MON 26 MAR 2007

LET’S TAKE SOME PENALTIES

“As you are fully aware, we here at GoobNet have often discussed the way to settle football matches in which both sides have scored the same number of goals at the end of the match.” Take time to think about how to introduce oddities in evenness in Let’s Take Some Penalties.

Keywords: Sport, Support, SPEED, Football, England

SUN 03 DEC 2006

JUST WHAT THEY WANT

“Tommy Cruise obviously needs to be monitored, because we don’t know the history of psychiatry and he does.” Stand by for the world’s most predictable joke in Just What They Want.

Keywords: Support, SPEED

SUN 12 NOV 2006

THE GREAT FOOD DIVIDE

“It’s easy to believe that a reasonable person wouldn’t need a court decision to be able to tell the difference, but remember, this is the United States of America, where suing for the most inane reasons is an inalienable civil right, but privacy isn’t.” Make your preselected vote count in The Great Food Divide.

Keywords: Support, SPEED

SUN 20 AUG 2006

DON'T PANIC? WHATEVER

"The fact that you summoned them from all the way in the back to answer that stupid question should push them over the edge." Cause mental breakdowns at will in Don't Panic? Whatever.

Keywords: Propaganda, Support, SPEED

SUN 23 OCT 2005

LOOK AWAY, JOE

"It also prompted Joe Buck to become Tom DeLay." Go from bad to worse in Look Away, Joe.

Keywords: Sport, Support, SPEED

SUN 04 SEP 2005

COLLEGIATE FIX

"But when we presented this task to them, most of them ran away screaming." Accept the challenge at the risk of your sanity in Collegiate Fix.

Keywords: Sport, Support, SPEED, American football

SUN 22 MAY 2005

CSI: BOLOTNIKOVO

"The answer: No. And not just because 'localised global warming' is an oxymoron." Present the possibility of poor phrasing in CSI: Bolotnikovo.

Keywords: Support, SPEED

SUN 20 FEB 2005

HAND IT OVER, BETTMAN

"Any matters not listed in these regulations shall be subject to Commissioner Dole's discretion." Make the pucks your little black friends in Hand It Over, Bettman.

Keywords: Sport, Support, SPEED, Ice hockey

SUN 23 JAN 2005

THERE'S A TELESCOPE FOR YOU

"The Al Gore Lunar Telescope will operate under the same values under which Al Gore operated his political career." Experience the thrill of the little known third category in There's a Telescope for You.

Keywords: Space, Support, SPEED

SUN 13 JUN 2004

THAT'S WHAT WE'D LIKE TO SEE

"Actually, it doesn't matter what kind of sporting event it is. With John Tesh and John McEnroe announcing together, how can you go wrong?" Engage in a stimulating discussion over whether the ball was in in That's What We'd Like to See.

Keywords: Support, SPEED

SUN 07 MAR 2004

IF YOU CAN'T BEAT THEM...

"How about Carolina chartreuse?" Identify room for chromatic improvement in If You Can't Beat Them....

Keywords: Sport, Support, SPEED

SUN 15 FEB 2004

FINALLY, SOMETHING TO DO BEFORE THE THIRD PLACE MATCH

"This is a favourite exercise of Honduras coach Bora Milutinovic." Keep your eye on the ball in Finally, Something to Do Before the Third Place Match.

Keywords: Sport, Support, SPEED, Football, Men’s World Cup

SUN 31 AUG 2003

NATIONAL PRIDE AND OTHER MISCONCEPTIONS

"What can you say about a national anthem that was built by uniting a fairly lame poem with a drinking song?" Verify the influence of alcohol on popular culture in National Pride and Other Misconceptions.

Keywords: Support, SPEED

SUN 27 JUL 2003

LAME NAME GAME

"Not even if it lets them have a logo that's so silly it's cute: a dribbling raptor with its claws protruding from its sneakers." Deny potential mascot endearments in Lame Name Game.

Keywords: Sport, Support, SPEED

SUN 06 JUL 2003

LEAGUE WEAKEST LINK

"The US doesn't punish any teams, even if they're sucking permanently. What a dilemma!" Come down like a ton of bricks in League Weakest Link.

Keywords: Sport, Support, SPEED

SUN 04 MAY 2003

HORSEGRENADES AND HAND SHOES

Keywords: Space, Support, SPEED, ISS