Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Following reporting rules is only for the little people, apparently.

He imagines himself as The Big Bad, Who Is Universally Feared… instead of The Big Jagoff, Who Is Universally Mocked.

Anyone who bans teaching American history has no right to shape America’s future.

Shut up, hissy kitty!

How any woman could possibly vote for this smug smarmy piece of misogynistic crap is beyond understanding.

When I decide to be condescending, you won’t have to dream up a fantasy about it.

That’s my take and I am available for criticism at this time.

When the time comes to make an endorsement, the pain of NYT editors will be palpable as they reluctantly whisper “Biden.”

Wake up. Grow up. Get in the fight.

Hot air and ill-informed banter

People are complicated. Love is not.

They’re not red states to be hated; they are voter suppression states to be fixed.

Dear media: perhaps we ought to let Donald Trump speak for himself!

Fani Willis claps back at Trump chihuahua, Jim Jordan.

The problem people have with Biden’s age is the color of the VPs skin.

Spilling the end game before they can coat it in frankl luntz-approved dogwhistles.

A snarling mass of vitriolic jackals

The fundamental promise of conservatism all over the world is a return to an idealized past that never existed.

Of course you can have champagne before noon. That’s why orange juice was invented.

Teach a man to fish, and he’ll sit in a boat all day drinking beer.

Imperialist aggressors must be defeated, or the whole world loses.

We know you aren’t a Democrat but since you seem confused let me help you.

Republicans don’t want a speaker to lead them; they want a hostage.

The frogs are rarely mistaken.

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  10. 10.

    BGinCHI

    Crazy windy and snowy weather here today for the Bears-Pats.

    I volunteered to keep Brady’s wife warm during the game, but no word from Patriots’ management.

  11. 11.

    stuckinred

    The pups will be released from the doggie ER in a couple of hours. Scary as shit but they seem to be ok. Now we’ll see how the pet insurance works. Go Bears, Go Falcons!

  13. 13.

    BGinCHI

    @stuckinred: Good news. You do that again and we’re gonna have to take your keys and wallet.

    Check out the weather when you put the Bears game on. Yikes.

  14. 14.

    WyldPirate

    @Andy K:

    How about that Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodomeopenairstadium, huh?

    Obama caused the cold front, the snow and the roof to collapse.

    Steelers win going away. Harrison picks up another huge fine which will also be Obama’s fault.

  18. 18.

    MsSkwEsq

    Go Bears! I love Lovie, even though most fans are haters, I like him because he just makes me laugh at his calm, cool and collected demeanor no matter the crappy games the team has. He somehow makes it work. (I’m talking to you O-Line) Go Bears!

  20. 20.

    BGinCHI

    @Andy K: That sounds like delicious weather.

    Snow has let up, but windy as hell. 50 MPH gusts. Folks going to the game are going to need some serious layering.

    You better get a couple Founders Breakfast Stouts in you before it gets bad.

  23. 23.

    Andy K

    @BGinCHI:

    You better get a couple Founders Breakfast Stouts in you before it gets bad.

    Not me! Five years and two months w/out as of today.

    But after that fumble by Andrew Quareless…..

    ETA: Seven months, not two.

    ETA again: Eight months! Time flies.

  28. 28.

    robertdsc-PowerBook

    I hope so because I don’t want to see Tunch’s dignity infringed upon by another bad photoshop.

  32. 32.

    stuckinred

    @BGinCHI: Allen’s. It closed about 5 years ago and reopened over on Hawthorne. The Flyers still play and Davis even sits in with them when the do their Rolling Bones gig. Their version of the White Trash Song is killer.

    But a man come by this morning
    He wanted to paint my barn
    He painted
    ” See Rock City – US Highway 41 ”

    Of course Allen’s was made famous in Deadbeat Club

    Going down to Allen’s for
    A twenty-five cent beer
    And the jukebox playing real loud,
    “Ninety-six tears”
    We’re wild girls walkin’ down the street
    Wild girls and boys going out for a big time

    The 52’s are playing a benefit for the Georgia Theater soon.

  33. 33.

    The Dangerman

    @Andy K:

    How about that Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodomeopenairstadium, huh?

    I know the Vikings are jonesing for a new stadium, but can’t they put up a retractable roof like the Mariners Stadium in Seattle? Sure, the fans would be cold to the point of frostbite or hypothermia, but football fans that want to pay those ticket prices are drunk off their ass anyway, so they won’t feel a thing.

    Whoever thought a big ass balloon would protect the field in the case of a blizzard must have been juiced (wink, wink).

  37. 37.

    BGinCHI

    @stuckinred: I was at a cafe on Broad St one day (in 90 or 91) and the 52s were in town cuz Fred came in and sat down at the table next to me, then the two girls rode up on their bikes, then Michael S came in and joined them.

    I didn’t get anything done that afternoon.

  40. 40.

    BGinCHI

    @stuckinred: I lived at the corner of Hill and Harris and also in 93 on Nantahala in a rundown shitty house by the railroad tracks.

    You ever know my friend Lamar Thomas? Red headed guy who was a chef?

  41. 41.

    Andy K

    @The Dangerman:

    Well, ya know, those baggies are cheap compared to solid roofs, and much, much cheaper than the retractable roofs. There’s a small domed stadium up in Marquette, MI that’s all wood.

    I suspect that if the baggie at the Silverdome had begun leaking earlier than it did, we wouldn’t have seen any more of them built.

  42. 42.

    BruceFromOhio

    Browns squishing it out over the Bills, woof woof!

    Looking forward to NE @ CHI and PHIL @ DAL later on. What a great day to stay inside, watch the snow fall outside and the NFL on the ijit box.

    And I fucking hate these stupid jewelry commercials. Making people look stupid using icky-sticky sentimentalism does not entice me to buy your product, jewelry industry peoples – marketing FAIL.

  43. 43.

    asiangrrlMN

    @Andy K: You’re baiting me, aren’t you?

    @The Dangerman: Do. Not. Get. Me. Started. I’d rather see the team leave than get public monies for a new stadium.

    @stuckinred: Woot-the-mofo-hoot! I’m so glad to hear that. Sorry about the party, though. I will root for against the Bears in your honor.

    Goooooooooooo, Lions! (It feels really weird to type that). Nice interception.

  44. 44.

    The Dangerman

    @stuckinred:

    Yea, this is the first time it’s snowed there since the built it.

    True, it’s held up well, but it’s like planning for a 50 year or 100 year flood, worst case scenario and all. Can you imagine if it had deflated during a game?

  47. 47.

    Loneoak

    Here’s actual video of the roof collapse.

    This wouldn’t happen if the Vikings, and Minnesotans in general, weren’t such pansies and played outdoors like the Packers.

  49. 49.

    Yutsano

    @The Dangerman:

    can’t they put up a retractable roof like the Mariners Stadium in Seattle?

    I’d have to check exactly what the weight tolerances are for the roof on Safeco Field, but my guess is that it’s designed to account for some snow weight. I think. Hard to say as I don’t think it’s ever snowed in April in Seattle. Plus football shouldn’t be played indoors. Ever.

    Also: Peyton better not have a case of the drops today or else Cleveland will have a loooong day.

    EDIT: 7-3 Beefalo. Yikes.

  50. 50.

    stuckinred

    @asiangrrlMN: It’s cool, she loves this stuff and we are so happy the doggies are ok, I’ll just tape the game and watch it when all the gardeners leave. They are getting a big batch of Ceviche straight from the gulf!

  51. 51.

    The Dangerman

    @The Dangerman:

    Can you imagine if it had deflated during a game?

    Just watched the video; I had visions of the Dallas practice field collapse and lots of injuries. Not at all similar, but, still, wouldn’t have been pleasant….

  55. 55.

    Omnes Omnibus

    Madison’s Fox affiliate was down until a couple of minutes ago. Generator problems. One was displeased.

  59. 59.

    BGinCHI

    @stuckinred: Holy shit!

    Please tell him BG from up north said hey and we’ll see if his memory is in working order. I sadly haven’t talked with him for years but please give him my best and report back. Would you do that?

  62. 62.

    Yutsano

    @Omnes Omnibus: I’m guessing that’s a royal one there? You’re not missing much, last glance neither the Pack nor the Lions had scored yet.

    @asiangrrlMN: Hi hon. Fight the extortion. Let some other city deal with Old Man Yells At Football. The LA Vikings would be fucking hilarious to me.

  63. 63.

    Omnes Omnibus

    @Andy K: GB doesn’t play well in the 1st quarter. I don’t know why. I hope they fix it, but, right now, that’s the way it is.

  64. 64.

    The Dangerman

    @RalfW:

    As a Minnesotan, I suspect sabotage, since Ziggy Wilf keeps threatening to take his team away when the leas expires shortly.

    The NFL wants a team in Los Angeles in the worst way, has anyone seen Roger Goodell with a big knife?

    Sad thing is LA doesn’t want a team! Shit, we have no issues on blackouts or missing a good game for a shitty local one. But we’re good for those teams that need to have some leverage (Chargers are using us, too).

  67. 67.

    asiangrrlMN

    @Loneoak: Yes, well, that’s what they want now. That’s what we had before the ‘Dome, but noooooo, it wasn’t good enough. Fuck ’em. LA can have them.

    @Yutsano: Hi, you. What’s up? The Twins wanted a retractable roof. They did not get one.

    The hell? The game is actually being played in Detroit? WTF? They get in for free? Huh?

    @Andy K: Yes. You would. And, yes, I am. So, gooooooo, Lions!

  74. 74.

    Loneoak

    @Andy K:

    Yeah, they’re friggin’ ridiculous.

    Did I ever tell you about the time my Sophomore year when we were undefeated, it was second round of the playoffs, and the football field was too muddy to use? The assistant coach, one of those obscene bajillionaires who lives on the lake, hired a HELICOPTER to hover over the field for an hour to dry it off.

    We’re talking about our high school, folks.

  77. 77.

    The Dangerman

    @asiangrrlMN:

    Fuck ‘em. LA can have them.

    Fuck that; they’re yours. Don’t go dumping them like an unwanted pet on us. And don’t forget to neuter…

  78. 78.

    WyldPirate

    @Mary Jane:

    Who are you and what have you done with the “real” WyldPirate”?

    I’m only an asshole part-time, Mary Jane. I sometimes take a night or a few hours off. ;)

  81. 81.

    asiangrrlMN

    @Yutsano: I wish. We stood firm against welfare for the Twins for many years. Hennepin County had to do some shady finagling to get it passed–against public wishes. I fear the same will happen with the Vikes. If LA gets the Vikings, then they can be friends with the Minneapolis LA Lakers.

    @burnspbesq: Twins wanted it. It would have added quite a bit to the cost. They were having enough trouble getting a stadium built on public monies in the first place, so they ditched the retractable. I bet they will start grumbling for one this year. And it will cost more to add one.

    @Andy K: I’d pay a whole dollah to read ya!

    Go, Lions!

    stuckinred, mmmmm, fresh ceviche. Yum yum yum.

  82. 82.

    Andy K

    @Loneoak:

    I believe it. Hell, if he passed the bill on to the district, I’m sure no one blinked.

    I’ve never once seen EGR turn down a millage proposal. Hell, when they passed one to expand the gyms at the elementary schools back in the late ’90s and Lakeside’s ended up being built about 2 feet too small, they easily passed another millage request to redo it the next summer.

  83. 83.

    The Dangerman

    @burnspbesq:

    We already have two professional football clubs, the Galaxy and the motherfucking Goats.

    Don’t forget USC.

    I need more coffee, I don’t get the Goats reference.

  84. 84.

    BGinCHI

    @stuckinred: Thanks.

    I’ll send him an email through the restaurant or something. Too long since I’ve talked to him. We went through some dark times together.

    Restaurant looks great. That fucker can cook.

  85. 85.

    Yutsano

    @burnspbesq: The Twins poutraged over getting new digs, but the city balked at the roof price tag. The one over Safeco is hella nice but that fucker wasn’t cheap.

    @Omnes Omnibus: Heh. It’s like watching a kindergarten class after ice cream day is canceled.

    @asiangrrlMN: The real bad news, after watching that collapse, is that the Metrodome is gonna be toast for awhile. Which of course just strengthens Wilf’s hand in demanding a new stadium. It’s okay to let them go, we did it with the Supersonics and honestly I don’t think we miss them much.

    Protip to the Browns: GIVE PEYTON THE BALL YOU FUCKING IDIOTS!!

  88. 88.

    Omnes Omnibus

    @Yutsano: I may have contributed to the poutrage. But at least, I looked good. I had to “like” the station to comment; I “unliked” as soon as the station came back on.

  92. 92.

    4jkb4ia

    @Andy K:
    I was going to post the one sentence from NFL.com, “Game cancelled because roof collapsed”, without comment. The Giants will simply have to destroy the Vikings tomorrow. AsiangrrrlMN, you know this is true.

  93. 93.

    Andy K

    @Yutsano:

    The real bad news, after watching that collapse, is that the Metrodome is gonna be toast for awhile.

    I…don’t think so.

    Same sort of thing happened once at the Silverdome, and all it took was stitching in some new panels and inflating it again. Didn’t take long at all.

    Now if it was a solid roof, like the Superdome, they’d have to check for structural damage and stuff.

  96. 96.

    The Dangerman

    @asiangrrlMN:

    If LA gets the Vikings, then they can be friends with the Minneapolis LA Lakers.

    We’d have to have a name change; LA might have some reasonable sized lakes within a several hour commute, but we sure as shit have nothing related to Vikings. We would need something local; I propose the LA Carjackers.

  97. 97.

    asiangrrlMN

    @The Dangerman: Snicker. I wish we could neuter them. And, LA needs a football team, doncha know.

    @Yutsano: You and me, mind-meld. And, yeah, I agree. Zygi has to be grinning in glee right now. Ah, hell. I might as well be resigned to the permanent outrage I will feel when the Vikings get their new stadium.

    P.S. The Twins went three and out to the Yanks in the playoffs in the Hennepin County Taxpayers Stadium. They can do that just fine in the Metrodome.

  98. 98.

    bemused

    @Loneoak:
    Wow. No snow and bright sunshine in northern Minn, too damn cold. High of zero yesterday and today, minus 16 last night. Forecast is minus 28 tonight.

  100. 100.

    JPL

    I lost power about 20 minutes ago..it’s 28 outside so hopefully it’s not off for long. The Falcons are up 14-0 so that’s good news. The other good news is I switched to Uverse so have the internet to check scores. The backup battery is supposedly 4 hours and hopefully the power is restored by then.

  101. 101.

    4jkb4ia

    @arguingwithsignposts:
    The NYT comments section is that way because it’s the Times. This comments section is this way because that is the way John wants it. John could take a look at the miraculously civilized discussion that was TNC on the Obama tax cuts and say, “I want to do things that way.” He chooses to put up with all of these lunatics, including me.

  103. 103.

    burnspbesq

    @Andy K:

    BIG! PLAY! CLAY!

    I’m really hoping that his younger brother gets a clean shot at Newton in the championship game. Just one. I’m certain that the family tradition will be upheld.

  105. 105.

    asiangrrlMN

    @stuckinred: And they are both hawt. Yummy.

    @4jkb4ia: I am so conflicted. I am a huge Vikes fan, but I don’t want them to get a new stadium–so they cannot make the playoffs or even end the season well. Still. Eli Manning–no. Go, Vikes!

    @The Dangerman: LA Cosmetic Surgeons. And, you do not have lakes. Come to MN and see our lakes. We have lakes.

  110. 110.

    Morbo

    Almost halftime in Detroit, almost time to shovel the sidewalks. The hell is happening with these two offenses?

  112. 112.

    Andy K

    @burnspbesq:

    Yeah. Gotta root for the University of Nike to win it. Not like they won’t be awarded the title a few years down the line, after the latest round of scandals in the Auburn football program are brought to light. You KNOW it’s going to happen.

  115. 115.

    The Dangerman

    @asiangrrlMN:

    Come to MN and see our lakes. We have lakes.

    I flew over your flyover state once; it DOES have lakes. And a shitload of really big puddles. I’m thinking about 1000 of the former, 9000 of the latter.

    /ducks, runs for cover

    I was in Winona for a short while; as I recall (it’s been years), they didn’t want mosquito abatement because that pissed off the fisherman. You also have some big ass mosquitos!

    /ducks again, runs out of the area

  117. 117.

    Mary Jane

    @stuckinred: Yes I did, thanks for asking. Love me some ABL and her pup is a sweetiepie. I only take objection to her saying she has a tired old ass. All our asses are tired but old should only be used by, well, the old.

    Been a longtime lurker but still getting to know the regulars. You’re right, very good people here–kind, smart and witty. Well worth a few thorns.

    Still need to figure out blockquote, though.

  119. 119.

    Yutsano

    @asiangrrlMN: I imagine the distortion racket will start all over again when Seattle makes a play for an NHL team. There’s a great location downtown that would be perfect but they say it’s too small. It was the big excuse for the Sonics move (not that it mattered, the new owner wanted any excuse under the sun to bail) but even a large remodel is quite feasible instead of starting from scratch. Hell you could build something twice the size there and it would fit. It just wouldn’t have that new arena smell. Plus the payoffs for our new stadiums are actually ahead of schedule.

  120. 120.

    alwhite

    Yes, Thank Gog the dome collapsed! Since Minnesota schools are waaaay over funded, the roads too well maintained (I35 bridge anyone?), they are adding poor people to the state health care program, it really behooves them to ensure that an out of state billionaire can increase the value of his investment. Particularly one so critical to the well being of the entire nation as an NFL franchise.

    The taxpayers managed to double the value of the Twins at a cost of only 5 times the increase in value ($500mil spent for $100mill increase). It would be unkind not to do it again. Really they should do it for every billionaire.

  121. 121.

    asiangrrlMN

    @Andy K: Oh, so that’s how it is, is it? Man, you and me would be like a rom-com. fight, fight, fight, angry make-up sex, fight, dramatic break up, hot make-up sex, fight, fight, fight. Go, Lions!

    @JPL: Ouch. I hope you get your power back soon. I also hope nobody here has a power outage. 6 degrees, -7 windchill.

    I want both Oregon and Auburn to lose the title game. I still hold out hope that it’s possible.

    @alwhite: Whot you said. I am so with you. Don’t forget that HCMC is turning away people from the ER because they are strapped for cash.

  122. 122.

    stuckinred

    @Omnes Omnibus: We think they are ok, all vital signs are normal and I’ going to get them in an hour. This is strange stuff, the more I learn the more it seems like it’s no big deal except for the occasional dog that drops dead in a couple of hours.

    thanks

  123. 123.

    burnspbesq

    @Yutsano:

    I might have to fly up for the Northwest Derby next year. That’s going to be the wildest fixture in the history of MLS.

    Until the first Red Bull – Cosmos match in 2014 or so.

  124. 124.

    Loneoak

    @The Dangerman:

    We would need something local; I propose the LA Carjackers

    Orange County Birchers
    The Highway 101 Parking Lots
    The Hollywood All Good Seats Will be Taken by Celebrities

  128. 128.

    4jkb4ia

    @asiangrrlMN:
    As not a taxpayer in the place in question, the Metrodome has been an awful place to play baseball since they built it. I even went to a game there once. So I do not begrudge Target Field which looks gorgeous. However, I do begrudge the stately pleasuredome by that name which replaced the perfectly good Busch Stadium.

  134. 134.

    asiangrrlMN

    @The Dangerman: I will now have to fork you with my rusty pitchfork. Nah, not really. You are correct. We are pretty free with the ‘lake’ label. We have to be to reach more than 10,000 lakes. We just ain’t that big. As for mosquitoes, tell me about it. They are our actual state bird.

    @Yutsano: I hear you. It happened here for the Wild!, for the Twins, for the Gophers, and now for the Vikes. It makes me a VERY conflicted sports fan. Not to mention the misogyny. Also.

  138. 138.

    JenJen

    @Omnes Omnibus: I’d give just about anything to go to the NHL Winter Classic. Hey Cole!! Any chance you got tickets?

    I really think it’s mindblowing that so many Michigan fans turned up for “The Big Chill” yesterday, and it’s great news for hockey.

    As an aside, my OSU-loving father always refused to watch the film “The Big Chill”, simply because it was a movie about a bunch of Michigan fans. The man has his principles.

  140. 140.

    burnspbesq

    Listening to the Duke women’s basketball game online. The omens are not good for Oklahoma State. Eight minutes in, it’s 15-3, the Cowgirls are 1-for-3 from the floor with 12 turnovers.

  142. 142.

    asiangrrlMN

    @4jkb4ia: I don’t disagree with the assessment of the Dome. However, we had an outdoor stadium called the Met. The Twins blathered on and on about needing an indoor stadium. They built the stupid Dome and razed the Met. The Dome wasn’t around for ten minutes before people started grumbling about it. I begrudge spending public monies on it. I begrudge it a lot. Especially as the state essentially forced the people of one county to pay for it after the commissioners of that county OK’ed it 4-3.

    @Andy K: Rosalind Russell is amazing. I will be Hildy to your Walter as long as I get the last word!

    @JPL: Damn. I am right there with you. We are all conspiracy theorists now.

  143. 143.

    Steeplejack

    Cole,

    “JenJen’s hapless Bungles” are playing the Stillers pretty close. I’d be nervous, if I were you. Pittsburgh has scored, what, 32 points in their last two games? And Big Ben is apparently wearing a windshield to protect his beezer.

  144. 144.

    JPL

    Uverse is awesome. My land line phone doesn’t work but that’s because it’s cordless. If I plugged in a phone it would work.

  146. 146.

    Andy K

    @JenJen:

    As an aside, my OSU-loving father always refused to watch the film “The Big Chill”, simply because it was a movie about a bunch of Michigan fans. The man has his principles.

    No, it was a movie about U of M grads. Had it been about U of M fans, it would have been set in the break room of a Ford plant.

    Now if it was a movie about OSU grads, it would have been set in a WalMart break room…And if it was about OSU fans, the whole film would have been set in a queue of Ohioans selling scrap metal at a junkyard.

  148. 148.

    The Dangerman

    @Loneoak:

    Orange County Birchers
    The Highway 101 Parking Lots
    The Hollywood All Good Seats Will be Taken by Celebrities

    All good, but I’m thinking we need some cross marketing; therefore, I propose the LA High Speed Car Chases (for those of you not in LA, we get off on high speed chases here; I think there was a service (may still be) that would beep you when there was a good one).

  151. 151.

    stuckinred

    Big Chill

    Meg: They’re either married or gay. And if they’re not gay, they’ve just broken up with the most wonderful woman in the world, or they’ve just broken up with a bitch who looks exactly like me. They’re in transition from a monogamous relationship and they need more space. Or they’re tired of space, but they just can’t commit. Or they want to commit, but they’re afraid to get close. They want to get close, you don’t want to get near them.

  154. 154.

    quaint irene

    @stuckinred:
    good news on your pups. glad to hear it.

    Huzzah! I was hoping for good update.

  156. 156.

    Steeplejack

    @asiangrrlMN:

    Little of both. I have strong underdog sympathies and usually dislike rabid homerism. The ultimate being FTFY, of course. I think Pittsburgh will make the playoffs, but I wouldn’t mind seeing them have to take a more, er, angsty route. Heh.

    Sort of dozing through the Buccaneers-Redskins game now while waiting for Patriots-Bears at 4:00. Of course, I thought Jets-Pats was going to be a great game last week. Even planned to sit down and watch the whole game, which I rarely do, and it turned into a 42-point bloodbath. I apologize to everyone for causing that. Maybe the Bears are made of sterner stuff.

    Redskins are playing pretty well–their running back had 100 yards in the first quarter alone–but they can’t seem to score. Well into the second quarter before they got a touchdown, and it’s still only 10-6 late in the third.

    But I’m glad to be home in the man-cave and doing nothing. It’s rainy and very gray here, temp around 41°. Perfect day for doing nothing. Which is what I am doing. That is all.

  157. 157.

    JenJen

    @Andy K: Nice gratuitous all-around Big Ten slam. ;-)

    But really, it was about (whiny, navel-gazing) U of M grads who were also fans; I mean the whole stupid movie culminated in the Michigan State-Michigan football game. Hence, the hockey game yesterday between the same two teams was appropriately dubbed “The Big Chill.”

    (for the record, Dad’s a Kent State grad; I’m Ohio University. But when you’re from Ohio, you just root for the Buckeyes and hate all things Michigan. It’s our birthright. We’ve got to have something to believe in around here. I mean, have you ever actually been to Ohio? :-) )

    (ETA: You don’t have to answer that; I think you probably have!)

  158. 158.

    asiangrrlMN

    @Andy K: Was not. Hit the ground.

    @Steeplejack: I hear you. I am a big fan of the underdog. If I have no skin in a game, I will root for the underdog. As for the Bears/Pats…sigh. I should root against the Bears, but I hate the Pats. Dilemmas.

  161. 161.

    Steeplejack

    @asiangrrlMN:

    Well, you gotta root for what helps your Vikes the most. Presume that would involve a Patriots victory, however distasteful the prospect.

    Dark cloud behind the silver lining is that the game delay gives Old Man Yelling at Clouds (h/t Yutsy) another day to miraculously heal and keep his starting streak alive. Because that’s what’s really important. Not, you know, winning the game or anything like that. Oof. You have my sympathy this year.

  162. 162.

    Yutsano

    @asiangrrlMN: Amazingly enough the 49ers are the underdog against the Seahawks today. Which of course means the Seahacks shall blow it in quite spectacular fashion.

    BTW massively toxic thread two posts up. And no one show it to ABL, she’ll lose her shit and rip some folks new ones.

    @JenJen: I haz never been to Ohio. However a certain fullback for a certain Ohio team could change that.

  163. 163.

    BGinCHI

    @Omnes Omnibus: I restrained myself. Drank some delish petite syrah when I got home though.

    Crazy weather change between last night and today though. Prolly colder up your way though.

    Good luck to your Packers.

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    JPL

    Yeah!…The power is back on and the Falcons just scored. Southern homes leak all over and an hour without power really lowers the temperature and I have storm windows

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    Andy K

    @asiangrrlMN:

    I think he got his hand under it. Low-tier game though, so no great camera angle on it.

    @JenJen:

    Nice gratuitous all-around Big Ten slam. ;-)

    Nah, more of an Ohio State slam. I’m a Michigan fan, not a grad, and know the difference there. I also know how much it takes to clean up after all the chaw juice and rusty fenders left on our roads here in Michigan after the Buckeyes visit the Wolverines and Spartans. It’s much worse than the horse crap- yes, literally, horse crap– left by Hoosier fans.

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    asiangrrlMN

    @Andy K: That was a catch by Jennings.

    And THAT was an interception!

    @Steeplejack: Well, if you’ve read the rest of the thread, I have very complicated feelings for the Vikes. I don’t actually want them to make the playoffs. Still. I probably will root for the Pats. Grudgingly. Yeah. Favre’s starting streak is all-important. Sigh.

    @Yutsano: Yes. I am studiously ignoring it. If you visit Ohio, you have to come to MN, too.

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    JenJen

    @Yutsano:

    BTW massively toxic thread two posts up.

    These days, I just try to stick to the sports threads for this precise reason. Not even gonna look. Too happy watching my hapless Bengals handle the Stillers surprisingly well so far (but it’s early).

    Apropos of absolutely nothing, I am so addicted to this Shawn Mullins song. Sexxxxxxxx-aay! And I never thought I’d ever say something like that about a Shawn Mullins song.

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    burnspbesq

    So Scott Brown’s daughter graduates, and Boston College is off to a 10-0 start and averaging over 90 points a game. Addition by subtraction?

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    Omnes Omnibus

    @Andy K: I’m watching alone at home as well. Madame Omnibus is making X-mas ornaments with some of her fellow students.

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    Yutsano

    @Steeplejack: Whatever gets you through the day there Steepman. Whatever gets you through the day. :)

    @asiangrrlMN: There is a rather large IRS facility in Cincinnati, so it is possible for me to end up venturing over that way at some point. I might see if there would be any way of extending that out.

    @JenJen: Subtle that song ain’t. But sometimes you just have to channel your inner Barry White.

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    JenJen

    You know, you can just feel the momentum making a permanent shift in this damned game. As a Bengals fan, I am quite familiar with this feeling, and have experienced it 10 games in a row now. Heavy in the air, faint taste of metal.

    Sniff. Hangin’ with ’em, regardless.

    ETA: Hold up now! Bengals D actually decided to make a play there. Hmmmm! OK, Carson, seriously, just hold it together here.

    @Yutsano: I know!! Love the comments section to the video, too. Lots of “I am so getting laid to this song tonight” sentiment.

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    Steeplejack

    @JenJen:

    That’s why I appreciate the Bengals. They lose, but they almost always manage to do it in a maudlin, “That’s a damn shame” way. Very touching, even if you’re not a big fan of theirs.

    And, as I said upthread, I wouldn’t mind seeing the Stillers get a few more bumps and scrapes on the inevitable road to the playoffs.

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    asiangrrlMN

    @JenJen: Love Shawn Mullins. And, yeah, sexy. Not something I, either, would normally say about a Mullins’ song. But, he does have that growl thing going on.

    ETA: Gotta say, though, not my fave song by him.

    And, I mostly stick to the sports threads and the late-night open threads (and the animal threads). Much healthier for me.

    @Yutsano: YAY! That would be massively awesome. Maybe you can make it coincide with the Netroots Conference in summer.

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    alwhite

    @asiangrrlMN:

    I had forgotten that. I was so glad when I moved from Florida to Minnesota. Here was a State that understood it cost money to have great schools, good roads and that we all do better when we make it possible for the poor to get in the game. Now it seems more like a frozen Florida: Nothing for you unless I get more! Screw the poor! Why am I paying taxes for schools or roads or transit when I don’t use them?

    Now, like Florida the lege tries to hide the cost of what the State does, pretend it can do stuff for free, disguise where the money really comes from and generally screws the people who seem to be happy to avoid the hard discussions.

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    asiangrrlMN

    @alwhite: Well, I think we are still better than Florida. At least we didn’t elect a crook as governor. This time.

    @Andy K: I like it. And, touchdown, Lions!

    ETA: This will be the song you play in our rom-com after you do something really stupid and before I forgive you (so we can have hawt make-up sex).

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    JenJen

    @Steeplejack: Thank you for your condolences. They are dramatic, aren’t they? At the beginning of the season, I was really hoping they’d tug at my heartstrings in a completely different way, but you’ll have that as a Bengals die-hard. I’m pretty sure most would consider my devotion to be a character flaw.

    Silver lining though? We’ll have a sweet draft pick (who will fail spectacularly anyway)!

    @asiangrrlMN: Well, I loved that song the first time I heard it, and I had no idea it was Shawn Mullins! He’s fantastic live, as you already know if you’ve ever seen him. The kind of artist who puts it all out there, in a very entertaining fashion. He rules.

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    Yutsano

    Gonna snag some tacos and maybe do a little housecleaning before the Seachickens rip out my guts. Y’all behave now.

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    PanAmerican

    The weather will turn Pats vs. Bears into a spectacle of missed FG’s and passes going horribly astray.

    The College Cup final is on the deuce at 3pm central. Akron vs. Louisville. What the hell is a Zip?

  208. 208.

    Morbo

    Oooh, hoo, hoo, the Lions are about ready to win another football game. Adding: don’t punt it, idiots: long snap it, run around, throw the ball out of bounds.

  211. 211.

    Steeplejack

    Justin H. Bieber on a stick! Redskins missed the extra point and are down 17-16 with eight seconds to go. Damn.

    ETA: And they’re done. Bucs win after trailing most of the game.

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    JenJen

    @Andy K:

    I also know how much it takes to clean up after all the chaw juice and rusty fenders left on our roads here in Michigan after the Buckeyes visit the Wolverines and Spartans.

    Save for that infamous Mirror Lake Pee Incident (and those were actual OSU students!), you don’t really believe I couldn’t match you one-for-one with those visiting fan stories, do you? I don’t even live in Columbus, but I could spew volumes just on the novice way in which Michigan fans drive, have accents which make it sound as though the lot of them are expats from Ontario, and suck at tipping their bartenders, before I even got warmed up.

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    Yutsano

    @Angry Black Lady: Am I wrong for mulling over what I think you might say? Cause I bet it could divert into a righteous rant for the ages.

    I haz amazing basil from the store and no food processor. And no I’m not making pesto the old fashioned way.

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