Tales from the Meteor: Andy Reid’s 115th Dream (Part 3)

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Rikki-Tikki-Deadly - January 31, 2020January 30, 2020

INT. HOSPITAL ROOM - DAY ANDY REID lies unconscious in a hospital bed. He is surrounded by friends and family, including his wife TAMMY REID, the Chiefs' general manager BRETT VEACH, quarterback PATRICK MAHOMES, and wide receiver TYREEK HILL. TAMMY REID: ...and so the doctor said that if he'd only eaten five,

Tales from the Meteor: Andy Reid’s 115th Dream (Part 2)

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Rikki-Tikki-Deadly - January 30, 2020January 30, 2020

INT. THE MAX DINER - DAY ANDY REID is in the midst of calling a time out. ANDY REID pauses, confused. He looks around and realizes that his surroundings have changed, and instead of being on the set of what he once thought was "Barbecue Tonight", he's at a diner called The

Tales from the Meteor: Andy Reid’s 115th Dream (Part 1)

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Rikki-Tikki-Deadly - January 29, 2020January 29, 2020

INT. TV STUDIO - NIGHT ANNOUNCER: From North Carolina to Texas, from the brisket to the rump, from a rub drier than the Sahara to a sauce slathered wetter than the jungles of Borneo, this is “Barbecue Tonight” with your host Chicago Cubs broadcaster Harry Caray. HARRY CARAY: Hi everybody! Harry Caray here, and welcome

The Losers Investment Club: Resolutions

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Rikki-Tikki-Deadly - January 3, 2020January 2, 2020

INT. CONFERENCE ROOM – DAY A group of NFL personalities are seated around a conference table. All of them appear to be in the late stages of a three day hangover. ANDY REID is carefully reading a copy of "Barbecue Nation" magazine. BILL O'BRIEN has a laptop computer in front of

That’s My Raiders! Not A Creature Was Stirring

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Rikki-Tikki-Deadly - December 25, 2019December 25, 2019

EXT. OAKLAND RAIDERS SHARED HOUSE – NIGHT Establishing shot and title card. ANNOUNCER BETH MOWINS: That Raiders Family [sic] is filmed in front of a live stupendous [sic] audience. CUT TO – INT. LIVING ROOM – NIGHT KOLTON MILLER sits on the couch, asleep, an empty bag of Smartfood white cheddar popcorn sitting in his

That’s My Raiders! Grounded

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Rikki-Tikki-Deadly - December 5, 2019December 5, 2019

EXT. OAKLAND RAIDERS SHARED HOUSE – DAY Establishing shot and title card. ANNOUNCER BETH MOWINS: The Raiders Family [sic] is filmed in front of a live studious [sic] audience. CUT TO – INT. LIVING ROOM – DAY The music of the My Chemical Romance album "The Black Parade" blares throughout the house. KOLTON MILLER sits

The Losers Investment Club – Chips

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Rikki-Tikki-Deadly - November 8, 2019November 11, 2019

INT. CONFERENCE ROOM – DAY A group of NFL personalities are seated around a conference table. The intraday chart for the $NIO ticker symbol is displayed via a projector. The gang is clustered behind HUE JACKSON, who sits in front of a laptop with a smug expression on his face. With

Request Line: Welcome!

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Rikki-Tikki-Deadly - November 1, 2019November 1, 2019

INT. RECORDING STUDIO - DAY The camera focuses on the console of a large piece of electronic equipment, all of its lights unlit. A single light flashes on, followed by several more that blink sleepily and eventually resolve into being fully lit. The camera zooms out to reveal the label "DJ

A Bottle of Luck

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Rikki-Tikki-Deadly - October 31, 2019October 31, 2019

INT. DIVE BAR, DECEMBER 1971 - NIGHT A crowd of middle-aged men sit on stools in front of a long mahogany bar. A bartender stands placidly, occasionally moving to refill an empty mug from a series of taps featuring familiar American macrobrews. Behind the bar, a single television broadcasts Monday Night

Welcome Deadspin Refugees!

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Rikki-Tikki-Deadly - October 31, 2019October 31, 2019

Greetings! Much like finding your way to the mythical Ultima in the Choose Your Own Adventure book "Inside UFO 54-40", you don't necessarily remember how you ended up here at doorfliesopen [DFO], but somehow you did. We're glad you're here! Like many of the new folks, many of us were also

The Losers’ Investment Club: Automotive

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Rikki-Tikki-Deadly - October 25, 2019October 25, 2019

INT. CONFERENCE ROOM – DAY Several NFL personalities are sitting in chairs around a conference table. ANDY REID is quietly eating a large bowl of spaghetti. BILL O'BRIEN is staring at a laptop, and with a tremendous sigh presses a button. JOSH ROSEN: So anyways, about this good thing that can happen on

That’s…My Raiders? Our 2019 Oakland Raiders at the Bye

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Rikki-Tikki-Deadly - October 11, 2019October 10, 2019

As I mentioned in the Raiders' season preview, I made a pact with myself to not watch football this year. I've actually held to it, which means that the only football I've seen has been the occasional highlight, but I've kept up with things reasonably well via gamecasts and fantasy