Hey, that just pushes them lower on the list! (I don't think there's anything that actually gets you off the list... other than maybe being Panama or something!)Freakzilla wrote:I doubt it, they don't have any oil.A Thing of Eternity wrote:Hey, it must have been on the "to invade" list anyways, so why not?Freakzilla wrote:Stephen Colbert thinks that since we have global sentiment on our side after that bad call, the time is ripe and we should invade the country that referee is from.dune stroller wrote:There should be a new one:SadisticCynic wrote:Re: the offside rule.
There's a billboard up around my city advertising a drink called WKD. The caption says:
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"Being Panama" certainly does *not* get you off the list. Or, at least, it didn't in 1989.A Thing of Eternity wrote:Hey, that just pushes them lower on the list! (I don't think there's anything that actually gets you off the list... other than maybe being Panama or something!)
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That's the joke, can't take over something you already pretty much own.Hunchback Jack wrote:"Being Panama" certainly does *not* get you off the list. Or, at least, it didn't in 1989.A Thing of Eternity wrote:Hey, that just pushes them lower on the list! (I don't think there's anything that actually gets you off the list... other than maybe being Panama or something!)
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Ah right. Sorry. I should have known there was no way you wouldn't have known about the Panama Invasion.
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TheDukester wrote:There's a funny scene in Bend It Like Beckham that y'all might remember: the father moving around salt and pepper shakers to try to explain offsides to the mother, who doesn't follow soccer at all.
"So don't tell me... the offside rule is when the French mustard has to be between the teriyaki sauce and the sea salt."
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Huh? Offsides?
I thought that was when you wear boxers or go commando and your shy-hoo-lewd gets all crunched up and stunted...
I thought that was when you wear boxers or go commando and your shy-hoo-lewd gets all crunched up and stunted...
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I agree - and I don't think Spain will win it all either, Argentina looks extremely well. As for the Netherlands, I don’t really think they have the defence to go that far. Their offence and midfield are among the best though.dune stroller wrote:Damn. You guys type too fast for me
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contenders (Holland as outside bet). Hope I'm wrong but history's usually right in world cup.
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The two qualifiers from Group C - the USA and England!!! - though the USA left it so, so late to grab their winner - well played to them, thoroughly deserved it, and they actually topped the group in the end.
That leaves England with a potential game against the Germans if they win later tonight - always the Germans at the World Cup!
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I actually don't know even the slightest detail about it, couldn't have told you when it was even (20 years ago or 50), just that Panama is essentially a US state right now.Hunchback Jack wrote:Ah right. Sorry. I should have known there was no way you wouldn't have known about the Panama Invasion.
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Now that was a great game, with lots of offense.Sev wrote:The two qualifiers from Group C - the USA and England!!! - though the USA left it so, so late to grab their winner - well played to them, thoroughly deserved it, and they actually topped the group in the end.
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congrats yanks! what I love about the american team is their will to keep fighting to the last drop - kudos!
a funny thing by the way, you actually had the support of egypt - guess they just hate the algerians
a funny thing by the way, you actually had the support of egypt - guess they just hate the algerians
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Careful, they schooled me on their internal meaning for this word a while back! Apparently it only applies to half of em.nampigai wrote:congrats yanks! what I love about the american team is their will to keep fighting to the last drop - kudos!
a funny thing by the way, you actually had the support of egypt - guess they just hate the algerians
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...and not the better half.
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A Thing of Eternity wrote:Careful, they schooled me on their internal meaning for this word a while back! Apparently it only applies to half of em.nampigai wrote:congrats yanks! what I love about the american team is their will to keep fighting to the last drop - kudos!
a funny thing by the way, you actually had the support of egypt - guess they just hate the algerians
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no, no - they don't have any proven reserves ...Freak wrote:I doubt it, they don't have any oil.
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well congrats to the rest of you as wellFreakzilla wrote:...and not the better half.
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Ha! This is something I knew, we in UK can be picky about such things.Eyes High wrote:A Thing of Eternity wrote:Careful, they schooled me on their internal meaning for this word a while back! Apparently it only applies to half of em.nampigai wrote:congrats yanks! what I love about the american team is their will to keep fighting to the last drop - kudos!
a funny thing by the way, you actually had the support of egypt - guess they just hate the algerians
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Now if we want to get picky....Yanks are one thing and Yankies just refer to the coldblooded blue coats
Thought US victory thoroughly deserved, not surprised at all.
Still not got that offside thing though, don't think Clinton did either.
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Donovan’s late winner lifted the United States to first place in Group C with five points, topping a World Cup group for the first time since 1930.TheDukester wrote:
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Yup - England V. Germany.Sev wrote:The two qualifiers from Group C - the USA and England!!! - though the USA left it so, so late to grab their winner - well played to them, thoroughly deserved it, and they actually topped the group in the end.
That leaves England with a potential game against the Germans if they win later tonight - always the Germans at the World Cup!
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yea well group D is actually still completely open. I think Serbia and Germany will win tonight though
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That's where my money would go.nampigai wrote:yea well group D is actually still completely open. I think Serbia and Germany will win tonight though
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germany is under pressure from ghana - Özil missed the change of a life time!dune stroller wrote:That's where my money would go.nampigai wrote:yea well group D is actually still completely open. I think Serbia and Germany will win tonight though
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That's why I never gamble.nampigai wrote:germany is under pressure from ghana - Özil missed the change of a life time!dune stroller wrote:That's where my money would go.nampigai wrote:yea well group D is actually still completely open. I think Serbia and Germany will win tonight though