The Revenge of the Curse of the Intern Street Team People on the Street Interview

Our Intern Street Team was out and about again asking the locals, “What are you going as for Halloween?”















Have a Happy Halloween, everybody.

Our Intern Street Team was out and about again asking the locals, “What are you going as for Halloween?”















Have a Happy Halloween, everybody.

Can YOU pick more winners than our own Football Cat? If so, you become eligible to win prizes!
Football Cat was outpicked by the Merrimack Valley’s savviest aunt. Congratulations, lady.
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Here are this weekend’s NFL matchups:
Dolphins at Falcons
Bears at Ravens
Bills at Panthers
Jets at Bengals
49ers at Texans
Browns at Patriots
Giants at Eagles
Buccaneers at Saints
Cowboys at Broncos
Titans at Colts
Packers at Steelers
Commanders at Chiefs (Tiebreaker – total points scored)
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Sunday Lunch Time
Dolphins at Falcons (-7.5)
Penix penetrates porpoises
Bears at Ravens (-6.5)
Scary black birds spook da’ Bears

Bills (-7.5) at Panthers
Hairy cows rub black cats the wrong way
Jets at Bengals (-6.5)
Stripey cats maul Jets
49ers at Texans (-1.5)
Mac gives Houston problems

Browns at Patriots (-7)
It’s no longer Drake may… it’s Drake IS!

Giants at Eagles (-7.5)
Philly dash Dart
Sunday Dinner Time
Buccaneers (-4.5) at Saints
Bucs cook Cajuns
Cowboys at Broncos (-3.5)
Denver does Dallas

Titans at Colts (-14)
Indianapolis Jones whips Tits
Sunday Prowl Time
Packers at Steelers (-3)
Packmen rout Rodgers

Monday Prowl Time
Commanders at Chiefs (-12.5)
KC shuts down DC

Football Cat lives in New Hampshire, enjoys watching football, and is a cat.

Tough loss, Mariners. Can I interest you in a baseball poem?
Hoping that for his next investigation, Pablo Torre can find out how Katie Nolan keeps getting work.
NESN talking Patriots credit pie? Bill only ever got blame pie. And such large portions!
When you turn too many corners you end up back where you started.
Toucher, Adam 12, Hardy and Big Jim… why not make the entire station out of failed rock DJs?
If I had been playing in that media basketball game, I would have pulled my team off the floor. Sometimes you have to make a statement.
Dammit Carolina Hurricanes, stop wearing the Whalers branding as a skin suit.
Cakes are cooking for Christopher Lloyd, Derek Jacobi, Jan de Bont, Lee Meredith, Greg Hawkes, Jeff Goldblum, Bobby Blotzer, Cris Kirkwood, Barbara Potter, Leonard Marshall, Bob Odenkirk, Brian Boitano, Valeria Golino, Carlos Mencia, Ron Tugnutt, Shaggy, Shelby Lynn, Spike Jonze, Saffron Burrows, Tyrone Williams, Ichiro Suzuki, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Brad Stevens, Jon Foreman, Olivier Pla, Heath Miller, Robinson Canó, Zac Hanson, Jonathan Lipnicki, Marcus Jones, and TreVeyon Henderson.
Love my gals of sports twitter today and always.
Hey gang, this week’s Phrase that Pays is, “We’re starting to reach the point where it’s no longer Drake may … it’s Drake is.”
You can be bald or gay but not both.
Globe Pitchbot makes Michael Hurley look like Patrice O’Neal.
Green Line D Branch Reminder: From 8 PM on October 24 through October 31. Local and Express Shuttle buses will replace service between Kenmore and Riverside for maintenance work.
FYI, Celtics season ticket renewal is March, with commitment to renew in February.
I wonder if Gene Simmons gave Ace Frehley’s family a Kiss coffin at half-price.
Guys, I don’t know if it’s been said before, but we’re starting to reach the point where it’s no longer Drake may … it’s Drake is.
Whomever convinced Chris Gasper he’s a good writer needs to be brought before The Hague.
Aaron Rodgers yelling is lowkey kinda scary.
Hate when I see a 12-year-old kid wearing a sliding mitt, but Vlad Jr. makes it look cool.
As usual I’m the only one in the exit row to review the passenger safety card. I don’t see any of these people helping in the event of an emergency.
It’s crazy, like, I was just thinking that we’re actually starting to reach the point where it’s no longer Drake may … it’s Drake is. Anyone else feel this way?
Savor all the moments we have left with Chris Berman.
Long Johns went on today. Sorry folks, but it’s officially winter. I don’t care what your calendar says.
White women love two things: fucking with their faces and autumn.
You know the Patriots are back when Joe Murray and Dondero open up the postgame show by complaining about the Patriots trying to force the run, and how the defense needs to play better.
Black cats conduct heat evenly.
Why do refs say, “by rule”? What else would it be by?
As I was driving home, a thought struck me: We’re starting to reach the point where it’s no longer Drake may … it’s Drake is.
Damn convenient the Charles River water quality markedly improved right before the Regatta!
And when I wake up in the morning
To feel the daybreak on my face
There’s a blood that’s flowing through the feeling
With a knife to open up the sky’s veins.
Some things will never change
You just stand there looking backwards half unconscious from the pain
It may seem rearranged
In the backwater swirling there is something that will never change.
The best murder weapon would be a Tupperware lid…No one would be able to find it.
Porzingis had POTS? So is he better now? I ask because the broads seem to make it their personality for the rest of their life.
Honk if you remember when Paul was dead.
The next day, local television journalist Clark Booth suggested, “Instead of playing a seventh game, they should spread tables and checkered tablecloths across the outfields and just have a picnic, a feast to a glorious World Series, and toast one another until dawn.’’
It’s alright to cry Marchy, crying takes the sad out of you.
Congratulations to K’Lavon Chaisson for being named AFC Defensive Player of the Week.
Salem Ghost Lantern Stroll!
After looking at Marchand in a Panthers uni all night now I look up and it’s Marcus Smart as a Laker.
The Celtics, they could surprise!
Best bet for the weekend: we draw inexorably nearer to the point where it’s no longer Drake may … it’s Drake is.

Material from interviews, wire services, Twitter, Meta, other writers, league and team sources, Joe Giza, and the members of #the15 were used in this column. She’s drivin’ away, with the dim lights on.


Can YOU pick more winners than our own Football Cat? If so, you become eligible to win prizes!
Football Cat went 11-3 for the week, better than any of the opposition.
Simply pick who you think will win this weekend’s games. (Sunday and Monday only, Football Cat negotiated no non-holiday Thursdays) Pick more winners than FC, and you can win either a The15 Inside Joke Prize Pack or a $25 Supermarket Gift Card! Your choice as to Market Basket, Big Y, Shaw’s, or Stop & Shop! (Or another, if you are outside the New England Area)


(One winner per week. In the event of a tie, a winner will be chosen at random. Winners remail eligible to also win in future weeks.)
Here are this weekend’s NFL matchups:
Rams at Jaguars
Saints at Bears
Dolphins at Browns
Raiders at Chiefs
Eagles at Vikings
Panthers at Jets
Patriots at Titans
Giants at Broncos
Colts at Chargers
Packers at Cardinals
Commanders at Cowboys
Falcons at 49ers
Buccaneers at Lions
Texans at Seahawks
Email your picks to bjbsjournalintern@gmail.com (prior to kickoff of the first listed game) and our fine squad of interns will make sure your entry is added to this week’s pool of contestants
So have a nice weekend and good luck!

Mercury, draw near, and to my prayer incline,
Angel of Jove and Maia’s son divine;
Studious of contests, ruler of mankind,
With heart almighty, and a prudent mind.
Celestial messenger, of various skill,
Whose powerful arts could watchful Argus kill:
With winged feet, ’tis thine thro’ air to course,
O friend of man, and prophet of discourse:
Great life-supporter, to rejoice is thine,
In arts gymnastic, and in fraud divine:
With power endured all language to explain,
Of care the loosener, and the source of gain.
Whose hand contains of blameless peace the rod,
Corucian, blessed, profitable God;
Of various speech, whose aid in works we find,
And in necessities to mortals kind:
Dire weapon of the tongue, which men revere,
Be present, Mercury, and thy suppliant hear;
Assist my works, conclude my life with peace,
Give graceful speech, and my memory’s increase.
-The Orphic Hymn to Mercury

Sunday Full English Breakfast Time
Rams (-3) at Jaguars
Horny sheep shag Jags

Sunday Lunch Time
Saints at Bears (-4.5)
Poohs rattle Popes
Dolphins at Browns (-2.5)
Fairies fry fish
Raiders at Chiefs (-11.5)
Indigenous Peoples are on the war path

Eagles (-1.5) at Vikings
Philly sinks Norsemen
Panthers (-1.5) at Jets
Black cats ground jet lagged New Yorkers

Patriots (-7) at Titans
Patriots pinch Tits
Sunday Dinner Time
Giants at Broncos (-7)
Denver drops Dart
Colts at Chargers (-1.5)
Indianapolis Jones pulls the Plugs

Packers at Cardinals (-6.5)
Meatmen pluck pretty red birds
Commanders (-2.5) at Cowboys
Washington shuts down Dallas

Sunday Prowl Time
Falcons at 49ers (-2.5)
Penix plows Prospectors
Monday Prowl Time
Buccaneers at Lions (-5.5)
Kings of Beasts maul Mayfield
Monday Sleepy Time
Texans at Seahawks (-3)
Houston upsets Fake Sea Birds, but it’s still baseball season in Seattle!

Football Cat lives in New Hampshire, enjoys watching football, and is a cat.


I really wish pitchers still hit in the National League.
Imagine hiring Bill Belichick and being surprised he comes off as arrogant.
I am not ready for a world where Fred Warner had a horrific injury.
Dondero said that the defense and the running backs are in the back of the bus, while Maye and Vrabel are driving the bus. I don’t know if that’s a great analogy.
Hazel Mae did a spectacular job in that champagne storm the other night.
The trend of baseball players wearing Village People moustaches can’t end fast enough.
Non-meniscus injury Jaylen is way better.
Look at Pasta. Look at him. He’s the captain now.
Cakes are cooking for Willie O’Ree, Haim Saban, Jim Palmer, Richard Carpenter, Chris De Burgh, Joe Klecko, Jere Burns, Cathy Ladman, Kevin Harrington, Emeril Lagasse, Sarah Ferguson Duchess of York, Todd Solondz, Jorge Campos, Didier Deschamps, Dominic West, Fred Hoiberg, Ginuwine, Elena Dementieva, Keyshia Cole, Jessie Ware, Jesse Levine, and Anthony Joshua.
Yeah? Well, Optum is in first place for meet & greets, and has been for a while.
Late update to this: source says former Jaguars data scientist Claire Morrison is now an employee of the Vikings.
Sal Frelick just proved once again that you can never go wrong with a Boston College man.
No way Joe Flacco has only played for six teams.
Not many songs can pick your spirits up as quickly as Fats Domino singing the vastly underrated Walter Donaldson’s 1927 classic “My Blue Heaven.”
Drake Maye looks like the coolest of all the cucumbers out there today.
Watched this lady on tiktok pronounce penne as “peh-nay” before pouring her jarred sauce on her overcooked pasta and I almost launched myself into the sun.
Hey Cha Cha Malachi, this week’s Phrase that Pays is, a tie! “Oh, I guess that’s what that noise was,” and “It was dark, so I didn’t see anything.”
Imagine being so old your father was fired by Pop Warner.
Green Line Update: Service between Government Center, Union Square, and Medford/Tufts continues to stand by while personnel address the disabled train. Riders downtown should continue to use the Orange Line for alternate service.
Did I mention that in addition to visiting in all 50 states, and sleeping in all 50 states, I have been to a sporting event in all 50 states, plus Puerto Rico and the U. S. Virgin Islands?
Ahmad Rashad chooses better friends than Bill Belichick.
Teoscar Hernandez makes it clear he doesn’t believe in ghosts, but his wife does, so they have switched hotels in downtown Milwaukee.
Day is ending
birds are wending
Back to the shelter of
Each little nest they love.
Nightshades falling
lovers calling
What makes the World go round
Nothing but love
When whippoorwills call
And evening is nigh
I hurry to my
Blue Heaven.
I turn to the right
A little white light
Will lead you to my
Blue Heaven.
News Item: Research done by UTEP presents evidence that the Chiefs have benefited from slanted officiating from 2015 to 2023, a time that coincided with their rise as one of the NFL’s most marketable franchises.
The Bills didn’t have another ‘Damar Hamlin’ ready in time?
Gary Striewski and Randy Scott are very good with colors.
College kids from UNC think they scored with a Mark Farinella interview.
It’s going to suck when Seattle gets swept by the Dodgers.
Honk if you remember the 1987 NFL strike.
I swear it’s getting darker out earlier and earlier.
Are the Las Vegas Aces a dynasty? It’s quite possible, considering the particular and knowable number of Championships they have won.
Go check out free agency, Breggy. We won’t mind.
You did it, Humpy!
Rest up, sciatica is no joke, Lumbago King LeBron.
Best bet for the weekend: There’s only one answer- The Head of the Charles Regatta. Cya on the weekend thread.

Material from interviews, wire services, Twitter, Meta, other writers, league and team sources, Joe Giza, Old Friend Lefty, and the members of #the15 were used in this column. I ran out of gas. I… I had a flat tire. I didn’t have enough money for cab fare. My tux didn’t come back from the cleaners. An old friend came in from out of town. Someone stole my car. There was an earthquake. A terrible flood. Locus. It wasn’t my fault. I swear to god!


Can YOU pick more winners than our own Football Cat? If so, you become eligible to win prizes!
We had yet another winner this week, who will be announced when and if they check their email!
Simply pick who you think will win this weekend’s games. (Sunday and Monday only, Football Cat negotiated no non-holiday Thursdays) Pick more winners than FC, and you can win either a The15 Inside Joke Prize Pack or a $25 Supermarket Gift Card! Your choice as to Market Basket, Big Y, Shaw’s, or Stop & Shop! (Or another, if you are outside the New England Area)


(One winner per week. In the event of a tie, a winner will be chosen at random. Winners remail eligible to also win in future weeks.)
Here are this weekend’s NFL matchups:
Broncos at Jets
Rams at Ravens
Cowboys at Panthers
Cardinals at Colts
Seahawks at Jaguars
Chargers at Dolphins
Browns at Steelers
Patriots at Saints
Titans at Raiders
49ers at Buccaneers
Bengals at Packers
Lions at Chiefs
Bills at Falcons
Bears at Commanders
Email your picks to bjbsjournalintern@gmail.com (prior to kickoff of the first listed game) and our intrepid squad of interns will make sure your entry is added to this week’s pool of contestants!
Happy Columbus Day long weekend and good luck!

Know Your Demon, Episode 12: The Succubus

Mythology of the Succubus
A succubus is a demon or supernatural entity in folklore and mythology, often depicted as a beautiful young woman who seduces men in their dreams, or on a flight from Massachusetts to Florida, feeds off their life energy and sometimes even causes death – or worse, she may ruin their reputation as the greatest football coach of all time! The Succubus has evolved from a terrifying figure in religious folklore to a more complex social influencer character in modern society, frequently representing temptation, seduction and danger. Her demonic nature makes her a fascinating figure in the intersection of desire, football and the supernatural.
Characteristics of the Succubus
If you suspect that you, or someone whose football acumen you love, may be under the influence of a Succubus please alert the University of North Carolina Athletic Department at (919) 843-2000 or by visiting their website, GoHeels.com!

Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Sunday English Muffin Time
Broncos (-7.5) at Jets
Broncos bang and mash jolly old Jets
Sunday Lunch Time
Rams (-7.5) at Ravens
Rams rout Ravens
Cowboys (-3) at Panthers
Cowboys flip off black cats

Cardinals at Colts (-7)
Indianapolis Jones rolls over red birds
Seahawks at Jaguars (-1.5)
Fake sea birds soar over spotted cats
Chargers (-4.5) at Dolphins
Bolts reel in fish
Browns at Steelers (-5.5)
Yinzers devour Brownies

Patriots (-3.5) at Saints
Krafts cook Cajuns
Sunday Dinner Time
Titans at Raiders (-3.5)
Vegas tops Tits

49ers at Buccaneers (-3)
Baker’s boys boil Mac
Bengals at Packers (-14)
Meatmen grind stripey cats

Sunday Prowl Time
Lions at Chiefs (-2.5)
Taylor’s team tames lions

Monday Prowl Time
Bills (-4.5) at Falcons
Bills bounce back
Bears at Commanders (-4.5)
Washington shuts down Ditkas

Football Cat lives in New Hampshire, enjoys watching football, and is a cat.

Bill needs to dump that gold-digging whore. I’m talking about Freddie Kitchens, obviously.
The Boston Bruins quest for The Cup begins tonight, with no less than three alternate Captains. Leadership will evolve organically.
I’m hearing that Barstool just hired Frederica Bimmel.
Zdeno Chara will be the first player to hang his jersey up in the rafters without needing a pulley system.
You’re all pissing me off the album is good and it’s ok if you think it’s bad but like it’s not my problem. She’s cringe. Expecting her not to be cringe was your problem. BTW, this is how many of us felt about “Pop” in 1997.
If H. Paul Rico were alive he would crack down on the Bills Mafia.
For many of us this is a baseball High Holy Day, the 69th anniversary of Don Larsen’s Perfect Game. Or, as some prefer, Yogi’s Leap.
I like that Mark Sanchez went back to the bar after being stabbed. You can’t teach that.
Cakes are cooking for Rona Barrett, Paul Hogan, Fred Cash, Chevy Chase, R.L. Stine, Ray Royer, Hamish Stuart, Sigourney Weaver, Robert “Kool” Bell, Edward Zwick, Michael Dudikoff, Bill Elliott, Darrell Hammond, Stephanie Zimbalist, Joe Castiglione, Nick Bakay, Tony Eason, Reed Hastings, CeCe Winans, Matt Biondi, Emily Procter, Karyn Parsons, Matt Damon, Soon-Yi Previn, Monty Williams, Donnie Abraham, DJ Q-Ball, Kristanna Loken, Nick Cannon, The Miz, Raffi Torres, Travis Pastrana, Bruno Mars, Bubba Wallace, G Herbo, and Bella Thorne.
Cam In Taunton actually applied for a job at Barstool, but they told him he was too thin.
.A Ferrari beefing with a Sauber? I’m sat.
Imagine what Christian Barmore could accomplish if he only knew how to read.
Never skip face day, bro.
Orange Line: This weekend, October 11 – 13. No Train service between Forest Hills and North Station due to signal work. Use Shuttle buses between Forest Hills and Back Bay. Use the Green Line between Copley and North Station.
Hey Hogdale, You don’t need to work blue! You’ll never play the big rooms with that crap. Ask Redd Foxx. You don’t need the blue stuff, kid, you got talent!
Bob, I was lucky enough to watch the whole game on Black and White TV. I skipped school that day. I don’t think we will ever see that again. The present managers would have Larsen out in the 6th. I thought Jackie Robinson would break up the Perfect game. It was a joyous day. I interviewed Don Larsen many years later.
Most teams play better when they aren’t too busy being dumb.
Hey gang of pill hurlers, this week’s Phrase that Pays is, “when you grip the hide, hide your grip!”
Trying not to let small disappointments determine my day.
Good radio bit for Dondy: ranking the greatest sports stabbings. “OJ had the panache, but I gotta give the edge to Seles here. And Pierce gotta be top 3.”
We skipped the light fandango
Turned cartwheels ‘cross the floor
I was feeling kind of seasick
But the crowd called out for more.
The room was humming harder,
As the ceiling flew away.
When we called out for another drink-
The waiter brought a tray-
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale.
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of pale.
Foxboro Stadium in the 70s at a night game would kill everyone in Western NY and then invade Canada.
Honk if you remember Hyacinth Bucket.
Why make a name for yourself when you can just ride your dad’s coattails? Must be nice.
I can’t imagine being excited about that time 69 years ago when I read about a baseball game a day after it happened. And then saw the Movietone News highlights a week later between the Bowery Boys and the latest Abbott and Costello feature. I’m sure it was magical.
I can’t WAIT to bust out my Irish cardigan soon!
Has the Widow Russell forbidden Bill’s kids from using his bridge?
Much. Needed. Rain.
Well now I’m hearing Bill is giving his players warm Gatorade! An alum can’t pony up his buyout wad fast enough!
Puka Nacua remains a must-start in all formats.
Imagine not hating your job.
Either die a Marv Levy or coach long enough to become a Joe Gibbs.
Passed out at 6-1. The Yankees came back and won?!?!?!
Bert Bell created the Himmy Award in 1949. The Philadelphia Eagles’ Steve Van Buren took home the first one.
Best bet for the weekend: Football Cat’s win streak starts again.

Material from interviews, wire services, Twitter, Meta, other writers, league and team sources, Joe Giza, and the members of #the15 were used in this column. Pick Up the Pieces.
