AFL Beat 2020 Season Semi Finals Recap

  This week... We have Preliminary Finals Matchups!   Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! We only had two games this week as the season is coming to an exciting conclusion. Let's get right to them!   Richmond Tigers 80 v St. Kilda Saints 49 at Metricon Stadium   The Tigers started the game strong and didn't let

The English: Are They Human? Case Study 7: The Beard Tax

Despite controlling one-third of the world's landmass and one-quarter of its population at its peak in the late 19th century, one really has to wonder if the English are even civilized in the first place. As Indian historian and MP Dr. Shashi Tharoor stated in a 2015 speech at Oxford

The D of S, Cerchi Quattro e Cinque

Place: Just above the Fourth Circle of Hell Time: About five seconds after Balls and TWBS passed Plutus, God of Wealth and Shitty Circle Guard. TWBS: q? TWBS has seen what seems to be millions and billions of souls deep in the middle of a large circular valley. They are

AFL Beat 2020 Season Finals Week 1 Recap

  This week... We have Semifinal Matchups!   Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! Holy shitballs we had some amazing games!  Let's get right to them!   Port Adelaide Power 58 v Geelong Cats 42 at Adelaide Oval   For some reason, I thought this game was going to air on Friday morning, so I woke up on

The English: Are They Human? Case Study 6: Legal Oddities

Despite controlling one-third of the world's landmass and one-quarter of its population at its peak in the late 19th century, one really has to wonder if the English are even civilized in the first place. As Indian historian and MP Dr. Shashi Tharoor stated in a 2015 speech at Oxford

The D of S, Cerchio Tre

Place: Just inside the Third Circle of Hell Time: About five minutes after BALLS carried TWBS out of the Second Circle of Hell. TWBS slowly regains consciousness after having fainted. TWBS: Whut, where am I? BALLS: You are in the Third Circle of Hell. TWBS: What happened? BALLS: Despite me

AFL Beat 2020 Season Finals Week 1 Preview

  This week... We have finals! Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! The postseason awards were handed out in a ceremony on Thursday of last week.  Here are your 2020 Award Winners: 2020 AFLPA (AFL Players' Association) MVP VOTES 1120 votes: Lachie Neale (Brisbane) 419 votes: Travis Boak (Port Adelaide) 398 votes: Christian Petracca (Melbourne)370 votes: Tom

An Old Friend Comes Home

INTERIOR - SOFI STADIUM LOCKER ROOM, LOS ANGELES, CA  - SUNDAY AFTERNOON [LOCKER ROOM DOOR FLIES OPEN] DR. DAVID CHAO: [Visibly stumbling] HI [hic] EVERYSSBODYSSS! [The locker room is empty and offers no response] DR. DAVID CHAO: Oh, a little [hic] alonesh time for the [hic] Doctor and hsssh patient! [Pulls out flask and

The English: Are They Human? Case Study 5: The Battle of Fishguard

Despite controlling one-third of the world's landmass and one-quarter of its population at its peak in the late 19th century, one really has to wonder if the English are even civilized in the first place. As Indian historian and MP Dr. Shashi Tharoor stated in a 2015 speech at Oxford