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You are here: Home / Open Threads / So I Guess There’s Some Big Game Tonight?

So I Guess There’s Some Big Game Tonight?

by WaterGirl|  February 12, 20236:27 pm| 282 Comments

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No one seems to be working on a Super Bowl thread, so I’ll put this up.

.@thesherylralph with an incredible rendition of "Lift Every Voice and Sing". #SBLVII pic.twitter.com/3iho2kTssr

— NFL (@NFL) February 12, 2023

Totally squishable if someone has an special invisible Super Bowl thread planned.

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  1. 1.

    zhena gogolia

    February 12, 2023 at 6:30 pm

    Maybe front-page this?

    .@thesherylralph with an incredible rendition of "Lift Every Voice and Sing". #SBLVII pic.twitter.com/3iho2kTssr— NFL (@NFL) February 12, 2023

  2. 2.

    WaterGirl

    February 12, 2023 at 6:31 pm

    I know that there are two teams playing tonight, that Jill Biden is there in person, that one of the teams is her favorite team, and that Rihanna is doing the halftime show.

    And that, kids, is the sum total of what I know about this game.  Well, I know it’s football, too.

  3. 3.

    WaterGirl

    February 12, 2023 at 6:32 pm

    @zhena gogolia: I’ll throw it up top.

  4. 4.

    zhena gogolia

    February 12, 2023 at 6:32 pm

    @WaterGirl: Uncle Ebeneezer alerted me to Sheryl Lee Ralph’s performance of “Lift Every Voice and Sing” to kick things off, in my comment #1.

  5. 5.

    zhena gogolia

    February 12, 2023 at 6:32 pm

    @WaterGirl: Thanks! I didn’t type fast enough.

  6. 6.

    Baud

    February 12, 2023 at 6:33 pm

    Young gay guys in McDonald’s ad. More wokeness!

  7. 7.

    Baud

    February 12, 2023 at 6:34 pm

    Booing the refs, as is tradition.

  8. 8.

    eclare

    February 12, 2023 at 6:34 pm

    @zhena gogolia:   She is the reason I tuned into Fox early.  I wanted to hear her sing it.

  9. 9.

    zhena gogolia

    February 12, 2023 at 6:34 pm

    @eclare: I love the choir.

  10. 10.

    zhena gogolia

    February 12, 2023 at 6:35 pm

    I was born in KCMO but I couldn’t care less.

  11. 11.

    Baud

    February 12, 2023 at 6:35 pm

    Apparently, the right wingers have paid for some Jesus ads.  You are forewarned!

  12. 12.

    MagdaInBlack

    February 12, 2023 at 6:35 pm

    @WaterGirl: That’s about it for me too. 😉

  13. 13.

    Baud

    February 12, 2023 at 6:37 pm

    KC has won the toss! KC has won the toss!

  14. 14.

    Omnes Omnibus

    February 12, 2023 at 6:37 pm

    If you are uninterested, there is no reason to explain it to everyone.

  15. 15.

    OzarkHillbilly

    February 12, 2023 at 6:37 pm

    I love the game of football. Always have, always will. But I’m not going to watch the game, the highlights tomorrow will satiate my jonesing. TBH, even if my eldest is a big time KC fan (and I am a big time Mahomes/Kelce fan) I can not root against the Eagles.

    I’ll find out tomorrow.

  16. 16.

    Brachiator

    February 12, 2023 at 6:38 pm

    I’m glad I skipped the 12 hour pre game show. I’m trying to skip the commercials. They are overproduced and ponderous.

    The pre production hype just before the game is unnecessary. People have already decided to watch the game.

    Okay. Enough gripes.

    Go Chiefs!

  17. 17.

    eclare

    February 12, 2023 at 6:38 pm

    @Baud:   Not just in the super bowl, everywhere.  It’s disgusting, that money could feed and house people.

  18. 18.

    prostratedragon

    February 12, 2023 at 6:38 pm

    Magnificent rendition!

  19. 19.

    MisterDancer

    February 12, 2023 at 6:39 pm

    @Baud: There’s a very informative video on these “Jesus ads” here: https://youtu.be/k1idNZnX0F8

    Suffice to say there is a Hobby Lobby connection, despite the soft pedaling in the ads and website.

  20. 20.

    Baud

    February 12, 2023 at 6:39 pm

    Ooh. Menopause ad.

  21. 21.

    zhena gogolia

    February 12, 2023 at 6:39 pm

    @Baud: I wouldn’t advise you to buy any menopause. It’s overrated.

  22. 22.

    UncleEbeneezer

    February 12, 2023 at 6:39 pm

    @zhena gogolia: She absolutely killed it!  No crazy vocal scales but so much soul and charisma.

  23. 23.

    WaterGirl

    February 12, 2023 at 6:40 pm

    @Baud: Is jesus in the ads?  Or does he have a stand-in?

    Also, did Biden end up doing the FOX interview?  (hoping not)  He’s  on a high after the State of the Union, I would hate FOX to drag him down.  Though they would love it!

  24. 24.

    Baud

    February 12, 2023 at 6:40 pm

    @eclare:

    @MisterDancer:

    I wish they were honest.  They always try to pretend their liberals to attract people.

  25. 25.

    Brachiator

    February 12, 2023 at 6:40 pm

    @zhena gogolia:

    Uncle Ebeneezer alerted me to Sheryl Lee Ralph’s performance of “Lift Every Voice and Sing” to kick things off…

    Very good performance. And she looked wonderful.

  26. 26.

    Gin & Tonic

    February 12, 2023 at 6:41 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus: How do you propose I demonstrate my moral superiority?

  27. 27.

    UncleEbeneezer

    February 12, 2023 at 6:41 pm

    Whoever suggested baking soda for crispy oven-baked wings, thanks!  Making some now.  Haven’t eaten yet but it’s amazing how much less grease there is.  I guess the overnight drying-out really makes a difference.  So much less mess.

  28. 28.

    CaseyL

    February 12, 2023 at 6:42 pm

    @WaterGirl:

    Biden is doing an interview, but he’s doing it with Univision, I think.

    ETA: I can’t find any word about this, so I think I’m wrong; I think I saw something about a Super Bowl interview he did with them back in 2020.

  29. 29.

    Baud

    February 12, 2023 at 6:42 pm

    @Gin & Tonic:

    Nominated!

  30. 30.

    steppy

    February 12, 2023 at 6:42 pm

    GO BIRDS!! That is all.

  31. 31.

    MisterDancer

    February 12, 2023 at 6:42 pm

    The AP College Board is finally pushing back on DeSantis and his shit parade of racist hate:

    We deeply regret not immediately denouncing the Florida Department of Education’s slander, magnified by the DeSantis administration’s subsequent comments, that African American Studies “lacks educational value.” Our failure to raise our voice betrayed Black scholars everywhere and those who have long toiled to build this remarkable field.

    It’s a long piece, and I think worth the read, although I cannot myself speak to how it resolves the criticism and issues their silence and appearance of capitulation have raised. I leave that to other, wiser voices.

  32. 32.

    HumboldtBlue

    February 12, 2023 at 6:42 pm

    Fly, Eagles Fly!
    On the road to victory! (Fight! Fight! Fight!)
    Fight, Eagles fight!
    Score a touchdown 1, 2, 3! (1! 2! 3!)
    Hit ’em low!
    Hit ’em high!
    And watch our Eagles fly!
    Fly, Eagles Fly!
    On the road to victory!
    E-A-G-L-E-S!
    Fight Eagles Fight!

    And here’s Rocky making an appearance.

  33. 33.

    Splitting Image

    February 12, 2023 at 6:42 pm

    Hmm. Two teams that were very bad for much of the Super Bowl era and easy to root for if you always root for the underdog. On the other hand, two teams with a bunch of obnoxious jerks as their fan base and easy to root against if you dislike toxic male behaviour. On the gripping hand, one team wears red and the other wears green, making them easy to confuse with each other if you’re colour blind.

    I think I’ll make some spaghetti and check in to see what the score was later this evening.

  34. 34.

    O. Felix Culpa

    February 12, 2023 at 6:43 pm

    @zhena gogolia: You win today’s internets.

  35. 35.

    zhena gogolia

    February 12, 2023 at 6:43 pm

    Let me know when the halftime show is. I’m a little curious about Rihanna. I don’t think I’ve ever heard her sing a note. I saw her in Ocean’s Eight, and she was good in that, but no singing.

  36. 36.

    WaterGirl

    February 12, 2023 at 6:43 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus: Just being silly, obviously not to your liking.  I seem to have offended you 3 times in 2 weeks.  A new record for me!

  37. 37.

    zhena gogolia

    February 12, 2023 at 6:44 pm

    @O. Felix Culpa: Thanks!

  38. 38.

    zhena gogolia

    February 12, 2023 at 6:45 pm

    @WaterGirl: I thought he was responding to my indifference to the Kansas City Chiefs. Heard too much about them at ages 8-18.

  39. 39.

    WaterGirl

    February 12, 2023 at 6:45 pm

    @CaseyL: Oh yay, excellent choice!

  40. 40.

    Baud

    February 12, 2023 at 6:46 pm

    @MisterDancer:

    I can’t speak to it either, but we should recognize it as showing we’re more powerful than DeSantis.

  41. 41.

    Baud

    February 12, 2023 at 6:48 pm

    Nice run.

  42. 42.

    James E Powell

    February 12, 2023 at 6:48 pm

    @Baud:

    Ooh. Menopause ad.

    Did not see that coming. Hope it annoyed some MAGAs.

  43. 43.

    Omnes Omnibus

    February 12, 2023 at 6:48 pm

    FWIW I have absolutely no rooting interest in this game.  I am just hoping for a good, entertaining game.

  44. 44.

    James E Powell

    February 12, 2023 at 6:48 pm

    @MisterDancer:

    Too little, too late. Nobody loves them anymore.

  45. 45.

    NotMax

    February 12, 2023 at 6:49 pm

    @WaterGirl

    Pedant alert.

    Fox, not FOX.

    It’s neither an acronym nor an initialism (see: PBS, HBO, The CW, C-SPAN, etc.).

  46. 46.

    Baud

    February 12, 2023 at 6:49 pm

    I wish there were an NFL team called the Beagles.

  47. 47.

    MisterDancer

    February 12, 2023 at 6:50 pm

    @CaseyL: the situation around Biden, Fox and the interview for this year’s Super Bowl is…complex. This article is a decent summary: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/joe-biden/failed-negotiations-bidens-super-bowl-interview-fox-rcna70148

    To sum up, Fox was…likely to relegate the interview proper to their Fox Soul channel(?). And no, I’ve never heard of it either. It just sounds like a shit storm of bad intentions on Fox’s part, but the article gives the breakdown based on statements.

  48. 48.

    Omnes Omnibus

    February 12, 2023 at 6:50 pm

    @WaterGirl: ​
      Your part didn’t annoy me. You were kind enough to put up this thread for the people who are interested.

  49. 49.

    zhena gogolia

    February 12, 2023 at 6:50 pm

    @MisterDancer:
    The whole thing is worth a read. This struck me:

    We were naive not to announce Florida’s rejection of the course when FDOE first notified us on September 23, 2022, in a letter entitled “CB Letter AP Africain [sic] Studies.” This letter, like all written communications we received from Florida, contained no explanation of the rejection. Instead, Florida invited us to call them if we had any questions.

    We made those calls, as we would to any state that says they have unstated concerns about an AP course. These phone calls with FDOE were absent of substance, despite the audacious claims of influence FDOE is now making. In the discussion, they did not offer feedback but instead asked vague, uninformed questions like, “What does the word ‘intersectionality’ mean?” and “Does the course promote Black Panther thinking?”

    FDOE did not bring any African American Studies scholars or teachers to their call with us, despite the presence in their state of so many renowned experts in this discipline.

  50. 50.

    Baud

    February 12, 2023 at 6:50 pm

    Nevermind.

  51. 51.

    Splitting Image

    February 12, 2023 at 6:51 pm

    Timely music choices for the night:

    My favourite ABBA song.

    Counterpoint from The Beatles.

  52. 52.

    eclare

    February 12, 2023 at 6:51 pm

    @James E Powell:   I took AP English in 1986 and read truly amazing and challenging books and plays.  Now that course is probably going to shit.

  53. 53.

    MagdaInBlack

    February 12, 2023 at 6:51 pm

    @WaterGirl: And I as just making fun of my own ignorance.

  54. 54.

    WaterGirl

    February 12, 2023 at 6:53 pm

    @MisterDancer: It does appear to be a full-throated apology, not a fake or non-apology apology.  I’ll give them that.

  55. 55.

    Baud

    February 12, 2023 at 6:53 pm

    🦅

  56. 56.

    Baud

    February 12, 2023 at 6:53 pm

    @WaterGirl:

    I demand a deep throated apology!

  57. 57.

    Cameron

    February 12, 2023 at 6:54 pm

    Jesus is doing a menopause ad?  Superbowl sure has changed since the last time I watched one.

  58. 58.

    Elizabelle

    February 12, 2023 at 6:54 pm

    Hearing Team Fluff may have won the Puppy Bowl. Allegedly.

  59. 59.

    Baud

    February 12, 2023 at 6:54 pm

    @zhena gogolia:

    Does the course promote Black Panther thinking?”

     

    Dafuq?

  60. 60.

    Another Scott

    February 12, 2023 at 6:55 pm

    @MisterDancer: Thanks for the pointer.  It is a good read.

    5. While it has been claimed that the College Board was in frequent dialogue with Florida about the content of AP African American Studies, this is a false and politically motivated charge. Our exchanges with them are actually transactional emails about the filing of paperwork to request a pilot course code and our response to their request that the College Board explain why we believe the course is not in violation of Florida laws.

    We had no negotiations about the content of this course with Florida or any other state, nor did we receive any requests, suggestions, or feedback.

    We were naive not to announce Florida’s rejection of the course when FDOE first notified us on September 23, 2022, in a letter entitled “CB Letter AP Africain [sic] Studies.” This letter, like all written communications we received from Florida, contained no explanation of the rejection. Instead, Florida invited us to call them if we had any questions.

    We made those calls, as we would to any state that says they have unstated concerns about an AP course. These phone calls with FDOE were absent of substance, despite the audacious claims of influence FDOE is now making. In the discussion, they did not offer feedback but instead asked vague, uninformed questions like, “What does the word ‘intersectionality’ mean?” and “Does the course promote Black Panther thinking?” FDOE did not bring any African American Studies scholars or teachers to their call with us, despite the presence in their state of so many renowned experts in this discipline.

    Since FDOE did not make any requests or suggestions during the calls, we asked them if they could share specific concerns in writing. They said they had to check with their supervisors and get permission. They never sent us any feedback, but instead sent a second letter to us on January 12, 2023, as a PR stunt which repeated the same rejection but now with inflated rhetoric and posturing, saying the course lacked “educational value.”

    On the day after Florida sent us that second letter, the AP executive overseeing the process of developing this course—the only AP leader who participated in the telephone calls with FDOE—followed up with the College Board’s FDOE liaison to ask whether we should ever expect any actual feedback from Florida. This is the response:

    “I don’t think they [FDOE] intend to provide any notes. My guess is that [the FDOE staff member] shared his notes with leadership (as he told us he would) and they shut it down. He might have even been instructed not to share notes.”

    We have made the mistake of treating FDOE with the courtesy we always accord to an education agency, but they have instead exploited this courtesy for their political agenda. After each written or verbal exchange with them, as a matter of professional protocol, we politely thanked them for their feedback and contributions, although they had given none.

    In Florida’s effort to engineer a political win, they have claimed credit for the specific changes we made to the official framework. In their February 7, 2023, letter to us, which they leaked to the media within hours of sending, Florida expresses gratitude for the removal of 19 topics, none of which they ever asked us to remove, and most of which remain in the official framework.

    They also claimed that we removed terms like “systemic marginalization” and “intersectionality” at their behest. This is not true. The notion that we needed Florida to enlighten us that these terms are politicized in several states is ridiculous. We took a hard look at these terms because they often are misunderstood, misrepresented, and co-opted as political weapons. Instead we focused throughout the framework on providing concrete examples of these important concepts. Florida is attempting to claim a political victory by taking credit retroactively for changes we ourselves made but that they never suggested to us.

    FDOE’s most recent letter continues to deride the field of African American Studies by describing key topics as “historically fictional.” We have asked them what they meant by that accusation, and they have failed to answer. The College Board condemns this uninformed caricature of African American Studies and the harm it does to scholars and students.

    In normal times, the FDOE would be forced to answer these statements. Given that Ron’s minions are a pack of liars, it’s worthless to do so.

    Voters need to impose consequences on the monsters or they will keep doing this crap, and worse.

    I hope class-action lawyers, and the US Department of Education and the Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department, are looking very carefully at these events…

    Grr…,
    Scott.

  61. 61.

    Elizabelle

    February 12, 2023 at 6:55 pm

    Don’t have a TV, and I am good with both the teams.  Hope the commercials and Rihanna are good.

  62. 62.

    WaterGirl

    February 12, 2023 at 6:55 pm

    @zhena gogolia: It takes a skilled writer to create a comment that multiple people think is intended for them.  Go Omnes!

  63. 63.

    eclare

    February 12, 2023 at 6:55 pm

    That was pretty cute with Bennifer.  As usual, JLo saved it.

  64. 64.

    JCJ

    February 12, 2023 at 6:55 pm

    Not football related, but regarding the closing of airspace over Lake Michigan

    https://twitter.com/djrothkopf/status/1624896656842932225?s=20&t=ilENI6gMQi5LaS2p2y0XT

     

    Shot down over Lake Huron today were one Mr. George Jetson, Jane, his wife, his boy Elroy and daughter Judy. There was one survivor who indicated his name was Rastro.

  65. 65.

    OzarkHillbilly

    February 12, 2023 at 6:55 pm

    @Splitting Image: ​Checking in just to assert how much more superior you are to everybody else.

    Got it, job done.

    Bye.

  66. 66.

    HumboldtBlue

    February 12, 2023 at 6:55 pm

    Eagles gonna do that all game. Andy’s first mistake, giving Hurts the ball to open the game.

    Ooooo, magats gonna hate that “avocados from Mexico” commercial.

  67. 67.

    MazeDancer

    February 12, 2023 at 6:55 pm

    Tuned it to see Sheryl Lee Ralph and Chris Stapleton. Who were great.

    But watching Black men take the field to put their bodies and future health on the line while white people tomahawk chop was disturbing.

    When I was in ad biz, pre commercials being available in advance on YouTube, used to record the game. Fast-forwarded through the football to watch the ads.

  68. 68.

    Elizabelle

    February 12, 2023 at 6:56 pm

    @Baud:  Black Panther thinking?  May Wakanda go medieval on their asses.

  69. 69.

    mrmoshpotato

    February 12, 2023 at 6:56 pm

    Just because the Superb Owl and the Eagles are both birds doesn’t mean Philly needed to score first!

    Go Chiefs!

  70. 70.

    Baud

    February 12, 2023 at 6:56 pm

    @Another Scott:

    I wonder if the NYT will publish a retraction.

  71. 71.

    MisterDancer

    February 12, 2023 at 6:56 pm

    @James E Powell: I’m not interested in loving them, or any such entity.

    I am interested in ensuring such entities don’t further backstab Black and many other marginalized folx, given the current backlash against decades of progress.

    As I said, I’ll see what others who’s opinion on this come from places of trust and long study on these matters, to better understand the statement. But I’m also a realist, and know that I don’t need to give a fuck about someone or something, so long as they are willing to acts as accomplices against people and movements like what DeSantis is running.

     

    People’s lives are on the live. I cannot afford the luxury of honoring my personal emotions overmuch.

  72. 72.

    zhena gogolia

    February 12, 2023 at 6:58 pm

    @Baud: I tried to highlight that in magenta, but my magenta wouldn’t work.

  73. 73.

    Dangerman

    February 12, 2023 at 6:59 pm

    Damn, that was awful easy for Eagles. Like hot knife through butter or TFG through a KFC drive thru.

    ETA : I like defense. So far, none apparent.

  74. 74.

    Another Scott

    February 12, 2023 at 6:59 pm

    @Baud: Ha!

    You slay me.

    Cheers,
    Scott.

  75. 75.

    eclare

    February 12, 2023 at 6:59 pm

    @JCJ:   Hahaha….

  76. 76.

    NotMax

    February 12, 2023 at 7:00 pm

    @Baud

    Wakanda question is that?

    Suspect they’re trying to shoehorn in the Black Panthers from 50+ years ago as a not at all subtle scare tactic.

  77. 77.

    Scout211

    February 12, 2023 at 7:01 pm

    @MisterDancer:

    This story states that Fox Soul was Biden’s choice.  One of the hosts is Vivica A Fox, who is a Biden supporter.  Fox canceled it at the last minute and it did not get rescheduled.

    The President was looking forward to an interview with Fox Soul to discuss the Super Bowl, the State of the Union, and critical issues impacting the everyday lives of Black Americans. We’ve been informed that Fox Corp has asked for the interview to be cancelled,” Jean-Pierre said in a tweet Friday.

    . . .

    For weeks, Fox News had been seeking an interview with Biden. But the White House never committed to one with the right-wing channel, with which the White House has a contentious relationship.

    Instead, the White House attempted to circumvent Fox News by trying to set up an interview with Fox Soul. An interview with the Fox Soul network could have allowed the White House a workaround to still participate in the traditional pre-game conversation with a Fox-aligned outlet without having to sit with one of Fox News’ anchors or reporters.

  78. 78.

    O. Felix Culpa

    February 12, 2023 at 7:01 pm

    TD for racist name team.

  79. 79.

    Baud

    February 12, 2023 at 7:01 pm

    @NotMax:

    Wakanda question is that?

    👏👏👏

  80. 80.

    eclare

    February 12, 2023 at 7:01 pm

    KC makes it look so easy.  What was the over/under on this game?

  81. 81.

    WaterGirl

    February 12, 2023 at 7:02 pm

    @Baud: The only repose to that is “Are you a stupid, racist prick?”

  82. 82.

    Soprano2

    February 12, 2023 at 7:02 pm

    Nice fast run for KC! Tied already!

  83. 83.

    Baud

    February 12, 2023 at 7:02 pm

    @zhena gogolia:

    Magenta is now a premium service on BJ.

  84. 84.

    MisterDancer

    February 12, 2023 at 7:03 pm

    @Scout211: That’s fair, and I confess I may have applied some cranky to my reading.

    Thanks for pointing that out!

  85. 85.

    SiubhanDuinne

    February 12, 2023 at 7:05 pm

    @WaterGirl:

    I know that there are two teams playing tonight, that Jill Biden is there in person, that one of the teams is her favorite team, and that Rihanna is doing the halftime show.

    You know one thing more than I did: Was not aware that Dr. Jill is there in person, although as a Philly girl she would be, I suppose.

    Game is on (loudly!) in the background, as my landlord/current housemate/former colleague is watching. I’m paying as little attention as I can get away with.

  86. 86.

    Geminid

    February 12, 2023 at 7:06 pm

    @Baud: This may have something to with Denise Oliver-Velez. She was a big proponent of an intersectional political model. Now Ms. Oliver-Velez is a Professor of Anthropology at SUNY-New Paultz, but in her younger years she was a member of the Black Panther Party.

    I knew very little about Oliver-Velez until a year ago. Now that I’ve read her, I gotta say: she is one smart lady with a very constructive point of view.

  87. 87.

    eclare

    February 12, 2023 at 7:07 pm

    @Geminid:   Thank you for the background.

  88. 88.

    WaterGirl

    February 12, 2023 at 7:07 pm

    I will try to make this magenta.

    Trying magenta on edit.

  89. 89.

    Grumpy Bunny

    February 12, 2023 at 7:08 pm

    Now trying magenta when not logged in.

    Now trying on edit.

  90. 90.

    Mr. Bemused Senior

    February 12, 2023 at 7:10 pm

    @Baud:  ooh, pretty!

  91. 91.

    WaterGirl

    February 12, 2023 at 7:11 pm

    @Baud: Interesting.  When I did a comment without being logged in, color didn’t work for me.

    Can anyone besides Baud do color?  (We all know Baud is special.)

  92. 92.

    Grumpy Bunny

    February 12, 2023 at 7:12 pm

    Okay, a different color.

    A different color on edit.

  93. 93.

    O. Felix Culpa

    February 12, 2023 at 7:12 pm

    Color.

  94. 94.

    Mr. Bemused Senior

    February 12, 2023 at 7:12 pm

    Oops. Trying color. No luck. Right, doesn’t work when editing.

  95. 95.

    Suzanne

    February 12, 2023 at 7:13 pm

    I just had some delicious nachos, made by ME because I am missing restaurants that end in -berto’s.

  96. 96.

    WaterGirl

    February 12, 2023 at 7:13 pm

    @zhena gogolia: Did you try to do magenta as an edit?  Or in a new comment?

    I was able to do color (not logged in) but then it dropped all the color if I edited.

  97. 97.

    Skepticat

    February 12, 2023 at 7:13 pm

    @NotMax:

    Pedant alert.

    Fox, not FOX.

    Fux Noise

  98. 98.

    eclare

    February 12, 2023 at 7:14 pm

    Wow.  Again it looks so easy, which means it isn’t.

  99. 99.

    Soprano2

    February 12, 2023 at 7:15 pm

    @Geminid: Since you’re here, I wanted to tell you that Lucas Kunce is going to run against Hawley for Senate. I hope Busch Valentine stays out of it this time.

  100. 100.

    Another Scott

    February 12, 2023 at 7:15 pm

    @SiubhanDuinne:

    as my landlord / current housemate / former colleague is watching

    That has the makings of a very complicated home dynamic. Where are they in their current opinions on Ayn Rand??

    Coming up next on Disney+ – Living with Subaru!

    :-)

    Cheers,
    Scott.

  101. 101.

    Baud

    February 12, 2023 at 7:16 pm

    @WaterGirl:

    (We all know Baud is special.)

    He sure is.

  102. 102.

    eclare

    February 12, 2023 at 7:16 pm

    Wow

  103. 103.

    O. Felix Culpa

    February 12, 2023 at 7:17 pm

    Doink. Missed field goal by KC.

  104. 104.

    prostratedragon

    February 12, 2023 at 7:18 pm

    Wow. Could hear that clearly at less than quarter volume.

  105. 105.

    OzarkHillbilly

    February 12, 2023 at 7:18 pm

    When I did a comment without being logged in, color didn’t work for me.

    You people have some seriously misplaced priorities. I mean, for Kristo’s sake, there’s a football game going on!

  106. 106.

    HumboldtBlue

    February 12, 2023 at 7:19 pm

    I put some Old Bay in my cornbread, it’s delicious.

  107. 107.

    O. Felix Culpa

    February 12, 2023 at 7:19 pm

    @OzarkHillbilly:

    Multi-tasking.

  108. 108.

    prostratedragon

    February 12, 2023 at 7:19 pm

    @eclare:  And even pros get butterflies.

  109. 109.

    mrmoshpotato

    February 12, 2023 at 7:20 pm

    @O. Felix Culpa: Zoinks!

  110. 110.

    Another Scott

    February 12, 2023 at 7:20 pm

    @Baud: ALL HAIL BAUD.

    [eta:] Color Edit.

    Cheers,
    Scott.

  111. 111.

    eclare

    February 12, 2023 at 7:21 pm

    @HumboldtBlue:   Interesting!

  112. 112.

    OzarkHillbilly

    February 12, 2023 at 7:22 pm

    @Soprano2: ​So do I, but I doubt that will be enough. After all, he is a member of the CRT party.

  113. 113.

    Another Scott

    February 12, 2023 at 7:22 pm

    @Another Scott: Interesting.  Multi-colored post in Visual Editor Tab was fine.

    On doing an edit, created color text fine.

    After posting, both original and edit are B&W.  I don’t recall that happening before, but I don’t recall trying to edit a color text comment before.

    Chrome on Winders.

    Cheers,
    Scott.

  114. 114.

    mrmoshpotato

    February 12, 2023 at 7:22 pm

    @HumboldtBlue: Oh good lord!  Had some Campbell’s clam chowder with Old Bay once.  Would not buy again.  (Maybe they go heavy on the Old Bay)

  115. 115.

    OzarkHillbilly

    February 12, 2023 at 7:24 pm

    @O. Felix Culpa: ​You are one troubled individual. ;-)

  116. 116.

    Karen S.

    February 12, 2023 at 7:26 pm

    Watching with my dad who’s rooting for KC. He grew up in New Madrid, MO, so he considers KC his second home team, after the bad luck (Chicago) Bears.

    I’m sort of rooting for the Eagles but it doesn’t really matter to me who wins. I just saw one of the Jesus ads. The message of was for all of us to be “childlike” and that He gets us. Okay…

  117. 117.

    O. Felix Culpa

    February 12, 2023 at 7:26 pm

    @OzarkHillbilly: And proud of it! ;-)

  118. 118.

    HumboldtBlue

    February 12, 2023 at 7:26 pm

    There’s the first stupid Jesus ad.

    @eclare:

    It’s very good, the flavors match very well.

    @mrmoshpotato:

    It’s easy to overdo the Old Bay, the only time you can’t use too much OB is when boiling crab.

  119. 119.

    OzarkHillbilly

    February 12, 2023 at 7:26 pm

    JFC it’s already 6:26. I need to go to bed. Night night all.

  120. 120.

    eclare

    February 12, 2023 at 7:26 pm

    Wow!

  121. 121.

    Geminid

    February 12, 2023 at 7:27 pm

    @Soprano2: That’s good to hear. Kunce has the elements of a strong candidate, it seems to me. He could give Hawley a run for his money.

    Hopefully Ms. Busch Valentine has had her fill of elective politics.

  122. 122.

    SiubhanDuinne

    February 12, 2023 at 7:27 pm

    @HumboldtBlue:

    I put some Old Bay in my cornbread, it’s delicious.

    That actually sounded horrible and disgusting until I realised I was conflating “Old Spice” and “Bay Rum” into “Old Bay.”

  123. 123.

    OzarkHillbilly

    February 12, 2023 at 7:28 pm

    @O. Felix Culpa:  ​;-) ;-)

  124. 124.

    NotMax

    February 12, 2023 at 7:28 pm

    Streaming service currently on must think I’m hyperactive (or else ate a large meal at Taco Bell). Putting what’s showing (French w/English subtitles) on pause like every five minutes to pop up and go into the kitchen to stir the big pot on the stove top.

  125. 125.

    O. Felix Culpa

    February 12, 2023 at 7:28 pm

    Iggles TD #2.

  126. 126.

    eclare

    February 12, 2023 at 7:29 pm

    @NotMax:   Deets.  What is on the stove?

  127. 127.

    mrmoshpotato

    February 12, 2023 at 7:31 pm

    @SiubhanDuinne: LOL!

  128. 128.

    Soprano2

    February 12, 2023 at 7:31 pm

    @OzarkHillbilly: Did you see him giving Hawley crap for betting KC KS barbecue? 🤣🤣

  129. 129.

    prostratedragon

    February 12, 2023 at 7:32 pm

    @SiubhanDuinne:  Whew!

  130. 130.

    eclare

    February 12, 2023 at 7:32 pm

    Just googled.  Over/under is 50.5.

  131. 131.

    eclare

    February 12, 2023 at 7:34 pm

    @Soprano2:   Yeah.  Wondering what that cowardly idiot bet this time.

  132. 132.

    Xantar

    February 12, 2023 at 7:35 pm

    An ad featuring a bunch of pro golfers would have a lot more impact on me if I actually knew any golfers besides Tiger Woods.

  133. 133.

    eclare

    February 12, 2023 at 7:36 pm

    Wow

  134. 134.

    gwangung

    February 12, 2023 at 7:37 pm

    “No Black Panther thinking?”

    They wanted to take Chaka Khan out of the curriculum?

  135. 135.

    NotMax

    February 12, 2023 at 7:37 pm

    @eclare

    Big pot of curried eggplant. Deviates from the original recipe by also including baby carrots and sliced mushrooms. Once everything softens up enough and the crushed tomatoes are then added will not have to stir as often while it simmers.

    Personal favorite in winter, ladled over rice. Think it’s the first time this year have switched on a stove burner.

  136. 136.

    eclare

    February 12, 2023 at 7:38 pm

    @Xantar:   Same.  I felt like I should have known who they were, but I didn’t.  They looked vaguely familiar.

  137. 137.

    prostratedragon

    February 12, 2023 at 7:39 pm

    D’oh!!

  138. 138.

    Soprano2

    February 12, 2023 at 7:40 pm

    WOW!!! Someone’s eyes got big when they saw that fumble!

  139. 139.

    mrmoshpotato

    February 12, 2023 at 7:40 pm

    Fumble!  Oops!  Go Chiefs!

  140. 140.

    eclare

    February 12, 2023 at 7:41 pm

    @NotMax:   Sounds good!  I would ladle it over a baked sweet potato, not a rice fan.  I’ll have to remember that veggie mix.

  141. 141.

    Soprano2

    February 12, 2023 at 7:42 pm

    @eclare: Well, Hawley actually lives in VA, so it’s an easy mistake for him to make. He’s supposed to be building a house in Ozark, but I have my doubts they’ll ever live there.

  142. 142.

    WaterGirl

    February 12, 2023 at 7:42 pm

    @Another Scott: This was a bug BEFORE the site was rolled out.  It was fixed.

    Every so often, when (I presume) WordPress updates, we get to see a previous bug that was fixed 3 years ago.  sigh.

  143. 143.

    Another Scott

    February 12, 2023 at 7:44 pm

    Meanwhile, unsurprisingly, Bing+ChatGPT is still a Microsoft product…

    tl;dr – Make all your default programs ones from MS, pay for Office365, and do all the other things, and maybe they’ll move you up in the waitlist to let you use ChatGPT. Maybe.

    Cheers,
    Scott.

  144. 144.

    eclare

    February 12, 2023 at 7:46 pm

    @Another Scott:   What if we don’t want ChatGPS?

  145. 145.

    persistentillusion

    February 12, 2023 at 7:51 pm

    @Geminid: She was a big part of the early success of the GOS.  Her insightful commentary, from a point of view that was under-represented in the early aughts was inspirational, at least to me. I even went to the first NetRoots Nation con.

  146. 146.

    HumboldtBlue

    February 12, 2023 at 7:52 pm

    Best way to defend Pat Mahomes is not let him touch the ball.

    FY EAGLES FLY!!!!!

  147. 147.

    Another Scott

    February 12, 2023 at 7:53 pm

    @eclare: But you have to want to use ChatGPT!  It’s the latest and greatest!!

    Plus, how is MS ever going to beat Google if they don’t make everyone use it??

    Cheers,
    Scott.

  148. 148.

    Soprano2

    February 12, 2023 at 7:53 pm

    Well that was a big screw up.

  149. 149.

    NotMax

    February 12, 2023 at 7:54 pm

    Reminder, especially if you use Quickbooks. When the update for both Windows 10 & 11 scheduled for the 14th drops it will supposedly scour away the last vestiges of Internet Explorer. Following that, some versions of Quickbooks absolutely and unquestionably will glork big time (other programs may be similarly affected as well).

    If you use Quickbooks, back up any data you don’t want to have circling the drain NOW. (In fact, periodically backing up your whole system is always a good idea.)

  150. 150.

    eclare

    February 12, 2023 at 7:57 pm

    @Another Scott:   Hahaha….I can write my own emails, thank you.

    I WANT people to get an email from me and know that that is an official eclare email.

  151. 151.

    Mike in NC

    February 12, 2023 at 7:57 pm

    We don’t follow football, but I remember about 25 years ago when we lived in a condo in Falls Church, VA. My wife sent me to the nearest 7-11 to buy cigarettes on Superbowl Sunday. The streets seemed deserted and the only other driver I recall seeing was wearing a turban.

  152. 152.

    Leslie

    February 12, 2023 at 8:03 pm

    Our grandniece had a dance recital today, and thanks to all the newfangled technology in the world, the whole thing was live streamed. So that’s what we’ve been watching.

    Now we’re tuned in to the game so we can see Rihanna in the halftime show. Thanks for the video of Lift Every Voice — damn, that was good.

  153. 153.

    zhena gogolia

    February 12, 2023 at 8:05 pm

    @WaterGirl: it was an edit

  154. 154.

    eclare

    February 12, 2023 at 8:07 pm

    Mahomes was not healthy before the game, and he’s worse now.

  155. 155.

    zhena gogolia

    February 12, 2023 at 8:07 pm

    @Baud: lol

  156. 156.

    Gin & Tonic

    February 12, 2023 at 8:08 pm

    Great commercial with the dog.

  157. 157.

    Baud

    February 12, 2023 at 8:11 pm

    Oh wow.  Overturned.

  158. 158.

    WaterGirl

    February 12, 2023 at 8:13 pm

    @zhena gogolia: Thanks for letting me know.  Yeah that bug is back.

  159. 159.

    Leslie

    February 12, 2023 at 8:14 pm

    @Baud: Yeah, that feels like a bad call.

  160. 160.

    Geminid

    February 12, 2023 at 8:14 pm

    @persistentillusion: Denise Oliver-Velez is a wise woman. And she does not mince words, either:

    “I am a pragmatic progressive. Deal with it.”

  161. 161.

    eclare

    February 12, 2023 at 8:16 pm

    @Leslie:   I honestly don’t know.  But I wish we had seen what they did to overturn it.

  162. 162.

    Baud

    February 12, 2023 at 8:23 pm

    Oh, an anti-Tesla ad.

  163. 163.

    O. Felix Culpa

    February 12, 2023 at 8:24 pm

    @Baud: The incels farmers looking for a wife?

  164. 164.

    Leslie

    February 12, 2023 at 8:25 pm

    @eclare: The clearest shot they showed did not reveal an unmistakable loss of control, and according to the commentators, it has to be unmistakable to overturn. Maybe there was something they didn’t show, but it makes me go hmm.

  165. 165.

    O. Felix Culpa

    February 12, 2023 at 8:26 pm

    @Leslie: Agreed.

  166. 166.

    Jackie

    February 12, 2023 at 8:28 pm

    The commercials are pretty blah this year. Jeep’s electric boogie was cute.

  167. 167.

    Omnes Omnibus

    February 12, 2023 at 8:32 pm

    Are Rihanna’s dancers doing an homage to MTG?

  168. 168.

    Soprano2

    February 12, 2023 at 8:34 pm

    Ok, this is just weird. What are the Tyvek suit looking costumes about?

  169. 169.

    Wyatt Salamanca

    February 12, 2023 at 8:36 pm

    @Another Scott:

    I suggest you read these two posts on ChatGPT to get an alternate perspective from all the msm cheerleading

     

    We come to bury ChatGPT, not to praise it.

    https://www.danmcquillan.org/chatgpt.html

     

    Stop feeding the hype and start resisting

    https://irisvanrooijcogsci.com/2023/01/14/stop-feeding-the-hype-and-start-resisting

  170. 170.

    Omnes Omnibus

    February 12, 2023 at 8:36 pm

    @Soprano2: ​
      Oh gawd, there are more of them.

  171. 171.

    prostratedragon

    February 12, 2023 at 8:37 pm

    @Soprano2:  Boyz in da hoodies?

  172. 172.

    HumboldtBlue

    February 12, 2023 at 8:38 pm

    Rather underwhelming halftime show. And haven’t seen a clever ad yet.

    That was bang average.

    Uh-oh, magats are gonna be mad! They spoke Spanish in that commercial, Mexican Spanish!

  173. 173.

    Xantar

    February 12, 2023 at 8:38 pm

    @Soprano2: Rihanna is less than a year out from giving birth and it looks like her costume is just leaning into flaunting her belly. So I guess all the other dancers are dressed similarly as a result.

  174. 174.

    bbleh

    February 12, 2023 at 8:39 pm

    Concur ads are surprisingly pedestrian and halftime is just weird. Tyvek aerobics?

  175. 175.

    O. Felix Culpa

    February 12, 2023 at 8:39 pm

    Dancing marshmallows?

  176. 176.

    SpaceUnit

    February 12, 2023 at 8:40 pm

    Of all the lip-sync Super Bowl halftime shows I’ve seen in my lifetime, this is absolutely the most recent.

  177. 177.

    Jackie

    February 12, 2023 at 8:43 pm

    A 39 minute halftime. 29 minutes too long.

  178. 178.

    Butter Emails

    February 12, 2023 at 8:44 pm

    @Xantar: pretty sure she’s pregnant again.

  179. 179.

    eclare

    February 12, 2023 at 8:44 pm

    @HumboldtBlue:   I have never understood Rihanna’s appeal, and I should.  I have had a TayTay earworm for the past several days.  And Bey is awesome.  But her music seems overly repetitive.  And worst of all in a halftime show, she can’t dance.

  180. 180.

    eclare

    February 12, 2023 at 8:45 pm

    @SpaceUnit:   She didn’t even try to hide the lip-syncing!

  181. 181.

    HumboldtBlue

    February 12, 2023 at 8:46 pm

    @SpaceUnit:

    That pretty much sums it up.

  182. 182.

    eclare

    February 12, 2023 at 8:46 pm

    @Butter Emails:   Looked that way to me.

  183. 183.

    Omnes Omnibus

    February 12, 2023 at 8:47 pm

    Just saw a Judge Janet ad.​
     

    ETA: Now a second one.

  184. 184.

    zhena gogolia

    February 12, 2023 at 8:49 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus: She’s taking over from Judge Judy?

  185. 185.

    Another Scott

    February 12, 2023 at 8:50 pm

    @Wyatt Salamanca: Hehe.  I don’t need to be convinced.

    I’ve been a MS er, not-a-fan, since way, way back in the DOS days.  QEMU, Word Perfect, Quattro Pro, Turbo Pascal, Paradox, HP’s NewWave, etc., etc.

    Don’t get me started on how they crushed OS/2.  ;-)

    Cheers,
    Scott.

  186. 186.

    Leslie

    February 12, 2023 at 8:50 pm

    @eclare: She’s had some good songs, but that was an underwhelming performance, no doubt. She’s not in Beyoncé’s league, but then, who is?

    ETA if she is pregnant again, that could have affected a lot of aspects of the show, not least her dancing.

  187. 187.

    Omnes Omnibus

    February 12, 2023 at 8:51 pm

    @zhena gogolia: ​
      No, she is one of the Dems running for the WI Supreme Court spot. Protasiewicz. So most people are using her first name.

  188. 188.

    Soprano2

    February 12, 2023 at 8:53 pm

    @Xantar: My manager thinks she’s pregnant.

  189. 189.

    Geminid

    February 12, 2023 at 8:54 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus: That is interesting for sure.

    Do you think it was an effective ad?

  190. 190.

    eclare

    February 12, 2023 at 8:54 pm

    @Leslie:   Very true

  191. 191.

    Omnes Omnibus

    February 12, 2023 at 8:56 pm

    Mahomes can still run, but I think his ankle was hurting as he did so. Not sure how much of that he’ll be able to stand.

  192. 192.

    Omnes Omnibus

    February 12, 2023 at 8:58 pm

    @Geminid: ​
      Both ads had humor about her name. Both said she was unabashedly in favor of abortion rights.

  193. 193.

    eclare

    February 12, 2023 at 8:58 pm

    Wonder how Air will be

  194. 194.

    SpaceUnit

    February 12, 2023 at 8:58 pm

    @eclare:

    @HumboldtBlue:

    To be fair, a live show in that environment is pretty much impossible.  I used to do a bit of audio production.

    Still, it was a pretty lackluster spectacle.

  195. 195.

    HumboldtBlue

    February 12, 2023 at 8:59 pm

    Well, that was an unhelpful drive

  196. 196.

    Baud

    February 12, 2023 at 9:00 pm

    Wow.

  197. 197.

    Joseph Patrick Lurker

    February 12, 2023 at 9:02 pm

    When it comes to play by play announcing, can we all at least agree that Kevin Harlan is GOD?

  198. 198.

    Omnes Omnibus

    February 12, 2023 at 9:03 pm

    @Joseph Patrick Lurker: ​
      No.

  199. 199.

    Geminid

    February 12, 2023 at 9:08 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus: Illinois 13th CD Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski also had an ad poking fun at her own name. It was titled “Buttinski.” I wonder if Ms.  Protasiewicz got the same folks to do her ads. That seems like a good idea.

    She also made a good choice of an issue to center. That 60-40 referendum result in Kansas said a lot, I think.

  200. 200.

    zhena gogolia

    February 12, 2023 at 9:11 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus: proh-tah-SHAY-veetch.

  201. 201.

    SpaceUnit

    February 12, 2023 at 9:12 pm

    This call is gonna be interesting.

  202. 202.

    Jackie

    February 12, 2023 at 9:15 pm

    @SpaceUnit: 1st down stands!

  203. 203.

    Omnes Omnibus

    February 12, 2023 at 9:16 pm

    @zhena gogolia: ​
      Nope. Not how she says it.

  204. 204.

    Joseph Patrick Lurker

    February 12, 2023 at 9:17 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus:

    Would you care to amplify that answer, such as what you don’t like about Kevin Harlan or who you prefer to listen to for play by play?

  205. 205.

    zhena gogolia

    February 12, 2023 at 9:18 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus: Well, people can say their names any way they want. She wouldn’t get very far with that in Poland, tho.

  206. 206.

    Omnes Omnibus

    February 12, 2023 at 9:21 pm

    @Joseph Patrick Lurker: ​
      No.

    @zhena gogolia: ​
      It works in Wisconsin.

  207. 207.

    eclare

    February 12, 2023 at 9:22 pm

    Gawd another hapless dad ad.  So tired.

  208. 208.

    SpaceUnit

    February 12, 2023 at 9:27 pm

    @Jackie:

    I’m rooting for KC, but the Eagles are really good.

    Whoever wins, this has been an awesome game.

  209. 209.

    Geminid

    February 12, 2023 at 9:31 pm

    @zhena gogolia: This shows how it’s a good ad. People are discussing Ms. Protasiewicz’s name, even if they’d never heard of her before.

  210. 210.

    HumboldtBlue

    February 12, 2023 at 9:32 pm

    Birds gotta score TDs, this is Mahomes time.

    See?

  211. 211.

    SpaceUnit

    February 12, 2023 at 9:33 pm

    Woo hoo.

  212. 212.

    Soprano2

    February 12, 2023 at 9:35 pm

    The mood in the bar has improved a lot! That trot into the end zone was funny. 😅😅

  213. 213.

    eclare

    February 12, 2023 at 9:35 pm

    Awwww…sweet destructive dog!  That’s my dog!

    Amazon ad.

  214. 214.

    Jackie

    February 12, 2023 at 9:36 pm

    @SpaceUnit: Rooting for the 🦅, but mostly rooting for a good game. So far it’s delivering!

  215. 215.

    eclare

    February 12, 2023 at 9:37 pm

    @Soprano2:   Is it very crowded?

  216. 216.

    Suzanne

    February 12, 2023 at 9:38 pm

    Apparently RiRi’s publicist confirmed that she is indeed pregnant.

    Mr. Suzanne was watching and he said, “This feels like Super Mario Brothers” and I am already seeing Bowser memes.

  217. 217.

    bbleh

    February 12, 2023 at 9:38 pm

    @SpaceUnit: concur — way better than the usual SB blowout

  218. 218.

    Omnes Omnibus

    February 12, 2023 at 9:39 pm

    @Suzanne: ​
      Wait, she’s not a virgin?

  219. 219.

    Soprano2

    February 12, 2023 at 9:40 pm

    AND THE BAR GOES WILD!!

  220. 220.

    SpaceUnit

    February 12, 2023 at 9:40 pm

    @Jackie:

    Respect!

  221. 221.

    eclare

    February 12, 2023 at 9:41 pm

    @Soprano2:   I bet!

  222. 222.

    Leslie

    February 12, 2023 at 9:41 pm

    Well, the Eagles are falling apart.

  223. 223.

    Suzanne

    February 12, 2023 at 9:42 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus: So close to the end of my last pregnancy, I gained 12 pounds of water weight in a week, and I lost my footing one morning and fell on my driveway and scraped up my knee. The idea of being pregnant on one of those moving platforms makes me want to throw up.

  224. 224.

    SpaceUnit

    February 12, 2023 at 9:42 pm

    Damn!!!

  225. 225.

    Soprano2

    February 12, 2023 at 9:43 pm

    @eclare: Moderately so. Lots of restaurants closed early, and I’m sure WalMart is a ghost town right now. Good time to shop.

    I swear some people are almost crying right now.

  226. 226.

    mrmoshpotato

    February 12, 2023 at 9:43 pm

    Touchdown Chiefs!

  227. 227.

    eclare

    February 12, 2023 at 9:43 pm

    No one better in the 4th than Mahomes

  228. 228.

    Soprano2

    February 12, 2023 at 9:43 pm

    @eclare: Literal screaming!

  229. 229.

    CaseyL

    February 12, 2023 at 9:45 pm

    I’m following the game rather than watching it, and I want both teams to win.

    The whole time Philly was leading, I was all “C’mon, KC!”

    Now that KC has the lead, I’m like “Noooo!  Philly, do something!”

  230. 230.

    Suzanne

    February 12, 2023 at 9:45 pm

    Selling trucks via dick jokes. Oi.

  231. 231.

    eclare

    February 12, 2023 at 9:45 pm

    @Suzanne:   The idea of not being pregnant and being on a platform makes me want to throw up.

  232. 232.

    bbleh

    February 12, 2023 at 9:46 pm

    @Suzanne: oh come on that was hilarious

  233. 233.

    Gin & Tonic

    February 12, 2023 at 9:47 pm

    @Suzanne: As opposed to selling them as dick substitutes?

  234. 234.

    Soprano2

    February 12, 2023 at 9:48 pm

    @Leslie: No, you’re seeing the team KC fans have been watching all year. Plenty of time left, too. I’ve been impressed by the Eagles, I don’t know how they made some of those catches. It’s been a good game.

  235. 235.

    Suzanne

    February 12, 2023 at 9:48 pm

    @bbleh: The funniest part was the legalese at the bottom.

    Apparently “premature electrification” is NOT A REAL CONDITION.

  236. 236.

    hilts

    February 12, 2023 at 9:48 pm

    @Leslie:

    I don’t have a rooting interest here, but It’s too early to count the Eagles out.

  237. 237.

    Omnes Omnibus

    February 12, 2023 at 9:49 pm

    @Suzanne: @eclare: The platforms were the best thing about the show.  #Neverbeenpregnant.

  238. 238.

    SpaceUnit

    February 12, 2023 at 9:51 pm

    Damn !!!

  239. 239.

    bbleh

    February 12, 2023 at 9:51 pm

    @Suzanne: the lawyers musta got worried that there are people who would take it seriously. Alas, probably right.

  240. 240.

    Suzanne

    February 12, 2023 at 9:51 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus: Agreed, but….TERRIFYING!

  241. 241.

    HumboldtBlue

    February 12, 2023 at 9:52 pm

    What a game!

  242. 242.

    eclare

    February 12, 2023 at 9:52 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus:   Agree.  That was a cool set design.  I am just terrified of heights/ledges.

  243. 243.

    SpaceUnit

    February 12, 2023 at 9:53 pm

    @HumboldtBlue:

    This might be the best ever.

  244. 244.

    Leslie

    February 12, 2023 at 9:54 pm

    @hilts: Clearly, they heard you. Or me.

  245. 245.

    Anyway

    February 12, 2023 at 9:54 pm

    @HumboldtBlue:

    What a game!

    You said it…

  246. 246.

    bbleh

    February 12, 2023 at 9:57 pm

    @Anyway: @HumboldtBlue: @SpaceUnit: this indeed

  247. 247.

    Leslie

    February 12, 2023 at 9:58 pm

    Nice selection of celebs in the stands. *waves to Macca

  248. 248.

    Omnes Omnibus

    February 12, 2023 at 10:00 pm

    I wonder how Rag’n’Bone Man feels about that use of his song.

  249. 249.

    bbleh

    February 12, 2023 at 10:04 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus: it was less objectionable than I feared

  250. 250.

    Soprano2

    February 12, 2023 at 10:04 pm

    I think that Tubi commercial freaked everyone out!

  251. 251.

    eclare

    February 12, 2023 at 10:06 pm

    @Soprano2:   I did not understand it.

  252. 252.

    Soprano2

    February 12, 2023 at 10:08 pm

    @eclare: People thought someone changed the channel!

  253. 253.

    HumboldtBlue

    February 12, 2023 at 10:09 pm

    Well, damn, that’s a terrible holding call, ref just decided the Super Bowl. That sucks.

  254. 254.

    Omnes Omnibus

    February 12, 2023 at 10:09 pm

    @Soprano2: ​
      It got its desired effect then.

  255. 255.

    O. Felix Culpa

    February 12, 2023 at 10:11 pm

    @HumboldtBlue: Yup.

  256. 256.

    eclare

    February 12, 2023 at 10:11 pm

    @HumboldtBlue:   It does suck.

  257. 257.

    Soprano2

    February 12, 2023 at 10:14 pm

    I guess they decided not to chance anything and win it with a field goal. Can’t say I blame them. It was a great game for sure.

  258. 258.

    Leslie

    February 12, 2023 at 10:16 pm

     

    @HumboldtBlue: Yeah. Crappy way to end a game like that.

  259. 259.

    Soprano2

    February 12, 2023 at 10:17 pm

    The Kelce brothers hugging will be the shot of the game.

  260. 260.

    prostratedragon

    February 12, 2023 at 10:19 pm

    Felt anticlimatic as a viewer, especially with the call playing such a big role. Same result with a big 4th down play involved would been less deflating.

  261. 261.

    prostratedragon

    February 12, 2023 at 10:20 pm

    Or playing defense with a touchdown lead.

  262. 262.

    O. Felix Culpa

    February 12, 2023 at 10:20 pm

    @prostratedragon: Agreed. It was a good game, but the ending was a damp squib.

  263. 263.

    Soprano2

    February 12, 2023 at 10:22 pm

    Tucker can gripe about unsexy candy again. 🤣🤣🤣

  264. 264.

    NotMax

    February 12, 2023 at 10:23 pm

    @prostratedragon

    15 yard penalty for using deflating while talking football.
    //

  265. 265.

    Soprano2

    February 12, 2023 at 10:25 pm

    I feel sorry for the people who have to clean up the confetti. Wonder what happens to the losing team’s confetti. Do they send it overseas with the t-shirts?

  266. 266.

    CaseyL

    February 12, 2023 at 10:25 pm

    Sounds like it was a great game. I may be able to catch videos of the most outstanding plays tomorrow.

    I wonder how many UFOs were shot down during those hours no one was paying attention?

  267. 267.

    Brachiator

    February 12, 2023 at 10:26 pm

    @Soprano2:

    I think that Tubi commercial freaked everyone out!

    It was a bit confusing. You really don’t want to have to figure out what was going on.

    Good game, even with the deliberate delays at the end. Good game play and good work by the coaching staffs. Not a lot of mistakes.

  268. 268.

    HumboldtBlue

    February 12, 2023 at 10:26 pm

    Holding call aside, it was the Hurts’ fumble that decided the game. He made on poor play, and it cost the Birds seven points. He was the MVP, four combined TDs and a 2-point conversion, he scored 18 points himself and was responsible for the pass for another six.

  269. 269.

    Ceci n est pas mon nym

    February 12, 2023 at 10:27 pm

    We were watching the Spielberg “West Side Story”, but I had the game on and muted on another screen. And kind of got more and more distracted by it, finally watching it with the sound on for the 4th quarter.

    Well, shit.

    Thus my sports fandom begins and ends for another year.

    (It is very quiet here in Philadelphia right now)​

    Edit: Spoke too soon. Hearing some anguished screams on the street now.

  270. 270.

    Jackie

    February 12, 2023 at 10:28 pm

    That’s the beauty of baseball. Gotta get that 3rd out. No running out the clock to win the game.

    Great game; but lousy way to win. But running out the clock is legal.

  271. 271.

    mrmoshpotato

    February 12, 2023 at 10:32 pm

    @Soprano2: ​
     When did Fucker stop?

  272. 272.

    Soprano2

    February 12, 2023 at 10:34 pm

    I really can’t blame them, they wanted to win and not chance Mahomes getting hurt.

  273. 273.

    Soprano2

    February 12, 2023 at 10:36 pm

    @mrmoshpotato: Don’t know if he did,  but the commercial says they’re back for good.

  274. 274.

    O. Felix Culpa

    February 12, 2023 at 10:37 pm

    @Soprano2: That makes sense. I don’t have a dog in this fight, so don’t begrudge KC the win, but I hate it when games are decided by questionable calls in the final minutes.

  275. 275.

    Suzanne

    February 12, 2023 at 10:46 pm

    @Ceci n est pas mon nym: I’m going to be in Philly next week. I hope it’s still intact when I get there!

  276. 276.

    mrmoshpotato

    February 12, 2023 at 10:47 pm

    @Soprano2: I was looking forward to Maya’s candy coated clam bites.

  277. 277.

    Soprano2

    February 12, 2023 at 11:05 pm

    @O. Felix Culpa: Did that call really make the difference?

  278. 278.

    Omnes Omnibus

    February 12, 2023 at 11:38 pm

    @Soprano2: ​
      Not really, KC was going to score, but, absent the penalty, Philly would have had a little more time to try to work a miracle.

  279. 279.

    Soprano2

    February 13, 2023 at 12:35 am

    @Omnes Omnibus: That’s what I thought,  KC would have kicked the field goal regardless of the penalty.

  280. 280.

    David 🏈 Mahomes! 🏈 Koch

    February 13, 2023 at 2:21 am

    @Baud: ​
      Scriptures tells us, “Tails never fails”

  281. 281.

    David 🏈 Mahomes! 🏈 Koch

    February 13, 2023 at 2:47 am

    People are missing the most important fact and that is the Chiefs covered the spread.

    Now it’s on to the Draft and lets win there.

  282. 282.

    Paul in KY

    February 13, 2023 at 9:55 am

    Thought Eagles were better team, but just 2 many mistakes. The fumble for touchdown & the long punt return. Also thought that KC running back had several very clutch runs & also survived a brutal hit.

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