Author Topic: What in hell is a World Cup? (Read 987 times)

soda72 · « **Reply #30 on:** June 10, 2006, 11:47:53 AM »

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Originally posted by Ripsnort
Super Bowl=Huge toilet bowl where officials crap on the best team playing within.

go Stealers!!!!!

Dago · « **Reply #31 on:** June 10, 2006, 11:56:57 AM »

Soccer would be more interesting if the players carried bats and could take a whack at the ball.

If we can't beat you in soccer, we will bomb you into submission. It's in our nature.

SFRT - Frenchy · « **Reply #32 on:** June 10, 2006, 12:34:40 PM »

Hang,

USA always had a thing for their national events bearing the word "World", like the "World Series". It makes Americans forget that the "World" extends past USA's borders, and that there's a life out there other than a bunch of unshaved dudes runing around with C4 straped on their belly.

On this instance, you could notice life outside USA being a bunch of unshaved dudes runing around, but after a round ball.

SOB · « **Reply #33 on:** June 10, 2006, 12:35:41 PM »

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Originally posted by Ripsnort
Super Bowl=Huge toilet bowl where officials crap on the best team playing within.

Chairboy · « **Reply #34 on:** June 10, 2006, 12:55:11 PM »

I can translate this into terms that most of the readers of the O'Club will better understand:

The World Cup is like the big Quiddich match in the most recent Harry Potter movie, except with fewer flying broomsticks.

soda72 · « **Reply #35 on:** June 10, 2006, 02:13:09 PM »

How much do they pay these soccer players anyway?

lasersailor184 · « **Reply #36 on:** June 10, 2006, 02:27:41 PM »

Hehe, Rip's still sore about his team losing in the Super Bowl.

Anyway, the world cup is fun to watch sometimes, especially when there's nothing else on. However, I haven't seen a single game yet. My cable lineup just isn't showing any soccer games, even on the spanish channel.

Replicant · « **Reply #37 on:** June 10, 2006, 02:47:11 PM »

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Originally posted by Mini D
I was in Munich most of last week (left Friday)... a British reporter asked me if I thought soccer (he used a different word for it?) would become popular in the U.S. if the U.S. did well in the World Cup. I simply replied "We have a team in the World Cup?"

Lovely weather lately in Munich eh? Luckily it's been sunny since Thursday!

The Paraguay team are staying 1.5 miles from where I live and I cycle by their training ground every day. Shouted a few chants so far but at least can continue now England beat Paraguay

Been a really good atmosphere today, lots and supporters of different nationalities and even saw several USA shirts and a couple of US flags. So there must be a few aware of Team USA

Gh0stFT · « **Reply #38 on:** June 10, 2006, 05:20:39 PM »

Who invented the terrible name "soccer" anyway?? lol
where i grew up it was allways called "Fussball" because it is played with the Fuss (feet).
And this is the official Name:
FIFA Fussball-Weltmeisterschaft Deutschland 2006™

weaselsan · « **Reply #39 on:** June 10, 2006, 05:49:09 PM »

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Originally posted by Swoop
Honestly, no national pride.

The US team is, at last, viewed as a top side. Gone are the years of laughing at the Yanks for not knowing what on earth the offside rule is, etc. Without checking, I think the USA is currently ranked 5th in the world and is expected to do pretty well this cup.

Of course we know what off side is.....it's when a lineman moves before the ball is snaped to the quarterback. What do you think is?

beet1e · « **Reply #40 on:** June 10, 2006, 06:13:05 PM »

I saw the Argentina v Ivory Coast game, and I could have sworn the Argie player who received the pass (Simbiola?) was offside.

Vulcan · « **Reply #41 on:** June 10, 2006, 06:36:55 PM »

pffttttttttttt soccer... nfl.... nhl.... blah blah...

nuthing beats the men in black:

(they played vs Ireland last night, awesome game - very close)

weaselsan · « **Reply #42 on:** June 10, 2006, 06:45:27 PM »

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Originally posted by Gh0stFT
Who invented the terrible name "soccer" anyway?? lol
where i grew up it was allways called "Fussball" because it is played with the Fuss (feet).
And this is the official Name:
FIFA Fussball-Weltmeisterschaft Deutschland 2006™

Are you sure it's not called Wussball......?

Hangtime · « **Reply #43 on:** June 10, 2006, 10:16:05 PM »

In third grade we played it at recess. It was called kick-ball.

Then we graduated to dodgeball in the 4th grade.

xrtoronto · « **Reply #44 on:** June 10, 2006, 10:24:34 PM »

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Originally posted by Hangtime
In third grade we played it at recess. It was called kick-ball.

Then we graduated to dodgeball in the 4th grade.

...then in grade 9...murder ball:t (now that was fun)