Historical Badasses

The King is Dead, Long Live The King

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Are you willing to take the Oath? Balls replies I am willing. Balls places his hand on the Kama Sutra, and the Archbishop of Pasadena administers the Oath Will you solemnly promise and swear to govern the Peoples of Door Flies Open, your other Realms and the Territories to any of them belonging or pertaining,

Props to Chris Wesseling: Sunday Pre-Preseason Etc. Etc.

Don T -
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Hey hey. It’s been tense around here lately. My computer’s Backspace and Enter keys stopped working, completely unresponsive to my gentle touch, pleading taps, and shouting at them “I shit on your mother and your whole family of control keys!” in español. But overall it’s been a mostly hinged summer,

It’s Thursday Already? Carpenter Afternoon Hang-Out

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Maybe it's just me, but the week immediately after the Superb Owl always tend to drag a little. There's almost a sense of dread, the looming off-season is now officially here, and the build-up for the game this week isn't there. If you're Jest or The Pauls fan, it's a

DFO does 1957

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From the game thread on Sunday between the 49'ers and the Lions, many, many jokes and/or comments were made about how long it's been since the Lions had won a road playoff game, mainly lead by our esteemed Dok. So instead of putting them into a massive comments post, I've

Your Thursday “Asleep-At-the-Switch” Carpenter Thread

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Ahoy-yoy!   I realized I never did a Stillers bye week report, but who cares. They're 7-6, will never beat the Patriots in any meaningful way, the offensive is broken to hell, and are somehow in currenth #6th seed. Tomlin Voodoo is real, ya'll. Just accept this. This season has been so

Balls’ History Of The World: Part 1

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Before we get started, I feel we need an appropriate intro: https://youtu.be/AILiI6f83L8 This post came about because this YouTube video popped up on my feed: https://youtu.be/Zlz4QgpOSw0 I got interested and then went down a rabbit hole that has led to this post. I found that I disagree with the YouTube video. It appears to

The Cozy Simplicity of Crises: a Wednesday Motivational

Don T -
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Let’s assume, just for a moment, that you are impatient or neurotic (quite a stretch, oh yeah). Imagine you are hungry and you extend an invitation to a friend or loved one for grabbing a bite wherever. And the very worst thing possible happens: “I dunno. Where do you want to

Luv Ya

Don T -
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tWBS died a year ago. It’s still shocking because tWBS was so alive—combative, emphatic, warm... He could take any Russian in a freezer vodka contest, an evening equally likely to end in a hugfest or duking it out with strangers. He was a personable devil and a great friend. tWBS