Can the Elephants continue their March Forward? Will the Cafeteros build upon their impressive win against Greece?
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Come for the politics, stay for the snark.
Wake up. Grow up. Get in the fight.
It’s all just conspiracy shit beamed down from the mothership.
I did not have this on my fuck 2025 bingo card.
The rest of the comments were smacking Boebert like she was a piñata.
I have other things to bitch about but those will have to wait.
Nancy smash is sick of your bullshit.
Mediocre white men think RFK Jr’s pathetic midlife crisis is inspirational. The bar is set so low for them, it’s subterranean.
An almost top 10,000 blog!
In after Baud. Damn.
So it was an October Surprise A Day, like an Advent calendar but for crime.
It is not hopeless, and we are not helpless.
The willow is too close to the house.
Boeing: repeatedly making the case for high speed rail.
Too often we confuse noise with substance. too often we confuse setbacks with defeat.
Lick the third rail, it tastes like chocolate!
fuckem (in honor of the late great efgoldman)
People identifying as christian while ignoring christ and his teachings is a strange thing indeed.
I really should read my own blog.
Let me eat cake. The rest of you could stand to lose some weight, frankly.
The press swings at every pitch, we don’t have to.
Red lights blinking on democracy’s dashboard
But frankly mr. cole, I’ll be happier when you get back to telling us to go fuck ourselves.
You know it’s bad when the Project 2025 people have to create training videos on “How To Be Normal”.
I see no possible difficulties whatsoever with this fool-proof plan.
Morzer
Colombia to win 3-1. Some day I have to get a prediction right and I think today might be the day. Anyway, they make better coffee!
PaulW
I predict one team will score more points than the other team, which usually leads to a win.
Villago Delenda Est
Now that FC Barcelona is out, out, out, the Germans have a clear field.
If you’re Poland or Belgium, you should be concerned right now.
Gordon Schumway
I predict Drogba’s massive thighs will terrify the Colombians and he will score 16 goals.
Origuy
@Morzer: But the Ivorians make better music!
KG
@Villago Delenda Est: France is also concerned, but putting on a brave face. England is digging up the old line about national games, just in case.
raven
Univision’s feed is so much better.
Morzer
@Gordon Schumway:
I predict le Drog will leave the pitch much better rolled than he found it!
MikeJ
@Morzer:
No. I generally find South American coffees to be insipid. I’m a big fan of African coffees, and it’s one of Côte d’Ivoire’s biggest exports.
Morzer
@Origuy:
Yes, but can you use it to deal with your addiction when you wake up in the morning?
Morzer
@MikeJ:
For my money, African coffees tend to be too earthy. Still, YMMV.
Corner Stone
@KG:
We’re still just talking about futbol, right?
scav
@Corner Stone: I thought it was coffees, only we veered into teas for some reason.
Gin & Tonic
@Corner Stone: Until somebody finds a way to drag in HRC.
Morzer
CIV look a much better side than in their last game.
SRW1
I’m pretty much neutral on the two teams, but after yesterdays disappointing showing of Cameroon I gotta go with the Elephant Bone Coast in the interest of seeing African football make some progress.
SRW1
@Villago Delenda Est:
Especially if Engeland should drop out later today as well.
raven
Good way to break a rib.
muddy
@scav: Tea for cricket?
schrodinger's cat
@muddy: Assam or Darjeeling?
Morzer
@schrodinger’s cat:
Wulong!
Steeplejack
El muffo! How does Guttierez miss that shot?
scav
@muddy: I would have gone with a red wine with any cricket course, unless they are somehow sugared into dessert status — then something Sauterne-ish.
schrodinger's cat
Speaking of beverages, I have a recipe here for mango lassi along with a photo of a mango on a tree in my friend’s garden.
Morzer
@Steeplejack:
Obviously, Obama arranged for a micro-drone strike on his foot.
HumboldtBlue
Coffee? That Colombian needed a sedative after being far too overexcited to have a clear shot at an easy goal only to flub it wide.
Morzer
@schrodinger’s cat:
Mango lassi is wonderful. How are you on mughlai dishes?
SRW1
@Corner Stone:
Yep, we’re speculating about the knock-out phase.
hildebrand
@Gin & Tonic: Some have stated that in a recent interview, Hillary waffled a bit on whether or not she agreed with Klinsmann’s decision to leave Donovan off the team. A key Democratic strategist has wondered whether such a lack of leadership might doom her to the same charges of ‘fecklessness’ as Obama. When asked about these reports, Hillary seemed to intimate that she differed vastly from Obama’s approach.
Morzer
This looks like being quite a good game, despite the lack of goals thus far.
schrodinger's cat
@Morzer: Not a huge fan of the Chinese teas. I like my tea strong, none of that sugary milky Chai Latte swill that Starbucks sells.
HumboldtBlue
@Corner Stone: Either that or the name “Passechendaele” is about to become fashionable again.
schrodinger's cat
@Morzer: Eating them or cooking them?
scav
@schrodinger’s cat: Ooohhhh, that seems feasible, is there anything special about salted lassi I should know?
Morzer
@schrodinger’s cat:
Either or both! And you could add in korma to the mix, figuratively speaking, while you are on the subject. And, before I forget, do you have a secret garam masala blend?
raven
Where’d all this patting each other on the face shit come from?
KG
@SRW1: so, if Germany loses, how many of their players will be playing for Argentina next World Cup?
(ok, that’s my last one, I swear)
schrodinger's cat
@scav:Not really, I like to add a tiny bit of salt to bring out the sweetness in desserts.
HumboldtBlue
@raven: That’s pretty common, actually.
Morzer
@raven:
I blame Wayne Rooney.
muddy
@schrodinger’s cat: I like a strong tea myself. There is a tea house near here with a multipage menu. I am terrible with names and never remember them. But I go by the descriptions and have always been pleased – I randomly hop around the menu, which changes a lot. My sister likes the really light kind of teas, they taste like grass to me. Some of the ones she orders look like grass as well in the pot.
Morzer
@schrodinger’s cat:
Are you the evil genius behind the sea salt in chocolate craze?
SRW1
@KG:
Don’t know, probably depends on how many come out of the tournament in serviceable form.
(My last one as well)
raven
@HumboldtBlue: I know that, still, I can’t imagine somebody doing that in hoops.
Mike E
The organic Mexican ground coffee at my local cuppa Joe is mighty fine, just sayin’.
scav
@schrodinger’s cat: So, it’s really just no mangos but same recipe? ha! Where did I pick up the idea of hidden dark complexity?
eta milk or water or ?? to thin the yougurt?
Morzer
@muddy:
Have you tried keemun teas? They tend to have a nice, rich flavor.
schrodinger's cat
@Morzer: I don’t but my mother does. I will ask her for the recipe.
The store brought stuff has cumin added, which dilutes the masala.
Mughlai is mainly restaurant food, kinda like fancy French cooking. Chicken curries of different sorts are a staple in my kitchen. I have a loose formula and change stuff on the fly depending on my mood. If
Morzer
@Mike E:
You grind organic Mexicans to make your coffee?
schrodinger's cat
@scav: You could also add some powdered cumin and mint to the mix, while making salty lassi. Lassi with live yogurt cultures tastes much better, try Brown Cow or your local farmer’s market. Husband kitteh actually makes yogurt at home, not difficult but you need a starter.
Morzer
@schrodinger’s cat:
I’ve had fun experimenting with masala mixes and making my own korma recipes. I find my versions tend to be less sweet than the ones you get in restaurants.
schrodinger's cat
@scav: If you are using non fat yogurt, it does not require any thinning. If have to thin the yogurt, I prefer water, cleaner taste.
Mike E
@Morzer: Eats, shoots, and leaves…maybe not in that order.
muddy
@Morzer: Probably, but I never remember the names. I guess I would take more note if I had gotten something displeasing!
schrodinger's cat
@Morzer: Indians love their sugar and fat, restaurants are particularly guilty about this.
schrodinger's cat
@muddy: Husband kitteh likes those grassy teas too. Do. not. want.
Corner Stone
@SRW1: Thank goodness. One never really knows for sure when Germans are involved and someone says Poland and Belgium should be worried.
scav
@schrodinger’s cat: Thanks. There’s some farmers market organic drinkable stuff that would be perfect but I can’t always get it.
muddy
@Morzer: I made a bunch of sriracha salt recently. It’s really nice. It’s not very hot, it’s just a little tingle. Nice on a slice of flesh or a tomato. Actually I have been putting it on everything, and last night put it on some chocolate ice cream.
ETA: I don’t care for the sauce alone.
schrodinger's cat
@scav: Do you have an Indian/International grocery store in your vicinity? They may carry Indian Yogurt with live cultures. Turkish and Greek yogurts are good too. But most super market stuff is pasteurized which kills the bacteria.
Origuy
Working from home today, which means no ready coffee supply. I either have to make it or go out for it. I think I’ll run down to the panaderia and get some real cafe de olla, Mexican coffee with cinnamon.
Morzer
Poor Randinho must be sitting shaking his head at how his bright shiny soccer thread has turned into a cooking thread with barely a mention of the game.
scav
@schrodinger’s cat: If I take the time, I have all of Devon available for Indian (Chicagoans will understand). Turkish stuff is around the corner. I just like knowing options as I know the opportunities are more limited elsewhere.
Corner Stone
@muddy:
You’re dead to me.
Morzer
@scav:
What is your favorite Turkish comestible?
scav
@Morzer: Thing is, it appears to a good, but uneventful game.
even goog’s timeline is empty. Guard is discussing all hat origins. we do food.
HumboldtBlue
@Morzer: It’s his fault, he already promised recipes unique to each nation/team once the knockout rounds begin. I am still working on the dancing girls, however.
Morzer
@HumboldtBlue:
Those dancing girls can require a lot of detailed attention. You have to check the patina.
Or so I have been told.
schrodinger's cat
@Morzer: Have you tried Indian chicken curries with sauce made of fried onions and grated dried coconut? Mostly from western and southern India, not as sweet as the Mughlai, Indian restaurant type stuff, they can pack quite a punch.
schrodinger's cat
@Morzer:Not scav, but I love the freshly made Lavash bread.
scav
@Morzer: There was a lamb stew on a rainy day that was pretty stunning. do I remember the name? Ha! restaurant at least was on the corner of Bryn Mawr and Broadway. Bakery / store is at Foster / Broadway so there’s the flat bread and za’atar standbys.
muddy
@Corner Stone: Pssh, it’s a one note boring thing. It’s spicy but it’s spiritually bland.
Morzer
@schrodinger’s cat:
It sounds very interesting, but I absolutely detest coconut. Which is, no doubt, why I have an amazing talent for picking it out at random when offered a choice of chocolates!
Steeplejack
@Morzer:
It has been a pretty good game—better than I expected, in truth—but there hasn’t been much to move me to comment.
Possibly everyone is saving themselves for a snarkfest during Uruguay-England.
scav
Mmm, is the WC storing up energy again only to unleash it in the first seconds of the next game? wasn’t that what happened after, what was it, Nigeria / Iran?
Tissue Thin Pseudonym (JMN)
This game needs more Drogba.
Tissue Thin Pseudonym (JMN)
And here he is.
Steeplejack
Colombia scores! This should amp up the energy level.
HumboldtBlue
What a cross, what a header
scav
was it supposed to work like that? plus, interwebs seems frozen.
Tissue Thin Pseudonym (JMN)
And sure enough, that breaks the scoreless draw. Just in the other direction.
SRW1
Drogba didn’t properly cover his man in a standard situation and allowed him an unhindered header. Taste of the bitter medcine he doled out in his heyday.
SRW1
Oh, Oh, the elephant has been shot.
raven
Whoo hoo.
Steeplejack
Yikes, Colombia scores again on a dreadful turnover. The floodgates have opened.
HumboldtBlue
Back to back entertaining games by the Colombians, they have been impressive
Steeplejack
Spectacular goal by Gervinho! CIV back in it.
ellie
That Gervinho goal was beautiful.
raven
Shoot out!
HumboldtBlue
Quintero barely missed that 40 yarder
Morzer
Anyone else feel that the referee let Colombia get away with rather too much time-wasting in the last 10 minutes?
MCA1
@Morzer: Yes. The stoppage time time wasting was egregious. IC initially was gentlemanly, kicking the ball out of bounds despite having offensive zone possession. Colombian player obviously faked it, and somehow Ivory Coast ends up starting over fifty yards back from where they were before, and probably not being fully compensated for the lost time. The yellow card they took was stupid, but the frustration totally understandable. This is why they should award cards for embellishment either during or after the game, or, alternatively, implement a rule whereby if you’re on the ground for more than a certain amount of time, you’re deemed obviously too injured to go on, and thus removed from the game. The latter would have stopped this sort of gamesmanship, due to the previous exhaustion of substitutions by Colombia.
Steeplejack
@MCA1:
In my imaginary soccer rules, there is one that basically says, “It appears by your histrionic writhing that you are incapacitated, so you will be removed from the game for a medical rehab period of no less than five minutes. Strap him to the stretcher, boys.”