Your 2026 World Cup Immodest Proposal

ballsofsteelandfury - December 17, 2022December 11, 2022

In his 2022 World Cup Quarterfinal Open Thread, the esteemed Mr. King Hippo, Esq. came up with a pretty good idea for how to handle the addition of 16 teams for the next World Cup to be hosted in Canadia, México, and the United States in 2026. When you have

Balls’ History Of The World: Part 1

ballsofsteelandfury - December 13, 2022December 11, 2022

Before we get started, I feel we need an appropriate intro: https://youtu.be/AILiI6f83L8 This post came about because this YouTube video popped up on my feed: https://youtu.be/Zlz4QgpOSw0 I got interested and then went down a rabbit hole that has led to this post. I found that I disagree with the YouTube video. It appears to

Your MNF Open thread. Now with more balls!

ballsofsteelandfury - December 12, 2022December 11, 2022

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Your friendly Northern Ontario neighborhood hobo enthusiast is not able to take care of tonight's Open Thread as he has some pressing business to attend to. Trust me, I don't ask questions I don't want to know the answer to. That's a good life lesson right there. Seriously, there are some

Guttersnipe

BC Dick - December 6, 2022December 6, 2022

In these, the dog days of the bowling season, there isn’t much excitement floating around the lanes. Just wet feet and spilt beer mixed with fried dough and the pungent tang of one old lady’s A535. At least I hope that’s what’s emitting such a stench. To keep the mind

Boots on the Ground: The Crazy House!

Fronkenshteen - November 30, 2022December 1, 2022

I awakened curled in a ball on the floor at the foot of the bed in my kids’ playroom, shivering under an open window, blanketless. I felt around blindly for my eyeglasses, and found them relatively quickly on the rug, propped against the closet door. I put them on and

Guttersnipe

BC Dick - November 29, 2022November 29, 2022

To continue where I left off last week: this latest new wave of Thai opera simply wouldn’t exist without the efforts of the “big three”, none of whom would or could have had the same impact without the other two. The conclusion being, of course, that if that land mine

Little Drummer Boy Challenge 2022

Game Time Decision - November 25, 2022November 25, 2022

Hey all, as some of you know, we do the "Little Drummer Boy" challenge each year. It's really simple, if you hear the "Little Drummer Boy" song between Black Friday (Nov 25 at 12:01 AM in whatever time zone your in) and Christmas Eve ( Dec 24 at 12:01 AM)

Your 2022 World Cup España Preview

ballsofsteelandfury - November 21, 2022November 19, 2022

The last time I did a preview, I gave you a stereotypical look at the country of my birth. This time, I could give you a stereotypical look at the country of my ancestors, but the thing is that España actually have a chance to do something in this World

I have confession to make

ballsofsteelandfury - November 17, 2022November 17, 2022

I may be a Secret Southerner. I was thinking about this the other day as I was drinking Dr. Pepper, eating Mac and Cheese, and watching SEC football. Honestly y'all, it scared me. Holy shit, I just realized I say "Y'all" all the time! I believe it all started way back when I was

Your 2022 World Cup México Preview

ballsofsteelandfury - October 25, 2022October 23, 2022

The long and the short of it is that México, the land of my birth, isn't doing Jack Shit in Qatar except picking up tips on how to exploit poor people for cheapo labour. So, instead I will take this opportunity to tell you about the country in a format very

Guttersnipe

BC Dick - October 18, 2022October 18, 2022

God bless the Duke of Argyll! If the youth of today aren’t the most annoying creatures on the planet I’ll eat my finest Sunday derby. Condor-sized prairie mosquitos and door-knocking donation guilt-trippers have nothing on these grating simpletons. I went to one of those Halloween corn maze dealies with the

The Cozy Simplicity of Crises: a Wednesday Motivational

Don T - October 5, 2022October 5, 2022

Let’s assume, just for a moment, that you are impatient or neurotic (quite a stretch, oh yeah). Imagine you are hungry and you extend an invitation to a friend or loved one for grabbing a bite wherever. And the very worst thing possible happens: “I dunno. Where do you want to