December 9, 2005

LET'S NOT BLAME THE VICTIMS (via John Resnick):

He puked his guts up? Nice.. (Erik Kirschbaum, 12/09/05, Reuters)

The British embassy in Germany launched a new website for the 2006 World Cup on Friday that includes handy German phrases for England fans, such as "He was sick as a parrot" or "He puked his guts up."

The website (www.britishembassyworldcup.com) is designed to help the estimated 100,000 English fans expected to travel to Germany for the 32-team tournament that starts in Munich on June 9 and concludes with the July 9 final in Berlin.

"Germany will be hosting the world's biggest party and it will make a great job of it," said British Ambassador Peter Torry in a statement announcing the new website ahead of Friday's draw in Leipzig, 200 km (120 miles) south of Berlin.


The next person to sit through a soccer game without puking his guts up will be the first.

Posted by Orrin Judd at December 9, 2005 3:51 PM
Comments

The natives in those parts have odd and disturbing rituals...

Posted by: Mikey at December 9, 2005 4:05 PM

Its not direct cause and effect thing. Soccer by itself induces sleep and could put you in a coma. It's just that the fans use the otherwise wasted time for drinking.

Posted by: Robert Schwartz at December 9, 2005 6:12 PM

Anyone else watch the World Cup draw today. Man, we got stiffed. Italy and the Czechs.

Bt Argentina, who'd wife did they sleep with to get stuff in the group?

6 months from today and counting. 9 June at 11 am cdt.

Can't wait.

Posted by: Jim in Chicago at December 9, 2005 7:12 PM

Bless you Jim. To each his own.

Posted by: jdkelly at December 9, 2005 8:07 PM

Jim in Chicago. There will be a Cubs game that day, I am sure you won't want to miss it.

Posted by: Robert Schwartz at December 10, 2005 1:33 PM
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