No Faith in the Moral Standards of the Players as a Group

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally Posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?

Unless someone gives me free tickets to a box or suite, I'll never attend another NFL game. It's just an awful experience. My couch is so much better.

In any event, with the bad officiating and constant replays, it's almost un-watchable. Maybe I'll go over to Flower's house to watch the EPL.

I hate the games, way too ugly drunk mobs.

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski

I hate the games, way too ugly drunk mobs.

If you want to see all of northwest Indiana in one place*, go to a Bears game.

*you do not.

[Icky Thump]

Originally Posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?

Unless someone gives me free tickets to a box or suite, I'll never attend another NFL game. It's just an awful experience. My couch is so much better.

In any event, with the bad officiating and constant replays, it's almost un-watchable. Maybe I'll go over to Flower's house to watch the EPL.

Pussy.

You just need to turn off the heat, open the windows puke on the floor and piss on the couch for the premium in-game experience.

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally Posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)

Is this serious? They lost because they were totally crappy on special teams and Brady threw two interceptions that the inflation of the ball wouldn't have mattered - both ill-advised passes.

I don't think you're understanding my point.

I am not saying this is dispositive of why they lost. I'm saying that those balls get caught and there may have been a different outcome. If we can only argue about the most important reason why anything happens, then why ever discuss anything?

Originally Posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)

I'm still waiting for the NFL's systematized, random trials of footballs at halftime and game end that show footballs don't deflate in cold weather.

I'll wait with you. Can we sit inside at least?

Originally Posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)

Meanwhile, why on earth was Antonio Brown trying to hump the goalpost? I understand celebratory excitement, but jamming my nuts into a goalpost, padded or not, doesn't seem like the best way to exhibit that.

I'm curious why it was such a big deal such that there was so much discussion dedicated to it.

Also, will Chris Berman please just go away?

TM

[Pretty Little Flower]

Originally Posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?

Unless someone gives me free tickets to a box or suite, I'll never attend another NFL game. It's just an awful experience. My couch is so much better.

In any event, with the bad officiating and constant replays, it's almost un-watchable. Maybe I'll go over to Flower's house to watch the EPL.

You're welcome to stop by. Just be sure to call it a "match," not a game. Also, the field is called "the pitch." Also, British announcers tend to say things like, "Chelsea is really asking a lot of questions of the Bournemouth defense." You are not going to hear a lot of Madden-isms. Other than that, you just need know that last year's league winners, Chelsea, are off to their worst start in 200 billion years, and be prepared to listen endless debate about whether their coach Jose Mourinho (the "Special One") is going to be "sacked." Oh, and Icky will think you are even more of a pussy, but whatev.

[Icky Thump]

Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski

is this an euphemism?



Wow, it was one.

Nah, in that context I am more like a quarter meter for 15 seconds where I get 30 cents change.

[Icky Thump]

Originally Posted by Pretty Little Flower

You're welcome to stop by. Just be sure to call it a "match," not a game. Also, the field is called "the pitch." Also, British announcers tend to say things like, "Chelsea is really asking a lot of questions of the Bournemouth defense." You are not going to hear a lot of Madden-isms. Other than that, you just need know that last year's league winners, Chelsea, are off to their worst start in 200 billion years, and be prepared to listen endless debate about whether their coach Jose Mourinho (the "Special One") is going to be "sacked." Oh, and Icky will think you are even more of a pussy, but whatev.

Not really. While soccer is a pussy sport, the in-person soccer experience can be less so.

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally Posted by Pretty Little Flower

Also, British announcers tend to say things like, "Chelsea is really asking a lot of questions of the Bournemouth defense."

Shouldn't this be "Chelsea are..."?

I felt like Mourinho when I didn't have time to change after work before practice. Kindergartners respect a coach in a suit. And by "respect" I mean run around and do whatever the fuck they want.

[Oliver_Wendell_Ramone]

Originally Posted by Icky Thump

Not really. While soccer is a pussy sport, the in-person soccer experience can be less so.

Columbus supporters threw beer cans at Timbers players; that's something!

[Icky Thump]

Originally Posted by Oliver_Wendell_Ramone

Columbus supporters threw beer cans at Timbers players; that's something!

They are a classy bunch. But at least they don't raw dog it in the parking lot.

[Pretty Little Flower]

Originally Posted by Icky Thump

Not really. While soccer is a pussy sport, the in-person soccer experience can be less so.

Wait until you see Coltrane in his cute little Crystal Palace scarf. Seriously, there is a team called Crystal Palace. It would be hard for me to come up with a more precious name for a professional sporting team than that. "Mighty Ducks" is ridiculous, but even that is not as precious.

eta: Congrats to Ollie. Although that opening goal was a gift. Talk about ridiculous.

[Icky Thump]

Originally Posted by Pretty Little Flower

Wait until you see Coltrane in his cute little Crystal Palace scarf. Seriously, there is a team called Crystal Palace. It would be hard for me to come up with a more precious name for a professional sporting team than that. "Mighty Ducks" is ridiculous, but even that is not as precious.

eta: Congrats to Ollie. Although that opening goal was a gift. Talk about ridiculous.

Try a NYR/Flyer game in Philly while wearing blue.

This is us by the end of the winter classic:

[ThurgreedMarshall]

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[Not Bob]

Originally Posted by Pretty Little Flower

Seriously, what the fuck? When did courteous, restrained, 70s AOR-loving, yarn-spinning NotBob turn into mouth-breathing, knuckle-dragging, dude-metal-in-the-pickup loving, check out those titties NotBob?

You forgot to include "avuncular" in the initial list of adjectives.

I know; it was (as Hank noted) a Not Gentlemanly thing to say. I apologize. If she was still around, I'd apologize to Multo in person (well, "in electronic person" I guess).

I also apologize for the lack of yarn-spinning lately. Part of that is due to the new Net Nanny filter that the new-ish IT consultant installed. It blocks access to the site and Grantland (RIP), but not Facebook or or the YouTube "cat video" channel. I blame Fenwick's secretary - that's who recommended the new-ish IT person. We had to find someone quickly because the previous IT person, who worked remotely but did a *great* job, turned out to be a 13 year kid from somewhere near Muncie who lost internet privileges at his magnet middle school when he and his crew Tweeted a picture of their principal playing solitaire in his office.

Accordingly, I've been posting from my Blackberry "Bold." Hard to tell a good Big Ed story on that small keyboard.

[Not Bob]

Originally Posted by SlaveNoMore

It's the Nugent.

Everyone of these lovely guys with the "Best of Bread" LP, the England Dan and John Ford Coley collection, Dan Fogelberg, and the "Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" box set, all got tweaked when they secretly bought the Nugent* records.

Who do you think bought all those Rush LPs (and Led Zeppelin's CO/DA) for $3.99 with the notch in the top left?

Slave(Wango-Z-Tango)NoMore

*I'd even say Blackfoot, but I'd like to think that was only my circle of idiot cousins.

Ted Nugent has released precisely two good albums - "Cat Scratch Fever" and "Double Live Gonzo!" Sure, some would argue for "Intensities in 10 Cities," but even a teenaged but pre-driver-licensed Not Bobby knew that it was kind of lame to release two live albums in a row.

And in Podunkville, circa the Corporate Rock era, Nugent wasn't the secret purchase - thanks to the Punk Rock Girl, "Controversy" by Prince was. (As mentioned here previously, "Zenyatta Mondatta" was the gateway drug she gave me.)