First result 21 -- 23 France Of all the Germanic and Slavic peoples in Europe, how Italy became the Sixth Rugby Nation is perplexing to say the least. Why they play rugby In Italy isn't half as confusing as why they don't play rugby in Germany, Poland, Ukraine, Russia, &tc.

First round result 15 -- 9 Scotland England is the place I would live if it weren't for all the Americans in my life. Go see it. Learn to drive on the wrong side. And when they say "Turn left at the castle," there's a fucking castle where you turn

So I can't help but feel that I've been a bit of a disappointment with my promises of rugby coverage in the past. This time, things are different. Don't know exactly why. My time with rugby goes back to a distant era known as the 1980s and has continued ever

First round result 9 -- 15 England I hate Scotland. Actually, no. I love Scotland. That's even more so now that we survived Murrayfield. I used to work there. But hating Scotland is #2 on the Englishman's Hated List, so here we are. Ummm...HAGGIS IS SO GROSS YOU GUYS Actually,

First round result 16 -- 16 Ireland. Wales is an interesting place. They have taken their own culture and moved it further away from England than any other pre-Norman Celtic society. Over 25% of Welsh people speak Gaelic Welsh, whereas the percentage of Gaelic speakers in Scotland and Ireland is

Doop-dee-doo, having a pretty good day so far, got a couple calls out of the way, having Ben & Jerry’s Strawberry Shortcake Greek frozen yogurt for lunch, not too shabby. Doop-dee-doo, let’s check the Internets! Nothing on the Internets could possibly ruin a good mood ever!Hello, what’s this?What?http://news.yahoo.com/is-this-ancient-greek-laptop-proof-that-time-083225287.html?nf=1This has to be

First round result 23 -- 21 Italy I love France. J'ADORE LA BELLE FRANCE Thing is, it wasn't always this way. My dad, a remarkably flawless person for his 76 years, taught me two prejudicial hatreds: The

Pictured: Aggrieved White Man 78478312Oh, aggrieved white man.When will you ever see justice again in this life? When will you ever see things start to go your way again? What kind of world are we leaving for your children?When the burden just becomes so great, so massive, that you must

Pictured: Aggrieved White Man 78478312Oh, aggrieved white man.When will you ever see justice again in this life? When will you ever see things start to go your way again? What kind of world are we leaving for your children?When the burden just becomes so great, so massive, that you must

How is it that anyone still cares what this guy thinks?This guy FUCKED THE WORLD.But here he is, on Tavis Smiley, blathering on about policy being ignored, media abdicating its responsibilities, &tc–stuff I mostly agreed with.He was right then. He’s right now. This cannot excuse what he did.What people still

As some of my posts may have indicated, I am a little bit of a Star Wars fan. I have some opinions on the way certain people have done certain things in certain Star Wars films. Some of them are positive and some of them are negative, but I have

As some of my posts may have indicated, I am a little bit of a Star Wars fan. I have some opinions on the way certain people have done certain things in certain Star Wars films. Some of them are positive and some of them are negative, but I have