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King Hippo

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Hoopsball is DED to Hippo.  You get no cheesecake pics until JV NFL.  NO, I don’t wanna talk about it.  Not now, not EVAR.

So…shit.  What does one talk about?  Fookin’ Donks don’t even have a draft pick until #60 or so.  I think there is around a 1-in-4 chance that the Mad King drops a nuke on Tehran (hey, good thing Dok took that trip when she could still do so), so that’s sommet to look forward to.

We are in the midst of an insanely long International Break, of course right at the time when Perhaps Mildly Surprising In A Good Way Everton perhaps turned a corner and could really challenge for Zooropa.  Ugh.  Fuck your fucking breaks already.

I just finished “A Legacy of Ashes” (history of the CIA), and am now working through Ian McEwan’s “Atonement.”  There are always MOAR books, until we enter another book burning bonanza.  Do share withthe class what you have been perusing.

Anyway, that’s as much typing as I feel like doing.  So, Hippo shall stop.

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Doktor Zymm

I’m starting on a reread of the Hangman’s Daughter books and sipping a frose while waiting for a burrata pizza. The world may be going to hell, but Imma enjoy the ride down as much as I can

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yeah right

The Civil War is on! Illinois vs Iowa.

As a former resident of both states?

Go Illinois!

It’s actually really divided where I lived in the Quad Cities.

It meant something dammit!

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Dunstan

There was a chili cookoff in the park across the street. None of them were actually spicy, but a few with good flavor. Sipping some amaro now to aid in the digestion

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Mr. Ayo

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litre_cola

D’you like Fernet? That one is my deejesteef.

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Dunstan

I have a bottle that’s lasted me quite a while, because it’s a once-in-a-blue-moon thing for me. Almost had it now, but went with Averna instead since it’s new to me.

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Doktor Zymm

Fernet tastes like urinal cakes smell

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Mr. Ayo

Correct. I’d rather nurse a bottle of Malort instead of Fernet.

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litre_cola

Home to snow on the ground. I want to be carefree at my Mom’s with no responsibilities, 100 degree weather and an available pool. Real life blows.

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King Hippo

I really wish I had some random trust fund dropped into my lap. I am very, very tired of self-sufficiency. And I have neither the body nor face to be a kept man.

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Doktor Zymm

AI putting everyone out of work SHOULD be a good thing, but we’re so goddamn puritanical about ‘idle hands’ that we would rather let everyone starve than take societal productivity gains in the form of leisure. People suck

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BC Dick

Real life in the northern prairies sucks, maybe. My flowers have been blooming for a month and my neighbours don’t think the world is flat.
Move west. Bring that wife of yours and the giant son, too.

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blaxabbath

Wait till he sees how big backyards are in the west.

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scotchnaut

Anyone got a half-decent Chinese broccoli recipe?*

Related: I have some Chinese broccoli

*can’t have oyster sauce as an ingredient because Mrs. is allergic

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yeah right

A little soy sauce, fresh ginger and garlic with a splash of chicken stock then a quick stir fry.

You can add some heat or not to your and the wife’s preference.

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Don T

Cut broc in halves. Toss with melted butter, grated garlic, salt and pepper. Roast or place in air frier.

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Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

What was the over/under on how long it would be before the Dr. Mrs. insisted on the “deep cleaning” of a house that was cleaned before we left and stayed uninhabited for the entire week? Because it clocked in at “48 hours”.

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King Hippo

God, imagine if you two had a baby and the nesting instinct kicked in!

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BallsofLacrosseAndMapleSyrup

If she wants to practice, yalls can practice at my place.

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Doktor Zymm

I think that’s the over, iirc line was at 36 hrs

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yeah right

Nice easy comfortable ass whooping by the Cubbies.

Start of a beautiful day.

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SonOfSpam

Were their hankies in the left or right pockets?

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BrettFavresColonoscopy

At a bar in Brooklyn and just saw two things I DID NOT expect to see in the year 2026:

1) A chain wallet
2) A bandana (if you know what I mean)

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WCS

Was it wrapped around a wing-wang?

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scotchnaut

That’s racist.

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BrettFavresColonoscopy

Ok clearly you do not know what I mean

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handkerchief_code

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scotchnaut

Oh, I get it. I just wanted to avoid telling you that you’re not attractive.

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scotchnaut

Not even a little bit.

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scotchnaut

I guess if I was near-sighted and suffering from food poisoning.

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SonOfSpam

Cmon, he’s already a GWS fan.

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ballsofsteelandfury

That is WAY too complicated.

Also, is that stage left or right? Regular left or right?

This needs an explainer post.

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BC Dick

Fuck, I had no idea. That’s why guys keep sticking their thumbs in my ass.

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SonOfSpam

That and the money you offered.

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SonOfSpam

Ok, so NOW I realize why I kept getting free drinks that one night.

Plus all the butt sex.

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Doktor Zymm

That guy in the wikipedia article is into a LOT of stuff

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yeah right

Have you noticed anything else about the clientele that tells you the “direction” of the bar?

Like how many times have you heard Cher or Bette Midler?

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BrettFavresColonoscopy

None

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Senor Weaselo

Oh yeah, where’d you end up picking?

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Gumbygirl

So don’t leave us in suspense! Right or left? What color? Did you go for it?

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Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

120 Minutes Playlist Project Update: Still doing backfill of some of the new dates they added, but there’s some fun stuff in here.

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

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King Hippo

The Beach House singer (good GOD, is she ever hot) dueting with Weezer! So very deliciously twee!

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

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Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

Someone I know (can’t remember who) lived on the same street as Rivers Cuomo in Santa Monica.

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WCS

That’s where he wants to be.

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King Hippo

hey, – the #BFIB supporters absolutely LOVE JJ Wetherholt already

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WCS

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King Hippo

I interrupted my #BFIB time (2-nil teh RITE way) because I saw New Order “Shellshock” was playing on First Wave.

Such a thrilling life Hippo leads.

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scotchnaut

Recently discovered on First Wave-no idea how good the band is, never heard of them but I like the tune.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCIEv73PF4Y&list=RDSCIEv73PF4Y&start_radio=1

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scotchnaut

Thinking that the lead guitarist sold his soul to Keith Richards and that’s why he stalks the earth still.

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jjfozz

In the midst of my fury, I forgot to tell you mooks that I’m freelancing writing again. Websites, blogs, press releases, white papers, advertising content, etc.

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Brick Meathook

Write ransom notes. Good money there.

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scotchnaut

I’ve recently been approached by a private equity firm*- (based in Pennsylvania!) can you write something indicating my interest that doesn’t involve referencing forcing live flaming eels down their throats?

*this is true

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jjfozz

Back to looking for freelance writing gigs cause, you know, my son has to go to college.

Fuck higher education and the simpering greedheads who make it just about impossible for working parents to pay for school. Fuck them with a rusty axe handle.

Also, did I mention that they should be stuffed with live moray eels until their heads explode?

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BallsofLacrosseAndMapleSyrup

We can pay you in likes

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Brick Meathook

Brick’s Travelogue this week:

MONDAY:
(6AM) POV Home to Union Station Los Angeles
TRAIN from L.A. to Santa Barbara
POV to/from local brothel
TRAIN from Santa Barbara to L.A.
POV back Home (10PM)

TUESDAY:
(5AM) RIDESHARE Home to LAX Metro Transit Ctr
LIGHT RAIL Transit Center to Union Station
TRAIN Los Angeles to San Diego Santa Fe Stn
WALK to USS Midway CV-41 SHIP
BICYCLE RICKSHAW from Midway to restaurant
RIDESHARE Restaurant to Santa Fe Stn
LIGHT RAIL Santa Fe Stn to Old Town Transit
SHUTTLE BUS Old Town to San Diego Airport
AIRBUS A320neo (11PM) San Diego to New York JFK (7AM)

WEDNESDAY:
(8AM) BOMBARDIER CRJ900 JFK to Washington DCA
RENTAL CAR DCA to Home (Noon)

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King Hippo

Thank fuck, just 50 minutes until I can listen to the #BFIB’s terrible radio crew half-assedly announce a terrible fixture of a terrible sport.

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scotchnaut

Hippo’s fanship is sponsored by a Mad TV skit:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIV7vCuh2hI

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King Hippo

On the plus side, Hippo IS trying out his fancy little rice cooker atm. Hey, it costs almost $100 AND is Japanese, so it must be good!!

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scotchnaut

Is she going to stay overnight and cook breakfast for you though?

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King Hippo

overnights are too expensive plus I’d worry about #PillSecurity ppl forget that!

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Senor Weaselo

But did you wash the rice first?

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King Hippo

Nope! I lack the hipster cred for that.

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litre_cola

I thought that when I visited Shabuya but was not correct.

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scotchnaut

/wife took this week off so I checked in on her by text yesterday

Me: “Hey, what are you up to?”

Her: “I’m shaving.”

Me: “Oh my.”

Her: “The dogs, you idiot.”

Me: “Ahhh…”

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Horatio Cornblower

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yeah right

At the Hippos suggestion I’m reading Daemon by Daniel Suarez and it’s a ripper of a book.

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King Hippo

I have purchased (but not yet started) the sequel – “Freedom (TM)”

Daemon is almost life-changing, it’s so damned good

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yeah right

Just barely sat down with it and I’m 1/4 of the way through.

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NotShogunButShogun

Read BOTH. YEARS AGO. And they were way ahead of their time.

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Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

“HI I’M MARK DAVIS AND…good lord, Elon, what have you done to yourself?”

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Dunstan

Hey, he’s just bonding with his son Aryan

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Senor Weaselo

No, that’s a common mistake, the kid’s name is AR-¥

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scotchnaut

He’s got so much “Eventually wandering into a busy intersection yelling while completely naked” energy.

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Fronkenshteen

There’s a smattering of footy (League 1 & 2) this morning, which’ll do, and the Timeline has broken me as well. And Tiger Woods went ass-over-teakettle again? Good for him! Now he’ll get even more prescriptions!

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BrettFavresColonoscopy

Happy No Kings Day to those who celebrate. For those that don’t, keep in mind that the whole point is that no one is supposed to be above the law, which would come in handy for this Epstein files stuff.

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scotchnaut

No Kings Day? How the hell am I going to complete this royal flush, wise guy?

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BrettFavresColonoscopy

Fucking Canadian monarchists

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ballsofsteelandfury

I was going to say. I didn’t think our Canadian brethren really care about No Kings.

Also this:

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ballsofsteelandfury

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King Hippo

I visited my daughter when she was a grad student at Western Ontario. She sang with the choir (good $$) at a nearby Anglican church, so I attended (in formal HippoAttire, which is jeans and a shirt with buttons). The sermon was very polite and Methodist-friendly, but it was quite jarring when we prayed “for our King, Charles.” Think my eyes bugged out a little.

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Dunstan

Go Mustangs!

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Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

No you’re thinking of a different monarch.

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Dunstan

Fun fact: it was the horses who gave her the title “Great”

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BallsofLacrosseAndMapleSyrup

Western Sucks

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Senor Weaselo

Unfortunately teaching 10-6:30, but there in spirit.
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BrettFavresColonoscopy

I’m not actually protesting due to other obligations, but I’m emotionally celebrating

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Gumbygirl

I can’t leave my cat alone that long with SIL’s cat, or bloodshed and mayhem will ensue. This is the first No Kings protest I haven’t attended in person,but bet the farm I’m there in spirit!

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2Pack

Insanely long international breaks = bad, agree.
No cheesecake pics = also bad, must rectify…

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Mr. Ayo

Thank you for your service

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