Baldo by Hector D. Cantú and Carlos Castellanos for June 12, 2010
June 11, 2010
June 13, 2010
Transcript:
Gracie: It's world cup soccer, Tia Carmen. The U.S. vs. England. Tia Carmen: I still think they're going too far. Baldo: Freedom will prevail! Dad: ¡Viva la revolución!
Americans like to be different, we hang onto the things that we feel make us special. Even if it’s football and inches. Nobody said it had to make sense.
This is a rematch of the teams I saw play at Wembley a couple of years ago. To my inexpert eyes we Yanks played creditably but still lost decisively (2-0, if I recall correctly), and the local supporters were quite rude about it, before, during, and after. A certain amount of trash-talk is par for the course, but unless you’re actually at war I think it’s unconscienable to BOO a visiting team’s national anthem (and if you are at war, the game probably wouldn’t be played). “International Friendly” my sweet patootie.
I recall many years ago a home crowd booing the visiting team’s national anthem. It was just after Canada decided not to join the “coalition of the willing” in Iraq, and it was an American crowd booing the Canadian anthem.
I’m not saying that was the first time that ever happened, I’m just saying it cuts both ways.
NoBrandName, I would consider that unconscienable too.
I probably couldn’t bring myself to cheer “Deutschland Uber Alles” because of past associations, but I wouldn’t boo it (unless I found myself watching a Nazi march).
Ahhh! Excellent! Baldo and Papi looked so cool to be drama kings!
Gweedo, that word “micturate” is new to me so I had to look up in the dictionary via the Internet and was surprised what it means. Oh my goshhh! Shame on you! ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha Did you micturated in your pant yet? LOLs! X-D
Just kidding!
W6BXQ, I know OF that song, but don’t know how it goes…
Again, I think that booing the visiting team when the lineup is announced (especially their star players) is one thing: it’s gamesmanship, part of establishing homefield advantage, etc. But booing their anthem is different – it’s personal, it’s contrary to the very spirit of international sport – and I think it would likely be a very effective in motivating them to defeat you…
(The flipside of my reaction to “Deutschland…” is that I can’t help being deeply moved by “La Marseillaise”, and I don’t even like the French. It’s the best national anthem ever, IMO…)
margueritem almost 14 years ago
Me too, Tia..
rayannina almost 14 years ago
I don’t care what Tia Carmen says, I’m with you, Sergio and Baldo. U-S-A! U-S-A! DON’T TREAD ON THIS!
ejcapulet almost 14 years ago
Americans like to be different, we hang onto the things that we feel make us special. Even if it’s football and inches. Nobody said it had to make sense.
WaitingMan almost 14 years ago
Those stinkin’ Brits are goin’ down hard today!!!
joefish25 almost 14 years ago
Gweedo, I just micturated my shorts
fritzoid Premium Member almost 14 years ago
This is a rematch of the teams I saw play at Wembley a couple of years ago. To my inexpert eyes we Yanks played creditably but still lost decisively (2-0, if I recall correctly), and the local supporters were quite rude about it, before, during, and after. A certain amount of trash-talk is par for the course, but unless you’re actually at war I think it’s unconscienable to BOO a visiting team’s national anthem (and if you are at war, the game probably wouldn’t be played). “International Friendly” my sweet patootie.
U!S!A!!! U!S!A!!! U!S!A!!!
NoBrandName almost 14 years ago
I recall many years ago a home crowd booing the visiting team’s national anthem. It was just after Canada decided not to join the “coalition of the willing” in Iraq, and it was an American crowd booing the Canadian anthem.
I’m not saying that was the first time that ever happened, I’m just saying it cuts both ways.
Yukoneric almost 14 years ago
¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡VIVA EEUU!!!!!!!!!!!!
fritzoid Premium Member almost 14 years ago
NoBrandName, I would consider that unconscienable too.
I probably couldn’t bring myself to cheer “Deutschland Uber Alles” because of past associations, but I wouldn’t boo it (unless I found myself watching a Nazi march).
W6BXQ, John almost 14 years ago
fritzoid
What about “California Uber Aiies”? The song by The Dead Kennedys I mean.
Wildmustang1262 almost 14 years ago
Ahhh! Excellent! Baldo and Papi looked so cool to be drama kings!
Gweedo, that word “micturate” is new to me so I had to look up in the dictionary via the Internet and was surprised what it means. Oh my goshhh! Shame on you! ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha Did you micturated in your pant yet? LOLs! X-D Just kidding!
fritzoid Premium Member almost 14 years ago
W6BXQ, I know OF that song, but don’t know how it goes…
Again, I think that booing the visiting team when the lineup is announced (especially their star players) is one thing: it’s gamesmanship, part of establishing homefield advantage, etc. But booing their anthem is different – it’s personal, it’s contrary to the very spirit of international sport – and I think it would likely be a very effective in motivating them to defeat you…
(The flipside of my reaction to “Deutschland…” is that I can’t help being deeply moved by “La Marseillaise”, and I don’t even like the French. It’s the best national anthem ever, IMO…)
fritzoid Premium Member almost 14 years ago
…or it could be due for an encore next January, at least the first two lines.
Say what you will, Jerry’s an interesting guy…