Life as We Know It

AFL Beat 2026 – Season Preview!

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The AFL season starts this week with the "Opening Round" which the AFL has done for two years now and it's apparently here to stay. Oh, and this year, we have a WILD CARD! In the God Knows How Many years I've been actively following the AFL (not counting my

Ballsy’s Saturday Night World Cup Group Previews and Open Thread – Group H

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Again, a huge THANK YOU to Dok for fixing the Clone function! You can call it laziness. I prefer to call it efficiency. Either way, I can now crank these out and be ahead of the game. While Hippo may choose to ignore this year's tournament to be held in the

Ballsy’s World Cup Group Previews and Open Thread – Group L

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First off all, a huge THANK YOU to Dok for fixing the Clone function! You can call it laziness. I prefer to call it efficiency. Either way, I can now crank these out and be ahead of the game. While Hippo may choose to ignore this year's tournament to be held

Saturday night open thread – No Clone edition

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So, the Clone function is borked and I can't use the same format as before. Therefore, you get a stripped-down version of the Open Thread. DO SOMETHING, CONGRESS!! Golf was fun today. It was fucking freezing at 6:30 AM, when we started, but it warmed up nicely as the day

2026 Balls Noir Series Episode 7

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The Denouement We sat in the exact same chairs except Mark was now seated at the other head of the table.  I had prepped Destiny on what was going to happen, so she didn’t make any wrong moves.  The only ones not in on the scheme were Eve and Bob.     Eve was being

The King’s Saturday Night Message To The DFO Peoples And Open Thread 2026-4

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As your newly-crowned King of the DFO Fantasy Football leagues, champion of the Freezer Vodka League, and Benevolent Monarch of the DFO Peoples, WE pledge to you, OUR loyal subjects, to share our knowledge and update you on the goings-on in the Realm every Saturday Night in the off-season. Tonight,

2026 Balls Noir Series Episode 6

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A Plan, A Trap, and A Scheme   Mark was laughing so hard he was choking on his beignet.  I could see puffs of white powder coming out of his nose.  It wasn’t the first time.   “And you give ME shit!”   “Hey, with me, I don’t find out they’re married until AFTER I hook up

The King’s Saturday Night Message To The DFO Peoples and Open Thread 2026-3

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As your newly-crowned King of the DFO Fantasy Football leagues, champion of the Freezer Vodka League, and Benevolent Monarch of the DFO Peoples, WE pledge to you, OUR loyal subjects, to share our knowledge and update you on the goings-on in the Realm every Saturday Night in the off-season. Tonight,

2026 Balls Noir Series Episode 5

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Dinner at the Pit Of Hell   The dining room at the Pit of Hell could give Versailles a run for its money. It was decked out in classic French Baroque style.  The chairs were wooden with gilded arms and legs and plush velvet seats. The rectangular walnut table was covered with a white

The King’s Saturday Night Message To The DFO Peoples and Open Thread 2026-2

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As your newly-crowned King of the DFO Fantasy Football leagues, champion of the Freezer Vodka League, and Benevolent Monarch of the DFO Peoples, WE pledge to you, OUR loyal subjects, to share our knowledge and update you on the goings-on in the Realm every Saturday Night in the off-season. Tonight,