. I just added a new one. I found out that some of the guys from work play in this club and I got invited. It’s not associated with any particular golf course and instead hosts monthly tournaments at different golf courses throughout the greater LA area. I figure it will be fun to play with people I know and like and it will also give me good experience at different golf courses.

Here’s the really funny part: It’s associated with a major international airline. It’s apparently for employees of that airline and “friends”! Apparently, all my friends from work are friends of the airline. I am REALLY curious what the swag will be!

I’m also curious as to how many sexy flight attendants will be playing. With my luck, zero, but I will definitely keep you updated.

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The AFL season started this week with a weird Round Zero. Here are your results:

Sydney Swans 86 – 64 Melbourne Demons

Brisbane Lions 85 – 86 Carlton Blues

Gold Coast Suns 99 – 60 Richmond Tigers

GWS Giants 114 – 82 Collingwood Magpies

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Your weekly Psych gif:

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Your weekly hot girl pic:

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Your weekly music video:

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I’m assuming there are sports on tonight, but honestly I don’t care.

Today’s Historical Event:

Where were you and what were you doing when the Berlin Wall came down?

I was in college at UCLA. It was my sophomore year and it felt like a big deal. The world as I knew it was never going to be the same. I remember that the big question in my mind was what would come next. Would the entire Eastern Bloc collapse?

It turned out the Eastern Bloc eventually did collapse, but I did not, in my wildest dreams, anticipate the fall of the Soviet Union. But that’s a topic for another Saturday Open Thread.

What say you? Where were you and what happened where you were when the Berlin Wall fell?

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Brick Meathook
Senor Weaselo

Sure enough, heading home now.

Senor Weaselo
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WCS

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Senor Weaselo

Update: We are very not done and the choir leader estimates we’ll be done around 3. Meaning 4.

SonOfSpam

My advice would be to fake an injury to your bow hand.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

THIS GUY SEÑOR WEASELO I CALL HIM ROBIN HOOD…

SonOfSpam

I was at the Coliseum for

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Brick Meathook
WCS

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(Highly unlikely mine pictured)

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yeah right

I’ve seen Incubus and Staind.

Incubus was better.

WCS

Incubus is meh, and Staind can get fucked.

STP and deftones were the reasons I was there, and they both kicked my ass to day.

SonOfSpam

Staind is terrible in all ways.

STP back in the day was special.

WCS

Alice In Chains and N*Sync co-headler

WCS

Oh, throw Hootie & the Blowish and Jewel on the other stage.

2Pack

I watched the wall come down on West German television in my home in Ludwisburg. I was on my second tour there. It was the best place to live through that.

2Pack

It was great to share that time with the Germans. After having patrolled the old border it was such a strong feeling of success and righteous.

yeah right

I was at this one too.

All 3 days.

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yeah right

JESUS!

IT’S LARGE!

yeah right
yeah right

That Friday was crazy. It was so fucking hot!

Heat exhaustion, dragged my ass up a hill. Very cool people spritzing me down with water bottles.

Then Boingo came on.

I’ve seen the resurrection.

2Pack

I never did a festival. But I did this all day one and it was epic folks.

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2Pack

They were excellent that day, as was ACDC as usual. VH sucked.

yeah right

Same thing about van halen at US Festival. Dave was shit faced and it was embarrassing.

The first time I saw Van Halen was in Anaheim and their very first big festival with Black Sabbath, Boston and Sammy Hagar and they were killing it.

That’s the only time I can say that.

2Pack

I saw them in 78 touring with Black Sabbath. 3 buddies and I did a very blurry road trip from Italy to Germany for the concert. VH was outstanding then but by 84, like you saw, sloppy and disappointing.

yeah right

The reason why the guest list was short on Sunday was because the Dead played for like 4 hours with the intermission.

People were flying kites and blowing bubbles and it was fucking beautiful man.

Kids running around, throwing Frisbees with the sun shining.

Tripping for breakfast.

blaxabbath

Tennesee’s girl coach should wesr sleeves.

blaxabbath

Quit trying to make girls sports a thing man.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

I love that all of a sudden I care enough about fútbol to look up what time the Man City – Liverpool game starts tomorrow. Caring about stuff is fun!

jjfozz

can we as a country bput a bufkcing end to goddamn sick likcing dsl? seriously i’m gonna be fucked up fo ra week. a week!

blaxabbath

I’m gonna start wearing Hey Dude shoes. Nothing is a greater cancer to any brand than seeing it aligned with me in any/every capacity.

So, bad use of the ad budget there Hey Dude.

blaxabbath

THIS COLLEGE BASKETBALL TEAM THE ARIZONA WILDCATS I CALL THEM LEBRON JAMES JR’S TRICUSPID VALVE BECAUSE THEY ARE OPERATING OUT OF RHYTHM!

Brocky

….damn…. that’s some laser guided shaded right there

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

THIS GUY BLAXABBATH I CALL AN ELECTROCARDIOGRAM MACHINE HOOKED UP TO BRONNY JAMES BECAUSE HE IS LIGHTING SHIT UP TONIGHT.

Senor Weaselo

So… we’re giving anime recs to Fozz?

I suggest Non Non Biyori.

blaxabbath

I don’t really get anime either.

But i think cartoons should be cartoony. And that’s okay because we all hate pants.

blaxabbath

I walked on USAA when they resumed advertising on FoxNews after the Insurrection.

I’m not saying my new bank is any better. They just suck at things that are a lower priority in my life than funding the bullhorn to [I don’t really care what you call it — there’s no misunderstanding who we’re all talking about when we talk about These People].

That’s why libertarians are the best Americans.

blaxabbath

He’s probably going to be absolutely dominated for all the minutes he plays in the tournament and will be a Tournament liability because he’s still young —

But I like Motiejus “Mount” Krivas.

jjfozz

Okay, anime ain’t ever done gooing ir fo me
you could have ana nime where tehy character came out, gaveme a bottle of whistle pig and a handjob and i still would not beinterested.

blaxabbath

In all matters of taste, the customer is always right.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

I mean if you like violence, sex trafficking, more violence, cartoon boobies, violence, and the kind of violence where people get disemboweled and their guts end up sticking to the ceiling and then drop down a few seconds later, you might enjoy Blue-Eyed Samurai.

BugEyedBoo

Come for the ultraviolence, stay for the octopus bestiality.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

Gonna write this joke down so I don’t forget it, then recycle it the next time Essendon shits the bed:

Essendon Bombers: it’s Australian for “Jets”

blaxabbath

Bronny hit that dagger three at the buzzer.

No other guy on the court tonight is more comfortable playing like this game may be his last.

Horatio Cornblower

The dog has some sort of digestive thing going on where he’s just constantly farting and I am about to donate him to medical science.

blaxabbath

Boogie Ellis playing his 5th season of ncaa ball for a 13-17 team.

Tm I’ll be glad when this old player madness is some other kind of madness.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

I hear you loud and clear…

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blaxabbath

Good soundtrack.

Aslt least on nes.

jjfozz

Im back, as alwasy mrs fozz is passed otu from her eperience

Horatio Cornblower

Announcer for the USC-Arizona game just blamed the university administrations for the demise of the PAC-12 because they got arrogant and overemphasized academics and didn’t recognize how much money football brought in.

Aren’t we about overdue for an extinction level event asteroid?

SonOfSpam

SO OVERDUE

blaxabbath

Hey if the only alumni who can make a living are the pro athletes, then that’s what it is.

blaxabbath

Bronny James was in the right place to stop that pass. Just like how that functionally significant Congenital Heart Defect was in the right place to stop his circulatory system last year.

WCS

Look, I don’t wish Diet Lebron any ill will or harm, but if this is where Blax is going…

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jjfozz

Just got back from a hall of fame induction for my rival high school. I have had about 34 beers and am knee deep in b ourbon

goin to go bend one into the wife and i’ll be back

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

So *that’s* why she calls you Captain Hook…

blaxabbath

Bad Heart Bronny better hope the Pac-12 is the only thing dying at the USC Arena tonight.

WCS

Bad Heart Bronny

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WCS

Here’s a first, and certainly a sequence of words I’d never considered in this sequence before: A YooToober I follow is going to jail, and then possibly prison.

Crime in 2024 is weird.

Horatio Cornblower

Fightin’ Horatios hammering Providence by 25 on Providence’s Senior Night.

Wonder if the Providence fans will handle themselves better than those Duke assholes did this afternoon.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

CUT TO: a disgruntled-looking* Bill Belichick in the crowd, who thought “senior night” meant something else

*more disgruntled than usual

WCS

CUT TO: a disgruntled, frustrated Matt Gaetz in the crowd, who thought “senior night” meant something else

Senor Weaselo

Who refers to 8th graders as “seniors”?

WCS

Mark Chmura?

blaxabbath

I have no idea who that guy is. Nor do i get the general joke as to what he did or represents (guessing a hot take guy who diddles in his private life) but Mark Chmura always makes me laugh.

WCS

I’m not upvoting diddlers, but thanks for the assist.

Senor Weaselo

My gig ends at 1. I’MA TAKE AN EXTRA HOUR HOME DRIVING TONIGHT.

With any luck I’ll be in bed next to Senorita Weaselo by 3:30! Or parking will be trash and it’ll be after 4:30. We have a 1:30 call for a concert tomorrow where I have to pick someone up.

We’ll be back later to see how I do.

Don T

I had just started university. Then hurricane Hugo hit in September, ‘89: no water for weeks, electricity would come later still. Sometime during those days, the Berlin Wall fell and I found out weeks later. But I mostly remember reading The Ilyad during that time because 1. it was assigned for my Humanities class and 2. I got really into it, there being fuckall to do with no electricity.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

Also back then there was no internet, or Burger King.

Don T

Oh there have bern BKs in PR for as long as I remember. FUN FACT: the Whopper Jr. was invented in Puerto Rico.

Mr. Ayo

Wait, how does that work? It’s not like bottled water was a thing then. What did you do for water?

Don T

Fill everything with water, flush the toilet once a day.

Don T

Before the storm, of course, heh heh. I had some other pointers too way back
https://doorfliesopen.com/2021/08/30/pointers-for-the-apocalypse-monday-open-thread/

King Hippo

That was one motherfucker of a hurricane. Smacked us right in the ass, all the way inland to Charlotte – and was still a Cat 5 despite being two hours past landfall.

Never experienced anything like it, and not hoping for a repeat.

yeah right

And drag their body home on their shield!

Horatio Cornblower

The Berlin Wall came down on 11/9/89, which would have been first semester of my junior year at UConn. I looked up the day and it was a Thursday, so the odds are high that I was drunk.

Gumbygirl

Berlin wall- we were in Scotland. It was interesting watching it on tv from a European perspective.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

I missed the first part of it, but the ESPN announcer in the Duke-NC game just described something as “nothing more than a crypto-fascist metaphor for ‘war’.”.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

Ah, it’s a reference to Back to School.

Gumbygirl

I thought he was talking about zone defense!

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

I think he was; he used it as a springboard for the reference.

Brocky

So a bit off topic, but earlier today, I was working a shift at my second job, and someone left me a note on top of the product that doesn’t have a spot on the shelf

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I’ve been chuckling over this for a few hours now.

As for the Berlin wall Fallin, I was alive when it happened, but I couldn’t tell ya where I was

BrettFavresColonoscopy

Did anyone else watch the GWS-Collingwood match?

A) WOOOOOOOOOOOO
B) The game was not as close as the final score indicated.
C) Fuck Mason Cox with a rusty pitchfork.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

Given that Essendon lost its final two games last year by margins of -126 and -70, I’m having a hard time getting super excited for the upcoming season.

BrettFavresColonoscopy

Hey I was at that GWS murdering of Essendon, great match!

yeah right

For the Berlin wall, I was living in San Diego, married and youngest right was just born. Remember it very well.

yeah right

I’ve had nuru massage.

Recommend highly.

Don’t get arrested would be my tip.

King Hippo

I recall watching the wall come down, but don’t remember exactly where I was. Maybe just at home?

WCS

Absolutely none whatsoever.

It’s weird, because I was nine, going on ten. I remember a lot of that time of my life, but not the Wall. I can recall the oil spills in Pittsburgh, and Exxon Valdez, and even when Budd Dwyer off’ed himself. Berlin somehow slipped through.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

I was at home watchin’ TV, but I was a little bit too young to understand why it was a big deal.

yeah right

Here’s some history. US Festival 1983. Third day. Pictured is yeah right, DJ TAJ and friends.

You get to figure out who is who.

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Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

I had no idea that Divinyls were a thing (a big enough thing to be on the same billing as some other titans up there) before I Touch Myself.

yeah right

They were really good too. Their first album is excellent.

yeah right

Exactly. The first one in 1982 I bought 3 day passes for 45 bucks.

Horatio Cornblower

I wonder if those boys in Motley Crue and U2 ever made anything out of themselves.

WCS

You’re in one of those tents in the background.

yeah right

Give the man a cigar!

yeah right

Actually I’m bare chested on the left side back.

yeah right

With the glorious long hair and the only tat in the crowd.

Gumbygirl

Nice legs!

yeah right

Yeah I was cut.
Cab driving days in Barstow.

You want stories?

Gumbygirl

Of course!

Gumbygirl

Huh. I was right about Taj, but I had you in the yellow tshirt.

yeah right

Nope. Always the long hair in the crowd.

yeah right

Yellow shirt is best friend, best man Jersey Mike.

I’ll ride to hell with that man.