Lies get a bad rap. Falsehoods are the lubricant of social life. The pantomime of “How are you doing today?” and “Fine, thank you” is only a mutual acknowledgment of mores. You think that’s “wrong maaan?” Then by all means, Your Authenticness: tomorrow morning answer to someone “Hungover as fuck”. It’s
Author: Don T
LITTLE GUYS WIN!
Lincoln City FC, a FIF division team, goes to Premier League Burnley and wins their FA Cup game 1-0. The Fox Deportes guys were, rightfully, all over the refs for totally obvious calls for Burnley. They had a legit red and PK for a hand waved off, and the Red Imps
Superb Owl LI Predictions: Steven Wright
Thanks. This game is in Texas. I thought that’s why they billed it Super Bowl Lee. It’s the fifty-first Super Bowl but the game’s been played for 50 years. I wondered if anyone knew about the lost year. So I called Jamie Collins. Kyle Shanahan gets credit from getting consistent, solid performances out of
Titans Are 6-6: Are Aliens Involved?
Since the birth of civilization in Greece, the power of intellect has defined human endeavors. But equity is a universal force; thus, extraterrestrials gave pyramids and abstract thought to non-European ancients. If otherworldly folks gave Egyptians and Incas a leg up, how can anyone dispute that they've helped NFL inferiors like
Amazement Is Not Leprosy Open Thread
Week 8 Color Assault: Jaguars @ Titans Open Thread
Hello fans, this is the NFL. The Official Beer withdrew from this game and wanted to issue a statement. The parties settled for an undisclosed amount and a hashtag: #Out4Turdsday. So tonight the NFL hosts an Open Bar, albeit with only two selections. Indulge freely on room temperature Olde English; independent NFL sommeliers certified that cold
Photographs And Memories: BURN THEM [Titans 2016 Preview]
I was optimistic. The Bridgewater injury bummed me out, but the Bradford trade... It felt like a portent. I looked at the current roster--woof: very similar team to last year’s 3-13 squad. And then the narratives started bouncing inside my head. TITANS CROWN BRADFORD'S ASS Oh, you think that's impossible. Yet those
Live On Periscope: Tío Salamanca Gives Fantasy Draft Strategy
[3:30 sunlight shines into nursing home room with top production values.] Door Flies Open: Oh, Tío! Who knew that underneath your insatiable bloodlust there was an equally intense passion for fantasy football... DFO: Is it true that the Flex position was invented by a mule who ran with you back in Juárez? Tío Salamanca: DingDingDingDing. Nurse: Don’t
Request Line: Damaged Goods (Allegedly)
Mike Tyson is inside a radio studio, alone. His producer is behind the glass. MIKE TYSON: *looking at the glass* Turn that thermostat up. Damn! PRODUCER: *mouthing words, gesticulating to his head* MIKE TYSON: Speak up! What? *grunts, puts earphones on* PRODUCER: ...to 78, Champ. Oh, he’s here. JJ Watt walks slowly towards the producer,
Live On Periscope: The Oracle Talks Free Agent Signings
Your “Keep Yourself Alive” Open Thread
Today is July 13, which prompted this internal dialogue: LOGIC: The Hall of Fame Game is in 25 days. COMMON SENSE: We're almost there. Up top! *raises hand* EMOTIONS: *loud eye roll* Will you, uh, geniuses EVER understand that you can only live in the present. *walking away* Ess emm eich. Ess emm God
Euro 2016 Preview : Sweden Contemplates Retirement
Sweden’s goalkeeper, Andreas Isaakson, has 129 caps, is retiring from the national team, and plays occasionally for his club team (Kasimpasa - Turkey). The most the Guardian could muster is that Isaakson is a dependable old pro. That same paper says that Andreas Granqvist (31, FF Krasnodar, Russia) is the “defensive mainstay”,