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McNabb didn't "choke" in the Superbowl. And give Andy a break about mismanaging the clock when he did everything else he possibly could to coach the Avengers into nearly defeating Thanos without any deus ex machina bull shit.
Just pure gumption and genius coaching. But nothing beats Brady and Bellichek when Gronk and Brady are in sync. Even as a fucking AARP member with the fucking Tampa Bay Rays he's still formidable and a regular contender for the Superbowl today.
In the 90's The trio was an unstoppable force that just plowed up and down the field and every possession ended in a TD.
The 2004 Eagles kept up with Brady.
And that hall of fame defense fucked him up like the spirit of Reggie White possessed them. They made him cry and throw a tantrum and got dirt on his uniform. And turf in his face mask. Hitting and hurrying Brady almost every down against the very best offensive line money and guaranteed Superbowl rings can buy.
And fucking Brady just got even better.
And yet. And yet with Terrell Owens on a broken leg playing half speed yet doing outrageous plays and a nervous McNabb playing extremely competently using his legs and working well with Westbrook doing his magic and Owens showboating, Andy Reid almost did it. He almost got his offense to keep up with Brady and slow Brady down enough to give Donovan a chance to win.
But McNab let the pressure get to him at the end and stopped having fun. And began to hesitate and second guess instead of just instinctively having fun and playing at his usual superhuman level.
He just got nervous. Probably for the first time in his life. A real chance to beat Brady! And win the Superbowl for Philly at last! With his favorite teammates and coach Andy Reid! (Andy Reid is what Joe Paterno pretended to be.)
Donovan McNabb got nervous because only Tom Brady wouldn't get nervous at the thought of facing Brady let alone hoping to beat him in the Superbowl when he was playing top of his game. So Donovan "choked" and made some shit plays at the end there. But up till then he had danced up and down the field vs the Patriots defense and kept up with Brady blow for blow. McNabb was beautiful that day.
Andy Reid was on his game too and against all odds almost lead the Avengers to victory against Brady.
But Brady and Bellicheck with Gronk on his game is absolutely invincible. Just an unstoppable force where you are hoping for a failed 1st down run and and short second to make for a long third and then some kind of miracle stop or on third and long. The best defense was to try and draw fouls. Because you can't stop the guy. You just have to slow him down and hope for one or pray for two bad throws this 3rd down.
Like, third and thirty five was difficult but doable most possessions.
Eagles actually hit that smug father fucker a whole bunch on his way up and down the field. It didn't stop him. But it was hella fun to watch as my team almost beat Brady in his prime, but nothing could ever beat Brady in his prime. Even on his bad days he was nothing short of perfect and intelligent and creative and instinctual that borders on godlike.
I hate his guts and I just don't know why. He seems hella nice. He's too good looking and dates a model but good for him on all of that. I'm happy to see decent guys win the lottery. But I still don't like him. Such is life. I wish him well in everything but football. Get sacked Brady.
But yeah, no body, no matter how well prepared, trained and superhuman can be perfect for the entire Superbowl. You are going to lose some possessions without having scored.
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The Eagles were a true Super Bowl team. Any other decade they would have won any Super Bowl against any team outside of the 2000's Patriots. They made every offensive line in the NFL look silly and picked off future hall of famers every other down.
The Lombardi Trophy belonged to Brady back then. Pure and simple. It was just who is going to lose spectacularly in the Super Bowl after playing big fish in a small pond till now.
Eagles almost beat Brady in his prime, but nothing can keep up with a demigod.
I submit that the 2004 Eagles were a feat of genius by Andy
He was able to cobble together a really good team around his star QB and other key players who are all hall of famers now. And I don't know how he snatched up Owens. Owens was amazing. He just had a big mouth and was a showboat. He backed up every boast too and made the greatest future hall of famer DBs miss every single time. And everyone loved it. Except the fucking racist NFL.
Andy managed to cobble together this amazing 2004 Eagles team and got them working together even though they didn't like each other at first and help them run together so well that he almost took this army of reject NFL superheroes up against Thanos and won.
He had a Lawful Good Deadpool instead of Captain America leading the charge. And Neutral Good Don't Give A Fuck Decent Guy Deadpool With a sharpie up his sleeve carving up the captains of Thanos. And Mysteriously unknown preternatural undersized Black Panther Westbrook conducting acrobatic feats y'all wouldn't believe today. Even still that man's shit was like watching Black Panther dance around dealing broken ankles and first downs out of third and long every time McNabb got in trouble.
Even the Avengers can't beat 2000s Brady.
Give McNabb and Andy Reid their due respect. They almost did the impossible together. Don't give them such trash about minor little lapses in perfection. You aren't the God of Noah.
You are an Eagles Fan! And you cheered through fucking Buddy Ryan's bullshit. Andy Reid and McNabb almost took down Brady in his prime! You should celebrate that team!
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hughesmedicine · 8 months
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“besties” | c. mcward
cole mcward x !hughes sister
a/n: sorry that the ending is rushed! I’ve had this in the drafts for months but here it is also got a jack insta edit coming soon!
made this for @starsandhughes 🫶🏻
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ynhughes trip to van was a need🤟❤️
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colemcward please come back you left me with these lunatics!
ynhughes omw! one test is okay to miss
jackhughes don’t skip the test stay home and wait till summer.
ynhughes ugh sorry cole I’m being forced to stay!
colemcward boo you stink jack.
ynhughes ^
jackhughes don’t agree with him!
ynhughes sorry but it’s in my contract that I have to agree with him when it comes to you
jackhughes what contract??
ynhughes canucks contract! guess who signed 🤭
jackhughes don’t play with my feelings.
lhughes_06 why are you guys posing with a dog? who’s dog is that?😭
ynhughes erm found her on the side of the road!
colemcward yep that’s totally how we found her!
lhughes_06 you guys kidnapped the dog didn’t you?.
ynhughes not exactly!
lhughes_06 not exactly? do tell
ynhughes erm sorry I’ll die in those trenches.
colemcward yeah me too.
_quinnhughes please come back
ynhughes dude I literally left 30 minutes ago, you’ll be fine
_quinnhughes no I won’t!
ynhughes fine I’ll come back
elblue6 y/f/n y/m/n hughes you better not go back and get on that plane, you have a game tomorrow.
ynhughes yes mom! I’ll send you picture updates of the view out the window so you know.
_quinnhughes she can skip it.
elblue6 quintin jerome hughes she can’t and stop trying to convince her she can.
_quinnhughes alright got it sorry mom!
tylerduke so anybody find it weird that it’s all cole on the top?
ynhughes what?? no it’s not all cole on the top, there’s also me!
lhughes_06 stop that is pretty weird, anything you need to tell us y/n.
jackhughes yeah is there??
_quinnhughes guys stop there’s nothing going on with them
ynhughes yeah what quinn said, cole and I are just certified besties🤟
colecaulfield yeah “besties”
ynhughes shut up cole!
jackhughes COLE WHAT DO YOU KNOW?!
colecaulfield nothing!
jackhughes expect Luke and I at your door tomorrow, already bought flight tickets.
ynhughes better change your locks. (cause of my brothers but also me.)
colecaulfield if anybody needs me I’ll be on a flight to disclosed location where y/n can’t find me and where the three brothers can’t either.
ynhughes bold of you to assume I can’t find you, you’re currently booking a flight for Japan
colecaulfield I’m terrified of you.
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colemcward finally can post my favorite photos of my girl, I love you so much thank you for the visit and the dates (I beat her at hockey and she won’t admit it!)
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ynhughes he’s lying nobody beats me at hockey(just ask matthew or brady! they’ll tell you the truth )
matthew.tkachuk she’s right nobody beats her
colemcward lame you could’ve taken my side!
matthew.tkachuk and get hit with her hockey stick during games? I’m good you’re on your own during this one kid
jackhughes ahem @/_quinnhughes quoting you “guys stop there’s nothing going on with them” how stupid do you feel right now!
lhughes_06 gonna need to hear him actually say “I’m so stupid for thinking there’s nothing going on between them”
ynhughes actually I need to hear this too
colemcward same so babe come here quickly
ynhughes don’t rush me but coming
_quinnhughes YOURE STILL IN VANCOUVER?! You better come see me right now.
titobeavui91 sorry but she’s currently visiting me with Cole so you’ll have to wait your turn.
_quinnhughes I know where you live so I’ll be there soon
trevorzegras ew you guys are sick (cute but sick)
ynhughes call it sick again and that hockey stick you gave me will be finding a new home and it’s not appropriate enough to say online!
trevorzegras I’m sorry you guys aren’t sick! I love your relationship so much and it’s so cute, best nhl couple ever!
ynhughes thanks bestie love you!
colecaulfield FINALLY now I can post all the cute sick pictures I took of you guys when you came to visit me!
ynhughes thanks cole! (send them to me!)
trevorzegras he can call you sick cute but I can’t??
ynhughes actually he called the pictures sick cute not us! Think you getting bashed into the boards is messing up your reading , do I need to help you with that again?
trevorzegras oh I’m so cross checking you.
ynhughes try it you won’t be able to!
jamiedrysdale and you hit him in the spot, love it💀
ynhughes me too! If he hugs a stick and cry again send it to me!
tylerduke now you guys should come see me! I miss our trio
ynhughes booking a ticket right now sorry @/_quinnhughes skipping our dinner tonight and captain cole won’t be at practice tomorrow!
colemcward we’ll be there soon Ty!
tylerduke thank god I need y/n to keep me sane around the umich boys.
markestapa all of us are offended, we are not that bad!
ynhughes you are.
lhughes_06 she’s right sorry guys
markestapa don’t come back now.
ynhughes too late tickets are bought!
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dilfhouse · 10 months
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Fresh Delivery |Negan S. X Fem!Reader | PT. ONE
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Warnings: mentions of blood, explicit language, guns, kinks, cursing, negan being smug, mentions of iprisonment.
Story: Negan discovers a suspicious crate of fresh fruit. In order to keep anyone from dying Rick has to give up the secret about your farm. At first you can't stand Negan, but in the short time you've known him, he leaves a lasting sort of impression.
“Well." Negan drawls, turning his back to his men as they work to gather the last of the supplies. Every bullet, can of food, and hope snatched from the good people of Alexandria.
"Everything seems to be in order, Rick." He gives the officer a harsh pat on the shoulder, before he reached down to pry Lucille from his grasp. "You're band of heroes are doing a bang up job of gathering all this shit." He gestures to the items with the end of Lucille as Rick stood in silence giving Negan that famous ‘stink eye’, as he liked to call it. He was going to correct him for it, but as soon as he thought to chastise him one of the soldiers had a little slip up.
They had let one of the cases of fruit tip over. Fresh tomatoes, apples, and other delights tumble out onto the concrete. Leaving brusies behind on the skin as they thumped and rolled to a stop at the two men's feet. This said fruit was currently being looked over by Negan, who had not seen a single sign of a garden since taking over. His eyes narrowed and his grin returned. The air grows cold and tense as he bends down to pick up one of the apples. Rick’s whole body is frozen in place as Negan examines the fruit then slowly turns to face him.
“Rick?" The brunnette casts his gaze down before looking up at him. He holds up the ruined fruit, “Do you have any idea where these little delights came from?"
Surely the truth was just as dangerous as a lie. Either way someone would get hurt. Rick would only hope he'd just punish him by taking more supplies, but that wasn't how things worked. So a lie it was. “We found trees-“
“Bull-fucking-Shit.” He hisses, tossing the apple aside and pressing Lucille to his chest, tapping it ever so lightly, not even bothering to let Rick finish the lie. Negan wasn't dumb. He didn’t like it when people tried to make him look that way, sure he believed in a little fun but he got the shit done.
Apparently nobody learned anything from a few days ago, after he beat the crap out of two of the most important people in Rick’s original gang. Not a single thing. “Did you not learn your lesson the first time?” He snarls, hazel eyes narrowing dangerously as he eyes the dumbfounded expressions on Rick's face. Oh he caught him alright. “So, quit feeding me shit and tell me where the fucking fruit came from!”
Rich shakes his head a huffs in defeat. Sweat dripping from his brow as he locked eyes with Negan and gave in. “It’s a small farm.” He finally gives in. “She gives us fruit, in exchange for very little-"
“Oh, she?” His interest is piqued at the mention of a woman. “You let a little lady fend for herself, Rick. That’s cold!” He lets out a rolling chuckle, and smiles. It was odd that anyone would choose to be on their own versus living in a nice community. However, he knew that being on a farm was also a smart choice.
“Well lets go pay her a visit!” He waves his hand, and the other Saviors work quickly to pick up the fruit that fell. The other members stood in a small crowd watching their every move. Negan throws his hands up in the air. “We’ll give her the good ol’welcome wagon!” He hands off Lucille to Dwight, who lowers his weapon to take the bat. The leader turns and grabs Rick by the collar of his shirt, dragging him off like he was some dog towards one of the trucks, “Arat! We’ll be back. Keep an eye on the Brady bunch, will yah!”
It had been at least a week since Rick had come to see you. The Alexandrians had become close friends of yours after discovering your lovely little farm, which had been lucky enough to outlast the horrible world that surrounded the small walls of the land. Most farmers didn’t build walls like the ones you’d been graced with but it was necessary way before the biters walked the earth. From deer, to boars, and other such rodentia it prevented unnecessary destruction to the fresh garden and small patch of crops blessing your land. When Rick and his gang first came across the farm you were dry adamant about privacy, but grew to enjoy the company, and decided to pass on small crates of fresh foods on occasion since it was only you left standing to defend the farm.
However as you had been careful as to keep track of their visits, you’d notice it’s been a few days almost bordering on five since seeing Rick last. It was odd. Maybe they were busy with the herd. You knew that they had been planning for the worst, but you weren’t exactly sure. So you decided to make the decision to make the delivery yourself, you’d an abundance of fruit, veggies, and bread this season and you surely weren’t going to use it all before it was going to spoil.
As you gather the last of the fruit into one of the wooden crates, there was an unusual loud rumble from outside your gate. It sounded like a car, maybe two. Maybe it was Rick or maybe anyone from Alexandria, you drop the basket of tangerines and rush out to undo the wooden bar locking the metal gate in place. The walls were just high enough to provide coverage from the outside. So you missed the large truck and were in such a rush to make sure you’re friend was safe. So when the doors swung open to reveal Rick but not just him your face fell. He stood next to a much taller man stood behind him, his left arm hung around his broad shoulders. A large truck sat off to the side, one guy inside, and another tall, skinny, dirty blonde hair had a gun aimed on you and Rick.
The more animated one sported a huge grin and cocked his brow. "Ding-dong. Sorry I didnt ring the bell, darlin'."
You stood frozen watching between the two before you were able to say something, “Who?” You gasp, “What’s going on?” You are shocked by the situation. Had he turned on you?
“Listen, I’m so-”
“Ah, none of that Rick.” The older man speaks, swinging his right hand, handling the bat laced with barbwire up in his direction. You stumble back and he chuckles, “Dwight keep an eye on that will yah?” He shoves Rick towards the man he addressed, the guy in the truck sat unmoving watching. Rick shot this man a glare, but it was cut short by Dwight knocking him down on his knees. You lunged forward in order to help Rick, but your kept at bay by the quick movement of the stranger swinging out his bat towards your chest.
“Ah, not so fast darlin’. Rick deserved that one, he kept this little slice of heaven a secret then lied about it.” He was kind to inform you, “See Rick and his community are now under new management, but he still seems to forget the rules.” He chuckles, shoulders shrugging as he glanced back at Rick.
“Negan.” Rick hisses, “Leave her out of this. She’s on her own.” The bat at your chest lowers but does nothing to help steady the increasing beat of your heartbeat, the rise and fall of your chest comes in rapid movements.
“Ho-ly Shit!” Negan speaks out suddenly, “It’s just you out here?” He asks. As if he didn't figure that out back at the community.
You open your mouth to answer by are cut short by him once more, “Fancy livin’ you got there sweetheart. A little garden, some fresh crops, maybe a cow or two in the barn.” He tosses the weapon in his hands back and forth as he swaggers closer towards you. “So where is mama and pop-pop. I wanna meet the Mr. and the Missus."
With everything that happened in the moment, all of your adrenaline and confusion, you reached out and smacked him. Rick, despite his position, knew how Negan would react to such an action, and he wanted to help you, but the barrel that dug into his temple kept him still. "Not an inch." Dwight reminded him.
The man in the truck moved to aim his own weapon towards you. Negan holds him off with a wave of his hand. He chuckles, throaty and heartfelt, almost if he had enjoyed it.
“Day-yumn!” He nearly shouted, “You got quite a hand on yah, sweetheart.” He laughs as you clench your hands at your sides. He waits for a response or some kind of sass, but you say nothing. He leans down to be eye to eye, “Why don’t you give me a tour huh?” At this proximity you can smell the bitterness of beer and brisk scent of pine. When he didn’t get the reaction he wanted, he reached his gloved hand under your chin, finger digging into the flesh of your cheeks, “I said give me a fucking tour, princess. Don’t make me ask again.” He growled, your eyes trailing up his face.
Now you could really take in his features this close. The well trimmed peppered heart, perfect lips, hazel eyes you could lose yourself in. Sure he may have insulted your intelligence, but it felt good to have a man put you in your place. “Yes, Sir.” You reply without a beat. His lips pull into a smirk and he chuckles.
“See, Rick! We’re gettin’ along just peachy.” He finally releases your face and the dull ache in your jaw is only an afterthought as he kindly places a hand on your lower back and ushers you further towards the garden. “B-R-B.” He sings leaving his men to watch over Rick.
The gravel crunches beneath the weight of your steps as you and Negan approached the garden abundant with many fresh goodies. He swings his bat as he walks, "So what's your name, sweet cheeks?"
"Y/N, and that's all you're going to get out of me."
"Oh we'll see about that darlin'." Negan chimes in.
((So I had this all planned out and I think it'll do better in multiple parts. So keep checking back for more! Thank you for reading 📚))
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Task Force 141 Mostly Random and Domestic Head Cannons
Here are few questionable head cannons of the boys that nobody asked for that I came up with on a whim cuz I can't sleep.
💰 Captain Price 💰
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Price can play saxophone and trumpet. More towards the saxophone. He has a collection of Kenny G album vinnyl disks that he'd play in his house.
He has a calico cat named Greg.
Collects watches as a hobby, from the antiques to the modern ones.
Supports Liverpool and sometimes would catch their matches on TV. Not a crazy fan like Ghost and Gaz though.
King of Poker. Nobody in the task force can beat him.
🇬🇧 Kyle "Gaz" Garrick 🇬🇧
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That one British dude who likes coffee more than tea.
Fan of Arsenal. Actual Gooner who has posters and mugs with Arsenal logo printed on them.
Earlier of his teenage days, Gaz randomly wanted to learn beatbox. He got good at it and would often show it off to his friends. Over time, he lost interest in it and forgot about it. If you ask him to do some beatboxing he can still do it, but you gotta wait for it for the muscle memory to come back.
Arguably the most fashionable man in 141. When off-duty he'd show up with drip. His effortless swag goes along with any clothes.
🧼 Soap 🧼
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Learned music theory and actually was a member of his high school vocal group and church choir, Soap has a beautiful barritone voice that can belt out "Why Do The Nations So Furiously Rage" by Handel and "My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose."
INVESTED in Eurovision. Would watch every country's song and critiques each one. Could go MAD about it.
Definitely the dude who sings in showers.
Fan of Take That. He dreamed of singing Million Love Songs to his one true love.
Idk why but I feel like Soap is that guy who can solve rubik's cube.
💀 Ghost 💀
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Actual fan of Machester City. Would fight other clubs' fans if they're losing on TV and would 100% stomp on them.
Proficient bass guitar player. Can definitely slap.
Ghost can sew. In fact, he costumizes all his skeleton attributes himself. From numbers of masks to gloves, he made it all himself.
Watches Anime. He watches the classic shounen animes like Naruto, One Piece, and Dragon Ball. He likes the actions and the thrill of it.
CLEAN FREAK. Contrary to his rugged look and personality he always keep his belongings clean and neat.
🦵 Alex Echo 3-1 🦿
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Another one of idk why but I feel like Alex's real name is Alexander Hamilton. His parents were either a historian or a musical enthusiast, no in between.
Watches NFL. Idolizes Tom Brady as the god-quarterback. In fact he ALMOST got drafted into NFL but got into the millitary instead.
Plays Tekken on a daily basis and unexpectedly mains Yoshimitsu for his eccentric design and moves.
Alex got a full-sleeve tattoo on both arms to cover the cigarette stick burns he got during his millitary days.
Skilled in playing the guitar. His fingerstyles are GODLY.
Alex sometimes sketch a few doodles on his journal.
🦗 Roach 🦗
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Owns a grey Great Dane named Ms. Bella Donna, who's apparently oblivious of her size and a total lap dog. She'd leap at Roach when he gets home after deployment.
A fan of the Star Wars franchise. Major fan of Darth Vader and would quote him every chance he got. Collects figurines of Vader and Maul and even plays Star Wars : Battlefront.
True to his name, Roach isn't afraid of cockroaches, or any animal, really. Gary is the Task Force 141's #1 animal control man.
Roach can play the drum. He had a drum kit given to him by his parents as a kid and started doing them as a hobby.
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There it goes! This is the result of my domestic-HC-cravings which I decided to indulge myself. Feel free to add more LOL ◉‿◉
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hiddentrails7 · 2 years
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Kidnapper: We have one of your men, pay us and you will get him back.
Frederick: Which one?
Kidnapper, while Inigo is staring at him intensely: T-the fashionable one.
Frederick: He made you say that, right?
Kidnapper, on the verge of crying: Just come and take him back. Please.
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Brady: Love is dumb.
Brady, glancing at Owain as they punch a hole in a wall: And I'm the dumbest bitch alive.
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Olivia: This is a mistake.
Henry, enthusiastically: A mistake we're going to laugh about one day!
Olivia: But not today.
Henry, still enthusiastic: Oh no, today is going to be hell!
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Cherche: But what about Henry?
Ricken: Don't worry about him.
Ricken: I once watched him fall down 5 flights of stairs, stand up, and keep eating his hotdog like nothing happened.
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Donnel: So, how did the date with Lon'qu go?
Stahl: I tried complimenting him, but couldn't decide on whether to say "you have an amazing smile" or "you have nice eyes." Then he smiled a little and I panicked and said, "You have eyes."
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Ricken: I’m kind of crushing on someone... but I’m worried about telling you who it is cause you’re not going to like it...
Vaike: Just rip the bandage off, shortie.
Ricken: It’s Henry.
Vaike: Put the bandage back on.
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Kidnapper: We have a troop of yours.
Frederick: Which one.
Kidnapper: The loud, annoying one who never shuts up
Frederick: Which one.
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Stahl: I’ve never smoked marijuana.
Stahl: I ate a brownie once at a party.
Stahl: It was intense. It was kind of indescribable. I felt like I was floating.
Stahl: Turns out there was no pot in the brownie. It was just an insanely good brownie.
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Chrom @ Robin: I'm not gay but DAMN
Lissa: You don't have to be gay to appreciate a good looking guy
Chrom: Nah I'd fuck him
Lissa: Oh okay shit
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Robin: What did you two do.
Vaike:
Owain:
Robin: You're not in trouble. I just need to know if I need to lie to Lissa again or not.
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Donnel: You know what they say: if you can't beat them, curl up in a ball and protect your organs.
Stahl: ...Nobody says that.
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Sully: Being gay is a constant battle between "I wish to sit on a window bench with my lover, our legs tangling as we listen to the birds" and "Hey, let's go throw rocks at fascists" and I think that's very sexy of us.
Say'ri: If the window's open and you time it right, you can do both.
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Chrom: Who traumatized you?
Robin: Do you you want a list?
Chrom, with Falchion out: Ya actually
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Basilio: I'm gonna prank him by calling him Lon'qu.
Olivia: I don't understand. That's his name..?
Lon'qu: *Walks around the corner*
Basilio: Hey Lon'qu
Lon'qu:
Basilio: Lon'qu?
Lon'qu: Are you mad at me?
Basilio: Oh no, I'm sorry Lon. Come here son.
Olivia: Oh, I see
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Sully: Based on genital structure, men should really be the ones wearing skirts and women should be wearing pants.
Stahl: The Scots were right all along
Kellam: The Scots did it to hide more knives on their bodies
Gaius: The Scots were right all along.
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Sumia: How do you feel about children?
Sully: Uh, they’re okay, I guess. I mean, if I saw one on the street I wouldn’t throw a rock at them. 
Sumia: Why would you throw a rock at a child. 
Sully: I just said I wouldn’t.
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onpoli · 2 years
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Last night’s election result is a nightmare for most of us and I’m sure nobody is interested in dwelling on that, but there are a few specific things I wanted to talk about, both good and bad.
Turnout
As it stands, Elections Ontario has the turnout count pegged at 43%. The ridings with the highest turnout are Huron—Bruce with 54%, and then both Niagara West and Parry Sound—Muskoka with 53%. The ridings with the lowest turnout were Kiiwetinoong with 28% (only 92% of results are in), Humber River—Black Creek with 32%, and Windsor West with 33%.
It’s impossible to gauge how many voters were discouraged from voting by polls that consistently showed the PCs with a strong advantage. We also don’t know how many people didn’t vote due to Covid-19 infection or a lack of easy access to a nearby polling station. All parties were handed a major setback yesterday when a tech issue prevented them from downloading lists of which voters had already cast a ballot and which hadn’t yet, so their ability to work strategically yesterday was limited. Regardless, 43% is a pathetic turnout rate.
It’s worth noting that the Green Party campaigned relentlessly in Parry Sound—Muskoka because, with no Liberal candidate running, they had a good chance of winning that seat. A lot of effort was made to engage with voters and win their support, both from the Greens and the incumbent PCs. Niagara West is Sam Oosterhoff’s riding, where he can mobilize a large group of supporters from his church to canvass and help people vote. Running an energetic campaign is a candidate’s job, but for the rest of us, volunteering and helping to get people to a polling station really does help. Persuading friends and family to vote helps. We’re at a disadvantage in a first past the post electoral system, so there’s zero room for apathy.
Andrea Horwath and the NDP
After four elections as leader, Andrea Horwath read the room and stepped down after running a low-energy and uninspiring campaign. In Brampton, deputy party leader Sara Singh lost her seat, as did Gurratan Singh. The PCs secured several union endorsements over the traditionally more labour-friendly NDP. The Liberals will get more attention for their trainwreck of an election, but yesterday was awful for the NDP.
With Horwath quitting, the NDP’s other deputy leader, John Vanthof, may be interested in running for the party leadership. Joel Harden and Marit Stiles are other potential contenders.
Notable losers
New Blue MPP Belinda Karahalios and New Blue leader Jim Karahalios both lost badly in Cambridge and Kitchener—Conestoga respectively. Derek Sloan also lost by a huge margin. The former Toronto Police Chief Mark Saunders lost in Kathleen Wynne’s old riding.
The Liberals took the riding of Kingston and the Islands from the NDP, beating Mary Rita Holland, the former president of Ontario’s NDP. Sandeep Singh, who was controversially chosen as the NDP candidate in Brampton North over the incumbent, Kevin Yarde, also lost.
Steven Del Duca has stepped down after failing to secure party status for the Liberals or win in Vaughan—Woodbridge. After flipping from the PCs to the Liberals in 2020, MPP Amanda Simard lost her seat and two of the most well-known Liberal newbie candidates, nurse Tyler Watt and vaccination advocate Jill Promoli, also lost.
There’s not much for the PCs to be disappointed about, but their candidate in Haldimand—Norfolk lost to an independent. Former seven-term PC MPP Toby Barrett chose not to run in this election, but he endorsed his assistant Bobbi Ann Brady who was running as an independent. 
Notable winners
After narrowly losing in 2018, Chandra Pasma unexpectedly flipped Ottawa West—Nepean to the NDP. With the NDP’s only other flip, Lise Vaugeois won in Thunder Bay—Superior North.
The biggest winners are obviously the PCs. It’s rare to win a comfortable majority and then increase that majority in the next election. Opposition to Doug Ford and the PCs over the last four years has been ineffective, and we need a hard reset in terms of organization. Signing petitions, marching to Queen’s Park, and literally begging Lisa MacLeod for help has made no material difference on PC policy. I hope that the NDP will fix their deep-seated problems and set the party on a better path, but mostly I hope that people who are upset today will feel motivated to help their neighbours who will be hit hardest by four more years of PC cuts and also to join a group organizing for material and achievable wins.
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You Won't Believe Who Will Win Their First Super Bowl Next!
Quarterback most likely to win his first Super Bowl that's out there right now would you care to guess which which quarterback he named well, I know the answer to it so I'll, uh, uh, would you like to guess which qu Dak Prescott? That is not the answer that is not the answer. Summary: As the NFL season heats up, all eyes turn to Michael Strahan bold prediction for the next quarterback to clinch their first Super Bowl victory. Eisen's controversial pick, Josh Allen, has ignited passionate debates among fans and experts alike. Amidst speculation and anticipation, the NFL community braces for an electrifying showdown on the gridiron. He said Josh Allen. Oh, is the quarterback he thinks is most likely to get his first, first interesting. What are you laughing about? I just, I'm stupid. Okay, is that a, is that what it is? Did you go, that's what she said, right there? You are just a child. No, I'm just saying, of course he didn't say goodness gracious. Oh, I see what you're saying. Yeah, um, would you agree with that? No, who would you choose Prescott? Who would you choose? Are you seriously choosing Dak Prescott? Choose Dak Prescott. I mean, for my own sake, yes. Of all the quarterbacks that in the National Football League right now who have yet to win a Super Bowl, Tom Brady anointed Josh Allen is the one. I, I'll tell you who mine is but I wait to hear from yours. You say Dak. I mean, okay, I'll take Dallas out. I, I'll go with, I, oh, I hate to say this because I don't like this team but the ners are really good. You're gonna say Brock pie, maybe Brock P. I was gonna say Jaylen Herz. I still think Philly is really good. Nobody says Joe Burrow, huh? AFC what is AFC? AFC turned out to be less than what we expected last year. Everybody thought that was they won the Super Bowl, dude. I'm aware of that because one of the most dynastic teams it appears in the National Football League history is currently residing in that conference. But last year everyone's like, good luck making the playoffs in the AFC. What with Aaron Rodgers, what with Justin Herbert, the MVP Super Bowl winner from the all three of those guys didn't finish the season with a with with season-ending injuries of varying degrees. Oh, look out for the, look out for the Browns 'cause they have Deshawn Watson. Look out for the Broncos 'cause they have Russell Wilson. And then it turned out to be one big nothing Burger, including Trevor Lawrence. Lamar was the MVP of the season, right? That's pretty good. I, I know that Tua had a nice run for two thirds of the season so I'm not going to buy that. Look out for the, A. It's too tough to win in the, in the NFC though, right? That's, you would think what they turned out to be not as good. Nobody's mentioned Burrow. I mean, the Bengals are running it back guys. I mean, they are missing their offensive coordinator finally. There are serious questions about him being able to play a full 17 P's. Not a bad one. Not a bad one. I also like to say Lamar too with Derrick Henry on that squad now. Yeah, completely different. I'll go with if I had to choose one. I'll go with the guy who's act the only other human being in the National Football League, the only human being currently in the National Football League to beat Momes, to beat Patrick Mahomes in the playoffs. Okay, I'll go with that guy and I'm not gonna fult you for that. I will go with the guy who can actually beat the guy you have to beat, that's it. The only human being that stepped on a playoff field in the Patrick Mahomes era, currently still in the National Football League. And the only other one was the one sitting in Vic Blend's chair on the podcast. That's it. I'll put that up as a poll. That's two people, which is what, who, who's, who's the one most likely to win it for the first time, who's next to win their first Super Bowl. So who you putting up Burrow? I'll put the ones that we just said, we just mentioned Burrow, do all and um and Jayen. Oh, got you. We'll do Josh Allen, we'll do Brockie. I got to hold out hope you're all in on it clearly. I got to hold out hope. Read the full article
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You Are Going to Die, https://selflessanatta.com/you-are-going-to-die/
New Post has been published on https://selflessanatta.com/you-are-going-to-die/
You Are Going to Die
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Mostly, we go through life seeking objects of our desire, laboring under the false idea that happiness can be found in wealth, status, or a good reputation.
We expend tremendous amounts of energy toward obtaining things and attaching ourselves to them, only to find disappointment when these things don’t bring us the happiness we desire.
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You’ve heard the expression, “You can’t take it with you.” And we all intellectually know that to be true, but do we really live our lives as if it were true? Consider the following story:
Some children were playing beside a river. They made castles of sand, and each child defended his castle and said, ‘This one is mine.’
They kept their castles separate and would not allow any mistakes about which was whose.
When the castles were all finished, one child kicked over someone else’s castle and completely destroyed it. The owner of the castle flew into a rage, pulled the other child’s hair, struck him with his fist and bawled out, ‘He has spoiled my castle! Come along all of you and help me punish him as he deserves.’
The others all came to his help.
They beat the child, their friend.
Then they went on playing in their sand castles, each saying, ‘This is mine; no one else may have it.
Keep away!
Don’t touch my castle!’
But evening came, it was getting dark and they all thought they ought to be going home.
No one now cared what became of his castle.
One child stamped on his, another pushed his over with both hands.
Then they turned away and went back, each to his home.
Do we act any differently than these children?
We live our lives building castles in the sand only to leave them behind as meaningless when the long night of death falls.
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Imagine for a moment that you accomplished everything you wanted in life. You succeeded in all your worldly affairs.
Perhaps you’re Jeff Bezos and you’ve accumulated a $100 billion fortune.
Or perhaps you’re Tom Brady and you won seven super bowls.
While these are amazing accomplishments, both of those men will die, and when they do, they won’t be taking any of their wealth or attainments with them.
In fact, if they cling to their attainments on their deathbed, they will feel anguish and sorrow, and they will endure a great deal of suffering.
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How will their worldly attainments benefit them then?
You are going to die.
You could die today.
None of your worldly attainments or possessions are important.
You won’t be taking any of it with you.
Shortly after your death, your possessions will be disbursed to various people, and your corpse will be disposed of.
A form of you remains in the memories of those who knew you. Those who outlive you may remember you kindly, or they may not.
You may have a memorial headstone, or no permanent record of you may exist at all.
Everything you worked for, struggled against, hoped, dreamed, felt — everything will be summarized by a dash between the dates on your gravestone.
Most people won’t have any more details on your life than what’s contained in that dash.
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After your funeral service, most people will go back to their self-important thoughts, and thoughts of you will arise less and less often until you are finally forgotten.
A hundred years after your death, everyone who knew you will also be dead (not that they spent much time remembering you anyway), and nobody will visit your gravestone. Even your gravestone will finally be forgotten or destroyed.
All evidence of your existence will be gone.
As Styx pointed out in Nothing Ever Goes as Planned: “Even Pharaohs turn to sand, Like a drop in the ocean.”
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Given these facts, why would you waste your time building castles in the sand?
Given these facts, why would you attach yourself to anything?
If you don’t attach yourself to life and worry about everything, life becomes a grand adventure full of fun and excitement.
When items you desire come to you, you enjoy them with thanks, and then you let them go.
As Freddie Mercury said in Bohemian Rhapsody: “Carry on, carry on, As if nothing really matters.”
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first boyfriend
Lucy hears the way her parents talk about Will with their colleagues.
The Drs. Callaghan have a reception at the end of the summer to welcome the new academic year, and every year, they bring Lucy along with them. They love to show her off while she’s still someone to be proud of. This year, Lucy asks to bring Will. They’ve been dating for about five months, and it feels like an important moment for both of them. Debutantes get a whole ball. If Lucy gets a miniature reception with a bunch of tenured professors she’s known for ten years, she’ll take it.
Will comes along with a nervous smile and a get-up Colleen surely spent a lot of time picking out for him. He looks sweet, and every time Lucy looks over at him, she can’t wait to get her lipstick all over his face. When they talk to different professors around the department, Will is articulate and charming. He talks about everybody, from Shakespeare to Salinger, and everyone seems to really like him. Lucy couldn’t be prouder. It’s always an honor when somebody likes the person you love.
She heads to the bathroom sometime in the middle of the party after one too many Cokes. She always drinks too fast when she’s nervous. Before she can open the stall and leave, she hears the door open. Two women walk in, and one of them is her mother.
They’re talking about Lucy.
And they’re talking about Will.
“Yes, he’s a very nice boy,” Mary says to her colleague as they touch up their hair in the bathroom mirror. “He lives right next door, too. Really, I don’t think I could have picked a better one for Lucy’s first boyfriend.”
Lucy’s heart sinks in the middle of the bathroom stall.
Her first boyfriend? Surely, her mother is out of her mind. Everyone knows that Lucy’s real first boyfriend was Peter Brady, even after his hair got all frizzy. That was how she, at the tender age of six, knew it was somehow true love. But she has long lost her Tiger Beat and 16 magazines from before they moved out of New Haven, and she no longer only loves big-smile boys on TV. After ten years of knowing Will, of watching him in his backyard, of playing with him there, of long conversations on tin cans and telephones, how could her mother even suggest that there could ever be anyone else? Lucy has a way of knowing when things are right – when things are final. Will is about as close to right and final as she can get. She wouldn’t have spent the last three months having sex with him if he wasn’t right and final. She knows that.
Maybe nobody else realizes it, but Lucy has a big, strong voice in her head that says she and Will and forever. More than that, even. She and Will have what so many other couples – much older couples, couples who have been married longer than she and Will have even been alive – think they do. It’s the reassurance. It’s the friendship and the comfort and the way they can already look at each other and just know. Lucy knows Will like an inside-out tee. She can twist him around for as long as she likes, and he’ll still fit her.
Lucy waits for her mother to leave the bathroom before she feels like she can get up and join the world again. But something keeps her inside. Frozen. Waiting.
Where was she a month ago, and was Will there, too?
(part of @nosebleedclub december challenge -- day 16!)
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UFC - Fight Night, Dariush vs Tsarukyan
December 2nd's edition of UFC Fight Night took place in the Moody Center at Austin, Texas and proved to me that if you miss the prelims, you may end up missing out on some good moments. In this post, I will be reviewing the main card, but I will gloss over some of the prelim fights.
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Veronica Hardy def. Jamey-Lyn Horth
The card was kicked off by a Women's 125 matchup that resulted in a split decision victory for Veronica Hardy. I missed this fight.
Jared Gooden def. Wellington Turman
Jared Gooden ended up scoring a 2nd round submission. Amazing comeback. I missed this fight as well.
Rodolfo Bellato def. Ihor Potieria
Ihor Potieria was dangerously close to finishing before he gassed out and was finished by Rodolfo Bellato in the 2nd round. I once again missed this fight.
Drakkar Klose def. Joe Solecki
This is when I began to regret tuning out, because this ended in a slam knockout by Drakkar Klose. Fight ended 1 minute and 41 seconds in to the first round.
Cody Brundage def. Zachary Reese
I tuned in when this fight began, and I was a little disappointed I didn't get to see the slam knockout in the last fight, but I was quickly elated when this became the first UFC event to have two slam knockouts. Cody Brundage won the fight by slamming Zachary Reese on the side of his head as he held on to an arm-bar.
Nobody learned from Rose Namajunas that there is risk in holding on to an arm bar while your opponent is standing. It's also odd how both slam knockouts were within 8 seconds of each other, because this fight ended 1 minute and 49 seconds in to the first round.
Miesha Tate def. Julia Avila
Miesha Tate proved once again that she is still a good fight for anyone in the Women's Bantamweight division by achieving a submission victory in the third round.
Main Card
Dustin Stoltzfus def. Punahele Soriano
Dustin Stoltzfus is the weirdest fighter in my eyes, because I was almost certain that he retired after getting knocked out by Abus Magomedov, but he came from out of nowhere and submitted his opponent in the 2nd round.
I'm hoping for a good career resurgence from Stoltzfus, but I am not 100% certain he'll make it far in Middleweight.
Joaquim Silva def. Clay Guida
This was a back and forth fight, with Joaquim Silva edging out a unanimous decision in an action packed 3 round affair.
Clay Guida has cemented his legacy in my eyes, and while he can still keep fighting I think retirement will be weighing in on him soon enough.
Sean Brady def. Kelvin Gasteleum
Honestly, I think 170 is good for Kelvin Gasteleum. Sean Brady beat him by submission in the 3rd round, but I still think that Kelvin can have much better success at 170 than 185.
Deiveson Figureido def. Rob Font
This fight showcased Deiveson's amazing power and how he has only strengthened after he moved up in weight from 125.
Deiveson will soon be entering the Bantamweight rankings, as Rob Font was ranked #8.
Jalin Turner def. Bobby Green
This fight proved that even though I feel like the UFC has the best referees, there is still a lot of work to be done to make the sport safer. Jalin Turner knocked out Bobby Green 2 minutes and 37 seconds in to the first round, but the referee forced Jalin Turner to continue to ground and pound Bobby Green, and had finally stopped the fight at 2 minutes and 49 seconds.
Kerry Hatley should not be allowed to referee any more fights. This is extremely dangerous officiating that should be dealt with accordingly.
Arman Tsarukyan def. Beneil Dariush
I had high hopes from Beneil going in to this fight, and pre-fight shenanigans made me despise Arman on a massive level. The hotel altercation with Bobby Green was extremely disappointing to me when I looked at what Arman was doing during fight week.
Unfortunately for me, Arman ended up knocking out Beneil in the 1st round with a knee and punches. The fight just barely surpassed 1 minute.
Overall, the main event did not disappoint and Arman has proved that he should be one of the next people in line to fight Islam Makhachev for the Lightweight championship.
Overall Rating
8.5/10
I really enjoyed this week's UFC event. Some serious stakes in the main event for a potential title opportunity, the two men in the co-main are always down to fight. The undercard was super entertaining.
UFC fans always eat good.
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I hear good things about the book Beaver Land. Check it out!
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Will one of the next Knives out star The Muppets??
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Tom Brady and Ozzy Osbourne have retired. ** Dr. Phil is hanging up his show.
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Some singer I have never heard of named Chris Young apparently acted like an ass to Elle King on a new show called Barmageddon. Word is he could not take the heat when she started beating him in some sort of game. Do we care?
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Ok.. So I know pretty much nothing about Melissa Rauch who leads the new Night Court. I must give her respect though. She walked onto Seth Meyers in sweats. Yes!! Why these people want to sit there so uncomfortable is beyond me. Good for her for being herself. Hey, hooray for the people who wanna get dolled up but she should be herself. ** So it wasn’t but a few days later that I saw Colbert thanking Trevor Noah for wearing a tie and jacket. He also belittled Don Lemon for the way he was dressed on CNN. Colbert claims that it is a late -night show and people should make an effort. Oh please, it’s a late show, calm the fuck down. When did the Late Show host become the fashion police?? UGH!!! Colbert also asked Noah what his first concert was. That is a Kevin Nealon question. Let’s all hike with Kevin where one can be casual.**Bill Maher complimented a guest’s Converse but stated he couldn’t wear them at his age. When did these old liberal guys get so hung up on dress etiquette?? Please, nobody wear white after Labor Day on these programs. Live and let live? And one more thing about Maher. He gets a lot of shit about his thoughts on obesity. I don’t really care but on the Jan. 27 show, I have to admit that he really got himself worked up about it. It was almost comical.
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For the first time since 1923, there were multiple votes in the House of Representatives to pick a leader. Boebert and Greene reportedly had it out in the ladies room and Gaetz and Rogers about went at it out on the house floor. Kevin McCarthy did finally prevail after many promises to other Republicans. ** It seems to have brought he and Marjorie Taylor Greene together. They love the attention. Steve Scalise is the majority leader. Should we let the 118th congress hold us hostage? ** We have their rants against the IRS and indoctrination in schools to look forward to. The Republicans have gotten rid of the metal detectors. It seems they are itching to get the public and their weapons inside. The southern border and Ukraine will probably suffer because of their cuts. To be fair, we have spent about $50 mil or is it billion so far? Biden is sending the Abrams tanks but that could take a year.  ** Do we have enough proof yet that most of the dysfunction stems from Republicans? They sure keep filling up the swamp. ** I heard someone say that there were twice as many Mikes in the GOP as women. That sucks but there really are a lot of Mikes out there. I was engaged to 3 in a row!!
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There are reports that gas stoves should become a thing of the past. I get it but cooking would suck.
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Is someone going to make a feature film about Michelle McNamara’s life?
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The Dallas zoo is under tight security. Recently there have been cut fences and shady dealings with the Leopards, monkeys and a dead vulture.  
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New Zealand’s new Prime Minister is Chris Hipkins.
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Ryan Seacrest and Andy Cohen seemed to be in a bit of a feud after the New Year. That sounds like THE  blandest fight of all time. I mean who gives a fuck? How did these guys even become famous. I will never get their relevance. `1
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What the fuck is going on in Mexico and Brazil??El Chapo’s son, Ovidio Guzman was arrested and people were told to shelter in place. Airports were closed and school suspended. South America is pulling a similar coup ala USA. It is all a big game to Bannon and Bolsonaro and all the partners in crime. The haters won’t stop until the whole world blows itself up. ** Why does the main stream media practically ignore these international stories?? Talk about Trump or the housewives and they are all over it.  
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We have 3.5% unemployment!
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Biden gave the Presidential citizens medal to 14 people who defended democracy. We all owe them so much.
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Neal Schon and Jonathan Cain of Journey are in a feud. In the legal battle, Schon alleges that Cain’s wife, Paula (televangelist and Trump’s spiritual advisor) has access to Journey’s personal accounts and is racking up personal bills. She is also playing Journey music at Trump events which the rest of the band would like to stop. . Is everyone associated with Scary Clown a shady character? Well, Yes, I suppose so.  
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Scary Clown 45 has renewed his ridiculous beef with Ruby Freeman. He is putting new garbage out there to make her life miserable. Trump and his ilk seem to treat people like chess pieces, not actual people. ** Trump and 2 rioters have been sued by the estate of Brian Sicknick for $10 mil. The suit states that there was “a direct and foreseeable consequence of Trump’s words that day.”
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42,964 cannabis convictions have been erased.
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I am so sick of both sides yelling that the voting public does not care about this issue or that. I assure you that myself and the that people I know care about who leads the house of representatives and what classifies docs are floating around out there. Transparent?? Not quite. Pence, Trump and Biden all have documents?? This would lead us to believe that all politicians take home stuff they probably shouldn’t. The government does appear to be pretty loosey goosy. It just seems that the quality of work and discipline have gotten sloppy. If I walked out of work with stuff I shouldn’t, it would probably end right then and there for me. ** Sen. Graham claims that he has no docs, just chicken sandwich wrappers.  
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Pam Anderson claims that Tim Allen flashed her on the set of Home Improvement. He denies the accusation. That sounds about right. Why do men think everyone wants to see their penis?
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Succession will be back on March 26.
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There was a stupid incident with Rooty, the great root bear from A&W. They put out a joke statement that the bear would wear pants now. Fox news ran with that with a ‘woke’ headline. They sure love their buzz words.  
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NPR’s John Burnett is retiring after 36 years. His parting words: “Elect more women leaders. There’s too much testosterone in positions of power. They get us in these foolish, macho, prideful and unnecessary conflicts over and over and over.”** “I don’t know if men should hold political office, they are too emotional.” -Steve Colbert
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Nepo?? C’mon!! Every business has families. How many ‘and sons’ have we seen in a lifetime? Don’t families work farms together? Why is Hollywood different? Where would we be without some famous family members like Anthony Perkins, Natalie Cole, Jamie Lee Curtis, Colin Hanks, Angelica Huston, Danny Huston, Jack Huston, Rashida Jones, or Rob Reiner??? These are some of our finest artists.
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The Golden Globes were back. My best dressed were Colman Domingo, Britt Lower, Niecy Nash Betts, Rhea Seehorn, Jessica Chastain, Jean Smart, Jenny Ortega, Quinta Brunson, F. Murray Abraham, Anya Taylor-Joy, Viola Davis, Stephanie Hsu, and Michelle Yeow. Not crazy about Claire Danes and Michelle Williams but I usually do not favor their fashion choices. It works for them. I will never understand why the E reporting can’t be a little more seamless. Quicker cuts would help that awkward exiting of the stars. Jerrod Carmichael was the host. The show seemed to move awful slow and was really ready to rake themselves over the coals. The best part was Chloe Flowers, the pianist. I found that to be a nice addition. The dude from ‘The Bear’ could not have “Um” anymore if he tried. It seemed that they picked all the winners from the back. Half the show was watching winners get to the stage. C’mon Quinta Brunson.. You looked good but that dress seemed like a nightmare to travel all that way!! And I was disgusted by the fucking phones. It is bad enuf that the world is staring at their cells. It sucks that so many tv scenes are between people on their phones, talking and texting. Now, people have their speeches on their phone and they are wasting time scrolling to find it. Pull out a note card and surprise! There it is!!!!! Ok, call me old fashioned. I also don’t ever remember so many winners telling their WHOLE life stories. Most of my choices did not win the big prize like no Hader, no Odenkirk and no Glover. Hooray for Evan Peters and for Julia Garner and her short but sweet acceptance speech. Billy Porter was fab in his intro to Ryan Murphy who took the Carol Burnett award. How impressive is Murphy’s body of work. Wow!!** Eddie Murphy was given the Cecil B. DeMille award.
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And I am glad for Abbott Elementary and the love they are getting. Please put white nerdy teach and the janitor together more often. They are such a great comedy team!!!!!
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There is a new House Party. The trailer reminds of an episode of Atlanta.
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Alec Baldwin has been charged in the shooting on the Rust film set.
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Season 4 of Barry just wrapped shooting!!
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Ron Jeremy was declared incompetent with severe dementia in his rape trial.
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2023 brings Europe and Australia the Weird Al/ Emo Phillips tour.  Yeow!!!!!!
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Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting have filed a lawsuit that accuses Paramount of sexually exploiting them and distributing nude images of adolescent children. The suit stems from the 1968 film, Romeo and Juliet.
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Was it coincidence that there were technical difficulties during Elizabeth Hasselbeck’s segment remembering Barbara Walters on The View??
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Football fans came together Damar Wilson from the Buffalo Bills as his heart stopped on the field. He is actually up and moving again.
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In sexual assault news: Cosby wants to tour again.** Andrew Tate was arrested for human trafficking. Before that he took pride in putting down Greta Thunberg but she responded: [email protected]. Go girl!!
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The release of Trump’s taxes has revealed a few things. He wrote off the Stormy Daniels payment. He did not donate his presidential salary as he promised. We are not hearing much about it after all the preamble. ** And now, he can come back to Facebook. He is supposed to be exclusive to Truth Social but we will see. ** Word is that about 25% of our national debt occurred during the Trump administration.** The average American pays 13.3% in taxes. The 25 richest of us pay about 3.4%.  
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The 95th Oscar noms were announced. There is already an investigation into the way some people were nominated. We will see how that plays out. It was great to see noms for Judd Hirsch, Brendan Gleeson, Andrea Seborough and especially Brendan Fraser and Brian Tyree Henry. The films up for best pic are All quiet on the western front, Avatar, the way of water, Banshees if inersherin, Elvis, Everything, everywhere all at once, The Fabelmans, Tar, Top Gun Maverick, Triangle of sadness and Women talking.
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Beyonce and Rebel Wilson were slammed for living it up in Dubai. Beyonce gave a concert for $24 mil. Human rights be damned. Perhaps she gave it to charity.
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Should Leno quit driving?  
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Why does it take so many overpaid pundits to talk football on these playoffs?? You look up at halftime and there is like 7 guys sitting there. What?
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Are there really 2 states, Alabama and Mississippi that celebrate King-Lee day?? Is it true that 2 states honor Martin Luther King AND Robert E. Lee?
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Sundance is back in person. The U.S. dramatic grand jury prize went to ‘A thousand and one.’ The audience winners were The Persian Version and Beyond Utopia. The festival favorite was Radical.
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The trials involving the proud boys have brought to light their club rules. Proud boys are to sing their anthem, Proud of your boys from Aladdin, every night. Members are only allowed to ejaculate alone every 30 days. Otherwise, ejaculate must be within 1 yard of a woman.
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George Santos lied about his Mother’s death and just about everything else he claimed about his life. Hey Voters: Check into these candidates out BEFORE you vote them in. One would think that full throated lies would get a person thrown out but this is politics. Santos did admit to buying merchandise with a stolen checkbook and was not prosecuted because he could not be found. This may be the only offense that anyone can prosecute but to what consequence?? Is Santos his real name? Was it legal when he filed to run his campaign? He recently did a re-do on his paperwork. Where did he get his $?
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Tyler Massengill of Chillicothe, Il was arrested for the malicious use of fire and an explosive to damage and attempt to damage a place of interstate commerce. Massengill, according to the video tape threw a molotov cocktail into Peoria’s planned parenthood health center on January 15th. He claims that Illinois right to life will provide an attorney but they say, “no.”. He could get 5- 40 years for the $1 million in damages.
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So, they investigated the leak in the Supreme Court and they did not interview the Justices themselves??
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Have we all seen this holy spirit board?? We can buy a Christian talking board with a planchette to communicate directly with Jesus. Any takers?
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Some people seem upset about a 50th anniversary Dark side of the Moon set because of the rainbow on the cover. Yes, the prism colors were on the original design so I don’t get the beef.
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Last year, there were 7,501 threats against congress. Stop the hate people, do we really want to be spending our $ here??
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The Illinois Supreme Court has blocked the new No Cash bail or The Pretrial Fairness Act just before it should start on January 1.  On Dec. 28, a Kankakee judge ruled the provision unconstitutional.  
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Five former Memphis officers, Bean, Haley, Mills, Smith and Martin were fired and charged with multiple counts including 2nd degree murder for the murder of Tyree Nichols. The swift action could be contributed to their skin color but ALL police misconduct should be handled this way. It is being called the Blueprint. Yes! Of course, it all depends on local laws. Some states are more protective of the officer’s rights and things may have gone very differently.
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R.I.P. Anita Pointer, Fred White, Chris Ledesma, Frank Galati, Don Williams, Fay Weldon, Adam Rich, Lisa Marie Presley, Dorothy Tristan, Fred White, Jeremiah Green, Michael Levin, Jeff Beck, Gina Lollobrigida, Robbie Knievel, Carole Cook, Russell Banks, Jerry Blavat, Jean Veloz, Charles White, Sister Andre, victims in the latest mass casualties ( I think about 30some shootings so far this year), Yoshio Yoda, Haiti cholera victims, Tyre Nichols, Dean Daughtry, Tom Verlaine, Barrett Strong, Piers Haggard, Lance Kerwin, Cindy Williams and Alice Green.
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leagueofleaguesff · 1 year
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(ESPN) N.erdy F.ootball L.eague 1st Round Playoff Recap 🏉💍🏈
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As far as the standings going into the playoffs are concerned, Carla earned the top spot as the sole double digit win team in ESPN. Nobody else in the playoffs had less than 8 wins except Taurean who is the only playoff team with a sub.500 record (6-8). He beat out Oliver in a tie break for the final playoff spot.
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Matt of course earned a bye along with Carla. Laura hasn't made the playoffs since she won it all in her inaugural year (except last year's controversial in). She has something to prove along with Peter. Peter must win to reclaim his dominance he once had PRIOR to Matt's arrival. Taurean is looking to have as much success in this league as his co commish has in his (friendly rivalry). Johnny although winning plenty of times before, doesn't not have a ring in his league yet because of lost records. Will he right this wrong?
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The playoffs set it as Commissioners face each other (Taurean vs Laura) as Johnny faces his old coworker Peter who is on a mission.
Taurean 💍 Laura "Commish Battle"
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Taurean stayed tried and true with his guy the G.O.A.T. Brady who thankfully had the best game of late with a 3 TD performance. Earlier in the Sunday slate, his OP flex of Fields gave him an edge as Justin ran for his life in the Bears vs Eagles game. CMC got over 100 yards (pro bowl snub) and Lamb went ha. In the cowboys upset loss. A pretty good outing between the Sunday games overall. A few surprises on the bench saw Gage and Pat's D with 20 plus points each. They definitely could have been better than the Garrett Wilson and Cowboys Def slots as the bench outproduced both.
For Laura, things were looking rough for Burrow in the 1st half of the Bucs game. The 2nd half was a complete opposite flurry of offense that set Cool Joe on a 40 plus performance. Diggs got less than double digits in a snowy wild game against the fins but almost all of her starting roster put out great points. Kittle went off...on the bench. Lucky Laura had played Purdy in a desperation move that turned out well in that exchange. Lockett was solid but Elliot and Jacobs added stability to her point total. A big risk playing Taysum paid off as Schultz on Taureans play only garnered 2 points to Hills 24.
Laura basically has a sizeable lead by the end of Sunday. Taurean had AJ Dillon left. 2 TDs later on MNF brought it close nearing the end. It was sadly not enough to overcome Laura's consistent point stacking from her starting roster.
Taurean lost and was eliminated from the playoffs. Meanwhile, Laura advances in what mist have felt a statement victory.
Congratulations in order for Laura as she clings for the ring. Kudos to Taurean for making it this far 👏
Peter 💍 Johnny
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Johnny made the most trades in any Core 4 league to make it as a wildcard in ESPN at 8-6. Some trades put him at a deficit early in the season especially at the QB position. Relying on Danny Dimes and Jimmy G most of the way. When Jimmy went down for injury, desperation seeped in. Trades and waiver adds ensued. By making sacrifices with RBs, Johnny acquired Davante, Chase, and Jefferson all in trades to play 3 top tier WRs since there was a low supply of quality/dependable QBs. Trades for QBs failed on each attempt. Can he win without utilizing the QB premium of a superfluous by substituting a WR?
Peter had inconsistent results even with stellar players. Injuries, matchups, and last minute game scripts made his journey to the playoffs a bumpy one. Nonetheless, his steadfast insistence on sticking with his drafted players netted him enough wins to make it to the postseason.
Peter couldn't use Deebo which put him at a disadvantage. He sat Kamara as he has been lackluster this season. Of course, Kamara goes off to have a better game for the season on his bench. Amari was cold rather than hot. Andrews, yet again, has regressed due to factors with the Ravens (lack of WR playmaker, insistence on the run, Lamar injury, etc). Despite this, a hail Mary play in Trevor and Cousins (both in stunning wins) had the game of the season each on his roster.
Regardless of the awesome WR trio Johnny had and decent game from Broncos Defense...it simply wasn't enough. He played Peter on the wrong week. It happens.
Congratulations inorder to Peter for going onto the next round and kudos to Johnny for making the playoffs with trades galore.
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While Commish buddies Johnny and Taurean face off for 5th, the final four for round 2 of the playoffs is cemented.
The final 4 sees Laura against Matt. Carla off her bye, will take on Peter.
Could we have another all female superbowl? Will the 2 most dominant players in league history face off in an epic matchup (Peter & Matt)? Each player has extra motivation.
Laura - Redemption
Carla - Quest for 1st 💍
Peter - Reclaim his throne
Matt - Make claim this is his league now.
Let's see what the 2nd round brings 4 da 💍
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whileiamdying · 1 year
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William S Burroughs: the naked photographer
He's a beat icon famed for being a junkie wild man. But a new exhibition shows a new, softer side to William S Burroughs.
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📸 Personal moments … William S Burroughs. Photograph: William S Burroughs
There are many things that spring to mind when you think of William Burroughs: the lifelong heroin addiction; the love of guns that led to him killing his second wife in a drunken game of William Tell; the wildly chaotic beat lifestyle that informed his literary style. One thing that you probably don't immediately think of is the best way to arrange chrysanthemums.
Yet a new exhibition devoted to the photography of Burroughs reveals several sides to the writer that are rarely included in the wildman mythology. Indeed, Taking Shots (you can probably see what they've done there) explores the idea of Burroughs not just as a photographer in his own right, but as a complex artist with ideas that are often extremely personal. Flowers is a case in point: a series of photographs in which a pink rose protrudes from a chrome Coca-Cola bottle. As the exhibition explains, there are personal reasons for Burroughs' choice of imagery: his mother, Laura Lee, was a renowned flower arranger who wrote a trio of books on the subject for Coca-Cola.
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📸 Ian Sommerville, Infinity, Paris (Beat Hotel) 1962
You could view Burroughs's literary career as a reaction to this comfortable upbringing, but in actual fact it influenced his style: Burroughs saw a parallel between her arrangements and the way words and images could be arranged to provide new contexts and meanings. As he wrote to his artist friend Brion Gysin in 1961: "The collage is an art like flower arranging."
Gysin is famous for inventing, with Burroughs's help, the "cut-up" technique, used in the writer's masterpiece Naked Lunch. Yet Burroughs used this method for things other than writing. Running through these photographs, which span the 1950s to 70s, is a desire to chop and rearrange images – using collage, shadow, wordplay, magnification and reflection – in a quest to generate new meaning. Burroughs likened the effects of cut-up to time travel: by slicing through order and chronology, he was attempting to break the space-time continuum itself.
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📸 Midtown Manhattan, 1965, by William S Burroughs. Photograph: Estate of William S Burroughs
Indeed, time and loss are consistent themes. Infinity Photographs involves a painstaking process of photographing, then rephotographing, his own library of photos in order to produce a single image that contained the entire collection (an ultimate act of hoarding that seems prescient of the digital age, not to mention at odds with someone who so often lost and discarded his own work).
Perhaps the most moving sequence is What Was, What Isn't, which documents the aftermath of a passionate encounter with his lover John Brady. Ordered chronologically, it begins with a messed-up bed and then a closeup of a stain on the sheets, before moving on towards a fully made-up bed. It's intimate but also sad, exploring how moments of joy are transient and soon to be covered up by something more ordinary. The emptiness of the original image – nobody is present on the messy bed – reminds you that the scene no longer exists and tantalises you with the thought of what might have gone on there. No wonder Burroughs wished he could time travel.
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📸 William S Burroughs, Jack Kerouac, Tangier, 1957 Photograph.
Beyond a small section dedicated to more conventional portraits of Burroughs's friends and collaborators (including an effortlessly cool shot of Jack Kerouac in Tangier around the time On the Road was published), Taking Shots is an exhibition that doesn't dwell on the writer's celebrity pull. For those who crave to have their Burroughs myths reaffirmed, however, there are traces of his punkier side. In true DIY style, his photographs were developed not in expensive studios but at drugstores – something unheard of for a photographer at the time. There's also an amusing sequence called Moka Bar, in which Burroughs plots a "multimedia attack" on London's first ever espresso bar, on Frith Street. Upset with their rude service and a "poisonous cheesecake", he set out to see if he could alter reality with photography: turning up every day for several weeks to document the cafe with photography and audio equipment, in a manner that allegedly drove customers away. The final photograph in the series implies he was victorious: Moka Bar has been replaced by Queens Snack Bar.
It underlines the fact that Burroughs saw photography not just as art but as a powerful and provocative tool. Indeed, 1960s underground chronicler Barry Miles believes he viewed the camera as a weapon – "one as powerful as the .38 he was habitually in possession of". You might think this is a million miles away from flower-arranging, but as Burroughs once said: "The only way I like to see cops given flowers is in a flowerpot from a high window."
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Violent Night (2022)
"An elite team of mercenaries breaks into a family compound on Christmas Eve, taking everyone hostage inside. However, they aren't prepared for a surprise combatant: Santa Claus is on the grounds, and he's about to show why this Nick is no saint."
What would it look like if Santa was the one that gave up on the spirit of Christmas? That is how the film starts. Santa is in a bar, in Bristol, getting steaming drunk and going off on the state of Christmas. He is angry about the way attitudes of children have changed etc. and about the way the belief in Christmas is dying off. As he flies away on his sleigh he says to himself that this will be his last Christmas. It's definitely an interesting start to a film for the festive season.
David Harbour is very much a different Santa to those we have previously been presented with. Normally they are bright, cheery, full of the joys of the season, and even when they're not they are still very prim and proper and Santaish. Harbour's Santa is an emotionally downtrodden, raggedy looking, man who could easily pass as the kind of mall Santa nobody want to see. He still has his magic, knows who is who, but it seems to be fading. Harbour brings life to this disgruntled mess in a way that makes you feel really sorry for him, all the while still letting you think "Come on, man. You're Santa. Pull your shit together!"
John Leguizamo leads the team of mercernaries breaking in. He is a very stereotypical villain for this kind of film, but that's not a bad thing. Leguizamo's performance is on point and he nails the tropes perfectly. He does add a few little touches to the role that elevate it a litle over the standard, and it's that that makes it like the whipped cream on a hot chocolate, just right. I'll always enjoy a Leguizamo movie....(even Super Mario Bros., to a degree).
The rest of the cast is full of faces you are likely to know, but may find it hard to place. They all give decent performances, and there isn't really anything that I can critique. They were there and they played their roles well. However, the young lady playing Trudy Lightstone, the human foil to Santa, was a fabulous casting choice. Leah Brady is the kid that still believes in Santa, the emotional heart of the film, and yet she is far from the saccharine sweet kids that often fill that role.
This is not your usual festive fare. When a film has lines like "Time for Season's Beatings!", "Ho, ho, holy shit." and "Christmas is going to die tonight!.", as well as a lot of bloody violence, it's not going to be for everyone at this time of year. It is a 15 here in the UK, and i was wondering while watching how much more it would have needed to be an 18. It can't have been far off.
Overall it's a decent film. It gives an interesting new twist to who Santa was before he was Santa, and it still has a very festive feel to it...once you get past the dead people that is. It lives up to its name for sure, and it damn sure will be joining my annual Christmas watch list. It's getting a very ho ho ho 7.5/10. I'd recommend it if you don't have a weak stomach, and I'd recommend it if you do (just hide behind your hands).
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My NFL Power Rankings
Because bagel
1 Eagles (I mean, they needed a comeback to beat the Colts but that’s what good teams do. They maintain their 2 game lead in the NFC East)
2 Chiefs (Well let’s see, like the Eagles they needed a bit of a comeback to win)
3 Vikings (I’m calling it a minor blip for now. They lost emphatically to the Cowboys and Eagles, but they’re fine. Don’t hit the panic button)
4 Bills (Still AFC East’s best, don’t overthink this one. Now if Allen can cut down on the turnovers)
5 Titans (Maybe I’m too high on them but let’s be realistic. Titans are a well-coached team spearheaded by Derrick Henry.)
6 Ravens (Good teams dominate much lesser competition. They won 13-3 over Carolina. Carolina is a bottom 3 team. Need I say more?)
7 Cowboys (Still not fully convinced but Dallas is trending up after their beatdown of Minnesota)
8 Giants (Calling it a blip as well. Giants are fine, they will recover from this. They did get wounded quite a bit though)
9 Dolphins (I am still not sold on Miami being a contender. They only have 2 wins against legit playoff contenders and a maybe 3rd in New England. They have Houston next game. Win by 30+ and I will be impressed. Don’t give Houston any wiggle room)
10 49ers (Maybe it’s too high given their record, but they are fully capable of causing fits for their opposition. They need to shine bright in Azteca against Arizona)
11 Seahawks (Sure they may be the NFC West leader but they don’t have the tiebreaker over San Francisco. Seattle needs to move past their loss in Germany and return to focus on what’s in front of them)
12 Bengals (AFC Champs from a year ago are rounding into form slowly but surely. Don’t count out this squad but they could use Chase right now)
13 Patriots (It’s either them or the Jets that will likely get the last playoff spot assuming if things hold. Nobody from the A South or A West is getting a wildcard given the current records)
14 Jets (Jets will rebound but they cannot allow another loss like that one against the Patriots. Wilson has to play better at QB. A LOT better, to potentially keep them from drafting someone like Levis of Kentucky or Richardson of Florida at the position)
15 REDSKINS (Washington is getting hot at the right time, can they keep it up? A tough road awaits as they still have some teams to jump past)
16 Buccaneers (Don’t believe the hype. Bucs are NOT rounding into form yet. They haven’t looked good all year and you wonder if Brady made a mistake coming back)
17 Lions (Well let’s see, they’ve won 3 straight and they look like a team on the rise. But they have too much to climb to get into the playoffs. If the Giants/Cowboys or the NFC West runner-up crashes down, they could steal a spot)
18 Falcons (Again, they have one of the worst rosters in the NFL. And yet they are still 1/2 game back in the division of the NFC South. It’s far from over)
19 Chargers (Sell the Chargers, they’re close to done. After that disappointing result against the Chiefs, they have a big hill to climb to win the West. They are in trouble.
20 Saints (Anyone want to bet against the Saints right now? Probably a lot but IF, Dalton or Winston can stop making mental mistakes they can get the job done. They still have a shot at the NFC South title assuming the Bucs continue to be inconsistent and the Falcons lack of talent finally shows its head)
21 Cardinals (Next week is effectively an elimination game if the Cards lose tonight’s game. They need to get on a roll or Kliff Kingsbury will be Kanned and maybe back to Kollege. We will see)
22 Colts (To give you an idea of how bad the AFC South is, the teams not named the Titans are 8-21-2 after 11 weeks. Half the wins come from the Colts. This division is weak as it gets. Can the Colts go on an inspired late-season run?)
23 Jaguars (It’s hard to figure out who the worst teams are so I am just winging it on here. Jaguars have the talent to maybe finish with 8-9 wins. If things break right, they could steal a playoff spot. Anything can happen)
24 Raiders (Well, they’re full of drama and headaches and sometimes exciting wins. They got the win in OT against Denver. It’s a start)
25 Packers (Stick a fork in them, they are done in 2022. Titletown will not be adding a title this year to its collection. Rodgers has been BAD)
26 Bears (There’s potential for them to make a run to finish strong, but I just don’t know. They could be spoiler down the stretch)
27 Steelers (The last time the Steelers were this bad, Tumblr didn’t even exist. It’s been that kind of a season. Maybe it’s time to turn the page on Pickett and draft Stroud from Ohio State or Young from Alabama to fix this team)
28 Rams (There will be a new champion in 2022-2023)
29 Panthers (They are a mess. Period. But they have slight spunk)
30 Broncos (Oof, just how bad is this team? Perhaps it was a mistake to gamble on Russell Wilson. Seahawks seemed to have won this trade emphatically)
31 Texans (They have the worst record and will probably be in the bottom 2 for the rest of the year. But they aren’t the worst team? Well it’s because everyone expected them to be dreadful so they’re meeting expectations! But there will be a new QB in their future about 90% likely. Can Davis Mills pull off a miracle and save his job?)
32 Browns (They’re the worst, period. With such high expectations and paying such a huge price to get embattled and accused QB DeShaun Watson giving up way too much for him and he hasn’t even played a down yet. Maybe it’s time to punt the season. That said if they can somehow beat Tampa Bay and Watson takes over the reins at 4-7, and if the AFC playoff picture gets even muddier, there is a tiny chance they can take the #7 spot. But again the Browns paid too deep of a price after jettisoning Mayfield)
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Keys That can Help Cowboys Defeat Tom Brady for the First Time
Keys That can Help Cowboys Defeat Tom Brady for the First Time
Tom Brady is a perfect 6-and-0 in his career against the Cowboys, but nobody knows how Sunday Night Football will unfold. Still, if we learned anything from last season, the Cowboys have plenty they did and didn’t do well; this team is a bit different from a season ago, but the keys to beating Tampa should fall into the lap of Dallas. Most of these keys could carry over weekly, which would…
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