Basketball Takes Over: An Open Thread

scotchnaut - March 20, 2025March 20, 2025

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This weekend is one of them few times that the NFL gets outshone and I'm here for it. The Shield has become ubiquitous and rarely takes a backseat to anything anymore. The Kentucky Derby? Take your silly hat back home with you. The Indy 500? An Irsay DUI would get

It’s Thursday. This Is Your Beloved Open Thread

scotchnaut - March 13, 2025March 13, 2025

I'll come good. I've been on a whirlwind business/medical assessment trip to Toronto and back that started Tuesday at noon and is ending as I type this right now at 5:41 EST. Btw, wifey is glad she didn't bear a daughter because her niece's (discount) prom dress was $700 and

Woe Is Me: A Thursday Night Tale (and some other stuff)

scotchnaut - March 6, 2025March 6, 2025

So it rained all day yesterday and then dropped to -15C and snowed as well overnight. Your hero (me) was walking down the steps of the porch towards the vehicles this morning and my feet betrayed me. My lower back slammed into the edge of one of the steps and

Another Thursday Night And I Ain’t Got Nobody: An Open Thread

scotchnaut - February 27, 2025

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JK-I've got this lamp, this butt keychain that Balls sent me, this really sharp carving knife, this Blackfly vodka lemonade, this eventual Doug Ford victory, this bag of limited edition Spicy Citrus Doritos...-but aside from that I got nuthin! https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/44026249/woody-johnson-gets-f-grade-jets-players-nflpa-survey Some folks were chatting about this in the super secret back channel

Gimme Some A Dat Hot, Hot Hockey Action! A Thursday Open Thread

scotchnaut - February 20, 2025

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Playoff-intensity hockey in February? Yes please. I may have mentioned this before but I had a jaundiced view of this whole tourney as it approached and I'm now officially chagrined. Hell, the Finns/Swedes tilt was just fine in my book. The NHL-or rather, hockey itself-comes through yet again. Let's take

It’s a Monday CANADA WINS! Evening Open Thread

scotchnaut - February 17, 2025February 17, 2025

[except for some football towards the end] -Sid Crosby did a few points, piling onto an overmatched Finn squadoo towards the end. Whatever. -the two best players on the American team are a Twinkhuck dude and a Sanderson fella-both are Senators, btw... -There's a rumor out there that Trevor Lawrence is for sale

Your Friday Eve Open Thread

scotchnaut - February 13, 2025

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We're almost there folks. Up here in The Canadia we have a Family Day holiday on the Monday. How will I be celebrating? I've no idea. During these sled dog days of winter I pass the time at work developing sales projects so that when the weather turns into something

Your Barren Monday Night Open Thread

scotchnaut - February 10, 2025

Well, that was that. Patty will be adding to his legacy going forward but I think it's safe to say that this will be his worst Super Bowl performance. Went out on a limb there, huh? It's Monday so I'll be doing the usual- Fallout: -Qaron has been tossed to the gutter

Saquon’s Birthday Bash! A Super Bowl Open Thread

scotchnaut - February 9, 2025February 9, 2025

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Let's not waste any time on an ill-thought-out preamble. To The Game! Eagles/Chiefs: -Spags Alert!: The Chiefs have allowed but one 100 yard rusher this year. The bad news for Saquon? It was a QB by the name of Lamar! and it was waaay back in week one. -Here's some more bad news for

Your Morning of the Super Bowl Open Thread

scotchnaut - February 9, 2025

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Welcome to the holiest of days, according to Vegas. With that in mind, I'll toss some lines at you (that meant something different in the 80's) and please note that Uncle Luigi's may differ somewhat. Let's Gambol With The Monies! Chiefs are -1.5 favorites The O/U is 48.5 Saquon to win MVP =250 SB

It’s Sunday And Things Aren’t Right-An Open Thread

DFOing Good

scotchnaut - February 2, 2025

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Shout-Out to Matt Groening before the money poured in! A person you don't know passed away yesterday. She lived her entire life trying to make other people's lives better. She was the humblest person I've ever known. Cancer took her away. She didn't deserve this. She was a queen .

Your Thirsty Thursday Open Thread

scotchnaut - January 30, 2025

I haven't had a beer in 1.25 dog years. (when you go to two decimal points people think you're good at math. Suckers.) This despite cold weather shutting down a few trucks, more Energy Vampire interaction, Syracuse doing their best mid-minor program imitation, not being able to get a specialist