Hard Knocks Season Premier and Tuesday Night Open Thread.

Hot diggity damn y'all! It's premier night for Hard Knocks on HBO! While many folks will bitch and moan about the repetition, the tired tropes, the year-to-year story lines I am hear to tell you "Who gives a flying fuck?" To me it means football is right around the corner. One way

Your “Be Nice to the Sub” Monday Open Thread

As if you didn't get enough World Cup coverage,  I am here tonight because MicheladaTioRoberto has been forced to do work at inconvenient times for the Open Thread. So,  first things first. Following today's games,  here is how the first two groups ended up: GROUP A WINNER: Uruguay GROUP A RUNNERUP: Russia GROUP B

THE WORLD CUP IS STARTING!!!! Open Thread

This is the moment we have all been waiting for! Shut up, tWBS! The wait is finally over and the real non-friendly games begin.  We are starting at the ripe time of 4 AM Pacific because the Opening Ceremony to the 2018 World Cup begins at 6:00 AM Pacific and we need

Goddess II – Epilogue

EXTERIOR, Balls' beach house, pool deck, San Felipe,  Baja California,  México The sun is slowly setting on the mountains at Balls' back leaving streaks of pink, orange, and yellow across the cloudy sky. In front of Balls, the Sea of Cortés is calm and reflects the light of the bluish-purplish sky as

Your Why Are You Not Out Watching Deadpool 2? Open Thread

So, yesterday I left work a little early and caught a 4:00 PM showing of Deadpool 2 at my local mall/multiplex.  There are a lot of things to unwrap: I paid $20 USD for a fucking movie ticket at fucking 4:00 PM!  Granted, it was a Dolby cinema with fully

Goddess II – The Conclusion(?)

[The Outskirts of  Las Vegas, Nevada, 7:38am] tWBS guides the van past the last completed housing development on this particular road, then takes the next right, pulling into a development which was abandoned during construction as money and luck ran out. There are no residents just yet. tWBS:  This should do. He drives

Goddess II – Episode 15

[Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Parking Deck, 7:07am] A small and fragile looking elderly woman approaches the van where Luis, Manuel and Brad are still waiting.  Brad has fallen back asleep. Luis:  Hey lady.  Get outta here before you get in the way and... Woman:  STFU.  Are you Luis? Luis (looking at Manuel then

The Return (and Rebranding) of the BattleBots Beat!

A long time ago (2015 does feel like an eternity), the most-recognized American robot fighting tournament came back to TV. Yes, BattleBots came back, and there was much rejoicing. I covered the second season of it for this very website! And by covered it, I mean recapped the already taped

The NFL Dating Game!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNJurbIDEpU Voice over: "It's time to play...The NFL Dating Game! Now Let's welcome the host of our show...The Ghost of Jim Lange!" [audience applause] Ghost of Jim Lange: "Hi Everybody! Welcome back to our show! We've got a great contestant lined up today and three handsome available NFL bachelors just waiting for their chance to

Goddess II – Episode 14

[Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Skyview Suite, 6:07am] tWBS staggers out of the living room.  There are still eight porn girls (and also BallsofSteelandFury) piled up on one another on the floor behind him as he exits the room and hits the kitchen.  He still has a black lace thigh high

Your Saturday Morning Draft Continues Open Thread

To Lemonjello's relief,  we are not talking fútbol this morning.  Not while the draft is on. We can discuss last night's selections and today's choices.  That last sentence could apply to food,  drinks,  sexual partners,  or draft picks. YOU MAKE THE CALL! In the meantime,  I want you bring this important and hilarious

Don’t say the pitcher has lost his fastball if you can’t hit the curve

What the?!? Hang with me. There's a logic to this. First off,  let's make it clear that this post is about this: Later this evening,  season 9 of one of our favourite shows will begin. Some of us,  including me, are super excited about this. Others,  some of which I know are among us,