Ghost of Slave Labor, or, Your Japan World Cup Preview

Senor Weaselo - November 22, 2022November 22, 2022

Oh good, we're off to the races with a Ghost of Tsushima joke. Which, after hearing about the premise and reading the history, I can tell you with certainty after watching Senorita Weaselo play about 3 hours and then getting sidetracked with another game (twice), ends in the original definition

Mama Said KNOCK YOU OUT! v3 Open Thread

King Hippo - July 2, 2018July 2, 2018

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Welcome to 2 July. We have Les Frogs, Ur Guays, Murder Checkerboards (Croatia), and the freakin' Rooskies through to the Elite Eight. Nice job, Spain. Maybe be a little less dramatico the day before you leave for el torneo, eh? Technically, nobody won yesterday, as both matches ended in a draw. Someone

Russia 2018 World Cup Open Thread – Thursday 28 June

King Hippo - June 28, 2018June 28, 2018

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Alas, today we close out Group play. ONE WHOLE FUCKING DAY OFF after this (I originally thought two), which I simply cannot abide. Fuck your rest and recovery time. Group H - Senegal (+345) v. Colombia (-120; draw +255) (10:00 EST, Fox) Be wary of these #HailGAMBLOR numbers, FOAR Senegal still need

Not for the Weak: World Cup Day 11 Open Thread

DFOing Good

Don T - June 24, 2018June 24, 2018

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Them’s the Senegalese, who are electric. They ain’t stressed, which is welcome. For all the surprising games in this World Cup, there’s been plenty of dread. The Americas have done poorly at the World Cup. ?? If it weren’t for Uruguay and México… Yeah, I’d still be watching, but also having

World Cup 2018 Japan Preview: A Monstrous Mess

Wakezilla - June 11, 2018June 11, 2018

Japan is a really cool country that everyone should visit in their lifetime because it has just about everything a person can ask for. It's an ancient culture that is on the cutting age of technology. And they have a ton of weird shit--including sea creatures that eat from their ass.

This Week In Violence! Presents Bo-Taoshi

The Maestro - March 4, 2016March 4, 2016

To residents of the Western world, it seems almost standard for us to use the adjectives "weird" or "crazy" to describe most things coming out of Japan, and yet despite these cliches, I simply can't find another word more appropriate to describe the game of bo-taoshi to you all. This is