Late night open thread

Well dear readers, this is not only just a regular late night open thread, it's the open thread for the next two weeks as Johnny is off on vacation to go hobnob with his fellow wizards. We realize what a tremendous disruption to your daily routines this is so we'd like to ask both of our regular readers to be patient and do take this time to discover new corners of the interwebs. Please though, if the mayor gets drunk again and gets into another fight PLEASE use this thread for the blow by blow action. Links to pictures wouldn't hurt our feelings ya know.

Johnny's driving back to Michigan (yes, he's horribly afraid of flying and drives everywhere) for a very special and much awaited anniversary party waaaaay up on Mackinac Island and then kicking around the lower peninsula to enjoy family and friends and revel in the fall colors. If some of you have never been to Mackinac Island, you're missing a true gem of Americana. With a beautiful view of the mighty Mackinac Bridge, the island allows no cars, only bikes and horses. After dealing with auto traffic in Jersey City and NYC it will truly be a cathartic three days on the island.

So, all of you be good, Johnny will drive safely, and we'll meet back up here in a couple weeks. Be there, Aloha!

Peace, Love, Understanding,
Johnny

Jets and Giants gameday

Those brash talking, Super Bowl bound just ask us Jets are home today at the Meadowlands for 4:15 pm kickoff vs. the dreaded New England Patriots. It'll be a gorgeous day for football around these parts with partly cloudy skies and temps near 80º. The Jets really really really need some offensive absolution after the gigantic egg they laid last Monday night. Can Mark Sanchez move this ballclub? He faces another whip sharp defense today and New Jersey Jets fans should have a pretty good idea where this team is headed before heading home tonight.

The Giants are playing in the Manning bowl today in Indianapolis as Peyton hosts little brother Eli tonight in the 8:30 ESPN game. The Giants are 1-0 after a convincing win last week while the Colts, ever the AFC superpower is showing signs of chinks in the armor having a pathetic pre-season followed by an absolute dog of a game last week losing in Houston. Can the Colts bounce back at the G-Men's expense? That's why we watch now isn't it?

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Saturday Scoreboard edition

Central Michigan 52
Eastern Michigan 14
EMU hasn't won a football game since George W. Bush was president.

Temple 30
Connecticut 16
Too much Temple, too many Owls

Army 24
North Texas 0
The Black Knights of the Hudson dominate

Lehigh 35
Princeton 22
The Mountain Hawks break along streak of losing to Ivy League teams.

Ohio St. 43
Ohio 7
Ohio St. hasn't lost to a team from Ohio since 1921.

Oregon 69
Portland St. 0
Here's your check Portland St., now run along.

Davidson 28
Campbell 27
3,741 fans went home all sad and stuff.

Delaware 30
Duquesne 6
The Blue Hens get power up and win the game.

Pennsylvania 19
Lafayette 14
Hey Lafayette, not EVERY school can be as good as Lehigh

Fordham 16
Columbia 9
The Rams of Forham get NYC bragging rights.

Rhode Island 28
New Hampshire 25
James Timmins was the hero for Rhode Island scooping up a fumble and scoring with just over two minutes to play.

Jersey City Desk Game of the Week
Michigan St. 34
Notre Dame 31
Mark Dantonio, MSU's head coach has balls the size of Neptune. Johnny will say one thing, being a Michigan State fan is never boring.


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College football Saturday

Well pigskin fans, Rutgers is off this Saturday with a bye week as they prepare for a very tough North Carolina team next week in Piscataway. The Tar Heels' calling card is defense and Rutgers will need to practice practice practice as currently the Scarlet Knights are ranked #100 out of 120 Division 1 schools in offense. Also of local interest today Connecticut is at Temple @ noon, 2-0 Delaware is at home to Duquesne, Rhode Island is home to New Hampshire, Princeton starts their season today in Bethlehem Pennsylvania where they will take on mighty Lehigh @ 12:30. Tonight a very uncivil rivalry will play out in East Lansing as Michigan State plays host to hated Notre Dame. Sparty has won 10 of the last 13 games between the two.

Now, let's make fun of people (Thanks Sonopy)...
1. What does the average Univ. of Florida player get on his SATs?
……..Drool.

2. What do you get when you put 32 West Virginia cheerleaders in one room?
……..A full set of teeth.

3. How do you get a Nebraska cheerleader into your dorm room?
……..Grease her hips and push.

4. How do you get an Ohio State graduate off your porch?
………Pay him for the pizza.

5. How do you know if an Alabama football player has a girlfriend?
……There is tobacco spit on both sides of his pickup.

6. Why is the Kentucky football team like a possum?
….Because they play dead at home and get killed on the road.

7. What are the longest three years of a Texas Longhorn football player’s life?
……..His freshman year.

8. How many Oklahoma freshmen does it take to change a light bulb?
……..None. That’s a sophomore course.

9. Where was O. J. Headed in the white Bronco?
……. Durham , North Carolina. He knew that the police would never look at Duke for a Heisman Trophy winner.

10. How do you keep an FSU football player out of your front yard?
....... Erect a goal post!

11. Why did Tennessee choose orange as their team color?
……..You can wear it to the game on Saturday, hunting on Sunday, and picking up trash along the highways the rest of the week.

Late night open thread

A police detective was investigating a homicide. As he questioned the on-scene officer, he learned the body was that of a young woman. The body was found with a bowl over her head and a spoon stuck in her back.

The on-scene officer asked what the detective thought had happened to the woman.

The detective responded, "I think it's obvious. A cereal killer got her!"

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Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with CAROLE KING!

She's the best Jerry, the best! Probably THE most talented singer songwriter of, well maybe ever. She's written some the most famous, influential and best selling songs ever; Some Kind of Wonderful by the Drifters, The Loco-Motion by Little Eva, Go Away Little Girl a million seller for Donny Osmond, One Fine Day by the Chiffons, Don't Bring Me Down by The Animals, (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman by Aretha Franklin, and Will You Love Me Tomorrow by The Shirelles to name SOME of her songwriting prowess. Her album Tapestry sold a billion copies and Johnny loves her.

Loves.

Here's Carole King with 'Jazzman'.

Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with JOHNNY CASH!

Hands up if he mentions your town. An American standard, Johnny Cash favors us with 'I've Been Everywhere'.

Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with DEEP PURPLE!

Let's end tonight's music series with a real rocker and pretty much a love letter to the gals who travelled with the band. Legends like Penny Lane. Some names in this song may have been changed to protect the not so innocent. Deep Purple with 'Knocking at Your Back Door'.

Anybody with any first hand accounts or pics and video of yesterday's storms you'd like to share?

So many videos and pictures yesterday of the tornadoes and brilliant lightning and thunder on the internets so we were wondering if any of you Jersey City Desk readers had any to share.

Late night open thread

Holy man those were some storms today. Especially strange to have at least two tornadoes reportedly in Brooklyn and Staten Island especially this late in the season. Here is video tonight of one of these reported tornadoes in Northern Crown Heights.


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