Balls on ASSignment: Thursday Night Football Review Week Two

ballsofsteelandfury - September 13, 2019September 12, 2019

Welcome back! Like the swallows to San Juan Capistrano, we return each year in the hope that Thursday Night Football will be better. Last night we got the Carolina Panthers against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in a NFC South showdown that was delayed by lightning, degenerated into a political

Balls on ASSignment: Thursday Night Football Review Week One

ballsofsteelandfury - September 6, 2019September 6, 2019

So, that was a game last night, wasn't it? Contrary to popular opinion, that was a real football game that counted in the standings and not just another pre-season game that season-ticket holders were forced to pay full price for. For those of you that stayed up with us and

WTF with…

ballsofsteelandfury - September 3, 2019September 3, 2019

So, like many of you, I'm sitting here watching TV and I see things that make me say WHAT THE.... (please note they don't let me swear in the first 40 words). Anywhoo, I figured I'd start a new occasional series of posts having to do with the weird things in

Your College Football Week One Evening Open Thread

ballsofsteelandfury - August 31, 2019August 31, 2019

137

Welcome back to Balls' Saturday Open Thread Madness (trademark pending)! Because I was born in Mexico and I like bugging Americans that don't like soccer, here is tonight's Liga MX schedule (all times Pacific and home teams listed first): 5:00 PM - Tigres UANL v León (Univision, TUDN) (Match of the Round

Sexy Soccer Saturday Morning/Afternoon Open Thread

ballsofsteelandfury - August 31, 2019August 30, 2019

318

Good morning everyone! Today is a VERY busy day of sports action. Not only do we have a full complement of fútbol action, today is also the first full day of college football! On Thursday, I outlined for you the fútbol games taking place this weekend. Something I did not note,

No One’s Chargers 2019 Preview: Top Bolt

Low Commander of the Super Soldiers - August 23, 2019August 23, 2019

INTERIOR - CHARGERS WAR ROOM, MIRA MAR, CA - MIDDAY MAJ. TOM TELESCO: [Walking in] Good morning Tony. COMM. ANTHONY LYNN: Morning Tom. RADIO: Ghost Audience, we have an unknown aircraft entering our airspace. Vector 405 for bogey. TELESCO: Who's up there? LYNN: Rivers, Gordon, Bosa and Allen. EXTERIOR - THE SKIES ABOVE SAN DIEGO COUNTY CAPT. RIVERS: YOU BETTER ASK SOMEBODDDDDYYYYYY

Request Line: Boots on the Ground

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly - August 9, 2019August 9, 2019

124

INT. RECORDING STUDIO - DAY A disappointed-looking PRODUCER is seated in front of the console, talking on the phone. PRODUCER: ...and of course I'm not a doctor Mr. Brown but I really don't think more cryotherapy is the answer. ANTONIO BROWN: [inaudible] PRODUCER: [sighs] Well, yes, your football career really must come first. I guess

Sa Sa Sa Saturday Night Open Thread

ballsofsteelandfury - August 3, 2019July 28, 2019

130

Howdy, folks! It's your Friendly Neighborhood Balls here, filling in for TequilaHomieRoberto while he's off doing... something. First things first. Here are your sports options for the evening (all times Pacific): 8:10 PM - Collingwood Magpies v Gold Coast Suns, Watch AFL app10:20 PM - Carlton Blues v West Coast

I Have Issues With Once Upon A Time In Hollywood

Ian Scott McCormick - August 3, 2019August 3, 2019

I've posted a few reviews/recaps of Russian movies around here. Some of them went over pretty well. One of them went viral-ish, and for a brief period of time I had a few thousand Russians who kind of sort of wanted me to stop writing forever. Or do anything forever.

Fresh Set of Eyes: Lucky Trouble (Vykrutasy)

Ian Scott McCormick - July 24, 2019July 24, 2019

Lucky Trouble is a 2011 Russian RomCom where a rag tag bunch of homeless kids shock the world and become the U12 National Champions of Russia. Wait, that doesn't sound right. I'm going to check the movie poster. Yup, that's a RomCom all right. Anyway, somebody told me to stop reviewing

Fresh Set of Eyes: Love And Pigeons

Ian Scott McCormick - July 17, 2019July 17, 2019

Love and Doves/Pigeons is the story of a moron who cheats on his wife, hurts everybody, and then reenters the picture. Or as the Soviets called it, "A Romantic Comedy." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_C4TpPSCQ4 This movie is really divided into three parts, so I'll separate it accordingly. Part 1: Spinning Our Wheels This is not Act I. Act

Los Fanáticos Argentinos Reaccionan Razonablemente

ballsofsteelandfury - July 5, 2019July 3, 2019

Balls Note: As a result of a special request from King Hippo, I'm doing this post entirely in Spanish. Take it as an opportunity to practice and learn something new! Special thanks to Don T for providing the images you will shortly enjoy. ¡Buenos días, mis amigos! Estoy