Canadian Gothic

ballsofsteelandfury - April 2, 2017April 1, 2017

[INTERIOR of a high-rise condominium kitchen, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, 8:03 AM, on a Saturday] A happy-go-lucky Canadian boy is busy making breakfast. He sings a jolly tune with no actual words to it. Joey: Doobie doobie doo, dippy dappa doo... Suddenly, the phone rings. Joey: Gee, it's kinda early on a weekend. I wonder who

Discussion: Is this a “signed” book?

laserguru - March 29, 2017

Note: sorry for the rotated images. The book you see in the banner image arrived at my house on Tuesday of this week. I pre-ordered the book about 2 weeks ago. Obviously the book is about the Cubs winning the World Series last year, here's an excerpt if you are interested. The

“It’s All Gone Wrong, Pete & John” – The Seahawks Try To Bolster Their Lines (Part 1)

Beerguyrob - March 29, 2017April 18, 2017

Ext. VIRGINIA MASON ATHLETIC CENTER (VMAC) - Renton, WA Ext. A third floor conference room. Two people sit at a large table. A plethora of coloured folders scatter the table about them. Pete Carroll: (on the telephone) ... and that's why I got invited to Mar-a-lago twice. He wanted to know how I

“Trudging Along Towards War” – A Walking Dead Recap

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Beerguyrob - March 20, 2017March 20, 2017

So just when I think this show is running downhill, I come to the realization that I've set my bar too high. This week's episode was a continuation of events from three episodes back, when Eugene announced he's Team Negan & Negan killed the Sanctuary's doctor. But it starts at Hilltop,

“Ugh – Again With This Crap?” – A Walking Dead Review

Beerguyrob - February 27, 2017February 27, 2017

Man... I don't even know. I can tell you that I watched the Oscars with my wife, looking for my future wife. I will die on these hills. The whole fuck-up at the end was my reward for sticking it through until the end, which was some time after 9:00 Best Coast time. Then I

DFO Poker Club Announcement

ballsofsteelandfury - February 27, 2017February 26, 2017

I mentioned this on the AFL Beat, but it bears repeating: DFO Poker Club We at DFO are constantly looking for ways to improve the commentist experience. The thing that built this site was the sense of comraderie that existed on the open threads at our former home. We wanted to keep

“As The Apocalypse Turns” – A “The Walking Dead” Review

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Beerguyrob - February 20, 2017February 20, 2017

Just so we're clear: Sorry not sorry there was no review of last week's episode. I was busy. Boy howdy - a lot of websites sure liked last night's episode. I'm not sure how I feel. Visually, it was stunning. Plotwise it felt like another Herschel's farm episode, but in three locations. Okay,

A Lazily Updated Canadian Flag Day Post

Beerguyrob - February 15, 2017February 15, 2017

[In attempt to meet my quota from the #content mines, and in respect of Canada's 150th birthday this coming July 1, I am republishing my Flag Day post from last year, with updates to obsolete information & additions of information I found fascinating for my students. If you emigrate here, you'll need

Have Your Say: The 2nd Annual DFO Commentist Survey

The Maestro - February 13, 2017February 13, 2018

We're back, folks! This is the 2nd annual Commentist survey - once again, we're hoping to collect some info on all of you, our readers and Commentists, in the hopes of improving this place for all of us. Darkest Timeline Zack Morris, our Internet Dad, has been hard at work

The only acceptable way to expand the NFL Playoffs

ballsofsteelandfury - January 10, 2017January 9, 2017

So, writers across the country are trying to fill space between playoff games by deriding Roger Goodell's idea for expansion of the playoffs solely because of this weekend's particularly sucky games. Granted, it's an over-reaction, but any time anyone gives Roger Goodell shit for being a National Disgrace, it's also