God damn it Barry. Leave that shit for the rest of us.

Important question:

That guy sounds like a socially-flawed asshole who I wouldn’t mind being friends with.

When you have to fart.

Yeah, that’s probably right.

Not working a youth tournament would be my guess.

Precisely my point. Calling someone lazy for producing a medium that you can’t use as an alternative to doing what you are paid to do sounds a bit like pot/kettle to me.

I think it is universally understood that there are a million better ways to heat pizza than with a microwave. But if you had the energy and patience to do that much work you wouldn’t be eating leftover pizza in the first place.

It’s funny that the OP mentions podcasts as lazy, when the most likely reason for his/her disapproval is because it’s harder to get away with ignoring work if you have to use headphones to get your kicks.

Well you have to visit Wonkette, at least on Mondays, for their version of BCO by our dearly departed C.A Pinkham.

Valid point! And still, the thought process behind Spurs winning the league with an easier schedule ahead requires them to not be Spursy. It will be fun to watch, no doubt.

I am honestly really torn on this one. To me, it’s kind of like the Panenka penalty. It’s a ballsy move that could make you look like a dumbass if it doesn’t work, but also either a genius (or asshole) if it does.

I had a conversation with a friend yesterday who is a similarly despondent Arsenal fan. I told him that, apart from City mounting a charge and somehow winning the league, whoever is crowned champion will have broken the mold of traditional and predictable outcomes. So why couldn’t it be Arsenal?

“Gaggle” sounds like the perfect word to describe a group of Thai hookers. Well done.

But damn near everything is readily available now given the movement towards online streaming, so I don’t see how that makes your point. The way I see it, the deciding factor is the HUGE bidding war that has been going on between Fox Sports and NBC for the rights to show the Premier League in recent years. Has anyone…

It was already mentioned by someone, but I’m not talking about MLS ratings. I’m talking about increasing popularity among Americans towards the global game, most noticeably the European leagues (especially the Premier League). It’s been a growing stock in this country for a couple decades now.

I will be the first to admit feigning injury is cringe-worthy. I hate it as much as anyone. But this guy was very clearly hurt, so it’s not the best thread to try and make a point about diving.

Ignoring the rest of your post, can we please fucking stop with the “this is why Americans hate soccer” bullshit? It was true thirty years ago. It’s not true right now.

I don’t think so. The picture he posted has the foot that is firmly on the ground circled. His beef was clearly that he thought it was over the line.