Author: sloopyinca

Sometimes sports updates start with tennis. Today is one of those days.  Roger Federer took out Marin Čilić and Jack Sock shocked Alexander Zverev to both reach the semifinals of the ATP Finals.  Sock will face Dimitrov. Federer’s opponent is yet to be determined (but it will be David Goffin or David Thiem.

Jose Altuve got the AL MVP, as expected. And Giancarlo Stanton won the NL award barely eking out a win over Joey Votto in the closest race in a few decades.

The NHL had a whopping 12 games on the slate last night. The winners were: the Maple Leafs, the Islanders, The freaking Coyotes (?!?!), the Penguins, the Lightning, the Minnesoda WIIIIIIILD, the Jets, The Avalanche, the Blues, the Army, err Las Vegas Black Knights, the Bruins and the Sharts.  If your team name was not mentioned, hang your head in shame for the next ten seconds (unless they were off like the Blackhawks…relax Swissy, they’ll be just fine).

OK, now. Chin up. Put on a brave face. And let’s get ready for…the links!

Wait, I had no idea that Frankenstein was such a breast man. (I know its Frankenstein’s monster before one of you pedants points that out. Just roll with it, fer chrissakes.) I’m giving points for the nickname. By the way, here is HuffPo’s story on it. Note in the comments how its all nothing and probably a Trumpalo smear campaign. Even with the photographic evidence they either wave it away or blame the victim because she’s done some “fashion” modeling.  Some go so far to say they believe the Moore accusers more than this one even though Franken has apologized in part and there’s freaking photographic evidence.  Nice hypocrisy there, dickheads.  It was the same at Salon, by the way. But I ain’t linking to freaking Salon today.

Does this high school student-banging teacher lady not realize its inappropriate…inappropriate to wear a christmas shirt before Thanksgiving? Also, she looks a bit like Geena Davis to me. Fortunately without the massive gums.  Anyway, I doubt her husband, the school’s football coach, is gonna be too happy.  Freaking Oklahoma…always trying to be like west Texas.

What do you do when your ponzi scheme is about to be exposed? Some people try to flee the country. Others double down because their entire business is propped up by government largesse and social signaling by the dumbs hits who buy into their schtick. Is a sucker being born every minute enough to keep the enterprise alive? Only time will tell.

OK, maybe if it was one person, I could see it being an accident or someone not paying attention. But when you plow into five pedestrians and two other cars at an intersection, common sense leads me to believe you might have been to one being unsafe, sirens or not. But take solace int he fact that an investigation is underway…by the coworkers of the dudes who plowed into the cars and people, killing two children.  Strange how the news story gets a quote from a cop spokesman who wasn’t there but never got a word from a single crash victim or witness.  Great reporter-work there, Lou. Also, I’m gonna go out on a limb here and say the LA County taxpayers are about to have a huge check written on their behalf.

Chicago its taking some crooked cops off the streets. And placing them one desk duty.  Because what greater punishment can there be than making someone’s job easier and considerably less risky?

Gee, what did you expect to happen when you create what is essentially a hostile environment? But its all cool. The government will solve what the government has created.  I mean, they always do, right? Once the gorillas freeze to death.

I wanted to find an 80s song heavy on keyboards and bass. This is the only one I know.

Be sure to have a great weekend.  Its Illibuck trophy weekend for me. Go Bucks!

Wouldn’t you know it. The day I come back is a light sports day. And I know some of you just crave the updates (sarcasm!).  Well, sorry for that. And sorry for missing the last three days. Its been hell on wheels work-wise. Thankfully, there are people capable of filling in for me that actually do a better job than I ever could, so consider the last three days my gift to you. But I should be in good shape to continue bringing you the morning links now. At least for a while until the auction day gets closer.

Oh yeah, speaking of those sports.  The World Cup field is set after the Socceroos (hello, IFH) took out Honduras. The Honduran federation is upset about a drone flying over the field when they were practicing. The Aussies reply was “Oi, fuck off ya cunts!” And The Peruvians took out the Kiwis in the last inter-confederation play in game.  Club play returns this weekend (yay!).

Only three games on the ice last night. The Blackhawks righted the ship, doubling up the Rangers 6-3. The Mighty Ducks took down Boston 4-2. And the Red Wings extinguished the Flames 8-2.  Save some of those goals, guys. You might need them later this year.

And in a special shout-out score, the ATP Finals are underway. Dimitrov took down Goffin in straight sets while Thiem topped Carreno-Busta in three.

Well that’s all for sports. I told you it was a light day. So let’s stop dilly-dallying and get right into…the links!

Some rich person spent $450 million on a painting. Its even more surprising because it defied the trend in diminishing returns for older paintings. But Da Vinci is still Da Vinci and there’s not much of his floating around.

The world is about to be a better place. Crazy old fuck.

Wait a minute. Wait just a damn minute.  Those idiot-asses over at Everytown for Gun Safety swear this never happens. Next, if they don’t ignore it completely, they’ll lament how it could have been someone else. Or that the “victim” could have been restrained another way or merely chased off.  Well fuck them and fuck their responses to this kind of thing.  Stories like this are always good.

Twitter: so brave. Well I guess I won’t go for the blue check now. Since its basically about verifying your ability to socially signal instead of verifying that you’re genuinely the person you’re representing yourself as.  I wonder how much they’re planning on paying in dividends this year. Probably there same as last year.

I’m not sure how to feel about this. Should I be sad that he was robbed of 27 years? Should I be happy that he’s finally getting out? Or should I be mad that his first five stops won’t be to waste the motherfuckers who landed him in prison for 27 years and are now just going to say “fuck you” to the court consequence-free?  I swear, in a just world, there wouldn’t even be such a thing as a Chicago Police Department. They are the most crooked group of assholes I have ever seen. And the politicians who run the city (and get elected on the campaign dollars of the PBA) don’t do anything about it. Meanwhile, you have people getting locked in cages because of manufactured evidence, confessions gotten after beatings and a slew of policemen beating the shit out of people without any repercussions at all. And the taxpayers keep ponying up for settlements that have now exceeded a half billion dollars for the last decade alone.

What kind of asshole does this? I mean, seriously? Its a little girl’s pony. (SFW)

How can the laboring man find time for self-culture? I still can’t believe he’s dead. And I bet a lot of you can’t believe he was in a two-man new wave band in the 80’s.  Well, now you know something you (probably) didn’t.

Have a wonderful day out there, friends!

I’ve avoided pro football for some time now due to the assholery of a large group of players.  But I’ll touch on it a bit today. Well Zeke is back on suspension. Pretty sure Jerry ain’t gonna like that. And file this under good news: Richard Sherman can dedicate more of his time to kneeling, making up bullshit stories about police interactions and accusing the owners, one of which pays him millions a year, of being despicable human beings akin to slave owners.  Seriously, fuck that guy. He’s the poster for asshattery.

In the world of soccer, Croatia thumped Greece in the first leg of their playoff. They should feel good heading to Athens with a handsome lead on aggregate.  Meanwhile, the Swiss topped Northern Ireland 1-0 after a controversial penalty. The away goal was crucial.  Second leg in Basel on Sunday.

On the frozen ponds, The Oilers beat the Devils. The Flyers topped the (somewhat) faltering Blackhawks. The Wild go crazy on the Canadiens. The Blues beat the woeful Coyotes in a shootout. The Flames torch the Red Wings. The Ducks fuck up the Canucks. And last but not least, the Lightning blast the Kings.

And now…the links!

The Roy Moore thing has been beaten to death since yesterday so I’m not going to bother linking to it. I’m acknowledging it as a news story, but I’d sure like to see some corroboration beyond “mom said she remembers her daughter talking about an older guy 30 years ago”. Let’s see how it plays out. But in my opinion, the GOP would be wise to ask him to step aside now and then offer to bankroll his lawsuits against the people making the statements if they’re untrue.

Is this gonna be like Bicentennial Man, but in reverse? Because I’d like to see that if it at least made me feel like I got those two hours of my life back.

Don’t make him angry. You wouldn’t like him when he’s angry. Especially if you’re his wife or a waiter.

Remember this the next time some gun-grabbing dips hit says the “good guy with a gun” thing is a fallacy and that we’re all going to have to give up some freedoms to be safe: and be sure to tell them that using that logic, they believe its ok for this girl to be kidnapped just so they can feel safe in their retarded, progressive little mind. Then tell them to eat a turd.

Without this hard-hitting journalism, our Democracy would surely die in darkness. Its the #2 most popular story on the site, otherwise I’d dismiss it as a puff piece. Well, a soft hit piece anyway. And the comments…don’t enter the comments. You’d think this was some huge diplomatic faux pas like if he took a dump on Abe’s desk with cameras rolling. And these cretinous people wonder how Trump won in the first place. Maybe its because they cover every single thing he does to death and most people find their hyperventilating completely unwarranted.

I can’t believe this even made the front page in Boston. Try to remember it now, because as strong as that cop union is, it’ll probably be the last anyone hears of the review except for the suspension without pay, but one that allows for additional overtime in the preceding and following weeks so the cop essentially gets a free vacation.

Once again, the city of Chicago finds a way to fuck businesses and consumers in an effort to fund their own failed systems and the pensions of those who operate them. Why the hell anybody would want to live there is beyond my comprehension.

Well its certainly not the job for this Glib. But there will be ample Mexicans, ass sex (if desired) and weed (if desired). So fire up those resumes. It might be a perfect fit for another one here.

I tried to avoid it, but I knew the week would end with this track.

Have a great end of the week. And a better weekend.

Red Sox catching prospect dies of cancer at 17. Rick Pitino knew of bribery scandal, according to the indictment (and to nobody’s surprise). LaVarr Ball still unavailable for comment. Jerry Jones is going to the mat over Roger Goodell’s contract extension (and rightfully so with the bullshit way the commissioner has handled the Zeke Elliott “situation”). And some meaningful international soccer will be played today…which doesn’t include the USMNT’s game, obviously.

Only three games on the slate in the NHL last night.  The Lightning shocked the Sharks. The Maple Leafs went wild on Minnesoda. And the Rangers topped the Bruins in an original six matchup.

That’s it for sports. Now on to…the links!

Dianne Feinstein, who has armed bodyguards, tells Congress to start banning guns from the hoi polloi. In a show of force abject stupidity, 22 other Democrat Senators joined her in calling for a weapons ban on scary-looking guns that are no different that their less-scary-looking counterparts.  Hey Dianne: FUUUUUUUUUCK YOUUUUUUUU.

Lol, what a bunch of pussies. I hope they all got that out of their system…at least until the anniversary of the inauguration, which I’m sure they’ll use to reenact another protest. Hopefully they don’t torch any more immigrant-owned limousines or bust out the windows of any more businesses.

Dayyum! Ridley Scott to airbrush Kevin Spacey out of $40M film in which he was the star. The movie was set to release in just six weeks but the timetable is up in the air as Christopher Plummer is set to assume the role.

Sticking with there sexual assault theme, Trip Advisor decides to open themselves up for lawsuits. This might seem like a good idea in thought, but in practice, saying sexual assaults happen at a hotel or resort might have an impact on their bottom line. And that might cause them to sue you if the allegations turn out to be untrue.

Chicago Public Schools flexes their muscles, has principal reinstated. This on the heels of a scathing report by the school system’s Inspector General that chronicled doctored records by the principal in order to bolster her school’s statistics.  They did their own report, which took considerably less time, which completely exonerated her.  I know it’s shocking, but when you think about it, its not hard to do when you know the result you want and work backward.  This is just the latest in a running feud between the powerful school system and the office tasked with making sure they’re doing things right (which they’re not).

Bunny boilers?  How about a ferret roaster? Definitely would not.

Government sues pile of cash (literally). If you’re confused about how civil forfeiture works, this story is a decent primer on it.

Adios, pendejo! Sorry for your bullshit World Court claims. If you come here, you’re going to be subject to our laws and the penalties that go with them. Fuck you. Enjoy hell.

You’re gonna get a song today. So just simmer down.

Hope each and every one of you have a great day.

Sad news in the world of sports, as retired pitcher Roy Halliday died in a plane crash in the Gulf of Mexico yesterday.  Dude was a hell of a pitcher: two Cy Young Awards, a no-hitter in the post season, racked up over 200 wins.  He was 40 years old.  What a shame.

LiAngelo Ball, son of LaVarr Ball and brother of Lonzo Ball, and a couple of his UCLA teammates got into trouble while in China due to their sticky fingers.  It was the first time in his entire life that LaVarr was unavailable for comment.

The international break starts today for soccer. But no qualifiers until tomorrow.

The Blues topped the Devils. The Caps fell to the Sabres. The Pens beat the woeful Coyotes. Oilers greased the Isles. Hurricanes destroy Florida. Press over Blue Jackets. Montreal beats Army, er Las Vegas. Vancouver tops Calgary. And last but not least, the Kings knock off the Mighty Ducks in the SoCal derby.

That’s all for sports.  Here comes…the links!

Winter is coming.  I hope the soldiers we have manning the wall keep those flappy-headed white walkers out.

Trump gives speech to South Korean assembly. Tells the Norks to get their shit together. SoKos give him multiple standing ovations as life continues as normal in Seoul.

Looks like the left have finally found that smoking gun they were looking for. Surely Trump can’t survive this horrible scandal. Thank you serious news media. I’m sure this will get all that credibility back you’ve been losing. (You probably should avoid the comments, by the way.)

An eye-opening expose on Little Saigon. I knew the Vietnamese loved their coffee. Now I think many of you will love it too.

Suck it, Dallas-Ft Worth area. Houston now gets everything first!

And as you are all probably aware, Democrats across the country are rejoicing today after they destroyed the Republicans in off-year elections. I mean they kicked their asses.  2018 ought to be a wild ride for the midterms. I, for one, can’t wait for the civil, well-reasoned political discourse that’s sure to follow on the heels of the 2016 and now 2017 shitshows.

I got something’ for your punk asses.

I’m off to Galveston this morning.  Doing a nice big deal there.  And I didn’t want to say anything until I had it really going, but I think I can now: business is doing well. I have been selling a lot of equipment and doing some consulting. But a couple weeks ago, I signed a deal to do my first auction. Its an estate deal where there was a construction company involved. And after getting that done, I asked another auction company if they wanted to jump onboard with me and partner on the deal. Since then, we’ve blown it up to about $600,000. After today, it should be at $800,000 going across the ramp and we hope to get it well over $1M by sale day, which is December 5th. Needless to say, I’m extremely nervous about the whole thing, what with this being the first sale under my banner and with me being the auctioneer of record (as well as the guy calling all the action for the first time on equipment this expensive). Its really a big deal to me, having just opened my business in March.  Anyway, that’s part of the reason for such early links lately. Not sure how much that will continue, so don’t always expect them. But anyway, there’s a little explanation.

Have a great day, friends.

Minimal sports updates. The Rangers won. The Crapitals beat the woeful Coyotes in OT, The Maple Leafs beat Army Las Vegas. The Bruins went wild over Minnesoda. J-E-T-S, Jets, Jets, Jets! top Dallas. And Detroit tops the Canucks.

A bunch of former players think thy have what it takes to run the USSF. Hey, anybody would be an improvement over Gulati.  The knives are coming out at Arsenal, which means it must be November. West Ham hire retread David Moyes to save them from relegation. If they fail, he will face the last team he couldn’t keep from dropping down. Hell, they might pass each other as Sunderland come up and the Hammers face the drop.

That’s literally all I can muster the strength to comment on in this ever-so-slow time of the year.  Thank God the international break is coming up this week so we can report on games of real consequence.

That’s all for the stick and ball stuff. Now…the links!

The laws in place to keep assholes like the Texas church shooter from getting a gun were in place. But the Air Force shit the bed. There is no other explanation. But the lefties are still climbing on piles of bodies saying we need to close “loopholes” because he could have used them to get guns if, you know, he hadn’t have gotten them due to a government fuckup.  So just so we are on the same page: the government fucked up and this guy’s name was not put on the disqualifying list. The left wants the government to figure out a way for him not to get a gun even though the law was in place but they failed to properly implement it. Seems legit.

Crazy man goes to D.C. to “kill All white POLICE” at the White House.

A Facebook profile that appears to be Arega’s shows him “checked in” at the White House on Monday, and also includes posts with statements such as: “Now i am going to there to white House make sure kill All white POLICE !!,” “I remove the power of darkenes [sic] from USA in the powerful name of Jesus Christ !!,” and “Put Him on Jail Donald J Trump in Maighty Name of JESUS CHRRIST !!”

Well one thing is for sure: he wasn’t traveling there to compete in the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

I smell a sitcom!!!!!!! He could room with Harvey and it could be like the Odd Couple. Harvey can be the slob who rapes women and girls while Spacey is the neat-freak who rapes boys. Can I get Casey Affleck over here to direct and we can get the dude from Amazon to produce it.  This is gold, Jerry. Gold!

More about hero first responders. No, seriously. These are hero first responders. God bless them for saving so many lives.

House panel approves tax plan after some changes are made. See how it affects you in the story. The Democrats on the panel say it’ll be a killer for people regardless of any changes proposed or adopted. The GOP members said it will be a boon to the economy for people to keep more of what they earn. And yes, that includes a lot of rich people. The odds are still 50/50 this passes, in my opinion. But we shall see int he coming weeks.

It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. But the solution is government, government, government! Heaven forbid you let people do what they want with their own property and let the hobos migrate somewhere else where the wealthy aren’t being soaked for idiotic freebie services while people are still literally shitting in the streets.

We have enough women drivers in the Houston area. And now the state is unleashing THIS on us? There will be carnage.

All this talk about guns lately. Well here is some more.

Good luck out there today. I hope the world treats y’all well.

I don’t make the parade for the Astros on Friday because I was working. But I hear 1.6 million people had a good time with zero rioting.  Well done “most diverse city in America”.  You made me proud.  Which is more than I can say about my Buckeyes, who laid a gigantic, stinking egg against Iowa.  Everybody else that was supposed to win did (except Penn State). Seriously, what the fucking fuck?

Soccer in Europe went mostly according to script with the exception of ManU(re) losing at Chelski.  Man City are about to run away with the EPL and we’re not even to Thanksgiving yet.  In my opinion, everybody else is already playing for second place. College basketball started with some exhibition games over the weekend. The real season is just around the corner. The NBA still won’t exist to me until the spring. And in hockey news, Detroit won, the Islanders topped the Avs, The Canadiens blanked the Blackhawks, and the Flames took down the Devils in a shootout.

I know y’all want to talk about real news instead of sports, so let’s jump right into…the links!

I know a lot of you hate twitter, but I’m still gonna start the links with a little levity from there.

Prominent Democrat Party operative goes off her meds. Party circles wagons, sharpens knives.

Man described by acquaintances as a socialist went all WWF Hulk Hogan on Sen Rand Paul over the weekend. The physical assault broke five of the Senator’s ribs and left him pretty scuffed up.  The left rejoiced in the humor of it for a good day or so until…

…a wife- and child-beating piece of shit opened fire on a Texas church, killing 26 and seriously injuring 20 others until a good guy with a gun chased him away and then chased him down. He was dead when the cops got there, and they’re not sure if he killed himself or if his good guy with a gun pursuer wasted him.  I guess we’ll find out that soon enough. But either way, this is just sickening.  I hope that asshole is burning in hell now and for all of eternity.

Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the efficiency and customer service of the United States Postal Service. Seems to me their position can be summed up as the following: “we’ll get it done when we get it done.”

There’s really no good news coming out of the Hollywood sexual assault and harassment scandal that is enveloping the entire media industry.  I mean, if there was a silver lining, this might be it. But still, the bad so far outweighs the schadenfreude that I can barely elicit a chuckle at that sexist, homophobic child-berating buffoon disappearing from the tweets for a while.

I know personal responsibility is out of fashion and collectivizing guilt in en vogue right now. But this is getting fucking ridiculous. Suicide being blamed on a school? How about “no, that’s a frivolous case and you can fuck off.”

While the baseball fans were enjoying the parade, A bunch of bikers descended on Galveston. Some of them wearing scanty clothes. Some of them should not have been.

There will be horns in the musical selections this week.

Hope you get the week off on the right foot.

Houston prepares for their World Series parade today. Deshaun Watson will probably come watch with a pair of crutches.  Poor guy.  On a positive note, I don’t think riot police will be necessary. We’re civilized here. I’m not pointing fingers. I’m just making an observation.

The NBA is still playing games. I’ll let you know how that’s all working out when the playoffs get here.  Busy slate on the ice last night. Bruins topped the … who is that, Army?  Oh yeah its Vegas.  I hate that name for them. Its horrible. Oh well, I’m not in marketing for them so my opinion means jack. The Crapitals topped the Islanders. Ottawa beat Detroit. The rangers shorted out the Lightning. The Flyers gave St Louis the Blues. The Blue Jackets are fired up as they drill the Panthers. The Winnipeg Jets handled the Dallas Stars. The Flames extinguished the Penguins. Colorado beat Carolina. The LA Kings defeated the Maple Leafs. And the Minnesota Wild sent those frogs back to Montreal with a loss.

Across the pond, Arsenal drew and Everton, in what is a recurring theme, got their taints handed to them in the Europa League competition. They don’t get some points from their upcoming clashes with Watford and Crystal Palace, they can kiss the baby on this season. Hell, they might start checking out to see how the Championship patch looks on their 2018-2019 uniform (I ain’t calling it a kit, sorry).

That’s all for sports today. These days are going to be lean for a while unless we can come up with something meaningful. But college basketball isn’t too far off. We can make it.  Of course I could always fill it with more of…the links!

Sorry. Not sorry. Canadian government gives $100,000 to a woman whose mother was deliberately tortured by them for an extended period of time under the MKUltra program.  Compare that to the US system giving dumbasses 20 times that for spilling coffee in their own lap and other dumb shit and it makes you wonder how compassionate Trudeau and his government really is.

Somebody over at the DNC and maybe George Soros himself needs to tell Dem operatives to shut the fuck up.  Because all they’re doing by airing their dirty laundry is exposing how they literally colluded with a foreign government’s agents to influence the 2016 election. Which they’ve been maintaining is somehow illegal. I don’t agree with that, but they don’t want a Special Prosecutor (read: Supreme Inquisitor) snooping around in their business lest the real shenanigans with their Pakistani spy IT staff or their pay for play scams enriching their foundation while the State dept doles out access and favors come out.  Somebody is about to get Seth Rich’d here soon. Then all this gum-flapping will come to a halt. Wait and see.

Liberals further humiliate themselves. I’m fine with them wanting to take their business elsewhere after the President of Papa John’s said the NFL protests were hurting business. But to sink so low that you’d be touting Little Caesars?  That’s pretty bad.  I sure hope they don’t find any details about Mike Illitch, RIP, being pro-life or something. I’d hate to see them praising the quality that is CiCis next.

“I guess trying to find a non-racist pizza is our new world, everyone,” model and cookbook author Chrissy Teigen tweeted on Thursday.

In Teigen’s replies, one chain shows up again and again: Little Caesars.

“Little Caesar’s founder Mike Ilitch quietly paid Rosa Parks’ rent,” a Twitter user wrote, with a claim that showed up several times.

While unlike other pizza brands, Little Caesars has not responded to Schnatter’s statements, it’s reaping the benefits of the boycott threats.

Dozens of people have taken to social media to praise Mike Ilitch as an example of what a pizza chain founder should be — in contrast to their criticism of Papa John’s founder Schnatter.

I don’t even know where to begin dissecting that mishmash of retarded-ass shit. But credit where its due: at least they didn’t praise some abomination of deep dish and call it pizza.

I’ll repost the headline exactly, because I don’t know what else to say here:  No bond for man who shot himself in penis while robbing hot dog stand. OK then.

Yeah, if they tried pulling this shit at my son’s school, I’d probably burn it to the ground. Or I’d complain peacefully while removing him. But I would seriously be outraged.

Yeah, this makes fucking sense. Just to be clear, the student darkened her skin with makeup to look like a black character from a movie, which is so racist as to warrant the action.

The black character she was portraying with her Halloween costume was from a movie whose plot revolved around two black FBI agents using makeup so they can pass themselves off as a pair of white women, which is perfectly ok.  Ain’t having double-standards grand?  I eagerly await the lawsuits over this.

And just in case you haven’t noticed, there’s a plague in Madagascar. Like a serious, no-bullshit, deadly plague that’s spreading rather quickly.  Damn. That’s bad.

80s weeks always have to include these guys.

Have a great day. And a better night. And an even better weekend.

Hindsight being 20/20 makes this stuff pretty easy to talk about now. Looks like dude was a powder keg waiting to blow.  No, scratch that.  He was a slow-burning timer fuse that knew exactly what he was doing and took meticulous notes and nobody heeded the warning signs and/or tried to stop him.

Hey dumbass, everything on the internet IS THERE FOREVER!!!!!  I think she’s either got a lonely life ahead of her or a lucrative future in fetish porn.  Or both perhaps. Either way, she sure sounds like a real winner. And she wears her hair like shit.

Who wins Liar Of The Day?  No wait, Liar Of The Week.  nah, not good enough..how about Liar Of The Month?  Still not quite right.  Ooh, I know: who deserves the Nobel Prize In Lying for 2017? That’s right. This guy beat out TOS’s very own Dunphy, who was unavailable to have accepted the award anyway due to sponsorship obligations between both the promoters of his rock tour and those involved in the World Big Wave Championships.  Anyway, what a narcissistic, lying sack of shit.

The most noticeable sponsor of the NFL is blaming lagging sales on the league. See, and this is why I don’t trust all those analytics guys, because you can get numbers to tell you whatever you want if you come up with the right formula.  Well, that and for even more ridiculous shit like this.

Holy shit! This has to be the most surprising thing I’ve ever heard!!!!! Don’t these people know there’s a law that says not to do this? The comments are an eclectic blend ranging from “no duh” to “Trumpz Murrica” and several points in between.  Enjoy the derp.

In Illinois, apparently the wheels of justice don’t grind at all when it comes to ethics complaints. But don’t worry. The legislative Inspector General will get right on that…just as soon as the vacancy since 2015 is filled.

That’s all for the links today.  And now…the sports!

Hey look its soccer scores from the UCL!  Monaco actually got a point. Sevilla won, Man City topped Naples, Shakhtar all but put themselves into the knockout stages, Porto won, Spurs stunned Real 3-1, BvB continues to shit the proverbial bed (which contrary to popular belief is not a pastime of all Germans)…and Liverpool beat up Maribor again and sit atop their group.

On the frozen ponds, The Pens beat Edmonton, Jersey beat Vancouver, Toronto got the ship righted by topping the Mighty Ducks, the Sharks blasted the Predators and the Blackhawks completely shut down the Flyers and beat their asses 3-0.  That’s a Swissy special report there. He needed that win…and he got it!

And my, oh my!  I haven’t seen a Jap get bombed like that since August 9, 1945. Poor guy. He was graceful as ever.  But whoever thought it was a good idea ::cough::Dave Roberts::cough:: to put a guy on the mound that the Astros are very familiar with from his Rangers days and who they absolutely shelled the last several times they’ve faced him needs to have their head examined…Hannibal Lector-style. Anyway, the entire World Series went exactly as I predicted it. And I mean I predicted the winner of every single game and even called how games 6 and 7 would play out.  Wish I’d have made that parlay in Vegas, but I didn’t because I wasn’t there and I’m the kind of guy who believes in jinxing his team. Case in point: when Ohio State went down 14-0 to Penn State this past Saturday, I blamed myself for thinking my red jersey would be ok to wear. So I went upstairs, took it off and changed back into my white one.  And the rest is history.

Oh well.  Astros win! Astros win! ASTROS WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

They’ll be doing this in Houston this week. In L.A., reports are sketchy, but I’m hearing that the riots planned for this weekend will still go on as scheduled.

Have a great day, friends. I’ve got a busy one ahead of me.

The first CFP Poll is out. I don’t think anybody should have a real big problem with it, although Alabama shouldn’t have as much room as they do between them and Wisconsin and Miami. The schedules and records are comparable.  But there are five weeks to sort it all out.

Barca draw, Munich squeak by, ManUre win with ease, Roma thump Chelski, Juve draw as do (Catalan) Barca and (Spanish) Athletico. More european-style CL football today.

The Dodgers win a tight, yet seemingly comfortable, game. Lots of predictions of a blowout in the final game of the World Series tonight. I won’t be making a prediction at all, though I will note that the entire series has gone exactly as I said it would through 6. So maybe I ain’t so dum after all.

No more sports. Here come…the links!

Media are the last people still searching for a motive from the latest vehicular attack. Could he have been an overworked Uber driver? Could he have had a seizure? Could he have been anything other than what he claimed to be?  Doubtful, but give them an A for effort. By the way, for those that care, the NYC marathon will go on as planned this weekend. I can only imagine how tight security will be.

Crazy asshole decides to one-up Kim Jong Un. But that pallet load of cash in the middle of the night was a great fucking idea.

You want to know why cops don’t really give a fuck when they rough someone up and/or illegally arrest them? Probably because people always settle with them, so there’s no official record of the abuse taking place.  So the taxpayers pay, the victims get their money, and the police go on as if nothing ever happened.  Because in the eyes of the court and overseers, nothing ever did.

Well this is useless advice. Nobody eats that shit anyway unless they’re being punished.

(Bonus Daily Fail link in which an egomaniac exposes true colors. And no, its not Herself dressed as the President for Halloween. Its fucking better.)

The head of NPR placed on leave after sexual harassment claims made public. I’m sure this and my first story will be all over their coverage today.  Nah, I’m sure it’ll be some retarded ass homage to FDR followed by an expose on the Poppyhead-in-chief.

Self-serving assholes serve selves. Big fucking surprise there. They get bonus points for being officials from Chicago. Double bonus points for being cops. And triple score for being legislators.  That’s a trifecta of sleaziness right there, apologies to Chicago-land Glibs.

If you don’t know who Mattress Mack is, you’re missing out. Well, he’s in the news again. And no, its not for groping.  This dude is everything about what’s good in the world.

Dodgers and Astros are both doing this.

Have a great day. Enjoy the game (whether its a soccer match this afternoon or the World Series finale).