Your Tuesday, June 15th, Euro 2020 Main Event: France vs Germany in an “Alsace-Lorraine on a Poll” match Open Thread

Wakezilla - June 15, 2021June 15, 2021

Hello everyone! I'm a tad tipsy, as I am currently watching Hungary play Portugal. (Hey Portugal, stop trying to get the ball to Ronaldo and start passing the ball to other excellent players like Bruno, the Portuguese Magnifico). Today's Main event is France vs Germany in an "Alsace-Lorraine on a Poll"

Hue Jackson’s Hall of Fame Scammers: Bertha Heyman

The Maestro - May 13, 2021May 12, 2021

Welcome back to another exclusive sneak preview of the Hue Jackson School of Scam Artistry! I think we're due for another running back revitalization. I know that football people seem to have this conversation every 3 or 4 years, but after seeing the lack of high picks used on running backs,

Going Down the Poop Shute: Your Germany European Lesser Footy 2020 (in 2021) Preview

Wakezilla - May 12, 2021May 12, 2021

Hello everyone, and welcome to Germany's European Lesser Footy's 2020 (in 2021) Preview. Seeing how Germany is one of the few countries North Americans have to learn about, I'll keep this section fairly brief. With the exception of Berlin, I've been to the major cities and areas of Germany. It's a really

Hue Jackson’s Hall of Fame Scammers: Anna Sorokin

The Maestro - March 11, 2021March 11, 2021

Welcome back to another exclusive sneak preview of the Hue Jackson School of Scam Artistry! Some people may claim I'm a celebrity. I honestly don't think that's true. While I've been fortunate to pull off some pretty good cons in my time, especially with coaching the Browns, one of the things

The English: Are They Human? Case Study 2: George II and Dying On the John

The Maestro - September 3, 2020September 12, 2020

Despite controlling one-third of the world's landmass and one-quarter of its population at its peak in the late 19th century, one really has to wonder if the English are even civilized in the first place. As Indian historian and MP Dr. Shashi Tharoor stated in a 2015 speech at Oxford

How long is this thing? Wednesday World Cup Open thread.

litre_cola - June 27, 2018June 27, 2018

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Another four games on the slate today with things to play for! By Saturday we will be down to 16 and the fun will begin. The daily blogs have been great, huzzah to all of you who participate. Fuck Pepe forever. Group F 9 am DFO time games Sweden v Mexico at

2018 World Cup Sabado 23 June Open Thread

King Hippo - June 23, 2018June 23, 2018

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Here is some half-arsed analysis from a half-arsed Hippo who is no longer watching Torneo Del Diablo. My cohorts will do better. Me did find nice picture FOAR teh peoples. Group G - Belgium (-300) v. Tunisia (+850; draw +400) (8:00 EST, Fox) Tunisia are liquid shit, but they still almost got

Coach Carroll’s Weird Mysteries: The Hinterkaifeck Murders

The Maestro - April 19, 2018April 19, 2018

So I had some bad luck this week - Mystery Machine broke down. Because it's a legacy Volkswagen model, and because all the goddamn Pacific Northwest hippies don't seem to wanna share their spare transmission parts, I had to get myself to Germany to get her all repaired. Fortunately for

Historical Badasses: Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck

Historical Badasses

The Maestro - April 27, 2017April 27, 2017

I've done a lot of reading on the First World War as of late; one of the more recent discoveries from my Wikipedia rabbit-holes is that there was, as it turns out, a pretty significant amount of fighting between the Germans and the British in Africa starting in 1914. With

Historical Badasses: Mariya Oktyabrskaya

Historical Badasses

The Maestro - April 20, 2017April 19, 2017

We're gonna talk about tanks this week. I don't know about you, but for whatever reason, I had the weird thought the other day about how despite having an interest in military history of many stripes for much of my life, I realized I really know next to nothing about

Your Group C and Group D Matchday 3 Preview– Tuesday Morning Open Thread

DFOing Good

Wakezilla - June 21, 2016June 21, 2016

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Good morning everyone. Before I get started, I just found out that I have been invited to speak at a Refugee conference in Poland. That's pretty super! I can't wait to go over there and stuff myself with all those beefy Polish sausages. They look so delicious, I won't be able