AFL Beat 2019 Round 7

This week, The Blues have The Blues (sorry!) Something doesn't look right... And nothing to see here, move along. Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! Round 7 Recaps and Highlights We are finally back to a normal schedule with no Australian Thursday Night games for the foreseeable future. That means one Australian Friday Night

Your “Your Balls Are Bouncing” Friday Evening Open Thread

This week in tWBS Depresses Everyone.... My father would have turned 80 years old yesterday had he lived.  Unfortunately, he died a little over four years ago from Parkinson's Disease.  But truth be told, he had given up on life long before that and was just existing.  For over a decade. 

House of Pain: Opening the Gate (or, The Annual NYC Hot Sauce Expo Breakdown, 2019 Edition)

Howdy, lizard people. It's late April, so as mentioned in the last House of Pain, it's (slightly after) the time of the year where hot sauce vendors, connoisseurs, and crazy fucks all converge on the Brooklyn Expo Center in Greenpoint (off the Greenpoint Ave stop on the G Train, which

AFL Beat 2019 Round 6

This week, A certain DFOer was at an AFL game this week! That same DFOer discovered we have our own Wharf! And that same DFOer got to see this Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! Round 6 Recaps and Highlights The schedule continued being weird as the ANZAC Day holiday fell on Australian Thursday night,

Your “3rd Annual Hockey Chicks” Friday Evening Open Thread

Wow, three years I've been doing this.  No wonder I feel dirty inside. Anywhoooo..... For the past few years, the Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins have met in the second round of the playoffs.  Then the winner of that series has gone on to take the cup. Yeah, ummmmmmmmm.........that won't be happening this

AFL Beat 2019 Round 5

This week, That's apparently not a push in the back, That's apparently not a wet man holding another wet man, And apparently Dr. Evil grew a mullet and plays for Carlton. Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! Round 5 Recaps and Highlights The schedule was a bit weird this week with games starting on Australian

Your “Easter Egg Hunts Prove That Your Lazy Kid CAN Actually Find Things When They Want To” Friday Evening Open Thread

It's Easter Weekend. Jesus was a pretty cool dude.  I'm not a particularly religious person, but I truly do mean that I think Jesus was pretty awesome.  I don't necessarily think he was created out of  "Divine Intervention" per se.  In fact, I think Mary might have....ummmm....never mind. But he was a