No mention of Tito Francona either, and he’s maybe the best reason to Root for the Indians in the Playoffs.

I wouldn’t celebrate too much, Toronto. Tomorrow night you have to face a fresher-than-hell Zach Britton in the deciding Game 2.

Worse food? The Scots invented Scotch and shortbread. The English eat beans for breakfast.

Personally I’m not sure how Andy Murray would have got an English sense of humour in the first place, what with being Scottish and everything.

Pretty sure he’s lived in Scotland since he was a baby. I’d say they have a handle on his age.

Looks like we got a member of the red team here.

“No one denies this”

Red Sox fans are Patriots fans. Patriots fans are scum.

Are they playing the Yankees or Nazi Germany? Then no.

Counterpoint: No.

Yeah, it’s not like catholics in the British isles have any unwanted occupations to relate to.

I’ll assume you know enough about The Troubles and Israel/Palestine to just say that this isn’t so much a joke as it is a sentence that idiots will think is a joke.

Kind of makes me feel like riverdancing.

Glad to see this getting some coverage as it is a complete travesty. UEFA have designated the flag of Palestine as an “illicit banner” which is ridiculous for so many reasons of logic, before you get to the crass politics involved.

Many in Ireland have long supported Palestine due to the parallels the Irish saw between their own fight against Britain and the Palestinian fight against Israel. Many Irish Republicans adopted the Palestinian flag to show their solidarity with Palestine. In response, many Loyalists adopted Israel’s flag (which is…

When it occurred it seemed to me from everything I read about that it was a genuine political protest.

There was a fiiiiiirefight!!!!!!!

Symbology? Now that Duffy has relinquished his “King Bonehead” crown, I see we have an heir to the throne! I’m sure the word you were looking for was “symbolism.” What is the ssss-himbolism there?

It didn’t involve subjugating local populations, so of course Brits don’t see it as porn.

More. More fun lacrosse.