Dolfan in NYC

BOBBY EATON AND STAN LANE REPRESENT~!

FUCK YEAH

Inter Miami got a new third kit to honor the Miami Dolphins:

This also assumes Dolfan watches AEW every week and doesn't just catch up later because he's usually busy on Wednesdays. And Wiki got updated last night, so we're updated. In general if one is ever are asked, what is something the internet actually gets right... it's probably Wikipedia. Here's a repository of human knowledge that can be updated by any person at all, in real time. Everything, absolutely everything, we've seen over the last twenty five years indicates that there's no way this thing should work. But generally, there's no better source of high-level information about anything you can possibly think of, than Wikipedia. To paraphrase Die Hard.... You ask the internet for miracles... I give you Wikipedia.

So it begins...

My rule: When Wiki gets updated, I update.

Alright, this is quickly becoming the de facto biggest card of the year for AEW, and we're officially one month out... So let's get the thread started. Once again, from London, England, it's All In 2024! THE CARD~! (Updated as officially announced) FOR THE AEW WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP - Swerve Strickland (c) vs. Bryan Danielson FOR THE AEW WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - Timeless Toni Storm (c) vs. Mariah May FOR THE AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP - Maxwell J. Friedman (c) vs. Will Ospreay FOR THE TBS CHAMPIONSHIP - Mercedes Mone (c) vs. Dr. Britt Baker, DMD FOR THE TNT CHAMPIONSHIP - Jack Perry (c) vs. Darby Allin * FOR THE AEW TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP - The Young Bucks (N. Jackson, EVP / M. Jackson, EVP, c) vs. The Acclaimed (Caster / Bowens) -- * Probable / Rumored

I mean, I'd get pissed off too if I got called out for cruising for gay sex. (That's 100% what he was doing for the record.)

Apparently CM Punk is trying to restructure his contract. However... it's not what you think when you first read that. He apparently loves the WWE now and wants to become a lifer. The word is he wants to do his final run and then when he's ready, "just settle down and run NXT." This is a reminder that the Jack Perry incident happened less than 11 months ago. Crazy times.

"Musicals don't sell." That's been the Hollywood law since the 60's. He's singing a couple of bars here and there. And it's been confirmed by multiple sources that it's a jukebox musical, with about 15 covers. No originals.

A COMPLETE UNKNOWN Starring Timothee Chalomet, Edward Norton, and Elle Fanning Directed by James Mangold (Walk The Line, Logan, Girl Interrupted, Ford vs Ferrari, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny)

It's PSH's birthday today, so time to bust out this classic:

So, quick confession here. I'm 48 and I've never owned a car. I am licensed and can drive, but I've actually never bought or owned one in my name. I'm probably grabbing one this weekend (maybe this one?), but a couple of questions for y'all, since I'm assuming I'm the weird one for never having done this before. 1) Own vs. Lease - The car above is nice and decently low mileage, and above all the monthly will be under $400 which is where I'd like it to be. However, they've got a lease incentive with a new car that would come in even cheaper. Since I'm planning to use this to drive around up in the Catskills and back to the city, does it make sense to go for a new leased car or a relatively lightly-used ownership? I know the benefit of leasing is I can change it up for a new one in a couple of years, but aside from my parents leasing their cars, I'm not sure which one is better to do. 2) I know about gap insurance and think it's relatively worthless on a used car, but am I wrong in thinking so? 3) Is an extended warranty worth it? 4) I've got a pre-approval from my bank on a car loan and a pretty good APR, can I use this to leverage the dealership to give me a better rate? I've been told the price may change based on whether or not I use their financing. But I figured if they're offering 8.5% and I've got a 6.5% letter in my hand, it may be worth it? 5) Anything else I should look out for? Bait and switch, new random fees, etc? 6) Last, is there any real difference between AWD and 4WD? Thanks in advance y'all.

Apparently this has something to do with The Daily Beast outing someone during the Rio Games: ...that said, there are like 10 different hook up apps for the athletes and I'll bet they didn't block them all.

The '30 games are going to Provence and Auvergne (or the "French Alps" per the announcement)

… All is quiet on New Year's Day. A world in white gets underway.... So, it's new champ time in AEW as we have a new International Champion in Max Jake Friedman. He defeated Will Ospreay in what portends to be a new long feud that could go on for years! I want to be with you, be with you night and day. Nothing changes on New Year's Day... We did have the unfortunate news also of Skye Blue suffering a legitimate ankle break, which sucks. What does NOT suck in the women's division is Mariah May channeling Anne Baxter (to Toni Storm's Joan Crawford) in their feud. (Even if it unfortunately went over the entire arena's heads... yes, those were "what?" chants.) … Under a blood red sky, a crowd has gathered in black and white. Arms entwined, the chosen few... The newspapers says, says, says it's true! But as for THIS week... it's Blood And Guts time! Teams of five strive to survive! Will YOUR favorite team live, or DIE! Let's find out! (I really forgot how young Bono and the boys are in this... good lord.) Enjoy the week!

Fun final complications, Parisian dancers are refusing to rehearse and are calling a strike due to poor treatment. Also, French pilots have declared a strike for the day of the opening ceremonies.

Adrenaline, in my soul... hey you guys, it's Joe Burrow!

Occasionally here in NYC, you'll see bright colored paper signs taped up to street lamps/posts, indicating they're about to film a TV/show or movie there. Someone recemt;u has been making some absolutely incredible fake versions of them

I had to say, my favorite part of this version of Judgement Day is Carlito having no idea what to do with himself during their introduction. AND being startled by their pyro every time.

https://x.com/otiswwe/status/1815470605145149808

The USOC announced LeBron James will be the US flagbearer during the opening ceremony. It is unclear if this is a reward for beating South Sudan by 1 point on Saturday.