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Nothing is offsides

I always assumed that you had two choices in the face of rampant corruption: dig in your heels and fight it or shrug your shoulders and deal. Then I realized that there is a middle ground: whistle past the graveyard.

The Nigerian Football Association has announced a new rule: referees can accept bribes, but they can't do anything in exchange for them. I was horrified until I realized that they based their new policy on our campaign finance system. So I just went back to whistling.