There’s gotta be room for one more “United” in this league. I really don’t feel like there are enough vaguely European naming conventions in MLS.

There’s a lot of people out there that don’t like Newton’s shtick and it’s not because he’s black. Plenty of black athletes are showboats and catch no shit for it. I think it has more to do with the position he plays. QBs are generally expected to be somewhat stoic field generals that come across as “serious business”…

ROLLERFUCKING

And apparently the Mariners were vocally opposed to the arena deal even though they vacated a portion of that very same area to build Safeco Field.

I definitely agree that the sexism angle added fuel to the fire and that sports radio in general is a lot of vitriol to begin with. I was listening to KJR the day of the vote and Softy was really, really pissed off. His main two points of contention were 1) Sawant and one other council member (don’t remember who)…

I listen to KJR on a somewhat regular basis and have not heard anyone make the kind of comments on the air that people are talking about. If someone can link me to audio of an on air death threat made to any of the council members on any Seattle sports station, I’d like to hear it.

Am I the only one that finds the thumbs as disturbing as the shirt? Like, who has a 45 degree angle “thumbs up”? I just tried to do that and it hurts.

As a southerner, I have never once been to a barbecue (either at a house or a BBQ joint) that served hush puppies. Not one of the local places I grew up with have them on the menu. Hush puppies are generally served at a fish fry, in my experience.

I almost fully agree with you. The only exception to this is a good brisket. There’s no other valid form of beef “BBQ”. And wtf are beef ribs? That's not real.

They think beef ribs are a thing that exists.

I'm 3 days late to this, but I will just let you all know that there is a thing called Brunswick Stew and it is an amazing BBQ side.

It was a pellet gun.

There wouldn't have been any splatter because dude was using a pellet gun.

My grandfather used to call it "John Wayne" paper. White, tough, and won't take shit off anybody.

Kind of like the stupid ass piece (written by the same author) about what to expect if you’re the only white person at a black holiday gathering. That shit was insulting.

Warren Ellis, 2001:

I have been reading comics for most of my 39 years and only within the last 5 years or so have given up on the superhero stuff. It’s not so much of an old man “get off my lawn with your rock and roll” thing, it’s just the realization that things are pretty dumb. That’s not to say I won’t read something good. I think…

I use “mark” all the time. Nobody knows what I mean when I say “mark out”. But fuck those marks, I still say mark. Even if it doesn't get me over.

Good luck with that. I hope the angels we elect are immune to kickbacks.

But we have government controls. And corporatism. And inequality.