Month: January 2017

Your “DFO Super Bowl Hate Week” Tuesday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob -
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Today's topic - the Atlanta Falcons.  (posted with permission) It's been my curse to have to follow the Falcons for DFO this year. Since I volunteered to do their season preview and their bye week update, they have done their utmost to ensure it has been a royal pain-in-my-ass to do so. (Tweet

Your “DFO Super Bowl Hate Week” Monday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob -
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Welcome to a different week of open threads. One is not obliged to act a part, but it will be impossible to avoid joining in. In respect of the dystopian future that lies ahead, and the passing of John Hurt, I thought I would get DFO ahead of the curve and recognize this

Old Man Begs For Cash

Darkest Timeline Zack Morris -
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Hey guys, my birthday is next week.  If you've ever wanted to do something nice for old Internet Dad, please think about a donation in DFO's name to Planned Parenthood or the ACLU or any of the awesome organizations working to help people right now.  Or send scotch.

Superb Owl LI Predictions: Steven Wright

Don T -
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Thanks. This game is in Texas. I thought that’s why they billed it Super Bowl Lee.   It’s the fifty-first Super Bowl but the game’s been played for 50 years. I wondered if anyone knew about the lost year. So I called Jamie Collins.   Kyle Shanahan gets credit from getting consistent, solid performances out of

Oscars 2017: I’m Sorry, I Don’t Know Anything About La La Land

makeitsnowondem -
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I told myself I was going to try to keep my Oscar posts a little shorter this year. So far, well... Here are your 2017 Academy Award nominees! BEST PICTURE Arrival Fences Hacksaw Ridge Hell or High Water Hidden Figures La La Land Lion Manchester by the Sea Moonlight I'm behind on my top-of-ticket viewing so far this year, having seen

Sunday Gravy with yeah right: Fighting Back Against Winter One Bowl of Soup at a Time.

laserguru -
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Hi everybody! C'mon in and grab a seat over there by the fire. Cold out isn't it? In other words... Even in L.A. we haven't escaped Winter's clutches. This year we have had more than double the rainfall of a normal year. Last weekend a single storm produced one of the highest rainfall

TGISF…aka Your “Pro Bowl Weekend” Sexy Friday Open Thread

theeWeeBabySeamus -
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Don't act so surprised.  I told you last week that time was short for me to utilize the NFL/Cheerleader angle before the offseason. And besides....The Pro Bowl, AMIRITE!?!?!?!?  Never has there been a more hallowed day in the sports world where.... Damn, I can't even get thru it with a straight face. Ah,

New Chargers Helmet Design Proposals

Low Commander of the Super Soldiers -
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It's been a strange couple of weeks in San Diego. There has been talk of clearing the land on the site where Qualcomm Stadium used to stand, following BOLTMAN'S exodus, in order to make way for a bid at attracting a new sport to San Diego: MLS Soccer. The plan