Getting Hatey In Here

Your “Aww, Not Him Again?” Hate Week Thursday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob -
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Welcome to Day 4 of [DFO] Hate Week, where it appears we have come across a perennial topic of this-here exercise - Tom Brady, burgeoning oligarch. Given tonight's topic, there was only one real choice for tonight's theme song, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dbnm-0r3suM We all saw the NFC Championship game last week, and we all heard

Your “I Only Wish For Peace & Harmony” Wednesday Evening Hate Week Open Thread

Beerguyrob -
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Welcome, one and all, to Day 3 of Hate Week, where I go off on the changing nature of the fan experience, and its consequences for the greater society. Today's thread is brought to you by Metallica, because fuck yeah! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iu5RT-3Kk08 Also, here's a special "hello" to all the Jeffrey Epstein & Traci

“It’s Not Just The Age of Consent” – Your Tuesday Night Hate Week Open Thread

Beerguyrob -
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Good evening everyone, and welcome to Day 2 of [DFO] Hate Week, brought to you tonight by the number 18 https://dai.ly/x8n6raq I write this post as a follower of an 18-game football league. As The Maestro is better able to explain, the CFL has had an 18-game schedule since 1986.  This results in

“What’s Old Is Stupid Again” – Your Monday Night DFO Hate Week Open Thread

Beerguyrob -
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Welcome, one and all, to another edition of [DFO] Hate Week, an annual tradition not unlike Festivus where we take aspects of the game we all enjoy and express our dissatisfaction at certain aspects of it. I'm your host for most of the week, Beerguyrob, and together we will walk hand-in-hand setting

Labor Day Open Thread – JV MNF Golddigger edition

ArmedandHammered -
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  Today was Labor Day in the US.  Which we celebrate by making the lowest paid work while those who can afford to take a day off due to their employer, don't.  Gonna grill up some burgers, brats, and corn later and enjoy my evening pror to have to labor tomorrow. Tonight

Monday Evening Open Thread – a nuanced discussion

ArmedandHammered -
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Evening all. Fine evening, if you find the proper nuance to flavor your perception.  No, I am not stoned when I am writing this (lies, lies, and damned lies) but I have been sitting through work Zoom meetings all day.  Nuance seems to be the newly popular word for use in

Kicking Down: Mundialito Revue

Don T -
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Good morning to everyone, especially to those somewhat disappointed right now. I know, I know. King Hippo doth rawk, but I requested to substitute. So I am familiar with your feeling let down, but… South Korea’s own Ulsan HD exited the Mundialito with three losses, scored two goals and showed NOTHING

Wumbo Wednesday With Weaselo: It’s Raining and Everything Sucks Edition

Senor Weaselo -
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Namely, fuck Reggie for eternity, and fuck Halle for eternity. And fuck Trae Young, because why not? And fuck KD because that’s how the song goes. Who else can rhyme “Dirk Nowitski” with “Dirk Nowitski” but the Based God? Anyway, we have some football news. Okay, one football news. Which is:

Yap Yap Yap – Sunday Offseason Etc. Etc.

Don T -
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Living in this Caribbean Paradise, and through the exercise of my profession, I’ve had the enormous privilege of rubbing elbows with scores of talented and dedicated loudmouths. The feigned indignation when lying, the raised voice when cornered, the torrent of personal attacks over unrelated shit (my fave, ymmv), and “Think

Wrath and Stuff – Sunday Offseason Etc. Etc.

Don T -
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I spent last week in a terrible mood, basically treating most interactions with the defensiveness and misanthropy I have managed to contain solely to driving. Those help, for driving. A lot. For all other interactions, I rather maintain critical distance. If that makes me appear standoffish and not worth talking to, This