The Frankish Reich

I loved the Chan Gailey designed screen. And that's the only thing I loved about him.

Well, the comment you, as the Common Scold, focused on is rather, umm, gentle in the current environment? "Let's bully their kids" vs. "I hope someone kills their kids" vs. "let's bring back the gas chambers."

Interesting from the logistics side. From the legal side: I took the Law of the Sea class many moons ago, so I'm not exactly up to speed on this. My understanding: we're talking about non-flag vessels in international waters. The law is murky here about what we can do. I'm not saying we can't legally do this, but I would like to see the legal theory tightened up here. There may be grounds for seizing the vessel; I'm not sure what grounds would lead to destroying the vessel, particularly if no warning is given. Here's a good summary from a maritime lawyer. https://federal-criminal.com/forfeiture-seizure/federal-laws-on-seizing-vessels-in-international-waters/ I understand they're basing this on a quasi-terrorism ground, but international law is actually a thing too.

Correction: Air Yards per Pass Attempt - Josh is still in the top third at 7.8, but Darnold is at 9.6. That's a huge difference.

Sam Darnold laughs last? https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-statistical-review-week-7-team-tiers-pass-rates-2025 No team's passing attack has been more efficient than the Seahawks': Seattle has generated a league-best EPA per play on passes through six weeks, helping the team stand at 4-2. We have the guy with a historically strong arm and we're near the bottom in average air yards per pass/completion? And if that's not enough for a Wednesday, how about this early harbinger of doom from the same article: The Panthers‘ rushing offense has taken off: Carolina, with two straight wins in hand, is reaping the rewards of Rico Dowdle and a revived run game.

Your "Cimmerian Pervert" (you?) is rather ... interesting. Could be a Young Republican. Bullying? That's so millennial. These Young Republicans won't stop with bullying; they go for the gas chamber.

Here's the full list. Let's make them unhireable, just as the explicitly pro-Hamas students who were "doxxed" (actually who just had their public profiles additionally publicized) are also unhireable in polite society. https://www.newsweek.com/full-list-young-republicans-involved-in-offensive-chats-10881250 Thanks to the skeleton of Newseek for putting all in one place. Now which one of these creeps is @LeviF?

Yeah, that's all beside the point. I know I'm old, but I can't imagine ever saying, much less putting in writing, things like "yeah, but he's a Jew so he can't be trusted." (I'm paraphrasing, but it's close). The fact that the members of this large group chat just assumed that everyone else on the chat would find jokes about bringing back gas chambers and black people eating watermelons hilarious says a lot about the group as a whole. Observation: to the extent it's a generational thing, the generation that thinks this is ok is in their mid-20s and 30s. Younger people, the true "Gen Z" (as I see from my kids and their friends) are a lot more circumspect about what they say/post online. I hope that this reflects their internal attitudes too.

True. Jay Jones disqualified himself. Not with that stupid joke about 3 villains, two bullets. But with that truly offensive one about the kids of an opponent. These obnoxious "young" Republicans have likewise disqualified themselves from the public lives they were hoping for when they became leaders of their groups. The internet giveth connections, and the internet taketh away career opportunities.

Show me the "kids." This Jay Jones guy is 36. These "young" Republicans can be up to 40. Look at the pics.

This has nothing to do with AG candidate Jay Jones, who is a big ass grown man with Cartman's sense of humor. This has to do with a bunch of Young Republicans - yes, they think they're leaders in training, and that training lasts until they're big ass grown men of 40 - with Cartman's sense of humor. And some were already ascending in the ranks. And the fact that they think nobody in their little club would ever object to their moronic patter shows how they view their very own Republican Party. Guess what? Looks like one of their own spilled the beans to Politico.

In Trump vs. Trudeau, I'm thinking that Justin in now definitely winning. But some probably prefer this:

Agreed. In defense of McD, he (and Josh) seem to operate under a kind of seat of the pants strategy. When the game is really important (playoff seeding, playoffs, or vs. the Chiefs) we're gonna see Josh running and creating. When it's perceived to be just 1 of 17 games, the emphasis switches to Josh Preservation. I suspect we'll see a switch back to aggressive Josh a little earlier this season.

Scoring first confers an advantage, particularly when it's the first touchdown. Historically, the stats showed that the team receiving the kickoff to start a half had only a tiny advantage in scoring the first TD of the half. But there was a reason for this: a team receiving a kickoff had, on average, the worst starting position (typically a touchback). The new kickoff rules have changed that, and I suspect the most analytically minded teams are now seeing a larger advantage to getting the ball to start the game, since the likelihood of that resulting in a TD is now higher. And being down a TD at the start of the game puts the other team in an immediate hole. Here's the best analysis I could find (based on 2019 numbers): https://www.sharpfootballanalysis.com/analysis/opening-kickoff-receive-or-defer/

I always have a couple of these around for when I misplace my "real" glasses. $6.95 (plus some various minor additional fees bringing the total up to about $15) at Zenni.com McD is cheap.

And would you look at these fine "young" Nietzschean Superman, Alpha Dogs in the World's Inceliest Dog Park, chiseled Pete Hegseth Pink Pony Push-Up Club Award Winners all ...

This has aged well. And I say that in a non-sarcastic way. Likewise, we miss Diggs on offense. A lot.

Im not sure where you’re seeing all these playoff ready AFC teams.

And I hear that sometimes Greg Maddux used to get that called third strike and a minor league call up didn’t. Shocking.

Beane is exploiting the market inefficiency in players busted for PEDs. The post-bye week will show him to be the equal of his namesake Billy.

Classic!

Taking the new kidney for a test drive! Just kidding, glad to hear you're doing well.

People here can be weird. I know we hate the Pats. OK, got it. But is it so hard to admit that they are now a good football team? Not a great team, but a good team with considerable upside. And a very good young QB with even more upside. There. I said it. Wasn't so hard.

Please don't feed the troll. My line spacing is there for a reason.