NFL Nothings: Tony Romo's lawsuit over his cancelled gambling fantasy convention was thrown out by a judge. Summary judgment was awarded to the NFL based upon dismissal of the original complaint that players were coerced into not attending by threats of fines and such. Meanwhile, the League tries valiantly to
Month: June 2016
[DFO] Theogyny: The Feast of the Suspension
[1] Lo, and once every summer, Venus and Jupiter and Rigel III shall come into alignment, [2] an obscure and ancient bell shall toll within in NFL Headquarters, and the Watcher of The Seals [3] shall be shuffleth out of his office with an antiquated boombox bigger than he. [D]
Halted NFL Product Endorsements
Why no one cares about Poland vs. Portugal
This is an actual headline from globeandmail.com, Canada's "national" newspaper, in case you wanted to know why our soccer team doesn't feel like succeeding anytime soon. It's actually not a bad article, and makes some valid points about why the teams involved could make this game punishingly unwatchable. But it's
REMINDER: GET HYPE!
When I saw Complete Control's design during the first episode of Battlebots last week, I thought "things have to come together PERFECTLY" for that stupid robot design to work. Spoiler alert: things come together perfectly. Battlebots is on ABC at 8 p.m. (EST and PST) tonight. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkB2X3lbnGc
Your “Weekend’s Coming” Wednesday Open Thread
CFL Beat: Week 2
Hired Goonies? I Didn’t Hire Any Goonies…
INT. A DINGY RESTAURANT BASEMENT - DAY A struggling prisoner sits tied to a chair. A pair of goons stand over him menacingly. GOON 1: When's Mama gettin' back? GOON 2: [puffing on a cigar] Should be any minute now. GOON 1: [to prisoner] When she gets here, tubby, you're gonna spill your guts. GOON 2: You'se better
Your “Legends Now Get To Become Myths” Tuesday Open Thread
A Selection Of Phrases From Recent Posts That Would Make Good David Foster Wallace Essay Titles
I Should Have Listened To My Mother And Gone Into Carpentry Toys, Sports Equipment, Assorted Trash, And Other Shit The Swept-Up Dregs of the Knoxville Grammar Rodeo The History Of The Vancouver Canucks Is Marked By A Tragic Inability To Judge Talent Before I Begin, I Just Wanted To Complain About How Hot It