Sooky Rottweiler says;
Oh, you mean Hydrant field?
Reminds me of a bit in a Simpsons episode where Homer is in New-York, has a vrey full bladder but can’t leave the car. He sees a bus with “flushing meadows” written on it and starts dreabing about a field where he’s surrounded by flushing toilets.
One of my favorite Simpsons is where the World Cup is being played in Springfield, first you hear the American announcer descibing the (NON) action, then you hear the Spanish announcer describing the same action.
I don’t know if soccer was ever interesting, but the play at the World Cup level is BOORING.
@ Ken - it’s a bit early, so everyone is extra careful. There are some games that are flat-out disappointing, of course - Serbia v Ghana and Slovenia v Algeria come to mind - but there are a few decent ones. Hopefully business will pick up soon.
for all those people who follow those great american sports that draw millions of people, football(soccer to the great unwashed) is followed by billions of people.
americans need to have scoring action all the time, which is why basketball is such a crappy game now with all the rules(walking, palming, grabbing and shoving, and holding on to the basket) now ignored.
CorosiveFrog Premium Member almost 14 years ago
Beebee Doodle says; World cup? Soccer? You mean there are pro sports bigger than hockey?
Dtroutma almost 14 years ago
Lunesta is blue, Ambien is white, or yellow I believe, and BASEBALLS are more sleep inducing. Well, there IS watching golf.
cfimeiatpap almost 14 years ago
Sleep - the most beautiful experience in life - except drink. W. C. Fields
CorosiveFrog Premium Member almost 14 years ago
Sooky Rottweiler says; WC Fields? Where’s that?
lonecat almost 14 years ago
^ Part of the joke is that W. C. could be an abbreviation for Water Closet – that is, toilet – so Toilet Fields. Just what Sooky wants.
CorosiveFrog Premium Member almost 14 years ago
Sooky Rottweiler says; Oh, you mean Hydrant field?
Reminds me of a bit in a Simpsons episode where Homer is in New-York, has a vrey full bladder but can’t leave the car. He sees a bus with “flushing meadows” written on it and starts dreabing about a field where he’s surrounded by flushing toilets.
kennethcwarren64 almost 14 years ago
One of my favorite Simpsons is where the World Cup is being played in Springfield, first you hear the American announcer descibing the (NON) action, then you hear the Spanish announcer describing the same action.
I don’t know if soccer was ever interesting, but the play at the World Cup level is BOORING.
4uk4ata almost 14 years ago
@ Ken - it’s a bit early, so everyone is extra careful. There are some games that are flat-out disappointing, of course - Serbia v Ghana and Slovenia v Algeria come to mind - but there are a few decent ones. Hopefully business will pick up soon.
Michigander almost 14 years ago
C.F., W.C.Fields is an actor of the olden days.
eglazier almost 14 years ago
for all those people who follow those great american sports that draw millions of people, football(soccer to the great unwashed) is followed by billions of people.
americans need to have scoring action all the time, which is why basketball is such a crappy game now with all the rules(walking, palming, grabbing and shoving, and holding on to the basket) now ignored.
CorosiveFrog Premium Member almost 14 years ago
What I like about the World Cup us that you can get to see a rich country being humiliated by its former colony by like 10-0.
4uk4ata almost 14 years ago
@ CF: tell me about it, the Ivory Coast just missed beating Portugal. That would have been superb :D .
OmqR-IV.0 almost 14 years ago
^ No, it wouldn’t have been. :-|
comYics almost 14 years ago
Soccer is awesome. Very enjoyable to watch san play.
comYics almost 14 years ago
I spelt it exactly the way I wanted to spell it.
I have that advantage. I get to do things like that.
I just finished watching Greece PLAY Nigeria. Very exciting game.