I... I think I might love you. Actual objective, well-thought-out honesty is so rare on the Gawker sites as to be positively refreshing, and thank you.

Just want to say that this is one of the the most in-depth threads on Gawker in years, and cheers to you for starting it. Nice job.

I think oftenttimes that this goes overlooked, and should be more far more accessible. :-)

I was just responding to your comment, and have no idea how it turned out. Sorry if I misinterpreted what you were saying.

So if the Italians act like little bitches, it’s okay for you to do it too? If you want to justify your pride, then show some dignity, whether you win or lose. That’s how you show superiority, not by acting like jingoistic dickheads.

As long as it was a good game, fairly-played, and you did your best, why not? There’s this little thing called “sportsmanship” that Americans seem to be sorely lacking in. The most important thing is that, win or lose, one maintains grace and dignity. In other words, don’t be sullen sore losers if you don’t win, and…

It’s amazing that Anericans strut like peacocks whenever they’re finally able to overcome a 3rd-world country, but that they slink away in shame whenever a 3rd-world country beats them.

I’m impressed by the Amazon finding, but at 10 bucks a pop I think I’d be more inclined to just find a blacksmith to get them en masse. :-)

I was the same, when I saw that they appeared to be bread-and-butter pickles instead of proper dills. Some people are just sick. :-)

It’s true.

“I had the plush version of this as a child.”

lol.

Clearly your parents were negligent in your upbringing, having failed to utilise one of these:

He works for the Chinese government. The money’s a good perq, though.

Oh, it’s much worse than that, mon frère. Essentially this is the Chinese government buying its way into Western sports, via this guy, who is simply a Chinese shill for a shill corporation run by the CCP.

After this, I don’t want to, either. I’m gonna have nightmares tonight about cellulite.

Es gawker est.

Especially the fat-ass. There’s a Harley Quinn stand-in for sure.

Heh. The explosion and flames were shopped in, but the Arab “hoverboard” fail is real: