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September 05, 2013
SportsFilter: The Thursday Huddle:
A place to discuss the sports stories that aren't making news, share links that aren't quite front-page material, and diagram plays on your hand. Remember to count to five Mississippi before commenting in anger.
posted by Ufez Jones at 01:49 PM on September 05, 2013
Glad the Riley Cooper thing is over. Oh wait, what?
How Far Do Americans Live From Their Sports Teams?
Sorry to say it, but I stopped reading at "Midcoast Maine". It's a personality flaw and I'm working on it.
posted by yerfatma at 02:39 PM on September 05, 2013
Calgary Flames name Brian Burke president of hockey operations
posted by tommybiden at 02:59 PM on September 05, 2013
ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL?!
posted by Etrigan at 04:10 PM on September 05, 2013
A synagogue in Alabama is not quite ready for some football.
posted by bender at 05:17 PM on September 05, 2013
Mr. Happy Hands teaches two women a lesson about watching a game with your eyes and not with your goddamn phones!
posted by grum@work at 08:58 PM on September 05, 2013
So, the NFL season is starting off fantastically...
posted by Bonkers at 09:09 PM on September 05, 2013
Goddamn it, grum, those gifs made me laugh so hard I woke my goddamn family up! LOL (indeed)
posted by NoMich at 10:03 PM on September 05, 2013
That second GIF almost looks like he did it on purpose...either way, it's one of the worst cases of alcohol abuse I've seen in a while...
posted by MeatSaber at 11:04 PM on September 05, 2013
The day a fan came on to play for West Ham.
posted by owlhouse at 01:30 AM on September 06, 2013
Those GIFs were great. I love the ones where you're about three cycles in before you notice what the funniest bit is! I was looking at the second one thinking "aww cool, she got her phone back - that baseball player is nice", and finally I spotted Mr Happy Hands. Brilliant.
posted by JJ at 06:37 AM on September 06, 2013
My take on the second GIF is that the guy in the blue 'Red Sox' shirt got really tired of listening to the gal behind him yapping on her 'phone all through the game, and finally got his chance to really shut her up and soak the 'phone at the same time. I had the game on TV, saw the play, several replays, and never did spot the great suds attack. Wonderful stuff, grum.
posted by Howard_T at 04:45 PM on September 06, 2013
How Far Do Americans Live From Their Sports Teams?