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Putin dreamed of ending NATO, and now it’s Finnish-ed.

Some judge needs to shut this circus down soon.

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Republicans in disarray!

A snarling mass of vitriolic jackals

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Peak wingnut was a lie.

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Only Democrats have agency, apparently.

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  4. 4.

    Max

    Let’s go Chargers, Let’s go!

    On Chargers related info: As a Bills fan, I always liked Doug Flutie, but to see him campaign for Brown in MA makes me not so much anymore.

  7. 7.

    Jim

    OT: John McCain calls from 1973 to defend Sarah Palin

    Sarah Palin’s popularity continues very strongly to this day. And the hysterical attacks from the liberal left are ample indication of the threat that she poses to the liberal left and especially the feminist, radical-left movement in this country.”

  12. 12.

    HRA

    @Jim:

    Oh oh – “hysterical” That will certainly bring some remarks out.

    Glad the Vikings won. I pick the the Jets solely on being from NY. I have no enthusiasm for this game.

    Go Vikings for next week.

  13. 13.

    asiangrrlMN

    @Max: Thanks. Will watch this. I love listening to our prez. And, I’m assuming that you’re wishing our First Lady a happy birthday.

    P.S. I am rooting for lots of penalties in the late game because I love Jerome’s voice.

  16. 16.

    Quiddity

    The Chargers are the big favorite, but I would like to see the Jets win. They were fun to watch when they beat the Bengals and I’m impressed at the team effort to compensate for a novice QB.

  18. 18.

    John Smallberries

    Teams to hate:

    NY Jets
    NE Patriots
    Baltimore Colts
    Buffalo Bills

    basically any team in the AFC East, except the (formerly) glorious Miami Dolphins.

    who won the first NFL game I ever saw in person, over the Pittsburgh Steelers in a preseason game.

  19. 19.

    Jim

    I can’t even pick a team to root against here, much less for. Kind of the way I feel about this whole post-season.

  20. 20.

    General Winfield Stuck

    I will be glad when feetsball is over, so we can concentrate on the real sport of College Basketball, and later Baseball.

  21. 21.

    Max

    @General Winfield Stuck: eeek! I’ve been waiting for you to leave the Glenzilla / BTD thread.

    What is the linky to your hummingbird pictures for purchase site. I’m thinking about getting a hummingbird tattoo and if I remember, you have some stunning photographs.

  22. 22.

    Vappid

    Sorry for the OT from the foosball, did the WoW peeps decide on the guild Also Too, on Eitrigg? I made a character over there, but only one online in that guild at the moment.

  26. 26.

    J.W. Hamner

    Well, one favorite should lose… though as much as I love Rex Ryan from his Baltimore days, it would really gall me to see his Jets do better than the Ravens.

  30. 30.

    max

    Your host will be pulling for the Chargers because my mother hates the Jetrs because she was a Colts fan and has never forgiven Joe Namath.

    Strangely enough, while I like plucky underdogs, I’m rooting for the Chargers as well, because I want them to beat the (modern) Colts next week.

    max
    [‘Those Manning kids bug me.’]

  31. 31.

    J.

    Looks like it’s just me and you, @Svensker. :-(

    Though either way I’m a winner. (Am rooting for the Jets in my heart, but took the Chargers in the football pool.)

  33. 33.

    General Winfield Stuck

    @Max: That was a fun thread wasn’t it. :)

    Here is my Hummer Heaven blog, but it is inoperable because I am now printing my own photos. And only 8.5 by eleven prints and I haven’t gotten around to updating my pay pal account as such.

    But on my flickr account, I have many more hummer photos to choose from on my photostream, for a total price of 14 bucks for 8.5 by 11 prints. And anyone from BJ, I would send the print to you, and then you could send payment if you liked it.

    I would need to have a mailing address though, and I think my email address is active on my flickr profile page. If not, let me know, if you decide to buy one.

  34. 34.

    Uriel

    Probably OT (not sure how open open is here)- but I just posted this in the apocalyptic glenzillia thread, and figured the chances of anyone finding it there were roughly the same as…. I don’t know, something very unlikely happening. (Not feeling all that clever today.)

    But, I just wanted to mention where it might actually be seen:

    @John Cole:

    Pain is getting worse and I had to stop taking percs because I loathe how they make me feel.

    You need to be careful about that- pain isn’t the only issue, there’s also the associated inflammation and involvement of other muscles due to the pain, especially in an area so central to movement and such.

    Disclosure: I’m not a doctor, but I did once have a rib crack badly the sternum. I didn’t take pain pills cause of the effects, and within a week, I had shooting pains all along that side of my body and lost the strength in my tricep to even lift a 16 oz. can of peas. It took a full year, with lots of painful phisical therapy, before I even regained 50% of my strength in that arm.

    So, you know- caution.

  36. 36.

    ihop

    what’s ironic is that faneca’s bitching about a rookie quarterback aimed at roethlisberger is coming to fruition with sanchez.

  37. 37.

    burnspbesq

    At least this game’s not over at the half. However, it will be if the Jets’ offensive line doesn’t make a statement on the first possession of the third quarter.

  38. 38.

    AnotherBruce

    @Giant Douche or Turd Sandwich:

    Dood, this is America, get your Super Bowl history right or we’ll have to banish you to Canadian football. Johnny Unitas was injured that season and didn’t play in that game. Earl Morrall was the QB for the Colts.

  41. 41.

    Andy K

    @AnotherBruce:

    Actually, Unitas did play in that game. He came in after (former Muskegon Big Red) Earl Morrall went 6 for 17 with 3 picks.

    Unitas was 11/24, 110 yds, 0 TDS, 1 Int.

  42. 42.

    ihop

    gahh, this game is horrible but i can’t tear my eyes away.

    all the games this weekend have sucked (except for the fans of the winners) and i wish at least one good game to watch.

  46. 46.

    ihop

    potentially laying the biggest egg i will have ever seen in decades of nfl watching.

    well, at least the chargers have that going for them.

  54. 54.

    Lex

    my mother hates the Jets because she was a Colts fan and has never forgiven Joe Namath.

    Then your mother is a gentlewoman of taste, discernment and quality. Which I never doubted even before reading this post.

  55. 55.

    SFAW

    Your host will be pulling for the Chargers because my mother hates the Jetrs because she was a Colts fan and has never forgiven Joe Namath.

    While I, known to regale my kids with stories about Teh Greatest Upset In Super Bowl History, both pulled for the Jets today, and am basking in the pleasant afterglow of their tremenjous win over the Chargers.

    And it’s Earl Morrall, and maybe Don Shula, whom your mother should not have forgiven, not Namath.

    And somewhat OT, but: being an old fart, I’m still not convinced that Peyton is better than Johnny U. (But then again, no one has ever confused me with Parcells or Belichick, vis-a-vis football knowledge.)

    J-E-T-S! Jets-Jets-JETS !!!

    Damn, that felt good.

  56. 56.

    SFAW

    John –

    As a side note, it’s probably good that Baltimore didn’t have an NHL team that year. Your mother might never have recovered.

  57. 57.

    SFAW

    … your mother is a gentlewoman of taste, discernment and quality.

    No doubt this is true, but not for the reason you seem to be proposing.

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