I can’t believe #Olympics hockey was smart enough to do away with a shootout to decide the gold medal winner … but I cannot believe they’re doing 20-minute periods of 3-on-3? Is that for real?

Maybe a quick whistle at the end of first period in USA vs Germany men’s hockey #Olympics … but it WAS a whistle. And the U.S. player shot at the German goalie with no glove. Should have been some kind of penalty.

Lars Eller giving a serious hit to teammate Brady Tkachuk.

You just know he’s been dying to do that for a while.

#Olympics

#Olympics hockey announcers keep expecting Mike Sullivan to change up the lines to spark something.

It’s pretty clear they didn’t pay attention to Sully’s history with the #Penguins.

It’s not gonna happen.

#Olympics hockey - LOVING the ice, walls, uniforms and helmets not being riddled with ads. Especially the distracting ice/wall ads that change and move throughout the game and during the action.

Sure wish the #NHL gave a damn what their fans thought about stuff like this.

Peacock replay cuts out the clash between Canada and Sweden in curling. Lame!

#olympics

Announcer for Switzerland-Canada notes the players may be teammates in the NHL, but at the #Olympics, they’re “heated rivals.”

Other announcer seems uncomfortable for a moment.

Connor McDavid looking like he’s (a) throwing out the checks and (b) starting to get hit back (which he looks annoyed about).

Sorry, Connor - you throw em, you’re gonna get em.

#Olympics

A lone announcer for men’s hockey (at least for Sweden-Italy men) is rough. Tough on the announcer and on the viewers.

#olympics

Short track speed skating announcers are absolutely awful.

#olympics

People waiting in the cold and rain because the booth is currently closed.

I can’t believe this is a thing. And now that it’s hot - how can people not see the potential for a scam? Just order a 50 cent comb or stickers or something, then sell the package as “unclaimed” for $10.

Again - dystopia.

I made fun of this a couple weeks ago — the Xmas Village in Philadelphia having a booth selling unopened (“unclaimed”) Amazon packages.

Since I posted that, it has become a viral sensation. Folks waiting in line to buy garbage ($10 for a package of 0 to 8 oz.). See my photo in the comments.

Text says “every day is a fresh start” - image shows Greek mythic figure Prometheus

Indeed.

The lack of replays on Fox coverage of college football is remarkable.

And the announcers are crappy on their own too.

“Glass half full, here’s some advertising.”

They wouldn’t call it Obamacare when it was saving lives. Now, suddenly OBAMACARE!

I just looked at the Penn State score.

And then figured out the game is actually IN HAPPY VALLEY!

Northwestern is going to go to Beaver Stadium and beat PSU.

Holy. Crap.

a cartoon of batman wearing a blue cape and mask with his hand on his chin . ALT: a cartoon of batman wearing a blue cape and mask with his hand on his chin .

Man, @defector.com is ALL ABOUT Philadelphia sports …

Until the Phillies are in the playoffs, it seems.

What would six cats even have to talk about!?

Is getting a shot in South Jersey an option? Just a quick PATCO ride away …

(But I have no idea how insurance would react to that)

The comic serves roughly as a storyboard - right down to the panels all in (roughly) 4x3 ratio.

Of course, Moore does what he does for a reason. And he makes the limitations of the medium into strengths.

While that awful director just followed the outline without much independent thought.

Never heard of Beli before. I’m finding three mentions on the entirety of BlueSky spread over the past seven months.

Yet it’s crowned by @nytimes.com as having unseated Yelp. Strange.

Is this in reference to today’s NYT article on Beli?

Never heard of it before. I’m finding three mentions on the entirety of BlueSky spread over the past seven months.

Yet it’s crowned by @nytimes.com as having unseated Yelp. Strange.

Remember on 9/11 when his immediate reaction was to brag that he now had the tallest building in NYC.

Sorry - that’s wrong. He was bragging that he had the tallest building in lower Manhattan.

Blob? Man, the Times isn’t even trying anymore.

VACCINATED!

Now it’s your turn.

More and more living up to its slogan as “the last good website.”

Been a pal since Day 1 (roughly). And it’s been worth every penny.

My thanks to the entire staff.

Massively underrated show. I imagine Jabberwocky will be coming soon. It’s been delayed for 13-some years now.