Your Monday Night Open Thread

Some of you folks are having misgivings about the World Cup but we all tend to like the competition on the field so I’ll say a few things here and there because it really can’t be completely and fully ignored. It seeps into your bloodstream like a burst cyst.

The very first tilt is Mexique vs S. Africa which begins at 3pm EST on Thursday. The doubleheader continues at 10pm(?) and that will feature S. Korea and Czechia. What, do officials fear the first game will run long?

On Friday you’ll see the oh-so-wonderful Canadians. Coaches are concerned whether defender Moise Bombito (“Small Fart” in Italian) will be ready as he’s battling an injury. They’ll face BIH which is The Bihamas? Actually it’s Bosnia with an assist from Herzgovina which in isolation sounds like a ladyperson’s ungovernable nether regions.

If Norway makes it out of the 1st round will there be talk of this being their “Golden Generation”? This despite the fact they have Haaland and not much else.

Stacey King passed away at the age of 59. Too young. After seeing him at Oklahoma I thought he’d be a beast at the pro level but was brutally mistaken. Look at me, I could be an NBA GM!

Speaking of basketballing, the Knicks (I constantly underestimate them) host the Spurs in Game 3. According to ESPN the cheapest tickets are going for $6k. Oh, and a world-class shithead will be attending. That’s why I don’t get too annoyed at the state of the art money-laundering machine that is FIFA. It’s all garbage all the way down fellas.

I can prove it too. The Edmonton Oilers are possibly looking at hiring the incredible asshole that is Mike Babcock. It never ends.

Well, that ended on several sour notes. I’m in a fucking mood.

/look at that, the banner pic is improperly cropped. Figures.