I'm only watching to console myself with the thought that no matter how disappointing my Steelers have been this year (both on the field and for picking up Michael fucking Vick), at least I don't root for either of these teams…
Strangely enough, I think Vick has learned his lesson. He's not the Atlanta Asshole of years past. (Or maybe he was the 'Atlanta Asshole' in prison, right? heh heh) I give him no sympathy whatsoever, but I think he's a changed person.
(Is that possible?)
Yeah, I think the fact that he was caught, convicted, punished and counseled gives me much more hope that his attitude has changed, vs. Roethlisberger, who I am sure feels just as entitled to women's bodies as he ever did.
While I agree that the criminal justice system worked marginally better with Vick than it did with Rottenberger (though it's worth noting, as I posted to zippy, that it's not clear that he actually expressed remorse for what he did), that doesn't make having Vick on my team OK. If anything, it makes it worse…
there does come a time where, once a person has served their sentence, you have to give them a chance to prove they've changed and rehabilitated. While I'd never ask Vick to dogsit for me, I do get the impression that he's one of the ones who figured it out.
Sorry not sorry that I think my team should have some standards, but I was already pushed to the limit after the miscarriage of justice with Pig Pen. If they sign Vick for a second fucking season…
We're talking the NFL here. The only standard the league has is- can you make us money? Hell, they let Ray Lewis play, they let Greg Hardy play., they let Big Ben play, they let Johnny Football play, they let AP play, they let Ray Rice play- I could go on, but those are just a small sample of some of the worst offenders. I wouldn't want any of these woman beaters or child beaters on my team either, but such is the NFL, where winning is everything and the other shit only counts if it starts to interfere with the bottom line. Vick is just one of many… (though as a fellow dog owner I can appreciate how upsetting his particular offense is)
Can't argue with you about the state of the NFL in general. As much as I love the game, it gets harder and harder to watch every year. I'm about at my limit when it comes to the "well, I don't root for the individual players, just the team" line…
Honestly, FFS he's done his time. He takes hits and doesn't whine. Oh, c'mon. Have you forgotten about the |Great Crawfords|?
Can't accept Vick, period.
But of COURSE I remember (OK, not really since they were before my time but I know about them) the Craws! I wear this on a regular basis:
So, not at all about football, but I just went onto IMDB to see the cast of something I am thinking of watching, and in the right-hand sidebar, a user-created listicle popped up called, "|Best old actresses.|" Is this user, like, aged twelve? His/her list includes Sandra Bullock, Mira Sorvino, Kate Winslet, January Jones. I think of "old actresses" I think Betty White, Angela Landsbury. Honestly, the mind boggles.
Tragic. Now she's too old to play the girlfriend of a fifty-year-old man. And she's four years older than Grace Kelley was when she retired from acting.
My dogs are already giving me the "come on, you don't give a flying fuck about this game and we want to go out" look. Maybe I'll catch up on SportsCenter…
ETA: or not., Poor Cleveland. Good night, everyone!
Can you feel the excitement? CAN YOU?!?
I felt it earlier, but then I took a Tums
I'm having butternut squash soup for dinner and I haven't eat all day. So I'm guessing I"ll feel the excitement about the end of the first quarter.
We just finished off |this recipe|.. very hearty and yummy
Delish.
That looks fantastic–downloaded!
I'm only watching to console myself with the thought that no matter how disappointing my Steelers have been this year (both on the field and for picking up Michael fucking Vick), at least I don't root for either of these teams…
Strangely enough, I think Vick has learned his lesson. He's not the Atlanta Asshole of years past. (Or maybe he was the 'Atlanta Asshole' in prison, right? heh heh) I give him no sympathy whatsoever, but I think he's a changed person.
(Is that possible?)
Yeah, I think the fact that he was caught, convicted, punished and counseled gives me much more hope that his attitude has changed, vs. Roethlisberger, who I am sure feels just as entitled to women's bodies as he ever did.
Well, shit. Ya got me there.
While I agree that the criminal justice system worked marginally better with Vick than it did with Rottenberger (though it's worth noting, as I posted to zippy, that it's not clear that he actually expressed remorse for what he did), that doesn't make having Vick on my team OK. If anything, it makes it worse…
there does come a time where, once a person has served their sentence, you have to give them a chance to prove they've changed and rehabilitated. While I'd never ask Vick to dogsit for me, I do get the impression that he's one of the ones who figured it out.
And that's a reason to give him a job as an assistant coach at some Division III school, not to let him be a part of my fucking Steelers.
ETA: it's not so clear that he actually expressed remorse for what he did.
Sorry not sorry that I think my team should have some standards, but I was already pushed to the limit after the miscarriage of justice with Pig Pen. If they sign Vick for a second fucking season…
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We're talking the NFL here. The only standard the league has is- can you make us money? Hell, they let Ray Lewis play, they let Greg Hardy play., they let Big Ben play, they let Johnny Football play, they let AP play, they let Ray Rice play- I could go on, but those are just a small sample of some of the worst offenders. I wouldn't want any of these woman beaters or child beaters on my team either, but such is the NFL, where winning is everything and the other shit only counts if it starts to interfere with the bottom line. Vick is just one of many… (though as a fellow dog owner I can appreciate how upsetting his particular offense is)
Can't argue with you about the state of the NFL in general. As much as I love the game, it gets harder and harder to watch every year. I'm about at my limit when it comes to the "well, I don't root for the individual players, just the team" line…
Honestly, FFS he's done his time. He takes hits and doesn't whine. Oh, c'mon. Have you forgotten about the |Great Crawfords|?
Can't accept Vick, period.
But of COURSE I remember (OK, not really since they were before my time but I know about them) the Craws! I wear this on a regular basis:
<img src="http://bigboygear.com/shopbigboy/images/N_NLL142CR_B2.gif">
I need that hat!!!
Thanks, Zip. that's what I was trying to say.
And next Monday's game is Cowboys – Redskins. Wow, a game that pits a last-place team against a first-place one with a losing record?!? Woo hoo!!!
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Yo man, Bubby Brister just the same. (Although I did like Rapelisberger's four fitty yards and such yesterday..)
So, not at all about football, but I just went onto IMDB to see the cast of something I am thinking of watching, and in the right-hand sidebar, a user-created listicle popped up called, "|Best old actresses.|" Is this user, like, aged twelve? His/her list includes Sandra Bullock, Mira Sorvino, Kate Winslet, January Jones. I think of "old actresses" I think Betty White, Angela Landsbury. Honestly, the mind boggles.
Saw this today, seems apropos: http://www.starwipe.com/article/kaley-cuoco-turns…
Tragic. Now she's too old to play the girlfriend of a fifty-year-old man. And she's four years older than Grace Kelley was when she retired from acting.
wait, wut? Kaley Cuoco is now too old for me?
[[THUD]]
That's a rather strange site.
Can you post to this listicle? If so, you could suggest that the jagoff who posted that watch this:
/FFS
And of course there's Amy Schumer's |now classic take on the subject.|
Holy shit! Pat Boone is shilling for some weird gold bug book called "I've seen the future and it looks like Baltimore"
|Here it is.| Had to look it up because that sounded like satire, but wow. I love the not-so-subtle racist images of Baltimore protesters.
Also, what's with the weird, slo-mo patty cake in the middle?
is that strange, or what? serious dog whistling going on there…
and Pat Boone can fuck right off with that wingnut crap about making Murica a bright shining (minority , ghey and libtard free) paradise
If it were on The Onion, or on Saturday Night Live, with some actor playing Boone, and reading the script verbatim, it would be brilliant satire.
Oh, for…aw, fuck it.
Overtime? As if this game weren't dull enough?
My dogs are already giving me the "come on, you don't give a flying fuck about this game and we want to go out" look. Maybe I'll catch up on SportsCenter…
ETA: or not., Poor Cleveland. Good night, everyone!
Wow, the boring game managed to have a real exciting last two minutes
The Old Bang Theory
In this case, the battle is over who is capable of caring less.
|Some think so|. I think "could care less" is nicely sarcastic, and wins over the boringly literal "couldn't".