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Will you be watching the World Series of Soccer?

Yes!	8 votes - 57 %
No!	6 votes - 42 %
Other - Right On!	0 votes - 0 %

14 Total Votes

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I had thought about watching these soccer games by georgeha (4.00 / 3) #1 Fri Jun 09, 2006 at 01:35:37 PM EST

in a spirit of International brotherhood. I reckon I could have bought some Ruddles to watch Engerland, some Kolsch to watch Germany, maybe some remaindered Beajolais Noveua to watch France, but since I've given up the sauce, I just can't see the point.

I'll probably just download the highlights clips, given typical scores of 0-1, 2-1, 1-1, that should be about one minute per game.

: Good idea by Bob Abooey (4.00 / 2) #3 Fri Jun 09, 2006 at 01:43:06 PM EST

Really the highlights should be enough to fake your way through some intelligent comments.
"Did you see that goal by Pele! Woo, he really faked that middle linebacker out of his boots!" Stuff like that.
Warmest regards,
--Your best pal Bob
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: Just like basketball, where every game should be by greyrat (2.00 / 0) #8 Fri Jun 09, 2006 at 02:26:50 PM EST

two minutes long. Think about it: The whole NCAA tounament could occur over one weekend! With lots of time to party!

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I think it's the "England (10th)ers" by DesiredUsername (4.00 / 4) #2 Fri Jun 09, 2006 at 01:37:35 PM EST

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That's quite the koan, by blixco (4.00 / 1) #4 Fri Jun 09, 2006 at 01:54:47 PM EST

since as we all know, he who smelt it shall forever be he who dealt it.

Also, I read the title of this diary as "everyone's a white whale on the internet."
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Cheat sheet by ad hoc (4.00 / 4) #5 Fri Jun 09, 2006 at 02:06:21 PM EST

From yesterday's paper.

clicky

It might help.
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Close friendships and a private room can offer most of the things love does.

That is totally sweeet! by greyrat (2.00 / 0) #7 Fri Jun 09, 2006 at 02:13:54 PM EST

I'm still laughing -- No, wait. I'm done.

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You must have missed this one line by lm (4.00 / 1) #12 Fri Jun 09, 2006 at 02:53:01 PM EST

``If everyone stays fit the Yanks could go deeper than expected''

There is no more degenerate kind of state than that in which the richest are supposed to be the best.
Cicero, The Republic
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: No, I saw that. It was a groaner for me. by greyrat (2.00 / 0) #15 Fri Jun 09, 2006 at 03:01:56 PM EST

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Dammit! by gazbo (2.00 / 0) #10 Fri Jun 09, 2006 at 02:39:04 PM EST

The bit on England is painfully accurate.

"Engarde!" cried the larvae, huskily. - Scrymarch

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Geeze bob, by sasquatchan (4.00 / 2) #6 Fri Jun 09, 2006 at 02:12:26 PM EST

it's the UK knickerboxers. Thought everyone knew that ?

Going anywhere fun, say, beachy, over your vacation ?

And those stinkin' VC took your watch ? You didn't entrust it to Captain Koons to give to your kid as his birthright in case you didn't come back ?

: Well by Bob Abooey (4.00 / 1) #11 Fri Jun 09, 2006 at 02:40:03 PM EST

Actually I never wore my own watch when going out on patrol. We had a stash of stolen VC watches we would put on so if we got killed they would simply be stealing their own watch back. Pretty sharp thinking, eh?
re: No, I'm not going anywhere this time.
Warmest regards,
--Your best pal Bob
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The England 1966'ers by thenick (2.00 / 0) #9 Fri Jun 09, 2006 at 02:37:37 PM EST

Hey, the World Cup is doing better in this country than Stanley Cup. If not for Sportscenter, I wouldn't have known that's still going on. Nor would the rest of the United States, where the first game of the series drew a whopping 600k viewers on OLN.

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I am special by cam (4.00 / 1) #13 Fri Jun 09, 2006 at 02:54:58 PM EST

I am one of 600K. The US will probably kick major European and Latin American butt in the World Cup. For a country that gets berated for being ostentatious, especially its sports stars, the US Soccer team have been quiet achievers.

cam
Freedom, liberty, equity and an Australian Republic
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I heard a spot on the radio this morning by lm (4.00 / 1) #14 Fri Jun 09, 2006 at 02:57:22 PM EST

Vegas has taken about 30M in wagers on the World Cup. That's more than NHL, but far less than MLB, NFL or NBA.

There is no more degenerate kind of state than that in which the richest are supposed to be the best.
Cicero, The Republic
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Nothing spells ratings by riceowlguy (4.00 / 2) #16 Fri Jun 09, 2006 at 03:05:27 PM EST

quite like Edmonton vs. Carolina.

If the Rangers ever get good again, look out.

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alternatively by alprazolam (2.00 / 0) #17 Fri Jun 09, 2006 at 03:21:58 PM EST

the red wings could make it past the first round.

or the idiot NHL could get themselves on a real network, that like, people get.

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: I get OLN by riceowlguy (2.00 / 0) #18 Fri Jun 09, 2006 at 06:51:21 PM EST

and all I have is basic cable.
Being on a network is overrated. Anybody poor enough to not have cable isn't worth advertising to.
Okay, seriously, yeah, it's hard to find, but I don't think that's the main reason nobody's watching hockey. I think it's because hockey on TV is boring.

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Soccer by jimgon (2.00 / 0) #19 Sun Jun 11, 2006 at 09:45:36 AM EST

You also forgot to point out that US Soccer players have mental difficulties. Not as many as US Rugby players, but a lot.

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