It’s almost here! The New Year! Where we get to keep a little more of our money and Democrats can run on trying to take it back from you.
As is tradition, and probably will be the last time considering the status of the NFL in these parts. we’ll explain the playoff picture. Then will have the over/under on the bargain prices that will be charged for the Super Bowl ad slots this year. Because I’m thinking the audience ain’t what it was.
Here we go…..
In the AFC, the Patriots, Steelers, Jaguars and Chiefs have all clinched their respective divisions, with the Patriots and Steelers getting a first-round bye and will have home field in their first games+-. Wild cards look to be the Ravens and Titans, but the Chargers and Bills are in the hunt, but MUST WIN this week and the Titans must lose.
In the NFC, the Eagles, Vikings and Rams have clinched their divisions. It’s between the Saints and Panthers for the NFC South – If Saints win, they have the division, even if Carolina wins. If Saints lose and Carolina wins, Carolina goes as division champ and Saints go as wild card. If Saints win and Carolina loses or wins, Saints are the champs and Cam Newton leads the wild card team. So…Saints or Panthers are the definite wild card and the Falcons are current favorites for the second wild card (which would mean everyone in the NFC South goes to the playoffs except Jamais Winston. Seahawks are in the hunt only if they win and Atlanta loses.
So here are the matchups for today. I say we should all watch and give the NFL a false sense of security:
Packers @ Lions
Texans @ Colts
Bears @ Vikings
Jets @ Patriots
Redskins @ Giants
Cowboys @ Eagles
Browns @ Steelers
Panthers @ Falcons
Bengals @ Ravens
Bills @ Dolphins
Saints @ Bucs
Jaguars @ Titans
Chiefs @ Broncos
Raiders @ Chargers
49ers @ Rams
Cardinals @ Seahawks
In the NHL, the boys are back on the ice at the following locations:
Toronto @ Vegas
Arizona @ Anaheim
Tampa Bay @ Columbus
Winnipeg @ Edmonton
Pittsburgh @ Detroit
NY Islanders @ Colorado
San Jose @ Dallas
Chicago @ Calgary
In the PGA, everybody is apparently staying home and drinking good champagne.
In the NBA – yeah, no.
And with this, my final column for the year (try to choke back the tears), this is your open thread for Sunday – let’s talk about New Year’s Resolution and savor the #Resisitance that isn’t. Also we could discuss Jeff Flake’s delusion that he’ll somehow beat Trump in a primary when he couldn’t even hold his Senate seat.
HAPPY NEW YEAR, ALL Y’ALL.
i have returned from Ice Station Zebra…that’ll be enough snow for this year thanks!
is iran really in the throws of a revolution?
@ coldwarrior:
Could be. There might be some interesting fallout from a revolution in Iran. Could both Iran & Iraq be moderating a bit? Deciding that the extreme interpretation of Islam isn’t the way to go?
What will that mean for the radicals, both there and in other places around the world? What will that mean for women, gays, Christians, Jews & other groups?
And how much credit will Obama take?
coldwarrior wrote:
not yet. It’s in the throes of an uprising. There’s no opposition leader. There are people like Miryam R., the pres. of an independance group, but it’s not as tho people want someone in particular. IF the security services end up standing down, then there’s a chance.
But I think the Saudis will be just fine if the place ends up looking like Libya. Iran bombed a fat cat meeting in Riyadh a week or two ago, trying to decapitate the Gov’t and The Magic Kingdom has had enough. These protests are anything but spontaneous, but who knows just how much control the Saudis have? Once you pull that trigger………
coldwarrior wrote:
Certainly looks like a good deal of unrest. Whether it is a revolution or not remains to be seen. That is going to depend upon what firepower those protesting have to bring to bear. Being an angry unarmed subject rioting against a heavily armed and ruthless dictatorship is only going to get people killed and discourage the next bunch who think to try this. If, however, those organizing the protests have some military backing, then this might have legs since the current POTUS is not going to betray the budding revolutionaries like the previous pretender in that office did.
@ eaglesoars:
@ AZfederalist:
a peaceful modern ‘persian’ state would be a nice thing.
coldwarrior wrote:
That it would. It would definitely dial things down a bit across not only the Middle East, but the world as well, removing a significant source of terrorist funding.
@ AZfederalist:
I can’t see how any direct help could come from us even if Trump were so inclined. I doubt very much that after 8 yrs of Obama/Brennan we have any assets in Iran antagonistic to the regime.
The Saudis, however, are their mortal enemies and have been aligning with both the U.S. AND Israel to do something about them. My guess is the Saudis have taken the lead, Israeli and U.S. support will be very indirect.
hey y’all
hope everyone has a safe and fun new years eve
Oh, nice catch, Joel Pollack
You may have heard something about a ‘bombshell’ NYT story saying it wasn’t the dossier that triggered the FBI investigation, it was that stupid kid Papadopulous (sp?) who told an Aussie diplomat by the name of Alexander Downer that the Russians had dirt on Hillary.
Downer supposedly passed the info to the FBI in July 2016 according to the NYT story.
The problem is the FBI applied for the FISA warrant in June.
NYT fucks up again
https://twitter.com/joelpollak/status/947546900760109056
@ rain of lead:
Happy New Year rain! Is the girl out partying tonite?
Happy New Year,I plan to party hard until the ball drop. God I miss my days as a yoot.
@ eaglesoars:
heh
naw
her and momcat are binge watching skinwars (a tattoo show)
she made a batch of homemade cream of chicken and rice soup
with some French bread and now we are all wallowing, even the panther,
he got to lick 3 bowls
fun fact
Nashville is THE #1 new years eve party destination
@ RIX:
i dont go out on amateur night.
too dangerous and too many police
@ coldwarrior:
PREACH IT BROTHA!!!
rain of lead wrote:
we’re binge watching Twilight Zone marathon on SciFi. Red Beans and rice for dinner.
And for the first time in 3 yrs, I’m going to have a glass of champagne tonite.
@ eaglesoars:
red beans and rice…yum yum
we’re having champagne as well and letting the girl have a taste
so far she has not cared for the taste of alcohol
at all
eaglesoars wrote:
I don’t think we can provide direct help so much as moral and publicity support and any kind of economic restrictions possible on the regime.
AZfederalist wrote:
Trump is LOUD.
AZfederalist wrote:
I think it was McMasters who said the 80% of Assad’s fighters are Iranian. Even if that ratio has changed over time, it’s still going to be quite a few. Perhaps we could help by tying them down there so they can’t get home to help the regime. OTOH, if they find out the regime is threatening their families, they’re going home in bare feet if they have to and the mullahs will be facing their own military.
well…no. just. no.
A “Monster Of A Storm” Could Hit The East Coast Next Week
The potential for a strong coastal storm system is increasing next week as multiple pieces of energy come together. However, where this system tracks remains highly uncertain and will ultimately determine sensible weather impacts along the East Coast. Subtle changes to the forecast may be the difference between a snowstorm or more Arctic cold and little or no snowfall,” said Ed Vallee, a meteorologist who specializes in Northeast weather.
As the New Year’s festivities begin, the increasing threat of a major East Coast snowstorm is possible for the second half of the upcoming week. Recent Weather Channel computer models are in agreement that a surface low-pressure system will develop off the Southeast coast Wednesday, then charge up the coast towards the north-northeast over the western Atlantic Ocean Thursday. According to the report, “this low will also intensify at a rapid pace thanks to a sharpening southward plunge of the jet stream into the eastern U.S.”
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-12-31/monster-storm-could-hit-east-coast-next-week
coldwarrior wrote:
l haven’t in years. It really is amateur night.
@ RIX:
St. Patrick’s Day (Celebrated – parade) is really terrible here in Pittsburgh as well.
Asshole quotient goes up by about 20.
Deplorable Bumr50 wrote:
i went once. never again
James Comey
✔
@Comey
Here’s hoping 2018 brings more ethical leadership, focused on the truth and lasting values. Happy New Year, everybody
Do you believe this guy?
coldwarrior wrote:
Exactly. Besides, it’s too cold to go out. We had to close the doors and windows by 4PM. Actually had to fire up the furnace, too. Looks like we’ll have a gas bill next month.
Happy New Year to all mockers and stalkers, and may the New Year bring you prosperity and joy and stuff.
@ RIX:
They will continue the charade.
It CAN’T not be real for them, do you see?
My local ten o’clock news just reported on the Snuffaluffagus thing like it means something. A drunk guy said that the Russians have dirt on Hillary in a bar, see? This PROVES “collusion,” whatever that is.
They are backpedaling from the pee dossier as fast as possible.
I say so what.
Suspend disbelief, and let’s say that Donald Trump hired some Russian hookers to piss on a bed that Obama laid in.
What the HELL does THAT even prove?
@ rain of lead:
Don’t forget the Andouille sausage. Good eats.
coldwarrior wrote:
It’s terrible. It really is.
Proudly reporting that I’m blocked on Twitter by Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN).
I didn’t even get to tell him what I thought…
Bunk X wrote:
the ohio river is starting to freeze over. i can see it happening from the deck. it is not a night for a large cigar.
🙁
Deplorable Bumr50 wrote:
yep. That narrative is falling apart and Nunes is about to throw the book at the FBI for not turning over the documents. The only move they have is to discredit the documents. Hence, the new story.
Unfortunately, the new story doesn’t work. It has the Aussies reporting the drunk Greek’s remarks to the FBI in July 2016
The FBI asked for the FISA warrant in June
oops. It took SIX – count ’em – so-called reporters to fuck up that little detail.
@ Deplorable Bumr50:
And that is the point. This is an investigation in search of a crime with no actual probable cause.
The irony is that even if they discovered collusion, that is not a crime. Basically it is a snipe hunt, you can’t
find something that does not exist.
coldwarrior wrote:
Yup , I went out on the deck before dinner with a drink and a cigar. That lasted about 90 seconds, way too cold.
@ RIX:
I remember those winters in NE Ohio. Take a beer outside and you’re sipping ice chips in no time.
@ RIX:
’78/’79 was nasty. With lake-effect wind chill, temps got to -60F, so cold you could piss ice.
@ RIX:
“Why were we even outdoors?” you ask.
We were looking for witches’ tits. They were warmer.
RIX wrote:
i will bear the burden!
😆
Bunk X wrote:
that was brutal. we had to wear snow gear in the school.
amazing cold.
HAPPY
HAPPY!
the bitter clingers put on a pretty nice pyrotechnics show even though its 40billion degrees below zero out there.
30 years ago this night:
Lemieux scores 5 goals in 5 ways
Mario Lemieux is the only player to collect five goals in a game by scoring in five different ways: even strength, power play, short-handed, penalty shot and empty-netter.
Happy New Years, everyone!
MAGA!!
Still an hour and a half away here in AZ.
Happy New Year, all you deplorables! I read here all the time, but rarely get into the comments. If you know DoD, you know too much about me. But I wanted to wish you all a great 2018, and MAGA all the way into 2024. Most of us will still be alive then, right? But not all of us. Cheers!
@ Bunk X:
Some of us were looking for well-diggers asses. Please don’t discriminate. Everyone got froze. 🙂
I like my new avatar here, btw. I’ve always wanted to be a soulless ginger. Thanks!
@ coldwarrior:
I remember we were running out of food so we drew cards to see who got to walk five minutes to the Circle K for bread and bologna. I drew the black jack. By the time I got to the store I could hardly move I was jittering so bad.
We played a lot of Euchre that winter.
@ coldwarrior:
“Boop boop, dah dah dah dah
Doo doo doo
Boop boop, dah dah dah dah.”
Happy New Year, all!
@ right_wing2:
We got two more hours to go. What’s next year look like so far? Is it entirely bitchin’? I can’t wait to find out.
Bunk X wrote:
Cali get legal weed starting in a few hours, yinz’s new year will be mellow…
Happy New Year!!!!!
The new year is a time to make resolutions. I have a long list of things I must change in my life.
My list of things to change.
1, I will change my socks every couple of days instead of once a week.
2, I will clean the bathroom every week instead of once every six months.
3, I will stop looking at pictures of Melania Trump and having naughty thoughts.
4, I will stop drinking the cheapest beer Walmart sells.
5, I will start eating salad.
The list goes on……
Most importantly I set myself a goal, a starting date to change my way of life.
1st January 2019
Bunk X wrote:
Oof.
Not only is it terrible, it’s expensive…
@ coldwarrior:
No it won’t. The stuff makes me paranoid and hungry.
@ Deplorable Bumr50:
We had little choice. The cockatiel wasn’t enough.
coldwarrior wrote:
Wish it was legal in Texas. It really helps my arthritis in my hands.
Got $100 of it two years ago and it lasted six months.
@ Possum:
In college I could get Jamaican Red for $30/oz., mule it north, sell it for $50. Drewry’s was $3 per 6-pack. Yeah, I did the math.
@ Bunk X:
I remember that winter, and the two previous winters, in SW Wisconsin. My brothers & I were young enough that we dug out snow caves in the snowdrifts in our driveway. Also, 3 — 4 days off from school, right in a row.
@ Bunk X:
Drewry’s got us through Physics. It was amazing how well it worked. We’d be hammering problems, get stumped, then go on a Drewry’s run. When we came back all the answers were obvious.
Bunk X wrote:
You’re talking about legitimate green?
I need a time machine.
@ Canoe Convoy:
KSU had stuff closed down for a week. All bus transportation ceased, and nobody’s car could start… except for my 57 Chevy. So we got a new keg. We were the cool kids that winter.
@ Deplorable Bumr50:
Yeah. Late 70s prices. I had some decent connections.
@ Deplorable Bumr50:
There was some cheaper stuff floating around called “Thunderfuck.” It was probably laced with something. $12/oz. I was told it would blast your head off and give you a massive headache the next day. No thanks.
Half hour ’til New Years! WooHoo!
@ Bunk X:
Laced dirt.
Happy New Year, Bunk.
I do believe I’ll be heading for slumber soon.
Prayers for you and yours in 2018.
Damn. I missed ringing in the New Year. Now I gotta stay awake for the next 8,760 hours. 2018 is gonna be hell…
Just finished the first Leadership Institute at American University course on the Constitution. And I’ll be watching some of Prager University’s classes too.
Get some cleaning done, TV, curl up with a cat or 5.
Sad news, Mrs RW’s aunt passed away, so we’ll start the year off with a funeral, then have to go through all the mess in her house. She was a hoarder, and the one time I was in the place I saw a maze through the living room. God knew what the basement looks like.
Happy New Year! Had a really nice New Year Eve, but quiet. Lobster tails and a really good wine.
Then watched the ball drop and got some sleep. Woke up this morning with my game face on! This
is probably the best day for college football all season, Notre Dame/LSU; Michigan/ S Carolina;
Georgia/ Oklahoma; Clemson/ Alabama. Yeah baby!
But wait! Things went sideways, FNC reported this morning that Illinois has declared August 1 “Barack Obama Day”
WTF! Barack freakin Obama Day!
2018 is going to be the year Obama’s treachery is completely exposed. Assuming 365 days is enough
I posted a day or two ago about the commander of the Iranian Guard, Soleimani, who a lot of people think has been killed recently, but Iran is trying to hide it. Look at this
<emKuwaiti report: US gives Israel go-ahead to kill powerful Iranian general
Three years ago, Israel came close to assassinating Soleimani near Damascus, al-Jarida quoted unnamed source as saying, but the Americans tipped off the Iranians against the background of intense disagreement between Washington and Jerusalem.
That was during the Obama administration, which, according to reports at the time, was so focused on securing the 2015 Iran nuclear accord that it chose to overlook and even obstruct efforts to clamp down on Iranian-backed terror organizations.
That’s right. Obama tipped off Iran. It appears that now Iran is saying he has been wounded but on Dec 28 there was a gov’t report w/an undated photo saying he had met with Islamic scholars in Qom. Pretty good for a wounded guy.
I remember some years ago a report ultimately sourced to the Stars and Stripes. It was late in Obama’s 1st term or early in the 2nd. The report said that the Podesta group had purchased a house – in Dubai? – that was assumed to be for Obama. Maybe he thought that could be his bolt hole. The way things are going, mebbe not……..
@ RIX:
All Illinois residents will be expected to genuflect.
right_wing2 wrote:
No doubt.
@ right_wing2:
@ RIX:
The parade is gonna be awesome!
I hadn’t realized this: [In 2017] No jets crashed in passenger service anywhere in the world.
No wonder CNN got stuck on a white truck
http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/air-safety-2017-best-year-safest-airline-passengers-worldwide-to70-civil-aviation-review-a8130796.html
Reports starting to come in that the Revolutionary Guard is moving into Tehran
Hi I thought the site shut down
coldwarrior wrote:
I said the same thing about Mardi Gras when I moved to New Orleans.
https://twitchy.com/samj-3930/2018/01/02/zomg-kennedy-as-kathy-griffin-on-fox-news-nye-special-the-funniest-damn-thing-on-the-web-watch/
@ Twitchy
Watch Kennedy do Kathy Griffin.
Deplorable Barbarian wrote:
We have two parades in Chicago, downtown and South Side. The South Side Parade is a lot less political.
Bunk X wrote:
No Dose!