Keeping It Holy – Slave LaboUr Cup Final Open Thread

Buenos días, mes ami(e)s invisibles. This final I call it... Spectacular. France was the class of the tournament, which was surprising. The team is different from the 2018 Champions. No Kanté, no Pogba this time around, as well as others who shall not be named because of deadline restrictions. Benzema was

Slave LaboUrs Recap and Knockouts Day 1 Mundial Open Thread

Hola, beautiful gente. Your regularly scheduled pachyderm is doing kingly stuff so excuse me while I hijack this spot to talk about an infuriating, kooky, and pretty freakin' absorbing Mundial. But first, our respects and a word for the dead. Category obe, countries that only scored one goal: https://media.giphy.com/media/F21kBMSPSrdZDLBIbD/giphy.gif Yeah, the "respects part"

Samuel Eto’o Presents: The Cameroon DFO Slave LaboUr Preview

If you're of a certain vintage, there's a good chance you saw THIS goal when you were a kid and became a fan of Cameroon. As one of your resident Millennials at DFO *dodges beer bottles being thrown at him* I remember watching this goal and being all-in on Cameroon. When you're a kid,

A Message From The Government Of Canada: Your 2022 World Cup Preview

Hello. This is a public service announcement from the federal government of Canada about the upcoming World Cup tournament. Thank you for reading. Bonjour. Il s'agit d'une annonce d'intérêt public du gouvernement fédéral du Canada concernant le prochain tournoi de la Coupe du monde. Merci pour la lecture. Game Time Decision: I know

World Cup of (Slave Labour) Croatia Preview: You will Nazi them coming

The last time I did a write-up for Croatia, I correctly said they would be a formidable opponent who would make a deep run in the 2018 World Cup. Many of us hopped on the bandwagon and briefly fell in-lust over their President, Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, who seemed quite lovely, but

New Places – Monday Open Thread

Yesterday was Juneteenth, the anniversary of Union Army General Gordon Granger going to Galveston, Texas in 1865 to announce that all slaves were free. The Emancipation Proclamation was in 1863, and the Civil War had ended two months before Gen. Granger’s announcement. Since Texas don’t care, official action was required.

Memorial Day / Monday Night Open Thread

Today is Memorial Day in the USA, which honors their fallen soldiers in not-classified wars. I’m sure the CIA still resents that today is a mere lunes in most of Latinoamérica. Hey hey I’m just kiddin’. Wars of occupation, amirite? Boop! /takes index finger to tap your nose -Dafuq’s wrong with you?! //ducks haymaker Ok.

The Price of Heresy – Monday Open Thread

So it turns out that the first day of the draft was so boring that the Tennessee Titans traded away the best WR in franchise history. He is Arthur Juan Brown, 24, currently with the Iggles. Which is totally OK. AJ is a wonderful person, player and teammate who could make Philly

Final thoughts: The 2018 World Cup comes to an end

The dust has been settled, the alcohol from Sunday has finally worn off and the teams have gone home. It's time for some concluding thoughts about this World Cup. Where do you rank this World Cup? Balls: I've said it before,  but I honestly think it's the Best World Cup EVAR! I've