OT - What are you doing right now?

nolaegghead · January 2022

alaskanassasin said:

@Botch

Looks like a boob (I like boobs)

DuckDogDr · January 2022

Decided I’m taking the Texas job. It’ll be 3 -6 month ordeal with testing etc. But I’m ready for something different. The change to corporate has been an absolute cluster at only 2 weeks in and it’s one more head ache I don’t want and shouldn’t have to fool with.

so I’m biding my time . Keeping my head down and maxing out my 401k.

it’ll be a hell of a commute 7 hrs out there .. work 7 days off 10. Future boss is willing to accommodate that schedule. So I’m game

CPFC1905 · January 2022

GrateEggspectations said:

alaskanassasin said:

If this is an attempt at a swingers’ party, it doesn’t look all that successful thus far.

That being said, you’ve got wood.

Always take 2 sets of keys, that way you get a second choice.

Apparently.

CPFC1905 · January 2022

nolaegghead said:

alaskanassasin said:

@Botch

Looks like a boob (I like boobs)

We need another flag; "I laughed but I don't want people to judge me" maybe?

CPFC1905 · January 2022

Sad news my friends, no PL this weekend as it’s the FA Cup 3rd round. I had thought of preparing a highlights reel for you showing my outstanding accuracy and next-level insight in to the beautiful game, but there aren’t any.

A brief summation of the state of play though;

1 - the PL, big clubs are near the top and Everton are the only real outlier as they are some way short of their text-book 7th place. The real interest is whether Newcastle can buy themselves to safety. Realistically they need a minimum of 25 points from 19 games, from the last 19 they have eleven. Winning half of their remaining games will do it, especially if they beat the teams around them. Losing to Burnley and beating Man City is eye-catching but mathematically unhelpful.

2 - AFCON, 9th Jan to 6th Feb and sees a lot of PL talent displaced as the Africa Cup of Nations pulls in the likes of Salah, Mane, Zaha etc etc Usually a highly entertaining tournament.

3 - The transfer window. The fabled period when otherwise sane, rational humans that support football teams go bananas with other peoples money (in their head). Myriad press reports will link Player A with Team B on the basis of an unverified brand new Twitter account or forum rumour. It’s all highly addictive and rarely worthwhile. As per #1, Newcastle will do their best to spend 100’s of millions on players. (Remember they are not buying people, merely their registration to play football. Buying and selling people is largely out of fashion now for all but the most ardent colonialists). This month they’ll sign any player they can to stay up, next Summer it’ll be the same but to qualify for Europe (or get promoted back tot he PL) and the following year the same again to win the PL.

4- The FA Cup, see ‘faded glory’ in the dictionary. Up to the 90’s this was the big story every season. Then someone invented money and the PL steamrollered all before it. This stage is fun because, for example, Liverpool will play Shrewsbury on a pitch that probably has cows on it right now. the only vaguely interesting match this weekend is West Ham v Leeds. Expect a right tasty punch-up outside the ground.

Stay groovy co-kickists, see you same time same place next week.

fishlessman · January 2022

the weather people are saying im in a bomb cyclone, im drinking a dunkin donuts coffee and see three inches of snow and its slowing down....maybe i should start a thread of "how i survived the bomb cyclone of 2022"

Gulfcoastguy · January 2022

fishlessman said:

the weather people are saying im in a bomb cyclone, im drinking a dunkin donuts coffee and see three inches of snow and its slowing down....maybe i should start a thread of "how i survived the bomb cyclone of 2022"

“It’s our Katrina!”

Foghorn · January 2022

CPFC1905 said:

Sad news my friends, no PL this weekend as it’s the FA Cup 3rd round. I had thought of preparing a highlights reel for you showing my outstanding accuracy and next-level insight in to the beautiful game, but there aren’t any.

A brief summation of the state of play though;

1 - the PL, big clubs are near the top and Everton are the only real outlier as they are some way short of their text-book 7th place. The real interest is whether Newcastle can buy themselves to safety. Realistically they need a minimum of 25 points from 19 games, from the last 19 they have eleven. Winning half of their remaining games will do it, especially if they beat the teams around them. Losing to Burnley and beating Man City is eye-catching but mathematically unhelpful.

2 - AFCON, 9th Jan to 6th Feb and sees a lot of PL talent displaced as the Africa Cup of Nations pulls in the likes of Salah, Mane, Zaha etc etc Usually a highly entertaining tournament.

3 - The transfer window. The fabled period when otherwise sane, rational humans that support football teams go bananas with other peoples money (in their head). Myriad press reports will link Player A with Team B on the basis of an unverified brand new Twitter account or forum rumour. It’s all highly addictive and rarely worthwhile. As per #1, Newcastle will do their best to spend 100’s of millions on players. (Remember they are not buying people, merely their registration to play football. Buying and selling people is largely out of fashion now for all but the most ardent colonialists). This month they’ll sign any player they can to stay up, next Summer it’ll be the same but to qualify for Europe (or get promoted back tot he PL) and the following year the same again to win the PL.

4- The FA Cup, see ‘faded glory’ in the dictionary. Up to the 90’s this was the big story every season. Then someone invented money and the PL steamrollered all before it. This stage is fun because, for example, Liverpool will play Shrewsbury on a pitch that probably has cows on it right now. the only vaguely interesting match this weekend is West Ham v Leeds. Expect a right tasty punch-up outside the ground.

Stay groovy co-kickists, see you same time same place next week.

Thank you again - as always. The Toon seem to be off to a right good start landing Kieran Trippier. I have to admit that he's older than I thought he was. It will also be interesting to see if Coutinho can regain his form under Stevie G.

And I do love the national cups in Europe. There's something special about seeing a Ballon d'Or winner playing on a high school pitch full of potholes. It reinforces the concept of relegation/promotion that allows all the fans of the small clubs to believe that their team is just a couple of seasons away from being in the top flight.

It will be curious to see which team makes the most insane move this month. With Woodward on the way out, and players reportedly unhappy, Man U is a real wild card where this is concerned.

fishlessman · January 2022

still scratching my head over this bomb cyclone weather marketing thing.... though monday the temps drop to -2 and tuesday down to -11, seems to be starting early this year

WeberWho · January 2022

fishlessman said:

still scratching my head over this bomb cyclone weather marketing thing.... though monday the temps drop to -2 and tuesday down to -11, seems to be starting early this year

-20 in the Twin Cities this morning.

Ozzie_Isaac · January 2022

WeberWho said:

fishlessman said:

still scratching my head over this bomb cyclone weather marketing thing.... though monday the temps drop to -2 and tuesday down to -11, seems to be starting early this year

-20 in the Twin Cities this morning.

72 in AZ right now. I took the jacket off, but left the vest on.

pgprescott · January 2022

-9 when I left for the office. Sucks!

fishlessman · January 2022

Ozzie_Isaac said:

WeberWho said:

fishlessman said:

still scratching my head over this bomb cyclone weather marketing thing.... though monday the temps drop to -2 and tuesday down to -11, seems to be starting early this year

-20 in the Twin Cities this morning.

72 in AZ right now. I took the jacket off, but left the vest on.

its 55 indoors right now, i bump it up to 62 for a couple hours at night then back down to sleep

CPFC1905 · January 2022

Foghorn said:

It will be curious to see which team makes the most insane move this month. With Woodward on the way out, and players reportedly unhappy, Man U is a real wild card where this is concerned.

Could unwind spectacularly at OT with the infrastructure also in a parlous condition whilst the Glazers have filled their pockets.

WeberWho · January 2022

Ozzie_Isaac said:

WeberWho said:

fishlessman said:

still scratching my head over this bomb cyclone weather marketing thing.... though monday the temps drop to -2 and tuesday down to -11, seems to be starting early this year

-20 in the Twin Cities this morning.

72 in AZ right now. I took the jacket off, but left the vest on.

Jacket at 72? We start rolling down vehicle's windows at 40 degrees.

Ozzie_Isaac · January 2022

WeberWho said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

WeberWho said:

fishlessman said:

still scratching my head over this bomb cyclone weather marketing thing.... though monday the temps drop to -2 and tuesday down to -11, seems to be starting early this year

-20 in the Twin Cities this morning.

72 in AZ right now. I took the jacket off, but left the vest on.

Jacket at 72? We start rolling down vehicle's windows at 40 degrees.

No, I took the jacket off. I'm not a sissy. Jacket at 69.