Katzenpapa Sabado

King Hippo - July 29, 2023July 28, 2023

Yesterday, I took a "my brain is breaking" day. I had fallen asleep with a migraine, 6p on Thursday night. Slept until 4a, then fell asleep again during HAI/PRC match. So, I put on my "out of office" work e-mail greeting. It was all going well until like 5p when I

Good Jerb Panama! y Otra Miscellany

King Hippo - July 15, 2023July 15, 2023

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Holy shitsnacks, do we ever need MOAR meaningful footy in our lives. As y'all know, I hold a certain disdain for the Golden Shower Cup. Yet I still appreciate how the assdick USMNT lost in the semis to...like, maybe the 8th best Van Halen single? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuKDBPw8wQA Either Canalz FC or Mexico will

“Pep Crushing Fat Sam” Lesser Open Sabado

King Hippo - May 6, 2023May 5, 2023

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The big (pin intended) news of the past week is Leeds making the ultimate panic move - hiring Fat Sam Allardyce aka Gravy Tits aka (many other nicknames). He's corrupt, a tactical dinosaur, solely interested in media attention and self-promotion. Don't cry for the Stupid White Male being left behind,

Sleep-In Saturday Lesser Thread

King Hippo - March 11, 2023March 10, 2023

Please do not wake up early to a bunch of wanking over the Redshite (away to Bournemouth - 7:30, USA). PLEASE. Most of the tension is for the 10:00 windowm with Very Relegation Friendly Everton hosting Praise Beesus (10:00, USA). At least, I suspect that is what will get USA coverage. The

Preb Owl – We’ve Only Just Begun…

King Hippo - February 12, 2023February 12, 2023

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It seems the Carpentering shall fall to Hippo. Leeds and Man U (the football squadron, not the uni-themed "twink and bear" porn series) are currently nil-nil on USA. Angry Pep will put on his live action snuff film next (11:30, also USA). I hear tell there are puppy and kitty Owls,

Saturday Night In Purgatory – What is a Sport?

Open Threads

King Hippo - January 28, 2023January 27, 2023

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In the Politburo back rooms, we had this mini-discussion, and I figured - why not throw it out there for Clubhouse discussion? We are being phased into the sportsball desert - two great Conference title battles tomorrow, but fuckall today. The Endless Void is coming, and right soon. There are other

Wall of Nothingness Saturday Lesser Footy Thread

King Hippo - December 10, 2022December 9, 2022

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Thanks the Good Lord we shall have JV exhibitions and flexed NFL goodness next Saturday. But this weekend? WE SUFFER. My brain also hurts, so this will be brief. Yesterday was pretty great early, with noted sister-fucker Neymar putting the Boiz from Brasil on the board in Extra Time. But alas, they

Return of the Tweaker Fixture! JV Open Night Thread

King Hippo - November 19, 2022November 17, 2022

Bad news? The 7-ish window is every bit as mediocre as the 3:30 nap window. The good? Finally, a late nighter with some significance and watchability. Tennessee (-21.5) at South Cakalaky (7:00, ESPN) Finally, we get a MATTERS MOAR to preview. Vols are favoUred by way too many points this week. Then

Cats Fookin’ Rule – Open Night Thread

Open Threads

King Hippo - July 23, 2022July 23, 2022

Well, looky-loo. I actually got off my lazy arse and made a 2nd thread today! My cats (son, Kruger - the orange tabby; grandson, Noodles - the gray and black) deserve some special recognition. This week has been quite trying, on multiple levels. But this picture comes from earlier in the

Better Know a Random Squardon – Temperley (Saturday All Day Thread)

King Hippo - July 9, 2022July 9, 2022

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Hey, y'all. It's still July. We may be only ONE WEEK from a Baltimore meetup (but we are all shitty planners, so details still TBD). In the meantime, I need sommet to write about. Hey, why not Argentina's own Temperley? Technically, they are Club Atletico Temperley - or C.A.T. You can

Baltimore Roll Call Nighty-Night Thread

King Hippo - June 18, 2022June 18, 2022

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OK, kids. It's getting down to nut-cuttin' time, who's in for 15-17 July in the Charm City? Imaginarium HQ (ie, Hotel) - TBD Probables - King Hippo, Armed and Hammered, Sharky, BOTH Cornblowers Maybes - Dok Zymm, BFC Known Unknows (or Hippo forgets, I do a lot of drugs) - The rest of all

Saturday Night Review – HBO’s “George Carlin’s American Dream”

King Hippo - May 28, 2022May 28, 2022

No, this won't be a regular feature. I am too scatterbrained to commit to finishing anything. But as a young Hippo, through various political phases, I always identified as a George Carlin disciple. What he said, and how he said it - really spoke to me. Not that he was a