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New day, so I get to submit a new five... My Bloody Valentine - Loveless Richard Hell and the Voidoids - Blank Generation Butthole Surfers - Hairway to Stephen Leonard Cohen - Greatest Hits Ween - The Pod

You might have a Univision or Telemundo on there with coverage of the early game. And yes, if USA had gotten past Ghana, it would be madness. Facing Uruguay with a chance to see the semifinals would be beautiful. It breaks my heart.

Your sig is a mess of fonts and formats. It looks like a Japanese sports drink billboard. I win.

Not sure. I've tried a few times to fight through Being and Nothingness. I usually pass out from ennui at page 8.

Pfffff! 2 out of 3 people also believe that ghosts are real, Jesus has a batphone to the president and "male enhancement" works.

And yet we do. We carry on in spite of it all. Like Sisyphus, I shake my fist at the Gods of the Last Post thread. Ha! I laugh with scorn at the folly of it all. Ha! I say. Ha!

Yeah, well... that's the good news. The bad news is now that we've had this amazing moment of enlightenment, what is there left in the world that could compare? What's the point of carrying on?

I know. Some good stuff coming up. Look at Uruguay. If they beat Ghana, that's gotta be the fluffiest path to the semis ever.

Starts back up tomorrow. Man, look at that first quarterfinal game! I'd take that as the final. I feel very bad for whichever team loses. QUARTERFINALS Fri. 7/2 Netherlands vs. Brazil 10am Pt. Elizabeth ESPN Fri. 7/2 Uruguay vs. Ghana 2:30pm Johannesburg (SC) ESPN Sat. 7/3 Argentina vs. Germany 10am Capetown ABC Sat. 7/3 Paraguay vs. Spain 2:30pm Johannesburg (EP) ABC SEMIFINALS Tue. 7/6 URU/GHA vs. NED/BRA 2:30pm Capetown ESPN Wed. 7/7 ARG/GER vs. PAR/ESP 2:30pm Durban ESPN THIRD PLACE Sat. 7/10 (semifinal losers) 2:30pm Pt. Elizabeth ABC FINAL Sun. 7/11 (semifinal winners) 2:30pm Johannesburg (SC) ABC

I think it will happen. And I think Danny Devito will re-create it all in the big screen bio pic.

Agreed. A couple years ago, maybe. But with all the horny female teachers gettin’ it on lately, it’s truly a buyer’s market.

Sure. Really. Give the guy a chance to fully recover from his torn knee tendon. The Gooch you saw (briefly) in this WC is not the true Gooch. When fit, he is a top notch defender. I would also make the case for Benny Feilhaber if he stays healthy and can latch on somewhere where he can see good competition. Here's the #1 guy to look out for: Stuart Holden. He's 25 now. He has the skills, the touch, the vision, the creativity. This was not his year due to an already crowded midfield and the fact that he was coming off a broken ankle. He will be a big star by 2014.

Yes. Before he made the trip, he was actually quite a nice, cheery fellow. Then he hit the rush hour traffic on I285.

[standard disclaimer for all “deserted island” type questions: This are my choices today, at this moment. If you asked me yesterday or tomorrow, the results would be different.] Gerry Mulligan – Night Lights Television – Marquee Moon Meat Puppets II Slayer – Reign in Blood Tom Waits - Swordfishtrombones

I think WR is the toughest position to judge in the offseason. Even through training camp, the reports are hard to digest. Every year, it seems that some undrafted or late round rookies are lighting it up. I think you always have to consider that you're dealing with the most dynamically athletic position. These guys tend to excel in no-pads drills and 7-on-7. When you're watching an otherwise boring scrimmage, what stands out? The guys diving and making one-hand stabs. It's a position stacked with lots of track stars and acrobatic wannabe playmakers. I think it's really hard to predict which of these guys is going to actually excel when it really counts.

I was good friends with Chris Brown in college. He is a good guy. Very smart and funny.

Wow, that 11 year old girl's skanky mom is kind of hot in a skanky mom sort of way.

Yes. I'm very proud to see the U.S. team play the game honorably so far. I was watching one of the WC discussion shows and one of the commentators, who happened to be English, said that "the U.S. team is the class of the tournament." That may be an overstatement, but I'm glad that our team is not one of those taking cheap shots and diving and writhing on the ground. Also, in terms of passing, ball control and teamwork, they seem to be coming together. If they play against Ghana like they did in the second half against Algeria, it will be another good result. Go USA!

Wow! 46 years ago today: the single greatest day in jackass history. Happy Birthday, you nutty bastard. You’re nutty.

Bottom shelf gin shots for everybody! On me!

I would like very much to be made into a piñata. Then let the local kids have at me as “Death of a Clown” by the Kinks is blasting. I have no interest in taking up space in the ground.

I just turned 40. I can’t really afford any of the typical "second youth" luxuries, so I just suck it up. I’ve always sort of had a pretty tenuous grasp at best on my own identity and psychological cohesion, so mid-life is nothing new.

It's incredible, but I believe that all the South American teams are still undefeated... Chile Argentina Uruguay Paraguay Brazil

Congratulations! Four little blue squares—not bad.

Sorry, Meazza. Did Slovakia just advance?