And you may tell yourself, "This is not my beautiful house" And you may tell yourself, "This is not my beautiful wife" -Talking Heads, "Once in a Lifetime" I am usually fairly good about remembering the source of pseudo-philosophical claptrap that I find meaningful. They are few, far between, and perhaps the most
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Phewww!: Tuesday Open Thread
Well that was a week, wasn't it? Highs, lows, schadenfreude and genuine FOOOBAAAAAAWWWW Stupid non-gifing gifs... ANYWAY: no matter how you felt about the outcomes of Week 1 Madness, we can all agree on a few basics- Watching Deshaun Watson turn his pants a matching shade of brown was good clean fun
Now is the Time of Monsters: Tuesday Open Thread
Holy shitsnacks, it's here! It's finally here! Almost seven months of waiting, watching, speculation and just plain Bullshit has finally led us here. In two days, The Harvest will finally commence. It's gonna be a weird one. With the exception of Aaron Rodgers (and arguably Kirk Cousins) the Old World has
Purdy Crazy Out There: 2024 San Francisco 49ers Season Preview (and Open Thread)
Like Tears In Rain: 2024 Buffalo Bills Preview
The One-Eyed Man is King: 2024 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Season Preview (and Open Thread)
2023 PREDICTION: 4-13 2023 REALITY: 9-8; not good, but good enough for the NFC South title The 2023 season was a good one for the Bucs, mediocre record in a trash division notwithstanding. They exceeded expectations. This was down to two (and only two) factors: Baker Mayfield emerged from his cocoon as
Meet The New Boss, Same As The Old Boss: 2024 Carolina Panthers Season Preview
2023 PREDICTION: Bad (6-11) 2023 REALITY: Worse (2-15) Truly a testament to the power of the human will, these Panthers. "Parity" has been the battle cry of the league since the salary cap was introduced in 1994. "Offense Über Alles" has been the official NFL religion almost as long. And yet the Panthers
Monday Open Thread – Not Warhammer but still cromulent!
An Ant Has No Quarrel With A Boot: 2023 Buffalo Bills at the Bye (and Open Thread)
MAYHEM'S 2023 PREDICTION: "12-5, tied for AFC East crown. As always, the injury factor will be dispositive, but we have reason for Hope." HOW'S THAT LOOKING?: I mean, I was right. Injuries have decimated the Bills. Pro Bowl cornerback Tre'Davious White? Pro Bowler Matt Milano? Pro Bowler Dawson Knox? All of the Safeties (except
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Turning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer; Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere The ceremony of innocence is drowned; The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity. -W.B. Yeats, The Second Coming So
FISH SPA! Tuesday Open Thread
Hi kids! Back from DFOCon 2023, and boy is my liver tired. We laughed, we cried, we watched one of our own basically have kittens during Eagles-Cowboys. It was glorious. Tough week out there for many in the pretender/contender category, with teams like the Bills, Dolphins, Seahawks and Cowboys all undermining