The Islanders are coming home! Sort of. As part of the run-up to the new arena the Isles and the state of New York are building at Belmont Park, the Isles will play 12 games a season from 2018 to … Continue reading Sports Corner: January 31
In the news the week, Joe Kennedy III has been tapped by the democrats to deliver the rebuttal to Trump’s State of The Union address and, naturally, there’s talk already of the young representative being primed to run for higher office in the near future. It’s good that, as a country, it has been decided for us that we would be better off as a monarchy with House Clinton, House Bush and House Kennedy foisting their latest changelings on us every few election cycles. Rather than waste more time arguing that, let’s have a brief look at Representative Kennedy’s politics. … Continue reading The Leftorium forms The Joe Kennedy III for America Exploratory Committee
What a busy stretch it’s been. I think we could all use a break from meaningful sporting events, in favor of All Star Sunday! Yes, once again the Pro Bowl and the NHL All Star Game are on the same … Continue reading Sports Corner: January 24, 2018
You guys are on your own for discussion of the week’s sports as I will be doing Work Stuff when this goes live. But thankfully, all I need to do is say “Case Keenum to Stefon Diggs” and that should get some conversation going about one of the best finishes in NFL history. It’s moments like this that are why, no matter how much I really do want to stop caring about this violent, dangerous sport, I still care. Other things on the table: NBA players vs. NBA refs, and now players vs. players in the bowels of Staples Center. … Continue reading Sports Corner – January 17
Congratulations to the Alabama Crimson Tide on their latest college football title, the fifth with Nick Saban and, at least according to one accounting, their 17th overall. Saban is now just one behind Bear Bryant for most titles at ‘Bama (and tied with Bear for most titles overall). It’s hard to know how to classify a “dynasty” when the only constant is the coach (to the degree that Saban swapped QBs after halftime, something you would never see in a Super Bowl), but it’s fair to say that ‘Bama is a dynasty. It’s fair to say we live in an … Continue reading Sports Corner – January 10
Happy Tuesday, Avocados, and welcome to the 7th weekly installment of The Leftorium – the Avocado’s dedicated space for in-depth discussion of leftist views and politics in the US and worldwide. Of interest this week: – The searing tell-all that is sure to bring down the Trump administration by tying his businesses to last year’s doomed Fyre Festival was released last week and has since been making the rounds. I speak of course of Fyre and Fury: the new account from Michael Wolff about rampart incompetence in the white house and a President categorically unfit to run the country. I’m … Continue reading The Leftorium Forms The Oprah for America Exploratory Committee
The NFL regular season ends, and the coaching carousel spins. Some coaches are tossed off, some get a reprieve, and some are dragged on. And the most surprising kid reaching for the brass ring is Jon Gruden. After nine years as the color man on Monday Night Football, and after almost as many years of rumors that he would be returning to coaching, Gruden seems bound for Oakland (and then presumably Las Vegas). I am not entirely sure why Mark Davis is so hot to bring back someone who hasn’t coached in nearly a decade and who, as far as … Continue reading Sports Corner – January 3
Yes, you heard right. The Leftorium has decided finally to quit fucking around and focus all its attention on the monster in the White House. What does this mean, you ask? For starters, attacking #nevertrumpers is no longer okay. David Frum et al. may have contributed to errors in judgement years ago that led to hundreds of thousands of casualties but they are the woke, principled, moderate conservative allies we need in our resistance to Drumpf and no further slander will be tolerated. We will be enacting a zero-tolerance policy for Bernie “Saint Bernard” Sanders and his legion of berniebros. … Continue reading The Leftorium Turns Over A New Leaf in 2018
Tonight marks the 15th Anniversary of the release of the movie version of Chicago, which would win the Best Picture Oscar for Best Movie of 2002. Tolkien fans were no doubt furious, but then again Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers … Continue reading We Had It Comin’ When We Both Reached for The Night Thread (and All That Jazz)
One of the most recent traditions of the holiday season is the Winter Classic, an NHL game played outdoors at a baseball or football stadium, on New Year’s Day. The game is something of a showcase for the sport, airing on NBC (and kicking off that network’s coverage of the season) and usually featuring two prominent teams. This year, it’s the Rangers (undoubtedly the dominant team in the New York area) and the Sabres (alas, the worst team in the Eastern Conference). The game will never get the sort of ratings that the New Year’s Day college bowl games do … Continue reading Sports Corner: December 27, 2017
On this night, all the way back in 1937, Walt Disney’s Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs premiered. I would give my front teeth to go back in time and to have seen it that night. Don’t know how well … Continue reading Snow White Premiere Night Thread
The NFL has a weird relationship with technology. On the one hand, instant replay is part of the game. On the other hand, first downs are still measured using a ten yard long chain. It’s a weird dichotomy. And we saw the results of both low-tech and high-tech on the games last Sunday, as we were left pondering once more what exactly is a catch in an age of hi-def super-slo-mo, and as we watched a referee using an index card to determine if there was a first down. If you’re wondering why the NFL still uses a chain, Pro … Continue reading Sports Corner – December 20
What to focus on? The hot stove league? The Heisman? The NBA and the NHL? All good choices, but what happened on Sunday when Tom Savage got a concussion is bigger than the whole lot. In short, the Texans botched … Continue reading Sports Corner – December 13
I often post discussion ideas about NYC teams. Mainly because I am from NYC and that’s what I know about. As much as part of me wants to insist it’s 1951 and the sports world revolves around my city, I … Continue reading Sports Corner – December 6
On this day, 25 years ago, The Simpsons aired Lisa’s First Word. One of the funniest gags in the episode was little Bart imaging what his new brother or sister might be like. What the imagined baby looked and how Bart uses him (or her) was absolutely hysterical when I first saw it. So, here’s to the imagined goofy doofy baby – one of the best Simpsons gags ever. Sorry for making you all feel old. Continue reading Night Thread: Good Goofy Baby Evening Everyone!
It’s hard to think of a sport that has undergone more changes since my youth than college football. Time was, not that long ago, that the sport didn’t crown a champion due to the bowl system and contracts that forced … Continue reading Sports Corner – November 29
Every holiday has its particular sport – Christmas and MLK Day belong to the NBA, Boxing Day to the Premier League, the summer holidays to MLB, New Year’s Day to the NHL (okay, and to the college bowl games). But I think there is no greater link than that of the NFL and Thanksgiving, unless it’s the college football rivalry games the Friday and Saturday after Thanksgiving. The NFL has been playing games on Turkey Day from the start of the league, with the Lions staking a permanent claim in 1945 and the Cowboys in 1966. This has meant that … Continue reading Sports Corner – Thanksgiving Week
This post was put up by a banned user. The Avocado does not condone their actions and preserves their threads for the sake of the conversations in the comments. So I thought I’d discuss something current events wise that’s not AS inflammatory as the all the media allegations of sexual misconduct (which are deeply disturbing to me in opposite ways of the moderators so I’ve more or less promised not to debate this with them but to fight for those causes on other platforms). This is a topic, I think perhaps we can all discuss and have multiple views on. I … Continue reading Perhaps, it’s not too late to talk about Halloween/Cultural Appropriation
This post was put up by a banned user. The Avocado does not condone their actions and preserves their threads for the sake of the conversations in the comments. A typo on a company-wide memo dictates that “Employees must NOW insult each other” and off we go to a relatively simple concept that produces a great breeding ground for humor and displays the way this show can juggle humor at multiple levels. This might possibly be my favorite episode of the show not just because it’s the most hilarious at the dialogue level, but because the jokes serve the screwball comedy … Continue reading Better off Ted S02E08: The Importance of Communicationizing
This post was put up by a banned user. The Avocado does not condone their actions and preserves their threads for the sake of the conversations in the comments. Closer, Chainsmokers Change the World, Eric Clapton Complicated, Avril Lavigne Crush Crush Crush, Paramore Clarity, Zedd Chasing Pavements, Adele Can’t Stop, Red Hot Chilli Peppers China Doll, Bruce Hornsby Can’t Buy Me Love, Beatles Crazy as Me, Allison Krauss and Union Station Crazy Ever After, The Rescues Chattanooga Choo Choo, Glenn Miller Orchestra Call Me Maybe, Carly Rae Jepsen Call Me When You’re Sober, Evanescence Come on Over, Christina Aguilera Come to … Continue reading 25 Favorite Songs That Begin with the Letter C
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