Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Fear or fury? The choice is ours.

The snowflake in chief appeared visibly frustrated when questioned by a reporter about egg prices.

There are more Russians standing up to Putin than Republicans.

Let me file that under fuck it.

These are not very smart people, and things got out of hand.

“But what about the lurkers?”

There are some who say that there are too many strawmen arguments on this blog.

JFC, are there no editors left at that goddamn rag?

I have other things to bitch about but those will have to wait.

… gradually, and then suddenly.

This chaos was totally avoidable.

Republicans: slavery is when you own me. freedom is when I own you.

I am pretty sure these ‘journalists’ were not always such a bootlicking sycophants.

They think we are photo bombing their nice little lives.

Washington Post Catch and Kill, not noticeably better than the Enquirer’s.

“Facilitate” is an active verb, not a weasel word.

Perhaps you mistook them for somebody who gives a damn.

Shallow, uninformed, and lacking identity

In after Baud. Damn.

So it was an October Surprise A Day, like an Advent calendar but for crime.

And now I have baud making fun of me. this day can’t get worse.

🎶 Those boots were made for mockin’ 🎵

Giving up is unforgivable.

When someone says they “love freedom”, rest assured they don’t mean yours.

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Saw this nest-sitter just now when I was running pre-Super Bowl errands.

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It’s an actual “sea-hawk,” I think. Does the sighting of it augur a Seattle victory? I don’t know. I saw people with “Support Our Troops” magnets on their SUVs too, and they’d probably describe themselves as “patriots.”

I’m mostly hoping for a good game. Open thread!

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  2. 2.

    raven

    We cut back our party big time since the street is still tore up. I decided not to make the small gathering we are having less food centered gig out of respect for a friend who has been battling throat cancer. There is a brand new pizza place around the corner so it seemed like a good opportunity to give them a try and order ahead.

  3. 3.

    opiejeanne

    Yay!!! Really cool, Betty.

    On our way into Seattle to Middle Kid’s house for the big party. Everybody has been wearing t-shirts honoring various players for the past two weeks, and I mean everybody. It’s amusing to see which player each person is “wearing”, like the woman in her 80s with a Beastmode shirt.

  11. 11.

    Violet

    @raven: Do you have any in the freezer you could thaw if necessary? Or something else that might work in a pinch?

    I’ve got chilli simmering on the stove and will make guac later. I always have chips and guac and queso for Superb Owl.

    The president had Savannah Guthrie try the White House’s Honey Ale. He said the honey was from Michelle’s garden. He said its been getting good reviews.

  12. 12.

    Lee Rudolph

    Maybe your sea-hawk summers up our way (south-facing coast of MA), where the osprey population has been built back up (with the help of similar nesting platforms) from a DDT-era bare handful. On the other hand, a few of them have been fitted with GPSs, and those seem to prefer wintering in Cuba to doing so in your neck of the woods. Definitely not patriots, right?

  14. 14.

    Elie

    Beautiful birds! Also, very amazing… used to have some cool videos of them fishing.. pretty damned amazing…

  16. 16.

    raven

    @Violet: We’re cool, I went a head with two large pizza’s and we have a bunch of pita chips, hummus and chips and salsa. I just usually go all out with “theme” kinda stuff but neither of these teams really lend themselves to that very well unless you count the “whoppee pies” my bride made the last time the Pats played.

  18. 18.

    satby

    Blowing snow, blizzard conditions, and drifts have put a huge damper on my area. I don’t think I’ve seen 10 cars drive by all day. And I’m annoyed with myself for not getting my snowshoes out of my yard shed because I assumed this winter storm warning would result in as little snow as the other ones this year have. I was wrong, but I’ll be snowshoeing tomorrow (can’t go today alone in a blizzard. Even I’m not that nuts)!

  19. 19.

    Mike J

    @Arclite:

    Funny Superbowl comic over at Foxtrot.

    I’m wearing my acid green football scarf. Originally purchased for Sounders fandom, but the silly people play football in the summer. It works fine for the Seahawks.

  22. 22.

    Mike J

    @raven:

    I just usually go all out with “theme” kinda stuff but neither of these teams really lend themselves to that

    Corn chips with smoked salmon & bbq sauce.

  24. 24.

    raven

    @Violet: Yea, that ship sailed, we’ll have to muddle through. The important thing is that he feels well enough to come out. It’s been a while since anyone has seen him and we’re all hoping for the best. The party line is that the prognosis for a cure for this kind of cancer is good even though the treatment sucks. Finger crossed.

  27. 27.

    Violet

    @raven: Yeah, it’s great that he’s able to come over. You’ve had a rough patch with several friends with cancer, haven’t you?

  32. 32.

    lamh36

    I have absolutely no interest in Superbowl at all. But I do like to watch the half-time show.

    Not this year, I can’t be the only one who thing Katy Perry’s half-time show will be boring as fuq

  34. 34.

    opiejeanne

    Seattle is a relatively small city, 600,000. 30,000 showed up for the fan day (yesterday ?)

  39. 39.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @schrodinger’s cat:

    I’m not aware of that distinction. Was always taught that they are valid alternative spellings for both simple past and past participle (although the -t ending is more common in British English, whilst the -ed is more common in American English).

  40. 40.

    Baud

    @lamh36:

    I can’t be the only one who thing Katy Perry’s half-time show will be boring as fuq

    I saw a recent documentary that said that Kim Jong Un is a big fan, so he’ll probably be watching.

  41. 41.

    The Dangerman

    Dallas needed a miracle (and a bullshit call) to get beyond Detroit…

    …followed by Dallas getting screwed by the rules in Green Bay…

    …followed by Green Bay hacking up one of the top chokes in recent NFL history versus the Seahawks.

    Belichick is a cheat and a bit of a dick.

    Carroll is a dick and a bit of a cheat.

    Since a meteor is out, I’ll root for Seattle but my pick is New England.

  42. 42.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @muddy:

    Ha ha! As long as you’re not having smelleds.

    @muddy:

    Refers back to one of yesterday’s threads in which CS suggested that, as a self-described Old, I should be able to share first-hand knowledge of domestic abuse issues during the Great Depression.

  44. 44.

    BruceFromOhio

    @Violet:

    The president had Savannah Guthrie try the White House’s Honey Ale. He said the honey was from Michelle’s garden. He said its been getting good reviews.

    That was nice segment. I liked how she tried the ‘gotcha’ and he wasn’t playing that.

    “Biden or Clinton?”
    “I love them both!”

  45. 45.

    Mike J

    @lamh36: Via slacktivist:

    “Katy Perry will be doing the halftime and it will be complete maximum evil,” said Christian-brand radio host Jan Markell. Markell also claims that Perry “said she sold her soul to the devil,” apparently not picking up on the fact that Perry said that as a way of making fun of sanctimonious frauds like Jan Markell.

    She used to do religious music (and even released an album) but for some reason the christian supremacists don’t like her the way they do people who claim to be christians while starting wars and torturing people.

    Her music isn’t my cuppa, but she seems to have a sense of humor about what she does.

  46. 46.

    Corner Stone

    @SiubhanDuinne: I’m afraid that is incorrect. Another Holocene Human rudely asked you that, since you were a self-described old, shouldn’t you be able to authoritatively speak to women suffering domestic violence issues in silence during the Depression Era?
    That was definitely not my contention, as I called that rudeness out.

  47. 47.

    muddy

    @SiubhanDuinne: No, these are nice and fresh, just came out from under the ice this morning.

    Ah, it was a call-back. I haven’t kept up in here, been recovering from the seasonal job still.

  50. 50.

    JPL

    When we lived in TX and the Pats played the Bears, I had a party and made clam chowder. (NE clam chowder with fresh clams) It was unfortunate because that was the most boring game ever.
    During a blizzard while in high school up in MA, friends came over and we made whoopie pies. They really are sweet but somehow during a snow storm, it seemed okay.

  51. 51.

    Mnemosyne (iPad Mini)

    I’m Tivoing the Kitten Bowl, but that’s about the extent of my participation in Superb Owl Sunday. I lean towards the Seahawks since I’m on the West Coast and Richard Sherman is a local (so Cal) guy.

  58. 58.

    Betty Cracker

    I don’t follow NASCAR. Why is Junior saying it’s the last chance to experience the Daytona 500 “as you always knew it”? Moving to a new place?

  62. 62.

    Baud

    @Violet:

    Thanks.

    I’ve noticed this year’s newsworthy “thing” is talking about how much people eat during the Super Bowl. Who decides this stuff?

  63. 63.

    Violet

    @Betty Cracker: Savannah barely sipped and and didn’t say anything about it. Seemed a little rude not to mention it. The president kept talking about it and she basically ignored it.

  68. 68.

    Villago Delenda Est

    @Violet: Wasn’t that one supposed to be followed up (this is BillO himself saying this) by some absolutely amazing revelations that would shock the entire country?

    That never came?

    Boiling O’Reilly in oil would be too humane.

  70. 70.

    Betty Cracker

    Survey: Which quarterback is most handsome? This is definitely the hawt-est QB matchup I can ever recall.

  73. 73.

    Elizabelle

    Took a good long walk through our Northern VA woods this afternoon. Did not see any owls, but maybe they saw me.

  74. 74.

    JPL

    @Betty Cracker: After the Green Bay game when Wilson said god wanted him to win, I cringed. I know twenty-five to twenty-seven percent believe that god picks winners, but I’m uncomfortable with that philosophy.

  76. 76.

    ThresherK

    Well they just had the coin toss, and it was tails.

    There goes my 17-bet parlay. “I have the worst fking gambling advisors”.

  77. 77.

    The Dangerman

    @JPL:

    After the Green Bay game when Wilson said god wanted him to win, I cringed.

    Wilson was probably concussed by a vicious blindside hit by Clay Matthews; I’ll cut him some slack.

  78. 78.

    Corner Stone

    @The Dangerman:

    Wilson was probably concussed by a vicious blindside hit by Clay Matthews; I’ll cut him some slack.

    I honestly believe he was concussed, and have no idea how he finished that game.

    Or should I say, concusst.

  81. 81.

    PurpleGirl

    Watched Kitten Bowl and am now watching Puppy Bowl. The taco casarole is in the oven.

    Not sure what to watch on TV this evening.

  82. 82.

    Corner Stone

    @The Dangerman:

    (or if one was given).

    He didn’t and they didn’t. Sideline reporter Erin Andrews said during the game that the Seahawk medical staff talked with RW for 2 seconds and said he was fine.
    Which, as I said at the time, means they didn’t dare give him the protocol because they were scared shitless they would have to take him out of the game.

  85. 85.

    JustRuss

    Are “Support Our Troops” magnets still a thing? Haven’t seen one since everyone with half a brain figured out that Iraq was a cluster. But then I’m not in Florida. We do however have ospreys, which are quite cool.

    Anyone else having problems with the BJ site on Chrome on a Mac? Slow as molasses. Works fine on Safari.

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