Oooh boy In real life this was a clusterfuck, maybe the worst, most controversial outcome in the entire history of the BCS. Really the only competition is 2011, which we’ll get to when we get there. Oklahoma were 12-0 heading … Continue reading The 2003 12-Team Playoff Day Thread (12/14)

The Sicilian Defence is the most popular, and statistically, best scoring, reply to 1. e4. Like the classical reply 1… e5, it attacks the d4 square, preventing white from immediately building a strong pawn centre. But unlike 1… e5, it … Continue reading Sicilian Defence Day Thread

Get festive with this classic British public information film from 1973. From the BFI archives: “One of the scarier films from the Central Office of Information, ‘Lonely Water’ features Donald Pleasence voicing the character of the Grim Reaper, preying on … Continue reading The Lonely Water Day Thread (December 12, 2024)

Dante. Known as the Lord of Angels, Bringer of Sanguinius’ Light, Master of the Blood Angels, and Lord of the Angelic Host. He is the commander and Chapter Master of the Blood Angels and is almost certainly the oldest space … Continue reading The Day Thread Wields the Light of Sanguinius

Apex of Antarctica’s larger Vinson Massif, the summit of Mount Vinson is the top elevation at the bottom of the world, at 16,050 feet (4,892 meters). 🏔️ Header image credit: Christian Stangl Continue reading Day Thread of Highest Peaks: Mount Vinson, Antarctica (12/08)

In previous chess opening headers, I’ve talked only about “double king pawn” openings: those that begin with 1. e4 e5. There are good reasons for black to respond to white’s two-square advance of the king’s pawn with their own two-square … Continue reading French Defence Day Thread

I, Abagaderio 02, turn 43 years old today. There is not much that I can think of that is associated with that number, aside from that movie that I have not seen. So, instead, I turn it back to the … Continue reading The Turning 43 Day Thread

***Warning: Vague Series Spoilers Below for Earth: Final Conflict*** Trance can no doubt tell you more, but William Boone is the protagonist of the first season of Gene Roddenberry’s Earth: Final Conflict. Played by actor Kevin Kilner, he is a … Continue reading Day Thread of William Boone (12/04)

Here’s another of the classic gambit openings. What is a gambit, you ask? It’s a sacrifice of a pawn in the opening in exchange for some other advantage – usually the rapid development of your pieces, leading to a strong … Continue reading Danish Gambit Day Thread

This year, college football debuts a new playoff format, expanding from 4 teams to 12. In the context of pro sports, or even other college sports, 12 spots for a field of 134 is incredibly small. But, in the context … Continue reading The Day Thread Does Some College Football Alt History (12/02)

Two weeks ago I turned forty [indistinct] years old so upvote every post I make or you’ll have bad luck for the next century. Check out this commercial I did back in the 1990s, though my voice was dubbed by … Continue reading Cigarette Birthday Thread Redux (12/01)

On November 30th 1954 Ann Hodges  had her afternoon nap ruined in the most astronomical way possible Roughly 4 billion years before November 30th 1954 a lone meteoroid began the journey it was destined for when it broke away from its … Continue reading The 11/30 Day Thread Gets Hit By A Meteorite

This year, Minnie Mouse makes her debut in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade as a balloon.  It surprised me to learn this is the first time she’ll be appearing in that form, which got me wondering – what other Disney … Continue reading A Brief History of Disney Macy’s Parade Balloons Day Thread

Lyrica is a hardworking 8-year-old girl who has always used her vivid imagination to escape the harsh realities of living in the slums with her neglectful mother. After her mother has a premonition of a disastrous future, she snaps to … Continue reading Mother’s Contract Marriage Day Thread

It’s my 35th birthday! Have a good/great/better day! Continue reading Happy Birthday To Me Day Thread!

Good morning! At around 6:30 EST today, I’ll turn fifty years old. I’ve been wondering what to write given some of my previous birthday posts (the Battle of Missionary Ridge, Ricardo Montalban’s centenary) but ran a little short of ideas, … Continue reading The “Paper Chase” Guy’s 50th Birthday… Day Thread

Glasgow, Scotland was once the “workshop of the world”, a hub of industry through shipping and rail. It was also a tinderbox which resulted in many devastating fires, resulting in the city installing the country’s first street fire alarm system … Continue reading The Fireman William Rae Day Thread (November 24, 2024)