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The rest of the comments were smacking Boebert like she was a piñata.

People are complicated. Love is not.

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Wow, you are pre-disappointed. How surprising.

Hell hath no fury like a farmer bankrupted.

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

People are weird.

This isn’t Democrats spending madly. This is government catching up.

Damn right I heard that as a threat.

They punch you in the face and then start crying because their fist hurts.

I don’t recall signing up for living in a dystopian sci-fi novel.

Proof that we need a blogger ethics panel.

Let the trolls come, and then ignore them. that’s the worst thing you can do to a troll.

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

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Make the republican party small enough to drown in a bathtub.

Beware of advice from anyone for whom Democrats are “they” and not “we.”

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  2. 2.

    Corner Stone

    KC is just not a good team but the Pats are so beat up. That’s going to be a rough one. I personally want the Cards to beat the Pack.

  3. 3.

    redshirt

    I want the Pats to win, but I’m afraid the Chiefs will. That said, my predictions:

    Pats 24 Chiefs 20
    Arizona 28 Green Bay 24
    Seattle 30 Carolina 27
    Denver 17 Pittsburgh 10

    Where are your picks, Betty?

  4. 4.

    Jerzy Russian

    I am hoping the winning streak for the road teams holds up until the last game on Sunday.

  5. 5.

    Steeplejack

    The betting lines: Arizona Cardinals favored by 7½ over the Green Bay Packers, New England Patriots favored by 5½ over the Kansas City Chiefs.

  6. 6.

    Corner Stone

    @efgoldman: You’re blessed with Dan Fouts and his supernaturally white teeth. This has seriously got out of hand.

    ETA, Nantz has to have the PIT – DEN game on Sunday on CBS, don’t they?

  12. 12.

    Corner Stone

    No idea how KC guards Gronk if he stays in this game. Putting a CB on him obviously isn’t going to get it done in the red zone. Do they double the TE and make the slot receiver beat them downfield/across middle all day?

  14. 14.

    goblue72

    @efgoldman: News of the Pats woes is vastly exaggerated. Brady was seen walking around without a limp. Edelman has been ready to go with the bye week helping further. Volume is still a little beat up, but should be ready to play. The core of the front 7 on defense are ready to go. Gronk will play.

  16. 16.

    ? Martin

    That first drive looked like early-season Patriots. Chiefs better not show up with early-season Chiefs or this is going to be a fucking rout.

  20. 20.

    Mike J

    Am I the only person who hates all the shots that are practically at field level? I much prefer having the wide overview of the play. The field level plays are an interesting novelty, but actually make it harder to follow the game. Just because you can do something doesn’t mean you should.

    I do like some of the novel angels during replays, but not for the live action.

  21. 21.

    Anoniminous

    So a fairly routine pass-only march down field by the Pats against the NotQuiteAsBadRacialSlurs.

  24. 24.

    Steeplejack

    Oh, dear, I have planned my afternoon badly. The game is well under way now, and I didn’t go out to pick up Chinese food earlier when I should have. I am very hungry and don’t know if I can hang on until halftime. I have stuff here to make chili, but I don’t want to wait and I want Chinese because my friend in Alaska was ranting on the phone last night because she can’t get Chinese in Fairbanks. (Several Thai restaurants, though. Odd, that.)

    I will have some Havarti and crackers with a beer and continue to wring my hands for the time being.

    ETA: Patriots don’t look as beat up as previously alleged.

  26. 26.

    ? Martin

    @efgoldman: I think Belichick deserves a lot of credit for taking players that nobody else sees talent in and turning them into stars. Nobody saw talent in Edelman. That guy is amazing.

  27. 27.

    Steeplejack

    @Mike J:

    I hate the “dramatic” close-ups. They give you an über-close head shot of someone—they do it a lot in baseball, too—which means you can’t tell jack shit about what is going on, except that athletes in tense situations have tense expressions on their faces. Stop the presses. Plus most people have big enough TVs now that they could pan out a bit and show you the context and still get the “drama” of someone’s face.

  28. 28.

    jayboat

    @? Martin:
    Agree. And his record proves it.
    So many haters out there that allow themselves to be blinded and lose sight of the bigger picture.

    Very similar to the situation with the current blah dude in residence at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.

  29. 29.

    goblue72

    @Mike J: Agreed. Nice thing about some of those Super Bowl edition DVDs is including a recording of game with more total field shots so you can see the actual plays unfold.

  32. 32.

    Davebo

    I can’t see GB pulling off a win over the redbirds.

    I hope KC can topple the Pats and I think there’s a decent chance they will.

  37. 37.

    goblue72

    If anything holds the Pats back, it’ll be the combined effect of losing Lewis and Blount for the season.

  38. 38.

    Davebo

    Note to the Pats defensive line. Don’t celebrate quite so much after giving up a 3.5 yard gain.

    It makes you look sort of silly.

  40. 40.

    a hip hop artist from Idaho (fka Bella Q)

    @goblue72: I thought the autocorrect was kind of hilarious.

    @tjm65: It’s wrong, somehow, that I read

    Repeal of SB1!!!!

    which made really not so much sense.

  42. 42.

    Steeplejack

    @efgoldman:

    Maybe, but not the places I want. Hunan Village, which does excellent egg foo young (and other stuff), doesn’t deliver over here—but they do to Sighthound Hall, which is very close to your daughter and SIL, so I recommend it to them. The other situation is even more tragic: I can practically see Fortune across Arlington Boulevard from certain places on my street, but they don’t deliver. And they are one of the best Chinese restaurants in the metro area. But they don’t do egg foo young, as I found when I got bum-rushed out of there one time for even asking. Maybe it’s a Cantonese thing (with them, not the egg foo young).

  44. 44.

    Steeplejack

    @redshirt:

    Mmm, nachos . . . I sort of fell into a cocooning/hibernation thing this week. I don’t think I’ve been out of the apartment since Tuesday except to check the mail and get something from the car. So I was ready to bust out today. Just a little rusty on the execution.

  56. 56.

    Steeplejack (phone)

    Speaking of not blaming actors for the roles they take: Robert De Niro in Dirty Grandpa? Seriously?

  57. 57.

    Heliopause

    So far nothing resembling pressure on Brady. One of the alleged keys to the game is invisible.

  60. 60.

    Steeplejack (phone)

    If I see that GEICO Peter Pan kid I’ma cut someone. That probably means the housecat.

  65. 65.

    Steeplejack (phone)

    @efgoldman:

    Reading is fundamental. I said they deliver over by Sighthound Hall and your daughter’s place. The time I tried to see if they deliver over here it was inconclusive bordering on no.

  67. 67.

    Betty Cracker

    @redshirt: I was in the car and people were yapping at me, so I didn’t have time. But your picks seem reasonable. I’d probably pick the Panthers over the Seachickens, but I hope you’re right; would rather see the Seachickens win.

  77. 77.

    Mike J

    @redshirt: A million people bought a six pack and stuck it in the basement instead of drinking it, saying it would be valuable in 30 years.

  81. 81.

    Mike J

    ✨Nicole Bonnet ✨ ‏@NicoleBonnet1 1h1 hour ago
    The “Black Republican Committee” booth! Except they couldn’t find a black Republican!

    Picture

  87. 87.

    Steeplejack

    @efgoldman:

    I tried that app a year or two ago. Just tried again. “Sad news: Hunan Village does not deliver to [my address].” But thanks for the suggestion.

    Usually it’s not a problem to swing by there on my way home or even make a special trip. It’s only about four miles away. Just didn’t work out today.

    At least the pizza is really good. It’s from Brick’s, a couple of miles down Arlington Boulevard (h/t to Redshift for the original recommendation).

  88. 88.

    goblue72

    @Mike J: Given the era, I’m assuming those Billy Beer cans are filled with adjunct pilsner-style lager. After 30 plus years, that stuff is gonna taste awful.

  89. 89.

    Anoniminous

    @Omnes Omnibus:

    Leaving only five million, nine hundred and ninety-nine thousand, nine hundred and ninety-four in the wild.

    We’ve been in a multitude of conflicts since 1977. Seems to me we could have rounded them all up, loaded them on B-52s, and dropped them on somebody-or-another.

  91. 91.

    Mike J

    @p.a.: Collectors ruin everything. Bubble gum companies should have never started selling complete sets. Make people take their chances on random packs. And price them so the average 12 year old’s allowance would buy 2 packs.

  107. 107.

    Omnes Omnibus

    @Anoniminous:

    We’ve been in a multitude of conflicts since 1977. Seems to me we could have rounded them all up, loaded them on B-52s, and dropped them on somebody-or-another.

    Even the Bush-Cheney Administration would not step that far outside the Geneva Conventions.

  108. 108.

    Steeplejack

    @efgoldman:

    I like some of their sandwiches. Bro’ man wigs out because he has seen food-prep people working with their heads uncovered.

    The hamburger place one or two storefronts down from there is good too.

  119. 119.

    Steeplejack

    @raven:

    There’s a Porgie Tirebiter who comments on here occasionally.

    The girl I dated was best friends with Audrey Farber and Susan Underhill.

  129. 129.

    Corner Stone

    @Steeplejack: And I am hard core craving some dumplings but not going to drive the hour round trip to get the best available. The ones within 20 minutes of here are hit or miss, and probably not worth the attempt on rainy Sat night traffic.

  131. 131.

    Steeplejack

    One of the announcers just said, “What a chess match, huh?” WTF? So far it has been like the Pats are playing checkers with the village idiot.

  133. 133.

    Schlemazel

    @Steeplejack (phone):
    I caught a funny ad the other day. Don’t remember what it was for but these kid’s car breaks down & they get a lift from an Amish kid in a buggy. They ask him how he manages with out the internet. He answers, “It’s OK I get pictures of your mother in the mail.”

  135. 135.

    Steeplejack

    @Corner Stone:

    I feel ya. The pizza was good but didn’t quite scratch the Chinese itch. As Redshirt mentioned above, preparation is crucial. I’ve learned my lesson for tomorrow.

  136. 136.

    raven

    @redshirt:

    CLOCK STOPPAGES: If you thought the clock stopped on every out-of-bounds play and didn’t start again until the ball was snapped, well, think again.

    For years, the NFL has restarted the clock after the ball carrier has gone out of bounds, except in the final two minutes of the first half, the final five minutes of the fourth quarter, and in the regular season, the final five minutes of overtime.

  138. 138.

    Corner Stone

    @efgoldman: I’ve seen a few glowing commercials about how well KC played last week. Yes, that and 5 turnovers do help you look highly competent.
    I, personally, think Hoyer was playing with scrambled eggs up top. I said before they announced Hoyer as starter that they should be giving Wheedon all the throws against JAX because he was our best shot to beat KC or Jets.
    I fucking can’t stand garbage time coach O’Brien.

  141. 141.

    goblue72

    @redshirt: I didn’t see the play specifically, but generally, if the offensive player with the ball stops forward momentum inbounds and is forced out by the defense, the clock keeps running. If the offensive players forward momentum takes them out of bounds, the clock stops. The clock stopping is to the advantage of the offense, so they are required to earn it.

    Again, generally speaking – rules change inside the 2 minute clock at end of 2nd & 4th quarters.

  146. 146.

    goblue72

    Jamie Collins on the bench with a torso wrap. Jerod Mayo with shoulder injury. Pats D getting beat up again. *sigh*

  151. 151.

    Prescott Cactus

    @efgoldman:

    OTOH, the Patriots have a history of making mediocre (or worse) QBs look like

    Johnny Unitas.

    Born: May 7, 1933, Pittsburgh, PA
    Died: September 11, 2002, Timonium, Maryland, MD

  154. 154.

    MomSense

    I’m trying to not-watch the Pats Chiefs game because I’m convinced the Pats lose if I watch them. Watching the commercials though and WTF is up with this Batman vs. Superman thing? Why would they be in opposition? Why would anyone cast Ben Affleck?

  155. 155.

    lahke

    And now for something completely different:

    Went to see the Met simulcast this afternoon, and oh, my was it gorgeous.

  156. 156.

    Steeplejack (phone)

    @Mike J:

    Balloon Juice, once again on the leading edge of pop-culture crotchetiness. Long may our belt onions dangle!

  158. 158.

    goblue72

    @Mike J: Better be careful or they’ll start doing to the football that FoxTrax thing they did in NHL games with the glowing puck.

  161. 161.

    Germy

    @MomSense: From what I understand, Gotham City and Metropolis are “sister cities” and Superman’s mighty battle in the last film caused property damage (and loss of life). Wayne Enterprises headquarters was destroyed. Some employees died.

    Bruce Wayne (and other earthlings) are somewhat worried about a Super Man who can fly around and use powers. They throw the word “alien” around a lot when talking about him. They don’t know he’s good (remember, in their universe there are no superman or batman comic books). Even Batman isn’t trusted by many people, he is considered a dangerous and deranged vigilante.

  165. 165.

    redshirt

    @MomSense:

    I’m trying to not-watch the Pats Chiefs game because I’m convinced the Pats lose if I watch them. Watching the commercials though and WTF is up with this Batman vs. Superman thing? Why would they be in opposition? Why would anyone cast Ben Affleck?

    Without any inside knowledge or spoilers, this movie is rediculously easy to predict:

    Act 1: Batman doesn’t like Superman, eventually they fight to end the first act. Batman surprises Superman with some trick, but it doesn’t really matter because who can beat Superman? No one, that’s who.

    Act 2: Batman and Superman learn they need to work together, against a common foe. Wonder Woman is introduced in this act to provide a false enemy.

    Act 3: Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman all work together to defeat an even greater enemy. Do you like disaster porn?

  168. 168.

    Mike J

    @redshirt: Act 4: Supes and Batman start towards Benghazi, but are told to stand down. Five separate Republican controlled committees cover up for them to not destroy the faith of children.

  175. 175.

    Mike J

    I’m not saying anything bad about anybody’s team. My team plays tomorrow and I don’t want a karma repayment.

  178. 178.

    MomSense

    @Germy:

    Ok that makes sense.
    @redshirt:
    I love that all the action, coming of age, and rom/com movies follow such predictable scripts. Could this be why they are so popular?
    @goblue72:
    I loved the Justice League cartoons on Saturday mornings. Wonder twin powers activate.

  197. 197.

    p.a.

    Pats can not run to put game away. Against a better Offense (Macklin?) it would’ve hurt them tonight. They don’t create holes, even when healthy. That’s why Dion Lewis loss hurts so much. He needs cracks, not holes. Blount and Jackson need breaches. I think they won’t let White run to preserve him for pass catching duty.

  198. 198.

    p.a.

    Yes also too, go Steelers! No Brown, no Williams, hopefully Rapeistberger is healthier than he’s letting on. C’mon Peyton, hack up that hairball. You know you want to.

  202. 202.

    Mike J

    I will cheer for the soçialists over the team from the state that elects John McCain over and over.

  205. 205.

    Mike J

    @PaulW: If they replace McCain, the new guy won’t vote any differently, he’ll just be more honest in his wingnuttery.

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