How did We Do? Morning Open Thread

ballsofsteelandfury - May 31, 2023May 30, 2023

I like to check back at the end of the EPL season to see how well we did at predicting stuff. Call it an accountability thing or call it a competitive thing. Either way, here is a handy dandy table showing the final results plus how we predicted them: ACTUALHippo LitreBallsMan

It’s No Good to say Goodbye: Part 6

ballsofsteelandfury - May 30, 2023May 16, 2023

We had been on the road for a couple of hours when I farted. "Really?" "Sorry. I guess I overdid it yesterday with the tapas." "Dude!" It was pretty bad, I had to admit. We had started off hesitantly, not sure if we could trust each other. After an hour of talking shop, we reached

Balls Magazine Volume 16 and Saturday Night Open Thread

ballsofsteelandfury - May 27, 2023May 28, 2023

As you may have noticed, I have been lax in publishing new episodes of Balls Magazine. That's not to say that I haven't been playing golf. I have. I've just been playing really shitty golf. To wit, here are my results from my last three rounds: 107 at Santa Anita Golf

It’s No Good to say Goodbye: Part 5

ballsofsteelandfury - May 23, 2023May 16, 2023

"So much for moving on to Part 3", I told the empty room. I then proceeded to empty out my vocabulary of curse words in both English and Spanish. I might have thrown some French in there for good measure. Was the lawyer THAT connected that he instantly got someone to

Saturday Night Open Thread: My Top Five…. American Idioms or Phrases that use the F word

ballsofsteelandfury - May 20, 2023May 11, 2023

Tonight's post category again comes from my dirty dirty dirty mouth. As I mentioned last weekend, one cannot call oneself an American if one cannot use the word "fuck" in at least 25 different ways. We all have our different and preferred ways of using the word. The defining thing

It’s No Good to say Goodbye: Part 4

ballsofsteelandfury - May 16, 2023April 22, 2023

I looked up to see Sally staring down at me. She had the same expression on her face as I had seen in the Jet Blue Baggage Claim. "Can I take a leak first? I can't really escape now, can I?" She nodded and I got up to go to the bathroom

Saturday Night Open Thread: My Top Five…. American Idioms or Phrases that use the S word

ballsofsteelandfury - May 13, 2023May 3, 2023

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Tonight's post category comes from my dirty dirty dirty mouth. One cannot call oneself an American if one cannot use the word "shit" in at least 25 different ways. This article does a good job of displaying the fun dexterity of the word. We all have our different and preferred

It’s No Good to say Goodbye: Part 3

ballsofsteelandfury - May 9, 2023April 22, 2023

I was waiting in the lobby bar when she walked in carrying her cinq à sept bag. She looked stunning in an outfit that made her look like Brigitte Bardot straight out of the 60s. Very appropriate for our setting. This was one of several reasons why I love her

Saturday Night Open Thread: My Top Five…. Bar Orders

ballsofsteelandfury - May 6, 2023April 30, 2023

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Tonight's post category again comes from my stomach. Well, probably closer to my liver. I don't drink like I did when I was younger. Truth be told, I hardly drink at all and I can't really tell you when was the last time I went to a bar. However, that

Balls Magazine Volume 15

ballsofsteelandfury - May 3, 2023April 30, 2023

As you may have heard, I'm not a big Tiger Woods fan. To paraphrase The Bard, how much do I hate thee, let me count the ways! He's a dumbass with a shitty personality. He cheated on his beautiful blonde wife with skanks. The golf world covered up his bullshit because it desperately

It’s No Good to say Goodbye: Part 2

ballsofsteelandfury - May 2, 2023April 22, 2023

In the hour plus I had left in the flight, I planned my strategy. She had checked her luggage, so I didn't have to worry about getting out of the plane quickly. I'd mosey on over to the Baggage Claim, pretend to wait for a bag, and then see where

Saturday Night Open Thread: My Top Five…. Items to Order at Fast Food Places

ballsofsteelandfury - April 29, 2023April 24, 2023

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Tonight's post category comes from my stomach. As a good American, fast food has comprised an unhealthy percentage of my diet since I was young. I have eaten at almost every fast food place you can think of and, over the course of the years, I have developed a list