Commentist Beer Barrel: Spoilers for Beer and Television

makeitsnowondem - April 28, 2019April 27, 2019

The final season of Game of Thrones, the greatest achievement in televised violence and incest since Dexter, has proceeded, so far, at a surprisingly measured pace, considering the season's abbreviated six-episode length and the intimidating number of still-unresolved plot threads. We can safely expect that'll change tonight, with Jon, Dany,

I Just Realized the New “Ghost in the Shell” is Rated PG-13…

Low Commander of the Super Soldiers - March 7, 2017March 7, 2017

...and naturally I had to come to the INTERNET to complain about it. Are you fucking kidding me?! A major part of the premise and success of the cyber-punk source material is the complete and ridiculous over the top violence! Just look at some of this shit (unless you are at

A Completely Neutral, Thorough Preview of the AFC Championship Game

WCS - January 21, 2017January 20, 2017

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WCS: Well, strangely enough, the Steelers are in the AFC Championship Game. Again. Oh, and it's against the Patriots. Again. This after being 4-5 at one point in November. They've since run off nine-straight wins, won the AFC North, and got through their first two playoff games. Mike Tomlin and

Balls’ Bedtime Stories – Chapter 15 (Le Fin)

ballsofsteelandfury - December 10, 2016December 10, 2016

Balls was left alone with the three new arrivals and Goodell. Goodell addressed each of them individually by name in vain hope of saving his life. "Ben, don't do...whatever you plan on doing! Mike, I brought you back into the fold! Thanks to me, you got a bunch of money you

LA Football: A Local’s View

ballsofsteelandfury - September 20, 2016September 20, 2016

Not surprisingly, USC fell to the Stanford Cardinal in Palo Alto by a score of 27-10. Somewhat surprisingly, UCLA beat the BYU Cougars in Utah by a score of 17-14. WHAT? Ok, FINE! The ...LA Rams (still sounds weird) played their home opener at the Coliseum against the Seattle Seahawks. And somehow, thanks

A Selection Of Phrases From Recent Posts That Would Make Good Headings In A Preview Of The 2016 Philadelphia Eagles

WhyEaglesWhy - August 25, 2016August 25, 2016

Welcome to DFO's preview of the 2016 Philadelphia Eagles, which should be as long, frustrating, and hackneyed as the team's season itself. With that kind of experience awaiting us, perhaps it's best we just get started and get this done with a minimum of fuss. The 2016 Eagles were assembled by

Tear Out Your Tongue

DFOing Good

jjfozz - August 8, 2016

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I’m tired of talking. To everyone. Friends, coworkers, neighbors, children – those little heathens don’t pay attention anyway. The conversations we have are so goddamn mundane (25 cents word that I somehow remembered from SAT prep. I spent a lot of that class buzzed, trying to get into the pants of

Conflicted Feelings About Confusing Shit

jjfozz - August 1, 2016August 1, 2016

Christmas is almost here. And I don’t mean that fucking bullshit holiday where I spent a million dollars on gifts and hear my kids say, “Is that all?” on a Christmas morning that is witness to a thudding headache and dry mouth – because the holiday season calls for bourble. Nope,

Senor Weaselo’s Guide to BattleBots, Part 3

Senor Weaselo - May 31, 2016May 31, 2016

So here we are, the third and final installment of our bot-by-bot preview of this season's BattleBots. Twenty or so more robots, some may never make it to the fights, some may never make it to TV, some might actually win a fight or two or the whole thing. This final

Senor Weaselo’s Guide to BattleBots, Part 2

Senor Weaselo - May 30, 2016May 30, 2016

Greetings. Last time we took a look at the first twenty hopefuls for this year's BattleBots Giant Nut. Let's take a look at another twenty, including the oldest robot in the field, my favorite-looking newcomer, and the robot I think is most likely to crash last year's contenders' party. I didn't

Senor Weaselo’s Guide to BattleBots, Part 1

Senor Weaselo - May 29, 2016May 29, 2016

Hockey and basketball seasons are coming to a close, and we still need our fix of sports in the warm summer months, because we don’t all want to watch baseball. I mean, I do, but life sucks when the Mets are the best team in New York. (There are too

This Week In Violence! Presents SlamBall

The Maestro - May 27, 2016May 26, 2016

Well, folks, after 15 weeks, it's getting almost impossible to keep finding material that meets our necessary violence and obscurity requirements to write about. So as such, I'll be wrapping up This Week In Violence! with a bang as we finally return home stateside to check out a sport that never