Saturday Night Off-season Open Thread 2025-28

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I’m going continue the bit with the lists but we’re getting close to the end of this series of posts as the season is close. SOON! Tonight, I present to you a list of things I like that start with the letter C:

  • Conan (the Barbarian AND the talk show host!)
  • Corona (the beer, not the city)
  • Chameleons (The animal kind, not the people kind)
  • Caramel
  • Cinnamon (the spice, not the stripper)
  • Cinnabon
  • Cannolis
  • Coffee Crisp (h/t Canada)
  • Canada
  • Canadians
  • Connect 4
  • Cory (see below)

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

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

Golf Update

I play in a memorial round tomorrow for a long-time member of one of my clubs that passed away. He was a big USC fan, so I’ll be wearing USC colors all day. So many people from my youth would make so much fun of me. It’s great I don’t know where they are or if they’re even alive!

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Sports Update

This weekend, the NFL preseason concludes. How many games did you actually see? Portions of games? Highlights?

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Other Updates

I don’t remember who used to do the Saturday Night Open Threads during the season. Do you? If anyone wants to take this slot, let us know! I would love to see a college football column in this space, but I don’t know if Hippo would be up for it. If you’ve ever wanted to write, here’s your opportunity!

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I am looking forward to a nice long Labor Day weekend. I may take an extra day or two and make it super long. Deanna Favre is so jelly right now.

I have told Game Time Decision that I am willing to be the co-commissioner for the Freezer Vodka league! I am now destined to be relegated. Good luck to all the participants, specially the newbies that promoted last year!

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In this space, I will tell you what I’m drinking as I type this post. Today’s beverage is Vietnamese coffee. I’ll be up for days!

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Your weekly Psych pic:

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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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Sharkbait

I swear I saw the Rrrrrrrramit mascot here

Sharkbait

Ok I’m not insane.comment image

BrettFavresColonoscopy

Two things can be true

Sharkbait

These seats don’t suck.

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BrettFavresColonoscopy

Let us know if West Coast activates you as a tactical sub

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Sharkbait

I’m ready to kick a ball around if needed.

blaxabbath

I dont know. Seem kind of far from the other side of the stadium….

BrettFavresColonoscopy

Sup

2Pack

This is over my house right now. Good thing I’m wearing pants….

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BeefReeferLives

Um, wut?

Wearing pants is never a good thing.

BeefReeferLives

Beginning of the Chargers / Rams game:

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Gumbygirl

His skin actually looks a lot better lately. I think he’s getting treatments of some kind.

Sharkbait

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BrettFavresColonoscopy

Let us know what happens when you try streaking

Sharkbait

Do we have a headquarters in Melbourne or do we need to take action?

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SonOfSpam

Dammit, secret’s out.

G’day Sharkbait. C’mon up for some chazzwozzers.

WCS

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I used to live five minutes from this place. I know I posted it a decade ago, too.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

It makes sense that our storefront would sell hooker furniture.

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2Pack

Ciao tutti. My favorite letter C thing is a good Coffeehouse. Where stimulation is always in the cup, and frequently in the scenery.

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Jimbo

-Balls down from 2-1. Lance Armstrong nods sadly.

SonOfSpam

Thanks, a little hard, but thanks.

SonOfSpam

I am bad at Yahtzee defense

Don T

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Jimbo

For a second I thought that said syphilis. I should stop drinking.

Jimbo

A friend that works at the Budweiser plant gave me a 30 pack of beer 3 months ago.
On Friday he asked me if I wanted more. I politely declined since I still have 27 left.
It’s Bud light, not great but it was free.

Jimbo

Yes. I’ve also been to a couple of the company picnics.

Fun fact: it used to be an amusement park in the 60s and 70s.

SonOfSpam

Duffland? Remember the Seven Duffs?

BeefReeferLives

So great. The “Shut up” at the end always gets me…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvCQ80Brkw0

yeah right

I went there in the early 70’s.

BeefReeferLives

Hey, you’ve got beer to parboil brats in & make chili with for the next few years…

Mr. Ayo

I’m already at one eye closed to see straight and Liga MX on TV drunk. And the Liga MX is a documentary on black girls polo. And I’m actdually liking this coumentary.

Mr. Ayo

The Sexi Mexi has started now and totally interrupted the documentary. Can’t tell if I’m happy or sad on this change of programming.

Brick Meathook
Jimbo

Dodgers pitcher Balakey Snell pitching a shutout through 6.

war-balakey
Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

I was at that game! At one point the Dodgers had 6 runs with only 3 hits.

Brick Meathook
SonOfSpam
Mr. Ayo

Lowratio, why not you?

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Jimbo

Youngest stepson moved out 7 years ago. Good kid, we always got along pretty well, unlike his weiner old brother— but that’s a story for another time. 

Anyways, my wife tells me today that he’s going to be staying with us “for a while” since he and his gf broke up. I guess I need to put on some pants now. 

WCS

I think that situation requires less pants.

Jimbo

Its also going to require moar drinking.

Mr. Ayo

Best get your slapping hand in shape.

Jimbo

I’m putting him to work tomorrow, I have a leaking toilet I need to fix.

Gumbygirl

This battle of LA was entertaining, but I think I’m footballed out for today. Who’s the night game, the Donks and someone?

jjfozz

So I watched teh 400 Blows last night – no you simps it’s not an adult feature – and man, it was pretty good. Also brutal. I didn’t know French people had the balls to be mean to each other.

WCS

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Gumbygirl

I think that’s a repressed memory for our Fozz. Best let sleeping dogs lie!

jjfozz

God, I still want to crucify every fucking person involved with that streaming shit show

Gumbygirl

Maybe not so repressed after all?

Gatoraids

Forgot about moi
-Marquis De Sade

Brick Meathook

That’s a great movie.

jjfozz

If you’re 30 years old, adn you go to a birthday party and you smell like a dead fetus stuffed into a dirty sweat sock, maybeyou need to learn about personal hygience. Jesus god, my sister’s stepson smelled like a walking pile of fucking medical waste.

BeefReeferLives

Oh no. Is patchouli oil making a comeback?

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

jjfozz

I grew up watching boxing with my father and grandfather. My sons are huge MMA fans. I just can’t get into that shit.

also, I am old.

Jimbo

Boxing is the only sport my father liked.
He would watch the Dodgers but only when Fernando pitched.
Fuck the UFC and the giant douche that runs it.

WCS

Liking former Mountaineer QB, and Duke’s Mayo Bowl MVP Garrett Greene playing tight end for the Bucs. He just won the game for Tampa.

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Mr. Ayo
Gatoraids

surprised not part of a Space Needle exchange program

Mr. Ayo

If you have the choice, do not watch this.

Jimbo

-Is it powered by clean coal?

Don T

powered by the wind of fish thrown around

Mr. Ayo

As is our custom in these parts.

BeefReeferLives

Art Smith shows us his technique:

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Doktor Zymm

Bears and Steelers have the exact same futures odds for the Owl right now

Gumbygirl

Lol, neither will be within a mile of the Owl.

BeefReeferLives

Yeah, sounds about right.

I’m approaching this season with an attitude of bemused detachment.

Redshirt

BLEERGH! Plaid! Reds being good and dumb!

Cincinnati is Cincinnatiing!

Doktor Zymm

It looks fun to be a detective on a Caribbean island with a lizard that hangs around in your shack on the beach

Mr. Ayo

Damn, RIP Lucy Pinder.

yeah right

Damn.

WCS

…?

Mr. Ayo

Just found out this lady, pictured above, has passed.

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WCS

I’m not finding that news anywhere. Seriously.

Mr. Ayo

This is why you shouldn’t consume lame stream media. They never tell it straight. Anyway, turns out it was a different Lucy Pinder that died.

Gumbygirl

That must have been a relief for Lucy Pinder!

Mr. Ayo

For one of them, certainly. The other one hasn’t had much say in the matter since.

2Pack

Bummer

Jimbo

Watching Rammit Chargers halftime show.
The Chargers injured their Johnson. Ouch, I hate when that happens.

yeah right

Watching the Chargers feed. Local commercials are hilarious while I fast forward through them

yeah right

It’s also hilarious how they show the beach in Santa Monica.

Motherfucker, on a Saturday afternoon that’s a 90 minute drive from Inglewood.

That shit ain’t local.

Brick Meathook

They should show the big cemetery in Inglewood, or maybe some bail bond joints.

yeah right

Rosco’s at least!

yeah right

Or the Sizzler on Manchester.

Gatoraids

that Kenny Rodgers imitation chicken recipe was worth the dry brine, 18 hour marinade, to dry rub to every 30-15 minute basting. a succulent meal

that restaurant was one time the gambler folded too fast, still lives on in the east.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=if27InJBtEI

yeah right

Nicely done.

Mr. Ayo

That Dairy Challenge skit is fucking hilaroUs.

ThurberHerder

Nectarines are in season for about the next two weeks, everyone should avail themselves of some

Doktor Zymm

I had a couple of perfectly ripe nectarines this year, first time in ages I’ve gotten some that weren’t rocks or mush. They were great!

BeefReeferLives

Word. Here’s a fun way to utilize them:

https://imbibemagazine.com/recipe/white-nectarine-sangria/

Gumbygirl

I am going to make this on Monday to celebrate finally getting last years taxes done! Or to drown my sorrows because of last years taxes, who knows?

BeefReeferLives

Hey, as long as you get loaded on delicious sangria…

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Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

We have a few.

Brick Meathook
Fronkenshteen

Hey, Jets! Lookit ’em go!

/everything stinks

ArmedandHammered

Right into the field.

Gatoraids

Pete Carroll says that what they want you to see maaaan.

WCS

Bucs receiver just broked his neck/brain…

BC Dick

Did they lose, though? Would you count a loss in a practice scrimmage? What about a race to the corner against a stranger on the other side of the street?
Preseason games are the worst things that have ever been created and televised in the history of sports.