I mean, don't get me wrong: I am a great believer in the power of Nothing Left To Lose. I get all the shivers when I watch this scene, and sure- you kind of need to abandon any hope of surviving in order to think charging howevermany thousand orcs with
Author: The Right Reverend Electric Mayhem
Down The Stretch They Come!: Tuesday Open Thread
We Are All Witnesses: Tuesday Open Thread
I got almost nothing. -I'm not sure anyone had South Korea in the "elected leader declares martial law against political opponents" pool, but I'm sure they got good odds. -I enjoyed Thanksgiving, food poisoning be damned. I'm not sure if Thanksgiving is the Most American Holiday- fewer explosions than Fourth of July,
But Then Again, Who Does?: 2024 Buffalo Bills Bye Week Update (and Open Thread)
2024 PREDICTION: "11-6, playoffs. It's gonna hurt, but I am Ready to Love Again." HOW'S THAT GOING?: 9-2! Well this is an odd development. In a reversal of Modern Bills SOP, they've beaten the teams they are supposed to beat. They've played four likely playoff teams, winning two and staying close with
Bay Area Body Bags: 2024 San Francisco 49ers Bye Week (and Open Thread)
Hold On To Your Butts: Tuesday Open Thread
Draaaaank: Tuesday Open Thread
M*U*S*H: Tuesday Open Thread
HAWT STOVE ACTION!: Tuesday Open Thread
It's all coming together, bitches. Self-delusion isn't a mental illness in the NFL- it's a core value and bona fide occupational qualification. (Most) players and coaches intellectually know that the NFL is a closed system, a zero-sum game. All teams have real talent, all teams do a great deal of prep,
Requiescat in Passaic: Tuesday Open Thread
First confirmed kill of the season goes to: A.A.Ron! That's right- Robert Saleh is No More in the Big Apple. Well, the drainage field next to the Big Apple. Whatever. Owner Woody Johnson announced the firing after the Jets dropped to 2-3 in London with a lifeless showing against Minnesota. Overall, Saleh
Can’t Stop. Won’t Stop: Tuesday Open Thread
Do You Want What You Want? : Tuesday Open Thread
And you may tell yourself, "This is not my beautiful house" And you may tell yourself, "This is not my beautiful wife" -Talking Heads, "Once in a Lifetime" I am usually fairly good about remembering the source of pseudo-philosophical claptrap that I find meaningful. They are few, far between, and perhaps the most