Post Self-Justification Lesser Footy Thread

Every January, to my great discomfort, I am summoned to justify my continued existence within the law firm.  It's like somebody decided, "hey, we don't think Hippo focuses enough on his self-hatred and feelings of personal and professional failure - let's stare at him and make him do a little

FA Cup Saturday! Open(ish) Thread

Life without FITBAW is just terrible, that's why Damar Hamlin asked about the score before his goddamned breathing tube came out.  But we get Chefs/Raiders and Tits/Jaguras tonight, so nap accordingly. In the interim, here are the fixtures I find randomly interesting: Gillingham v. Leicester City (7:30, ESPN+) Upset TOTES predicted here.  Formerly Foxy

Your 2023 AVN Awards Preview Post

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Yes, get ready for the traffic to start rolling in. It's that time of year again! For the first time since COVID, the AVN Awards will be held live in Las Vegas on the first weekend in January. Talk about bringing in the new year with a bang! I'm sorry.

Your 2026 World Cup Immodest Proposal

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In his 2022 World Cup Quarterfinal Open Thread, the esteemed Mr. King Hippo, Esq. came up with a pretty good idea for how to handle the addition of 16 teams for the next World Cup to be hosted in Canadia, México, and the United States in 2026. When you have

Balls’ History Of The World: Part 1

Before we get started, I feel we need an appropriate intro: https://youtu.be/AILiI6f83L8 This post came about because this YouTube video popped up on my feed: https://youtu.be/Zlz4QgpOSw0 I got interested and then went down a rabbit hole that has led to this post. I found that I disagree with the YouTube video. It appears to

Early Morning Slave LaboUr and JV NFL Regular Season Finale Thread

Good morning, one and all.  Stuff yourselves full of the footed ball offerings, because it's gonna start tapering off. I am not paying enough attention to specifically preview the Slave LaboUr Cup matchups.  But by all means, discuss away. Michigan (+8) at THEEEEE Ohio State (Noon, Fox) I am really nauseated by Fox'