Your Canada 150th B-day Celebratioun Open Thread

ballsofsteelandfury - July 3, 2017July 3, 2017

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By now, you guys should now that I LOVE me some Canadia. I love Vancouver and, even though I made fun of my boss for traveling to Calgary for his very first trip to Canada, I think the rest of the country is pretty awesome. That doesn't, of course, count

Balls of Steel’s AFL Beat – 2017 Round 15

ballsofsteelandfury - July 3, 2017July 3, 2017

Don't let it ever be said that I don't care for you. Yes, I am currently in my underwear and either completely asleep or lounging around the house not doing a motherfucking thing thanks to my work supervisors letting me have the day off today. Yet, I toil in the DFO

Your “I hope you’ve been good ’cause you’re getting a treat today” Open Thread

ballsofsteelandfury - July 1, 2017July 2, 2017

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Oh kids. OH KIDS! We have a special treat for you. Today is the day that our own Make It Snow live tweets as he plays Oregon Trail. This is an annual tradition even more hallowed than the Masters with the benefit of no Jim Nantz and no formalized sexism/racism. Also,

Balls of Steel’s AFL Beat – 2017 Round 14

ballsofsteelandfury - June 26, 2017June 26, 2017

So, this season has been pretty crazy, right? No way we get humongous upsets and last minute finishes, right? Yup, strap yourselves in. We're in for a bumpy ride. Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! We start in Adelaide, where the league-leading Crows were hosting the Hawthorn Hawks on Australian Thursday Night

Balls of Steel’s AFL Beat – 2017 Round 13

ballsofsteelandfury - June 19, 2017June 19, 2017

We are at the halfway point, the dreaded byes are over, and we can finally make some definitive statements about this year's competition and the prospects for every team going forward. This is going to be fun. Let's dive in! Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! Round 13 Let's start things off

Baking with Litre I

litre_cola - June 17, 2017

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Hi there commentists, there was some discussion for an article on how I cook my edibles so to start your Saturday morning here is baking with Litre. Note - I have a medical card for a back injury so this is all legal on my end. Hell, the only way you

Balls of Steel’s AFL Beat – 2017 Round 12

ballsofsteelandfury - June 12, 2017June 12, 2017

Ok, seriously, what the hell happened this week? You know what? I'm just going to tell you what happened and then we can go about our business. How does that sound? Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! The Round started with an Australian Thursday Night Footy (Wednesday late night/Thursday morning for us

Balls of Steel’s AFL Beat – 2017 Round 11

ballsofsteelandfury - June 5, 2017June 5, 2017

We're getting close to the halfway point and the dreaded byes have started, so this week's Beat is going to be a little abbreviated. How abbreviated? Six games in all instead of our usual nine. I know, I'm as disappointed as you are, but if we stick together, we'll make

Balls of Steel’s AFL Beat – 2017 Round 10

ballsofsteelandfury - May 29, 2017May 28, 2017

As I mentioned mid-week, this week's Round is the Indigenous Round, which is meant to honor and recognize the contributions of Aboriginal people to Australian Football and to Australian culture in general. If you ever want to go down an interesting rabbithole, look up the history of Australia and its

Back in the Barrel With Ya

BrettFavresColonoscopy - May 26, 2017May 26, 2017

Our esteemed alot of beer is out doing life things that may or may not be more important than reviewing beer for imaginary internet friends, so you're stuck with substitute teachers for the next few Beer Barrels. First sub up: ME! Last time I filled in for this column I wasn't

Balls of Steel’s AFL Beat – 2017 Round 9

ballsofsteelandfury - May 22, 2017May 22, 2017

We are BACK! And now that our fun quest/saga has concluded nicely with the Goddess in my lovely arms, it is time for me to take over the mid-morning Monday timeslot (see, AFL Media? I can do alliteration too! Call me!). This week, the Cats stop playing like pussies, there was

Balls of Steel’s AFL Beat – 2017 Rounds 7 and 8

ballsofsteelandfury - May 15, 2017May 15, 2017

So, a lot of things have happened since I last saw you. tWBS rolled into town and raised some hell. I replaced my car. Oh, and there were a heap of upsets in the AFL and the competition has now gotten super tight like my first girlfriend's vagina. Or a-hole.