Your Zombie tWBS-style Karen Carpenter Open Thread Part Deux

ballsofsteelandfury - June 24, 2020June 24, 2020

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Yes, that means I'm just throwing this up here. One of the wonderful things about tWBS is that he would notice when we had a gap in posts and quickly fill it (Zombie Phrasing!) with a short post to get the conversation going. Overnight, there were some news coming out of Australia

AFL Beat 2020 Season Round 3

ballsofsteelandfury - June 23, 2020June 24, 2020

This week... Cats and Dogs are living together. A player has tested positive for COVID-19 and subsequently a game was postponed. Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! Lots of weird things happened this week. Luckily, Footy will be able to go on. Despite the positive test, games continued as scheduled except for the game

Eventual Balls Thoughts XIX

ballsofsteelandfury - June 22, 2020June 22, 2020

I cannot more emphatically endorse the latest posts from Senor Weaselo on Marble Racing. OMG you guys, you have to check them out! The videos are a lot of fun and the announcer is really good at making the action interesting. It's part art vérité, part satire, and

Sexy Friday, Juneteenth Edition

ballsofsteelandfury - June 19, 2020June 11, 2020

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Not too many people know what Juneteenth is. Considering what we've been going through in the last few weeks, that's both a sad reflection on contemporary society and an opportunity to learn. Beerguyrob does history much better than I can ever hope to, so I won't attempt at giving you

Balls On… The Bond films of the 90s

ballsofsteelandfury - June 17, 2020June 17, 2020

Welcome back to my continuing series on the James Bond films, broken down by decade. Last time, we talked about the transition from the 70s to the 80s, from Roger Moore to Sean Connery to Roger Moore to Timothy Dalton. I did a great job with that, didn't I?

AFL Beat 2020 Season Re-Start

ballsofsteelandfury - June 16, 2020June 14, 2020

This week... This is what it looks like to have fans at stadiums in the age of COVID-19. Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! Every game that the AFL played this weekend was played in empty stadiums. Except for one. The Showdown, the annual Adelaide Derby between the Port Adelaide Power and the

Eventual Balls Thoughts XVIII

ballsofsteelandfury - June 15, 2020June 12, 2020

Eventual Balls Thoughts turns 18 today! You know what that means! We're Barely Legal! I would normally embed a picture here, but there is absolutely nothing I can embed that won't get me in trouble. I recommend using Incognito Mode to find a suitable image you would associate

Sexy Friday, mid-June pool time!

ballsofsteelandfury - June 12, 2020June 6, 2020

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In most of the northern hemisphere, the middle of June is perfect pool weather. It's hot, but not suffocatingly hot like it can be in July, August, and September. Also, it's close enough to the end of winter that everyone is still excited about getting out into the

Your Zombie tWBS-style Karen Carpenter Open Thread

ballsofsteelandfury - June 10, 2020June 10, 2020

Yes, that means I'm just throwing this up here. One of the wonderful things about tWBS is that he would notice when we had a gap in posts and quickly fill it (Zombie Phrasing!) with a short post to get the conversation going. Will the Tank Talk continue between Moose and Brick? Will

AFL Beat 2020 Season Re-Start

ballsofsteelandfury - June 9, 2020June 6, 2020

This week... We play games again! Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! This is the week we've all been waiting for. Finally, the 2020 AFL season is re-starting! Here is this week's schedule (Please remember that all times are Pacific): Round Two Thursday, June 11, 2020 2:40 AM - Collingwood Magpies v Richmond Tigers -

Eventual Balls Thoughts XVII

ballsofsteelandfury - June 8, 2020June 8, 2020

I worked four out of the five days last week at home. It's wonderful. I can really get used to it. I do have to wake up early, as usual. However, I do not have to: Get out of bedPut pants onDrive on crowded freeways and streets to work Actually, I am

Sexy Friday, June is also a girl’s name edition

ballsofsteelandfury - June 5, 2020June 3, 2020

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Enough has been said about protests and all that, so I won't discuss that subject. Most of the major European soccer leagues are returning soon. Sports are slowly and surely restarting, which is a good thing. *** Sprots News By this time next week, AFL will have already played the first games