It seems like the annual late-September rainy season now includes late March, where I joked with my student yesterday that just because it’s pouring out, like it’s done the last few Saturdays I’ve taught him, does not mean we have a lesson. Though he has the flu, so it doesn’t matter either.
Listen, I thought it was funny. I also find it funny when people don’t check their initials for monogrammed wedding brownies so they say “S&M” on them, but that’s genuinely funny, right? I didn’t get to pull off the a full Tribes-fecta so I can’t cash in for a free falafel. Ugh, I guess next year, probably not in the Holy Land on account of, you know, *generally waves at a map of the Middle East*
Anyway, speaking of things getting shot down, Kansas City voted no on new stadium taxes for the Chiefs and Royals, so let’s see what happens next. (Just a reminder that the Chiefs were originally the AFL Dallas Texans, as opposed to the NFL ones, who folded after a year and the assets later became the Colts. And the Royals were there after the A’s left.)
So, ladies, gentlemen, anyone in between, and anyone who deems it not applicable… your Oakland Royals and St. Louis Chiefs? Oh, people would be pissed.
Elsewhere:
-Rashee Rice’s Britt Reid impersonation, though, at the least, to our knowledge he wasn’t inebriated. Just crashing a rental Urus. Unless he wasn’t driving it in which case that breaks the terms of the rental.
-Meanwhile Vikings OC has been suspended for his own careless driving (which was pled down and should have been a DUI). Three week suspension without pay, which does cut into the draft as it starts today and therefore goes until the 23rd.
-Clyde Edwards-Helaire back to the Chiefs on a one-year deal.
-TRADE ALERT: Stefon Diggs to the 500s. Deal sounds like Diggs, a 2025 5th, and 2025 6th, for a 2025 2nd (originally from the Vikings).
What’s on?
Cursed Trophy Scrum:
Penn Station vs. Penn Station (NJD vs. NYR, 7:00, TNT)
Can’t Quite Release vs. 0–0 (SEA vs. LAK, 9:30… just Max?)
Not calling fouls for Jalen Brunson:
Beyond Thunderdome vs. Running for 17 (OKC vs. BOS, 7:40, ESPN)
D’Artagnan, motherfucker vs. Suns Out (CLE vs. PHX, 10:00, ESPN)
CONCACAF is still a joke:
Fightin’ Messis vs. Jack Cheese (Inter Miami vs. Monterrey, FS1, 8:00)
Teams I can’t make puns with: Herediano vs. Pachuca (FS1, 10:00)
Hey, there is baseball:
Straight to Blu-Ray vs. Min-Maxing Hits Allowed (TOR vs. HOU, 8:00, MLBN)
New York vs. Brooklyn… give or take 65 years. (SFG vs. LAD, 10:00, MLBN)
In addition to finding the time to (re-)binge Taskmaster, watch Marble Survival 100. The premise: All 31 JMR Marble League teams (and also the Solar Flares, who still exist but can you really call them a Marble League team? At best you can call them a Showdown fodder and even that seems like a stretch.) compete in a short daily race, with points allotted. After every week, the bottom 2 teams are eliminated. Presumably after 14 weeks, that’ll leave four teams to do a medal round. Though that would be 2 races remaining to get to 100, not 7, according to math. Week 6 is going on now, though I’ve only watched the first three weeks. With minimal spoilers… what in the fuck, Midnight Wisps? Granted, we’ve been able to say that for a few years now, but still. What in the fuck.
Anything else that’s fun and exciting will naturally come up in the comments, as always.
https://ibb.co/GvYKm9t
I am absolutely flooded with adrenaline right now.
We got crushed by jobs at work today.
As busy as we’ve been in 5 years.
The new hire is killing it.
She has all of the technical skills and she’s already a major asset.
I had a technician out repairing our big production printer and jobs are just pouring in.
The new girl is even keel and dedicated.
My new second in command is taking charge and we’re owning this shit.
It felt like the good old days, the bad old days, the all or nothing days and we handled it.
Fuck that was so much fun!
Now I’m going to get a good night’s sleep and wrap shit up tomorrow because my ass is on vacation next week.
I’ve got a life thing to experience.
I’ll raise a toast to yeah right and to Nick Kosta
ABG!
yes sir
The bright side of this year’s presidential race, at least Gavin Newsom isn’t running! I’ve begrudgingly voted for him as the lesser evil enough times in my life already
I write my own name in.
Don’t blame me, I voted for me!
Found a funny:
“Do you know why you can never trust an atom? They make up literally everything.”
In the spirit of our Aussie friends gathering in Adelaide, what do you have when you’re holding one cricket ball in one hand and another cricket ball in the other hand?
A giant fucking cricket
I have that t-shirt!
lol
Jimmy Hendricks jump log for anyone interested. Not exactly what we call a sky god, but most certainly a guitar god.
Makes you curious what happened in December 21, 1961…
That was his second jump day in jump school. You jump 2-4 times a day during those. We call them “elevators” where they just quickly turn and burn between the airfield and the DZ. Looks like they only got 1 in on the 20th so they went balls to the wall the next day to get in the required 5 jumps to graduate.
Santa training
Kraken have released a field goal to the Ice Rams. Thanks Kraken!
We’re not done yet! There will be more releasing until morale improves!
Wow, they took two out of three in Philly? These Redlegs may be scrappy after all. At least until the Annual West Coast Trip of Tears.
How many maraschino cherries is proper to have in one cocktail glass? I’m working up the nerve for three in my next Coke.
/Because I’m on the clock and the drive is gonna be nightmarish
Go for more cherries than Coke
I triple dog dare you
I go for 2 in my manhattans but you do you
I love it when the Dr. Mrs. proposes chores she wants me to do disguised as a couples activity. Like “we should throw out that old carton of cream!” It’s not like she needs my help to do this, and I guarantee that if I don’t throw it out myself, it’ll still be in there next week.
Its the spouse version of how our parents said “Let clean out the garage as a family”, it means “If you’re not out here in five minutes, you better be finding other living arrangements.”
That’s the Royal “We” in action…
Cowboys and Chiefs in Dallas? Mayor Eric Johnson pushes for team to return to city after rejected stadium tax – CBSSports.com
Jeez, I know people want to return society to the 1960s, but I didn’t know they mean literally the 1960s.
Well, Dallas is desperate to get a Super Bowl champion, and this seems like the only way.
Do you think RFK Jr is planning a campaign stop at the Ambassador hotel?
DFO FBI Counter increments by one
I will personally parole Sirhan Surhan Serhan
(assuming he went the Tony Toni Tone route)
Ooh, I gotta watch tomorrow see if Liverpool gets beaten by…[checks schedule]…last place Sheffield United.
Yes, I’m sure that will be terrifically gratifying.
Have some cutting edge, Team Knifey!!
When we were talking conspiracy theories no one brought up Denver Illuminati Airport and the creepy horse
Their new TSA pre-check lines are the WORST. I was in a line of five (5) people, and every one of us had at least one carry on bag diverted to their secondary check lane. Took 45 fucking minutes to get through and almost missed my flight.
They must have those shitty slow new scanners, hopefully they’ll get faster with them like other places have. Heathrow is still the worst, although they’re getting rid of the fluids ban soon
What is that conspiracy theory?
Their tram tunnels go to the non-existent Wyoming if you know the secret!
There’s a lot more too:
https://history.denverlibrary.org/news/denver/locals-guide-dia-conspiracy-theories
Thanks. My head hurts from reading that
No conspiracy. Just Denver’s airport has an evil giant horse that wants to devour our souls. Par for the course for 2024, really.
Good evening! I’m here for the Buffalo Bills’ funeral. They’re done like dinner
I was reading today some analysis thinking maybe Miami’s contention window was already shutting, but that seemed premature to me. Your dork coach has to counterpunch, though.
/also y’all better drill the Shite a few new holes at OT in a few weeks, humanity NEEDS
A lot of people were writing obituaries about the Dolphins after the first 2 days of free agency. However, they’ve rebounded quite nicely and are starting to look like division title favorites
If the Bills ain’t showing up at Tyler Boyd’s door, the fans don’t deserve that team.
Some men see things as they are and say, “Why?” I dream things that never were and say, “Why not!”
So are you buying it now, or gonna wait a bit and try to get it on sale?
CARBOAT
Who rated it one star?
Can’t wait for Mr Ayo to try to put this thing together
Oh, for fucks sake
That’s not a no
If I did move to Singapore AFL would be at reasonable times. I have a call tomorrow at 8 pm for that job, lol.
Anything to avoid metric, huh
How would you count population in metric? Kilopeople?
The unit is soylents.
I’m on a gig in Rockleigh and missed a line brawl? Oh for fuck’s sake!
Also interesting Laviolette had the second pairing (Trouba and Key) out and not the third (Schneider and Gus)
I was wondering why the hell he started that pair.
My guess is last change said go with the bigger boys.
I have not been watching, but I’m willing to wager that the Balls of Chaos are already eliminated.
And yeah, I was right.
oh man, S&M brownie is NOT sommet one should feed one’s imagination.
AFL gather round starts at 340am DFO time, Crows hosting the Demons.
Wonder what hotels were going for in Adelaide for the whole weekend?
Watching a doco and it seems that this Assad guy is a bit shady.
He banned indoor smoking in Syria!
Did the trains run on time? That’s important.
From war to narco state. I mean, nice pivot for him there.
Probably both better than dentistry
What trains?
And I don’t know where anyone got the idea that trains ran on time in Mussolini’s Italy. They didn’t.
The indoor smoking thing is true though, but you could still bribe the cops and smoke. That’s what the owner of the hostel I stayed at in Aleppo did. He also had to give reports to the police about what foreigners thought about the city, so he always said that they thought it was nice but could be cleaner in the hope that they would clean the streets more often!
Now I want falafel on lavash and I still want laksa from yesterday…
5 on 5 fight! This is just like the real Penn station!
8 game misconducts. 2 majors. What a game.
And another fight! Lots of ice time for the remaining guys.
Just watched it. Quite the scene! The 4 d men will be gassed at the end of this one
As opposed to the 4″ d men, who should be gassed for stealing all that welfare money from Mississippi’s poor, but will probably just get a slap on the wrist.
Was there penetration?
Oh Penn STATION?
#TeamMoMo