Archive for June, 2006

Why Diving Makes Soccer Great

I’m with Kottke on this one; this is a load of crap big enough to fill the stadium at Nurnberg.
Why Diving Makes Soccer Great - In defense of soccer’s biggest villains. By Austin Kelley

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NED v POR (was Confirmed)

73rd minute.. this game is a farce. A fist fight almost broke out on the pitch.
Where the hell is FIFA? The ref just carded the POR goaltender while a POR player WAS DOWN IN THE BOX. This is absolutely rediculous.
77th minute… 16 yellow cards.
What the hell? Cocu earned that card, not Deco
(sorry to anyone who [...]

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Worst. Officiating. Ever.

I realize that NED may lose this match, but for both teams let me say this. This is, without a doubt, the most poorly officiated game bar none. There have been 9 yellows and 2 reds and it’s not even the 66th minute. The Russian referee Ivanov has completely lost control of the game and [...]

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Fake Name Generator

Make your own fake identity for all those pesky online registration/spam traps. Check me out.
Fake Name Generator

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Comcast Tech Falls Asleep on Customer’s Couch - with video

Can’t make this kind of stuff up.
A Comcast technician came to replace a faulty modem. After spending an hour on hold with Comcast’s central office, he fell asleep on my couch. I’ve been in my apartment for three weeks and my internet connection is still non-functional. This is my tribute to Comcast, their low quality [...]

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Quote of the day

“When a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares that it is his duty.”
- George Bernard Shaw

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Ikea

So, we went to Ikea. It is, as they say, quite the place. I’m not saying that I want to redo my entire house in Ikea-provided furniture or anything. But, I did find myself saying far too many times, “that would look good in $ROOM”. In fact, I was so taken with some of their [...]

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