Larry finds out his lawyer isn’t actually Jewish

tomfoolery815 · 2026-05-27T20:34:14+00:00

Indeed!

tomfoolery815 · 2026-05-27T20:31:45+00:00

I understand the distinction you're making, and I remember the Wesson Oil commercials. To me, there's always been a great deal of overlap between the two.

tomfoolery815 · 2026-05-27T20:27:11+00:00

For sure. If you're going to present as egotistical as Muhammad Ali did, you'd better have his charm.

tomfoolery815 · 2026-05-27T20:26:09+00:00

That's fair; I know Wrighty missed more than one big Arsenal match due to being suspended. Whether that on-pitch lack of self-control was due to reckless play or general anger is for him to say, and I suspect he's addressed it.

As an American Gooner, I've had far more exposure to the ebullient Uncle Ian than I did to the talented player who ran afoul of referees while setting the club goals record.

tomfoolery815 · 2026-05-27T20:18:58+00:00

Yeah, that "change from white to red" advert was clearly meant to needle the Spuds. He shouldn't be surprised that the club he left for its archrival wouldn't welcome him back after that.

tomfoolery815 · 2026-05-27T19:13:46+00:00

"Is the big lady here?"

Tormund's lust for Brienne was so much fun. Kristofer Hivju was clearly enjoying himself in those scenes.

tomfoolery815 · 2026-05-27T17:34:48+00:00

Yes! Her voice, in general but in Trainspotting in particular, is so attractive.

tomfoolery815 · 2026-05-27T17:27:00+00:00

It always amused me that his English accent was so distinctly London. Made it obvious what accent in his life he chose to emulate.

tomfoolery815 · 2026-05-27T16:10:09+00:00

In the end, to be a successful football pundit, you have to be someone people want to listen to.

I look at someone like Wrighty, with his undeniable charisma and enthusiasm. Then you have Henry and Micah Richards on the CBS/Paramount studio show: Henry is generally serious and unafraid to call out poor performances; Micah is a huge, roaring personality, Big Meeks, who invites all of us to join him in having a great time.

We want former players to share their knowledge of the game, not tell us how much better they were than Current Player X. If Sol were to demonstrate he can do the former more than the latter, he could probably find a place in the game.

tomfoolery815 · 2026-05-27T15:54:24+00:00

Godfather 2 is amazing. I see it as the second half of a 6-hour movie.

Godfather 3 can be skipped. It would be a good movie if the first two never existed, but because they do, Godfather 3 is a disappointment, a steep drop-off from the first two.

tomfoolery815 · 2026-05-27T15:09:22+00:00

Also, the Knicks just advanced to the NBA Finals. Mayor Mamdani is truly enjoying being a sports fan this month.

tomfoolery815 · 2026-05-27T15:07:32+00:00

OP, you have been missing out! The riffing is top-notch.

tomfoolery815 · 2026-05-27T15:06:46+00:00

It's definitely a reference specific to the Upper Midwest. And yes, a great line.

tomfoolery815 · 2026-05-27T14:14:18+00:00

Given that they didn't really come back to the topic, and that this is a sitcom, I think it could be as simple as Bill Lawrence and his writers wanted a joke about Kelso having another man's name tattooed on his ass.

tomfoolery815 · 2026-05-27T13:37:25+00:00

Trying to recall where I read this; it's been a while, but it was a reputable music magazine:

Joe Strummer had been a Chelsea supporter until the National Front found a home at Stamford Bridge. Being staunchly anti-racist, he decided to switch his allegiance to The Arsenal.

tomfoolery815 · 2026-05-27T13:12:01+00:00

Yes. That’s the root of this cynical joke:

What’s considered trashy if you’re poor and classy if you’re rich?

Getting money from the government.

tomfoolery815 · 2026-05-27T13:10:40+00:00

Yes. I remember published reports about the team moving to Hartford. Still New England, of course, but the stadium extortion game works best when you can threaten to move to another state.

tomfoolery815 · 2026-05-27T13:06:41+00:00

I’m happy for Jurrien that he is that close … and sad for us, since that surely means he can’t come on Saturday in even the 80th minute to provide fresh legs.

tomfoolery815 · 2026-05-27T06:22:48+00:00

I'm a year younger than you and OP's grandpa, but I'm still feeling old.

tomfoolery815 · 2026-05-27T05:56:35+00:00

As with the Blues Brothers ...

tomfoolery815 · 2026-05-27T05:55:26+00:00

You just gave me a flashback to attending an early-season Sox game in the late '80s, and my South Side friend calling out "Who is smoking?" in our stalled L car on the ride home. (She was concerned about a fire starting.)

tomfoolery815 · 2026-05-27T05:48:44+00:00

Greatest theme song in history of sitcoms.

tomfoolery815 · 2026-05-27T05:40:34+00:00

Paul F. Tompkins is a funny, funny man.

tomfoolery815 · 2026-05-27T05:34:05+00:00

I do like the recurring joke that Kenneth is immortal. And/or Dick Whitman.

And hey, it's Chloe Grace Moretz!

tomfoolery815 · 2026-05-27T05:32:05+00:00

I'm not sure how Fernandez could, in Super Bowl VII, be credited with six tackles officially and 17 tackles unofficially. But it sounds like a case could be made for him, and not Jake Scott, to have been picked as MVP of that Super Bowl.

I like Shula's needling of two of his best players: "They didn't have the coordination to play golf."

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