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The dreaded Tuesday is upon us. A few more short days until July. Man, the summer is flying by too quickly, in my opinion. The only good thing about that is that it means that we’re closer to football season. Is anyone planning to make the trip to training camp this year? We’re talking about possibly getting there, I’ll update on here as it gets closer & we decide.
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Minnesota Vikings News:
Two division leaders faced off yesterday, and the Atlanta Braves emerged victorious in game one of their series against the Twins, final score was 4-1, per MLB.com.
In the Monday Morning Mailbag at Vikings.com, they look at the outlook for Danielle Hunter and for the O-line.
At SI.com, Florio predicts a ‘tug-of-war over Kirk Cousins’ between the 49ers and Rams.
Video of the Day:
Here’s The Marshall Tucker Band with Fire On The Mountain. I love southern rock, and this band is one of the better southern rock bands you can find. Enjoy!
This is a thing of fucking beauty.
So sad Ryan Mallet drowned in Florida today. Was only 35 yrs old.
We’re feeling this loss in the hammer community. RIP. Was fun to watch in college. Too young.
Holy shit. 35. Some kind off riptide thing?
Not sure…I’ll find out.
Just saw that, sad.
I put a big bet down today
Hear me out. Since Walmart, target, etc. can sell liquor and beer why don’t hardware stores like Menards and Home Depot do the same?
Works for me.
Walmart/Target sell liquor? I’m in Minny, Eden Prairie, just municipals here. City by city approach i guess.
Yeah, idk, I live in Vadnais and they and Roseville and Minneapolis all sell, was just thinking from a marketing standpoint, at least for me it would make more sense at hardware stores
Because politicians think they know best.
I assume since Walmart and Target sell food, they can sell liquor.
Some Walmarts have alcohol out here, some don’t.
Not sure who gets to pick and choose.
that makes some sense, but some of the hardware stores sell food out here too, not sure what qualifies one over the other either though
You probably have to have a license to sell.
Home stores aren’t shooting for the volume on alcohol sales, so it’s probably not worth the hoops and regs to sell it.
Yeah, doesn’t seem like a good fiscal move for people who are looking for hardware 1st.
Could be the PR move to make teams “interested”
At the right price, he could well get 30 offers.
lol….yeah chump offers sure
My friends tell me, ‘NoDak, maybe you should forget about golfing and try fishing instead.’
The problem is I like golf, I just suck at it.
I don’t like fishing, and I suck at it.
I may as well spend my time being shitty at something I like.
We all suck at it, it’s just matter of degree.
I played with a Pharma CFO from Richmond, VA and his two 1st year college sons. Great kids and he was a very very nice guy. He shot a 42 on the front nine and the wind was howling today in 90 degree heat. Not sure what he shot on the back I quit keeping their score but probably a 45. His two sons are learning the game but did really good considering.
I could hang with him easily I just hit to many errand tee shots to start and I ended up playing hero go for it golf on every shot because I got frustrated.
FTFY
Freezey kicking the man when he is down.
That a kid Freezey!
Fair…that was me today.
That’s your problem right there.
I almost never go for the hero shot.
Yeah I knew better but thought instead of trying to shoot a score go for some shots. Many worked well hit some absolutely gorgeous 3 wood recovery 2nd shots that actually gives me a lot of confidence to go for the 240+ 2nd shots now instead of laying up to a gap wedge distance. Had I played more conservative I could have broke 100 but I didn’t.
I don’t think I have a 240 yard shot in my bag anymore.
Well that’s with roll out. Carry is about 215-225.
I hit one 245 today with roll out…got all of it…obviously my max now…when I was younger I could do 280.
Played worse than I type. 51/51. Just a cluster fuck of two thumbs up the ass golf. Was 8 over through the first two holes with a 9 on the par 4 1st hole and an 8 on par 5 2nd hole. I fucking suck at golf that is all.
A fucking 9….Jesus Christ.
Isn’t golf relaxing?? You describe it better than I can.
A good walk spoiled by a little white ball.
Rings true.
Hell, you’re on vacation and playing a strange course. Forget it, everyone has crap rounds. Must have had some good shots. Forget the crappy ones and remember those.
Drink a few beers.
A few beers after a crappy round always helps.
A few beers after a good round is generally a good idea as well.
Yep A good cold beer seems to always work.
I need to start drinking again.
I quit every night.
that was my problem, I didn’t.
Yikes!!!
OMG – that would actually make me quite drinking!
Gag me with a GD spoon.
In my mind this is exactly what a serial killer looks like before you get quartered up.
Had some amazing shots and chipped out of my mind. Very very excited about my short game now it’s the strength of my game. I would have shot a 115 today if not for my chipping and putting. So that was good. Struggled off the tee driver was shit 50% of the time and then I’d absolutely smoke one 260 down the middle. It was madding. Irons were ok, hit some deliberate draws that were absolutely beautiful so nice to start to have the feeling I can work shots. My struggle today was 100-125 wedge shots I pulled every single one of them. It was crazy I could not stop from doing it. Would be green side and would get up and down but could of had so many birdie and par putts if I could just get on the green. Oh well it’s golf. Some things to work on but happy about some parts of my game.
Sounds like there is plenty to be happy about…it’ll come.
I’m a perfectionist personality so I don’t handle the self inflicted mistakes well. Likely the biggest thing holding me back from improving. Internally I turn in to this guy.
Can’t argue, might be right.
The secret to stopping these pulls is to go to the range and hit shots with head covers under your armpits. This drill makes your body and arms stay more in sync through impact, reducing happy hands. When your body is connected, the hands will work with — not against — the motions of the torso. Basically your hands and arms are outracing your body because the club is so short. Remember, you need to swing the club into the ball from the inside and bottom out in front of the ball. Also you’re out of rhythm when you let your arms and hands outrace your body.
I understand maybe 50% of what he just said…Maybe thats why I suck at golf. But this sounds like problems with my swing as well, I tend to pull most shots.
So you should swing the club up and back using your hips and shoulders going back. At the top, your back should be facing the target if you have turned correctly. Also your left shoulder is pointing at the ball. You start the downswing by turning your left hip and straightening your left leg, and allow your shoulders, arms and hands to be pulled through the ball with the rotation of your torso. Teach yourself to sequence your swing this way, and the club should swing on the proper arc from inside the target line to the ball. Also by turning your hips and torso, the club swings down and bottoms out in front of the ball ensuring good contact. When you practice and warm up, this is the first “feel” you need to ingrain. Swing the club from the inside, bottom out in front of the ball.
How you been – hope your trip went well and your sister is OK.
Hey JR, we’re getting through it. Met with the estate lawyer Monday and he gave us a list of documents he needed. Spent the day today garnering them. Found four life insurance policies (whole life) purchased between 1975 and 1987. Three of them were for $5K and one was for $10K. No idea what their value is today. Called the insurance company and they verified the policies were still in-effect and are sending the claim forms. So far everything is either in a trust, jointly owned by my sister, or she was the beneficiary. I think we might avoid probate on an extremely large estate.
Good to hear you’re working though it and it’s turning out well for your sis. You’re a good brother for helping her NVF.
Yeah it was definitely a fast tempo thing. Contact was pure always nice high shots with lots of spin so they would stop even on green side grass. Just dead straight pulls. Thanks I’ll work on it should be a rather easy fix as I use to not do that it just was there today and I could not course correct.
Some thoughts on several of your posts here.
First, a lot of golfers will pull wedges and short irons. Simple answer – don’t swing so hard, these are accuracy clubs and you should never feel like you have to swing hard. If you feel like you have to jump on it, club down. Now, I didn’t say easy, just not hard.
Second. you have mentioned the last couple of weeks screwing up the first couple of holes. So. play them for a bogey. 7 or 5 wood off the tee, mid iron up close and a pitch and put. Once you get into the round, then go for it. Remember, the range is not the golf course. Shots mean nothing there and your mind knows that.
Yeah I think I was doing exactly that with my wedges, swinging about 15% too hard instead of just controlled and smooth.
Your second point is exactly what I was thinking on the ride back to the condo. Why didn’t I, as I have many times on my home course on the hard #1 hole, pull out my 3 wood and get a ball in play to ease in to the round. 1st hole was relatively wide open hence why I thought driver was ok but I should have recognized my nerves and lack of tempo wasn’t there yet.
Damn mind getting in the way again. I need to punish it.
If I was your caddie you’d break 85 tomorrow.
I might have to fly you in.
I haven’t seen a golf score from Lifer Post-round today.
It probably didn’t go well?
I shot another 92
9 hole par 3? Hit the range.
I suck worse on the range than I do on the course. The range tends to make my game worse.
The course is plenty challenging, but I have been stuck in the low 90s all year and its pissing me off.
I went early and warmed up on the range and absolutely hit perfect shots. Then get on the first tee and sliced my drive. Good times.
Didn’t practice chipping and did great all day.
Moral of the story…practice and suck.
I agree with that.
No, you mentioned some of this is mental. Your mind knows the range shots mean absolutely nothing. And, it knows that first tee shot is important – a lot more so.
I know I’m just being facetious.
it didn’t…fuck golf.
My Air Force buddy’s wife was the beer cart lady at one of the courses on base. She used to follow us around like a shadow keeping our beers full and cold. The one day I took a practice swing on a par 3 over water – my 5-W flew 3/4 across the pond before it splashed down.
Hopefully he had as good a day as I did!
See above…pretty descriptive language from Lifer.
Twins bomb out 6 hits, 1 run, 12 K’s, 1 error in another loss. Unwatchable. Please football, get here soon.
The Twins offense stinks as much as the Vikings Defense. The Twins O is leading the league in every strikeout statistic…I think they are on pace to set a few records.
Baldy said about a week ago they can win games with lots of SO’s. I turned off.
Uhhg.
Ahhhhhh. The baseball version of ‘Bend, Don’t Break’ – but it’s worked so well for the Vikings.
Yep.
They traded away a batting champ and bright in guys who sometimes hit a Homer but usually strike out, the front office sucks.
This crazy
“Oh look. Let’s go get a selfie……”
Treadwell would’ve tried to break up.
what could go wrong?
Toxic Masculinity right there.
@they should have tried to ‘talk out’ their issues@
Where’s the social worker to break it up and get them to talk about their feelings?
We are using them all to replace the police.
Flores cold use this as a training film.
Free Tranny Fluid for yall…….$15 rebate for the 4th.
Sweet!
No thanks. Not even for free.
Agree. and they couldn’t pay me to drink it.
Eh…Free is enticing…
I always said “There’s nothing better than free beer” but that was before I had good beer.
It’s lite beer – water’s free too.
point well taken.
He landed his dream job!! Wonder when Vanna will call it quits?
Apparently, Vanna is demanding more money to stay.
She might get fired before she quits.
She makes a ton already.
LOL. She used to work even harder. Remember back when she actually had to TURN the letters around? Talk about working up a sweat…..
I do. Her hours are quite structured too, not your 8-5 job. Lots of down time. Poor thing.
I think they tape 36 days a year.
Nice “work” if you can get it.
Apparently, she has made $3 million a year for 30 years with no raise, she claims.
$90 mil for pointing at letters?
Yeah. I assume Sajak’s daughter is taking her spot.
Her foot must have been cold – holding it in the sunlight.
Damn…🔥🔥
Well, skills like hers are hard to replace. I mean, hardly nobody can English good nowsaday.
i like KOC
Yep, me too
What’s not to like. 13-4 in his first year.
I think we all liked Zimmer at the start as well.
They’ll serve kraut & blood sausage at the concessions. LOTS of beer.
Remember when we got scolded for saying kraut?
That was right after the Bohringer draft. I think Kodiak started calling him megakraut, and the name started to gain traction. Then we got spanked and sent to our room.
When I was stationed in Berlin the neutral nickname was Kraut. If you wanted to be mean you called them Boxheads.
Norwegian friends used to call me that, I didn’t care. I called them worse names.
I don’t care much to be on the receiving end of spanking…doesn’t do much for me.
Are you sure?
No matter how hot the chick is, you can’t see her while you are being spanked.
Sure there is…..
Think about it……
Pansy was also off limits.
Schnitzel und pretzels. Mit bier.
That’s funny, I had never heard of blood sausage being served in Germany until this moment, looked it up (blutwurst)…I don’t think it is very popular there.
My dad regaled me as a child of his stories of having only blood sausage to eat for many many meals growing up in Wales, only it is called black pudding there. Frequently the filler is horse meat. Now I have no scruples eating horse meat but that would be a brutal job, working on the kill floor at an equine abattoir.
Pretty tasty, surprisingly.
But the Germans can even make sauerkraut taste pretty good.
German GF at the time said it had to be cooked 3Xs so it didn’t squeak. #truestory
It’s quite popular in Austria at least, they call it “Blunzn” over here. We have it regularly as both the girlfriend and I are quite fond of it.
Hungarian version is better though.
My dad LOVED blood sausage. I assumed it was a German thing.
The horse kill plant would be a hard place to work, too.
Nice!
Hey Vikings –
If you truly love your QB and think he’s the right person to lead your organization… you don’t let them hit, test, try, explore, (insert whatever word here) Free Agency.
The simplest reason (for you peanut size brains) why Kirk will not be our QB next season. He’s gone.
Eh…
Maybe. Maybe not. Just because someone doesn’t agree with you doesn’t mean they are “peanut sized” brain.
I think an extension is still possible.
But not very likely.
If he gets to the point of actually testing free agency he is probably gone. Don’t believe it will get that far though.
Meh.
I hope he goes away. I am thinking they are really going to see how this season goes before dumping another 3 year contract his way and I have to wait until 2027 to have hope
Surly after the Vikings finally do move on from Kirk
Yeah. Let someone else deal with Kirk’s demands.
Yeah, seems like KAM and KOC like but don’t love Kirk. They like him on certain contract terms but not on his.
That says to me they don’t like his chances of getting them to the Owl.
If they thought he stood a decent chance, they would pay enough to keep him.
He’s 36, on the downside not the upside of his career.
If, like my peanut brain has been saying all off-season, he blows up and has an MVP year and leads em to a Super Bowl… he’s not going anywhere.
if he has another year like last year… and his prior years with a early playoff exit, they’re more than likely moving on.
and not to say he’s done bad here, because he hasn’t, but absent a huge step forward next year team wise, they’re going to need to look at where to cut costs moving forward with guys like JJ, TJ, Darrisaw, and a few others needing new deals.
just business.
https://www.si.com/fannation/bringmethesports/vikings/mark-that-down-florio-says-49ers-rams-will-have-tug-of-war-for-kirk-cousins
Florio says the Rams and 49ers will have a tug-of-war
with cyclopsover Kirk Cousins.Saw the story.
So the Rams will just cut Stafford to take Cousins?
File the story under clickbait.
99.9% of stories this time of year.
Saw the story too and it was a lot of BS stuff. But going to the Rams was based on Stafford retiring if I remember correctly.
Why would Stafford retire when he is guaranteed through 2026?
I don’t know. Just thought it was part of the scenario they were presenting.
He won’t.
I think they’re high. The Rims won’t be looking for a QB, and it’s likely that Kirk is still in Minny in 2024.
Agree. Just folks talking trash. Listening last week Cook to Miami. This week, he’s going to Jets.
Pulled straight from the reporter’s rectal cavity.
Stafford contract tradeable next off-season or he retires
Nah. It’s like 50m
Yeah nvm it’s untradeable. Would have to retire.
Makes sense.
I think Kirk could win a super bowl with the eggles or 49rs with their current rosters.
He would not have to carry the team at all.
Yup, he could.
Good morning Skoloholics!
Officially officiated my first official wedding. Vermont was beautiful. Days and evenings spent in the woods. Had a high-end AirBnB in the mountains. Place was completely tricked out – fire pit, indoor and outdoor jacuzzi, game room with a mini-arcade (set the high-score on Excitebike and filled in the initials as ASS, hehe) Place was loaded. Was able to write the ceremony, my monologue and closing while sitting just a few yards from a babbling brook – it was a cross between a Terry Redlin portrait and a Norman Rockwell print. Almost like a dream.
Then I got robbed in downtown Burlington, VT.
Not even in a cool way. When I was 19 and delivering pizza I had a kid younger than me stick a revolver in my face for $17 in my tip bag and a medium pepperoni pizza – that had more honor than the gutless, basement dwelling swine that walked by and swiped data off of a debit card, then withdrew almost $300 in cash from a Kwik Shop 5 minutes away.
I went there, confronted a clerk who blinked harder and talked faster the more questions I asked regarding who’s been in and what cameras were recording the ATM where the cash was withdrawn. Unsolicited, he said I might want to check and see if my phone was hacked – this was before I said anything about being robbed. I just started asking questions. Interesting right?
Called BPD. Got a voicemail that said due to staff issues only serious calls were being handled directly by officers. Was routed to a website to file an ‘official complaint’ which I did. All of this was done from the front of the store. Then I went to the attached pay phone, Called BPD non-emergency and asked if an out-of-town tourist smashing in a local convenience store clerk’s head with a tire iron would constitute a ‘serious’ call and left the receiver to dangle. Got to the top of the hill when the first cruiser came past me toward the store. Don’t know what happened, don’t care if it’s resolved, just wanted someone to get off their ass.
Aside from that garbage experience the trip was awesome. Also, downtown Burlington is beautiful and the Hilton Garden Inn is lights out.
SKOL!
Take the good with the bad.
sounds like an eventful weekend!
It was. Incredible people. Incredible venue. Pretty good weed too – but damned pricey. Damn near double what I pay in Colorado but when in Rome…
Sounds like you had a good time overall. Man, sorry to hear about the robbery. WTH?
Yeah. That part sucked. I’m a giving guy – I know it’s probably a waste, but I frequently will give change/cash to panhandlers here in Lincoln, or if my wife and I dine downtown we’ll often buy an extra sandwich or two and give them to one of the many street people here in town. To have someone take something from me, after already infusing a decent amount of cash into the local economy, felt like a slap in the face. Is what it is.
My hypothesis is that it was the clerk who I confronted or him and somebody else. Locals tell me that data theft is apparently pretty big there. Lesson learned. Cards re-ordered (all of them) and they’re all virtually locked down now via my banking apps.
Unreal. So, a guy needs to keep all cards in one of those protective cases so they can’t be scanned by hackers walking by?
Yup. Or keep them locked on the app – but the protection wallet is the way to go. Which sucks. I love my leather billfold but I’ve got a new ‘safe’ wallet ordered.
I’ve been contemplating getting one. I think your story convinced me to take the leap.
I have used an RFID credit card holder as a wallet for years. Used to it now. worth it. Still can have data hacked at point of sale or corp IT has someone selling data. I have still had to cancel 2 debit/credit cards in the last few years.
People suck
Keep them locked on the app?
Most, if not all bank/debit/credit cards have a feature on their respective smartphone apps that the owner can use to ‘lock’ the card. Simple swipe of a finger and the card can’t be used unless unlocked.
Easy to lock up card. It’s been a while but if I recall correctly, Visa/MC rules say you are responsible for first $50, and then can be reimbursed over that.
Correct. Wasn’t worried about my black card – fraud protection and all that and they frequently contact me when I make purchases just to verify it was me. Wife and I have a joint account that also has these features. The card that was robbed was a Branch card – it’s how I take payment for client services as an independent contractor or taking personal payment via Venmo or Zelle and I funnel money to it to use in an emergency situation. Usually keep a few grand on that card, with a $300 daily limit that I can adjust – it was dumb luck that I happened to check it after checking in at the Hilton as the entire trip was funded in cash or on my black card.
Oh, interesting.
Too bad there isn’t like some code you would punch in when you buy something…….some code that only you would know.
My thinking as well – apparently when your data is swiped the way mine was they can basically clone the card, create their own password for one-time use and then take whatever cash the card limit will allow. I’ve only learned all this recently – as luck would have it one of the Bride’s had a family member who was recently retired FBI – she was awesome, had great stories. She now works with banks and lending organizations as a private contractor specializing in bank fraud. She’s who I needed that day in Burlington, but her insight was helpful nonetheless.
Sounds like a loophole that needs to be closed by the issuing financial institution.
My wife and her sister were in Minneapolis a few years back, vehicle was broken into and both purses stolen. Perps had quite a run, filling gas tanks, buying new tires, buying out a local WalMart, all within an hour before the cards were shut off. Perps got caught later in the evening committing more crimes, were found with numerous other CCs including my wife’s and SIL’s.
Funny thing – our bank (RCU) covered every charge, their bank (Wells Fargo) made them liable for an amount.
Wow.
Wells Fargo sucks big time
I got a Trayvax a couple of years ago. It took awhile to get used to but I couldn’t go back now.
this is why i don’t use atm at any gas station/convenience store and usually only ever go to an actual bank to do it.
those are typically under way better surveillance
sorry dude. want some of my money?
Thanks bro. I’m good. I’m incredibly fortunate that it wasn’t a devastating loss, whereas 20 years ago it would have left me distraught.
I thought Stu paid?
That’s what we call, burying the lead.
Yeah, it was a shitty experience, but all in all the trip was great. Just shitty people everywhere. To be fair, was the worst interaction I had all week. Found East Coasters to be more than accommodating. Had arguably the best bar burger of my life in Erie, PA.
Yikes! Did you wipe your prints off the phone?????
Held the phone with my pocket bandanna. And I’m not even certain I committed a crime. Just asked a hypothetical question. But I’d be lying if I said my butthole didn’t pucker a bit when the cruiser passed me.
Now there’s a good Mjolnir story.
That’s the attitude my wife adopted almost immediately… ‘It sucks honey, but at least you have a great story….’ My wife is amazing. Rode sidesaddle all week and is as good a navigator as there is.
Sounds like an awesome experience, minus the theft. Scumbags everywhere these days, man. Still, enjoy the good memories.
Is the clerk still alive?
Lol. Yes. Very much so. I have very little recourse (legally) and I’d like to think he was rattled by my presence but I suspect the opposite is true. This wasn’t the first time these guys have bilked a rube tourist and I’m sure it won’t be the last unless BPD starts an investigation, which is unlikely. Received a boiler plate follow up email from BPD that basically said ‘don’t hold your breath’ …. It was about 90 minutes out of my week I could’ve done without but after doing some initial damage control vis-à-vis notifying banking/credit institutions and getting a SitRep, I refused to let it ruin my day, let alone my trip.
They gotta stop giving a mic to every ex-NFL player…. these people are dumber than rocks
LOL….
What an effing joke.
Where’s Kupp at? The comments are pretty good on that one. Stupid lefties.
What a joke. I wouldn’t take any of those guys over JJ. Or any other player.
It’s criminal to have Hill at the top.
i see what you did there
Keyshan Johnson is an idiot.
Got outplayed his rookie year and beyond by an UDFA from Hofstra – Wayne Chrebet.
Talked a big game, just didn’t back it up with his play. He was good, not great, and certainly not elite, although he talked like he was elite.
More personality than performance for sure. His kid played here at Nebraska and left the program after a year – rumors at the time that both father and son were a pain in the ass for the coaching staff.
Not shocking
Looks like Bud Light really learned their lesson. Apparently $30 billion wasn’t enough of lost revenue.
Bus Mgmt 101, chapter 1, verse 1 – when you’re in a hole stop digging.
No kidding. Now they’ll come out with a folksy commercial to make it all go away. They’re being run by buffoons.
They have tried with a couple of different commercials, but they were pretty lame.
I think their biggest problem is; the left tend to follow whichever celebrity is barking the loudest. If you piss off the left leaners, they tend to forget once the next big thing pops up. When you piss off the right leaners, they will hold a grudge forever.
I know, those were cheesy as hell.
No, you need to dig up.
You almost have to believe it is a deliberate scuttling of the ship at this point. I’ve seen conspiracy theories out there about how there is a point to destroying the brand. Haven’t really read them, though.
They want to become the new Schlitz
Correct me if I’m wrong but I think they and other breweries have consistently sponsored pride events, in addition to all the other events they sponsor.
I guess you can put me in the no big deal category.
Off to the golf course…hotter than the hubs of hell but that won’t stop me from sending some in to the marsh. Hope to break 95 today but a Fabio course I have not played. His are usually a little more forgiving than most course designers. He actually wants you to enjoy a round. Imagine that.
Good Luck! Hit em straight!
Have fun! No golf for me until Saturday, but then I am playing 9 days in a row, if I do not get rained out.
A Fabio course? WTF is that?
Believe he meant Faldo as in Nick Faldo.
Ah. Wasn’t he a golfer? Golfers buy their own golf courses now? I knew Arnold Palmer built some courses, I didn’t know that was a thing with other golfers.
A trend – it seems many former tour players take a turn at golf course design. Some are good at it, some just let folks use their name to get some cash.
Played a Faldo course once and thought it was meh, not good not bad.
I was really hoping that Fabio owned a golf course, TBH.
It would have to have a Tiger Pit.
and a goose
Here’s a Goose….
puppeh
Here is a real Goose!
That’s who the above is named after. He’s my wingman. (He’s never seen the movie and doesn’t know)
Great reasoning for a name!
I forgot about that one. Had to hurt.
Kill all the geese!!!
yes he designs golf courses now lol….I’m a fucking typing idiot.
The word “typing” wasn’t necessary you silly lib.
How much flesh do you need here you cock sucker?
Good luck. Keep it in play.
Enjoy your round! I have league golf this afternoon. Need to get a win and stay in the hunt for playoff golf later this year.
Get to work you salt mine dweller!
I don’t miss football games, but I miss fantasy football. It’s fun to have something to tinker with and follow during the week as a mental break.
Ready for survival and pick ’em leagues!
Gm.
FTP
Brad with his kid over the weekend. “Some things are learnt the hard way son.”
https://twitter.com/nocontexthumans/status/1673616207981756416?s=61&t=MSJjCAC7RYtUNOadOBqDvw
LOL
NFL Analyst Believes Vikings’ Defense Will Make Big Jump Under Brian Flores
Bucky Brooks believes Flores will “transform” the Vikings’ defense this year, leading to much-improved results.
His replacement is Flores, a widely-respected defensive coach who was a longtime Patriots assistant under Bill Belichick before spending three seasons as the Dolphins’ head coach. Last season, Flores was an assistant with the Steelers. Under “B-Flo,” the Vikings promise to be much more aggressive than they were a year ago. Their goal, more or less, is to utilize a creative variety of formations, personnel groupings, coverages, and designed pressures to keep offenses guessing.
Brooks is a believer in Flores’ ability to turn things around right away in Minnesota. The former NFL player and scout listed the Vikings as one of the four defenses he believes will make the biggest jump in 2023, saying he thinks Flores will “transform” the unit.
The Vikings are hoping Brooks is right. They need Flores and his scheme to do some heavy lifting this year, because a defense that was already bad in 2022 lost a bunch of key pieces this offseason: Patrick Peterson, Za’Darius Smith, Dalvin Tomlinson, Eric Kendricks, and Duke Shelley, as well as a couple other role players.
The cupboard isn’t completely bare when it comes to talent, though. Longtime stars Harrison Smith and Danielle Hunter are still around, though the latter’s future is uncertain for contract reasons. Former early draft picks Byron Murphy Jr. and Marcus Davenport were brought in during free agency after their rookie contracts expired with their original teams. Players like Harrison Phillips, Jordan Hicks, and Dean Lowry are solid, experienced veterans.
The key for the Vikings will be whether or not Flores and his staff can get significant production out of young first- and second-year players like Lewis Cine, Akayleb Evans, Brian Asamoah, Mekhi Blackmon, Andrew Booth Jr., and Jaquelin Roy.
Even though it’s a defense that lacks major star power, Flores will attempt to put the best 11 players on the field to maximize his scheme and help the Vikings put up much better numbers on that side of the ball in 2023.
The Vikings are hoping Brooks is right. They need Flores and his scheme to do some heavy lifting this year, because a defense that was already bad in 2022 lost a bunch of key pieces this offseason: Patrick Peterson, Za’Darius Smith, Dalvin Tomlinson, Eric Kendricks, and Duke Shelley, as well as a couple other role players.
“Don’t under estimate Donatell’s defense”
https://zonecoverage.com/2022/minnesota-vikings-news/dont-underestimate-the-value-of-ed-donatell/
DOOOOOOOOOOM
Flores is going to be good for our defense. Vikings defenses are supposed to be mean and aggressive. Enough of this pussy defense shit.
A perfect take on what our defense was and what it needs to be. It’s a mans game!
I hope you are right.
But I won’t believe any PR.
I need to see it to believe it.
I think it was on GMFB, they were talking about can you still win in the league with a strong defense and running game. Someone said “Cousins won 13 games last year with no defense whatsoever”. It was the “no defense whatsoever” that resonated with me.
It’s Tuesday, and you know what that means! Absolutely nothing. Tuesday is meaningless.
Hate Tuesdays. By far the worst day of the week. Not Mondays which you still have a little wind in your sails from the previous weekend. Tuesdays are the dead zone in the middle of the ocean in 90 degree heat. No land in sight and you’re running low on rations and water.
Yep, every other day has an identity, but Tuesday is just something to get over with. Sure, people tried the whole Taco Tuesday thing, but they are fooling themselves. Nothing can overcome the emptiness of Tuesday.
There’s a song there to be written..
emptiness of Tuesday
Moody Blues gotcha covered.
I was just thinking about that song…..
About as boring as a Tuesday.
lol….they were a great band.
Yeah, they had a lot of good songs but most of their stuff was a bit dreary.
I like this one better
That’s a great one right there.
Tuesday is a bastard.
Probably one of the saddest scenes in the movie. But, the FedEx parody commercial where he finally delivers the one package he didn’t open, and it’s a satellite radio, is the best.
yep i completely agree
GM
FTP
SKOL!
Well the evil leftwing media has released tapes of Trump admitting he knew he had classified docs lol….when will folks figure out he and the media are doing all this on purpose for the attention and for him to play the martyr to his base. He’s up in the polls because the witch hunt narrative builds his brand. It’s all a rouse by him and the media to milk advertising dollars to run the daily drama news feeds to the masses. Pitiful our great nations 4th pillar of democracy has been hijacked by grifters.
Trump is on tape:
Telling the Russians why he fired Comey
Trying to extort Zelenskyy for dirt on Biden
Talking about how he downplayed the pandemic
Pressuring the Gov and SoS of GA to overturn the election
Giving away classified info
THE DUDE IS ON TAPE
What more do you need to jail someone. You or I would be under the jailhouse.
No more than the President “joking”/admitting he sold secrets for money.
How about they just put Trump and Biden in the same cell and we can start new without either of them?
Every thought sounds like a struggle.
Correct.
When thinking is difficult, should you be the President?
You just hate old people.
No, but everyone knows he’s not really the one acting as president. That’s the sad part.
No problem at all, his handlers have the thinking covered. Brandon just needs to not shit his pants and sniff kids too intensely in public.
Easiest way I hear is to not pay your taxes, let alone not even report them. You know,we’re all about millionaires paying their fair share.
So what you’re saying is, they finally got him this time. Again
If anyone is paying attention or you can always cry fake news and run to your bubble.
Annual inflation has been falling for 11 months—and is less than half what it was last June.
And that’s the tip of the iceberg:
-Gas prices are down about $1.40 from their peak after Putin’s war.
-Energy prices fell 11% over the last year.
-Grocery prices are trending down—egg prices down nearly 30% since January.
-More than 13 million jobs have been created and unemployment has been under 4% for 16 months.
They can manufacture the next doom scenario in an instant if things get to good down here for us.
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The war is still going on. War caused the surge in prices, but now the same war is causing a drop in prices?
You are such a tool
Your reading comprehension skills are diminished. I believe you have a shrinking brain and need a nap of at least 45-60 mins today.
The statement is saying, as was verified by the international oil market, that Putins war was the direct effect on the raise in gas prices. Biden’s admin worked and succeeded in helping reduce some of the inflated prices. Not all.
How did Biden do this?
1. Releasing oil from the strategist reserve
2. Removing restrictions on sale of higher-ethanol fuel
3. Asking oil-producing nations to increase production
4. Pressuring U.S. oil companies
5. Promoting the transition to renewable energy
You are such a tool.
This from CNN…..
https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/28/energy/us-oil-prices-china-protests/index.html
Would I be a screwdriver, allen wrench or rubber mallet?
one of these things.
You would be a socket wrench
9mm socket. There in every socket set but there’s little to no use for it other than to sit next to the location of your important 10mm.
Metric or standard? It makes a difference.
Think about a child rapist in a prison cell where the other inmates take out their anger/frustrations.
*rise for the grammer Nazi’s.
Yep. That’s why the fed has been increasing interest rates. To curb inflation.
Economics 101. Which will likely cause a recession, eventually.
Yes and a necessary measure. Can’t spend unchecked money like Trumps admin did and not have a cause and effect. Same ole story…the conservative talkers of fiscal responsibility blow the deficit up and cause inflation and the Democrats come in to office and fix it. Happened with Bush / Obama and now again with Trump / Biden. You’re welcome.
Lol
You had the perfect opportunity to throw in Bush / Clinton, who then balanced the budget and reduced the deficit to zero, but as usual you’re caught standing with your cock in your hand.
I had the perfect opportunity to continue not giving a shit and laugh at the conversation.
which I did.
Fair. Pay your taxes and…
Lol.
taxes?
those are for the poors.
Then why does he want to spend billions bailing out spoiled college kids who took out loans they should be paying bacK?
In Trumps entire 4 year period the total cumulative inflation was 5.3%.
In Sleepy”s first 2 years the cumulative inflation rates was 12.4%.
Nice job Sleepy Joe.
Really…you’re going to try and hunt that dog??? You’re not that economically stupid. Trumps bungling of the pandemic and tax breaks for the rich as with all republican policies take time to sky rocket inflation.
First two years under trump we spent $8,500 Billions.
First two years under Biden we spent $12,025 Billiions.
Yep, Tump is the big spender.
Sure, after driving everything up 200%, it’s now down 30%. Yay?
There is still inflation which means prices overall are still going up, just not as bad when you compare to the ridiculous, historic inflation of a year ago. Saving 30% from the 200% increase on a carton of eggs should definitely help people out. Real wages are falling, but less than last year so the dumb libs call that a win. If the Vikings lost to the Packers by 30 in their first game, Lifer would call it a victory if they only lost the second game by 25.
You do realize that the inflation “falling” is a smaller increase to a historic increase than the historic increase was over the previous year? No, you don’t. Inflation will look better now because we’ve went more than a year since this debacle started, it’s only reported in the news media as a comparison to the previous year, and it’s still bad. According to CPI data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, if you had $100 in May 2021, you would have to have $108.58 in May 2022 and $112.98 in May 2023. It’s like saying, “hey, I stole $8 from you last year, but I only stole $12 this year which was only a $4 increase instead of an $8 increase so you should praise and thank me for not taking $16 from you this year.”
GM. Great song choice one of my favorite Marshall Tucker songs. I need to learn to play that on the Gee-Tar. You belong in the south Brad…you are missing the year round exceptional life of a southern man, fishing, ocean, mountains, great food, music, SEC football, polite culture, and hot cousins that put out.
I agree. After we visited Louisville, I actually had kiddo convinced that we should move down there. He also loved Florida.