2014 FIFA World Cup

[yohankwon]

Anyone watching? Can't be the only one!

[thalbergmad]

No, nor will I watch.

Football is played by a bunch of overpaid, cheating, diving and referee chasing poofs.

Thal

[Bob]

Will there be vuvuzelas?

[mhhudson15]

I haven't gotten on yet but I definitely want to- now that my schedule isn't so full I can actually watch my favorite sport! Sorry to say I haven't been keeping up with the teams this year though... still, looking for a great tournament!

... and Thal, it looks like we have a 2 to 1 rivalry  

[theholygideons]

wooo. Australia. not..

[j_menz]

No, nor will I watch.

Football is played by a bunch of overpaid, cheating, diving and referee chasing poofs.

Thal

They're not all playing in the EPL. 

[senanserat]

Our country won against Ecuador, if we're correct. We don't follow such trifle matters such as this unmanly game nevertheless the players were forewarned that any disgrace to our soon to be Empire's HQs would be a capital sin.

One of them wasn't obedient when he celebrated a score, so we influenced one of the other soon-to-be-dominated-by-my-hand nation's players to show him a lesson.

He will learn decorum and pain will be his teacher.

[j_menz]

If it weren't for the fact you couldn't keep your personal pronouns in agreement, you'd be starting to scare me.

[Bob]

What's up with "the flop?"  I just saw it on the news.  For fooling the refs.... It looks a little... unmanly.  (Haha.  And it's called the flop, at least on the news broadcast.) 

https://www.thewire.com/culture/2014/06/dissecting-american-soccers-hatred-of-the-flop-is-a-world-cup-tradition/372839/

https://www.facebook.com/fighttheflop

[j_menz]

What's up with "the flop?" 

[senanserat]

Indeed, it is a disgrace to lo and behold such wimpy behavior in a field. We think those who are caught putting such facades should be shipped to Alaska, where they would suffer by playing each game of their careers versus bears...naked.

[Bob]

Seems like it would be an easy fix, esp. if it's all on camera from multiple angles. 

[senanserat]

Seems like it would be an easy fix, esp. if it's all on camera from multiple angles. 

Those scoundrel care not for dignity just running around like monkeys to amuse the masses with plenty of manly hugs and many "ass-grabs".

[thalbergmad]

England are useless failures.

[j_menz]

England are useless failures.

The ability of the English to remained surprised by this is quite astonishing.

[Bob]

Is this still going on?  If so, who won?  I need to keep up for anyone around me who mentions this.

[thalbergmad]

The ability of the English to remained surprised by this is quite astonishing.

Well, I knew they were going to fail, but not as badly as they did.

Thal

[j_menz]

Is this still going on?  If so, who won? 

It is still going on. That means no-one has won yet. If someone had won, it would no longer be going on. 

[vultron]

After the USA starts winning every cup, are we gonna be allowed to officially change the name to soccer???

[vultron]

It is still going on. That means no-one has won yet. If someone had won, it would no longer be going on. 

Someone get this guy a gold star!

[gyzzzmo]

After the USA starts winning every cup, are we gonna be allowed to officially change the name to soccer???

Well, you must admit that 'football' US-style is actually the silly naming, since its mainly running and throwing the ball.
So you should just change American Football into the name 'soccer' and soccer into 'football', and everything makes sense again

[j_menz]

After the USA starts winning every cup

 

[Bob]

*Bob wonders whatever happened to that Pela guy.*

[Bob]

Guess that's that.  Germany.

Now my life can go back to normal with all the soccer watching I wasn't doing.

[j_menz]

Guess that's that.  Germany.

Now my life can go back to normal with all the soccer watching I wasn't doing.

Nah, you'll still secretly be not watching soccer.

Oh and....

[Bob]

I thought I might watch something at some point but never got around to it. 


But hey, I just listened through the German national anthem (I think) here, so that's a plus musically out of the whole event.

[j_menz]

But hey, I just listened through the German national anthem (I think) here, so that's a plus musically out of the whole event.

You should be warned that those are the old words. The text was revised after that nasty WWII thing.