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A billion thanks to Surly and Bowbunch for covering the past couple of days, it’s much appreciated. So, T.J. Hockenson is officially NOT going to start against the Lions on Sunday, but he did say that he’s eyeing a week 8 return. It’ll be nice to get Hockenson back into the lineup, make it even harder for opposing defenses to cover everyone, and give Darnold a reliable safety valve for when protection is lacking (sideways glance/glare at Ingram and Bradbury).
Speaking of the O-line, I see that Dalton Reisner is returning after being sidelined with a back injury. I sure hope they give him a shot at right guard, then I hope they consider giving Michael Jurgens a crack at center, possibly strengthen the two weakest links.
Vikings/NFL News and Updates:
Last night on Thursday Night Football, the Broncos beat the dog snot out of the *aints, details from USA Today. If you didn’t watch it, you didn’t miss much. The Broncos gained several miles on the ground, and the *aints suck. Normally, I’d root against the *aints, but since Sean Payton is coaching the donkeys, I couldn’t really root for them either.
T.J. Hockenson addressed the media and talked about his eventual return, among other subjects, from Vikings.com.
As mentioned, Dalton Reisner is returning from his injury, the Strib has the details. I know it’s a couple days old, but I was out of the loop for a day or so, so it’s fairly new to me.
Paul Allen said that he nearly quit after the 2021 season, per MSN.
From CBS Sports. the latest injury news and updates from around the NFL.
Nike has the NFL uniform deal locked up until 2027, the NFL is currently accepting bids for 2028 and beyond, according to CBS Sports.
Media Selection:
Here’s a great episode from Shawn Ryan where they explore some of the unknows surrounding Jeffrey Epstein. Enjoy!
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cackles
tampon
mayorkas
KJP
Bama
vote blue
Bama??
obama, puppet master.
Best to vote straight blue ticket. Anything else and you’ll stand out like a sore thumb in MN.
Don’t worry, chief. We can still talk Vikings on here and with the illegals housed upstairs.
Tampon spent 18 billion surplus, i’m sure he’d love to spend more with cackles. I’m retired with a empty bedroom. Keep it quiet MT.
WALZ
Salisbury was on KFAN today, missed most of it cuz running errands. He used the phrase “one dimensional stop”. Guessing run/pass. Would seem logical for the Purple to use on kitties.
Good thing Edge didn’t come around today. I’m not sure his blood pressure would be able to handle it.
Yup, today might have been a bit too much for him. He’ll learn.
He’s Going to game this weekend.
Probably having lunch and a beer with Walz.
LOL
That time of year.
Gonna pull the pump and blow out the surface irrigation pipe for my shelter belt tomorrow. Big trees were delivered last week and I got them all planted with 4′ wide and 5′ deep holes, manure and stakes and lotsa water for the winter. Manure is kinda fascinating to me, the cows convert a bunch of useless grass into a biome of soil enrichment, for free!
My light bar and ditch lights finally showed up from Heretic, for my Bronco. Gonna start that install as once the MDT ends gonna be dark on my way to AND from work. I blame Ponder.
My wife wants me to build a little barnwood stand for a little electric fireplace we just got for the TV room. Doesn’t take long to go from low utility days to heat days. I also need to set up my new bandsaw and make a bunch of coasters from elm logs for gifts. Cut ’em, sand ’em, scorch ’em, epoxy ’em. Easy peasy.
Trump up to 60% odds on winning the election.
Betting odds are different than polling data as the political bias has been removed and it more about the Sharps and who they believe will win.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/dereksaul/2024/10/17/trumps-polymarket-odds-top-60-how-election-betting-markets-differ-from-polls/
Or the gullible Republicans…would love to believe the 60%, but want to see the polling data head that direction a little.
Are Republicans more likely to bet than Democrats?
Like sports odds the Sharps have to account for how much money they predict each side will bet in order to set the odds that is most beneficial to them (book).
I don’t have enough knowledge to adjust my interpretation of the odds.
Much like Vikings were underdogs to 49ers/Texans/FTPs, it does not guarantee anything but then neither do the polls.
Right Hillary? (please don’t kill me).
hahaha
I bet 100 on Trump last week. If it wasn’t for ballot harvesting I would have bet more.
You are a braver man than me.
I don’t bet on anything that is important to me any more.
4 Superb Owls have given me PTSD when it comes to betting.
Both Army (#23) and Navy (#25) are rated this week.
Usually that means that they will both lose soon.
But it also indicates that we will have a great Army-Navy game this year.
#GoArmy
https://sports.yahoo.com/college-football/rankings/
Is either team fun to watch?
The last decade, or longer, it’s a game of running backs and crappy QB play.
Depends on your definition of fun.
I can enjoy a game with Good Defense and Running Attacks.
There has been more Passing this year I believe. But that does not equal a lot of Passing Attack.
Neither team could barely complete a pass, the last time I watched. Hard for me watch that type of game.
Video of Trump at a rally when a man yelled out ‘Your father paid my tuition’. Trump replied ‘you are that man’? He told Trump ‘Yes’. Trump said ‘I will be right down’.
He walked down to the man, held Secret Service back, signed his book and afterwards the man told his story.
He was a classmates of Trump, his father died, so Trumps Dad showed up at his house to tell his mom that he personally would pay the tuition of all three kids so they could stay in their school.
Trump knew immediately who it was and made a point to go meet with him. A story the fake news would never tell.
Great video! Thank you for sharing.
I think so as well.
Trump doesn’t brag about things like this but others see it and occasionally we get a glimpse. Much like him meeting with wounded service members or families of those killed while he was in office. He wasn’t doing it for ‘Photo Ops’.
A story an associate of mine told me.
He took a group of 100 wounded veterans to the WH for a lunch with Trump. Unlike most politicians, Trump showed up 15 minutes early and starting and sitting and talking with each family. After a few minutes, he called over an aid and cancelled all his afternoon meetings. Throughout the afternoon he spent personal time with every single vet and their families. Listened to their stories and told some too.
These type of stories never get told about him.
The Fake News cannot tell those stories as they do not support their (DNCs) narrative.
For sure. Like most millionaires he’s got some born with the silver spoon issues I’m sure. But he’s also in a unique way got a lot of everyday common sense, and a good heartiness about him.
Thanks for sharing! I just Trump wasn’t such an ass when he doesn’t need to be. If you saw his Fox News appearance this morning his attack on Nicky Haley was absolutely childish and unnecessary, can only cost him votes….He is such a dumbass sometimes.
I look at news in morning and just hope cackles does or say something dumber.
He is not a politician, never was and never will be.
He is doing better than 2020 but still does some head scratchers.
His feud with Kemp in Georgia hurts him more than it helps him as well.
Then maybe Haley could stop the backhanded cheap shots she throws at Trump in every single one of her interviews. Is she a team player or someone who is more interested in four years from now?
If she wasn’t poping off all the time, Trump wouldn’t be talking about her.
I don’t think he ‘attacked Nicky Haley’ he said ‘I like Nikki. Nikki, I don’t think she should have done what she did. And that’s fine that she did it.” and ‘”Nikki is in. Nikki is helping us already….Nikki is already in, you know, she’s out campaigning.”
He also mentioned that he beat her in the primaries, is that an attack?
Some snowflakes might spin it that way I guess.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-takes-jab-former-gop-rival-before-praising-her-involvement-with-campaign
Obviously I’m not Haley fan at all.
She is more of an ‘old school Republican’ than Rino.
The Rino’s prefer her to Trump but it doesn’t make her a Rino.
Not sure what she is. Just not a team player. She was beaten in the primaries and continued to stay in, knowing she couldn’t win, costing Trump millions of campaign funds.
And her endorsements of Trump are at best half hearted.
But she’ll never get my vote for anything.
If she was running against Cackles I would vote for her, or Desantes or Rad-guy or maybe even that fat slob from NJ.
DVOA says Detroit has the 4th best offense and 4th best defense. 2nd best team overall.
Minnesota has the best defense, but an average offense (pass O is good, run O is not).
So I trust our defense to hold their offense in check if Time-Of-Possession does not get out of hand. We’ll need the passing O to thrive against a semi-suspicious secondary that leaned too heavily on a 4-person pass rush lead by the now-injured Hutchinson.
In short, Darnold is key. I trust our receivers. I trust our defense. I’m nervous about our QB.
First time in a long time, we can say our defense is a strength.
feels good
although I remember feeling great about the Williams Wall and then Brady threw well over 50 times and humiliated the Vikings on MNF (2006? 2007?)
Yup. Think a Mewelde Moore punt return for a score was all we managed that day.
If Mullens can dominate that secondary so can Sam.
Now they have an exceptional oline and running backs. Our front seven is going to get tested.
non issue if we can get over 10 points ahead by halfway through the 2nd quarter, IMO
They won’t give up on the run. Their backs are capable of breaking off 10 -12 yards runs. And if they catch a blitz with a run to the opposite side, some even bigger runs.
Still, while I think they are good, I don’t think they are as talented as the Packers.
yes i am hopefully looking back at last year, seeing how much our defense is improved and we still hung with them both games…
We can beat them if we play well and no reason to think we won’t.
They have 2 pretty good RB’s, if we can’t stop them i say we screwed.
we can throw our way through a shootout if needed
Trying to get Jets game out of mind.
#nojinx
Cashman and Akayleb Evans both OUT for sunday…
everyone else on the Injury Report is questionable
I don’t like Cashman being out, but good thing Evans is out. Addition by subtraction in that case.
Sucks that Cashman is out, an important cog in our defense. But what can you do, next man up. Hope he’ll be able to return soon.
I AM GETTING SO SICK OF LIONS FANS RIGHT NOW
PLEASE, VIKINGS, PLEASE WIN THIS GAME FOR THAT FACT ALONE
You’re going to jinx us. Doomer alert!
listen, i’m not saying it’s going to be the end of the world if the vikings lose. but KISS OUR CHANCES AT ANYTHING GOOD GOODBYE IF WE LOSE
Nah, over half the season to go and they have some tough games coming up.
i was being facetious
Me too – we lose this one and it’s all over.
I second this.
…just dont go to Lions fans pages? I have almost 0 interaction with actual lions fans. You’re doing this to yourself.
Getting old.
Hy Vee had pepper jack cheese on sale, but only the Carolina Reaper. Since it was on sale and I am a cheap bastard, I bought it. Just added a few chunks to my pot roast for lunch and holy hannah!
I love it, the Carolina Reaper cheese has a nice burn to it. Very tasty.
this is exactly it. I like it, but it is very hot (for me)
As i get older the spicy stuff can be too much. Moderation.
I am learning. Moderation with booze also. More than 2 strong drinks, and I will be hung over.
Why is getting old so damned hard?
At least gummies are hangover free.
I love watching the labs clean off a plate that has some Tabasco sauce mixed in. They lick up some meat, their head pops back, the other dog moves in, back and forth they go.
I think that’s animal abuse.
Check with PETA for accuracy though.
LOL
Rec for Hot Ones (First we feast), that show is really interesting to watch, I always wonder how far I would get before it would no longer be fun.
You’re weak Surly! Im actually making reaper Chili this afternoon. Im going to dice up the reaper pepper and simmer it in tomato juice and strain it. Then an hour before the chili is done simmering im going to do little spoon fulls of the spicy juice, and dial it in juuust right. Im excited. Also had a co worker bring me home made Reaper Hot sauce yesterday at the office and it was actually very good, perfect amount of heat. Like, maxed out on tolerance but still flavorful.
I am weak, and old.
Long ago (late 90s) I was in Nashville for work training and we had happy hour at the Stadium Club for wings. Highest heat level was Napalm. We ordered them, and the cook came out to ask where we were from. Told him Minnesota, and he tried to talk us out of it. Habanero used to be the hottest peppers at most wing places, and that is what they used. Anyways, the 4 of us order two pitchers of beer and a basket of the Napalm wings to get started. They arrive, and the cook comes out after we had tasted them and asks how they are. Smart ass Surly says “Pretty good, we will take another dozen, but could you make them hot this time”. Cook was pissed.
There were visible pepper chunks all over that next batch, but we had enough beer that it was no issue.
Out of the 4 of us, I was the only one without GI issues. they were really hot though.
Now, I think that would kill me. I am not quite at the Swedish level my parents were at with spicy food, but I also realize the aftermath is sometimes not worth it anymore.
Lol that is a good story. I love how the cook was all concerned and trying to talk you out of it haha. I too usually get GI issues from very hot things but it depends. I didnt get any fire hole from eating half of an actual reaper which was surprising but I had just eaten before so It wasnt on an empty stomach. I will report back on my chili experiment. If I dont show up here in a week I probably died. Did you make any Underdog Bets yet?
Underdog bets, yes. My 100 deposit, then they added 50. I have taken the 150 all the way to $55. So I have lost $95
I suck at this kind of betting, and will stop once the account is at zero.
I do much better just betting games with the points. Trying to guess yards or who will score, and I keep missing. Had the under in yards for both QBs last night, but needed one more FG from the NO kicker.
Darn. Yeah my bet for last night didnt hit either.
I am at the Swedish level.
Same. I used to eat raw jalapeño peppers on a veggie tray.
No longer possible for me.
I can tolerate some heat, but not much.
Prefer “mild heat” or other spices for seasoning.
wow, she got weird looking
Is that the girl from Stranger Things?
Good thing the US isn’t predominantly Christian or this could be a bad look for her.
But I thought Trump was the one with a bad disposition. Since she’s been VP hasn’t 92% of her staff quite – must be great to work with.
Over 90% of her staff has quit on her. Don’t let that stupid laugh fool you. She has to be a bons fide bitch.
But I thought she was the candidate of joy?
I’m going to offer a rare unvarnished glimpse into my honest feelings about this race.
I think Trump is a flawed candidate.
I would happily vote for a female president.
I would happily vote for a black asian female president.
Of course policy plays a role. I wouldn’t vote for a candidate regardless of policy.
What I cannot vote for is a stupid black asian female president. I don’t mean that in a derogatory sense (I can’t vote for a stupid president of any gender). She is undoubtedly a very intelligent lawyer. She is probably a wonderful stepmother. But she is a stupid politician, whether that is due to inexperience or the nature of her rise in the party is up to conjecture, but it is clear she lacks the smarts to navigate the advice her team gives her and veto some of their ideas with ones of her own.
It’s not like she went to one of the worst law schools in the country, finished at the bottom of her class and failed the BAR.
She is a poor politician and if she is real bright, she hides it very well. That said I’ll net she is an A1 bitch as a person.
I don’t care for politicians in general. I tend to pick the last person i’d vote for first. I need not say more.
‘I tend to pick the last person i’d vote for first’
I don’t know what this means.
I notice a candidate i can’t stand. She is it for me.
So you pick out the one you won’t be voting for first?
Makes more sense, negative impressions can be pretty strong.
Thanks for the glimpse.
For me, it’s much more about policy than personality when it comes to these elections.
In the republican primaries, I’m looking for a mix of policy and electability (partially personality), but when it comes to the top two candidates for president, it’s all policy.
Trump (with Pence) did far better in his four years than Biden/Harris has.
Due to Harris personality I don’t trust her to stick to any policy she says she is in favor of now.
Not that her policies are currently good, but they are better than what she endorsed throughout her career.
You pretty much know what Trump will do.
Harris – Is she for CRT, yes but won’t say it. Is she for an open border. yes but won’t say it. Is she for DEI, yes but won’t say it. Is she for elimination of fossil fuels, yes but won’t say it. Is she really for Israel……. It’s along list.
She’s doing and saying things to be more centrist. Buy votes. That stupid Az/border charade a perfect example. She gets in she’ll resort to same POS she is.
Yep
no politician has the balls to be anti-Israel (not yet, anyway)
they might be egregiously less pro-Israel, but that’s different
Lots of shades of gray, but some are far darker than others.
Her montor went to a church where their minister proclaimed death to Israel regularly, and then as POTUS opened up the funding for Iran and wouldn’t even see Bibi. It’s pretty “gray.” But of course no one would say so as you indicate.
wow, gross
oh, right. policy history is far more informative than policy proclamations. that’s just campaigning.
I don’t believe she is an intelligent lawyer, most intelligent lawyers that I now based the bar exam on the first try…I believe she once was a very attractive lawyer however, which put her on an accelerated career path. She was smart enough to use the ASSests she had.
Here’s the rest of the tweet:
I mean, anybody who has even followed Kamala in her adult life for even just a brief time, knows that this is how she is. Anybody who dismisses this character trait about Kamala is clueless.
“the joy is gone” hahahaha
Jeremiah 8:18
WOW
Akers is sporting #27. Guessing he gets a few snaps.
I’m very partial to that number.
I love the story that Gretz tells about that number.
I’ll be watching cheap shot prick Kirby Joseph Sunday.
Hock defended Kerby at first, but then Kerby injured another player the very next game.
I hope CJ Ham gets a nice long run and Kerby has to tackle him. Ham’s our best candidate to lay some wood.
Think he wears #31. Can’t remember if he’s a safety or corner.
safety, I think
Don’t know about you guys but I would not play Hock week 8 (words up top). That’s a trap game where he could play lights out and we still lose…or he could go and blow the other ACL. I don’t like it.
‘he could play lights out and we still lose…or he could go and blow the other ACL’
Is that not true of every single game anyone returning from an ACL faces?
So given that logic they should never play again.??
My point is we are playing one of those cursed short week games on the road. We all know there is a heightened risk of injury on the rapid turnaround games, plus we are at a disadvantage on the road. You’re nitpicking my opinion…I said I wouldn’t play him week 8. Get him up to full speed during the mini bye and roll out week 9. IMHO.
Hock has not played this season, short week does not apply to him.
We will have 10 days until the next game after Rams.
Seems like the best time to ease him back.
If he’s healthy, he should play. Full stop. You dont rest healthy players because of a short week thats dumb.
Just so you guys don’t cry when Hock blows his other ACL late in the 4th quarter when we are down two scores.
I worry about your feelings.
You should worry about your doomerism 🙂 <3
Don’t I know it…
Is he at higher risk to blow the other ACL because he’s returning from the other leg’s ACL?
I like your take here, MT. Save Hock. Team’s record will still be very good when he returns at 100%.
Flo blitzes %41.1 of defensive snaps. Goff is very good against the blitz. Something has to break.
He’s not good against the blitzes, he’s good when blitzed and it gets picked up. If the blitz fools the O line, he screws up, badly, pick, fumble sack, etc. Our blitzes will just have to be effective. Also, remember who the D coordinator was who shut Goff down in the SB when he was with the Rams? Thats right, B Flo. We got this.
Flo constantly brings men to the line, sometimes a blitz or they drop off into coverage quickly. Should be interesting.
I guess the final weeks will be Trump is Hitler and has dementia.
Probably assassination attempt #3.
Amazes me that she has no conscience of what she is saying after hiding Biden for 3 years. Nobody honestly sees this supposed “trouble speaking” garbage.
the irony is unbelievable
I’d stop reading a novel if it felt as far-fetched as our current political reality
My guess is she is trying to goad Trump into being a meany to her.
This sounds right. Or she’s just that dumb, and a liar, which we all know is true. Hard to say if there’s an underlying motive like that.
hopefully Trump has enough trusted voices in his ear telling him to not take that bait.
she looks AWFUL right now. attacking her can only hurt him at this point.
This from word salad camp? LMGDAO. Anyone see her with Bret Baier? Think she mentioned Trumps name at least 21 times. Don’t talk policy, blame people from 4 years ago.
then direct everyone to her website for her policies and plans, LOL
She’s desperate at this point. she’s got nothing else.
The Dem’s have nothing positive to run on. TDS is the sum total of their platform.
That’s it!
Down in. Trump country again this weekend. Hear he is coming to town and traffic is going to be a mess. Still, kind of exciting.
If Trump is in town, the crowds are gonna be there too. Dem’s have to pay people and bus them in for their rallies.
I fully expect a new “porn star” sex scandal story dropping within the next week.
More likely on Kamala’s husband. But then that’a acceptable behavior from that side.
Still can’t believe Payton tricked KOC into drafting JJ.
Wow…..
Gross, those mechanics are awful, that looked like me trying to throw a football. Not good.
Maybe Nix couldn’t decide which player to throw to? They were both wiiiide open, for sure. I laughed when I saw that in real time.
Elon throwing shots too
Elon Musk is less funny than Trump. His delivery is so weird. It’s like he’s too smart to act normally.
His humor is a bit different from norm I suspect.
IQ is probably throwing it off a bit for most people.
Not an issue I have obviously.
Yeah, it’s funny to fellow geniuses like myself.
I don’t know if he’s too smart to act normally, I think he just has an interesting/different way of talking and his delivery of just normal sentences is odd and off-putting for most people (including me). I also have a hard time listening to Robert Kennedy because of his voice (no matter what he is discussing, his voice just grates on me and I can’t listen for long). Sucks, but that limits his appeal to some people, I think.
Agreed on JFK.
Musk isn’t comfortable with public speaking seems to me.
When he had that sit down with Trump he was fine I thought.
RFK Jr is another dummy on my ballot. Pass.
Trump is genuinely funny
What? I thought he was a never-Trump with TDS? This surprises me.
I saw a video/post this morning suggesting he started opening his eyes after going on with Joe Rogan awhile ago. Either way, Kamala is failing and spurned them last night. She is now fair game and the establishment is going to slowly and quietly push her aside.
Or they see T might be winning and they want to be on his good side now… who knows.
Za’Darius Smith trade bait to the Loins????
Jones greenlit?
Hmmmm…..
What happen to his hip injury?
He said he pulled something stretching pre-game I believe.
Well, he left the last game with an hip injury.
Twas just a scratch and is now gone.
LOL.
A “scratch” on his hip that made him miss the Jets game.
Gotta love the NFL BS spewed by PR people I guess.
He said he felt his hamstring tighten during pregame warmups. he tried to play thru it, it got worse after the Mullins catch and the training staff decided to pull him shortly after that.
Yeah I heard that.
But it was all over the sports news about his hip.
Vikings RB Aaron Jones leaves game with hip injury
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/41642299/vikings-rb-aaron-jones-leaves-game-hip-injury
So you are worked up because the News Reports misidentified the hamstring as a hip?
Watching the game they reported ‘hip’ but it looked like he was string to walk off/stretch his hammy.
Is that what happened?
Not worked up.
I just figured he had a hip injury because you know, that’s what was reported.
You should know better by now than to trust the main stream media.
I heard it described as Bo Jackson hip.
There it is
Monty Python auto rec
this is gooooooooooooooooood
FTP!
FT*!
Skol!!!
Mornin… beautiful day here in Tampa. The flood waters in the lake behind my house have not receded much yet. As I said, still a beautiful day here though.
Cloudy over here and some wind, but 67 degrees, that’s global warming for you. Oh sorry, supposed to call it “climate change”.
You guys still have to look out for that gator?
Sorry, went out with the wife for awhile. Yes, the alligator has been seen swimming in peoples backyards. Gotta be careful at night, if you’re walking your dog too.
Saw a article that the Everglades has 15 deadly creatures. WT.. No need for no swimming signs.
I wonder how you guys can get rid of that alligator? One’s not allowed to just shoot it, right?
Definitely cannot shoot the alligator. The lake is his home, and it’s on a golf course. If the course decided he was a danger, they could contact the Florida Wildlife folks and ask to have him relovated. Floridians are accustomed to having the native wildlife around though. Nobody is too worried.
Call FEMA.
Can you catch a fish from your living room?
I could if the lanai wasn’t in the way.
I shrugged into a zip-up hoodie on Tuesday morning and my phone fell out of the pocket and landed on my toe.
Perfect aim, corner first.
Toe is broken.
Me: “Doc, what do I do?”
Doctor: “just deal with it and be careful not to do anything that causes the pain to increase dramatically, and it will get better. It’s going to be bothering you for, oh, a month or so”
(sigh)
if it didn’t hit your toe, would it have broken the phone?
possibly?
it’s in a case, and the floor is wood (not as favorable as carpet, but better than tile)
It feels stupid, though. I go 43 years without breaking a bone, then this.
What do you have? A five pound phone?
Sorry, I should have been sympathetic first….That sucks walking around with a broken toe is no fun. Hang in there, it will get better.
Just a Google Pixel 7. I think I could drop that phone on my foot 100 times without anything breaking. Just bad luck.
no iphone?!?!
never.
my wife was all iphone until this last update, I finally brought her over to the dark side.
now if only I could get her voting republican again.
i have never been an iphone guy either.
our wives are probably very different haha
they sure might be!
I wouldn’t push the politics thing. You do live in Minnesota, you realize?
she grew up in colorado!
she grew up republican!
these middle class white women, I tell ya.
I mean, there’s no way me changing her mind will flip the state of Minnesota, so if that’s what you mean, then yes, I have made peace with not pursuing.
That’s exactly what I meant. I meant no offense.
If my wife were democrat it would be a BIG problem.
Oops I meant of course we both voted straight dem ticket, overlords!
My wife is white, middle class and a teacher. She is very conservative.
This also describes The Teacher.
She rants over the Woke even more than I do, of course she saw more of their policies in action teaching in SoCal.
she probably never “deconstructed” her Christianity
True
Haha that is hard one. Same with my wife – I continue to show the extreme lies from MSM and the backwards thinking and examples of the issues and mindset with children from that side, and she used to just believe all the BS the media said, but she is starting to see the terrible decision-making, lies, and hypocrisy and coming around. Long, slow process, though.
my wife hates the left, but hates Trump too
she might vote for a 3rd party candidate, which I’ll take as a win. My oldest is 18 now, so my household will have 2 votes Trump, 0 Kamala, and 1 for “other”
Reasonable W. Could be a big W with all 3, but that’s not bad.
Tape it to the next toe. Will help. A little.
oh yeah, doc said that too. I might. seems like it might annoy, though.
should I re-tape after every shower?
Yeah. You don’t want to trap moisture in there……unless you like toe jam.
“He wear no shoeshine, he got toe-jam football…”
Most people think this song is about drugs, but it’s actually about the Beatles feeling towards each other. During a weak time, George brought up the Yogi and the phrase “Come Together right now over me” is an excerpt from the script telling them to use this song to build their bonds again and unite as one.
Each verse is dedicated to a Beatle:
Verse 1: “Here come old flattop, he come grooving up slowly He got joo-joo eyeball, he one holy roller He got hair down to his knee Got to be a joker he just do what he please”
This verse is about Ringo. Ringo’s old school drum beats (“Flat top” referring to the old haircut in the mid 1900’s) were off at first with the rest of the band, but in time he got better and better (“Groovin’ up slowly”). “he got hair down to his knee,” is a joke about his shaggy look when he first joined the group and since he’s sitting down playing the drums his hair wouldn’t quite reach his knees but you get the riff. “Got to be a joker he just do what he please,” Refers to him being the goof of the group.
Verse 2: “He wear no shoeshine, he got toe-jam football, He got monkey finger, he shoot Coca-Cola, He say, “I know you, you know me” One thing I can tell you is you got to be free Come together right now over me”
This is George. “He wear no shoeshine,” refers to George not being fancy and liked the bare foot thing. “He got toe-jam football,” Soccer was a sport usually practiced outside the temples where the Yogi was practiced. “He got monkey finger,” George was extremely dextrous and learned many stringed instruments with ease. “He say,’ I know you, you know me’ etc…” another reference to the Yogi.
Verse 3: “He bad production, he got walrus gumboot, He got Ono sideboard, he one spinal cracker, He got feet down below his knee, Hold you in his armchair, you can feel his disease, Come together right now over me”
This is John. “He bad production,” refers to John constantly stopping the recordings and piss off all the rest of the band. “He got walrus gumboot,” John wrote “I am the walrus” and kept making songs like that and refused to change his style, thus upsetting the rest of the band. “He got Ono sideboard,” a sideboard is a court term referring to pulling to the side or distracting. Yoko Ono would pull John away from the band and is believed to be the downfall of the band. “He one spinal cracker,” a term related to “breaking my back,” John would constantly argue with the band mates and “break their backs.” “He got feet down below his knee,” John refused to be open minded or “get on his knees” He was stubborn and stood up, refusing to kneel to anyone. “Hold you in his armchair you can feel his disease,” Anyone who really knew John, or even got close to him, knew something was wrong physically with him, depression, anger, etc. etc..
Verse 4:”He roller-coaster, he got early warning, He got muddy water, he one mojo filter, He say, “One and one and one is three” Got to be good-looking because he’s so hard to see Come together right now over me”
This is Paul. “He roller-coaster,” Paul was very emotional and would change all the time on everything whether it be a song or feelings. “He got early warning,” Early in, the rest of the guys knew that Paul was going to be a problem so they warned him. “He got muddy water,” A reference to Paul’s fascination to Muddy Waters Bluesy style. “He one mojo filter,” Paul was very persuasive and would make the rest of the members bend to his will. “He say ‘one and on and one is three’,” is a reference to Paul trying to constantly tell the rest of the band that even without him, the band could survive. “Got to be good-looking because he’s so hard to see,” Paul was the “cute” one of the group and was also very hard to get along with and read as a person.
In case any of you were wondering…
Interesting. I had not heard about this before and I was a Beatles fanatic through the 1990’s.
I will say I never thought this song was about drugs.
Well that might just be my interpretation, because me and all my friends thought it was about drugs.
Tl;dr.
Also, the Beatles suck.
I like you HunViking, but you are wrong about the Beatles. Maybe not the greatest like so many say, but I enjoy a lot of their music.
No problem mate, we just have to disagree on this matter I guess. Beatles still suck, though 🍻😜
Thanks, very informative…once again I actually learn stuff by coming to this site…very educational.
Unlike HUN, I don’t think the Beatles suck…don’t think they were great either…They were the Vikings of their time kind of meh (except for this year of course when we finally win the Owl)
Awesome. I love learning things like this. Never had a clue as to what the song was about, just loved listening to it.
Unlike “Relax” by Frankie Goes to Hollywood. Nothing secret about what they’re talking about.
I had no clue what that song was about. Unlike Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds that is obvious.
Interesting read.
Thanks for sharing. I did not know all that.
Are you questionable for Sunday?
I’m questionable every day
I concur.
I have two foot related stories, probably told them before on here.
Both happened when I lived in dorms.
First was right at start of fall semester. I’d been hitting the weights for all the good they do for me, showered and shaved afterwards, the shaving cream can fell out of my rolled up towel and landed right on the top of my big toe nail. Being ignorant of such things, I had a big paronychial hematoma and hopped around for a week until the blood burst through the top of my toe and filled my shoe with blood during basketball. Teammate insisted I go to the ER, a bored med student burned a hole through the nail, all was good after that.
Second was slightly more interesting. Playing basketball end of November this monster center and I fought for a rebound, he came down on the top of my foot and I felt a pop (with my current knowledge I know I broke a metatarsal). Went back to dorms and took off my shoe, my foot was twice normal size. Nursing student was on my floor, my roommate went and asked if she could come look at my foot, as it turned out somehow a classmate friend of hers was visiting (that by chance I had done a couple of two steps with previously) and showed a lot more interest in icing and wrapping the foot, somehow that led to smooching…my first serious gf. Limping around campus again (in my memory the U of A campus must be two miles across) somehow I got an ear infection, so my mom set up an appointment with a doc in my hometown during Christmas break. I get some abic for the infxn, as he has his hand on the doorknob he says “anything else”, well yeah and tell him my story, he stammers something like, “well there’s nothing we would do with that”, slams the door, and I hear him loudly telling the nursing station “these gd patients that think they can bring up two things at an appt”. All part of my love affair with Canuck medicine and the reason that to this day I have never had an imaging study except dental xrays.
“paronychial hematoma”
that’s the phrase my doc said! he said I did not have that, however. I think. He said if there’s throbbing, it might be that.
I’ve burned holes through fingernails before. Amazing relief.
I thought the upset doctor in the second story would be mad that you were insinuating that you wanted to smooch. TWO things at ONE appointment? How DARE someone have multiple issues simultaneously!
Many years later it made me chuckle as what he did was exactly what we were taught NOT to do. As the “hand on doorknob” is described as exactly that, and is a source of aggravation for both the doc and the patient, we were instructed to outline what we would cover in this singular visit right at the outset…and if it was two complex problems say you will need to make a second appointment for that. In the case of otitis media and a subacute foot injury needing radiographs, that could be easily covered in a single office visit. Oh well, I survived, my foot just looks like a duck foot.
LOL
When I was a kid I knocked something off the shelf in the garage right onto my big toe – had a large blood blister form under it, mom took me to the ER where they drilled it. Blood shot up nearly to the ceiling. Apparently it cost a lot for the ER visit. Toenail fell off. Took quite a while, but eventually the nail regrew.
About a week later something else fell on the same toe. Another blood blister. Mom called Dad, Dad brought home a set of thumbscrew drills. Accomplished the same task for about $11.
These days I put a paperclip in a hemostat (vise grips would work) and heat it up with a torch. psssss ahhhh.
Yup. paperclip, vise grips, gas stove (or lighter)
I expect a very good game Sunday. I really hope the Vikings dominate, but I think we are in for a close game that could go either way. Not the end of days if the Vikings lose, but it sure would be nice to hold serve at home.
35-31 Vikings is my prediction.
SKOL!!
My kid laments the days of the fire-breathing dragon. He says the whole world is on a bad path, and the evidence is things like this being retired.
He’s not wrong.
That was so cool
You have a wise kid there, mate.
He’s a wise old soul in some ways and an idiot toddler in other ways (18 years old in reality)
He is a teenager so the toddler part comes with the territory.
amen
Smart kid. He’s learning young.
He felt the heat of that dragon’s breath from the upper deck and his little mind was forever changed.
My daughter’s 22, she’s pretty much the same… wise in some things, an old soul as you stated, and just a kid in other ways, needing help and direction.
Kids are the best, except in those moments when they are behaving really moronic 😄
the best and the worst!
good luck, my friend. My daughter is 14 and still thinks I’m pretty cool.
Give it a minute
Was it the Steelers that ruined that for everybody by lighting their field on fire?
I forget who it was, but yeah, something like that
Had to look it up. It was the Rams field, but they were playing the Steelers so I wasn’t totally off.
The idiots always screw it up for the rest of us. That and lawyers.
I’d like to see them get a lead and NOT let the opponent catch back up.
OR
I’d like to see the Vikings play well from behind, if necessary. Lions pass defense is vulnerable, so that could happen. Vikings passing offense is better than their running game anyway. I’d like old man Jones to be (and stay!) healthy.
Guess we’ll need another exceptional game from Sam, if he’s on (and the OLine holds in pass protection) he should be able to pick their secondary apart.
Sucks for them that Hutchinson is out, but as Surly recently stated, nobody felt sorry for the Vikes and our tons of injuries last season, so fu*k them. I’m starting to really dislike the Kitties and their cocky fans.
I like Amon Ra St Brown. I like their coach. Maybe I’ll hate them on Sunday?
I don’t really know many Lions fans.
I watched the Lions/Vikings game where Jared Allen chased Dan Orlovsky out the back of the endzone for a Safety in a Lions bar, and I have to admit the Lions fans were very cool that day.
I remember that game, Orlovsky’s claim to fame!
Never had a problem with the Lions as such, and I also do like Campbell, the St. Brown hype over in Germany is aggravating, though (his mom is German afaik, football community over there is going crazy about that).
They are usually also fun to watch, but between Hock’s injury last season and how cocky some of their fans are behaving now that they are somewhat relevant is souring my mood towards that team.
Not only did they not feel sorry, the Lions fans cheered the Hock injury. F*$% em.
Indeed. One of the reasons I don’t feel particularly friendly about the Kitties anymore.
I mean, they didnt let anyone catch up until week 4. Thats a good run
That’s true. It was a monstrous start to the season. Still very good. We’re nitpicking an undefeated start by saying “they should have won by more” and “the run blocking needs to improve”, which makes me happy.
Agreed. Its fun to be a Vikings fan again. My anxiety is going to be through the roof on Sunday tho
I’m already making excuses in my head about how the game is not that bad of a loss based on record and upcoming schedule, but honestly, we gotta win home games against division opponents if we want to win the division.
Bingo
agreed about anxiety.
unfortunately and fortunately i will be at a church potluck during most the game, so i will check here and there. might be better that i’m there, distracted, if the game gets out of hand.
Why does your church hate Kick off?
aren’t potlucks optional?
it’s not a salvific issue, right?
PS: WHAT CHURCH DO YOU GO TO
Next time I’m in Stillwater on a Sunday I’ll go there
Next time I’m in Stillwater on any day I’ll go to Oasis Cafe
Burgers are good there.
For that matter, the breakfast food is also very good.
Used to work nearby
my church is in Maplewood, im one of those crazies who doesn’t have to live in the same city as his church
YUP
I’m not that nervous about it. A win would be huge, but a loss is not the end of the world with the upcoming schedule.
I see that as well. And I also see us winning like a 13-9 kinda game against the Rams.
I am a completely butt hurt Vikings fan knowing the obvious crash and burn that’s about to happen. The curse is real.
#nojinx
Actually I think that #jinx is more appropriate here.
We want to jinx his statement about the ‘obvious crash and burn that is about to happen’.
You’re the expert mate, just trying to do my part. I am kinda superstitious, as you might have guessed 😃
I am thinking that we can just consider #nojinx as covering any and all comments about upcoming Viking games or we can look at each comment and decide if it deserves a #jinx or a #nojinx as it pertains to the Vikings.
Option #1 is easier, but option #2 might be more accurate.
#nojinx
am I nervous? I might be
Plan this weekend is leaves, leaves, leaves. Then get a growler of my favorite beer, have a pint on Saturday night, and save the rest for the Lions game.
Nap.
speaking of leaves. My kids are finally old enough to rake up the leaves in our backyard and actually do a good job of it. it’s a job i usually do, but they have wanted to jump into a leaf pile the last couple days….
so they spent a good portion of the afternoon on tuesday making a nice big leaf pile. only to not want to jump in it since it took them a long time and they did a good job of making the pile and didn’t want to ruin the pile…
interesting how when THEY put the work in, they don’t want it ruined but when i put the work in they DESTROY the leaf piles.
silly kids
life lesson unlocked!
I am paying the lawn guy to do the final mowing/leaves pick up of my yard…$100 well spent.
And PPB, I think that since you have a broken toe you should pay the lawn guy to do your leaves for you.
Ha! Fortunately, I have a riding mower with a double bagger, and so it’s fun for me and easy on the toe.
“Twitter Board Material”
They are welcome to try. Hope we smash them in the mouth early and often.
FTL!
the lions fans are making it hard not to dislike the lions.
for years upon years of futility, they sure are making up for sucking by being so extremely cocky.
there have been a number of “Fans” on their pride of detroit site that are just mouthing off. would love to win for multiple reason, INCLUDING putting those morons in their place.
(stomp stomp) “Skol!”
[ominous silence]
i hope we are just frenzied there on sunday.
i would love to start 6-0. last time we did i think was 2009 favre year?
You are correct. We won that game by 2 points. Hauschka missed what would have been the game winning field goal. Eventually the cheaters cheated and won a meaningless farce of a game against Indianapolis.
6-0 in 2003 lead to Nate Poole.
6-0 in 2000 lead to 41-donut.
6-0 in 1998 lead to Gary Anderson wide left.
6-0 in 1975 lead to the Drew Pearson push-off.
6-0 in 1973 lead to a SB loss to the Dolphins (24-7), which is the best outcome of any 6-0 start in Vikings history
Of course, the last time we started 5-1 we went 3-7 the rest of the way and missed the playoffs.
conclusion? we’re screwed.
the demon’s have been exorcised.
i love this tweet “the lions will dog walk the vikings”
hashtag EGOCHECK, because saying they will dog walk the vikings is ZERO ego apparently?
they’re checking Vikings fans egos. I think that’s the point.
not great communication, IMO
i know. checking our egos while also being extremely egotistical on their end….. usually doesn’t end well
I want to see dan campbell cry
That was fun. But I do not hate the lions, and I do like Dan Campbell. Maybe him crying was the kumbaya moment the team needed to start getting better.
haha, yeah
but if he cries again, official crybaby
Maybe he will start painting his nails
Take that suckas…..
GM
FTP!
SKOL!
TGIFF!
Good morning!
FTP & FT*!
SKOL!
Big game coming up on Sunday (thanks, Captain Obvious). Almost a must win game if the Vikes are eyeing the #1 seed, which should be the goal considering how they played so far this season.
Break out the best rum for Jobu, then we’ll win this thing.
#nojinx
SKOOOLLLL!!!
Good morning, SKOL!
FTP!
FTL!
Can you imagine the outrage if that were made today?
Somebody think of the children!
No kidding.
Wearing all white with that white hat is clearly……