What Draft?: Tuesday Open Thread

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The Right Reverend Electric Mayhem - April 30, 2024April 30, 2024

So that was something, huh? To get 27 picks into the NFL Draft and then have the entire city of Detroit fall into a gaping chasm in the Earth's crust, a la the very fine text game Fallen London? I feel for all those trapped in their new underground catacomb,

DRAFT NIGHT OPEN THREAD! (plus Reverend Mayhem’s 2024 Final Mock Draft)

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The Right Reverend Electric Mayhem - April 25, 2024April 25, 2024

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So here we are. Clock is ticking. Mistakes will be made, both happy accidents and career-ending missteps. Christmas Morning for our deviant kind. Ho ho ho, bitches. As predicted, whole lotta bullshit spewing from all quarters. Also as predicted, I am not immune to the Draft Brain Slugs that infect the media

Wumbo Wednesday With Weaselo: ‘Twas the Night Before Draftmas…

Senor Weaselo - April 24, 2024April 24, 2024

Not writing that one, just saying that the Draft is tomorrow and will inevitably get more eyeballs than the *checks ESPN app* five playoff sports events also happening that evening. Combined. Sure, the Jets have the 10th pick in the draft, but it's also the Jets so at the end

Have You Heard the Good News of Murderbot?: Tuesday Open Thread

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The Right Reverend Electric Mayhem - April 23, 2024April 23, 2024

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Ah Spring. When the grass begins growing, the basketball and hockey playoffs still feel fresh, and the pollen counts are so high that even Josh Gordon thinks maybe them plants should take it down a notch. It's also the time for my annual Book Binge. Being an antisocial nerdlinger, I read

Wumbo Wednesday With Weaselo: More Notes from the Bandstand

Senor Weaselo - April 17, 2024April 17, 2024

7 gigs in 8 nights has come and gone, and there was much rejoicing for my bank account, especially after the check to the Treasury Department (aka, taxes) cleared. Which was good in that it essentially cleared dead money in that case. Less good in the amount of money, which

The Holy Game of Poker: Tuesday Open Thread

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The Right Reverend Electric Mayhem - April 16, 2024April 16, 2024

Anything that gets the adrenaline moving like a 440 volt blast in a copper bathtub is good for the reflexes and keeps the veins free of cholesterol... -Hunter S. Thompson I miss poker. Haven't played since DFOCon 23, through lack of time and spare energy. Everyone has their own grand philosophical take on

Wumbo Wednesday With Weaselo: Night After Night

Senor Weaselo - April 10, 2024April 10, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdxPIrQZjYw Which is to say, tonight is night 4 of 7 gigs in 8 days. (Unfortunately, my Friday rehearsal fell through, or else it would have been 8 straight.) Is it something I want to do? Yes, but it doesn't help when I'm running the morning job, or yesterday, still putting in

Part 2 of Reverend Mayhem’s 2024 Preliminary Mock Draft Mk. 1(Taylor’s Version): Tuesday Open Thread

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The Right Reverend Electric Mayhem - April 9, 2024April 9, 2024

So that was a week, huh? We laughed, we cried, we pondered what we had done wrong in life to merit the mental picture of Mark Davis shitting in a pot of soup. This part of the draft is even harder to predict, because: 1. Each guess is based on the guesses

Wumbo Wednesday With Weaselo: I Can’t Stand the Rain

Senor Weaselo - April 3, 2024April 3, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmpIGKlOm44 It seems like the annual late-September rainy season now includes late March, where I joked with my student yesterday that just because it's pouring out, like it's done the last few Saturdays I've taught him, does not mean we have a lesson. Though he has the flu, so it doesn’t

Reverend Mayhem’s 2024 Preliminary Mock Draft Mk. 1, Part 1 (Taylor’s Version): Tuesday Open Thread

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The Right Reverend Electric Mayhem - April 2, 2024April 2, 2024

HOLLA AT YA BITCHES, IT'S REVEREND MAYHEM ON THE MIC! E'ERYBODY SAY "HOOOOOOOO!" Tough crowd. Moving on. Horatio Cornblower, our resident Mock Draft Maestro, has kindly allowed me to take first swing at this year's NFL Guess Fest. We're still more than three weeks out, but trust me- it's not going to

Wumbo Wednesday With Weaselo: 30 Questions for 30 Teams (or, sorry everyone, it’s an MLB preview!)

Senor Weaselo - March 27, 2024March 27, 2024

Yeah, since the season starts tomorrow (non-Korean games edition), it's something to farm #content with. Teams will be in standings order from last season, division by division. So, without further ado, and dodging your rotten tomatoes and full alcohol containers, let's do this so we can get to complaining in

Boat Stuck, Part II: Tuesday Open Thread

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The Right Reverend Electric Mayhem - March 26, 2024March 26, 2024

Sorry kids. Shitty weeks plus misbehaving neurochemistry means you get Grouchy Rev tonight. First, we have another stuck boat. But this time instead of boat constipating world commerce, boat destroyed a major bridge and killed some folks. It also blocked one of America's largest ports. I told you the boats would