Of course. They need their dose of adrenalin, rage and hysterical ignorance for the week. It’s cheaper than methadone, so there is that to be said for it.
15.
Mike in NC
The duel was a draw, so Tyrion should have walked.
@Mike in NC: I agree but there was also a lot of chatter about who killed who before he died so much remains unclear (I’ve never read the books). But certainly dramatic episode.
24.
gogol's wife
Just wondering — there were about five front-page stories about how Jill Abramson was fired from the NYTimes for being a woman. Now that Auletta is backing down from that story, I haven’t seen anything about it here.
This isn’t even the most shocking episode yet we can expect. There’s still Tyrion (spoiler blocking) and then Brienne finding (spoiler blocking) while Arya (spoiler blocking) and we haven’t seen Gendry this entire year. Yet.
26.
PsiFighter37
That was kind of soul-crushing, even given what has happened on this show previously.
27.
Elmo
@max: Sansa almost made up tonight for her puling victimhood. Loved her tonight.
28.
Omnes Omnibus (the first of his name)
@smintheus: Kane has been amazing for the past couple of games.
29.
Omnes Omnibus (the first of his name)
@Elmo: Not enough people use “puling” these days. Good on you.
30.
Belafon
@gogol’s wife: It still looks like she was fired for protesting her pay being lower than her predecessor.
31.
Omnes Omnibus (the first of his name)
I really do not want the Kings to win this game. Go ‘Hawks!
Sorry my balloon-juice friend, but I am doing Snoopy Dance for the Kings, though certainly not at your expense. Until the OT goal went in, I at no time believed the Kings were going to win the game.
Alec Martinez, whose shot was deflected in for the winning goal, compared his team to cockroaches. Straight faced and he meant it as a compliment.
It’s on again in a few minutes, and yes, I’m watching it again. What an episode. What a season.
37.
Omnes Omnibus (the first of his name)
@James E. Powell: For me the rooting order is: Blackhawks; Original Six teams (not including the Red Wings); teams with real winters (except Minnesota); fuck it, I’ll just see how the Brewers are doing and how the Packers’ OTAs are going.
38.
ulee
I haven’t watched hockey in a long time but they seem to be bad asses. They don’t need to be tall or big. They do need to be able to skate and to take a beating every time they go to the ice. And all those missing teeth–it’s just the cost of doing business.
39.
the Conster
As a UMass alumni, GO KINGS!!!
40.
Omnes Omnibus (the first of his name)
@ulee: The missing teeth thing has changed a lot over time. Helmets, face shields, and mouth guards have made a difference.
41.
kindness
I haz a sad that The Mountain won.
42.
lamh36
Right after news of the soldier being freed, Jake Tapper has seemingly been on a fishing-expedition via twitter to find anti-Bergdahl fodder…well seems like little Jakey has found what he’s been looking for.
@jaketapper
Fellow soldiers call Bowe Bergdahl a deserter, not a hero
@Omnes Omnibus (the first of his name): It’s amazing that these guys used to fly around the ice with their freak flags and sideburns and no helmuts and bladed feet, kicking the shit out of each other. When I was a youngster in Maryland, my parents brought us to a Washington Capitols game, but we left, to my dismay, when a fight broke out between the teams and just didn’t stop for fifteen minutes.
44.
Morzer (0th of His PseudoName and Founder of the Walter Sobchak Peacekeepers)
It’s a pleasant surprise to see Sansa stop being a weepy doormat, even if her transformation is not entirely convincing.
47.
Omnes Omnibus (the first of his name)
@ulee: I played rugby in college. My mom made me promise to always wear a mouth guard. I still have all my teeth. I have no problem with safety measures to protect athletes.
Not to mention Hotpie emerging from the [REDACTED] and Varys turning out not to be an [REDACTED].
50.
ulee
I read that Ty Cobb used to sharpen his cleats so when he slid into a base with his feet up his opponents would be intimidated. I don’t think the sharpening was necessary. Everyone knew to get out of his way. He was a bastard, but probably the best ballplayer of all time at smallball. Then Ruth came along and fucked it all up.
51.
Hill Dweller
I do find it amusing that the Village hates Obama just as much as the Republicans do, and they make the same stupid mistakes trying to tear him down.
52.
Linnaeus
Blackhawks lose. Humanity wins.
53.
Morzer (0th of His PseudoName and Founder of the Walter Sobchak Peacekeepers)
@Biscuits: Agreed. I wanted the Viper to be around for a while. Enjoyed his snarky presence.
Just so.
@Elmo: Sansa almost made up tonight for her puling victimhood. Loved her tonight.
She even dyed her hair black, I think.
max
[‘Big change.’]
56.
Ash Can
The Blackhawks played the Kings twice during the regular season and beat them both times. They played the Rangers twice and lost both times. Outright, not in overtime.
Just sayin’.
57.
Morzer (0th of His PseudoName and Founder of the Walter Sobchak Peacekeepers)
Looks like David Cameron must be really desperate to keep the British housing boom going.
58.
max
@PaulW: This isn’t even the most shocking episode yet we can expect. There’s still Tyrion (spoiler blocking) and then Brienne finding (spoiler blocking) while Arya (spoiler blocking) and we haven’t seen Gendry this entire year. Yet.
I figure Brienne finding [REDACTED] is the last episode of the season. I surely hope they do not [REDACTED].
billgerat
GoT sucks.
Then again, opinions are like…..
Morzer (0th of His PseudoName and Founder of the Walter Sobchak Peacekeepers)
John Cole: more like the Hound or the Mountain?
You report, we decide!
gf120581
“You’re got to fight THAT?!”
“I’m going to kill that.”
raven
I go to a conference tomorrow and they want $15 a day for internet!!!
Morzer (0th of His PseudoName and Founder of the Walter Sobchak Peacekeepers)
@raven:
Do these people spend much time on planet Earth?
raven
@Morzer (0th of His PseudoName and Founder of the Walter Sobchak Peacekeepers): I guess I can use my iPhone as a hot spot. It’s at Stone Mountain and I suspect the connectivity is pretty decent.
Morzer (0th of His PseudoName and Founder of the Walter Sobchak Peacekeepers)
@raven:
Information wants to be free! (Sometimes, for cunning people).
WaterGirl
@raven: Bastards!
Belafon
I guarantee you that the war caused by tonight’s episode of cosmos will dwarf anything on GoT.
Morzer (0th of His PseudoName and Founder of the Walter Sobchak Peacekeepers)
@Belafon:
“For the night is dark and full of creationists!”
smintheus
Heckavu Game 7 in Chicago going on.
HinTN
@Belafon: Think any deniers are actually watching?
Punchy
GoT my ass. Hawks up 1 at the end of the 2nd. Goalies giving up more scoring than a Tri-Delt house. Go Blackhawks!
Morzer (0th of His PseudoName and Founder of the Walter Sobchak Peacekeepers)
@HinTN:
Of course. They need their dose of adrenalin, rage and hysterical ignorance for the week. It’s cheaper than methadone, so there is that to be said for it.
Mike in NC
The duel was a draw, so Tyrion should have walked.
coin operated
@Punchy:
Damn straight!!
Elmo
@Mike in NC:
Nope. The Viper died first.
And it was hubris that killed him.
columbusqueen
@Elmo: Alas, alas!
Belafon
@HinTN: do they need to watch it in order to throw a fit.
max
@Elmo: Nope. The Viper died first.
And it was hubris that killed him.
I know! The Viper had the sonofabitch! God! Finish him! But no. He had to have the confession. Sonofabitch. And Pedro Pascal was fuckin’ cool.
Sansa in black is pretty goddamn awesome though.
max
[‘Things now get strange.’]
burnspbesq
@Morzer (0th of His PseudoName and Founder of the Walter Sobchak Peacekeepers):
Who do you think should bear the cost of making the service available?
Or are you expecting the Cost Fairy to fly in, wave her magic wand, and make the cost disappear?
Biscuits
@max:
Agreed. I wanted the Viper to be around for a while. Enjoyed his snarky presence. Also like the conniving Sansa.
mainmata
@Mike in NC: I agree but there was also a lot of chatter about who killed who before he died so much remains unclear (I’ve never read the books). But certainly dramatic episode.
gogol's wife
Just wondering — there were about five front-page stories about how Jill Abramson was fired from the NYTimes for being a woman. Now that Auletta is backing down from that story, I haven’t seen anything about it here.
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/comment/2014/05/summing-up-the-firing-of-jill-abramson.html
PaulW
This isn’t even the most shocking episode yet we can expect. There’s still Tyrion (spoiler blocking) and then Brienne finding (spoiler blocking) while Arya (spoiler blocking) and we haven’t seen Gendry this entire year. Yet.
PsiFighter37
That was kind of soul-crushing, even given what has happened on this show previously.
Elmo
@max: Sansa almost made up tonight for her puling victimhood. Loved her tonight.
Omnes Omnibus (the first of his name)
@smintheus: Kane has been amazing for the past couple of games.
Omnes Omnibus (the first of his name)
@Elmo: Not enough people use “puling” these days. Good on you.
Belafon
@gogol’s wife: It still looks like she was fired for protesting her pay being lower than her predecessor.
Omnes Omnibus (the first of his name)
I really do not want the Kings to win this game. Go ‘Hawks!
Omnes Omnibus (the first of his name)
Fuck.
Omnes Omnibus (the first of his name)
@efgoldman: Horrible result. Just horrible.
Omnes Omnibus (the first of his name)
@efgoldman: Yeah, sure, maybe. But as a Blackhawks fan, I still get to be disappointed. Go Rangers, I guess.
James E. Powell
@Omnes Omnibus (the first of his name):
Sorry my balloon-juice friend, but I am doing Snoopy Dance for the Kings, though certainly not at your expense. Until the OT goal went in, I at no time believed the Kings were going to win the game.
Alec Martinez, whose shot was deflected in for the winning goal, compared his team to cockroaches. Straight faced and he meant it as a compliment.
Karen in GA
It’s on again in a few minutes, and yes, I’m watching it again. What an episode. What a season.
Omnes Omnibus (the first of his name)
@James E. Powell: For me the rooting order is: Blackhawks; Original Six teams (not including the Red Wings); teams with real winters (except Minnesota); fuck it, I’ll just see how the Brewers are doing and how the Packers’ OTAs are going.
ulee
I haven’t watched hockey in a long time but they seem to be bad asses. They don’t need to be tall or big. They do need to be able to skate and to take a beating every time they go to the ice. And all those missing teeth–it’s just the cost of doing business.
the Conster
As a UMass alumni, GO KINGS!!!
Omnes Omnibus (the first of his name)
@ulee: The missing teeth thing has changed a lot over time. Helmets, face shields, and mouth guards have made a difference.
kindness
I haz a sad that The Mountain won.
lamh36
Right after news of the soldier being freed, Jake Tapper has seemingly been on a fishing-expedition via twitter to find anti-Bergdahl fodder…well seems like little Jakey has found what he’s been looking for.
ulee
@Omnes Omnibus (the first of his name): It’s amazing that these guys used to fly around the ice with their freak flags and sideburns and no helmuts and bladed feet, kicking the shit out of each other. When I was a youngster in Maryland, my parents brought us to a Washington Capitols game, but we left, to my dismay, when a fight broke out between the teams and just didn’t stop for fifteen minutes.
Morzer (0th of His PseudoName and Founder of the Walter Sobchak Peacekeepers)
@burnspbesq:
I think you should work on your acquaintance with reality.
scav
@lamh36: Well, that was a “swift” rerun pulled out of the bag, no?
Morzer (0th of His PseudoName and Founder of the Walter Sobchak Peacekeepers)
@Biscuits:
It’s a pleasant surprise to see Sansa stop being a weepy doormat, even if her transformation is not entirely convincing.
Omnes Omnibus (the first of his name)
@ulee: I played rugby in college. My mom made me promise to always wear a mouth guard. I still have all my teeth. I have no problem with safety measures to protect athletes.
lamh36
@scav: same thing I was thinking.
The swiftboating of this soldier and his family has begun and we may look back on this Tapper tweet as the start of it all
Morzer (0th of His PseudoName and Founder of the Walter Sobchak Peacekeepers)
@PaulW:
Not to mention Hotpie emerging from the [REDACTED] and Varys turning out not to be an [REDACTED].
ulee
I read that Ty Cobb used to sharpen his cleats so when he slid into a base with his feet up his opponents would be intimidated. I don’t think the sharpening was necessary. Everyone knew to get out of his way. He was a bastard, but probably the best ballplayer of all time at smallball. Then Ruth came along and fucked it all up.
Hill Dweller
I do find it amusing that the Village hates Obama just as much as the Republicans do, and they make the same stupid mistakes trying to tear him down.
Linnaeus
Blackhawks lose. Humanity wins.
Morzer (0th of His PseudoName and Founder of the Walter Sobchak Peacekeepers)
@Hill Dweller:
To save the Village we had to destroy the Village.
scav
OT: Neolithic Stonehenge builders’ ‘bright and airy’ homes re-created with Blog (of course). Seems somehow to fit, only it’s a rerun I enjoy.
max
@Biscuits: Agreed. I wanted the Viper to be around for a while. Enjoyed his snarky presence.
Just so.
@Elmo: Sansa almost made up tonight for her puling victimhood. Loved her tonight.
She even dyed her hair black, I think.
max
[‘Big change.’]
Ash Can
The Blackhawks played the Kings twice during the regular season and beat them both times. They played the Rangers twice and lost both times. Outright, not in overtime.
Just sayin’.
Morzer (0th of His PseudoName and Founder of the Walter Sobchak Peacekeepers)
@scav:
Looks like David Cameron must be really desperate to keep the British housing boom going.
max
@PaulW: This isn’t even the most shocking episode yet we can expect. There’s still Tyrion (spoiler blocking) and then Brienne finding (spoiler blocking) while Arya (spoiler blocking) and we haven’t seen Gendry this entire year. Yet.
I figure Brienne finding [REDACTED] is the last episode of the season. I surely hope they do not [REDACTED].
@Morzer (0th of His PseudoName and Founder of the Walter Sobchak Peacekeepers): Not to mention Hotpie emerging from the [REDACTED] and Varys turning out not to be an [REDACTED].
I think the Hotpie thing already happened. On the other hand, Varys already gave a broad hint, so that’s also in the last episode.
max
[‘I think Carmen Maura and Pedro Pascal should be in a movie together, because that would be too fucking cool.’]
max
@lamh36: The swiftboating of this soldier and his family has begun and we may look back on this Tapper tweet as the start of it all
I think that happened awhile ago. The Tapper tweet is the Village getting in on the action.
max
[‘Because BENGHAZI! continues to not produce the juicy stuff.’]
Geoduck
@lamh36:
The right-wing echo chamber was up and running before Tapper weighed in; Annie Laurie’s last post was about this subject.