As Hippo always reminds us, this here tilt is MANDATORY and full credit to those sleepy, weepy West Coasters for participating. My alcoholic beverage of choice is some salted caramel espresso that weighs in at 7% ABV. Tasty.
What do we know of Dublin? The name can be translated as “Black Pool” and it was ‘founded’ around 988 although fishing traps that have been discovered date back over 6,000 years. (suck it, Bible!) Apparently the place experienced real growth in the 12th and 13th centuries as a slave-trading center run by, you guessed it, Vikings. So there’s your cultural tie-in. I would suggest that the Vikings should fully embrace their heritage and play in Stockholm at some point. Strawberry Stadium there can seat 54,000+-do I have to do all the thinking for The Shield? smgdh…
To The Game!
Vikings/Steelers:
-Not that it’s particularly relevant but this is designated as a home game for Pittsburgh. What?
-Might this be a defensive tussle? Both teams forced 5 turnovers last week.
-The Steelers don’t have a viable run game and rook rb Caleb Johnson has been making mistakes on special teams and sat last week. As well, Warren is listed as questionable with a wonky knee.
-So your super sleeper is Trey Sermon who has been lifted from the practice squad and is active.
-One of the best forward-thinking moves that Minny pulled off was aquiring Jordan Mason who acquitted himself quite well in Aaron Jones absence last week.
-The book on Wentz last week was that he did what was asked of him although his rating by both PFF and ESPN was not that great. Don’t get a big head there, Carson.
-Jordan Addison is back in the fold after serving his suspension so another piece of the Vikings offense is now in place.
-It’ll be interesting to see what DC Flores has concocted game plan-wise for the increasingly immobile Rodgers. (did you see the presser where he called himself a(n) ‘historian’? He really is so far up his own asshole)
Breakfast and football-two great tastes that go great together!
Jesus, that was a total derp off! But I’ll take it
I wish I could live in a fandom whereby the coach could pull a W out of the fire more often than not, rather than a coach that regards a deep dish pizza as an appetizer. Fat bastards talking about discipline drive me round the bend.
Catholic Ireland weakening Tomlin’s voodoo magic.
Last minute corrections to metric seem to have pulled it out
Turns out that if the Soviets had won the ’72 series, each player would have been gifted one of these beauties.
Losing makes sense
“Remote control bomb device included in all models!”
Your ex-wife has been hired to monitor you and has control of the remote. Das Vandanya Kommrade!
Put it in H and lets get the hell out of here!
FLOATERCEPTION?
“They’ve got a lot of size in the box”
/sound of grinding teeth heard from Mississippi
Arsenal plays ugly footy.
“Eh, I’m no Prince Charming myself, so who am I to judge?” – Rex Ryan
Typical Arsenal half. The better scoring chances thwarted by a post and one or two spectacular saves, give up a cheap goal because of a defensive lapse, then spend the last 15 minutes running 1 offensive player against 3 defenders, then complaining when they don’t get a call.
I fear TEN @ HOU will drive me to work
https://youtu.be/786ZU1Qh8cE
I was late to the Mandatorium and missed the inactives, so congrats in advance to *checks matchup* Gumbygirl because I was hemming and hawing about Skattebo and should’ve swapped him for Warren. And didn’t.
But I’m here so I don’t get fined!
(Also I should update my phone because my OS is so old that Yahoo Fantasy said “No, fuck you.”)
You’ll still beat me by 30 points!
Qaron is a POS, but that play was hilarious.
I keep waiting for somebody to realize this game is lost, and just blast him into next week. I’d happily contribute to the fine.
Have they been warned nawt to kneecap people for ‘cultural sensitivity’?
Switching back and forth between the game and a doc on the ’72 Summit Series. I still remember being shepherded into that elementary school gym and being given unfiltered cigarettes while watching the last game of the series. It was a different time.
/it was only the guys that were sent to the gym. Total credit to the one girl that raised such a stink that she was allowed to watch the game. At the time we were embarrassed for her.
HENDERSON!
Here’s the unbelievable goal he scored in game 7 with the scored tied and less than two minutes left. He’s low-key angry that his ‘garbage goal’ in game 8 is more famous.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXxEBTaTf5Q
One of the hottest girls I’ve ever seen was the one who walked into our former local, (closed due to spectacular mismanagement by the owner), carrying a college engineering textbook of some sort, and wearing a Nashville Predators jersey.
She asked if the hockey play-offs could be put on the TV, which it was, then ordered a beer, sat down and opened her book and notebook, proceeding to alternate between studying, cheering, and drinking.
A lady after my own heart (and study habits)!
“Dear reader, she didn’t give me the time of day.”
Of course not, she was busy!
I said “one of” the hottest. At that point I’d been married to the hottest, Mrs. Horatio, for probably 15-20 years.
No one else hit on her as far as I know. Probably because at the time there were 3 of us in the bar, and one of them was the owner. Please refer to “spectacular mismanagement, the” in your index.
She really must have made in impression if you remember so many details for something that happened 53 years ago.
I guess they didn’t let the girls watch because they hadn’t picked up any slims?
At least we are spared the horrors of Extra Time.
“Actually it’s pronounced ‘Ecks-Zavier'”
-Zavier Scott
What’s a catch, euro version.
I think the only important breakthrough in FF is developing garbage time stats. I mean, the sweetest FF victories come off stat padding during non-competitive fitbaw.
“Two interceptions and six sacks-that’s the somebodyWentz that I used to know.”
-Gotye, lyrics amended
Remember when everyone thought Wentz was the better pick over Goff?
Not at all.
-Trent Green
Arsenal getting very irate over what appears to have been very much a correct call.
Here’s sommet Irish to pass the time:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNXrKBt76zI
DonT is going to beat me regardless, but now I am considering benching Thornton for Godwin. Wut say YEWWWWW???
Do et!
Why would you break your abuela’s heart like that?
No no. That dog already bit me. Last year I had a 90%er chance of victory against ya and FUCK YOU <=10%!!!
My lack of garbage time for JJ? Quite vexing. VEXING, ah sez….
Told my wife that the lady in that Caesar’s sportsbook commercial was Kristi Noem and she believed it for a second.
Noem is an expert on dog racing. She learned from watching dogs trying to flee her shots.
Have I missed anything? Anything actually important I mean.
I just had the best Hawaiian pizza I’ve ever had. It’s the cinnamon.
Thank you for killing any hunger pangs I may have been feeling. I love grilled cinnamon pineapple, but not on pizza.
Aw, man… CA-III is hurt.
Abed deffo has a goatee. THIS IS THE DARKEST TIMELINE.
That interdisciplinary seminar Tomlin attended with the druids is really paying dividends
Tomlin: [rubs chin thoughtfully] “Tree bark slowly simmered in pond water? Interesting…”
I’m sure it’s been said before, but “Gainwell” is a rather good name for a RB, innit?
I’m absolutely convinced that a GM would take a flyer on a wr with the last name of Grablots.
Grablots was the Ben’s nickname in college. ppl forget that.
Grablots the Gray
/shudders in Balrog
That’s the name of his character in Guardians & Gladiators!
Someone get Trump on the line. If we give England Vikings-Browns, it may result in war.
Qaaron and TJ Watt can this team be moar unlikable, no offence.
On the other hand, they’re beating the shit out of Dakota Jeebus. That’s at least fun.
“We’d wear an onion on our belt, which was the style at the time…”
“Back the Steelers uniforms had pictures of bumblebees on ’em! Give me five bees in a nickel package, you’d say.”
guaranteed Brocky was against Gainwell this week
We got our stripes blown off by this guy?!
Skylar Thompson was mugged on Friday night, is he an evangelical of some sort? Maybe he pulled a Tebow and wandered into a pub offering free circumcisions to the Catholic heathens
In an embarrassing mixup, God admitted he got it backwards and raptured Skylar’s earthly possessions by accident.
An Evangelical robbed?
Send in the National Guard! – DJT
All we need is someone letting it slip that Ireland is known as the ‘Emerald Isle’ as it is such a green land
As a reformed Papsit, I resemble this remark.
Ach, so that’s why Dakota Jeebus is always available on a free. – The Euro-fan in Hippo’s mind
Nods in Sudden Change
Impressed with myself for posting that before the piclerception TO THE D-lineman FFS.
/but after the Benny Hill-themed fumbre
Lol Riverdance celebration
The players are really tiny on my screen. I was under the impression that it was because I’m watching on my phone and the screen displays things in relation to its size, but Qaaron tells me it’s because the players are further away than usual
HIGH END TALENT
I told yinz that Tomlin would LOVE Payton Wilson. Dude is everywhere, all the time.
Wow, I guess the Irish really are the Blacks of Europe??
Dats Raycess, smgdh
I thought that was the southern eye-talians?
Sicilian?
Coach Brian Flores’ halftime adjustments LIVE
https://youtu.be/WMSj0E-ngLo?si=mOhGGH55SHGr_6gd
“YAC! [plesh] YAC! [plesh]” 🤪
“You’re breaking your mothers’ hearts!!!”
🤣🤣🤣🤣
The cable box in my office is not getting MLB Network or the NFL Network, although the other TVs in the house get both.’
Beginning to suspect my employer is interfering with the signal.
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6-14
Wife goes away, lads come over, feel like death.
Oh, that’s good.
Juuuuuuuuuuuuuuust a bit offsides…
Woke up and for the life of me couldn’t remember who was playing in this game. Vikings and??
Qaarons.
And looks like they’re actually doing something too, good for them!
Roughing up Jeebus on Sunday, for shame.
think they woulda gotten it out of their system on Fridays
Whenever Wentz gets hit in the head
https://youtu.be/iDLmYZ5HqgM?si=A62R5gJO9VWHo3fx
God help me I’ve taken the Broncos in the Eliminator challenge.
Sorry Redshirt, but Elizabeth Barrett Browning against the Broncos D simply calls out for it.
No apologies needed. Even I floated my thumb over the D logo.
I also strongly considered the Packers over Dallas, but wanted to save Green Bay for later in the season.
Block. Wooo!
HAIL SHA’NKLOR
We need a blocked kick demigod.
We have one it’s called BLAPPT I have been pushing this for months.
No horse collar? Gotta be the Ivermectin