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Football and Frogs Open Thread

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This Cuban tree frog, photographed by faithful reader cope, is probably hiding out on a frond to escape the onslaught of political ads, which are pretty much unavoidable in a swing state during a football game.

ricky-the-frog

I’m sure if I walked by, the frog (which cope has named “Ricky”) would leap onto my boobs because frogs are wondrously fond of me for some reason. But trust me, he’s better off on the greenery.

Anyone watching football? The Dolphins won — yay! The Pack lost — boo! Other than that, I got nothing.

Open thread!

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  2. 2.

    Omnes Omnibus

    The Pack right now is looking like a very mediocre football team. They are capable of brilliant play for a while and then splat. And/or the other way around. Hopefully they figure this shit out.

  6. 6.

    jl

    Is there a term for frogs attracted to boobs? Froobs?
    I was thinking about lady frogs attracted to males and what they would be? Frolls? or Fricks?
    On second thought, which should have been the first, never mind.

  7. 7.

    Amir Khalid

    I’m a happy football fan today. Yesterday, my team Liverpool FC thrashed Watford 6-1 and are now top of the Premier League table! (Hums You’ll Never Walk Alone.)

  8. 8.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    Getting late, but….

    teve Schale ‏@ steveschale 21m21 minutes ago Florida, USA
    Please share- Dade voters can now vote at a Lemon City Library until 9pm tonight.

  9. 9.

    AnotherBruce

    @dr. bloor: Well, I’m a Bears fan, but you are kinda reduced to mediocrity if you don’t have a ground game. That will work against the Packers and Donald Trump as well. Although Donald Trump was angry mediocrity from the get-go.

  12. 12.

    Omnes Omnibus

    @redshirt:

    But I told you this weeks ago and you denied it.

    A team that is 4-2 and seems to be solving its problems is different than a team is 4-4 and is still exhibiting those problems.

  15. 15.

    Steve in the ATL

    So pro football gets its own thread but college football had to share one with Soccer?

    Not. Cool.

  16. 16.

    CaseyL

    I have no phone and I must talk.

    *sigh* I was finally forced to buy a new phone when the carrier I was with upgraded its network and eliminated the one my really really old cheap phone operated on. (Clamshell, more than 10 yearsold, no SIM, talk and text only). So I found an LG Optimus on-line (I love the idea of the slide-out keyboard) and signed on with one of those services that piggybacks onto the Big Provider networks.

    But when I tried to port my old cell # to the new phone, I somehow bolluxed it up and ported my landline # instead. Took nearly a week to straighten that out and in the meantime, I had neither cell nor landline phone service.

    And I still don’t! I’ve reactivated the new cell, but it still isn’t doing calls. And my landline service won’t be restored until the 10th. I can only communicate with people via email, and only when I’m at a computer.

    Feels strange, let me tell you!

  18. 18.

    burnspbesq

    @AnotherBruce:

    It’ll be a long time before the Bears put on a show at Soldier Field to rival what Ireland did yesterday.

    When did Chicago become the biggest rugby town in America?

  22. 22.

    redshirt

    @Omnes Omnibus: Win-loss records can obscure fundamentals, both pro and con. There’s something unsettled with the Pack this year and I’ve yet to hear a good analysis why. But we saw it tonight completely.

    Since you scored two touchdowns in about 5 minutes in the second half, I’d start with: Why not run that offense all the time?

  24. 24.

    Geoduck

    @CaseyL: For those of us who just want to make and receive phone calls, Consumer Cellular makes basic flip-phones. I really like mine. Comes with a camera and a light, which are all the frills I really need.

  25. 25.

    NotMax

    Yay! Kirkland label Côtes Du Rhône Villages back in stock at Costco (they seem to stock it only when the Xmas merchandise rolls in, so it will likely again disappear after December).

    Review of the 2015 vintage with which can heartily agree.

  35. 35.

    CaseyL

    @schrodinger’s cat: I tried, but Google Voice seems to only work on cell phones or tablets (I have a MacBook Pro). I saw a forum where someone was describing how to get the app onto one’s computer, tried reading it, and my eyes glazed over.

    As burnspbesq says, I am old skool.

    @Geoduck: If I can’t get the Optimus figured out, I may just do as you suggest.

  38. 38.

    patroclus

    Go Frogs!! TCU walloped Baylor yesterday 62-22 and took an all-time lead of 53-52-7 in the historic series. Kyle Hicks had 5 TD’s and rushed for 192 yards! Thanks for the TCU football thread!

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