Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Sadly, there is no cure for stupid.

Let there be snark.

Incompetence, fear, or corruption? why not all three?

Come on, man.

A last alliance of elves and men. also pet photos.

Optimism opens the door to great things.

Too often we hand the biggest microphones to the cynics and the critics who delight in declaring failure.

No offense, but this thread hasn’t been about you for quite a while.

The republican caucus is already covering themselves with something, and it’s not glory.

Let’s delete this post and never speak of this again.

But frankly mr. cole, I’ll be happier when you get back to telling us to go fuck ourselves.

Republicans are the party of chaos and catastrophe.

They are lying in pursuit of an agenda.

Putting aside our relentless self-interest because the moral imperative is crystal clear.

rich, arrogant assholes who equate luck with genius

Meanwhile over at truth Social, the former president is busy confessing to crimes.

If senate republicans had any shame, they’d die of it.

Thanks to your bullshit, we are now under siege.

Hot air and ill-informed banter

You cannot shame the shameless.

No one could have predicted…

I’m sure you banged some questionable people yourself.

Too often we confuse noise with substance. too often we confuse setbacks with defeat.

Usually wrong but never in doubt

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  9. 9.

    gnomedad

    Can I be OT on an Open Thread? NPR had a piece this afternoon revealing via some just-released documents that conservative goddess Margaret Thatcher thought things were getting out of hand just before the Berlin Wall fell and asked Gorby if he couldn’t keep the lid on things. Searched for it at the NPR site but no luck so far.

  11. 11.

    geg6

    Thank FSM for the Stillers! I’ve been stewing over the slimy bishops, the congressional woman haters, and my John’s daughter (who needs punched in the neck…again). Two weekends with no Stillers was just too much! The NFL should not allow a bye week followed by a Monday night game. It sucks.

  12. 12.

    Laura W

    @robertdsc: I’m gonna go out on a limb here and say that Tunch probably does have some snappy game day attire in his armoire.

    I suspect that every week when he proudly puts it on and rouses his mighty mass from his futon and asks John: “Does this make my ass look fat?”, John snorts root beer onto his keyboard, and Tunch rips it off and runs sobbing to his food dish.
    Or Lily’s. Whichever has food left.

  13. 13.

    Annie

    @Laura W:

    Thank you! I really needed a good laugh…And, Lily waits until Tunch overstuffs himself, lets loose a little treat on the futon, and she gets a “Tunch treat.”

    Go Stillers. “Yins” are the best…

  14. 14.

    Ash Can

    and Tunch rips it off and runs sobbing to his food dish fucking strangles John with it.

    Strikes me as more likely.

  16. 16.

    Soylent Green

    My Broncos are feeling the sting of getting thumped by Baltimore last week, and they’re tough at home. This would be a good time for the Stillers to go Galt.

  19. 19.

    Bad Horse's Filly

    @The Dangerman: This.

    Also, I seem to be in the middle of a cat war. This never ends well – usually with me cleaning up cat urine in inappropriate places and large clumps of fur spread over my house. We’re in about day 4. Maybe I can get one of the Clintons to come in and negotiate a truce.

  21. 21.

    Corner Stone

    DougJ – your site is porpoising. Are you sure it’s hosted on an actual server, and not a Pentium II you have stashed somewhere?

  22. 22.

    arguingwithsignposts

    I’m watching The Trailer Park Boys movie on NetFlix streaming. I need some laughs. pulled the back out over the weekend. Only problem is it hurts when I laugh.

  23. 23.

    Corner Stone

    @geg6:

    (who needs punched in the neck…again).

    Listen people – I was roughhousing with my 5 yr old boy and he conveniently kneed me in the neck. Right where the neck meets the shoulder area.
    Hurt like absolute hell and disoriented me for a few seconds.
    That getting punched in the neck…that ain’t no damn joke yo.

  26. 26.

    Spork

    Bwahahaha!! Ben is awesome for holding on to the ball for that long. I admire him for making his O-Line look horrible, and then admitting it in interviews, saying “Don’t blame them, it’s me”. It works for him, but damn, it’s ugly football.

  27. 27.

    arguingwithsignposts

    Ricky is begging to get back into jail to play in the ball hockey tournament. LOL. Where have the trailer park boys been all my life?

  28. 28.

    Corner Stone

    @arguingwithsignposts: Flipping between connectivity and non-connectivity.
    Oscillating up and down in an erratic pattern.
    Flipping, bouncing, gapping, like a porpoise or dolphin breaking above water and then diving again.

  29. 29.

    Studly Pantload

    Rootin for my soshulist Broncos! Also playin househusband, as the Mrs. is bringing a friend to stay over, tonight. Bless her, though, for offering to take said friend to dinner first, so I don’t have to hole-up in the bedroom to watch the game.

  30. 30.

    Spork

    Well, so far in the beginning of this game, Steelers are much more physical, but Broncos are picking them apart strategically. Players are playing well, but the Steelers def coordinator is not looking so hot. Broncos looking good in the short game, not much gain after the catch, no open field moves, but still moving the chains.

  32. 32.

    Studly Pantload

    I must say, Spork, I don’t believe I’ve ever watched a game while smoking; sounds intriguing. Sipping on some 101 bourbon, right now, but just one snort to offset the 5-hour-energy drink jitters before I vacuum. Chemicals can be a delicate balancing act.

  33. 33.

    Corner Stone

    @Studly Pantload:

    but just one snort to offset the 5-hour-energy drink jitters before I vacuum.

    I am totally F’ng lost here. You crazy kids and your wacky newspeak.

  37. 37.

    Spork

    @ Corner Stone:

    One “snort” is a common term for a shot of whisk(e)y. Studly Pantload is indicating he is an urban dilettante with a taste for carefully curbed vices, and a sense of household responsibility.

  38. 38.

    Studly Pantload

    OK, on replay, I rescind my earlier statement on the int. Ne’ertheless, typical of the Bronx, this year, to spot their opponent some points in the first half.

  43. 43.

    Studly Pantload

    I’d cop to the dilettante label, exceptin’ a) I can scarcely spell that word, and b) I’m just sippin’ some Old Ezra, not some fancy single-barrel brand.

  46. 46.

    asiangrrlMN

    Go Stillers! I gotta say, I don’t watch MNF on a regular basis. I fucking hate Jon Gruden. I actually hate all announcers, but he just really grates on my nerves.

    Cole, what do I have to do for a Tunch picture?

  47. 47.

    Spork

    Ah, no offense intended. But I think I have identified your issue. It’s the sippin’.

    And I have some technical questions. Should the +x be a measure of: A, # of drinks, B, # of shots in drinks, or C, # of measures of liquor by alcohol % ?

  48. 48.

    Spork

    @asiangrrlMN

    I love Jon Gruden for the same reason I love Bill Cowher. They were the most entertaining coaches ever to watch lose.

  49. 49.

    Corner Stone

    @Spork: So the “before I vacuum” was actually about household chores? And not some code for dirty depravity at it’s most depraved?

  50. 50.

    MBSS

    @asiangrrlMN:

    good lord, gruden drives me nuts. i think it’s because i feel that if he tried he could communicate better, but a lifetime in the league has turned him into a caricatured cliche of a platitude spouting tough guy.

  52. 52.

    General Winfield Stuck

    BJ has gone deep today. Think I’ll have some tea and watch Bullwinkle you tubes.

  55. 55.

    Corner Stone

    @Spork:

    And I have some technical questions. Should the +x be a measure of: A, # of drinks, B, # of shots in drinks, or C, # of measures of liquor by alcohol % ?

    Ummm, actually, if you can still type this question then you have no business using the + appellido.
    But roughly, it’s number of total drinks containing alcohol. Not a measure of alcohol consumed.
    One stiff rum and coke is still +1, but a rum and coke with a shot back is +2.

  56. 56.

    Spork

    @Corner Stone

    If we’re gonna converse, you need to take 2-3 more shots quickly, then do 20 jumping jacks to get your blood flowing. Otherwise, I’m at a serious disadvantage.

  57. 57.

    Studly Pantload

    “So the “before I vacuum” was actually about household chores? And not some code for dirty depravity at it’s most depraved?”

    I’ve read stories. Vacuums + depravity = embarrassing ER visits. I’m just sweepin’ the floor.

  61. 61.

    Studly Pantload

    Looks like McDaniels just wants to get in the locker room and start talking adjustments.

  66. 66.

    Corner Stone

    @Spork: It doesn’t matter if it’s Maredsous #8 (a wickedly good fucking beer), if you finish one of them then you are +1.
    But this isn’t like the other thread where they are re-litigating when life begins or anything – I’m open to arguments of total alcohol consumption counting.
    I’m easy. Or at least I’d like to be. Anyone want to be easy with me?

  69. 69.

    Spork

    Well, I gotta head to the store before halftime is over. Sticking w/ the malt liquor. Quality is cool, but my budget accommodates my buzz, not my tastes.

  70. 70.

    asiangrrlMN

    I fucking hate most announcers. I wanna be one. Then, I can say, “Did you see that fine-ass play Polamalu made? And, by the way, did you see his fine ass?”

  71. 71.

    ricky

    The Steelers used to be a gutty, gritty team until they chickened out and quit playing the Oilers. Guess they knew they would eventually lose.

  76. 76.

    Studly Pantload

    House is cleaned! (Fairly; the lights are down to disguised any missed spots.) Did I miss any flame wars?

  78. 78.

    Corner Stone

    @Studly Pantload:

    Did I miss any flame wars?

    Umm, well…you’re a fucking chump that not even a mother could love. And speaking of your mother, tell her next time I expect a little butter with my pancakes for breakfast.

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