Slave LaboUrs Recap and Knockouts Day 1 Mundial Open Thread

Hola, beautiful gente. Your regularly scheduled pachyderm is doing kingly stuff so excuse me while I hijack this spot to talk about an infuriating, kooky, and pretty freakin' absorbing Mundial. But first, our respects and a word for the dead. Category obe, countries that only scored one goal: https://media.giphy.com/media/F21kBMSPSrdZDLBIbD/giphy.gif Yeah, the "respects part"

Chalk or Destiny: Argentina Slave LaboUr Cup Preview

"Oops, almost stepped on the country with the best fans, with the best insults, the best foods, with the best fútbol player and the best sights. In sum, the best country" reads the banner meme, a tight distillation of the world-famous Argentinian humility. As to Messi and food, yeah, it's accurate.

On the Offensive – Uruguay Slave World Cup Preview

Greetings, cretins. Line up your toothiest, bity-est takes for the farewell performance of Luis Suárez’s career. More accomplished nags than I will also expound on Suárez’s presumptive dirty play and diving, which would sully further the already unredeemable festival of greed and homophobia that is the Cutter World Cup. It

New Places – Monday Open Thread

Yesterday was Juneteenth, the anniversary of Union Army General Gordon Granger going to Galveston, Texas in 1865 to announce that all slaves were free. The Emancipation Proclamation was in 1863, and the Civil War had ended two months before Gen. Granger’s announcement. Since Texas don’t care, official action was required.

Memorial Day / Monday Night Open Thread

Today is Memorial Day in the USA, which honors their fallen soldiers in not-classified wars. I’m sure the CIA still resents that today is a mere lunes in most of Latinoamérica. Hey hey I’m just kiddin’. Wars of occupation, amirite? Boop! /takes index finger to tap your nose -Dafuq’s wrong with you?! //ducks haymaker Ok.

Help BFC Stock the Bar

Greetings, imaginary and non-imaginary friends alike!  Lady BFC and I have ceased our nomadic lifestyle and have finally landed in a new home.  That's all very exciting, yes yes, but let's focus on the important thing--I can FINALLY stock my bar.  My neglected, nearly drained, and yet still-beloved-despite-largely-being-abstract-for-nigh-a-year bar. For the