Hello! I'm Cyrill Figgis, otherwise known as El Contador. So, Ms. Archer told me (more like directed) me to write up a Super Bowl preview. I didn't really want to because I don't really follow sports, but she sorta forced me to... /shudders Anyhoo, even though the Vegas Police Department thinks I've been
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How I Know If You’re Stupid
And now, down to the field…
I felt inspired by yesterday's post by Monty about the absolutely horrific announcing teams we are subjected to each week and so I decided to do a visual essay of the eye-candy the networks stick on the sidelines to get meaningless halftime reports, meaningless injury updates, and meaningless suppositions about what
Jingle Balls – A BOS Offtopic discussion – My favorite LA Christmas movies
Most people will have a certain movie or set of movies that mean Christmas to them. "It's a Wonderful Life" is one example. You can probably think of many others sifting through the channel listings this month. Hell, some young people are growing up now with those Hallmark movies that
Balls of Steel’s AFL Beat – Offseason Report #1
Have you ever wondered what would happen if soccer had the wettest ball-slappiest intersport sex with Australian Rules footy? No, Rex, that's not what I'm talking about. Have I piqued your interest yet? READ ON! Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! So, a few things have happened since Hawthorn captured their
DFO Prediction Contests Update – Week 12
Things are getting tight. DFO Spreads Wide (picking against the spread, Prize = A grab at OSZ’s bag of goodies) Sunrisesunrise's lead remains at 3, but over a new #2, JerBear. Sill, King Hippo, and Warthog are one behind JerBear in third with the king in yellow two more back. High scorer
I WOULD LIKE A SELFIE
“I Would Like A Selfie” For context: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7xWw-_VIy0&ab_channel=JASONSCARYSTORYS Outside of a small town in Central Texas was a supposed haunted house. This house was surrounded by a relatively thick woods, and had been abandoned for untold years. Local children had learned legends of how every night, a severed head would fall down its decrepit chimney. A
Boo This Man
[SCENE: Interior, NFL Headquarters. Uneaten pizzas litter the tables as men in suits nervously check their blackberries for updates on the DOW, emails from their assistants, and missives from their mistresses. The room is silent save the clicking from their outdated keyboards and the nearly imperceptible wheezing emanating from the
A Brief Liturgical Interlude
[Scene: Interior of a Temple in Bristol, Connecticut. Eight large men are gathered in the first two rows, speaking reverently in hushed tones.] Nate Ebner: Good Yontiv, boys! Mark Herzlich: Gmar Tov, and I hope everyone is having an easy fast. Good Yontiv. Geoff Schwartz: Thanks to everyone for coming today. As you
Balls’ Bedtime Stories Chapter One
Goodell said, 'Mr. Balls, they have a saying in Chicago: "Once is happenstance, twice is coincidence, the third time it's enemy action."' PART 1 - HAPPENSTANCE Chapter One Balls of Steel , with two double bourbons inside him, sat at the bar at Terminal B of Las Vegas McCarran International Airport and thought
DFO Late Night / International Open Thread
Howdy y'all! I know a lot of us are concentrated in the North American time zones, but there are also a lot of us that live in other parts of the world such as the UK, Australia, and parts beyond. This post is for you. Hey, it may be lunchtime
Pete Carroll’s Konspiracy Theory Korner
Hear me out. I know you guys are a little skeptical about the fact that jet fuel can't melt steel. Lookit, all I can tell you is that you need to look DEEPER. Like super deep. Get back to me on that. Today, I've come to you with a big scoop!