tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post2733650388475089921..comments2023-11-05T08:01:10.010+00:00Comments on Think of England: Wavin FlagBrithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00390560583798960760noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-57991795937085911122010-06-12T15:33:43.761+01:002010-06-12T15:33:43.761+01:00Brit: It's not the music that's the probl...Brit: It's not the music that's the problem.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16902329503560660425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-43907638008440879932010-06-12T14:39:54.754+01:002010-06-12T14:39:54.754+01:00No Willard, but a visit is planned soon. If they h...No Willard, but a visit is planned soon. If they have a jules rimet.....immediately.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04362169593902131947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-43057210723217472472010-06-11T21:02:05.413+01:002010-06-11T21:02:05.413+01:00I like your vision of the afterlife, endless games...I like your vision of the afterlife, endless games of pool in the McMansion - of course they will be doubly-cursed if they win, destined to be wheeled out once every four years to tell the same stories and do a few crisp ads... it's a living death...The Old Batsmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14376172807195747856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-22100472330563645562010-06-11T20:16:59.926+01:002010-06-11T20:16:59.926+01:00Admit it, Sean. You bought that from Chief Trading...Admit it, Sean. You bought that from Chief Trading Post.Willardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-17490417287767805582010-06-11T19:32:00.234+01:002010-06-11T19:32:00.234+01:00Let me drive you mad with envy<a href="http://vicepilot.blogspot.com/2010/06/good-luck-to-englands-african-lions.html" rel="nofollow">Let me drive you mad with envy</a>Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04362169593902131947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-25880833485906493152010-06-11T17:50:27.531+01:002010-06-11T17:50:27.531+01:00I'm putting aside my North American prejudices...I'm putting aside my North American prejudices to root for North Korea. You can have your Chopin, I'll be watching to the strains of <i>"Ten Million Human Bombs for Kim Il Sung"</i>.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15836910211382887430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-40373273787559242162010-06-11T16:09:53.967+01:002010-06-11T16:09:53.967+01:00If you want something more exciting you could alwa...If you want something more exciting you could always sing A Man's Gotta Do A Dirty Job Sometimes.Brithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390560583798960760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-18342858619585608532010-06-11T16:00:39.888+01:002010-06-11T16:00:39.888+01:00Just when I think I might give this soccer thing a...Just when I think I might give this soccer thing a whirl (there's some game on tomorrow that people seem particularly excited about), someone says something like "it goes well with Chopin." <br /><br />Nothing wrong with Chopin -- love me some Chopin -- but not exactly the soundtrack to excitement (dum-dum-de-dum; dum-de-dum-de-dum-de-dum).Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16902329503560660425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-44662641014743152752010-06-11T15:52:09.031+01:002010-06-11T15:52:09.031+01:00Ha! Does that work? I will go and try that but I t...Ha! Does that work? I will go and try that but I think it might involve a totally new way of watching football.Willardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-58735547909889640012010-06-11T15:44:23.875+01:002010-06-11T15:44:23.875+01:00Put it on mute and stick some Chopin on. Lovely.Put it on mute and stick some Chopin on. Lovely.Brithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390560583798960760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-30198877999794268442010-06-11T15:43:18.116+01:002010-06-11T15:43:18.116+01:00Far worse than that, Brit. If it's like tourna...Far worse than that, Brit. If it's like tournament I saw a few months ago (was it the trial in South Africa), those horns will be at every match.<br /><br />I hope something will finally be done. TV channels will complain when sponsors complain that people aren't watching. I know of three people who have turned of this afternoon's match already. I might tolerate it for the England Willardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-16771735292956016842010-06-11T15:35:13.097+01:002010-06-11T15:35:13.097+01:00Oh jeez are they blowing those things? It's li...Oh jeez are they blowing those things? It's like those bloody horns the Pakistan cricket fans blow ALL DAY LONG.<br /><br />Perhaps we'll be spared that in some of the juicier games, such as Algeria v Slovenia, or Switzerland v Honduras.Brithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390560583798960760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-70550533952852690172010-06-11T15:30:25.908+01:002010-06-11T15:30:25.908+01:00I lasted 5 minutes into the first match before I t...I lasted 5 minutes into the first match before I turned it off and decided to work. I can't live with the noise of those vuvuzelas!Willardnoreply@blogger.com