Does the Golden Ball have to go to a player from the two teams in the Final? Because otherwise... Arjen Robben, James Rodriguez, Alexis Sanchez, Robin Van Persie, Neymar. And then on Germany there were Mueller and Kroos. Messi being completely anonymous in the final doesn't help his cause either.

That moment was ripe for exploiting. Poor Schweinie.

You might actually enjoy watching the Bundesliga a lot more than watching the World Cup. Pick a good team to support, but don't pick Bayern Munich!

You make it sound as though women have been photoshopped for all time, that there's nothing wrong with it, and that it has no influence on girls' perception of ideal body image.

In this case, I think body-shaming is an unfortunate consequence of pointing out that the beautiful Mariah Carey is actually not what you think she is—she actually looks just like a lot of other women who fret about their appearances and hate the way they look because they don't have the benefit of having a personal…

Definitely strikes me as someone bringing a shovel to a beach to clear the sand. There's a LOT of volume to cover... if it even works.

I always pronounce Real Salt Lake with a Spanish accent, and it's just so cringe-inducing. Literally rolls off the tongue, unfortunately. Can't say it isn't memorable though—maybe they should go for broke:

That always struck me as a potentially stupid name. One day the Big One will hit, and no one in the Bay Area will appreciate the name "Earthquakes." It's like calling a Los Angeles team the LA Riots.

It's not sexism, directly, although I'm sure it plays a role. Watching the Women's World Cup would probably be like watching the MLS—not much fun because of the absence of superstar-level skill.

Outside of people who just hop on the bandwagon, who actually really enjoys sports and talking about sports that haven't at some point in their lives (childhood/college) played the sport they love? Not many.

Xenophobia mayyybe, but racism no.

Man, you guys really fell for the troll bait pretty hard.

I guess it depends on the office. I'd be embarrassed to use a mouse that looks like this, as I'd look like a 15 year-old boy.

I guess it depends on the office. I'd be embarrassed to use a mouse that looks like this, as I'd look like a 15…

I don't know about Japan, but I know that in Korea there's a weird fascination with English. I guess it's because it's the lingua franca where business is involved, but if you listen to any Korean pop songs since the 90s, you'll find them sprinkling their lyrics with English words or phrases, sometimes with poor…

Ha yeah I wonder. This made me look up the Vietnamese written language, and it's interesting how they're able to signify the tones for each vowel sound. Hard to write though, I imagine!

I've always wondered what how standardized romanization works. Was there in fact a Spanish or Portuguese speaker involved in the romanization of Chinese sounds? Who thought up the latest romanization for Korean sounds, and is it centered around a single western language or is it meant to be unique and helpful to no…

I was gonna write you a nasty reply until I realized that you might be onto something. I'd love to know how to properly pronounce Russian, Dutch or Serbian names, for example. Americans need all the help they can get being so isolated from everyone else.

Please Die.

I don't know if "thumbs up" is the right response here.

Is it accurate though? I always imagined Westeros as being more analogous to the British Isles than the United States, in terms of size. It makes the concept of visiting Winterfell from King's Landing by caravan seem like something one would labor to do, but not be a great one-way journey. Not to mention the task…