Thanks. I knew that, clarified my answer elsewhere.

I clarified my answer to another commenter, but this is correct. I meant FIFA doesn’t want direct competition with the World Cup.

I should clarify: when it started, it was not an event FIFA originated, and they didn’t want it to take away from the World Cup, so they put in the rules to make sure it was not in direct competition.

It’s also because it’s an event that FIFA doesn’t control.

One. One of the best players. And Neymar opted out of playing in the Copa America - which most Brazilians would tell you is the more prestigious tourney - because he wanted to play for his home country and try and make up for a smidgeon of the bad taste left over from the World Cup.

All true, although they did experiment here (and will in two other tournaments) with a 4th sub during extra time. Not that that will make much of a dent. These guys already run upwards of 18km during a 90 minute game, the only breaks coming at half or when someone is injured.

Both my boys (now 20 and 17) have anaphylaxis, and shortly after we had bought special waist pouches for them so they would carry their damned Epipens (about 7 or 8 years ago) Epipen went and changed the shape, so that was about $150 down the drain. Then the Allerject came out, and it was a goddamned miracle, shaped…

Speaking as a Canadian who was immensely disappointed with how it turned out for our guy in pole vault, Barber, that was an absolutely incredible event to watch. The Brazilian, the Frenchman, and the American were all worth cheering for, and I’m very happy CBC recognized what was happening and didn’t turn away as soon…

Friends lived in the south of France for a year while he was on sabbatical so he could do research. They went to the local pool one day and his 13yo son was told he couldn’t wear board shorts, would have to wear Speedos. They didn’t own Speedos. Well, we’re glad to loan you some. Which had a stray pube lodged in…

A reminder that, no matter the possible strength of the remake, there’s no way it can match the casting of the original, which was fucking magnificent.

I did enjoy Civil War, but summer films (or, at least, films that made it to me this summer) I enjoyed more include Eye in the Sky, Everybody Wants Some, The Nice Guys, Raiders! The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made, Hunt For the Wilderpeople, and Florence Foster Jenkins. I’d Put Green Room in there, except I…

The Canadian announced is pretty sure it was Phelps who was robbed, not Lochte.

Not a linguist, so I can’t speak to that (ha!), but maybe have a look at Sheila Finch’s Guild of Xenolinguist stories. There is something available on Amazon, I know.

While the next throw is going on, so you’re dodging as well. I’d watch that.

I’ll buy that it was a major screw-up. The announcer apologized. Nary a peep from NBC, of course.

Love my Holga, but haven’t dug it out for awhile. Need to get back to it.

Only because they’re both from the same country. Wearing the same swimsuit. France’s runners wear blue with red trim. Canadians don’t.

This is a good point, which is why it’s good the Canadian coverage is on 4 or 5 channels across three separate networks (CBC cut a deal with our two sports networks to carry the games as well, I think).

We sometimes have 5 channels carrying the games, plus online streaming. They don’t show all ceremonies, but a good number, and the important ones (Canucks, Phelps, Mo Farrah, that sort of thing) get live coverage.

What the fuck does this even mean? Aside from the fact that clearly you’re hurt my feelings by telling me - unasked, I might add - that you’re not my friend.