Wumbo Wednesday With Weaselo: A (Shoehorned) World Cup Preview in Tunisia

Senor Weaselo - November 16, 2022November 16, 2022

(It was birthday week, and rehearsal Friday, concert Saturday, gig Sunday, gig Monday. At some point we will go back to our regularly scheduled musings and Marble League reviews. Like HOLY SHIT THE PINKIES ARE STILL IN 1ST THROUGH 6 EVENTS. The Pinkies. The Pauls of the Marble League. Also,

Wumbo Wednesday with Weaselo: C Material

Senor Weaselo - November 9, 2022November 9, 2022

You know how sometimes you don't entirely know where you're going with things? Well, tonight's column is one of them. So let's get to some things and see where we go. First off: No, I did not win the Powerball. Second: Marble League Rolldown The stories so far: -The Streak is over! Team

Wumbo Wednesday With Weaselo: Previews and Last Reviews

Senor Weaselo - October 12, 2022October 12, 2022

Let's actually start with the latter. I was all set to do the Beaties this week (though that would apparently require time to think about and write the thang ding), but then BattleBots dropped this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gk0fgYlaack I'm not going to do a full play-by-play because you can just watch the thang ding—erhem,

Medical Miracles and Plague Pits: Tuesday Open Thread

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The Right Reverend Electric Mayhem - September 20, 2022September 20, 2022

Well that was a wild NFL week, wasn't it? I even had to learn some new HippoSpeak to process our beloved Thing He Sent Us. The biggest "news" today is that Cole Beasley, anti-vaxx hero and utter dumbshit, is apparently taking his 'talents' to...uh...Not South Beach. Typhoid Beasley will head to

Wumbo Wednesday with Weaselo: Dean Martin Not Included

Senor Weaselo - September 14, 2022September 14, 2022

Call me crazy, but there are better moon-related songs. Like the one that was in my head this weekend. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trfLkYpOglA The opera is Rusalka, if you're curious. This past weekend, in addition to being 9/11, was the Mid-Autumn Festival (aka Tsukimi aka Chuseok aka Tét Trung Thu, depending on country of origin). Most

A Random Tuesday Open Thread With Your Pal, Internet Dad

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Darkest Timeline Zack Morris - August 16, 2022August 16, 2022

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So I'm trying to resurrect an old fantasy league, while also starting up my work league and the other various and sundry fantasy leagues I have a paw in at any time. I'm going to explain the rules to you guys, and I want you to tell me if

Your “Let’s Take a Few Baby Steps” Thursday Night NFL Exhibition Football Open Thread

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scotchnaut - August 4, 2022August 4, 2022

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It seems like forever since I did one of these. (I really should write more during the offseason but by the Super Bowl I feel burnt out-woe is me-and then after that it requires effort on my behalf, so that's a no-go) The baby steps refer to getting back into

Random Thoughts with BFC, Volume 5

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BrettFavresColonoscopy - August 4, 2022August 4, 2022

Remember that old SNL sketch “Fecal Matter with your Host, Doug Fecal”? No? Yeah I figured it was just me. It was a solid (heh) talk show format with a specialized host and topic. Well, we ain’t exactly doing Pod Flies Open around here, but what about in written form, maybe

Your “Happy Bastille Day Eve!” Wednesday Night Open Thread

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BrettFavresColonoscopy - July 13, 2022July 11, 2022

Photo Credit: I took a GIS result and added the word almost to it myself in paint Alright, almost halfway through July. We're all counting down the days to the end of the world, right? For those of you that don't know, Bastille Day is a French Holiday commemorating the storming of

Your “July Eve” Thursday Night Open Thread

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BrettFavresColonoscopy - June 30, 2022June 30, 2022

*Featured Photo Credit From Here Brace yourselves, but the year is halfway over. That's right, tomorrow is July, the beginning of a four day weekend for Scotchy and Horatio, the start of a regular work weekend for Archduke LaCross, and a countdown to Independence Day festivities for most of us working

Monday Night is alright for B-Ball. Your Monday evening Open Thread.

yeah right - June 13, 2022June 13, 2022

banner image via Most of you good folks must dread this time of year. We're mighty damn close to having baseball being the only sport in town. Tonight is game 5 of the NBA finals and it's been a hell of a good series. Odd thing is the series has been great

They Shoot Penguins, Don’t They?: A Larry King Not Live Tuesday Open Thread

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The Right Reverend Electric Mayhem - June 7, 2022June 7, 2022

Hello, friends, Larry King here. Things are heating up across the world of sporting, and I couldn't be happier if they also managed to preserve my penis in this cryogenic storage pod. Baseball is finally starting to cook, playoff hockey continues to surprise and delight with ever-more-gruesome penalties, and basketball