Minnesota Vikings Discussion – SkolAsylum: 05 Dec 2023

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We’ve been having issues with our network at home, I think I’m gonna have to buy a new router. I got it going again last night, but I think it’s ready for the scrap heap. I dunno, it seems to go crazy every few months or so. I blame Ponder.

Minnesota Vikings Discussion Topic of the Day

Who do you think should be the Minnesota Vikings starting QB heading into the final weeks of the season and hopefully the playoffs?

Who should be the Vikings starting QB for the remainder of the season?

  • Jaren Hall (68%, 21 Votes)
  • Nick Mullens (26%, 8 Votes)
  • Josh Dobbs (6%, 2 Votes)

Total Voters: 31

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Minnesota Vikings News:

While on a leave of absence from the team, now former Vikings D-line coach Chris Rumph accepted a position with Clemson, per MSN. That’s gonna turn out to be a long leave of absence.

The Pioneer Press looks at why Dobbs, Hall, or Mullens should be the Vikings starting QB going forward.

In the Vikings.com Monday Morning Mailbag, they look at Justin Jefferson’s return and the Vikings’ approach to the QB position.

A double whammy for the Jaguars last night as they lost to the Bengals and lost Trevor Lawrence to injury, from CBS Sports.

CBS Sports also reported that the Jets are looking to make ANOTHER change at quarterback. That would be the fourth QB change in 3 weeks by my count. HC Robert Saleh is not ready to name the starter for week 14 yet. Eh, why rush? He has DAYS to make a decision.

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No longer New Vikings Fan
5 December 2023 5:48 pm

ESPN’s Kevin Seifert says Wes Phillips said he anticipates the Vikings confirming their starting QB tomorrow when the practice week formally begins.

We’ll see what happens tomorrow afternoon.

benjammin
Admin
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
5 December 2023 6:23 pm

As long as his name is NOT JOSH DOBBS it’s fine

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  benjammin
5 December 2023 6:30 pm

I tend to agree with this take. Once bitten, twice shy in my opinion…

No longer New Vikings Fan
5 December 2023 5:40 pm

The Tirans worked out seven punters…

Nolan Cooney, Matt Haack, Dom Maggio, Pat O’Donnell, Michael Palardy, Corliss Waitman and Ty Zentner

skolifer
skolifer
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
5 December 2023 9:56 pm

Ok

bowbunch
bowbunch
5 December 2023 4:27 pm

No longer New Vikings Fan
5 December 2023 3:00 pm

Saw something today in an email signature block from a Navy Captain. Listed her pronouns in parantheses (she/her).

Took me a second to get it.

MT Viking
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
5 December 2023 3:03 pm

I see that in communication from UCSF…but not Mayo. Interesting.

FloridaSKOL
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
5 December 2023 3:25 pm

How pathetic.

norseman1
norseman1
Reply to  FloridaSKOL
5 December 2023 3:31 pm

New World. I think they should levy fines or jail time for that bullshit.

FloridaSKOL
Reply to  norseman1
5 December 2023 3:34 pm

I spent 34 years in the military plus another 7 (and counting) in the DoD as a contractor. It is very sad to watch the decay from within.

norseman1
norseman1
Reply to  FloridaSKOL
5 December 2023 3:38 pm

I like the term societal collapse. I think it fits the picture, we may destroy ourselves. Been retired 11 years, don’t relate to much out there anymore.

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  FloridaSKOL
5 December 2023 3:36 pm

Sickening

JRobert
JRobert
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
5 December 2023 4:16 pm

And they used to say about the Navy- “Progress impeded by 220 years of tradition.”
I’m guessing birthing on a Naval ship of war is pretty interesting nowadays.Easy solution I guess, reduce some of the weapons area. Who needs guns.

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  JRobert
5 December 2023 5:08 pm

Times have changed, and not for the better in my opinion.

JRobert
JRobert
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
5 December 2023 5:25 pm

Probably all will be fine, as long as we don’t have to fight any wars.

MT Viking
Reply to  JRobert
5 December 2023 5:45 pm

I like the play on words, “birthing” on a Navy ship.

skolifer
skolifer
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
5 December 2023 10:14 pm

Maybe I’m missing something but a lot of vitriol follows this comment and I don’t get it. It sounds like she’s a female captain and she’s confirming she’s a woman, so what’s the issue? I get this shouldn’t be necessary but is she perhaps making a subtle statement that of course she’s a she/her? I could see possible concern if she included they/them (or whatever the acceptable alternative is) but in this case, she’s supporting gender consistency. What’s the issue here?

norseman1
norseman1
5 December 2023 2:56 pm

Pats@Steelers. Kicking myself for no Prime subscription.

MT Viking
Reply to  norseman1
5 December 2023 2:58 pm

In reality the only reason I have Prime is for the two day delivery. We watch maybe one program a month on Prime. NF is king.

norseman1
norseman1
Reply to  MT Viking
5 December 2023 3:04 pm

Understand. Xfinity/Comcast wants money. If just TNF forget it. Subscription shit is getting bad. Not sure about Wild and Twins going forward.

Mjolnir
Reply to  MT Viking
5 December 2023 4:07 pm

HBO Max ftw….

Surly Viking
Admin
Reply to  MT Viking
5 December 2023 9:48 pm

Netflix may be King, but the Reacher series is one of my favorites. Looking forward to season 2.

FloridaSKOL
Reply to  norseman1
5 December 2023 3:28 pm

I saw an advertisement saying that one of the Christmas NFL games was going to be on Paramount+ (or maybe it was Peacock). They want you to subscribe for yet another streaming service.

norseman1
norseman1
5 December 2023 2:44 pm

Think i read Jags didn’t even have a cart available. How is that? Wondered when Trevor had a guy under each arm.

DE Viking
5 December 2023 2:43 pm

RIP Denny Laine

Moody Blues and Wings member.
Loved both of those bands.

https://ultimateclassicrock.com/denny-laine-dies/

JRobert
JRobert
Reply to  DE Viking
5 December 2023 4:21 pm

Just seeing those band names brings back fond memories.

freezeyface
5 December 2023 1:54 pm

my money is on Dobbs starting this sunday. I think they will give him ONE more shot at either pooping the bed or becoming the magic man again. the amount of time and effort that KOC and the coaches have put into him this past month will bring about at least ONE more start. but if he turns the ball over a couple times, bring Hall or Mullens in, probably Hall.

that’s my two cents. and i’m sticking to it.

NoDakRube
Reply to  freezeyface
5 December 2023 1:56 pm

Its America, everyone is entitled to their own WRONG opinion.

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  freezeyface
5 December 2023 1:56 pm

You have as much chance of being right as anyone else at this point.

freezeyface
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
5 December 2023 1:57 pm

but i’m more right because, well, i’m not a pansy like the rest of you

JRobert
JRobert
Reply to  freezeyface
5 December 2023 2:02 pm

Was looking at survey at top and thinking it will probably be Dobbs (not Hall). My 2 cents.
coaches hate QB changes and KOC was a former QB. He didn’t like the interceptions but believe he got past that.
I think the hang up point was JJ coming back and wanting to open up entire playbook – especially getting him the ball down the field, like 20-25 yard passes. He may have doubt Dobbs can do that, so he’s considering. Probably Mullens.
Overall, think he’ll stick with Dobbs though, for a bit longer.

No longer New Vikings Fan
5 December 2023 1:53 pm

Curse of Oak Island is on tonight. After two years of waiting, the team receives the Muon topography data and learns about a cavity labeled as Aladdin’s Cave.

NoDakRube
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
5 December 2023 1:55 pm

SOUNDS JUICY!!!

Do you suppose there could be treasure in Aladdin’s Cave?
How was this Cave constructed? Is it natural or man made? If its man made, did the Templars do it? Oh my goodness!

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  NoDakRube
5 December 2023 1:58 pm

Supposedly, Aladdin’s Cave, is a void where high traces of gold and silver have been found. Next week, the team discovers what appears to be man-made entrances and exits into the curious cavern.

NoDakRube
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
5 December 2023 2:02 pm

Hmmm….just might be the best thing on TV tonight….
My TV pecking order…

  1. Sports (except Hockey)
  2. News (but not too much, cause they are full of shit)
  3. Oak Island
  4. Ancient Aliens

Thats about it….nothing else worth watching.

DE Viking
Reply to  NoDakRube
5 December 2023 2:03 pm

Wrong, wrong, wrong and wrong.

Hulu streaming. Movie or other shows.

NoDakRube
Reply to  DE Viking
5 December 2023 2:05 pm

JRobert
JRobert
Reply to  NoDakRube
5 December 2023 2:05 pm

If you get tired of QB drama, there’ always real Housewives of Somewhere.

stuman55
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
5 December 2023 1:56 pm

quite an interesting show.

freezeyface
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
5 December 2023 1:57 pm

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MT Viking
5 December 2023 1:22 pm

Consented a pt for an injection and when I got done with my spiel asked if she had any questions, “yes can I leave” (as in not have the procedure). Haha. What did she think I’d say, no you must have it against your will!

NoDakRube
Reply to  MT Viking
5 December 2023 1:53 pm

You failed…no injection, no money for you….

MT Viking
Reply to  NoDakRube
5 December 2023 3:02 pm

Yup. Just my two cents, but don’t do that. If you are worried that getting a joint injection will hurt and don’t want it done, just tell your doc you don’t want one or cancel the injection. PITA to go through the whole consent process and have a sterile tray and meds all ready to go. Which is not to say you should proceed if you don’t want it after the consent, but I think this pt knew there was no way before I entered room. Or else I scared ’em.

Which takes me back to when I would work up the nerve to approach a young woman and strike up a convo, ask them to dance, and they would say no. Used to annoy me that they wouldn’t even have a single dance with ya but as I’ve matured I realize there are a lot of odd ducks out there that wouldn’t take the hint and buzz off if you gave them a mercy dance.

NoDakRube
Reply to  MT Viking
5 December 2023 5:02 pm

Going to hit you up for free advice sometime soon.

DE Viking
5 December 2023 12:39 pm

I’m sure she is fun at parties…..

NoDakRube
Reply to  DE Viking
5 December 2023 1:16 pm

Typical lefty…

MT Viking
Reply to  NoDakRube
5 December 2023 1:19 pm

I can’t tell what this is supposed to be…I don’t tweet.

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  MT Viking
5 December 2023 1:31 pm

The ‘lady’ sent him a message saying:

‘its impossible to be empathic, intelligent or even a good person while been a ‘conservative’

MT Viking
Reply to  SoCalMinnFan
5 December 2023 1:34 pm

@oh well that makes sense@

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  SoCalMinnFan
5 December 2023 1:40 pm

Unfortunately, she missed out on the other side of the equation…

its possible to be empathetic, intelligent or even a good person while been a liberal.

But not likely.

bowbunch
bowbunch
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
5 December 2023 1:44 pm

What if I believe in small government, lower taxes, the sanctity of life, the 2nd amendment, but I identify as a liberal?

NoDakRube
Reply to  bowbunch
5 December 2023 1:51 pm

Good question….labels are fluid in todays world and devoid of their concrete meanings…that should work.

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  bowbunch
5 December 2023 1:54 pm

You’re clearly confused and in need of help… grin.

bowbunch
bowbunch
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
5 December 2023 1:57 pm

As long as that help is in the form of special status, government handouts and days to raise awareness of my condition.

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  bowbunch
5 December 2023 2:00 pm

Laughing… perfect!

DE Viking
5 December 2023 12:06 pm
bowbunch
bowbunch
5 December 2023 12:05 pm

Did he have dirt on Hillary?

bowbunch
bowbunch
5 December 2023 11:59 am

FloridaSKOL
Reply to  bowbunch
5 December 2023 12:05 pm

bowbunch
bowbunch
5 December 2023 11:58 am

JRobert
JRobert
Reply to  bowbunch
5 December 2023 12:03 pm

If we stop turning over the ball, we will get luckier – or maybe just get wins.

bowbunch
bowbunch
5 December 2023 11:58 am

DE Viking
Reply to  bowbunch
5 December 2023 12:07 pm

@Just get rid of artificial turf and the injuries will stop……@

freezeyface
5 December 2023 11:21 am

was leaving the gym this morning to find a girl had absolutely obliterated her tire into a curb, the wheel was sticking in the completely wrong direction, completely broken off the axel.

she was 17 years old, very very scared and crying. felt really bad for her, so i pulled in front of her and stayed outside her car talking to her until her parents got there.

told her if she had an issue with her battery that i was the guy for that job, but couldn’t do anything with a wheel completely off the axel.

NoDakRube
Reply to  freezeyface
5 December 2023 11:23 am

You are a good man Freezey! I don’t care what Stu says.

stuman55
Reply to  NoDakRube
5 December 2023 11:24 am

freezeyface
Reply to  NoDakRube
5 December 2023 11:32 am

i asked her if she wanted me to hangout until her parents got there and she was like yes please, i don’t want any of the idiot highschool boys stopping to ask me what happened hahaha

i laughed at that.

bowbunch
bowbunch
Reply to  freezeyface
5 December 2023 11:23 am

You’re supposed to hit on girls in the gym, not the high schoolers outside of it.

freezeyface
Reply to  bowbunch
5 December 2023 11:33 am

the gym is attached to the highschool, go figure….

but the only women who work out there are all OLDDDDDDDDDD and play pickleball haha

bowbunch
bowbunch
Reply to  freezeyface
5 December 2023 11:33 am

That’s a weak justification to go for the younguns.

stuman55
Reply to  freezeyface
5 December 2023 11:34 am

YOU WORK OUT AT A HIGHSCHOOL???? oh boi

freezeyface
Reply to  stuman55
5 December 2023 11:35 am

hahahaha
i workout at the fitness center that was built onto the HS.

i have never seen a highschooler working out there, plus i mainly only am ever playing basketball there anyways

stuman55
Reply to  freezeyface
5 December 2023 11:42 am

freezeyface
Reply to  stuman55
5 December 2023 11:43 am

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stuman55
Reply to  freezeyface
5 December 2023 11:47 am

hey bro you’re the one hanging out at high schools in the middle of the day

DE Viking
Reply to  stuman55
5 December 2023 11:49 am

I wonder if he likes to sniff to???

FloridaSKOL
Reply to  stuman55
5 December 2023 11:50 am

JacksonVike
Reply to  freezeyface
5 December 2023 12:37 pm

This guy would be all over this.

stuman55
Reply to  freezeyface
5 December 2023 11:23 am

Nice work my man, sometimes just havin’ someone around to talk you down is what folks need most. HOWEVA

Go figure this poor gal finds the fukn battery guy when she needs an axel guy

freezeyface
Reply to  stuman55
5 December 2023 11:34 am

she was very very shaken up.

i told her don’t worry, people go in the ditch or slide into curbs ALL the time.
She asked if that has happened to me, i smirked and said well of course not, but IT HAPPENS i promise

Mjolnir
Reply to  freezeyface
5 December 2023 11:26 am

‘but couldn’t do anything with a wheel completely off the axel….’

how do you know? Did you hook jumper cables to the axel and give it a shot?

stuman55
Reply to  Mjolnir
5 December 2023 11:31 am

very good question

JacksonVike
Reply to  Mjolnir
5 December 2023 12:36 pm

That’s at least a three day project, he has no time for that.

MT Viking
Reply to  freezeyface
5 December 2023 11:49 am

Super nice of you, bro. Glad she was ok.

stuman55
5 December 2023 11:17 am

HUNViking
Reply to  stuman55
5 December 2023 1:54 pm

stuman55
Reply to  HUNViking
5 December 2023 1:57 pm

hilarious how Jimmy is in trouble now with the woke mob because he called a trans “dude” LOL hahahhha

bowbunch
bowbunch
Reply to  stuman55
5 December 2023 2:00 pm

If you have junk in the front and an Adam’s Apple, you’re a dude.
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stuman55
Reply to  bowbunch
5 December 2023 2:07 pm

bowbunch
bowbunch
Reply to  stuman55
5 December 2023 2:31 pm

But I’m a liberal now, remember

NoDakRube
5 December 2023 10:52 am

Young juveniles increasingly committing serious crimes in Minnesota: report (foxnews.com)

Who would have thunk it??? Let’s sing kumbaya and call in the community safety workers……

North Dakota has to get the wall built on the eastern border.

DE Viking
Reply to  NoDakRube
5 December 2023 10:56 am

I saw that too.
Thought of Slusher and his big macho man take that everything is safe in the Cities.

NoDakRube
Reply to  DE Viking
5 December 2023 10:56 am

I ain’t buying it….

Edgecrusher71
Reply to  DE Viking
5 December 2023 11:05 am

lol, has nothing to do with being a Macho man. I’m no Macho man. I know there is crime and problems in the cities, I’ve seen it too. It stems more from one of the times I’ve seen Henry Rollins do his spoken word tour and talking about whenever Bush put out a thing about not not traveling somewhere as it’s unsafe for Americans, he made damn sure to travel there. Almost always in the middle east. He’s very white and pretty clearly American. He just talked about he never had an issue, it’s funny how when you treat people like people and with dignity you usually get the same in return. I am not dumb about it. Just between that talk Rollins gave I kind of changed my stance on worrying about that stuff. That and living on the Rez for 10 years helps push that worry down as well. Again, I’m not looking for issues lol.

Edgecrusher71
Reply to  Edgecrusher71
5 December 2023 11:33 am

Treating people with dignity gets a thumbs down… how come I’m not surprised.

freezeyface
Reply to  Edgecrusher71
5 December 2023 11:34 am

congrats on the extra street cred, though

Edgecrusher71
Reply to  freezeyface
5 December 2023 12:17 pm

Not sure what that means. But thanks?

DE Viking
Reply to  Edgecrusher71
5 December 2023 11:42 am

 it’s funny how when you treat people like people and with dignity you usually get the same in return. I am not dumb about it. 

Well, I think it was more your tone about assuming that others don’t treat people with dignity. Just my WAG on the matter.

stuman55
Reply to  DE Viking
5 December 2023 11:44 am

There’s large groups all over the country who don’t care to treat anyone with dignity, documented millions of times all over the internet, and it’s wise to avoid those places for the most part.

DE Viking
Reply to  stuman55
5 December 2023 11:46 am

True.
I would say most people on this blog do treat people with dignity.

stuman55
Reply to  DE Viking
5 December 2023 11:48 am

Correct – Agree

Edgecrusher71
Reply to  DE Viking
5 December 2023 12:17 pm

I’m not assuming others don’t at all. It’s more of you’d be surprised how well received I’ve been in many places considered hostile or scary not because I am some macho man. It’s the tone on here that if I say I’m going to Chicago or Minneapolis and people go, you’ll probably get shot. Then I say something about how it’s not that bad, then they got well this certain and certain place is… why not just start with that. I hate the first reaction of that entire place is a hell hole where the shooting never stops and all outsiders are immediately killed type of reaction.

DE Viking
Reply to  Edgecrusher71
5 December 2023 12:30 pm

It’s the tone on here that if I say I’m going to Chicago or Minneapolis and people go, you’ll probably get shot.

That’s probably why you got the downvote..I mean street cred….

stuman55
Reply to  Edgecrusher71
5 December 2023 1:50 pm

I mean the chances of getting shot are much higher so the probability does go up.

Even if its from 1% where you currently are to 8% in shithole city it’s a large swing in probability, mathematically speaking.

stuman55
Reply to  Edgecrusher71
5 December 2023 11:41 am

I agree to always treat people with dignity, and ftmp you will receive that in return. However you can’t wash over the fact that there are places where chance of danger increases SIGNIFICANTLY and to act blind to that is silly.
*not saying you are acting blind to it, but many in this country are

Of course it’s good to be kind and act with dignity, does not mean if I was to walk into downtown Chicago or Minny alone there would be zero problems for me just because I’m nice. People act like animals in those city’s at a much greater rate than other places.

It was like this writer for the local paper who constantly mocks ND folks who no longer desire to go to the Cities after the Riots for Saint Floyd, because from his house in the suburb to his office in a high secure office building he doesn’t see trouble. He’s a moron.

MT Viking
Reply to  stuman55
5 December 2023 11:47 am

I lol’d at Saint Floyd.

Edgecrusher71
Reply to  stuman55
5 December 2023 12:19 pm

Correct but the “certain places” is almost always secondary reaction. I say Chicago or Minneapolis and people go, YOU’RE GONNA DIE! Then I say, something about how that’s scare tactic talk they are buying into, and then they go well there are areas that are scary and dangerous and certain times of the night… OK now we agree. So why start with the YOU’RE GONNA DIE! As the first reaction. That’s the shit I don’t like.

bowbunch
bowbunch
Reply to  Edgecrusher71
5 December 2023 12:21 pm

There’s a thing called sarcasm and hyperbole. It is used frequently here. That does not however change the fact that Minneapolis and Chicago are shitholes.

Edgecrusher71
Reply to  bowbunch
5 December 2023 12:37 pm

I agree, but it’s like jokes right? One person can say the same joke and it’s a joke while another person says it and they really mean it veiled in a joke or sarcasm. After a certain point it stops feeling like someone is joking or using sarcasm ya know?

stuman55
Reply to  Edgecrusher71
5 December 2023 1:49 pm

But it’s not incorrect to say going to Chicago and Minneapolis is incredibly more dangerous than anywhere in many states. That’s just an absolute fact – been proven like a theorem.

If you are fortunate enough to have enough money to stay in the areas that the rich have deemed good enough to protect in those cities then I suppose you can play the semantics game, many people aren’t and would rather not risk a large % increase in death just for an experience that may not be memorable.

bowbunch
bowbunch
Reply to  stuman55
5 December 2023 1:56 pm

It will likely be memorable. Maybe not for good reasons, but memorable for sure. Like where can you go other than San Fransisco and see people defecating on the sidewalk at such a frequency that there is an app to track it?

Edgecrusher71
Reply to  stuman55
5 December 2023 7:42 pm

😂, yeah I’m so rich haha WTF?

Wrenage
5 December 2023 10:51 am

I have successfully wrangled the 200,000-line spreadsheet into some necessary components. This created roughly 200,000 new problems.

I should have stayed home today…or maybe I should just retire.

NoDakRube
Reply to  Wrenage
5 December 2023 10:52 am

Job security….they will understand they cannot live without you….

Now would be a good time to ask for a raise.

stuman55
Reply to  Wrenage
5 December 2023 11:17 am

just do some conditional formatting

JacksonVike
Reply to  Wrenage
5 December 2023 12:39 pm

Pivot tables, my man.

Mjolnir
5 December 2023 10:46 am

Running some errands the last few days and was behind this vehicle in traffic. Got even with the car, was a woman driving. Had to be in her 70’s….

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NoDakRube
Reply to  Mjolnir
5 December 2023 10:50 am

Ha!

DE Viking
Reply to  Mjolnir
5 December 2023 10:59 am

One minor issue Mjolnir, the date of the tag is 03.
It’s 2023.

DE Viking
Reply to  DE Viking
5 December 2023 11:05 am

Ok Update that just amazes me.
If you click the plate, you can see 2024 on the side.

What amazes me is that in Nebraska, apparently, the most important number the state wants you to notice is the month, not the year.

Out here it’s the year. That way a cop can immediatley know if your tags are valid.

Nebraska is weird.

Now, back to your regularly scheduled blog page..

Mjolnir
Reply to  DE Viking
5 December 2023 11:07 am

Mjolnir
Reply to  DE Viking
5 December 2023 11:08 am

And they’re color coded – blue is 2023. Last years were Red iirc

DE Viking
Reply to  Mjolnir
5 December 2023 11:10 am

blue is 2023

Interesting.
But it says 2024 on the side as you pointed out……
Different shade of Blue for 2024?

Mjolnir
Reply to  DE Viking
5 December 2023 11:12 am

Typo – meant 2024. The point is the plate isn’t from 20 years ago….

DE Viking
Reply to  Mjolnir
5 December 2023 11:15 am

bowbunch
bowbunch
Reply to  DE Viking
5 December 2023 11:05 am

Yeah, the most I’ve made it without renewing my registration was 18 months. 20 years seems a bit excessive.

Edgecrusher71
Reply to  bowbunch
5 December 2023 11:07 am

I totally thought I had renewed my registration. Got picked up the day after my wedding, I was like I know I’m not speeding. It was July, the were supposed to be renewed the previous September haha.

bowbunch
bowbunch
Reply to  Edgecrusher71
5 December 2023 11:10 am

Mine were supposed to be renewed March ’22. Thought I had, realized I hadn’t the Saturday after Thanksgiving, stayed home sick on Monday, got busy at work on Tuesday so I didn’t make it to the courthouse, Wednesday morning on my way to work, berries and cherries. Stupid me. Still can’t believe I made it that long until I realized what I did and was going to rectify it and then, nope.

Edgecrusher71
Reply to  bowbunch
5 December 2023 12:20 pm

I told the cop, I can show you my verification e-mail and he said, if I could he’d let me go… I go scrolling through my e-mails, could only find the one from yeah about almost a year expired haha. Ticket plus two years worth of registration… yeesh.

bowbunch
bowbunch
Reply to  Edgecrusher71
5 December 2023 12:23 pm

Yeah, ditto except I didn’t have to pay any back taxes or old registration so I’d say I came out ahead still.

Edgecrusher71
Reply to  bowbunch
5 December 2023 12:50 pm

Really? Then why ever register haha. They didn’t make you pay for the one you missed? That seems like the logical punishment on top of the ticket.

It reminds me of my parents doing some work on their cafe and the contractor said don’t bother with a city permit because the fine is the exact same amount as the permit and if you get fined you get the permit haha.

bowbunch
bowbunch
Reply to  Edgecrusher71
5 December 2023 12:55 pm

I was expecting it and it was just a renewal and I had to put new plates on. No back registration fee or back taxes. I guess it makes sense since I wasn’t necessarily driving the vehicle and they can’t prove I was, other than the day I was pulled over.

Edgecrusher71
Reply to  bowbunch
5 December 2023 1:04 pm

But still… that seems silly and incentivizes people to not register.

bowbunch
bowbunch
Reply to  Edgecrusher71
5 December 2023 1:08 pm

I doubt they expect people to go that long without registering (and not getting caught) and what do you do in a situation like one of my coworkers where he has a car that hasn’t run for a couple of years so he actually hasn’t driven it?

JacksonVike
Reply to  bowbunch
5 December 2023 1:10 pm

In minnesota, you’re supposed to register it as in storage. You don’t have to pay registration and there is no fee when you do register it.

MT Viking
Reply to  bowbunch
5 December 2023 1:13 pm

Speaking of new plates, that reminds me of the time I rolled up to the border crossing between here and Regina (for those that don’t know the border crossings have cameras that capture license plate, underside of car, and pull up the registration data for the customs agent automatically) and the female agent asked me the license number of my car? I had no idea. She gave the biggest huff and then opened her door and stepped outside to look…then she asked me where the car was registered which seemed nonspecific so I asked her if she wanted to know the county and she said yes in the most exasperated tone. I’m guessing the system was down that day.

JacksonVike
Reply to  bowbunch
5 December 2023 12:53 pm

I worked at a Subway years ago, I had a State Trooper that came in regularly. We always talked when he came in, one time he asks me where I live and which route I take home. I thought it was weird so I took a different way home that night, only two ways to go that makes sense.

I’m driving home after my shift, and low and behold the lights come on behind me. The trooper pulled me over for expired tags. Gives me a ticket and sends me on my way.

The next night, he comes through the drive thru, i can only assume to avoid me, but he orders the same sandwich every time. I make his sandwich and add a handful of jalapeno seeds and throw them in the bottom of the sandwich.

Needless to say he never returned to that particular Subway, as long as I worked there.

bowbunch
bowbunch
Reply to  JacksonVike
5 December 2023 12:57 pm

“jalapeno seeds” huh? Is that what the kids call it these days?
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Edgecrusher71
Reply to  bowbunch
5 December 2023 1:06 pm

Also made me think if he had a reaction of this scene.

bowbunch
bowbunch
Reply to  Edgecrusher71
5 December 2023 1:09 pm

Laxative powder would have been fun as well.

JacksonVike
Reply to  bowbunch
5 December 2023 1:11 pm

I’m sure he was feeling it later.

bowbunch
bowbunch
Reply to  JacksonVike
5 December 2023 1:15 pm

Or he took one bite and realized what was going on. It could have made for a fun video of him stopping somebody later and the laxative kicking in.

Edgecrusher71
Reply to  JacksonVike
5 December 2023 1:05 pm

Haha! Nice… also what a dick. Him, not you.

MT Viking
Reply to  bowbunch
5 December 2023 12:27 pm

That is one benefit of living in Dawson County, when I get a renewal notice I can pop in and out of the courthouse in five minutes tops and free parking outside. I had some mildly stressful moments during my hour long waits at the Yellowstone County courthouse.

bowbunch
bowbunch
Reply to  MT Viking
5 December 2023 12:30 pm

It’s gotten better at the courthouse here, especially if you make an appointment, but I usually just do it online. Still not sure how I missed my pickup but not my wife’s rig.

Mjolnir
Reply to  DE Viking
5 December 2023 11:06 am

That’s the month – the year is right next to it on the side going up and down….

bowbunch
bowbunch
Reply to  Mjolnir
5 December 2023 11:18 am

This gives me an idea. Buy some random license plate frames and put them on vehicles that they are obviously not meant for. Some possible examples:
-Find a car with the christian fish thing on it and put a frame that says the devil is my copilot.
-Prius gets one that says drill baby, drill or pro-oil, this doesn’t run on unicorn farts.
-Powerstroke gets one that says electric life or plug the pipelines.
and of course, find one with a big Packers sticker in the back window and put a Vikings frame on it.

Mjolnir
Reply to  bowbunch
5 December 2023 11:21 am

You mean like Lexus does with the Toyota Camry? It’s the same car….

bowbunch
bowbunch
Reply to  Mjolnir
5 December 2023 11:37 am

I mean do it in parking lots and such to unsuspecting victims. How many people are going to notice a frame on their license plate right away? None. Then they will just be confused at the random looks they are getting going down the highway.

freezeyface
Reply to  bowbunch
5 December 2023 11:41 am

do it in parking lots and such to unsuspecting victims

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bowbunch
bowbunch
Reply to  freezeyface
5 December 2023 11:43 am

Why? What crime? You’re not damaging anything.

freezeyface
Reply to  bowbunch
5 December 2023 11:44 am

i was more just working off the exact quote i pulled from what you said…

bowbunch
bowbunch
Reply to  freezeyface
5 December 2023 11:44 am

Of course. Still not sure that’s a crime either though. Weird, yes, crime, meh.

stuman55
Reply to  bowbunch
5 December 2023 11:46 am

I believe it was Nikki Minaj who said “I want you to park that big Mac truck right in my little garage” or something to that affect. So that actually seems pretty damaging tbh and I open it up for debate/discussion

Mjolnir
Reply to  bowbunch
5 December 2023 12:07 pm

I get what you’re saying – but I’d notice. But it’s force of habit – I’ve created enemies over the years and had my vehicle messed with more than once. Thank god for the affordability of home surveillance nowadays.

bowbunch
bowbunch
Reply to  Mjolnir
5 December 2023 12:14 pm

OK, well you’re probably one of a thousand that would notice quickly.

MT Viking
Reply to  Mjolnir
5 December 2023 11:50 am

It is not the same car! Not the same car at all!

Mjolnir
Reply to  MT Viking
5 December 2023 12:08 pm

I’ve driven a Camry and I’ve driven a Lexus.

They’re the same car.

Same. Damn. Car.

MT Viking
Reply to  Mjolnir
5 December 2023 12:21 pm

Assuming you drove an ES which is the same body style they share many parts but the assembly time for an ES is about five times as long, and the workers on the Lexus side of the assembly line have more responsibilities and power to hold the line than the workers on the Camry side.

No doubt you get excellent build quality with a Camry but they are not the same car, just with a Lexus badge. More sound deadening materials, etc…

Mjolnir
Reply to  MT Viking
5 December 2023 12:54 pm

OBVIOUSLY it’s not the exact same car….

but still.

same car.

😎

MT Viking
Reply to  Mjolnir
5 December 2023 1:07 pm

MT Viking
Reply to  bowbunch
5 December 2023 11:52 am

Whenever my tags are about to expire I just grab a license plate off a vehicle with just updated tags.

FloridaSKOL
Reply to  MT Viking
5 December 2023 11:54 am

benjammin
Admin
5 December 2023 10:17 am

Regarding the question of the day, mullens gives the team the best chance to win but I’d rather see hall for a full game, if he sucks or gets hurt then just play mullens

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  benjammin
5 December 2023 10:21 am

The coaches see these guys every day. You don’t need to see them.

Grin.

DE Viking
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
5 December 2023 10:22 am

Fact. Fans know more than coaches and GM’s.

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  DE Viking
5 December 2023 10:27 am

There’s that… of course.

JRobert
JRobert
Reply to  DE Viking
5 December 2023 10:29 am

Too bad it doesn’t pay better though..

benjammin
Admin
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
5 December 2023 10:28 am

lol, Mond looked like poop any time I saw him, hall hadn’t looked like complete poop. He has more potential than mullens but isn’t nearly as experienced and doesn’t have the understanding of the offense he has. Coaches want to win no matter the circumstances and don’t care about things like improving draft position, KOC said he’ll play who can best get the ball to JJ and run the offense within its structure, right now that would be mullens so I expect he’d start Sunday

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  benjammin
5 December 2023 10:36 am

There is no way anyone could reasonably say Hall has more potential than Mullens at this point in time. He’s a rookie and in my mind got the start because Cousins was done for the season, Mullens was hurt, Dobbs was new, and Mannion was… Mannion.

We’ll see what KOC decides. I don’t see any of these guys in practice. That said, the more NFL games you start, the better you will be in running the offense, because of your live exposure to various NFL defensive schemes. Hall has almost zero in that department.

Surly Viking
Admin
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
5 December 2023 11:39 am

There is no way anyone could reasonably say Hall has more potential than Mullens at this point in time

I do not agree with that. Mullens has enough NFL starts that you pretty much know what you get.
That is why Hall has more potential. he could be better, he could be worse, but I do think the team needs to find out.

Maybe seeing him in practice is enough….

benjammin
Admin
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
5 December 2023 1:42 pm

Physically speaking hall has more potential, I should have said that, between the ears is unknown, much more evidence of what mullens is and isn’t than hall

JRobert
JRobert
Reply to  benjammin
5 December 2023 10:23 am

If Mullens gives us best chance to win, believe he should play. Plenty of time down the road to see what Hall has.

Edgecrusher71
Reply to  benjammin
5 December 2023 10:23 am

I don’t get what’s so hard about this idea? It’s not like Mullens is WAY better than Hall… but if he is… only one way to find out lol. Let Hall Play! Let Hall Play! Let Hall Play!

JRobert
JRobert
Reply to  Edgecrusher71
5 December 2023 10:27 am

But maybe, at this time of Hall’s development, Mullens is a “ways” better – at least for a team coming off two poor losses and needing a win to stay in playoff picture.

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  JRobert
5 December 2023 10:31 am

I agree JR. Mullens has a lot of NFL experience throwing the ball, and really was good at it for the Niners as a starter. His drawback was interceptions, but young QB’s are going to make those kinds of mistakes. Now a couple years down the road, and working with Cousins, he likely will be better with protecting the ball. The “known” factor here is, he can absolutely throw the damn ball downfield.

JRobert
JRobert
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
5 December 2023 10:40 am

Just seems to me the strength of our offense is our receivers. To maximize that, play the one that can best read the defense, go through his reads, and then deliver the ball well down the field.

Edgecrusher71
Reply to  JRobert
5 December 2023 10:42 am

Problem is having a QB that can threaten the run has seemed to really help the stagnant run game.

JRobert
JRobert
Reply to  Edgecrusher71
5 December 2023 11:15 am

That’s true too.
But at the end of day, and at least for know with JJ coming back, try to play to our strength. And if that fails, then change.

Mjolnir
Reply to  Edgecrusher71
5 December 2023 11:20 am

What’s worse? A stagnant run game or 4 brutal turnovers in a one-score loss? Or 6 brutal turnovers in 2 one-score losses?

Edgecrusher71
Reply to  Mjolnir
5 December 2023 12:21 pm

How many turn overs has Hall been averaging again?

Mjolnir
Reply to  Edgecrusher71
5 December 2023 12:59 pm

Zero – my argument isn’t against Hall. Very Pro-Hall. My argument was against Dobbs keeping the job. Hall has the capability to be mobile and open up the run game in the manner you suggest, but as NVF points out, his ability to run an NFL offense likely isn’t to the level of Mullens who’s got more experience. I think the game Hall was named the starter was likely the combo of the perfect storm – Kirk ded, Dobbs fresh off the plane, Mullens hurt, Mannion – NOOOO!

Edgecrusher71
Reply to  Mjolnir
5 December 2023 1:07 pm

Mullens is a very poor man’s Kirk haha. I know KOC knows more than any of us and gets to see them all in action… I just want to see what we have in Hall.

JRobert
JRobert
Reply to  Edgecrusher71
5 December 2023 1:38 pm

Patience – if our offense keeps putting up like recent numbers, you’ll see Hall soon enough.

bowbunch
bowbunch
Reply to  JRobert
5 December 2023 1:40 pm

Or maybe Nix?

benjammin
Admin
Reply to  Edgecrusher71
5 December 2023 10:32 am

Mullens understand the offense better and knows the playbook better, coaches don’t care about “finding out”, they care about winning now, especially when they are currently in the playoffs. Fans, including me, are interested in stuff like that, either way, KOC doesn’t give a shit about you or my opinion

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  benjammin
5 December 2023 10:37 am

Yep

stuman55
Reply to  benjammin
5 December 2023 11:18 am

Give me Nick AllGasNoBrakes Mullens baby I wanna win

NoDakRube
Reply to  stuman55
5 December 2023 11:20 am

Me too.

Surly Viking
Admin
5 December 2023 10:11 am

glad the game is at 3 PM this Sunday vs another night game.
If they suck again, I have more time to calm down before bedtime.

DE Viking
5 December 2023 8:50 am

Sunday night game against Pukers on New Year’s Eve may now stay on Sunday night.

Balt vs Miami or GB vs Vikings.

Both games likely with playoff implications.

JRobert
JRobert
Reply to  DE Viking
5 December 2023 9:17 am

Let us hope the GB game still has playoff implications.

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  JRobert
5 December 2023 9:20 am

No, I hope the FTPs lose every game so that by then there will be no playoff implications.

JRobert
JRobert
Reply to  SoCalMinnFan
5 December 2023 9:24 am

That’s fine. Given our recent performances was a little worried about us.

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  JRobert
5 December 2023 9:26 am

was a little worried about us’

Being a Vikings Fan this is my constant state.

DE Viking
Reply to  SoCalMinnFan
5 December 2023 10:05 am

JRobert
JRobert
5 December 2023 8:35 am

Just got back from the big wedding. Little heavier around the middle but a whole lot lighter in the wallet.
See we’re still in QB no wheres land. Not sure why it’s that hard. Throw it to JJ, don’t turn the ball over, and win.

Edgecrusher71
Reply to  JRobert
5 December 2023 9:52 am

Hope the wedding went well! Also the worst part is it’s not like it’s only JJ. I mean what QB shouldn’t thrive with JJ, Addison, Hock, KJ etc… Wish we had a starting caliber RB though.

JRobert
JRobert
Reply to  Edgecrusher71
5 December 2023 10:02 am

Wedding went well – thank you. You’re right about our receiver talent. And given that our line is pass blocking well, you would think one of our three QB’s has the arm talent to deliver the ball down the field to them.
I don’t realty know, but something seems a bit strange about this.

Edgecrusher71
Reply to  JRobert
5 December 2023 10:04 am

Sometimes I wonder if it’s the system. Like sometimes almost too much going on rather than, our dudes are better than your dudes, go ahead and try stopping JJ, Addison, and Hock… you did? Ok here’s one to KJ haha, ya know?

benjammin
Admin
5 December 2023 8:25 am

GF, I have had this modem/router for a several years and have never had a single issue with it (comcast is another story) and its quite a bit more affordable now

Best Buy Nighthawk

NoDakRube
5 December 2023 8:25 am

Hmmm, an undrafted journeyman QB takes down the veteran, much ballyhooed former #1 draft pick QB…Hmmm…arguably the most successful QB in the NFL is a 7th round draft pick.

Things that make you go “Hmmmm”.

benjammin
Admin
Reply to  NoDakRube
5 December 2023 8:26 am

Not really, Lawrence left in the 4th quarter with an injury and didn’t play in OT. Its more a question of what was the Jags defense doing to make a scrub like Browning look good?

bowbunch
bowbunch
Reply to  NoDakRube
5 December 2023 8:27 am

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JRobert
JRobert
Reply to  NoDakRube
5 December 2023 8:32 am

Give it time, things do seem to work out with a little seasoning.

DE Viking
Reply to  NoDakRube
5 December 2023 8:33 am

Can’t be.
Let’s pay some aging and hurt QB a billion dollars.

JRobert
JRobert
Reply to  DE Viking
5 December 2023 8:38 am

And with time, some things never change.

VikingPhilip
5 December 2023 7:29 am

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VikingPhilip
5 December 2023 7:25 am

I think I am going to set up The VP Benevolence Fund. That way I can get paid to just chat all day on Skoloholics. I think it has promise.

FloridaSKOL
Reply to  VikingPhilip
5 December 2023 7:47 am

DE Viking
Reply to  VikingPhilip
5 December 2023 8:36 am

I will contribute…..

bowbunch
bowbunch
Reply to  DE Viking
5 December 2023 8:37 am

I will provide 10 Schrute Bucks
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benjammin
Admin
Reply to  VikingPhilip
5 December 2023 8:53 am

I’ll give you a billion Stanley nickels

bowbunch
bowbunch
Reply to  benjammin
5 December 2023 8:55 am

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benjammin
Admin
Reply to  bowbunch
5 December 2023 10:22 am

The same as the ratio of unicorns to leprechauns.

bowbunch
bowbunch
Reply to  benjammin
5 December 2023 11:08 am

There it is. I was starting to wonder about you guys.

Wrenage
5 December 2023 7:00 am

My fantasy football team really sucked this week. I played a guy who had four players out. Four!

I beat him by one point…

Edgecrusher71
Reply to  Wrenage
5 December 2023 7:41 am

Wins a win.

Wrenage
5 December 2023 6:55 am

I have been handed a 200,000 line spreadsheet.

Many duplicates in one column but different data attached to them in other columns. All duplicates are vertically arranged. I have to make them horizontal so that the file can be changed to another format, imported into another program and joined to data there based on a common field.

The fools. All they are doing is making me stronger with their impossible demands. Soon, I will grow beyond even their puny control…

FloridaSKOL
Reply to  Wrenage
5 December 2023 7:06 am

VikingPhilip
Reply to  Wrenage
5 December 2023 7:19 am

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JacksonVike
Reply to  Wrenage
5 December 2023 9:32 am

Surly Viking
Admin
5 December 2023 5:48 am

GM
FTP
SKOL!

Jake Browning looked decent last night. @Good thing we didn’t need him.@

He sucked last week, and improved after a full week of practice.

Dobbs, on the other hand, keeps getting worser each week.

FloridaSKOL
Reply to  Surly Viking
5 December 2023 6:22 am

Good morning, SKOL!

FTP!

VikingPhilip
Reply to  Surly Viking
5 December 2023 7:21 am

If they are going to play Dobbs, hopefully they gave him the week off from practice. He seems to play better when he is not prepared.

bowbunch
bowbunch
Reply to  VikingPhilip
5 December 2023 8:29 am

That right there is some genius
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DE Viking
Reply to  VikingPhilip
5 December 2023 8:37 am

Yep.
And do NOT let him see the game plan until gameday.

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I'm a dad, husband, Army vet, believer, and a die-hard, life-long Vikings fan from the great state of North Dakota. I've been a Viking fan dating back to 1980, I've been covering the Vikings for nearly a decade, and I founded Skoloholics in 2022. I work in real estate and property management, I love spending time with family, working in the yard, doing anything in the outdoors, and as you can tell from my username, I love fishing. SKOL!!!!!!!!!!

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