Summer of Soccer Previews: Slovenia in Euro 2024

Back in the olden times, pre-COVID, I took advantage of BMW's European Delivery program and flew to Munich to pick up my M car and drive it through Central Europe. I went south to Austria and then southeast through Slovenia, Italy, Croatia, Slovenia again, and then back to Germany to

AFL Beat 2024 – Round 11

We got some cool ass guernseys again this round! Yes, Doug Nichols Round spans two weeks! That's why you see different logos on the ground and names in the Ladder and the Highlight videos. Let's see what happened. *** The Ladder *** The Results *** The Highlights https://youtu.be/6SCnboUD49I?si=-_qtBqg5MIXhPM2H https://youtu.be/l-rI6pGh2cs?si=IjugO0HMx_H8J__g https://youtu.be/xM3sXLaAY2M?si=cUbHlzKW7hsNAL8z https://youtu.be/kqvbsHLmSf8?si=g4aiVxG-gnv_4q3O https://youtu.be/AYat2Mr2AQ4?si=U8xTs99QNo68WJhY https://youtu.be/2Z840rmOsP8?si=tq8Kn_ONVGz7UMQt https://youtu.be/Nkmx7K8PMnE?si=S5Ja5i2Zp1t8UHXn https://youtu.be/miwP2ikRx4w?si=c7Z0M2AAsLjUxPtS https://youtu.be/QqDTpN5Iqf4?si=2bTvGpzylUwei-Yj *** Next Round's Schedule *** Footy Tipping Contest *** Notes and Comments Rikki's Bombers are still

Balls Magazine Year 2, Volume 7 (28 overall)

This round happened a little before the "Casino" tournament in Palm Springs that my retired friend is putting on. Coincidentally, he was the one that set up the tee time and got the other two in the foursome for this round. This game was also on a work day because 1)

Memorial Day Evening Open Thread – Warhammer Style

Normal disclaimer:  if it has to do with Warhammer in any way, Games Workshop owns it.  So do not give your kid a name from any of the lore or books.  Unless you are really annoyed at the kid. Today is Memorial Day when we give thanks and honor our fine

How Did We Do? Saturday Morning Footy Open Thread

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Teh Hippo is off on a well-deserved break as the EPL wrapped things up last week with Man City getting their fourth Premiership in a row. Anyone that doesn't think Pep Guardiola is the greatest coach of this generation is an idiot. Anyhow, before we get into how we did with

AFL Beat 2024 – Round 10

We got some cool ass guernseys this round! Man, Doug Nichols Round snuck on me again! Yes, that's why you see different logos on the ground and names in the Ladder and the Highlight videos. Let's see what happened. *** The Ladder *** The Results *** The Highlights https://youtu.be/q75iCvoUck0?si=cpqmBfjZdWO4u7j5 https://youtu.be/cG3CVy7sH9o?si=h6bELFjuC6pPRBPi https://youtu.be/diQx1kwUd24?si=-WTFUr_1OdfBxA01 https://youtu.be/DDl27Suve5s?si=x3wyATPQa69q7CGV https://youtu.be/4N1mH8FaHOA?si=3m80VTJMrwBWqoo2 https://youtu.be/rgn7S1-mDPQ?si=ehb8-5oiIzerdZqk https://youtu.be/C3hlJAeFHjU?si=1sSgEDOF6aY_uJbO https://youtu.be/RLNlVW67j1Y?si=6vjvytq4T6GWwCbm https://youtu.be/oRTvtMhrayw?si=T70GCZEzMrCAVOZC *** Next Round's Schedule *** Footy Tipping Contest *** Notes and Comments Look at Rikki's

Friday Morning Brain Farts/Carpenter Jorb

In lieu of actual prose, here's some randomness to waste time while waiting for DJ 3000 to reload munitions from last night's operations the playlist. I semi-successfully managed to get through my first week as a 9-1-1 operator without causing any serious harm. So, that's a plus. Somehow I've managed to

AFL Beat 2024 – Round 9

We got some upsets, we got some blowouts, and we got another tie. Let's see what happened. *** The Ladder *** The Results *** The Highlights https://youtu.be/qWt7Dr-C8jE?si=jZ2CIZNLoQ22rXJ0 https://youtu.be/RUAMuykk-NI?si=K7pm1utVM31yNCJE https://youtu.be/BZexHkcwXyA?si=pWgnbpINNf316hMb https://youtu.be/xCQCPWXnX2k?si=DQbYprV1xPNj7Mx4 https://youtu.be/sKRdmvx19eA?si=squdWxF8VX9gvPA1 https://youtu.be/N69aKDCiTN4?si=h7C8cFoixkl6bpzE https://youtu.be/LvFnDqK9sDk?si=_xf9Z4-Sl-lJLf5j https://youtu.be/GPFF0WAoZY4?si=qdVdzfUo6vdFJcst https://youtu.be/e2m-G5CA874?si=W_RsAKhnhRB8JJfK *** Next Round's Schedule *** Footy Tipping Contest *** Notes and Comments Look at Rikki's Bombers up in third place and beating the Giants! Are they for real or are they setting RTD up for a classic

Balls Magazine Year 2, Volume 5 (26 overall) and Pinch Hit Open Thread!

Unfortunately, your usual Warhammer Open Thread will be delayed until next week due to unavoidable circumstances. Call me Manny Mota as I'm pinch-hitting for ArmedandHammered. Today's story is about the May tournament at my home golf club. It was held on Mother's Day Weekend, which ended up reducing the field as

AFL Beat 2024 – Round 8

We no longer have any unbeaten teams! That's a bummer, for me. Let's see what else happened. *** The Ladder *** The Results *** The Highlights https://youtu.be/OmRxp6d8mQE?si=1BVXMNewuTEjGLxo https://youtu.be/ZXUAiqXtzlo?si=7zJ7XuPR9JJGzSy6 https://youtu.be/I1dLvE-B71M?si=UBrBX9BgGzmO8I19 https://youtu.be/vMESvW27GYY?si=4QU1GDSWPtLYpseT https://youtu.be/usNKjSK5_CQ?si=8x1TYtzsD7rwq4rf https://youtu.be/ovZP9XRNYas?si=2HdF3bHl3SrmGYkw https://youtu.be/6jgWHdK5jy8?si=g1jgoxaP0zRoiHPt https://youtu.be/IMvRgqvuX5w?si=NmNQVnJHwheRa2gU https://youtu.be/858YCceJ-pk?si=7mR1VvfE_atQJJZZ *** Next Round's Schedule *** Footy Tipping Contest *** Notes and Comments Hippo's Blues lost again, this time to the Collingwood Magpies. It's hard to figure out what their deal is. They're all the way down to