Saturday Night Off-season Open Thread 2025-1

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I guess I’m back on! I know I did these last year but I forgot there were no games today. I am committed to doing these again this year, so strap yourselves in!

What to talk about?

Current Events

Today, the Trump administration slapped tariffs on goods from Mexico, Canada, and China. Somewhere, I read that the Northeast of the US gets something like 60% of its power from Canada. A possible counter to the tariffs would be to stop the flow of power south.

Ukraine did it to Russia with their gas pipeline.

What say you, Canadiennes? Does Trudeau have the minerals to do it?

Mexican president Claudia Longlastname has taken a “wait and see” approach. I think she’s waiting to see how pissed off the cartels get and then let them “fix” the situation.

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Sports Update

Real Madrid shockingly lost to Espanyol today 0-1. Yeah Right’s decision to visit Barcelona surely contributed to the home team’s (yes, Espanyol is Barcelona’s other team) success.

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Life Update

Nothing new. All is calm and things are going along relatively well. Southern California will get an atmospheric river next week which will bring some much needed rain and probably some not-needed floods. I’ll be prepping the house tomorrow to make we don’t get any issues.

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That’s about all she wrote for today. Oh wait, I forgot these from last year!

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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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One last thing:

Be good to each other and remember that things are not as bad as you think.

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Balls somehow lost his bio and didn't realize it. He's now scrambling to write something clever and failing. He likes butts, boobs, most things that start with the letter B, and writing in the Second Person. Geelong, Toluca, Barcelona, and Steelers, in that order.
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2Pack

On man… You done went and triggered my Velma thing…

2Pack

With visual evidence

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WCS

Jenkies indeed

Brick Meathook

Okay sarge, let’s see what ya got. VELMA

Mr. Ayo

Folks, I did it. Bathurst 12 hour viewing completely drunk is now completely over.

Damn shame BWM finished 1-2, but still better than Ferrari.

Time to start recovering for tomorrow’s festivities.

WCS

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Ayo’s “recovery” method (artist’s conception)

Brick Meathook

I’m going to give my self an electric shave at 0130 hours.

It’s been 2 days since I razor shaved.

I’ve prepped my face with Lectric Shave.

Let’s go:

BZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

Brick Meathook

That all went well.

Carry on, men.

jjfozz

meahnwhitle bakc in baltimroe tucker is throwing serperm around like a sprinkler in arizona in july

jjfozz

So I hear there’s not football tomorrow. what hte goddamn fuck! jesus do i have to watch baseball?

2Pack

Ciao tutti

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Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

Dallas Mavericks fans right now (artist’s conception):

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Brick Meathook

I still think this one of the best music videos ever.

This is early television color, so they properly went to highly contrasting color hues; yellows and reds. The cameras were big and heavy, so they were on big pedestals or a crane mount, so they moved slowly and with gravity. Audio was easy as the band had played this song in halls a thousand times before this performance.

Hank Snow and The Rainbow Ranch Boys:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9yTqFWxHpA

yeah right

KROQ played this on Thursday morning when I was just getting to work.

I did a full turn dance move in the parking lot and said ” No No No.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUmZp8pR1uc

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

I just wish she had loved being alive and making incredible music more than she loved drugs.

yeah right

Completely agree but this is so good.

She burned like a comet.

jjfozz

I will never ever get the obsession with this person. yes, she had a good voice and her songs were ripofffs of motown shit. and then she did a lot of drugs and died. i mean, ok. good job?

yeah right

Get your best listening device and listen to this song.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

I know roundball isn’t that big around here but this is a huge trade. your thoughts?

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/43659380/sources-mavericks-trading-doncic-lakers-anthony-davis

Senor Weaselo

I’m surprised the Mavs made this deal, unless they’re trying to sell high on Luka, but then why get Davis and not instead get a bonanza of picks?

yeah right

Holy shit!

That’s a big goddamn thing.

Luca wants LA and Lebron?

yeah right

Look at Silver trying to steal some NFL luster.

Mr. Ayo

Lol, stupid Mavs.

jjfozz

both of my sons have their balls in a twist about this. i coudl gieve a shit

yeah right

I try to keep an ear out for new music and I’ve heard this a few times and it’s really nice with headphones,

I’m kind of digging it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-k2_Liofy8

Brick Meathook
2Pack

With serious underwire (cable) support.

yeah right

I’m playing a hand of cribbage.
It’s third street and I’ve got an 8 point lead.
I’m dealt this.

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yeah right

What would you throw?

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

If it’s your crib, the 7’s.

If not, the 4’s.

Horatio Cornblower

The table?

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

“Well whatever you do, don’t throw the ball to me.” – Gerrit Cole

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yeah right

Good answer!

yeah right

Their crib.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

Duh, missed this. The 4’s, I think. Dropping those 7’s in there opens a lot more doors for catastrophe.

WCS

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(does not know rules of cribbage)

Mr. Ayo

Fuck it. Toss the two 5s.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

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yeah right

I threw the 5s.

It worked because you get the 15s with the 7s and 4s.

Won the round.

Mr. Ayo

Damn right!

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

THESE GUYS MR AYO AND YEAH RIGHT I CALL THEM NORMAL PEOPLE CAUSE THEY DON’T LOVE THE RUNS.

Mr. Ayo

Here’s the math though. Keeping the 4s and 7s is already 8 points. Tossing 5s gives them 2 points. If they shrewdly give themselves a 10, that’s only 6 points. Given that he’s in the last 3rd of the game, bank the points man.

Tossing two 7s is big no no. Two 4s just fucks your hand on the hope of a 6, while still handing them 2 points.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

I would never ever ever throw fives into the crib. That’s like handing your opponent a loaded gun. In fact, there are plenty of circumstances when I’d actually throw a five and a ten into my *own* crib, so there’s a nonzero chance you’re stumbling into abject disaster. Handing your opponent a pair of fives in the crib can get really bad, really fast.

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yeah right

I threw double 5s to his crib.

Mr. Ayo

This is why yeah right and I win and you don’t.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

What did the turn card end up being?

yeah right

A ten and a 2.

yeah right

Exactly.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly
Horatio Cornblower

“I need a lover who turns off the vacuum!”

yeah right

You made me spit beer!

Jimbo

Jon Stewart is wearing an eagles jersey at the Lakers Knicks game, I figured he would be Jest fan.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

It could be that he just hates the Chiefs.

Jimbo

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Mr. Ayo

RELEASE THE KRAKEN!

WCS

I want to like the Egyptian ones, but nah. Still look like video games.

Mr. Ayo

YOU CAN’T SEE ME!

ROFL!

rockingdog

Found a funny:

imagine a frog. good. now imagine a frog wearing a party hat and playin a lil tambourine. even better

Horatio Cornblower

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scotchnaut

The thing is, I love Jane Siberry more than my dog-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9VgxSAIO-I&ab_channel=Otsini

Doktor Zymm

Still no call on tomorrow, gonna be last minute!

Mr. Ayo

Lucky for you, the KRAKEN game is late. (18:00 pacific)

Doktor Zymm

Worst case scenario, I’m there by 16:00

Mr. Ayo

Let me know when you land, I’ll pick you up and drive you straight there.

Doktor Zymm

Just grabbed a seat on UA593, lands at 3:45 pm

Mr. Ayo

RELEASE THE KRAKEN!

Doktor Zymm

Not gonna fly back same night, got a room at the Four Points nearby and I’ll bring my work computer

Mr. Ayo

Great, see you tomorrow!

Doktor Zymm

Woohoo!

Game Time Decision

Have fun kids

2Pack

Snag us a new Release the Kraken pic…

Doktor Zymm

I could make that even if I do ride in the morning actually

King Hippo

A cheer up song to counter my pessimism downstream:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_F39uC9IlI0

WCS

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Don T
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And a hearty FUCK YOU to everyone enabling our current government by idiocy. Elon Musk should be fucking deported.

Doktor Zymm

I don’t know if it’s true or not, but it seems they closed the immigration narc hotlines because 90% of the calls were reporting ol’ Musky

King Hippo

Balls is right, but only because things are WAY WORSE than anyone can actually imagine. Our brains have an override switch to keep us from going that dark, we’d all have “head in oven” time otherwise.

King Hippo

I’m aware how dark that reality must be. Again, my mind can’t really grasp how bad.

ArmedandHammered

Does Newark NJ count?

Senor Weaselo

No, you’re thinking Camden.

Horatio Cornblower

No, but fingers crossed!!

BrettFavresColonoscopy

Is that an AI generated milf in the banner photo?

2Pack

dd0
Doktor Zymm

A MAILF?

King Hippo

proper shoulders, I know DAT

2Pack

Could very well be. If done we’ll I’m cool with it.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

This dragon roll is so big it’s going to make my jaw cramp. I wish Nancy Reagan was still alive, she’d know how best to deal with a situation like this.

ArmedandHammered

Makes one wonder how your wife eats dragon rolls.

ArmedandHammered

Actually this tariff stuff against Mexico is brilliant, the DOJ can now let the IRS know how much the cartels owe in unpaid tariffs. And send those heartless bastards, fuck, they brought down Al Capone! Brilliant! Sigh, someone will say this is a reason. When sarcasm fails.

Senor Weaselo

Even The Joker doesn’t take them on!
https://youtu.be/G56VgsLfKY4?si=FOz29kxZPg1NyBa1

Horatio Cornblower

Oh, but see the problem is we’re gonna lay off 85% of the IRS agents.

The other 15% will focus on welfare fraud.

WCS

Let’s get rid of the other 35% of the FAA, too because air travel safety is all woke now.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

“Oh, don’t worry Mr. Favre. Not that kind of welfare fraud.”

Don T

The honorable Claudia Sheinbaum is a leader
https://twitter.com/peoplesdispatch/status/1885407705411588348?s=46

litre_cola

Great tune Ballsy.

Brocky

So, of all the celebrities to be WWE fans, i did not expect this guy

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WCS

Isn’t he contractually obligated by certain deities to be present at anything Indiana?

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

I wouldn’t want him there unless he learns to clap faster.

ArmedandHammered

I don’t know a slow clap to me seems like one of the most Indiana things ever.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

I’d have thought that in the eyes of an Indiana resident a repetitive physical motion such as clapping flirts dangerously close to the realm of “exercise”. I would expect slow breathing would be more appropriate.

ArmedandHammered

Well, if anyone in Indiana claps, it will always be of the slow type, unless they are having a low blood pressure incident

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

low blood pressure

Or as cardiologists in Indiana refer to it, “a thing that I’ve read about in books but have never seen in practice and am pretty sure is just a product of someone’s vividly overactive imagination, like the orcs in Lord of the Rings.”

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Mr. Ayo

He’s always good for a little ditty.

ArmedandHammered

Here’s a little ditty
about pawing the titty
while searching for clitty
hidden in teh kitty,

ArmedandHammered

And yes.

Gatoraids

Thought David Lynch had come back for a min

ArmedandHammered

I thought it was Gordon Ramsey on a bender.

ArmedandHammered

I was giving him the benefit of a doubt.

King Hippo

absolutely also thought was the shouty chef guy from teevee

Don T

Megamind live action sneak peek?

Senor Weaselo

There’s a Metro City Bank down the road by be. Do I call it Metrocity Bank? No doubt.