I want to hear your thoughts on Anatoly Fomenko and his chronology research. The idea is that Rome was invented by Renaissance Era Jesuit monks to extend the history of the Catholic Church, thus giving credence to its traditions with laypeople.

I’m also open to any equivalent mind-blowing ideas you have (if it’s…

Absinthe is something I thought would be a bigger deal in adulthood. Where’d it go? Seemed more mysterious ten years ago when I was in high school.

Team USA have 100 more athletes than the host nation Brazil.

1888 was the year of “peak bustle.”

Todd Grisham probably hears a lot of things he doesn’t understand.

tl;dr.

Welcome to Wool Sock City, Nick!

Is dynamite-ing also a sport? Blowing shit up should be a sport.

Chariot racing, jousting, Michael Phelps riding a horse, and 400-meter naked running with 44 lbs of armor should all be Olympic sports.

Japan is a big storyline. After they beat New Zealand, they beat France in the quarterfinals. Japan play Fiji next, but even if Japan lose they have a good chance of beating Great Britain (the likely loser in Semifinal B against South Africa) and winning the bronze.

I thought Drew was a sports fan.

The sound of a wooden field hockey stick smacking FieldTurf is infuriating.

lol

come save me, mr. good guy*

*jingle-jangle dumbfuck

The difference is that Americans pull the trigger

so she shot the most people with a rifle? congrats Ginnyyyyy!!!! Woo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

IUPUI must be pronounced as “Ooey-Pooey”

Israel

The same authority that states that players can’t run into the stands to play home run-balls.

“Stale apology” is the perfect way to describe the midwestern accent. Go to any car dealership, watch any high school football post-game show, or listen to any commercial on the radio for window siding, and you’ll hear it.

The power of the middle-aged midwestern man (polo tucked into khakis, clipboard) is in making you…