Wednesday Open Thread: August 24, 2016

Hump Daaaayyyyyyy! Happy Wednesday, y'all. We're halfway to the weekend.

Around the DN since our last open thread:

Rhett Ellison has been activated from the PUP list and is now on the active roster, per Ted.

Ted let us know that the apocalypse is not nigh.

Ted put up a fanpost about The Curse of the Minnesota Vikings.

Ted and Di posted Roughing the Podcast, With Guest Matt Vensel.

Vikings news from other sources:

Fox Sports North has their take on what we've learned so far in the Vikings' preseason.

From Vikings.com:

Check out highlights from yesterday's practice.

Here is segment three of Making the MVC Swimsuit Calendar.

Coach Zimmer addressed the media yesterday.

Charles Johnson said it's good to have Teddy back out there.

Around the NFL:

From NFL.com, Josh Gordon says he wants to stay with the Cleveland Browns.

Bucs fans booed their rookie kicker (the one they moved up for to draft in the second round), who struggled again, per ESPN. Somewhere, Mark is rubbing his hands and smiling maniacally.

From ESPN, the NFL will interview Peppers, Matthews, and Neal.

Twins update:

The Twins are suddenly having problems beating division rivals. After being swept by the Royals, they dropped their series opener with the Tigers yesterday.Gibson got roughed up, and the Twins lost 3-8.

We come to today's media selection. We haven't played any Jimmy in a while, here you go.

Again, we all know the rules, but in case someone is new:

-No discussion of politics or religion
-No feeding of the trolls
-Keep the bad language to a minimum (using the spoiler tags, if you must)
-Speaking of which, if discussing a newer show or movie, please use spoiler tags 
-No pictures that could potentially get someone fired or in serious trouble at their place of employment
-If you can't disagree in a civil manner, feel free to go away
-While navigating the open thread, just assume it's sarcasm
-This isn't a male version of The View, so leave the gender hatred at the door

With that, the beer light is on and the bar is open. Belly up & tie one on. Don't forget to tip your waitress, & try the pickled pigs feet.