Happy Flacco Eight/Dark Thoughts Saturday

King Hippo - March 25, 2023March 24, 2023

Not much going on until tonight's Flacc-tion, unless you count international footy (and you shouldn't). Big picture, I have been impressed with the high quality of play, and having no bastard fuckstain teams beyond the first weekend. Very pleasant changes of pace! I will briefly opine on tonight's fixtures, but first...a

Balls Magazine Volume 11

ballsofsteelandfury - March 22, 2023March 19, 2023

Remember how I won my very first golf tournament and broke 100 on the same day? Well, I just finished my second tournament and let's just say there was no repeat. Not only that, I scored the worst I have scored in a VERY long time: 122! Let's start at the beginning. It

Not-So-Instant BFC Thoughts (on Aussie Footy)

BrettFavresColonoscopy - March 21, 2023April 6, 2023

Did you get that thing I didn't send you? Consider this an alternative "AFL Beat" that will mainly focus on the games I watched/tracked this weekend (and I make no promises of doing this on the reg). Keep in mind that I watch these games post hoc on the WatchAFL app,

The Prem Before the Break Lesser Footy Saturday

King Hippo - March 18, 2023March 17, 2023

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Next week, while I am traveling (I know, not looking forward to that experience whatsoever) Hippo will miss the last international break of 2022-23. Which is to say, hooray for me. All things considered, a reasonable slate of fixtures. Because of misaligned DST, we start later than usual (8:30, USA) with

BattleBots Beat: Gibson’s Law

Senor Weaselo - March 16, 2023March 16, 2023

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Welcome back to the Beat! Well, last week we got the fight that I'm pencilling in as Letdown of the Year. May we get the true hammer-saw battle someday soon. We get something entirely different to start here. To the fights! Riptide vs. Captain ShrederatorRiptide: 2-0 (W, KO 0:47 vs. Glitch;

Brackets and Madness and Watching TV While Working – The DFO NCAA Basketball Tourney Preview

SonOfSpam - March 15, 2023March 15, 2023

We've reached The Ides of March, which can only mean one thing: Time to stab your local emperor! If you don't have an emperor, then I guess you can fill out an NCAA Basketball bracket instead. Every March, the top 64 or 68 or whatever teams meet in a single-elimination

Sleep-In Saturday Lesser Thread

King Hippo - March 11, 2023March 10, 2023

Please do not wake up early to a bunch of wanking over the Redshite (away to Bournemouth - 7:30, USA). PLEASE. Most of the tension is for the 10:00 windowm with Very Relegation Friendly Everton hosting Praise Beesus (10:00, USA). At least, I suspect that is what will get USA coverage. The

BattleBots Beat: Bold Strategies

Senor Weaselo - March 9, 2023March 9, 2023

Welcome back to the Beat! Last week, we had some of the mirror matches. Not all of them, we got one more. Also, there's something we've never seen before, and something we saw two years ago but hey, maybe it'll be different? To the fights! Gruff vs. Witch DoctorGruff: 1-1 (W,

Wumbo Wednesday With Weaselo: Quarantine Buddies!

Senor Weaselo - March 8, 2023March 8, 2023

No fun facts about music and stuff this week. The big thing at Apartment Weaselo is that Senorita Weaselo's staying the next few days, for the most part. Her family's getting hit with covid. She's fine because she's in the basement, but it means she can't come up for food.

BattleBots Beat: Family Affair

Senor Weaselo - March 2, 2023March 1, 2023

Welcome back to the Beat! Last time out we had a Fight of the Year candidate for a Main Event and KO of the Year candidate somewhere in the middle. We don't quite have those, but we do have stables fighting tonight, as both Team Whyachi bots appear, and both

Balls Magazine Volume 10

ballsofsteelandfury - March 1, 2023February 26, 2023

As you may or may not know, the Greater Los Angeles Metropolitan Area gamely braved a Blizzard of epic proportions. I got mine with Crushed Oreos. As much as it was hyped, like most hyped things, it didn't really amount to everything it was hyped up to be. We got some

Joseph Schooling & Beating Your Heroes

Alex_Demote - February 27, 2023February 27, 2023

We're about 14 months away from the 2024 Olympics in Paris. For me, this means the hype train is well underway. The only thing above football in the world of sports for me is the Olympics, and I can't get enough of the narratives that build and break around the