Welcome back to the comment of the week feature post ramblings. Hope you all are keeping warm and starting to shovel out, lots of cold and snows out there recently. For all those that wanted to move upstairs to Canada, welcome to your new weather. For the rest, it will warm up in a few days and you can go back to shorts and sandals again. Or not. I’m not a meteorologist.
This week we got a started out with a non-Hippo thoughts on our collective superb owl hangover. From there, we had some discussions on planes, that let to Howard Hughes and then we have multiple chats about Star Trek. Brick continues to drive around CA and post videos and we got Sunday Gravy back. Considering there were no futbawl games this week, it was a lively week.
On the pandemic front, my area is now moving out of lockdown and stay-(the-fuck)-home orders and into some stores can be randomly opened thing( don’t get me started), but it does mean that I can get a proper haircut this week. Scared but excited to lose my 70’s extra hair.
As a reminder, this post will cover comments made up to and through the Saturday Night Open Thread. Sunday comments stand alone and Monday comments will go on the next week’s post.
Without further ado, here are the comments of the week.
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God bless you for handling this recap. My boy started sharting uncontrollably in the second quarter, and I still feel like I got the better end of the deal than watching from there.
Also: I’m not sure it’s legal to take the flavor packet from one processed food and put it on another. Snack mysogenation laws are still on the books lots of places
The Right Reverend Electric Mayhem
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h/t Don T
Jesus watches womens’ curling
The Right Reverend Electric Mayhem
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Wait a minute…”lady friend”…”hairdresser”….I’m beginning to think that Hippo is violating several requirements of the Shut-In Union.
Horatio Cornblower
I would go ahead and double check the by-line on this post ??
Doktor Zymm
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So I half-boycotted the game by spending the day out on the water then arrived home to flip on the game to see a guy with 2 hit songs try to stretch that into a halftime show. Little did I know that the Weeknd’s jockstrap-helmeted army was going to be the highlight of my evening.
By the time I remembered to log on here, you were over 1300 comments and I was sleepy from the rum drinks, but well done for keeping up the commentary for that shitshow of a game. I mean, every time it seemed like the hot takes were running out of gas and pulling over to the side of the highway exit, somebody else came Britt Reiding along and smashed into the comments to push the pile forward.
/at least no commenters ended up in the hospital clinging to life (I assume)
Downfield Matriculator
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(stands directly on Horatio’s toes)
The Chiefs suspended Britt Reid today, sort of like how the five year old girl is suspended between life and death due to Britt Reid consuming Adderall and alcohol and getting behind the wheel of his vehicle and hitting a couple of stopped cars which had kids inside and now those kids are seriously hurt and may die and what’s also galling is that Reid has had multiple DUIs and even a case of road rage and yet he apparently learned nothing except how to continue to drive impaired and wound innocent children even though as Andy Reid’s son he surely has the resources to hire a driver full time but instead Britt Reid chose to risk the lives of innocent children which is why he’s now suspended from coaching but no doubt still receiving a paycheck which he spends on more drugs and alcohol.
(steps off Horatio’s toes which are now crushed because I am fat)
SonOfSpam
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Paging Redshirt. Will there be room for Akili Smith?
litre_cola
Unfortunately there was no room for Chris Henry so they had to push him
herodotus450
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Someone who doesn’t know about DFO posted this on my Facebook for my birthday (32!) so thanks to BeerGuyRob for making this and making me laugh too damn hard.
Low Commander of the Super Soldiers
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RIP Larry Flynt.
I move that this week’s Sexy Friday be dedicated to his memory.
Dunstan
I can look at maybe two, three pics of wheelchairs and I am spent! Looking forward *winks* to Friday.
scotchnaut
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found a funny:
It’s so weird cause I can still remember the cheat codes to GTA: San Andreas but not why I walked into this room
rockingdog
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Gin rickey, you’re so fine,
you’re so fine you blow my mind,
Gin rickey! Gin rickey!
(I like singing to my drink)
Dunstan
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Apparently the Texans have cut J.J. Watt, which inspired the following scenario in my head:
TEXANS: I can destroy a franchise in five moves.
JAGUARS: I can destroy a franchise in three moves.
TEXANS: I can destroy a franchise in two moves.
HOST: Destroy that franchise!
Rikki-Tikki-Deadly
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I will remember you
[camera pans across two sad faces]
Will you remember me?
Serious Voice: You can’t let these poor things endure these hardships, can you?”
Don’t let your life pass you by
Serious Voice: “For just 30 cents a day you can provide Steve Belichick and Jim Tomsula a dry piece of cardboard and clean drinking water. It would mean so much.”
scotchnaut
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“Salsa should never be served in round bowls because, unless your last nacho chip is perfectly curved, there will always be leftover salsa. Also, I should have spent more time with Britt.”*
*Andy Reid’s Shower Thoughts
scotchnaut
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Did DFO die for someone else, or … were I shadowbanned by the admins for wrongthink (that was a joke, ’cause … uhhh… apparently there are actual human that think that ^ is a thing that happens) ?
bk109
If the DFO Powers That Be would ban people from wrongthink, I would’ve had BANHAMMER shoved up my ass non-funtime-like a long time ago.
Redshirt
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My wife gave me my Valentine’s Day present tonight. It’s a pair of boxer shorts with her face all over them. I’ve been advised that I can no longer claim I don’t get enough head.
Horatio Cornblower
I guess you can get her a pair of panties at the next appropriate moment with your face all over them and advise her that your giving her more than enough face.
Viva La Tabula Raza
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Home-made Reuben sandwich:
Corned beef? The finest.
Swiss Cheese? The holiest of holies.
Sauerkraut? It was convicted at Nuremberg in 1945.
Russian Dressing? Da, comrade.
Rye bread? More Jewish than Tevye.
Brick Meathook
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Thanks for all the comments and funny and everything else.
Stay busy and safe out there.
NOTE banner image from here
You’ll get your money’s worth with that deal. And if it’s a month from when you sign up you will also get the Brier which starts March 5th. It’s men, though.
Stella Stevens: The hottest woman of all time, even beating Marilyn Monroe and all those tomboys of today who they call starlets.
I also think high in the runners-up is Shirley Jones, who won a very well-deserved Oscar for playing a prostitute. That’s right, Mrs. Partridge the whore:
Brando yelling her name at the top of his lungs was the highlight of “On The Waterfront” for me.
Whoever made that should expect to be hearing from the lawyers of Edvard Munch’s descendants.
I can’t make out what the tattoo on her shoulder in the first pic says.
I find it curious that both Stella Stevens and Shirley Jones are the same age as my mom.
If Trump is going to send out nasty letters taking on McConnell, I think it’s time that Mitch shell up and ask Nancy to send over another single-article impeachment to try.
I look forward to him talking a medium-sized game and doing absolutely nothing about it and kowtowing.
He is an enormous bitch so I think you are probably right.
My take on Mitch is that he’s got a good grip on a limited kind of power. He can’t just wake up and decide “I want X to happen” and drag his caucus along on something most of them don’t want to do. What he’s been incredibly effective at is getting the ~10-20% of his caucus that disagrees with a strategy or position to go along with it and present a united front. With a few conspicuous exceptions, of course, like the effort to repeal Obamacare.
So on the one hand, I don’t think Trump can take Mitch down just by denouncing him like this. On the other hand, I don’t think Mitch can persuade anyone in his caucus to reject Trump.
Hey, with enough money or personality … everyone can at least hope that love would triumph, after all – it did work for nowhere near purrty people like Harvey Weinstein or Bill Cosby!
Or was it anaesthesia… which was the one that didn’t land you in prison for a very long and ass-rapey time?
Carlo Ponti and prince Rainer of Monaco come to mind. I can say truthfully I’ve been thinner than both… Some times ?
Just noticed that the Leafs blew a 5-1 lead to the Senators. Excellent work, Sens, you finally did something useful!
I know, wifey was absolutely apopleptic about that (not that I helped) and I think what truly drove her bonkers was it was the Senators that did it and not a (her words, not mine) “good team” 😀
All I ask is that they not finish in the basement this year. Last year I had me a bit of fun with herodotus’ Red Schwings and their god-awful goal differential. This time around the Sens are leading the league at -29 and the Wings are following behind at -19. So there goes that.
Fact checking the wife tiem:
“No one in his right mind would say that Margot Robbie’s meh to ugly”
… in all fairness, she’s kinda … meh… right!?
Edit: Same goes for Emillia Clarke, right?
Attractive, nae stunning. Suspect will not age well.
I don’t get Emilia Clarke, either
I’m sorry, but … how’s she attractive-to-stunning…
Now, someone like Rachael Taylor.. sure, but Margot Robbie…ungh
For reference:
I said “nae” as in “not” stunning
/and 100% agreed with the lass pictured above – would 10 out of 10 crash my car into a lightpole (as if Britt Reid vs. small children)
Sorry, misread that as “attactive, no – stunning…” and there’s nothing wrong with feeling smitten with that Tasmanian devil ^
By the way – a movie suggestion with her – Any questions for Ben… It’s quite an amusing little Aussie comedy (with her as the leading lady)
She’s a nice looking lady, but miss Robbie doesn’t give me the Hominas.
Now, Nina Seregeevna from “The Americans”, ¡Señor Jesús!
oh HELL YES. That show…so good, so many attractive peoples
Da!
Annette (or however it’s spelled) Mahendru… Yes, she’s indeed pretty lovely, same goes for Keri Russell in that series
Annet Mahendru. I became a fan ?
Man I hope PSG don’t fuck up the return leg.
PSG, bringing its walk-ons onto the pitch!
Park the bus?
I had no idea who Ana de Armas was (I don’t watch the new Bond films). Agree, I don’t see it. She’s attractive, nothing heart-stopping.
/and lithe Latinas are my jam
It’s almost like spending massive money on players in their 30s don’t work so good.
Also, maybe don’t hire a manager fired by Everton.
Moise Kean, the man who could nae get any minutes with Everton. FOOKIN SIGH.
It’s almost as if upon leaving Goodison, football players rediscover their love for the game AND will to live…
I am super on tilt for not re-upping my account and betting this. Today is the end of this Barca group. They 100% should have let Messi leave.
and YES, I upvoted you because Everton deserve all the shit after Sunday’s “performance” – Fulham should have humped uus 4 or 5-nil.
LOL
MBAPPE is killing it
he gonna get a hat-trick? that would be rocking!
No wonder Hanson (Hansen?) wrote that song about him!
They should’ve sold him even earlier while people were still utterly convinced that he could carry a team (he’s good, but not that good… just as his time for Argentina can show)
100% correct, though you will join me on Balls’ shite list for that! He’s Just a Guy now.
Speaking of guys.. your guy Kean just … did a good
they can triple that 40m figure on offer, or fuck right off. I’d start him up top with DCL, sell Richarlison.
found a funny:
[first day as pilot]
me: permission to land
air traffic control: no
me: ok
Looks like some good soccer is on
BAR vs PAR is ROCKING!
You sound surprised… in fact you sound like someone forgot that the UCL and the
Mickey MouseEuropa League are back..That’s not very …rocking
yea you got me
totally spaced that Champions league is back
Could be worse, lol … I found out from you just now 😛
Hippo had a PSG feeling, but did nae bet it.
UPDATE – godfuckingdamnit
I bought a box of Lucky Charms yesterday with a coupon. It is only the second sweetened cereal I’ve had in decades (I bought a box of Apple Jacks last week).
Dang! They were pretty good! I feel like I need to go to the dentist.
But what are these “charms?” I’m trying to think of the commercial, but it seems they’ve added some.
I can figure out most of them, but what the hell are those last two? Where’s that fucking leprechaun when you need his drunken ass?
Ok, we’ve got the next “How the fuck don’t you find X attractive ?!” contest here at case de bk…
*cough*
Ana De Armas (aka Mia Kirschner 2.0 with the addon better complexion pack)
She’s been Affleck’d. No thanks.
No idea what that means, but I approve of that disapproval!
For me, she’s an example of an actress who is certainly attractive, but has gotten hyped up as the Next Great Thing In Hotness, which arguably nobody can really measure up to. Past examples include Megan Fox, Jennifer Lopez, and Sofia Vergara.
Sofía Vergara was talked up as a “next best thing”? All I remember is her appearing on Modern Family and saying to myself “how did I miss her when she was in her twenties?”
During her run in Modern Family (never watched that tho, because I can’t stand neither her, nor Ty Burrell), where she popped in several Melissa McCarthy-esque launchpad roles and … it was uuuuuuuugleh. Btw, I’d add Claire Danes, Shannyn Sossamon and Claire Forlani to the “Next big thiiiiNd she’s gone”
Well, these things are all subjective, I guess. I just remember Vergara being on tons of magazine covers and commercials, the tone of which was all, “WHAT AN INCREDIBLE SEXPOT THIS WOMAN IS!” (Including those weird shampoo commercials where she’s kind of flirting with the actor who I think is supposed to be her son?)
yeah, that shampoo ad was cringy af
Ah, just in case someone thinks that there’s a pattern against Hispanic actresses – I find Daniella Alonso and Elsa Pataky (among others) quite lovely
I just watched “Knives out” and thought she’s cute in it.
And I watched “Knives Out” and kept asking myself, how did this cinematic excrement make so much money … especially after the same cunt (Rian Johnson, not Ms De Armas… also – don’t call women the C-word, because … not cool yo) nuked what little fan hope and goodwill there was for Star Wars
movie wise, I’m just trying to turn my brain off for a few hours. As long as it makes some sense and there aren’t some really huge plot holes I’m good. Unless its by m night shyamalan, then I’m not watching it. Fuck that guy
Given that the entire movie’s plot needed basically everyone to be mentally handicapped, I’m not entirely sure how the movie worked on that front, BUT … my opinion doesn’t (nor should) matter – the important thing is that you found a way to enjoy it 🙂
The only thing wrong with Knives Out was your bad attitude there I said it.
(in case the reference isn’t clear)
Thanks, I actually didn’t get that reference, because I’ve seen a small handful of the Simpsons 🙂
I like the Simpsons, Knives Out, the Last Jedi, and California, and think Elza Gonzalez is attractive.
At least we both like cigars, or else I would have to declare a fatwa against you.
Oh, I didn’t say I didn’t like the Simpsons – I watched only a handful of episodes, because (when I watched broadcast telly) it was always in inconvenient time slots. I did like what I saw (granted, that was like … 10-15 years ago, so I’m not sure if the show’s still good). TLJ is grounds for immediate “Ohno” from me… so “Ohno”, but as with Knives Out – good for you (not being sarcastic)that you’ve enjoyed yourself, I tried to give it a shot but it had too many illogical (even for a “movie about space wizards for little kids”) moments that just ruined things for me
I’m only attracted to that fantastic PCH driving video that somebody posted down below but jesus christ how do you even do that it’s just amazing and he didn’t crash or kill any kids either.
My HOF “I just don’t get what ppl see”:
1) AT&T Lily
2) Jennifer Aniston
3) Jennifer Garner
Anna Kendrick
Alexandra Daddario
Any female wrestler
You are free to like whatever you want.
1) agreed
2) the fuck?????
3) agreed
2) big tits and a tweezed monobrow and nothing else. YMMV
My first GF looked just like miss De Armas. I didn’t even know who she was, then I saw “Wasp Network” and went “Oh my God that’s [name withheld]!!”.
Fun fact: with [name withheld], I learned that several of The Pill can be used as a Morning After device. Take 2 within 12 hours of the, uh, accident, and two more 12 hours later.
I can’t believe people are treating “daughter of the designer of the Lombardi Trophy is mad at Tom Brady for disrespecting it” as a legitimate news story. DO NOT FORCE ME TO DEFEND TOM BRADY, YOU ASSHOLES!
Meanwhile, the Stanley Cup is reading those stories and going, “bitch, please. The stories I could tell you.”
Her father never won a Lombardi trophy.
Wait, I saw that story and I thought it was just someone making a joke… FFS, it’s not even a particularly unique/good looking trophy. Also, I don’t want to sound too rude, but … “Why does her opinion even bloody matter on the subject?! “
I had a relative on FB talk about how he was “disrespecting the trophy” and it was all I could do to close the window and drink a beer.
It’s a trophy and not a really good one.
He does realize that all joking aside, all 32 teams are scum that’s more than willing to ruin the bodies and minds of people for the sake of that shitty piece of trophy … and that as long as you increase the chances of that, your past will be conveniently ignored or actively buried (I’m looking at you, Cap’n’ Fat Fuck)
I’m *delighted* that a trivial story like this is news, as opposed to a serious one like Britt Reid downing “2 to 3 beers” and a handful of Adderall and plowing into a stopped car on the side of a freeway and sending a 5 year-old to the hospital with life threatning injuries.
The girl woke up, by the way, which is pretty happy news to hear.
The little girl who woke up is doing better than Britt’s bro.
I never want to hear news of MRSA Dreamboat again, until the glorious day he fucking dies (hopefully early due to all his “vitamins”).
Houston police officer and Vietnamese immigrant Tam Dinh Pham arrested for storming U.S. Capitol carrying Trump flag along with white supremacists in well thought out scheme.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/01/22/police-officer-pham-capitol-riot/
Never gets old:
I mean, what’s teh point of having an insurrection if you can’t pwn all teh libs on Facebook???
I’ve always noticed that Vietnamese immigrants seemed to assimilate faster and more thoroughly than any other ethnic group.
I don’t know if they assimilate faster, but isn’t there kind of a similar thing going on as with Cuban immigrants, in that they tend to be the ones who really really really hate communism (probably for very good reasons) and are terrified of it happening here (probably not so much)? So they tend to be more right-wing than other immigrants.
Yeah, but the Cubans remain Cubans. They never truly assimilate. Look at Ted Cruz: he still can’t pull off being an American. He seems like a space alien trying to act like what it thinks a Texan should act like.
I grew up in Arlington VA which was a “ground zero” of the Boat People wave, and I saw this first hand. The Vietnamese children almost immediately ditched their first names and adopted a Western name. Then, they all learned how to speak completely accent-free idiomatically correct English just like it was spoken on TV. Then they all went to college and studied to be pharmacists. And apparently now they’ve advanced to joining the Klan, in order to fit in, because that’s what Americans do.
Women’s curling fans rejoice! The Scotties Tournament of Hearts (Canadian women’s championships) begins on Friday.
And I heard there will be a Tipping Pool!!
But will there be a ball pit too? (Here’s the video of you don’t get the reference)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZgxeX2dCnQ
While i have an email from a pool site on curling and they would use the 4 majors coming up, it does not let one create their own pool, nor am I able to find a site that would let me create a pool just for us.
for anyone that wants to try to win non-personal-massager type things, you can join here: https://www.officepools.com/fantasy-curling. It’s got, like, real sponsors and everything.
booooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Why is it called Tournament of Hearts? Is it because they shav
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https://vimeo.com/513008810
Btw, this inspires me to actually read the manual for my dashcam to see if the timelapse function can work in tandem with the normal coverage, ’cause aside from everything else – the next time I’m doing a high-speed run across Germany*, I’d love to have one (potentially even to share with the DFOkistanian army)
*though let’s be honest, COVID aside – I doubt I’ll ever be as lucky as mid 2020, when I could do Neckarsulm to Flensburg (and onwards to my undisclosed location a short ride North of Stockholm) without hitting a single construction site slowdown area or outright traffic jam and attaining an average speed of 203 kph (or for the people burdened by the imperial system – 126 mph). Also before anyone complains about speeding – there’s no such thing on the autobahn (provided there aren’t other factors like inclement weather/traffic/accidents/construction sites/local terrain to warrant speed restrictions), plus that was probably the only shot I’d get in letting my new car live a little 😀
The problem with both GoPros and iPhones is shutter control.
On GoPros, they have a prominent “rolling shutter” effect that distorts high-speed objects. iPhones have this too, to a lesser extant. Neither are adjustable, to my knowledge.
Both GoPros and iPhones have “high-speed-equivalent shutters” that don’t really give any control over motion blur.
Even a basic fixed-lens “pro-sumer” pocket camera will be much better as it will allow for shutter/motion-blur control. Just buy or improvise a mount for it.
Even these tests I’m posting from a 5D MKII are still crude compared to what I want to get, but that’s all procedural issues on my part. I’m using Magic Lantern which is flaky at best.
Oh, I know – it’s just that I’ve noticed how little do I even notice when driving, especially at speed so I’d like to have (even in potato quality) a Cliff’s notes on a journey (as having both front and back 4K cameras tend to leave around 6 hours’ worth of continues footage). In fact, the kiddos have grown wise to how I can focus too much on driving and not dying that they ask me for stuff and when I absentmindedly agree to it hit the “emergency” button on the dashcam so the file isn’t overwritten (I feel so proud of them 😛 )
I love these! Here’s a picture Gumby took this evening when we were driving home from Redlands.
Hey lads, I have a quick question/call for help for all of the DFO commentarigentsia to help me resolve a discussion with the wife that arose after watching Bloodshot. Namely, please tell me she’s wrong in saying that I’m weird for not finding Eiza (or Elza?) Gonzalez at all attractive?
DFO,
YOU MAKE THE CALL:
As for me, I don’t like the tattoo, but she’s otherwise aight.
Cursory googling seems to suggest that the tattoo was temporary/for the role, also
still a “meh”, right?
She looks like she’s underaged which is not attractive to me.
I like them aged finely like wine or scotch.
That may be an old photo. IMDB says she just turned 30.
Well, the article I pulled that from was from 2018, so … she was 28ish, I guess?
A while back I got a 1-year subscription to Playboy for something like $2. I was really surprised at the amount of ink on the models, it was like visiting the Tattooed Lady booth at the state fair, only naked.
I’m sorry that your eyesight has degraded to such a degree.
LASIK should be able to fix that. Not sure what advice I can give you about the hairy palms, though.
20/20 sight here, lol (post-LASIK, though I still wear glasses because I got used to wearing those for almost 20 years of my life) and it’s not it, lol. Unfortunately, since this is the n-th example of me apparently not lying about not being attracted to (her words,not mine) “objectively gorgeous people, she’s decided (to alleviate her boredom) by doing a pop-quiz of sorts using some top 100 lists of beautiful women XD
Attraction is idiosyncratic, so I’m never going to get on someone for saying that they’re into a particular person. It’s only when someone starts insisting that the rest of the world is weird for thinking that someone who obviously checks the boxes of conventional attractiveness is appealing.
So, “eh, not into Elza Gonazalez” is fine. “Why did they cast Elza Gonzalez as a female lead? Who would find her attractive?” is weird.
Oh, no, she appears to be at least a competent actress in Bloodshot, Baby Driver (which I despised as a movie) and Hobbs and Shaw… so I’m assuming that she’s hobbled by the script/direction and may actually be even better than what I’ve seen so far… so I’m not questioning her casting or other peoples’ tastes… I’m questioning how my spouse can take offence at me not being attracted to someone on-screen?!
I don’t know, man, and would caution against trying to figure it out — that way lies madness.
Unfortunately I already asked wifey ^ and … well, there’s a pop quiz in store for me 😀