Internet Contrarian
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Uh, cheers?
December 21, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Uh, cheers?
Saw a little known comedian today — John Mullaney. Might have a future. Certainly the best routine I’ve heard ripping the Wharf and National Harbor.
December 20, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Saw a little known comedian today — John Mullaney. Might have a future. Certainly the best routine I’ve heard ripping the Wharf and National Harbor.
And with it, 62 years of plausible deniability.
Crystal City Restaurant sold to adult entertainment chain after 62 years in business
Crystal City Restaurant sold to adult entertainment chain after 62 years in business | ARLnow.com
An institution in the D.C. area adult entertainment scene is changing hands to a regional chain. Crystal City Restaurant and Gentlemen's Club (422 23rd Street S.) has been sold to Paper Moon, which operates...
www.arlnow.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:53 PM
And with it, 62 years of plausible deniability.
Critics, also, they explained, hope for a pony for their 13th birthday.
President Donald Trump's announcement of the Patriot Games, a sporting event to celebrate 250 years of America, has sparked debate. Critics have likened the idea to The Hunger Games series, noting that in both, one boy and one girl are chosen to represent their region. https://cnn.it/4j2tE4G
December 19, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Critics, also, they explained, hope for a pony for their 13th birthday.
S̶u̶e̶r̶o̶ Warming
^Bernabel
^Bernabel
December 19, 2025 at 1:09 PM
S̶u̶e̶r̶o̶ Warming
^Bernabel
^Bernabel
Don’t do it. DO NOT DO IT.
December 18, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Don’t do it. DO NOT DO IT.
Do you know what the *other* guy had to go through to get his name on the building???
December 18, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Do you know what the *other* guy had to go through to get his name on the building???
My overall feeling is optimistic agnosticism. It’s different which is good! Unless it’s not.
Ultimately it’s up to whether the Lerners are willing to run a top 7-10 payroll.
Sometimes worry the data guys are too smart and want to do it their with with efficiency as the maxim.
Ultimately it’s up to whether the Lerners are willing to run a top 7-10 payroll.
Sometimes worry the data guys are too smart and want to do it their with with efficiency as the maxim.
The Nationals have a new general manager in Anirudh Kilambi. And the background he will bring is becoming increasingly common in DC:
- In his 30s.
- From a competitive organization.
- Data guy.
www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
- In his 30s.
- From a competitive organization.
- Data guy.
www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
Nationals’ Paul Toboni hires his No. 2: A 31-year-old GM
The hiring of Anirudh Kilambi from the Phillies as the new GM aligns perfectly with the Nats’ Venn diagram: Young, from a competitive organization and steeped in data.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:00 AM
My overall feeling is optimistic agnosticism. It’s different which is good! Unless it’s not.
Ultimately it’s up to whether the Lerners are willing to run a top 7-10 payroll.
Sometimes worry the data guys are too smart and want to do it their with with efficiency as the maxim.
Ultimately it’s up to whether the Lerners are willing to run a top 7-10 payroll.
Sometimes worry the data guys are too smart and want to do it their with with efficiency as the maxim.
Merits of the proposal aside, the “won’t someone think about history” arguments here are weak sauce.
Doubly slow given what that actual stretch of highway looks like today.
Doubly slow given what that actual stretch of highway looks like today.
Opinion: Expanding Route 15 in Loudoun County will just kick the bottleneck further down the road. The county is bypassing citizen input to push a bad plan forward anyway.
How to destroy a National Scenic Byway
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December 17, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Merits of the proposal aside, the “won’t someone think about history” arguments here are weak sauce.
Doubly slow given what that actual stretch of highway looks like today.
Doubly slow given what that actual stretch of highway looks like today.
3.1 IP, 5 runs, 3 Earned, 5 K, 4 BB, 1 HR in an 11-3 loss?
After the Foster Griffin deal, what is next for the Nats rotation? www.federalbaseball.com/general/8794...
Will the Washington Nationals continue to add to the starting rotation?
After signing Foster Griffin, will Paul Toboni continue to attack the starting pitching market?
www.federalbaseball.com
December 17, 2025 at 4:27 PM
3.1 IP, 5 runs, 3 Earned, 5 K, 4 BB, 1 HR in an 11-3 loss?
December 16, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Unclear if this is 2 or 5
December 16, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Unclear if this is 2 or 5
When described like this it’s like the old guy never left.
@JeffPassan tweeted
Jake Bennett is a big left-hander who has been a starter since joining Washington in 2022 as a second-round pick. Elite extension guy who potentially could be part of the Red Sox's bullpen mix this season. Perales has a huge arm, up to 101 mph, and is just coming off Tommy John.
Jake Bennett is a big left-hander who has been a starter since joining Washington in 2022 as a second-round pick. Elite extension guy who potentially could be part of the Red Sox's bullpen mix this season. Perales has a huge arm, up to 101 mph, and is just coming off Tommy John.
December 16, 2025 at 1:04 AM
When described like this it’s like the old guy never left.
🎼 No one bombs like Gaston
No one flops like Gaston
No one’s grossed as incredibly low as Gaston
No one flops like Gaston
No one’s grossed as incredibly low as Gaston
I do not want Gaston backstory, I do not need Gaston backstory, I reject Gaston backstory
he is a fully formed oaf, consuming eggs by the dozen in one of the greatest villain songs ever written, and that is all we need of him
he is a fully formed oaf, consuming eggs by the dozen in one of the greatest villain songs ever written, and that is all we need of him
Disney Developing Live-Action ‘Gaston’ Movie From Writer Dave Callaham And Producer Michelle Rejwan
Disney is in early development on a new live-action pic centered on the Beauty and the Beast character Gaston.
deadline.com
December 15, 2025 at 11:42 PM
🎼 No one bombs like Gaston
No one flops like Gaston
No one’s grossed as incredibly low as Gaston
No one flops like Gaston
No one’s grossed as incredibly low as Gaston
People ask me what I do in winter when there’s no baseball. I’ll tell you what I do. I stare out the window, wait for spring, and for the Nats to make one goddamn major league signing.
December 15, 2025 at 5:28 PM
People ask me what I do in winter when there’s no baseball. I’ll tell you what I do. I stare out the window, wait for spring, and for the Nats to make one goddamn major league signing.
Intentionally?
December 15, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Intentionally?
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There's a pretty popular sports stats page I reference a fair amount that is borderline unusable because of the various popup and autoplay ads.
It’s so cool that every website is just Like This now. We used to send guys to the chair for putting pop-up ads on their sites. Now if I want to read something I have to read single lines between autoplaying video ads that use so much RAM they force the browser to reload every 5 seconds.
December 15, 2025 at 2:36 PM
There's a pretty popular sports stats page I reference a fair amount that is borderline unusable because of the various popup and autoplay ads.
Reposted by Internet Contrarian
It’s so cool that every website is just Like This now. We used to send guys to the chair for putting pop-up ads on their sites. Now if I want to read something I have to read single lines between autoplaying video ads that use so much RAM they force the browser to reload every 5 seconds.
December 15, 2025 at 12:27 AM
It’s so cool that every website is just Like This now. We used to send guys to the chair for putting pop-up ads on their sites. Now if I want to read something I have to read single lines between autoplaying video ads that use so much RAM they force the browser to reload every 5 seconds.
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A 7-play, 26-yard drive to set up a go-ahead field goal, followed by a 5-play, 25-yard drive by the other team to go back ahead. C'mon man. This is the NHL shootout on a football field. It's not real ball
December 15, 2025 at 12:20 AM
A 7-play, 26-yard drive to set up a go-ahead field goal, followed by a 5-play, 25-yard drive by the other team to go back ahead. C'mon man. This is the NHL shootout on a football field. It's not real ball
Wow. Now I know how Mets fans feel with the Alonso signing.
@Ken_Rosenthal tweeted
Source confirms: Amed Rosario back to Yankees on one-year, $2.5M deal. First: @JackCurryYES
Source confirms: Amed Rosario back to Yankees on one-year, $2.5M deal. First: @JackCurryYES
December 13, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Wow. Now I know how Mets fans feel with the Alonso signing.
Great news for Pete Alonso!
For the first time in decades, the US Food and Drug Administration has signed off on new antibiotics to fight gonorrhea. https://cnn.it/4a9Nhpj
December 13, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Great news for Pete Alonso!
Nats tickets are on presale and the markup they do for Opening Day should be illegal.
December 12, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Nats tickets are on presale and the markup they do for Opening Day should be illegal.
