Author: Beerguyrob

Your “Something Approaching Normalcy” Thursday Evening Open Thread

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NFL Notes: Following Edmonton's lead, Washington will go by the nom de plume "Football Team" until they decide on a new name & logo.  And, starting tomorrow, they will begin the process of "retiring all [*Redacted] s branding from team properties," including FedEx Field and [*Redacted] s Park. They hope to

Your “Oh, So Now It’s Patriotic?!” Wednesday Evening Open Thread

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Fun fact: he wanted the seal on the side to avoid being meme'd about blowjobs. NFL Nuggets: The turds are mad at the punch bowl: The NFL announced that all fans attending games this season will be required to wear "face coverings". That's if fans are allowed to attend in-person at

Your “Trying To Kill Opponents With Anger” Tuesday Evening Open Thread

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NFL News: Michael Bennett has retired. It's a combination of the 11 years he's already played, the COVID issue, and the fact that he discovered he liked spending time with his family during the lockdown. He leaves with three Pro Bowls to his name and a Super Bowl title. But

Your MXC Monday Evening Open Thread

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NFL Notes: The negotiations between the union & the league are getting down to the nitty gritty of how to start the season: Players will receive daily COVID-19 tests for the first two weeks of camp. Players will need consecutive negative tests before they will be allowed into team facilities.

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Kayak update: Saturday was a much better day, weather wise. It also paid to go out in the evening, as the tide was high & the breeze was calm. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0skjm-uJSs Which now has me at the usual loggerhead of every summer I've spent as a teacher - the part of summer vacation where

Your “In A Slow News Cycle, Bad Press Is Worse Press” Thursday Evening Open Thread

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CFL News: In a move that hopefully doesn't have to force Maestro to Ctrl+F all his CFL posts, the Edmonton Eskimos announced this afternoon they will be changing their team name. Much like in Washington, it comes after sponsor pressure. To quote TSN, the current incarnation of the franchise has

Your Bastille Day Tuesday Evening Open Thread

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NFL Nuggets: Today is all about getting paid: The Chiefs and DT Chris Jones agreed to a four-year contract worth $85 million. $60 million is guaranteed. Proving there's some money left in the kitty after Mahomes got paid. Actually, Mahomes' extension left the salary cap flat for the next two

Your “It’s Orangemen’s Day, So Let’s Blow Something Up!” Sunday Evening Open Thread

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So, aside from today being someone's special day, I figured why not remind all the [DFO] readers about the gloriousness that is "The Twelfth". July 12th commemorates two great victories in the "War of the Two Kings" (if you don't want your car blown up), the Williamite War (if you do), or