Saturday Night Off-season Open Thread 2025-20

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I’m going continue the bit with the lists. Tonight, I present to you a list of things I like that start with the letter R:

  • Rabbits
  • Rain
  • Rogering (look it up)
  • Romance (shut up)
  • Roadsters (the type of car)
  • Reggae
  • Roundabouts (only when people know how to drive in them)
  • Rugby (the union version)
  • Rio (the city in Brazil)
  • Rhyming
  • Rimming (me on her only. I would not subject any loved one to my butthole)
  • Randomness

I could go on. However, I need to move on.

So, aside from THAT, what is there to talk about?

Golf Update

I’ve been playing A LOT! Last week, I played a two day tournament in Palm Springs and came in second in my flight. This weekend, I’m playing another two day tournament, this time on my home course. Then, I’ve got two matches scheduled during the week plus a tournament on Saturday and a Match Play on Sunday!

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Stanley Cup Cocaine Update

The Oilers tied the series on Thursday night with a good ole STANLEY CUP COCAINE-worthy OT win in Florida. Tonight’s game is in Edmonton, so they could take an Al Michaels-esque YUUUUGE step towards winning the Cup with a win.

The Panthers, on the other hand, could just about win the series if they win tonight with Game Six in Florida. I think we know who we are all rooting for, right?

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Other Updates

I was very happy to see earlier this week that there will be a sequel to Spaceballs. However, as Horatio correctly pointed out, Mel Brooks is pretty optimistic if he’s looking at releasing it in 2027. He’s like Eleventy!

Last week, I also found out that there will be a reboot of Scrubs and a reboot of King of the Hill with pretty much all of the original cast returning to both shows. The best comment I found in the Web was someone pointing out that Peggy’s feet looked smaller than in the original and wondering how that would be addressed in the show.

I am still reading Anima Rising and I’m enjoying it, but it’s been taking longer than the other books. I attribute this partly to me not having the time to sit down and read and partly to not wanting to finish the book and then have nothing to read from Christopher Moore for a few years until he finishes the book he’s working on. I will probably reread some…

In that vein, I may reread some Greek Mythology. I really enjoyed it when I was young and I want to re-acquaint myself with the stories and characters. Does anyone have a recommendation on any good collections/translations?

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In this space, I will tell you what I’m drinking as I type this post. Today’s drink is: Jumex Mango Nectar. Soooooo tasty!

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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:

Seriously, hat tip to Brocky:

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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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WCS

Got him to the hospital alive. For now.

Doktor Zymm

Huge win

Doktor Zymm

Since you’re done with that I just heard fireworks/shots then a ton of sirens if you want some Cali work

SonOfSpam

Oh that’s just Saturday. Or night time.

Buddy Cole's Halftime Show

Have you been reading Anna Nicole Smith’s diaries from 1994?

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

What you do, man…you deserve good things.

2Pack

Ciao tutti. My favorite R trends towards retro… When ladies lines were more clean…

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WCS

Just had to talk a frantic wife through CPR on her suicidal husband who she had just taken down off a noose.

WCS

Fuck me, what a wild hour that was…

yeah right

Goddamn son.

Thank you for what you’re doing but my god.

Treat yourself to some wellness.

I don’t whether to applaud or to cry.

WCS

If I remember, I’ll think about it later. Honestly, it may get lost in the blur.
The next two calls were a three-vehicle crash on the highway and shots fired at a party.

2Pack

Are Saturday nights worse?

WCS

Depends if there’s a full moon or the first of the month. Lunatics are absolutely real, and the first of the month is when GUBMINT checks are delivered.

SonOfSpam

/salutes you for your service
//not that like, perv

WCS

I’m literally just doing what I’m paid to do.
I never know how to respond to that.

SonOfSpam

You’re a good egg Noonan. I don’t resent your royalty status.

WCS

“Duchess Adjacent”?

scotchnaut

Wife: “OH MY GOD! WHAT DO I DO?”

WCS: “CHEST COMPRESSIONS ON AND OFF EVERY THIRTY SECONDS AND EXPLAIN TO HIM THAT RODGERS IS ONLY GOING TO BE THERE FOR JUST ONE SEASON!”

Wife: “JUST ONE SEASON? I THOUGHT HE HAD AN OPTION FOR A SECOND YEAR?”

WCS: “PINCH HIS NOSE AND BREATH INTO HIS MOUTH! NO, HE’S A BRIDGE QB!”

Wife: “HIS BREATH IS REALLY BAD! AS BAD AS TOMMY MADDOX, AM I RIGHT?”

WCS: “YOU ARE SO RIGHT! CAN YOU TAKE HIS PULSE?”

Wife: “SURE I CAN, BY THE WAY, WHEN DO YOU GET OFF?”

WCS: “EVERY TIME THE STEELERS SCORE SIX. YOU?”

Wife: “….”

Redshirt

What’s the worst that can happen? The website crashes again while WCS talks the DFO Hamster down from the roof? Banner it!

2Pack

Jeez you guys are so indispensable

Buddy Cole's Halftime Show

“Hello welcome to 911 presented by DraftKings! Consider our daily parlay with a burn victim with over/under 5 skin grafts needed and a money line on a dura mater. How may we help you?”

jjfozz

my best fruebd cane ive rad ge, abd ge . and he was fycking retarded.

jjfozz

ive gkinda beeen drinking

2Pack

No…

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jjfozz

Oh, go eat a tdick florida eat adick eiwht mjstandr and ketchup fcuking florida

WCS

52-19 DC Defenders over the Michigan Panthers, 14:05 left in the 4th.

Yinz can clown and riff, but DC’s this Yinzer’s team. I had hopes of making the playoffs this season, and that was before over two-thirds of the coaching staff left a week before the season started. Yes, that happened. You’re allowed to riff and clown on that all yinz want, justifiably so. However, interim HC Shannon Harris stepped in, and led this squad not just into the playoffs, they’re well on their way to winning their first UFL Championship ever. DC will be the third franchise to do so in this latest era of spring foobawl.

The Nova area is about to have a professional football championship for the first time since Joe Gibbs was in town. This is awesome; how long before Herr Don takes credit for this?

Horatio Cornblower

/The LeBetard show, right now:

Boy I don’t understand why the Oilers didn’ play like this earl…

/hand to earpiece

I’m being told they have a”sixth man” on the ice

WCS

Happy to report all protests in Allegheny County have been benign and peaceful all day. I sincerely hope that continues. For the record, I support some royalty, not the orange, hairplugged, convict, fascist kind of royalty.

Also, it absolutely poured rain for a while earlier. Oakmont is going to be a complete shitshow tomorrow, and it will be awesome.

Redshirt

Say what you want about the British Royalty, but at least they figured it out. After they got rid of the wanton global expansion and inbreeding, of course.

SonOfSpam

HEY don’t knock inbreeding in front of the royal guy.

Horatio Cornblower

I’m going to travel to Sunrise, FL and steal the Stanley Cup, holding it hostage until the Whalers are returned to Hartford.

Who’s with me?

SonOfSpam

Yeah, I’ll join you once you leave Florida.

BrettFavresColonoscopy

Evening. We celebrated the Army’s 250th birthday by getting the fuck out of DC for the day, visiting Fort McHenry and remembering the patriotism displayed there 211 years ago, then eating and drinking and coming back home. No, we didn’t see Harry this time but we did pop into the Sagamore distillery for a few nips.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

Harry…Belafonte? Mountbatten-Windsor?

Horatio Cornblower

Bartender from the legendary DFO hangout in Baltimore.

Brick Meathook

But did you learn about 18th Century toothbrushes?

BrettFavresColonoscopy

The reenactors were not out today

Gumbygirl

Back from the Riverside No Kings rally, a good time was had by all! Lots of cool signs, yelling Fuck Trump, and dancing. I’m not good at estimating crowd size, especially when it’s moving, but there were many thousands for sure. I take shitty pictures, so I’ll post some when my SIL sends hers to me. Didn’t see a single cop, only one security guard. Nazi Sheriff Bianco wasn’t around, yay! He is the douchiest bag that ever douchebagged.

Horatio Cornblower

This just came to mind for no reason at all.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yI2FA5C5rDE

Horatio Cornblower

Does McDavid know he can shoot the puck directly towards the opposing net and not make some dipshit pass to a teammate covered by 4 Panthers?

Horatio Cornblower

See? Was that so goddamn hard, Conor?

WCS

37-19 DC over Michigan halftime in Street Louis for the UFL Championship.

DC’s offense, particularly QB Jordan Ta’amu is showing he’s pissed off after being snubbed for both the UFL MVP Award, and the Offensive Player of the Year.

Horatio Cornblower

Really wanted that coupon to Arby’s, did he?

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BrettFavresColonoscopy

Is Street Louis tougher than a regular Louis?

yeah right

My only life lesson in that regard is stay out of East St. Louis.

Ma’s second husband Dave said that to me.

He looked into my eyes, Hard when he said that and I’ve never forgot.

Horatio Cornblower

They played ‘Fortunate Son’ at the birthday parade. There’s no way someone didn’t do that on purpose.

https://bsky.app/profile/bubbaprog.lol/post/3lrm4ekho5k2b

2Pack

That’s an anthem to the Vietnam vets that raised me. We listen to whatever we want to and our leaders respect us enough to not say a fuckin word about it.

rockingdog

Last funny:

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Buddy Cole's Halftime Show

Look, I wear my Mitch Richmond throwback to all protests as a good luck charm, so just cope this weekend people

Horatio Cornblower

Yep, that is indeed a high stick.

WCS

We’ve got BANANACAKES developing in Street Louis. 37-19 00:18 in first half

rockingdog

I realize some of you guys might not like to read a lot but this analysis of the us military was Rockingggg!

https://secretaryrofdefenserock.substack.com/p/the-death-of-the-soldier-and-the

herodotus450

Secretary of Defense of Rock would be a pretty kickass position.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

It’s a bit both-sidesy but the author’s points about civilian trust of the military are spot-on. The American public’s reverence for the military was grossly exploited during the anthem/kneeling issues a few years back, and like so many other aspects of American society/government it’s being abused to the point where it’s going to break.

Horatio Cornblower

I’m also reading ‘Anima Rising’

So far my favorite line has been “Here. This came for you while you were molesting your sister.”

/should not have laughed that hard at that line.

Doktor Zymm

Paris was an idiot. He could have hooked up with plenty of hotties if he had picked Hera’s or Athena’s bribes and then he could have avoided the whole Trojan war.

Buddy Cole's Halftime Show

I was nearly a casualty in the Magnum vs. Ribbed battle

Buddy Cole's Halftime Show

Of course this guy in Minnesota is on the run, he is a Boelter

Horatio Cornblower

Goddammit.

rockingdog

Found a funny:

LAPD and LA Sheriffs tried to prevent two large protests from joining together in downtown and both departments ended up hitting EACH OTHER with impact munitions from across the same interesection.

Horatio Cornblower

I’m reading some James Ellroy, (LA Confidential), books about LA cops in the 50’s, and if his depiction of how those two departments got along then is even 50% accurate now then it probably wasn’t an accident.

Horatio Cornblower

Please let them know I appreciate their hard work, and by ‘hard work’ I mean ‘shooting at the LAPD’

Senor Weaselo

They call that a Charles Ives police activity, I believe.

/It’s a deep cut, let’s see who gets it

rockingdog

And the padres take the lead in Arizona
5-3!!! ⚾️

That’s Rockinggg!

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

Oilers showing solidarity with Iran by having their defense completely obliterated in the first twenty minutes.

Don T

¡Palo!

WCS

1-0 FLA Game 5 05:38 1st

13-6 Michigan in UFL Championship 2:38 1st

Redshirt

So how was the No Kings Protests and the Definitely Not Donny’s Birthday Party Parade?

Jimbo

I saw some funny signs while I was out running errands. Did not watch any of the parade.

Brick Meathook

Here’s helicopters from the Army parade flying over the house this evening. This is just a fraction of them.

https://vimeo.com/1093409457?share=copy#t=0

WCS

UFL Championship Game live now from The Dome of MURKICA, Street Louis, Mizzourah.

DC Defenders (6-4) vs. Michigan Panthers (7-3)

Score is tied, 6-6 in the first quarter. Game is on ABC.

Next season (provided there is a next season), I’ll do some weekly UFL coverage.

Don T

Balls, who do you go to for Greek mythology? Edith Hamilton? But this, I love
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Horatio Cornblower

I read that over and over when I was a kid.

There were some Norse collections that were good as well.

I tried to read up on Irish mythology but, Jesus Christ, talk about a mess.

Doktor Zymm

The Irish triumvirate deities are pretty nifty

Don T

Pink v. Red is a visual challenge. This game needs blood.

Senor Weaselo

How did they get away with that?

yeah right

I attended a graduation yesterday.

Eldest granddaughter was on the first 75 announced.

It was a graduating class of over 1200.

That last hour and a half was a bastard.
Felt like roll call in purgatory.

And there was zero graduation etiquette.

Graduating class just walked the fuck off.
Crowd was leaving.

There were less than 25% of the class by the time the last name was announced.

Have some honor and decorum!

Horatio Cornblower

I walked out of my daughter’s high school graduation because the class president had promised that, if elected, he would mention everyone by name who voted for him.

I’ll say this for the little shit, he kept that promise.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

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yeah right

LAFC baby!

scotchnaut
Don T

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scotchnaut

True Fact: Those kids being choleric was the inspiration behind the tune “Sympathy For The Devil”.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tM5CuW6Wd7o&list=RDtM5CuW6Wd7o&start_radio=1&ab_channel=TheRollingStones-Topic

scotchnaut

Randomness? I’ll give you randomness.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPmcU8u8MEc&ab_channel=FuryTV

Horatio Cornblower

See the problem Helmuth has is that he doesn’t recognize that Negrenau is a better player than he is.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

These teams seem like the equivalent of Laszlo Paniflex, but at $12 for the pair of tickets how could I say no?

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Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

Black dot is the approximate location of our seat. This seems like a really good deal!

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WCS

Evil truly rots from the inside-out. This creature is only 41, looks 61, and acts like he’s 666.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

Henry Kissinger was so evil that he somehow transcended that.

Jimbo

I”m not surprised, I didn’t even know this was a thing until recently.

https://ftw.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/2025/06/11/why-are-ticket-sales-bad-fifa-club-world-cup/84150838007/

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WCS

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Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

Thanks for the heads up, I just got Rose Bowl tickets for $6 each!

Jimbo

That’s a good deal, go Team.

WCS

Got a shanty for Alex, noted board gaming insect aficionado:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnpfP9Y8fms

Also, pretty good track from The Cult you posted,

ArmedandHammered

Certainly agree about rabbits.

BallsofLacrosseAndMapleSyrup

Same