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Open Thread, Brackets Edition

by Anne Laurie|  March 17, 20115:32 pm| 33 Comments

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(Mike Luckovich via gocomics.com)
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Via commentor Bootlegger, the Balloon Juice Tournament Pick’Em.
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Suggest your favorite Oirish Craich youtube here. Richt now, I’m favoring State of Massachusetts…

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  1. 1.

    cathyx

    March 17, 2011 at 5:37 pm

    I’m voting that this country will go to war with Libya.

  2. 2.

    stuckinred

    March 17, 2011 at 5:37 pm

    Bout time

  3. 3.

    Just Some Fuckhead

    March 17, 2011 at 5:38 pm

    How freaky would it be if cats could whistle?

  4. 4.

    BGinCHI

    March 17, 2011 at 5:41 pm

    If someone here doesn’t race to the bottom of the gutter with an answer soon I’m gonna have to.

    Don’t make me do it.

  5. 5.

    cathyx

    March 17, 2011 at 5:45 pm

    @Just Some Fuckhead: Or have thumbs.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6CcxJQq1x8

  6. 6.

    MagicPanda

    March 17, 2011 at 5:45 pm

    The CNN headlines says: “‘Heartbroken’ Obama offers support to Japan”

    Quick office pool — what is the wingnut response?

    My guess: this shows how weak Obama is.

  7. 7.

    BR

    March 17, 2011 at 5:46 pm

    @cathyx:

    The Libya situation could be a big mess, and is likely to start tonight. Gaddafi isn’t going to go down without a fight and making a big mess out of things, and oil prices are going to go through the roof again.

    From what I’ve read, Clinton is the one banging the war drum – nobody else in the administration is.

  8. 8.

    BGinCHI

    March 17, 2011 at 5:46 pm

    @MagicPanda: Dick Cheney, asked for comment, replied that “only wussies have hearts.”

  9. 9.

    Villago Delenda Est

    March 17, 2011 at 5:47 pm

    Hilarious ad of the week: Microsoft says they’re helping DOD with “cybersecurity options”.

    You mean like ditching all MS products and going with something that isn’t designed to be insecure in the first place?

  10. 10.

    joe from Lowell

    March 17, 2011 at 5:51 pm

    Suggest your favorite Oirish Craich youtube here.

    So I’m off to join the IRA, and I’m off tomorrow morn.

  11. 11.

    BGinCHI

    March 17, 2011 at 5:52 pm

    @Villago Delenda Est: Why can’t DOD just by Macs straight from Apple?

  12. 12.

    MikeJ

    March 17, 2011 at 5:53 pm

    Dropkick Murphys and the Red Sox just around the corner

  13. 13.

    Berial

    March 17, 2011 at 5:55 pm

    The older I get the more I come to believe that the ONLY thing ‘conservatives’ really stand for is, “what can I do, to piss off those people I don’t like, today”.

    Cutting funding for Public Radio the way the bill passed in the house does, will not lower anyone’s tax bill. It won’t do anything except silence a source of national news if it passed and they KNOW it won’t pass. The Republican politicians know this is something that they can brag about to their base.

    I honestly think they did it because, “liberals like it, so we must destroy it”. I don’t think the ‘base’ thinks any deeper than that.

  14. 14.

    The Dangerman

    March 17, 2011 at 6:08 pm

    Speaking of, um, going off, what sign should we take that Louisville was beat by Morehead State and Kentucky damned near got beat by a team led by a player named Hummer?

  15. 15.

    BGinCHI

    March 17, 2011 at 6:10 pm

    @The Dangerman: You’re getting warmer.

  16. 16.

    Suffern ACE

    March 17, 2011 at 6:14 pm

    @MagicPanda: “Heartbroken?” Was their something going on between Japan and the President that we weren’t aware of?

  17. 17.

    Svensker

    March 17, 2011 at 6:17 pm

    @MagicPanda:

    The CNN headlines says: “’Heartbroken’ Obama offers support to Japan”

    He did NOT offer support. He was busy filling out a gambling form ! ZOMG !

    Also, too, did you know he was black? ! ! Basketball ! !

  18. 18.

    MagicPanda

    March 17, 2011 at 6:21 pm

    @Suffern ACE: Does Obama have a Japanese mistress???!111?! one !! eleven!!1

  19. 19.

    Cat Lady

    March 17, 2011 at 6:21 pm

    @MikeJ:

    THIS.

  20. 20.

    stuckinred

    March 17, 2011 at 6:25 pm

    @BGinCHI: Have you noticed that Keady is a “special assistant” to Lavin at St John’s?

  21. 21.

    Uncle Clarence Thomas

    March 17, 2011 at 6:30 pm

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    Balloonbagger Etiquette Update
    It is now considered weak and unserious to tell progressives and liberals you have never met that you wish they would “die in a fire” (DIAF). The correct manly phrase to visit upon them (and you know I’m including you, Angry Black LINO) is now “die in a nuclear fire” (DIANF).
    .
    .

  22. 22.

    burnspbesq

    March 17, 2011 at 7:06 pm

    @ the Dangerman:

    Not to mention Richmond taking out Vandy.

    Millions of brackets, meet shredder.

  23. 23.

    JPL

    March 17, 2011 at 7:47 pm

    I feel very confident that a 12 or 13 seed will advance to the sweet 16.

  24. 24.

    burnspbesq

    March 17, 2011 at 8:02 pm

    @Uncle Clarence Thomas:

    Here’s a bottle of Liquid Plumb’r and a straw. You know what to do.

  25. 25.

    BGinCHI

    March 17, 2011 at 8:09 pm

    @stuckinred: Lav prolly owes him money…..

  26. 26.

    BGinCHI

    March 17, 2011 at 8:09 pm

    @burnspbesq: Have Richmond going to the 16!

  27. 27.

    tkogrumpy

    March 17, 2011 at 8:10 pm

    Dropkick Murphy? Jaisas, that was aweful.

  28. 28.

    madmommy

    March 17, 2011 at 8:16 pm

    @burnspbesq:

    Louisville totally blew up my Southwest division. I did, however, have Richmond beating Vandy. I should have known better than to pick Louisville!

  29. 29.

    Mr Stagger Lee

    March 17, 2011 at 9:02 pm

    Is Jimmer Fredette the next white player that could save the NBA? ala Larry Bird. I know I know it was Bird and Magic, but I asking the QUESTION, that isn’t supposed to be asked.

  30. 30.

    Uncle Clarence Thomas

    March 17, 2011 at 9:40 pm

    @burnspbesq:
    .
    .

    Here’s a bottle of Liquid Plumb’r and a straw. You know what to do.

    So, you wish to assist in my painful death?

    Let the record show that you are a depraved individual, who should be ashamed of himself. IOW, a perfect specimen of a balloonbagger.

    Thank you for your public honesty.
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    .

  31. 31.

    fuzed

    March 17, 2011 at 10:12 pm

    flanigan’s ball. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JX_9SGdjtU

    Brawl mandatory

  32. 32.

    Origuy

    March 18, 2011 at 1:38 am

    I picked Morehead State, but I had them losing to Vandy. I got the Zags over St. John, though. Not bad considering I haven’t paid any attention to basketball for a couple of years. I did the picks in about 10 minutes this morning. I wouldn’t mind having my bracket blown if the Illini beat Kansas, but it ain’t gonna happen.

  33. 33.

    Paul in KY

    March 18, 2011 at 9:04 am

    @Mr Stagger Lee: No way! He’s not as good as Danny Ainge. Someone on TV was comparing him to Scott Skiles. he’s a little bigger than Scott. Probably has more outside shooting range. Not the passer or free throw shooter that Scott was. Don’t know about defense as (heard this, not original) his only defensive responsibility is to not get in foul trouble.

    I would compare him to that asshole from Duke a couple of years ago. Plays for the Magic. Decent player, get’s some minutes. Not a star though.

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