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Post Posted: Sun Jul 11, 2010 5:25 pm 
 

Ugh....ugly game.  Agree that Holland looked more like a bunch of rugby players or wrestlers with all the cheap shots they took.  The foot to the chest was especially nasty.  Surprised they didnt immediately red card de Jong for that.  :?


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Post Posted: Sun Jul 11, 2010 9:44 pm 
 

lawrenson wrote:another accurate prediction from Paul the psychic octopus, and a well-deserved win for Spain!

And Yahoo! News has a little article on Paul:

. . . http://g.sports.yahoo.com/soccer/world- ... sow,255211

  

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Post Posted: Sun Jul 11, 2010 9:57 pm 
 

ashmire13 wrote:
King, tonights Final should be a brilliant match! With the exception of Robben, I wouldn't expect to see too many theatricals and with the two best passing teams in the it could be a 3-3 draw or a 1-0 win, but either way, it'll include fast attacking end to end football and should be a belter!


Boy, were you ever wrong here.  Ugly match all around.

  

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Post Posted: Sun Jul 11, 2010 9:58 pm 
 

JohnGaunt wrote:And Yahoo! News has a little article on Paul:

. . . http://g.sports.yahoo.com/soccer/world- ... sow,255211


Can they get that octopus to pick NFL games?

  


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Post Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2010 1:51 am 
 

Grug Greyskin wrote:
Boy, were you ever wrong here.  Ugly match all around.


Well, I thought that the football played was very good by Spain and it was attacking end to end at times. Holland had two great chances to win it in 90mins, but Casillas was outstanding.

But yes, Holland did get stuck in rather heavily... Probably a flick back to the kind of tackling that took place in the 70's & 80's. How De Jong stayed on the pitch in the first half I have no idea.

Congrats to New Zealand as the only unbeaten team!

And the best team of the tournament are rightly World Champions.... beats other 'World' Series winners, eh??

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Post Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2010 2:09 am 
 

Badmike wrote:And speaking of....

Can someone explain to me why 40 year old women with NO kids (or without their kids) can go see those Twilight movies in their little groups, diddling themselves and groaning when one of the hot young males stars appear shirtless onscreen, but if a bunch of Acaeum dudes were to go see the latest Twilight and stand in line saying out loud how "Fucking HAWT" Bella is or how much we'd like to twist Christian Serratos into a Sex Pretzel we'd get some pretty savage looks from everyone in line around us, and perhaps an "escort" from security if we kept it up for a long time.  Man, DOUBLE STANDARD TIME.......

But seriously, isn't that messed up?

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I took my daughter to Twilight Eclipse last week.  

The movie was actually good.  I mean...you have to look past all the retarded teen romance in the film, but...

The movie promised a war between vampire groups and it delivered.  Vampires allied with werewolves to smash up other vampires...with everyone punching each other's face off.  Pretty cool.

I'm not saying it was a martial arts film, or a war movie, but I was pleasantly surprised.  8O


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Post Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2010 2:37 am 
 

Hi,

that article on Paul is wrong.

"that did not involve his native Germany"
He isnt German. He's an English octopus what lives in Germany :)

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Post Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2010 6:24 am 
 

Too true :)
It wasn't the game I was hoping for though.  Both teams too cautious about allowing the other any space to break through (who wouldn't be!!!) But justice has been done, and I am glad Spain are the new World Football Champions (and for the first time for them too) - they played the best football through the tournament - and shame on the Dutch for so many ugly challenges (exhibit 1: leaping kick to chest!).  

This World Cup has been exhausting (too much drinking and cheering for me).  But it has been great to see so many good natured fans from all over the world here running about the city with flags/vuvuzelas/painted body parts  :)

Roll on the next Football World Cup - BRAZIL 2014 !!!!!!


ashmire13 wrote:And the best team of the tournament are rightly World Champions.... beats other 'World' Series winners, eh?? :P   :wink:


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Post Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2010 6:27 am 
 

lawrenson wrote:He isnt German. He's an English octopus what lives in Germany :)



When Paul predicted the Germans defeat in the semis against Spain, death threats were placed against him. And I believe there was even talk of spending 'two veeks in ze cooler'.....


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Post Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2010 6:32 am 
 

FormCritic wrote:
The movie was actually good.  I mean...you have to look past all the retarded teen romance in the film, but...


I caught most of first one when I was visiting my cousin (they are big Twilight fans) and actually it reminded me of some of those mid-80s high school movies - more about the romance than really a horror film.  So I agree - they may be a bit cheesy but are by no means the worst films in the world.  And I speak as a total movie snob (e.g. my film-snob hint of the month: go see Tilda Swinton in "I Am Love", amazing).

And both Robert Pattinson and Kristin Stewart are pretty hot.  But then so are lots of movie stars  :lol:


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Post Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2010 7:42 am 
 

Hi,

yeaaaahhhh... I've only seen the first movie.

Even the Wife, who is a huge True Blood fan, and watches the Vampire Diaries, hasn't shown much interest in Twilight  8)

I quite liked this:
http://www.cracked.com/funny-36-twilight/

EDIT: I particularly liked the Vampire Turf Wars pics.

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Post Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2010 9:06 am 
 

lawrenson wrote:Hi,

yeaaaahhhh... I've only seen the first movie.

Even the Wife, who is a huge True Blood fan, and watches the Vampire Diaries, hasn't shown much interest in Twilight  8)

I quite liked this:
http://www.cracked.com/funny-36-twilight/

EDIT: I particularly liked the Vampire Turf Wars pics.

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:lol: Very Good :D


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Post Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2010 7:34 pm 
 

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142 ... 09258.html

P.J. O'Rourke

On how to make soccer less boring.


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Post Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2010 7:43 pm 
 

FormCritic wrote:http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142 ... 09258.html

P.J. O'Rourke

On how to make soccer less boring.


There is no way to make soccer less boring.

  

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Post Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2010 10:42 pm 
 

JasonZavoda wrote:
There is no way to make soccer less boring.


I saw that article today....classic. I need to catch up with my PJ ORourke, haven't picked up his last few books.

And let's talk about soccer scores. There are a few things that people all around the world need to admit to themselves. Trade restraints slow economic growth, the euro is not a reserve currency and scoreless sports ties are boring. What if there were a World Series where no team got a run? What if, during March Madness, Indiana were able to advance to the Final Four without making a basket? (Although this idea might find some support at IU lately.)

"Nil-nil" is not a sports score, "nil-nil" is a foreign policy.


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Post Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2010 6:44 am 
 

:lol: You can't fight it BM.  And the success of the US Football Team this World Cup was a great indicator. I predict the US may have a good chance at getting close to the final, or even winning, at the next one in Brazil in 2014.

Here is quite a sweet video someone has posted of Spanish football supporters celebrating in London on Sunday night after their win.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-WkTpVEjJo


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Post Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2010 8:47 am 
 

red_bus wrote::lol: You can't fight it BM.  And the success of the US Football Team this World Cup was a great indicator. I predict the US may have a good chance at getting close to the final, or even winning, at the next one in Brazil in 2014.


More chance of England doing that.... But the US have progressed remarkably in 10-12 years and being such a huge country their depth of talent should be excellent. What everyone has to give the US team(s) credit for is their belief to succeed and to never give up. If our guys put in the effort of you chaps, we'd be celebrating a hell of a lot more...

But please don't tell me football is boring, not when you have baseball still being played...  :twisted:


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Post Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2010 8:56 am 
 

This gives me the hump...

http://uk.tv.yahoo.com/news-extra/artic ... yline.html

1) its a fricking tv programme

2) Catholic priests have been abusing children for years.

Don't tell me that ALL Christians are perfect law-abiding citizens..

This is a story with a guy who has quite clearly lost the plot. Anyone believing that its true or reflective of an entire faith has also lost the plot... :roll:


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