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Drew Magary

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones speaks to reporters during the team's training camp at River Ridge Playing Fields on July 25, 2024 in Oxnard, CA.

NFL: JUL 25 Cowboys Training Camp

Why Your Team Sucks 2025: Dallas Cowboys

Tools in the vehicle workshop at the road maintenance depot. In the road maintenance depot in Teterow, the future road attendants for Mecklenburg-Vorpommern are trained. The road maintenance department is responsible for around 200 kilometres of state and federal roads. Photo: Jens Büttner/dpa-Zentralbild/ZB

Tools

Funbag

You Don’t Have To Let Big Allen Wrench Control Your Life

Brock Purdy #13 of the San Francisco 49ers calls a play in a huddle with teammates during the first quarter against the Miami Dolphins at Hard Rock Stadium on December 22, 2024 in Miami Gardens, Florida.

San Francisco 49ers v Miami Dolphins

Why Your Team Sucks

Why Your Team Sucks 2025: San Francisco 49ers

METAIRIE, LOUISIANA - JULY 24: Alvin Kamara #41 of the New Orleans Saints runs during a training camp practice at the Ochsner Sports Performance Center on July 24, 2025 in Metairie, Louisiana. (Photo by Derick E. Hingle/Getty Images)

New Orleans Saints Training Camp

Why Your Team Sucks 2025: New Orleans Saints

Brick Johnson, Jack Johnson, Robert Kraft, Suzanne Johnson and Woody Johnson attend the New England Patriots vs. the New York Jets game at Met Life Stadium on September 19, 2024 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

Celebrities Attend The New England Patriots At The New York Jets Game

Why Your Team Sucks 2025: New York Jets

Liam Coen, new Head Coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars, reacts as he is introduced to the media at the Miller Electric Center on January 27, 2025 in Jacksonville, Florida.

Jacksonville Jaguars Introduce Liam Coen as New Head Coach

Why Your Team Sucks 2025: Jacksonville Jaguars

Russell Wilson #3 of the New York Giants gestures to his teammates during training camp at Quest Diagnostics Training Center on July 23, 2025 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

New York Giants Training Camp

Why Your Team Sucks 2025: New York Giants

Shedeur Sanders #12 of the Cleveland Browns looks on after Cleveland Browns mandatory minicamp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on June 11, 2025 in Berea, Ohio. (

Cleveland Browns Mandatory Minicamp

Why Your Team Sucks 2025: Cleveland Browns

Restaurants are starting to use digital technology for self serving regarding the customer seeing their menu, ordering and paying their bill.

Restaurants are starting to use digital technology for self

Fuck The iPad Ordering Kiosk

Tennessee Titans head coach Brian Callahan reacts against the Washington Commanders at Northwest Stadium on December 01, 2024 in Landover, Maryland.

Tennessee Titans v Washington Commanders

Why Your Team Sucks 2025: Tennessee Titans

Josh Allen #17 of the Buffalo Bills celebrates with James Cook #4 of the Buffalo Bills after scoring a touchdown during the second quarter in the AFC Divisional Playoff against the Baltimore Ravens at Highmark Stadium on January 19, 2025 in Orchard Park, New York.

AFC Divisional Playoffs: Baltimore Ravens v Buffalo Bills

Bills Week

Who The Fuck Is Josh Allen Gonna Give The Ball To?

James Butler Hickok, known as Wild Bill Hickok (1837-1876), American frontiersman and U.S marshal, struggles in a fight against fifteen soldiers. The chromolithograph illustration is from a book published circa 1882.

Wild Bill Hickok Fights Soldiers

And Now, A Letter From A Bill

Ten-year-old Eli Knauer takes a bite from a bacon cheeseburger twice wider than his face on May 27, 2011 at Morton's Steakhouse in Baltimore, Maryland.

TO GO WITH AFP STORY LIFESTYLE-US-FOOD B

Podcasts

Bullied For Bacon, With Michael Schur And Rohan Nadkarni

A gallery assistant looks at a vintage horn gramophone belonging to John Peel during a photo call for highlights from Bonhams Live In Session: Property From The John Peel Archive sale which takes place on Tuesday June 14 at Bonhams in London. Picture date: Friday June 10, 2022.

Bonhams John Peel sale

I Listen To Music Wrong

Democratic mayoral candidates (L/R) City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, city Comptroller Brad Lander, state Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani, state Sen. Zellnor Myrie, former city Comptroller Scott Stringer and former hedge fund manager Whitney Tilson participate in the New York City Democratic Mayoral Primary Debate at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in the Gerald W. Lynch Theater on June 12, 2025 in New York City. Seven candidates will be participating in the final debate before the Democratic primary election for mayor.

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All I Want Is To Live In A World Where People Talk Normal

Aaron Rodgers #8 of the New York Jets reacts after throwing an interception against the Miami Dolphins during the first quarter at MetLife Stadium on January 05, 2025 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

Miami Dolphins v New York Jets

Fuck Sore Losers

Kris Humphries Celebrates His Bachelor Party at LAVO

Bachelor Parties Are Strictly Optional

James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich of Metallica perform during the M72 World Tour at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on June 03, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Metallica M72 World Tour – Atlanta, GA

Music

Metallica Is Forever

Mike Patton from Faith No More performs at 2015 Rock in Rio on September 25, 2015 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

2015 Rock in Rio – Day 05

In This House We Believe Faith No More Is One Of The Most Important Bands In History

NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers walks up the 16th hole during the practice round prior to the WM Phoenix Open 2025 at TPC Scottsdale on February 05, 2025 in Scottsdale, Arizona.

WM Phoenix Open 2025 – Previews

Steelers, Aaron Rodgers Agree To 18 Weeks Of Darkness

LES MADELEINES DE COMMERCY

What Is One Thing You Wish You Could Experience Again For The First Time?

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, arrives for a Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing in Dirksen building on Tuesday, May 13, 2025. Nominees Adam R. Telle, to be assistant secretary of the Army for Civil Works, Richard L. Anderson, to be assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, and Dr. Matthew C. Napoli, to be deputy administrator for defense nuclear nonproliferation, National Nuclear Security Administration, testified.

Senate Armed 5/13/25

Politics

Joni Ernst Is A Piece Of Shit

Tom Cruise arrives at the US Premiere of "Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning" at Lincoln Center Plaza in New York, New York on May 18, 2025.

US Premiere of “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (Red Carpet)

Arts And Culture

If Tom Cruise REALLY Loved Movies, He Would Let Me Watch Him Die

Stefon Diggs handing a pink substance to some women on a boat

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The Stefon Diggs Experience Reaches Its Inevitable Maritime Climax

Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay speaks during a Indianapolis Colts Ring of Honor induction ceremony during halftime of a game against the Washington Commanders at Lucas Oil Stadium on October 30, 2022 in Indianapolis, Indiana.