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Getting All Caught Up (Cause We’re Lazy Like That)

By oddJoe ⋅ June 15, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

You may have noticed some inactivity around these parts, but any rumors about oddsnark hanging around with Chris Henry getting underage girls liquored up are patently untrue! So here’s a quick look at some things you’ve already heard about and read about that we’ve been too, uh, busy to post on:
Ben Roethlisberger learned first […]

(Soccer) Balls And (World) Cups

By oddJoe ⋅ June 2, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

I guess there’s no denying it any longer. The FIFA World Cup is about to begin and there’s nothing we can do about it, so we should try to post something that is somewhat informative about this globalest of global competitions. Basically for us, the way it breaks down is the USA against the rest […]

Rate The Mate: Wayne Rooney And Coleen McLoughlin

By oddJoe ⋅ June 2, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

Here’s the few things we know about Wayne Rooney: He plays soccer and he’s English. He recently broke his foot, or sprained his ankle, or stubbed his toe or something, and now he might not be able to play for the UK in the World Cup. This seems to be really bad news for Britain […]

Need A Hug? Watch Some Soccer

By oddJoe ⋅ May 23, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

According to a study by the Mental Health Research Foundation in the UK, men are more willing to share their feelings while watching watching football. (That’s the other football, not our football.) The online study of 500 men found that almost 70% said they are more willing to talk about their feelings with other men […]

Interplanetary Space Travel and Real Salt Lake

By oddJoe ⋅ May 14, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer defeated the Los Angeles Galaxy last night 3-0, snapping an 18-game winless streak for the Utah team. Salt Lake fans had been pining away for a victory since August 6, 2005, and which is a really long time to watch your team lose. How long? Long enough to […]

Those Crazy Italians And Their Crazy Soccer

By oddJoe ⋅ May 12, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

If the Seattle Seahawks make it back to the Super Bowl this year, they might want to take a page from Italian soccer powerhouse Juventus FC. It seems that Juve officials have been able to “influence” the selection of referees for their matches to get sympathetic refs who won’t, you know, call penalties or whatever […]

Congress To Germany: Whores Are Bad

By oddJoe ⋅ May 4, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

Thank goodness we live in a country without any national security fears, economic problems, or scandals involving high government officials so that congress can focus on the real problems of the world: legalized prostitution in Germany. Christopher Smith, a Republican congressman from New Jersey, has rebuked the German nation for allowing anyone with a couple […]

Two For Mexico: F�tbol and Football

By oddJoe ⋅ January 26, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

In the world of f�tbol (that’s soccer to you and me), Mexico defeated Norway 2-1 in an exhibition match leading up to this summer’s World Cup tournament. Luis Ernesto Perez scored the game winner in the 87th minute, beating Norway goal tender Espen Johnsen. Mexico will play in Group D in the World Cup, matching […]

The Comedic Value Of Nazi Fascism

By oddJoe ⋅ January 11, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

In the run up to this summer’s World Cup, a Dutch company has started selling plastic WWII German army helmets emblazoned with such slogans as “Attack!” and “Go, Netherlands, Go” in support of the Dutch squad. This has naturally caused a commotion within the European community, but an official with the company, Weno Geerts, explains […]

Di Canio A Fascist And Proud Of It

By oddJoe ⋅ December 23, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

After being fined and suspended for giving a stiff-arm salute during a recent Serie A match, Lazio striker Paolo Di Canio is attempting to defend himself by declaring, “I am a fascist, not a racist.” Right, Paolo, and all these Johnny Rebs we have running around the Red States flying their Confederate flags are just […]