BattleBots Beat: Bold Strategies

Senor Weaselo - March 9, 2023March 9, 2023

Welcome back to the Beat! Last week, we had some of the mirror matches. Not all of them, we got one more. Also, there's something we've never seen before, and something we saw two years ago but hey, maybe it'll be different? To the fights! Gruff vs. Witch DoctorGruff: 1-1 (W,

Wumbo Wednesday With Weaselo: Quarantine Buddies!

Senor Weaselo - March 8, 2023March 8, 2023

No fun facts about music and stuff this week. The big thing at Apartment Weaselo is that Senorita Weaselo's staying the next few days, for the most part. Her family's getting hit with covid. She's fine because she's in the basement, but it means she can't come up for food.

BattleBots Beat: Family Affair

Senor Weaselo - March 2, 2023March 1, 2023

Welcome back to the Beat! Last time out we had a Fight of the Year candidate for a Main Event and KO of the Year candidate somewhere in the middle. We don't quite have those, but we do have stables fighting tonight, as both Team Whyachi bots appear, and both

Wumbo Wednesday With Weaselo: Video Game Soundtrack Dives (& Knuckles)

Senor Weaselo - March 1, 2023March 1, 2023

A little bit of video game music trivia from two of my favorite game series for tonight's listening pleasure. First, we go to the early '90s for one of the big mascots, and maybe the crowning jewel of the series, or half of the crowning jewel, whether you consider the

BattleBots Beat: A Less Controversial Grudge Match

Senor Weaselo - February 23, 2023February 22, 2023

Welcome back to the Beat! Last time out we had, bar none, your upset of the year. Fair play though, and OYES Robotics have got a commemorative shirt to… mark the occasion. The next shirt I'll get is still the HyperShock "Suck Less" shirt. That's legendary. Anyway, we can't possibly have

Wumbo Wednesday With Weaselo: A Guide to Tombeau

Senor Weaselo - February 22, 2023February 22, 2023

Today is Ash Wednesday, which means absolutely nothing in the DFO lexicon in our infinite unwashed massitude. BLEERGH knows no Ash Wednesday and Boltman's Ash Wednesday is just called Wednesday. Actually, there's no distinction in the day of the week and the ashes of burnt femurs, all days are equal

BattleBots Beat: Totally Not Controversial!

Senor Weaselo - February 16, 2023February 16, 2023

Welcome back to the Beat! Last week we had minor controversies, but hold onto your butts for this week. We got some doozies, headlined by this week's Main Event. Let's just get to it. Onto the fights! Ripperoni vs. End GameRipperoni: 0-1 (L, JD 3-0 vs. Gruff)End Game: 1-0 (W, JD

Wumbo Wednesday With Weaselo: Recovery

Senor Weaselo - February 15, 2023February 15, 2023

Something nice and easy today, as I had a lovely Valentine's Day having food poisoning. I called out from work at the college (already insane enough, I don't even remember the last time I called out sick—the last time I was sick in November I just slept in the tutor

BattleBots Beat: (Sorry, No Good Title This Week.)

Senor Weaselo - February 9, 2023February 9, 2023

Welcome back to the Beat! Last week we saw the field finish their first fights and some start their seconds. And some of those bots are already in hot water—Emulsifier's had two good fights, but 0-2 isn't a good start for a rookie bot. And even not-rookie bots, like 2020's

BattleBots Beat: In the Aaaarms of an Aaaaangel…

Senor Weaselo - February 2, 2023February 2, 2023

Okay, the title's really for this bit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vlh1AKYk-5M This might be better than any of the comedy bits when the show was on Comedy Central. Welcome back to the Beat! Last week we learned we saw things we had never seen before, like Jackpot losing a Fight Night fight, things we've seen a

Wumbo Wednesday with Weaselo: Game Show Rundown!

Senor Weaselo - February 1, 2023February 1, 2023

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All those GIFs of car crushing and metal shredding from last night's open thread, and all the talking about MILF Manor (I wrote MILF Island but that's the 30 Rock one) reminded me of British game show "Beat the Crusher." I have no idea what it involved, so I checked

BattleBots Beat: Return of the Euro Bots!

Senor Weaselo - January 26, 2023January 26, 2023

Welcome back to the Beat! Last time out, we had our first stoppage of the season. And by stoppage, I mean "fight stopped due to unable to separate robots/something happened to something, let's go to the judges." And the Rule 34 part of the fandom probably rejoiced. But on the