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December 15, 2013

Late NFL Game Open Thread: Steelers vs. Bengals [OregonMuse]
— Open Blogger

Another Sunday, another day of pain if you're a Browns fan

Another Sunday, and another victory pissed away by the Sultan of Suck, the Chieftain of Choke, the Duke of Defeat, the Prince of Picks, Tony Romo.

That and their crappy play calling. Apparently, they've never heard of running the ball to take some time off the clock when you're ahead late in the game.

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1 First!

Posted by: Caesar North of the Rubicon at December 15, 2013 04:22 PM (HubSo)

2 Boots!

Posted by: Caliban at December 15, 2013 04:23 PM (2ArJQ)

3 The interception was hilarious, but it took the whole team to lose that game. Oh, and I'm glad to see the Cardiac Cards are back. Even a 34-17 lead with five minutes to go with a top tier defense isn't safe.

Posted by: Mark_E at December 15, 2013 04:24 PM (NvjU1)

4 Yay Bengals!! Slam the door on the Steelers and keep 2nd seed!

Tony Romo is gonna hear about that pass. But then it's not all his fault, right? And maybe the Packers defense were on the spot.

Posted by: exdem13 at December 15, 2013 04:24 PM (lJaja)

5 Bungles vs. Pissburgh

Posted by: Albie Damned at December 15, 2013 04:25 PM (cGaCp)

6 >> the Sultan of Suck...

Sounds like a WH invitation is on its way.

Oh, and those girls appear to be bearing arms.

Posted by: GnuBreed at December 15, 2013 04:25 PM (wNF3N)

7 Are there enough elbows being shown by the Ben-Gals to satisfy everybody here?

Posted by: exdem13 at December 15, 2013 04:25 PM (lJaja)

8 Dallas loss had nothing to do with mistakes by Romo and everything to do with the awesomeness that is the Green Bay Packers.

Posted by: grammie winger at December 15, 2013 04:26 PM (P6QsQ)

9 Take it from me, that guy can't finish.

Posted by: Jessica Simpson at December 15, 2013 04:26 PM (inHzP)

10 Every team in the NFC (L)east lost today.

Posted by: 404Division at December 15, 2013 04:26 PM (VJpOJ)

11 Tomorrow I am going to make an appointment with my attorney to see about adopting Jordy Nelson.

Posted by: grammie winger at December 15, 2013 04:27 PM (P6QsQ)

12 that black cheerleader is cute

Posted by: msnbc at December 15, 2013 04:28 PM (hqVUe)

13 Anyone know where a Texans fan can get special therapy? I'm asking for a friend.

Posted by: Hobbitopoly at December 15, 2013 04:29 PM (080XV)

14 Those cheerleader outfits are decidedly uninspired compared to the ones from this morning. They look like a bunch of hungover sorority chicks who just rolled out of bed.

Posted by: Paranoidgirlinseattle at December 15, 2013 04:29 PM (RZ8pf)

15 Tell us how you really feel about Romo there OM?

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 15, 2013 04:29 PM (vjloV)

16 Another Sunday, another day of pain if you're a Browns fan

*throatpunches everyone*

Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD, you taunty bitch. at December 15, 2013 04:29 PM (Gk3SS)

17 Great day for BEARS!!! fans I still can't believe the packers won December really hates Romo

Posted by: Ncj at December 15, 2013 04:30 PM (E8hSa)

18 Anyone know where a Texans fan can get special therapy? I'm asking for a friend

Next week *IF* we beat the Broncos.

That will be funny if nothing else.

Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at December 15, 2013 04:30 PM (Nsoq9)

19 NCJ

it. was. awesome.

Posted by: grammie winger at December 15, 2013 04:31 PM (P6QsQ)

20 Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD, you taunty bitch. at December 15, 2013 08:29 PM (Gk3S Before you punch me, I helped my wife (Read: took over after she gave up) make butterscotch cream cheese bars, would you like one?

Posted by: tsrblke, PhD(c) No Really! at December 15, 2013 04:31 PM (GaqMa)

21 Hooters has cheerleaders?

Posted by: Ncj at December 15, 2013 04:31 PM (E8hSa)

22
Well let's see, P Manning on Thurs loses, E Manning loses, Brady loses, and Romo loses, Brees loses. Ya know who didn't lose? That's right!

Tim F'ing Tebow.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at December 15, 2013 04:32 PM (MaP11)

23 It's always a good day for me when the Patriots lose, especially when the Broncos ate a balls earlier this week and the Patriots' loss keeps them from pulling into a tie for first seed with the tiebreaker in their favor.

Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at December 15, 2013 04:33 PM (RGQmh)

24 They look like a bunch of hungover sorority chicks who just rolled out of bed.

I gotta agree with you. Brunette in back-left looks bored. And all three of the blondes (esp. the middle blonde) could use a date with Mr. Hairbrush.

Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at December 15, 2013 04:33 PM (Nsoq9)

25 Go Bengals! Lets take over the second seed!

Posted by: knob at December 15, 2013 04:34 PM (H1bc7)

26 "That will be funny if nothing else. Posted by: boulder toilet hobo" I'm going to that game with my father to see Peyton play. We're both Texans fans. 'Nuff said.

Posted by: Hobbitopoly at December 15, 2013 04:34 PM (080XV)

27 Wow, you are really going all out as an organization if you put your cheerleaders in t-shirts.

Posted by: t-bird at December 15, 2013 04:34 PM (FcR7P)

28 that picture is making me hungry for some crappy wings at the local Hooters

Posted by: The Dude at December 15, 2013 04:35 PM (vJdyz)

29 Grammies, you have good taste. Nice young man from the state of Kansas. Remind you of someone here?

Posted by: teej at December 15, 2013 04:35 PM (BfZ1r)

30 How about those Chargers? Someone in the AFC West had to stop Denver. (First time Manning has lost in the AFC West since he arrived in Denver). Too bad about the stabbings in the parking lot afterward.

Posted by: Jimbo at December 15, 2013 04:36 PM (V70Uh)

31 You a Kansan, teej?

Posted by: grammie winger at December 15, 2013 04:36 PM (P6QsQ)

32 Well let's see, P Manning on Thurs loses, E Manning loses, Brady loses, and Romo loses, Brees loses. But that's good for us because we get a good episode of "QBs on Facebook"

Posted by: t-bird at December 15, 2013 04:37 PM (FcR7P)

33 "Wow, you are really going all out as an organization if you put your cheerleaders in t-shirts."

I read this and my first thought was, "why not corsets and petticoats?"

And then I started thinking about cheerleader outfits with corsets and leather.

Because I'm a moron.

Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at December 15, 2013 04:37 PM (Nsoq9)

34 >>>*throatpunches everyone* Ouchie. Stop that. Candy Cane Hershey's bar?

Posted by: DC in Towson at December 15, 2013 04:37 PM (eQJwb)

35 In news of the stupid, WWE's TLC PPV tonight is a title match between John Cena and Randy Orton to unify the WWE Championship and World Heavyweight Championship and determine who is the "face" of WWE. The two belts were split back when WWE bought WCW after it won the Monday Night Wars and split the roster between Raw and Smackdown, so each show (and show branded touring group visiting every small town, high school and mall in America) had a champion. Expectation is for some crazy swerve at the end. It should be some good, stupid fun.

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at December 15, 2013 04:37 PM (ZPrif)

36 So, if I make fun of the browns does that make me racist?

Posted by: Ncj at December 15, 2013 04:38 PM (E8hSa)

37 #33: Sorry you couldn't make it to the Colorado Morondezvous yesterday, BTH. It was a good time!

Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at December 15, 2013 04:38 PM (RGQmh)

38 That's a whole lot of camel toes. Panthers won ugly and LAZY.

Posted by: Nip Sip at December 15, 2013 04:38 PM (0FSuD)

39 Does Pissburgh still have that jihadi running back?

Posted by: Albie Damned at December 15, 2013 04:39 PM (cGaCp)

40 Re 25: Yeah we have to settle for nailing down 2nd seed 'cause we're not awesome like "America's Team".

Re 27: In keeping with the usual respect given the Bengals in the media, Ace is showing the Ben-Gals in their practice outfits. Since this is a cold winter games, they should be wearing tiger-stripe minidresses and orange jackets.

Posted by: exdem13 at December 15, 2013 04:39 PM (lJaja)

41 Okay, I see I have to get auto suck to recognize Grammie. There. And bonus on Jordy. A K-State Wildcat. I can't do links but he's got some fun highlights on u-tube.

Posted by: teej at December 15, 2013 04:40 PM (3R0Zs)

42 Ladies! Cheerleaders! Do some damn squats and you won't have those nasty ham hocks you call thighs. But, it is Cincinnati, so they're probably still the hottest show in town.

Posted by: DC in Towson at December 15, 2013 04:40 PM (eQJwb)

43 Re 36: No, it does not make you racist, just a person who goes for a slow-moving target.

Posted by: exdem13 at December 15, 2013 04:40 PM (lJaja)

44 We'll show that Tony Romo how to really snatch defeat from the jaws of victory in 2014

Posted by: Mitch McConnell at December 15, 2013 04:41 PM (Pr6hk)

45 36 So, if I make fun of the browns does that make me racist? Posted by: Ncj at December 15, 2013 08:38 PM (E8hSa) NO, Fuck them.

Posted by: Nip Sip at December 15, 2013 04:41 PM (0FSuD)

46 The brunette on the left has a GREAT ASS!!

Posted by: Vincent Hanna at December 15, 2013 04:41 PM (aTXUx)

47 Yes ma'am.

Posted by: teej at December 15, 2013 04:41 PM (3R0Zs)

48 All y'all's standards for cheerleader outfits are too high.

I looked at that picture and wanted to touch every one of those thighs.

Posted by: Jimbo at December 15, 2013 04:42 PM (V70Uh)

Agree Cowboy play calling = WTF

Posted by: GJB at December 15, 2013 04:42 PM (TVMzj)

50 Hah, almost got a safety!!

Re 42: Here in the Queen City area we like girls that don't need a sammich.

Posted by: exdem13 at December 15, 2013 04:42 PM (lJaja)

51 46, They all have great asses.

Posted by: Jimbo at December 15, 2013 04:42 PM (V70Uh)

52 >>>Here in the Queen City area we like girls that don't need a sammich. They sure don't need a sammich. Maybe a solid diet and workout regimen, but definitely not a sammich.

Posted by: DC in Towson at December 15, 2013 04:43 PM (eQJwb)

53 Warbler: I was at Winter Park; great skiing there! Great for mid-December anyway.

Sorry I couldn't meet you and the other Coloradans. Glad you had a good time. Because that means you (plural) will want to run them again soon

Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at December 15, 2013 04:44 PM (Nsoq9)

54 Before you punch me,
I helped my wife (Read: took over after she gave up) make butterscotch cream cheese bars, would you like one? Posted by: tsrblke, PhD(c) No Really! at December 15, 2013 08:31 PM (GaqMa)

Yes, please.

*only throatpunches you a little*

Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD, you taunty bitch. at December 15, 2013 04:44 PM (Gk3SS)

55 Oh, and with wimmens like that, I can see why you call it the Queen City.

Posted by: DC in Towson at December 15, 2013 04:44 PM (eQJwb)

56 Yeppers, the butter-fingers are in play tonight. Our special team is usually a lot better....

Posted by: exdem13 at December 15, 2013 04:44 PM (lJaja)

57 In the dark, I can pretend the blonde on the right is Debbie Wasserman-Schultz

Mom won't mind .. she's Jewish

Posted by: Carlos Danger at December 15, 2013 04:45 PM (aTXUx)

58 All I see are knobby elbows, good grief Oregon Muse put in a little effort.

Posted by: lowandslow at December 15, 2013 04:45 PM (IV4od)

59 #36 Ncj No it makes you an object of AtC's ire. Which means a throat punchin.

Posted by: Nostrodumbass at December 15, 2013 04:45 PM (X1226)

60 Re 52: You must like sticks with xylophone ribs.

Posted by: exdem13 at December 15, 2013 04:46 PM (lJaja)

61 Would you look at the bloomers they put these poor girls in........ Horrible.

Posted by: Truck Monkey, Gruntled New Business Owner at December 15, 2013 04:46 PM (jucos)

62 hungover sorority chicks who just rolled out of bed.

Why, you say that as if it were...A Bad Thing!

Every one of them who ever rolled out of my bed was ahem
a har
a hoof
a whaaa

Nah. Never mind.

Posted by: Stringer Davis at December 15, 2013 04:46 PM (xq1UY)

63 The wrestling boots are not that attractive either.

Posted by: Truck Monkey, Gruntled New Business Owner at December 15, 2013 04:47 PM (jucos)

64 #53: Yes, we will! We started making plans for another get-together in the spring, so you'll get another opportunity before too long.

Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at December 15, 2013 04:47 PM (RGQmh)

65 I'm in a bit of a pickle here. I'm a huge Steelers fan. I naturally HATE the fucking Ravens (GO LIONS!!!). A Bengals win would keep them ahead of those kitten molesting fuckwads from Baltimore but I want the Steelers to win. sighThe Steelers just scored (WOOOOOOO!!!)! Typical Bengals. They are the better team and have a chance to clamp down on the division; they'll probably lose.

Posted by: puddleglum at December 15, 2013 04:49 PM (aOhXG)

66 >>>You must like sticks with xylophone ribs. Nope. Heroin chic doesn't get my motor running either. My type, in a word, is athletic. Fit, toned wimmens are where it's at.

Posted by: DC in Towson at December 15, 2013 04:49 PM (eQJwb)

67
Cheerleaders, call me girls because I have a little ditty called the ThighmasterÂ®, and it will make your thunder thighs look like svelte teenager stems. And, you'll get a lot more dick!

Posted by: Suzanne Somers at December 15, 2013 04:49 PM (pJF+c)

68 This Packer fan is deeply ashamed to admit that he left the game at halftime to go Christmas shopping with his wife. Shocked, happy, and pissed all at the same time....

Posted by: packsoldier at December 15, 2013 04:50 PM (ikzXT)

69 Consolation boots for AtC

http://tinyurl.com/mmwpkde

Posted by: kbdabear at December 15, 2013 04:50 PM (aTXUx)

70 I mean, we didn't even have any Walk of Shame back then. If you could walk at all, it was something to be proud of.

Cincy's a bigtime Catholic town. They're probably all nuns or something.

Posted by: Stringer Davis at December 15, 2013 04:50 PM (xq1UY)

71 Anybody watch the UFC fight's on fox last night? My friend next door who loves WWE and such was confused. they are bleeding.

Posted by: ufc at December 15, 2013 04:51 PM (hqVUe)

72 >>>those kitten molesting fuckwads from Baltimore That right there is funny.

Posted by: DC in Towson at December 15, 2013 04:51 PM (eQJwb)

73 DC! What were you trying to tell me earlier about the Kel Tec?

Posted by: EC at December 15, 2013 04:52 PM (doBIb)

74 I agree with Jimbo although the uniforms are substandard so they should take them all off.

Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at December 15, 2013 04:52 PM (PDhMJ)

75 Another thing that's great about Cincinnati... 1.7 women for every man. I'd totally move there if I thought I could get as good a job as I have here in Denver.

Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at December 15, 2013 04:52 PM (RGQmh)

76 @68

Oh no!

Posted by: grammie winger at December 15, 2013 04:54 PM (P6QsQ)

77 Athletic? Well DC, they do resemble most college softball players I've seen.

Posted by: teej at December 15, 2013 04:54 PM (tWrwm)

78 Well, there goes the no-sack run . Four games wasn't so bad, though.

Re 65: As you are a Steelers fans the team seems contrarian enough to disappoint you either way....

Posted by: exdem13 at December 15, 2013 04:54 PM (lJaja)

79 Ummm Aren't those support the troops tshirts? They would support them more by showing off their boob jobs

Posted by: Ncj at December 15, 2013 04:55 PM (MBzEc)

80 You can all bow down to the glory that his the Seattle Sea hawks.They were just doing reconnaissance on the Superbowl site today.

Posted by: mark in sandy ut at December 15, 2013 04:57 PM (xGX1p)

81 This is just straight up bad photography. There's ample toe to be had in that photo if you know how to frame it properly.

Posted by: garrett at December 15, 2013 04:58 PM (inHzP)

82 grammie, that "Yes ma'am" upthread was for you on your Ks question. Sorry, try to keep the one fingered fone typing to a minimum. Needless to say copy and paste, fuggetabouddit.

Posted by: teej at December 15, 2013 05:00 PM (3R0Zs)

83 UFC had some good fights last night. Tiny men with fists of fury. TV ratings weren't so good. Cause it was tiny men with fists of fury. UFC really should not have Big John McCarty referee the Flyweight Championship fights. Don't have a beefy 6'4 dude referee a fight between two dudes who only weigh 125 lbs.

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at December 15, 2013 05:00 PM (ZPrif)

84 Another thing that's great about Cincinnati... 1.7 women for every man.

When I looked into those statistics, I found them replicated in east-coast cities and all along... certain regions of the south:
http://www.rooshvforum.com/thread-16063.html

The men are in prison.

Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at December 15, 2013 05:01 PM (Nsoq9)

85 68 This Packer fan is deeply ashamed to admit that he left the game at halftime to go Christmas shopping with his wife. Shocked, happy, and pissed all at the same time.... Posted by: packsoldier at December 15, 2013 08:50 PM (ikzXT) There may be someone coming to your door to relieve you of your man card. And I say that as a shopping loving woman.

Posted by: [/i][/b][/u][/s] Tami at December 15, 2013 05:02 PM (bCEmE)

86 I was wondering if they were charity T-shirts. Now I know.

Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at December 15, 2013 05:03 PM (PDhMJ)

87 Great, down 14-0 Steelers already.

Posted by: exdem13 at December 15, 2013 05:04 PM (lJaja)

88 #84: Thanks for the tip! Wow, Denver really sucks for a single man. I'd kind of already guessed that from personal experience, but it's good to have actual stats to back it up.

Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at December 15, 2013 05:04 PM (RGQmh)

89 >>>What were you trying to tell me earlier about the Kel Tec? Hey buddy! Buy it. Especially if you can get it to share mags with a favorite pistol. Mine uses the same mags as my G22 and G27. Very, vapery accurate at typical defense range, marginal at 100 yards with the factory "iron" sights (could be the operator). Buy the aftermarket rail to replace the factory handguard. It's my favorite weapon, and if my front door gets kicked it, I'll grab that before any pistol or rifle I have. Also, a real attention getter at the range. Easy to clean, easy to shoot, manual of arms is toddler simple. Just buy it already.

Posted by: DC in Towson at December 15, 2013 05:05 PM (eQJwb)

90 Heh!! Ah, the Bengals. A better team by far then my beloved Steelers BUT....your the Bengals. Never fear, this Steelers defence is craptastic; your still not out of it!. Still......Heh!

Posted by: puddleglum at December 15, 2013 05:05 PM (aOhXG)

91 I would like the recipe for butterscotch cream cheese bars so please post it (in the ONT though so we don't disturb the football grousing that appears to be going on in here.

Posted by: Paranoidgirlinseattle at December 15, 2013 05:05 PM (RZ8pf)

92 "There's ample toe to be had in that photo if you know how to frame it properly. Posted by: garrett" You'd need Spielberg to capture that angle.

Posted by: Hobbitopoly at December 15, 2013 05:05 PM (080XV)

93 As an utterly miserable Redskin fan, I'd like to thank Tony Romo for taking the sting out of our QB woes.

Posted by: Y-not at December 15, 2013 05:07 PM (zDsvJ)

94 *throatpunches everyone* --------------------------- Geeze..., I'm glad I got here late.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 15, 2013 05:08 PM (aDwsi)

95 I guess the Seahawks redeemed themselves after losing to the 49ers last week. I still predict they will choke in the playoffs though.

Posted by: Paranoidgirlinseattle at December 15, 2013 05:08 PM (RZ8pf)

96 Denver really sucks for a single man.
Do you have this Denver's home phone number by any chance?

Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at December 15, 2013 05:08 PM (PDhMJ)

97 Won't bother me if they post that recipe here PGiS.

Posted by: teej at December 15, 2013 05:08 PM (QbKVX)

98 Continued from last thread. People are talking about the useless gas cans that are all you can buy now. They're a result of unrestricted lawfare. The largest manufacturer of gas cans, Blitz (good cans, I've got 3 or 4), was driven out of business after almost a century by dozens of lawsuits from three lawyers who basically claimed that you couldn't safely pour gas onto a fire from a Blitz can. Really. Think about that. It's like complaining that you can't put a gun in your mouth and pull the trigger without getting hurt or killed. Even though I believe they won almost all the cases, the expense bankrupted them. Common sense is dead. America soon to follow.

Posted by: Weirddave at December 15, 2013 05:08 PM (N/cFh)

99 >>>UFC had some good fights last night. Tiny men with fists of fury. I watched most of it. The little guy fights just don't have any appeal for me. Yeah, they're fast. But I outweighed them in 6th grade, and I'm not a huge dude. They hit well, and often, but they don't hit hard. If there were some better grappling and JJ I could watch with more interest.

Posted by: DC in Towson at December 15, 2013 05:09 PM (eQJwb)

100 Which Kel Tec is/was the topic of discussion?

Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 15, 2013 05:10 PM (aDwsi)

101 Eeek, I'm letting my Sailerite side show on this thread . . .

Denver / Boulder are okay-ish for educated single men. The single women here tend to be graduates from higher-end colleges. Educated women don't date much with people lower on the social scale.

I can pass for an upper-class twit pretty easily, especially online. So I should be in clover... right?

Except that I went to school with upper-class twits most of my life, and I can't stand upper-class twits. Or twit-ettes.

Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at December 15, 2013 05:11 PM (Nsoq9)

102 teej -

You know, I don't think I've ever been to Kansas. It just occurred to me. Spent a lot of time in Missouri, but never Kansas. But if all the men are like you and Jordy, it must be a fine place indeed.

Posted by: grammie winger at December 15, 2013 05:11 PM (P6QsQ)

103 Really, a runback TD too?!? o_o

I suppose puddleglum is no longer feeling conflicted.

Posted by: exdem13 at December 15, 2013 05:11 PM (lJaja)

104 I have both Brown and Bell, but I'm about 80 pts down in my FFL game, so somehow I doubt I'll be able to pull off the win.

Posted by: Y-not at December 15, 2013 05:11 PM (zDsvJ)

105 Lockheed develops nano-tech filtration material for water desalination. Game changer. Could obsolete costly reverse-osmosis.[Purp] ---- Those evil corporatists saved another billion lives. Meanwhile, Ogabe kills 100 a day or more.

Posted by: UWP at December 15, 2013 05:12 PM (2hQRj)

106 Denver really sucks for a single man.
_________
Do you have this Denver's home phone number by any chance?
Posted by: andycanuck at December 15, 2013 09:08 PM

____________

You could probably google his number if you really want it.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at December 15, 2013 05:12 PM (MaP11)

107 Sub 2000

Posted by: DC in Towson at December 15, 2013 05:12 PM (eQJwb)

108 Heh!! 21-0 Steelers. Ok....let me get this right.....the Steelers lose to Miami last week in Pittsburgh, in Steelers weather (snow, wind, all around shitty weather). Your now beating the crap out of the Bengals?? The Steelers are confounding the fuck out of me.

Posted by: puddleglum at December 15, 2013 05:13 PM (aOhXG)

109 I''m really getting tired of that Ron Jeremy Anchorman douche in the overplayed Dodge commercials.

Posted by: The Hickster at December 15, 2013 05:13 PM (TI3xG)

110 #96: Unfortunately, John Denver, Bob Denver, and Denver Pyle are all deceased.

Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at December 15, 2013 05:13 PM (RGQmh)

111 Stellers need win. It be helping da Pats.

Posted by: eman at December 15, 2013 05:14 PM (tqyMn)

112 Beware the Dark Enlightenment! As to the tiny UFC guys. Mighty Mouse had the rare flyweight one punch KO. Which was impressive. But watching small men fight will always draw less fan interest. It's instinctive. Watching two big badass dudes fight taps into tribal battles for leadership. Stakes were high in paleo times when the two toughest dudes in the tribe square off. We evolved to pay a lot of attention when there are open fights for tribal dominance. And that's what combat sports taps into. Hacks into our brain. But tiny dudes just aren't as good as hacking our brains. Thousands of years ago tribal leadership was very rarely settle by having the two smallest dudes in the tribe punch each other.

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at December 15, 2013 05:18 PM (ZPrif)

113 @102 grammie- Sorry to say that, like everywhere else, we have more than our share of folks that closely resemble the south end of a northbound horse. The good ones though, they be solid, salt of the earth types.

Posted by: teej at December 15, 2013 05:19 PM (d4o2E)

114 Looks like it's not popular for girls or boys...
www.ourbabynamer.com/Denver-name-popularity.html

Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at December 15, 2013 05:19 PM (PDhMJ)

115 Hmmm 21 to zip. Maybe time to switch over to "Snakes on a Plane" on IFC.

Posted by: olddog in mo at December 15, 2013 05:20 PM (teFlO)

116 are the browns even a team any more? I am always surprised when someone mentions the browns or the bengals, I assume they were disbanded or renamed years ago.

Posted by: yankeefifth at December 15, 2013 05:21 PM (rDidD)

117 Yankee!!

Posted by: phoenixgirl@phxazgrl at December 15, 2013 05:21 PM (u8GsB)

118 Refs need to call it both ways. Missed interference call on Polamalu, missed holding call committed against Ghee during the runback, missed personal foul against the guy who led with the helmet and speared the punter. That guy should be fined and suspended.

Posted by: Navy at December 15, 2013 05:22 PM (H1bc7)

119 46 The brunette on the left has a GREAT ASS!! Posted by: Vincent Hanna at December 15, 2013 08:41 PM (aTXUx) ########} Agreed!!!! Blonde third from the right has a massive nose! Still, I wouldn't kick her out of my bed or kitchen if I found her in either. The kitchen part being dependent on the quality of the sammich of course. Veal Parm and she stays hands down. Boots and legs this Sunday....love the combination.

Posted by: The Man from Athens at December 15, 2013 05:22 PM (/1Zl6)

120 Hmmm 21 to zip. Maybe time to switch over to "Snakes on a Plane" on IFC.

Posted by: olddog in mo at December 15, 2013 09:20 PM (teFlO)

-----------------

Don't do it. Packsoldier went shopping at halftime, and look what happened to him.

Posted by: grammie winger at December 15, 2013 05:22 PM (P6QsQ)

121 when I was young, we watched boxing. For free.

Posted by: I watched boxing at December 15, 2013 05:22 PM (hqVUe)

122 The Saints lost! Next weekends game going to be BIG.

Posted by: Nip Sip at December 15, 2013 05:23 PM (0FSuD)

123 #116: Technically, the Browns were disbanded once. The team was moved to Baltimore to become the Ravens, but the NFL declared that the Ravens would be considered a new franchise. The league later expanded to add a Cleveland team, and these Browns were considered to have picked up where the previous Browns franchise left off.

Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at December 15, 2013 05:23 PM (RGQmh)

124 123: and Brian Sipe rolls in his grave.....well he would if he was dead.

Posted by: puddleglum at December 15, 2013 05:25 PM (aOhXG)

125 In non-football news, Amazon wants $30 for the Lion King. This fucking movie came out a decade ago. Guess Princess is getting something else for Christmas.

Posted by: DC in Towson at December 15, 2013 05:26 PM (eQJwb)

126 Tony Romo will do what Tony Romo does-which is throw interceptions at the worst possible moments. Game-changing interceptions. But most Cowboy fans will continue to make excuses for him and give him the benefit of every doubt, and do you want to know why? Hey, Eli Manning sucks more! Did you see he threw 5 picks??

Posted by: JoeyBagels at December 15, 2013 05:27 PM (Usdw3)

127 Re 118: Steelers don't get calls against them until 3rd quarter at home.

Damn, Kevin Huber has fractured jaw, he's done for the year.

Posted by: exdem13 at December 15, 2013 05:28 PM (lJaja)

128 Thousands of years ago tribal leadership was very rarely settle by having the two smallest dudes in the tribe punch each other.

More and more, I have to figure that Lycurgus of Sparta actually was a god, and not a man.

Lycurgus knew all of what you just said; and he knew that all the other Iron Age states in the Peloponnese were running on the "big man" principle. And then he thought - how can Sparta get the edge, long-term?

So he set up a system where the kings were basically ambulatory flags (if very well-trained flags!). The people who made the real decisions were the Ephors, who were ... the smallest dudes in the tribe, who had fought all the wars and, also, survived them.

Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at December 15, 2013 05:28 PM (Nsoq9)

129 when I was young, we watched boxing. For free. Posted by: I watched boxing
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I bought my first color TV in 1979 so I wouldn't miss an Ali match.

Posted by: Tobacco Road at December 15, 2013 05:28 PM (4Mv1T)

130 This fucking movie came out a decade ago. Guess Princess is getting something else for Christmas. Posted by: DC in Towson
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It's even older than that.

Posted by: Tobacco Road at December 15, 2013 05:29 PM (4Mv1T)

131 Re 125: Check to see if there are some good-quality used copies under $30. Or go to Half Price Books Online, they often have good deals if the item is available.

Posted by: exdem13 at December 15, 2013 05:30 PM (lJaja)

132 The Jews once put up little David to take on Philistia's big-ass Goliath, though, and David's victory was all the more satisfying as a result.

Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at December 15, 2013 05:31 PM (RGQmh)

133 Although I believe it took a lawsuit to allow the Cleveland Browns to keep the name and the colors.

Posted by: Barb the Evil Genius at December 15, 2013 05:31 PM (WD0KF)

134 Well 0415 comes pretty early in the morning. Thanks for the amusing comments on little guys lack of power. Love each other fellow babies.

Posted by: teej at December 15, 2013 05:32 PM (6Zy+s)

135

And all three of the blondes (esp. the middle blonde) could use a date with Mr. Hairbrush.

*****

Hubba hubba

Posted by: Mr. Hairbrush at December 15, 2013 05:33 PM (N/Sup)

136 Goodnight teej.

Posted by: grammie winger at December 15, 2013 05:33 PM (P6QsQ)

137 tobacco... For Free...!11!!! and I was in the middle class.

Posted by: I watched boxing at December 15, 2013 05:34 PM (hqVUe)

138 This fucking movie came out a decade ago. Guess Princess is getting something else for Christmas. >>

I probably have a VHS copy from when my girls were little I could let you have for cheap. They only watched it a 1000 time or so. I'm sure the picture quality would be great.

Posted by: The Hickster at December 15, 2013 05:34 PM (TI3xG)

139 #133: I was under the impression that it was related to when the Colts moved from Baltimore to Indianapolis. Baltimore was ready to take all sorts of bizarre measures to keep the Colts from moving, and they were eventually mollified by a promise from the NFL to put a new team there soon.

Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at December 15, 2013 05:34 PM (RGQmh)

140 I guess holding the Steelers to a field goal this time counts as improvement. ^^;

Posted by: exdem13 at December 15, 2013 05:34 PM (lJaja)

141 PhoenixGirl! How have you been?

Posted by: yankeefifth at December 15, 2013 05:37 PM (rDidD)

142 Technically, the Browns were disbanded once. The team was moved to Baltimore to become the Ravens, but the NFL declared that the Ravens would be considered a new franchise. The league later expanded to add a Cleveland team, and these Browns were considered to have picked up where the previous Browns franchise left off. Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at December 15, 2013 All of that feels right, except the part about them being a team again.

Posted by: yankeefifth at December 15, 2013 05:38 PM (rDidD)

143 Yankee... Not bad.... How about you?

Posted by: phoenixgirl@phxazgrl at December 15, 2013 05:38 PM (u8GsB)

144 CAC has stars in his eyes.

Posted by: grammie winger at December 15, 2013 05:38 PM (P6QsQ)

145 133 Although I believe it took a lawsuit to allow the Cleveland Browns to keep the name and the colors. It did, but it was a planned lawsuit. Art Model intended to leave the name and colors behind, we didn't want them here in Charm City (although I have a Baltimore Browns coffee mug. Maybe I'll serve coffee to AtC in it if she ever visits), but Model's lawyers told him he would need something to give back to settle the inevitable lawsuit, and that's exactly what happened. Cleveland got to keep their name and history, the NFL helped pay for their new stadium, they got the Browns back in a couple of years and we got the team that the NFL conned us out of in 1995. If we could have only gotten OUR name back from Indiananoplace....

Posted by: Weirddave at December 15, 2013 05:39 PM (N/cFh)

146 Yankee... Not bad.... How about you? Posted by: phoenixgirl@phxazgrl at December 15, 2013 09:38 PM (u8GsB) Well enough. Lots of work but some of is is actually fun.

Posted by: yankeefifth at December 15, 2013 05:40 PM (rDidD)

147

Baltimore had a CFL team that they tried to name the Colts, but they were forbidden to do so. They even won the Grey Cup one year. I have a Championship T-shirt. I think I could get a lot of money for it now. Teams should NOT move. Period. The Cardinals belong in St Louis. Rams in LA. Colts in B-more. North Stars in Minnesota. You get the idea.

Posted by: Truck Monkey, Gruntled New Business Owner at December 15, 2013 05:41 PM (jucos)

148 Warbler: yes, David's choice is the other answer to the "how to beat the big bully" question. . .

Sparta set up itself as the bully - as a Bully State, in effect; the state digested Goliath [the Homeric Greek ideal], became Goliath. This system worked great until it, um, didn't:

*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epaminondas

Israel - specifically, the hillmen of Judah - simply disappeared into the hills and shot at Goliath with slings. (Disclosure - I think the David / Goliath story is allegory.)

Judah survived and is still with us. The Philistines didn't survive. As for the Spartans: there are a couple of villages which still speak Doric (Spartan Greek) but not many:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsakonian_language

Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at December 15, 2013 05:43 PM (Nsoq9)

149 Baltimore had a CFL team that they tried to name the Colts, but they were forbidden to do so. They even won the Grey Cup one year. I have a Championship T-shirt. I think I could get a lot of money for it now. Teams should NOT move. Period. The Cardinals belong in St Louis. Rams in LA. Colts in B-more. North Stars in Minnesota. You get the idea. Posted by: Truck Monkey, Gruntled New Business Owner at December 15, 2013 09:41 PM (jucos) speaking of peculiar shirts, I have a drawer full of urban fetch tshirts. I wear the to the gym. I find it endlessly amusing that the tshirts lasted more than a a decade longer than the company.

Posted by: yankeefifth at December 15, 2013 05:44 PM (rDidD)

150 Do you have a CFL Colts mug too?

Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at December 15, 2013 05:44 PM (PDhMJ)

151 Yay, Giovanni Bernard in for TD!!

Posted by: exdem13 at December 15, 2013 05:44 PM (lJaja)

152 147: Avalanche (Nordiques) in Quebec City?? I always kind of like the Nordiques. Don't know why? I'm from Pennsylvania.

Posted by: puddleglum at December 15, 2013 05:45 PM (9TbCw)

153 "Teams should NOT move. Period. "

So, we are all slaves.

Posted by: Jimbo at December 15, 2013 05:45 PM (V70Uh)

154 #150 is aimed at Weird Dave.

Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at December 15, 2013 05:46 PM (PDhMJ)

155 The Cardinals belong in St Louis. Rams in LA. Colts in B-more. North Stars in Minnesota. You get the idea.

Posted by: Truck Monkey, Gruntled New Business Owner at December 15, 2013 09:41 PM (jucos)

<smartass> You mean the Chicago Cardinals, and the Cleveland Rams? </smartass>

Posted by: Steck at December 15, 2013 05:46 PM (RL7U1)

156 And the Los Angeles Chargers.

Posted by: Jimbo at December 15, 2013 05:46 PM (V70Uh)

157 lakers should be in mn and dodgers in brooklyn.

Posted by: yankeefifth at December 15, 2013 05:47 PM (rDidD)

158 >>>they were eventually mollified by a promise from the NFL to put a new team there soon. And thirteen years later we got the NFL back. After selling out CFL games for two years.

Posted by: DC in Towson at December 15, 2013 05:47 PM (eQJwb)

159 >>>150 Do you have a CFL Colts mug too? I had a t-shirt that got lost in a move. I'm still pissed about it.

Posted by: DC in Towson at December 15, 2013 05:48 PM (eQJwb)

160 Bills should just move to Toronto. They would but the rest of Canada is afraid that if Toronto gets the NFL then that will kill the CFL. So there's tons of political pressure in Canada to keep the NFL out of Toronto.

Posted by: Flatbush Joe at December 15, 2013 05:49 PM (ZPrif)

161 150 Do you have a CFL Colts mug too? No, I have a shirt, like Truck Monkey. And a pendant which I convinced a tavern owner in Red Deer to give me, it was hanging on his wall.

Posted by: Weirddave at December 15, 2013 05:50 PM (N/cFh)

162 you know that martini thread was pretty good.

Posted by: yankeefifth at December 15, 2013 05:51 PM (rDidD)

163 Actually, it's a CFL Colts pennant. D'Oh!

Posted by: Weirddave at December 15, 2013 05:51 PM (N/cFh)

164 I remember when the LA city council suddenly realized LA no longer had an NFL team, and pondered the question of whether to sue the NFL to force it to give the city a new team.

Had they decided to go through with it, if I ran the NFL, I'd just declare that the San Diego Chargers would return to being called the LA Chargers, but would continue to play in San Diego.

Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at December 15, 2013 06:00 PM (RGQmh)

165 >>>you know that martini thread was pretty good. It was. And now it's dead, just like this one.

Posted by: DC in Towson at December 15, 2013 06:01 PM (eQJwb)

166 Interesting; I didn't know the CFL had a team in Baltimore once. I knew they tried putting a team in Las Vegas once, and it failed miserably.

Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at December 15, 2013 06:03 PM (RGQmh)

167 27-7 Steelers halftime. I did not expect this. By "this" I mean the Steelers actually winning handily. GO STEELERS!!

Posted by: puddleglum at December 15, 2013 06:05 PM (9TbCw)

168 27-7 Steelers, hard to maintain enthusiasm...

BTW I think that sidebar article is BS. The writer discusses details of only 1 case, barely mentions another 1, and somehow killer cops are sweeping the nation! Liked the SR-71 & SR-72 articles though.

Posted by: exdem13 at December 15, 2013 06:06 PM (lJaja)

169 All right, I'm about to try something new. I just stumbled across Jagermeister Spice at my friendly neighborhood liquor store. It's a cinnamon-and-vanilla flavored version of that stuff that normally tastes like NyQuil. I decided to take a chance on it. I'm pouring myself a glass now...

Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at December 15, 2013 06:07 PM (RGQmh)

170 Interesting; I didn't know the CFL had a team in Baltimore once. I knew they tried putting a team in Las Vegas once, and it failed miserably.>>

If only Fred Upton would have mandated them too.

Posted by: The Hickster at December 15, 2013 06:07 PM (TI3xG)

171 >>>I'm pouring myself a glass now... We're waiting...

Posted by: DC in Towson at December 15, 2013 06:11 PM (eQJwb)

172 Okay, that Jager Spice is okay. Not great, but I think I'll be able to finish the bottle. Not, you know, in one sitting or anything. That's a lot of booze. The cinnamon and vanilla flavors don't quite drown out the licorice flavor, but they do manage to relegate it to minor background noise.

Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at December 15, 2013 06:14 PM (RGQmh)

173

grammie winger: YAYAYAYAYAYAY!!!

Good God what a game that was. I was going into cardiac arrest in the 4th quarter.

(Please Lord: Let Rodgers be back next week. These wins by a sliver are agonizing.)

Posted by: Donna V. lost all her fingernails during the Packer game at December 15, 2013 06:17 PM (R3gO3)

174 We can still win this, only down 3 scores!!
<_<
*crickets*
>_>
Well, what else can I say at this point?

Posted by: exdem13 at December 15, 2013 06:32 PM (lJaja)

175 Jager Spice actually sort of tastes a little like eggnog, without the cream.

Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at December 15, 2013 06:40 PM (RGQmh)

176 Haaaaaa. Suck it,Cowgirls.

Posted by: CraigC at December 15, 2013 07:05 PM (07cQi)

177 30-14 Steelers, I don't think they can do it tonight. Too bad.... Next week are the tough VIkings, away, and then the Ravens again to end it. I gues the #2 seed is still available....

Posted by: exdem13 at December 15, 2013 07:06 PM (lJaja)

178 December really hates Romo Posted by: Ncj at December 15, 2013 08:30 PM Not really. Just looking his personal stats, he's a Top 5 QB in December. Fans and media like to put the blame solely on him, since it's convenient, but it's the whole team of Cowboys who seem to be DEC chokers. (Full disclosure: I'm a die-hard Chicago Bears fan who cares nothing either way about the Cowboys). "Bleacher Report's own Brad Gagnon recently took a look at Romo's numbers in December, and the result wasn't what many people would suspect. Since 2009, Romo is top five among all quarterbacks in completion percentage (65.

, touchdown-to-interception ratio (24-7), yards per attempt (8.1) and passer rating (103.5). Gagnon also referenced ESPN Dallas' Tim McMahon, who pointed out that Romo in December is about as clutch as a fat old elf in a big red suit: Here is the entire list of quarterbacks who have a better December passer rating than Romo since 2009: Aaron Rodgers. That's it. Yet the Cowboys are only 6-7 in December games started by Romo in that span. Sorry, but it's pretty silly to point the finger at the franchise quarterback with a 106.3 passer rating in those games. To put that rating in perspective, it's more than 10 points better than his norm, which ranks fifth in NFL history. So seriously, it's not all Romo's fault. We remember the horrific interceptions and the game's ending with that famous look of bewilderment in his eyes, but we don't remember the times he does exactly what he's supposed to do. Pro Football Reference tracks both fourth-quarter comebacks and game-winning drives. In those categories Â— you know, the things people say that Romo never does Â— Romo ranks sixth and eighth, respectively, among all active quarterbacks. In the entire history of the NFL, he ranks 23rd and 39th. Things could be worse."

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at December 15, 2013 07:21 PM (7A4qQ)

179 (Please Lord: Let Rodgers be back next week. These wins by a sliver are agonizing.) Posted by: Donna V. lost all her fingernails during the Packer game at December 15, 2013 10:17 PM Just imagine had Flynn been able to complete the comeback vs the Vikings. The Packers would be 8-6, tied with the Bears, with a possible winner-take-all game for the Division title played at Soldier Field last week of the season. (If the Lions choke the division away). In my worst nightmare, the Bears and Packers both win this coming week to go to 9-6 and the Lions lose the next two games to go to 7-8 heading into the last week of the season. But then Rodgers comes back and he and Eddie Lacy shred the Bears D in Soldier Field to win the division. UGH...

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at December 15, 2013 07:25 PM (7A4qQ)

180 Who the hell is a Brown's fan?

Posted by: Teh Most Interesting Man at December 15, 2013 08:34 PM (6RwsK)

181 179. QB ratings are misleading. Of course Romo is a talented passer and often puts up gaudy numbers. And though it's not his fault that his defense gives up so many points, Romo has always had a penchant for throwing interceptions at the end of games. So if he throws 4 TD's, his defense allows 4 rushing TD's and then he throws a game-killing interception in the last minute, his QB rating will be much higher than the opposing QB's, but the Cowboys still lose.

Posted by: JoeyBagels at December 15, 2013 11:31 PM (Usdw3)

182 Those girls don't do a damned thing for those T Shirts. Go home and come back after you've lost 20 pounds each.

Posted by: Comanche Voter at December 16, 2013 07:16 AM (VAche)

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