Minnesota Vikings News and Links, 1/8

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen! Welcome to another day at your favorite Minnesota Vikings' website.

Since the last time we brought you an Open Thread. . .

-The appeal hearing for Adrian Peterson will take place on 6 February, and there are a couple of things that may work to his advantage.

-There's a brand new episode of Norse Code available for your listening pleasure.

-We have a list of all the important dates on the NFL calendar between now and the start of Training Camp.

-If you're still wanting to play some fantasy football, check out SB Nation's FanDuel League for this weekend's games.

There really isn't a whole lot else in the way of news at the present time, so we'll just leave it at that.

The rules of the Open Thread are the same as they've ever been, ladies and gentlemen. . .no politics, no religion, no feeding of the trolls, keep the bad language to a minimum (using the spoiler tags, if necessary), and keep the pictures work-safe and appropriately-sized.

Here is today's Open Thread entertainment.

With that, the beer light is on and the bar is open for this Thursday, ladies and gentlemen. Enjoy the rest of your day!