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Bill Belichick’s Antonio Insurance Now in Play

Posted: September 21, 2019 by datechguy in nfl, Sports
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Penny: Here you go, (to Leonard) Quesadilla, (to Howard) Salad, (to Raj) Here’s your pizza. And thanks to Sheldon’s heated discussion with my manager, one barbecue bacon cheeseburger, barbecue sauce, bacon, and cheese on the side.
Sheldon: Thank you!
Penny: Go ahead. Eat it. I dare you!

The Big Bang Theory: The Panty Pinata Polarization 2008

There was a rather amusing moment yesterday after the Patriots unexpectedly released wide receiver Antonio Brown Friday afternoon. Sean McVey is at a press conference and is asked if the Rams might be interested in Brown, here is the response.

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Remember this is the same Antonio Brown who was voted 7th best player in the NFL for this season right behind Tom Brady and who caught a touchdown pass from that same Tom Brady last Sunday.

There are many reasons why the Patriots might have released Brown after only 11 days. Maybe they decided the charges against him are credible, maybe the text messages were the last straw, maybe they figured that the league was going to make him ineligible anyways and figured to get a jump on things, maybe after only 11 days they figured the distraction level wasn’t worth it or perhaps he just wasn’t picking up the system.

But one thing is sure, that the dynamic I mentioned in this post is now in play:

What’s the downside for the Pats if they cut him? The worst that happens is the betting line get slightly worse on them AND the best that happens is Tom Brady has yet another motivation to prove himself to the pundits who will all declare how losing Brown hurts the Pats chances.


Meanwhile what’s the downside for Brown? You not only become the guy in a contract season who has confirmed to every GM in the league that you are uncoachable,

Now in fairness to Brown this likely has more to do with new revelations that being coachable, but consider this.

If you’re Kansas City, or Baltimore or the Chargers or Dallas or Seattle or the Rams before the Patriots signed Antonio Brown you might have been thinking that the 7th best player in the league might be just the guy to put their team over to top to dethrone Brady and Co

Now that the Patriots have ditched him after only 11 days do you think there is going to be a single team out there that’s an actual threat to the Pats that will take the risk, and that’s of course assuming the league allows him to play?

Signing Antonio Brown on the roster for those 11 days might turn out to be the greatest insurance policy every written for a NFL team.

Last Chance to Join Fitchburg MA Face to Face Dynasty Baseball league before Next Week’s Draft Tomorrow Zeda’s Pizza from 1-5 PM

Posted: September 20, 2019 by datechguy in gaming, Sable Baseball
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Tomorrow I will be at Zeda’s Pizza in Fitchburg MA to finalize rules for the Sable/Gerbl face to face Dynasty baseball league.

If you are a fan of Baseball and boardgaming come on down, I’ll demonstrate the game.

The Draft is scheduled for Sept 28th, the tentative opening day is Oct 18th and we will be playing 3 games on alternative Saturdays.

Come on down and find out why Dynasty Baseball is not only the best baseball simulation on the market but one of the best board game for a baseball fan.

..I’m the MSM I Am, I’m going to get Trump Yes I am… UPDATE Full song included

Posted: September 20, 2019 by datechguy in Always look at the bright side of Trump, media
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The 4th Doctor: A Lost mine, A phony map are people still falling for that old guff I mean are they?

Dr. Who The Ribos Operation Episode 2 1978

2nd Verse same as the 1st

I’m Henery the Eighth, I Am British song 1910

I have only one thing to say about the latest breathless: We’ve got Trump!” story that’s rushing through the media and the MSM.

Are liberals really going to fall for this schtick again? Are they actually going to pin their hopes on this stuff and run forward to kick the football only to have it pulled away at the very last minute?

Granted as a Three Stooges fan I have an affinity for the same joke repeated over and over and find it just as funny the last time as the first so the end result here is going to be very pleasurable for me but don’t forget there is an old saying that insanity is defined as doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. Even if you grant that as they have no accomplishments, no viable plans and candidates that don’t dare talk the economy because Trump has delivered for THEIR base what Obama only promised they have to pin their hopes on something but really this BS?

At least it will prove my pinned tweet once again.

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Oh BTW you’ll note I haven’t even linked to the base story, the reason is because after this falls through in a month or two or three there will be another such story and I’ll be able to pin this to the top and save myself a days writing or as the quote above says, 2nd verse same as the 1st.

Cue Ghost:

Update: Ok I admit it needed the full song:

The MSM Trump song (Must Credit DaTechGuy & DaTechGuyblog)

🎵”…I’m the MSM I am!

I’m going to get Trump yes I am
thought I’d got ‘im many times before

but now I’ve got ‘im, yep I’m sure
Oh Drat I missed him! Next time, NEXT TIME
I’m the MSM I am

I’m MSM I am!

2nd Verse same as the 1st….🎵

Impossible Whopper Accidental Review

Posted: September 19, 2019 by datechguy in Uncategorized

Thanks to Tuesday’s 15 inning Redsox game I found myself unable to sleep when it was finished not falling asleep until nearly 4 AM. This messed my schedule up completely as I had to record this week’s Your Prayer Intentions among other things so by the time I woke (11 am) and recording Your Prayer intentions It was 1 PM.

And that’s when my son walked in the room and handed me an Impossible Whopper.

He and his mother had gone to Burger King for lunch and as he is under the same vow as me (my wife is not) has used the impossible Whopper to maintain his vow while sating his craving for meat. I had no interest or intention to ever have an impossible Whopper as I couldn’t see the point in paying more money for no beef and it’s not as if I don’t like Pizza or fish, but as this was bought for me it was a good chance to see what all the fuss is about.

Now in fairness I’m not Big on Burger King, the quality of their meat is such that I eat their food before work at my peril and their fries are the worst in the business by far I thought I should mention this up front so you know my biases before reading

Appearance, smell etc:

Without a question the texture, smell and feel of the Impossible Whopper is indistinguishable from a regular Whopper. This is very important because part of the taste of any kind of food is generated by anticipation. By all of these markers the impossible Whopper fits the bill and then some. The only difference if any would like likely be if it sits for a time as there is no fat for the bun to absorb, although in fairness the broiler at Burger Kings are not conducive to that as much of the liquid drips off during cooking.

Taste:

I must confess that it wasn’t bad at all. It did have the taste of a burger, in fact I’m sure I’ve tasted burgers much like it and with the toppings of a Whopper (I have mine without pickle and tomato) I’m sure that it would pass for one to many people although for me it seemed that it didn’t have the taste of a Whopper to me but in one respect this is a little hard to judge because of course you KNOW that it isn’t beef before you take that bite and I’m not sure that this didn’t cloud your judgement a bit.

Aftertaste:

The real difference between this and a burger in general and a Whopper in particular is the aftertaste. I found that the Impossible Burger left a slightly weird taste behind after you ate it, not a bad taste, but a taste I wasn’t used to. In my opinion most people will not have this aftertaste because they will be eating it with fries and a drink in a value meal so you will have the taste of the fries and drink to normalize or eliminate the after taste, but as I dislike Burger King fries since they changed their formula early in the decade my son only bought me the Whopper and as the Impossible Whopper is more expensive than regular beef it’s unlikely that it will be discounted and sold outside a meal deal.

Conclusion:

If you wish to avoid eating meat for medical, cultural or religious reasons but like the idea of a burger in general or a Whopper in particular, the impossible Whopper certainly fits the bill. It gives enough of the taste of a burger to do the job but I would not advise substituting it for beef of any quality, but then again if you are looking for quality beef you aren’t running to Burger King anyways but if you’re craving the Whopper, and sometimes you just are, it will do the trick but for my money if you really a dying for a Whopper, I’d get the real thing.

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