Now showing on ESPN, on football Sunday-
The 2005 National Scrabble Championship.
With announcers.
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[…] I guess they won’t be holding the World Scrabble Championship in Ankara. […]
Come for the politics, stay for the snark.
A consequence of cucumbers
Reality always lies in wait for … Democrats.
The words do not have to be perfect.
Just because you believe it, that doesn’t make it true.
I’d hate to be the candidate who lost to this guy.
It’s always darkest before the other shoe drops.
… riddled with inexplicable and elementary errors of law and fact
Our job is not to persuade republicans but to defeat them.
“And when the Committee says to “report your income,” that could mean anything!
Fuck these fucking interesting times.
We’ll be taking my thoughts and prayers to the ballot box.
If you’re pissed about Biden’s speech, he was talking about you.
An unpunished coup is a training exercise.
A thin legal pretext to veneer over their personal religious and political desires
Not so fun when the rabbit gets the gun, is it?
They love authoritarianism, but only when they get to be the authoritarians.
Joe Lieberman disappointingly reemerged to remind us that he’s still alive.
Putting aside our relentless self-interest because the moral imperative is crystal clear.
Republicans choose power over democracy, every day.
We still have time to mess this up!
Accountability, motherfuckers.
Is it negotiation when the other party actually wants to shoot the hostage?
The party of Reagan has become the party of Putin.
Republican obstruction dressed up as bipartisanship. Again.
EricH
Okay, Mr. Subliminal, and your point is?
Got sumpthing against Scrabble, do you?
You and your filthy neo-cons bringing the country down.
Birkel
Those guys kick seven letter synonyms for ass.
BumperStickerist
I guess the larger point is that John is watching Scrabble (with announcers) on ESPN.
Later today, John will post how he cleaned the windows using a can Krylon. :)
ppGaz
John is restless because the Steelers are not playing today.
John Cole
Bingo. And I was all screwed up last week because of the 4 o’clock start.
TallDave
Can’t get enough of that sweet, sweet Scrabble action.
kram
and yet it’s still more exciting than poker.
bite me
I was once shocked into catatonia one weeknight about 5 years ago when they televised a Magic Card tournament.
Larry Bernard
John: I was confused as well
Pigilito
Here in Switzerland we are treated to endless rebroadcasts of Curling matches on Eurosport, which now look pretty good in comparison.
Jim Allen
Do they have cheerleaders?
WV.Hillbilly
Last weekend ESPN wannabe network CSTV (college sports TV) had the National Debate Championships.
Resolved: Neither debates, scrabble nor spelling bees are sports.
Phil Smith
I saw a documentary about pro scrabblers a while back. Believe it or not, it was fascinating. They’re every bit as strange as you might reasonably expect.