Saturday of Basketballing Open Thread

King Hippo - March 22, 2025March 21, 2025

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YES, the portrait of honoUr goes to McNeese, for gifting us the fun story of Day One AND a fine coach-in-waiting for my Wolven Sort. Will Wade preaches "radical transparency/honesty" and I am 100% on board. This is as universally beloved a move as I can recall NC State making

Conference Tourney VOID Day Thread

King Hippo - March 15, 2025March 14, 2025

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Hello, everyone. Everything is still more than a bit shit, but I got to enjoy the schadenfreude of the Redshite filth blowing their lead and crashing out of the Shempions at mid-week. So you get a cheer pic, which is also a complete sop to Mister Pickle (odds-on favoUrite to

Updates From The VOID – Saturday Open Thread

King Hippo - March 8, 2025March 7, 2025

Everything in this Timeline remains very stupid, and even MOAR terrible. There, you are all caught up on the week's current events. Loads of footy to maybe watch, starting with "Classic Six Pointer" (for Shempions qualification) between City of Men and the Robins Hood (7:30, USA). Various tepid offerings continue straight through

Back to the VOID Saturday Thread

King Hippo - March 1, 2025February 27, 2025

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Do you have anything of interest to say? I sure as shit do not. Finished "The Crossing" last week. Giving myself a bit of a breather, reading "Conclave" before I dive back into "Cities of the Plain." Also got "The Plot Against America" from the library, to equip myself against existential

HAWT David Moyes Morning Action

King Hippo - February 22, 2025February 21, 2025

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Is everyone up early? I sure hope so, because David Moyes - and the Old Lady (ie, Goodison Park) get one last shot against Men Untied (7:30, USA). Moyes' United tenure ended at this very same location, to the tune of Evertonians serenading his demise. Yes, he lost BOTH matches against

“Go Read a Book” Saturday Thread

King Hippo - February 15, 2025February 14, 2025

Seriously, y'all. I have less than nothing left in my brain/writing quiver. Will try again next week, unless the sweet siren song of death calls first.

Another Year, Another FA Cup Weekend

King Hippo - February 8, 2025February 7, 2025

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Upon popular request (wait, is Spam popular???) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAFuD-S-e_E I had intended to do a longer piece explaining some of Lesser Footy's HippoSPEEK. But I had too much stupid work to do this week, and my mind is forked beyond recognition. Hate week, though. I do have time and hate in my heart

Glances Askance at the 2025 Season

King Hippo - February 1, 2025January 31, 2025

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I don't want to talk about the Footy today, so let's talk FITBAW instead. As we've all very quickly learned in 2025/The Darkest Timeline...there is good chaos, and there is bad chaos. GOOD chaos is a Draft year when all of the quartered backs blow monkeys (and everyone knows it in

Instant Hippo Thoughts – Conference Title Sunday, 2024 Season

Reflections

King Hippo - January 27, 2025January 26, 2025

It was the best of times, it was the blurst of times. See early in the nightcap thread for Rikki's backstory on the wondroUs banner pic. First, though - the "meh, I'm fine either way" battle of semi-likeables, Commies at Iggles. Lenin's men took the pitch on offense first, and slowly

Saturday Void Voidness Open Thread

Open Threads

King Hippo - January 25, 2025January 24, 2025

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This week was just so very...very. It snowed here, I finally got my dishwasher replaced (fuck me, does going 2 weeks without a dishwasher reveal just how soft I am, even by WASP standards), did my annual "justify your existence" review, etc. And today...fuck shit to look forward to. At least with

Grotesque JV NFL Finale Thread

King Hippo - January 20, 2025January 20, 2025

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I absolutely am not watching this mess. But I stand by my prediction upon seeing the "bracket" - I thought the tOSU/Tennessee winner would lift the trophy. tOhio State (-8.5) v. Notre Dame (7:30, ESPN) Yeah, I'd be rooting for Hezbollah if they represented the last line of defense against a nationwide

Instant Hippo Thoughts – Divisional Round, 2024 Season

Reflections

King Hippo - January 20, 2025January 19, 2025

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Last Days of Disco, indeed. And even in matches where my preference is only mild - all *my* sides take it up the poop chute. Pour one out for the 500s, boned by The Narrator in Kansas City. Then the poor Fuck LioUns, where Baby Buster did some...unfortunate things, both before