Subsequent GTD reflections

Welcome back to the comment of the week feature post ramblings.  With it being the lead up to the Superb Owl, things were a bit quiet to start the week.  The Thursday open thread started with music and old stereos and then somehow moved into wine.  It's a good read

AFL Beat 2021 AFLW Week 2

This week, The AFLW has pride! Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! We are starting to see which teams are good and which ones aren't. Sharp-eyed readers will note that we got some different games from what was on the revised schedule. As you remember, the Giants and Crows had to fly

Hue Jackson’s Hall of Fame Scammers: Victor Lustig

Welcome back to another exclusive sneak preview of the Hue Jackson School of Scam Artistry! We're just days away from the Super Bowl. I've made a killing selling counterfeit merchandise - apparently the Ravens didn't like hearing about that in my interview a couple weeks ago. Greg Roman better watch his

Subsequent GTD reflections

Welcome to another comment of the week post and ramblings by yours truly.  This week I learnt about cigars and some new shows to watch.  There were some long discussions on various things this week that were both informative and fun.  Good to see. As I mentioned in yesterdays thread it

AFL Beat 2021 AFLW Week 1

This week, The AFLW season got started! Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! We had some upsets, some not-so-upsets, and a lot of bone-crushing action. Let's get right to it! *** Week 1 Recaps Carlton Blues 27 - 33 Collingwood Magpies The Pies got off to a hot start in the first half only for

Hue Jackson’s Hall of Fame Scammers: Jeanne de Valois-Saint-Remy

Welcome back to another exclusive sneak preview of the Hue Jackson School of Scam Artistry! You know who doesn't get enough credit for scamming? Tom Brady. The man's a legend. A sixth-round pick, fluking his way into ten Super Bowl appearances and a supermodel wife? All by not eating strawberries or

The D of S, Vol II: Epilogue

Senor Weaselo stands at the edge of the Purgatory's peak, the edge of the Earthly Paradise. Yes, Glasgow Fog in hand. His duty complete, his charge handed over to the holy light of Beatrice, there is nothing left to do but watch the ascension. From afar of course. Getting caught

Subsequent GTD reflections

So, good news and bad news.  First is that we're still going to have a weekly recap of the bestestestest comments by you fine folk.  The bad news is that the new authoUr of this series is GTD and his warped sense of, well, everything will be pickering the comments. 

AFL Beat 2021 AFLW Season Preview

This week... We are previewing the 2021 AFLW season! [gview file="https://www.doorfliesopen.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/2021-NAB-AFLW-Competition-Fixture-Guide.pdf"] Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! You may not recognize the competition from last year as there have been numerous changes.  Let's go over them one by one: *** No More Conferences! There are still 14 teams in the competition but they are no longer

Hue Jackson’s Hall of Fame Scammers: William Chaloner

Welcome back to another exclusive sneak preview of the Hue Jackson School of Scam Artistry! As a scammer, appearances are everything. Substance is always, always secondary to style. If you look good out there, you're gonna feel good out there. And when you feel good - you're gonna make it bigtime.

The D of S, Vol. II: The Earthly Paradise

Night on top of the mountain of Purgatory. tWBS: So, what's gonna happen? Senor: Beats me. After all, I'm not gonna be with you. All I can do is watch. tWBS: Wait, seriously? You can't come and watch? But which commenter's going to escort me through all of Heaven? Senor: Why would you want