BattleBots Beat: Banner Night

Senor Weaselo - January 12, 2023January 12, 2023

Welcome back to the Beat! For the… 6th? season in a row, I'm your friendly neighborhood Senor Weaselo, here to report and recap, well, BattleBots. It's a little bit of a different vibe this year, so let me get into the gist of the details: -There are only 50 full-competing robots

Your 2021* BattleBots Beaties! (Sponsored by Wumbo Wednesday With Weaselo)

Senor Weaselo - January 11, 2023January 11, 2023

Hey, as long as they come out before I start writing about new season, I'll take it. So, you know, just in the nick of time. Hey, there weren't Giant Washer awards this year because my non-Mexican union equivalent Dracophile (of BattleBots Update) was apparently *checks notes* donating his time

Balls Magazine Volume 3

ballsofsteelandfury - January 11, 2023January 9, 2023

I was looking up tee times at one of my local courses for Thanksgiving Day when I found one for pretty cheap that included a cart. The only problem was that there were only 2 spots available. That means there were already two people playing at that same time. Very much like

Balls Magazine Volume 2

ballsofsteelandfury - January 5, 2023December 30, 2022

It was 7 AM on a Sunday morning and I was headed to Palm Springs to play in a tournament. Tee time was at 10 and I wanted to get there early to properly warm up. The beautiful thing about driving east on a Sunday morning is that you can

Wumbo Wednesday With Weaselo: Recovering from Gigsmas

Senor Weaselo - January 4, 2023January 4, 2023

…Kinda, he said while on a gig at press time. Here was my schedule from Christmas Day to New Year's Day. 12/25: Christmas Mass in the morning (in New Jersey), rehearsal for a show in the afternoon (in Brooklyn)12/26: Said show12/27: Gig12/28: Taught two students. This was my obvious light day.12/29:

Balls Magazine Volume 1

ballsofsteelandfury - January 2, 2023December 30, 2022

I was inspired by Brick's image that he posted on Sexy Friday and which is now the banner picture for this post. Instead of doing the New Year Resolutions post like I've done in previous years, I've decided to switch up the format and document my 2023 goal of getting

NYE 2022 Sportsball Late Thread

King Hippo - December 31, 2022December 31, 2022

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Welcome to the dregs of 2022. Per tradition, Hippo will purposefully fall asleep before any countdown activity, unless the footy stays interesting, Lord knows it will need to outclass Meeechigan pantsing the Bloodeyes earlier. UPDATE - Hippo predicts future not so goodly. To the game! Georgia (-5) v. tOhio State -

NYE 2022 Sportsball Early Thread

King Hippo - December 31, 2022December 30, 2022

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Do we gots some Lesser Footy and JV NFL? By gum we sure does! Very Disappointing Everton desperately need United to open a can of whoopass on Wolves (7:30, USA), so it won't happen. But they are a fun watch (I will reluctantly admit), now that they've cast Ronaldo off the island.

Wumbo Wednesday With Weaselo: Your 2022 Marble League Rolldown Breakdown

Senor Weaselo - December 28, 2022December 28, 2022

Well, the torch has gone out over The Pond in Draklin, and we have our new champions, and boy, are they not who you would have expected if I told you in the summer! Let's go through all 32 teams, both Marble League proper and Showdown squads, and give thoughts,

Mittwoch Holiday Week What The Crap Else Are You Doing This Week Thread

WCS - December 28, 2022December 28, 2022

Welcome reprobates, degenerates, and occasional nice people. It's that weird middle-of-the-week day in between Christmas and New Year's, and this year it happens to ba Wednesday for Peak Weirdness. Kids don't have school, and most people I know who have actual job-type-job take this week off, too. Where does that

Wumbo Wednesday With Weaselo: Holiday Rush

Senor Weaselo - December 21, 2022December 21, 2022

It's that pre-Christmas rush, or as musicians know it, time to play the same things we play every goddamn year. Okay, that's a slight mistake. I haven't had anyone ask me to play The Nutcracker this year. Part of that might actually be a soft boycott on Tchaikovsky, due to goings-on

Guttersnipe

BC Dick - December 20, 2022December 20, 2022

The skies are angry today, my friends. And whoever is setting the thermostat is a cruel bitch. -12C (10F) was the high today and snow has been falling by the trouserload. It’s coming down so hard on me I feel like that poop cam I left in the Arby’s lavatory. The