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Stile
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Message 61 of 291 (564422)
06-10-2010 12:10 PM
Reply to: Message 1 by caffeine
04-14-2010 7:23 AM


I would like to cheer for a team
...but I really don't care about soccer.
And I don't know anything about the existing good players/countries or whatever.
But I still want to jump on the bandwagon and have a team to go for.
I would like to select it semi-randomly.
I will take all the team as they are ranked right now.
I will take the number of teams that are allowed to play in the world cup as a total and select the team that is ranked 18% of the way down.
They will be my team, and I will cheer!
...looking up list...
FIFA Rankings
Number of teams allowed to play in world cup...
32? I could be wrong, but this is what I get from a quick Google search.
So 18% of 32 is...
5.76
So I cheer for the 6th ranked team which is....
GERMANY!!!
Woot! Go Tanks!!
Germany will destroy all of your other weaker teams!
They will have sex with your mothers and such!
Germany will put the ball through the rectangle more times than your team!
Germany will beat on you until your ass is as red as the cards given out for your weak diving!

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Blue Jay
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Message 62 of 291 (564429)
06-10-2010 1:17 PM
Reply to: Message 49 by Straggler
05-15-2010 6:54 PM


Re: Odds
Hi, Straggler.
Go, Greenland!
Oh, wait...
Greenland can't play soccer in Africa because they can't grow grass at home. That makes perfect sense.
Oh well, so much for that dream.

-Bluejay (a.k.a. Mantis, Thylacosmilus)
Darwin loves you.

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Straggler
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Message 63 of 291 (564432)
06-10-2010 2:33 PM
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06-10-2010 1:17 PM


Re: Odds
Greenland.......?
Are you drunk? Or have all those "cream sodas" gone to your head?
That makes perfect sense.
If you say so.....

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Straggler
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Message 64 of 291 (564434)
06-10-2010 2:36 PM
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06-10-2010 12:10 PM


Re: I would like to cheer for a team
GERMANY!!!
Oh good god! How could you? Germany (**spits**). Mechanistic, talentless divers who always friggin win.
Anyone but Germany.....

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Straggler
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Message 65 of 291 (564435)
06-10-2010 2:38 PM
Reply to: Message 60 by Taq
06-10-2010 11:45 AM


Re: Odds
A successful World Cup for the US would be to beat England, make it out of pool play, and win their first match in the elimination rounds.
Its only matter of time before the US becomes one of the powerhouses, but that time is not now.
It had better not be........
Roll on Saturday. I have an all day pub session planned with mates from all over London and beyond.
INGERLAAAND INGERRRRLLLLAAND INGGGEEERRRLLLAAAND
Etc.

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Jumped Up Chimpanzee
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Message 66 of 291 (564596)
06-11-2010 4:32 AM
Reply to: Message 61 by Stile
06-10-2010 12:10 PM


Re: I would like to cheer for a team
So I cheer for the 6th ranked team which is....
GERMANY!!!
Don't ever talk to me again.

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caffeine
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Message 67 of 291 (564598)
06-11-2010 5:08 AM
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06-10-2010 12:10 PM


Re: I would like to cheer for a team
If you want a team to support as a disinterested neutral, take the Netherlands. They're one of the best teams in the world to never have won a World Cup, so you can combine the plucky underdog with the possibility of actually advancing to the later stages.
That, or cheer on New Zealand, just out of respect for them being willing to fly all the way to South Africa just to lose three games.
Edited by caffeine, : No reason given.

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Stile
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Message 68 of 291 (564605)
06-11-2010 7:23 AM
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06-11-2010 5:08 AM


Re: I would like to cheer for a team
That, or cheer on New Zealand, just out of respect for them being willing to fly all the way to South Africa just to lose three games.
Switch teams??! I cannot do that, a fan's heart is in his loyalty!
I've been with Germany since the beginning!! (The beginning of this World Cup?...)
Go Germans!
Make your plays so over-head heavy as to incorporate every possible situation that no one can ever make sense of them for any single specific use!
And run faster than the other guys!

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Straggler
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Message 69 of 291 (564630)
06-11-2010 12:48 PM
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06-11-2010 7:23 AM


Re: I would like to cheer for a team
Make your plays so over-head heavy as to incorporate every possible situation that no one can ever make sense of them for any single specific use!
What does this mean?
It sounds suspiciously like gridiron talk to me. Not only are you supporting Germany you are doing so "in American".
This is the ultimate of footballing (that is real football) blasphemies

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Stile
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Message 70 of 291 (564853)
06-13-2010 8:46 AM
Reply to: Message 69 by Straggler
06-11-2010 12:48 PM


Re: I would like to cheer for a team
Straggler writes:
Stile writes:
Make your plays so over-head heavy as to incorporate every possible situation that no one can ever make sense of them for any single specific use!
What does this mean?
Heh... actually, that part had no sports-related intentions at all. It's more a rip on how Germans generally do their designs (electrical, architectural, mechanical...).
I work in industrial automation. Stereotypical German design is something I deal with every now and then. Generally fascinating and incredibly modular. But also generally over-designed and comes with a steep learning curve.

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Hyroglyphx
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Message 71 of 291 (564924)
06-13-2010 5:43 PM


Surprised the Yanks actually tied with England. Not at all surprised the Krauts bested the Aussies.... But 4-0???
Australia needs to harden the fuck up

"Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from mistaken conviction." — Blaise Pascal

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caffeine
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Message 72 of 291 (564972)
06-14-2010 4:55 AM
Reply to: Message 71 by Hyroglyphx
06-13-2010 5:43 PM


Early deflation of hope
quote:
Surprised the Yanks actually tied with England. Not at all surprised the Krauts bested the Aussies.... But 4-0???
I take back all my earlier optimism. Without a vast improvement in performance, there is no possibility of England winning the World Cup. If we'd been playing like that against a team that was any good, we'd have been hammered.
It's not been thrilling so far - Germany have been the only team to impress, but we're still to see Spain, Brazil or Holland. I'm gonna catch the first half of Holland-Denmark on my lunch today - I've read many people tipping Denmakr to be the darkhorses of the tournament, so looking forward to this.

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Jumped Up Chimpanzee
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Message 73 of 291 (564992)
06-14-2010 8:52 AM
Reply to: Message 72 by caffeine
06-14-2010 4:55 AM


Re: Early deflation of hope
For some reason my first attempt to reply your message wasn't sent.(?)
I take back all my earlier optimism. Without a vast improvement in performance, there is no possibility of England winning the World Cup. If we'd been playing like that against a team that was any good, we'd have been hammered.
Don't get too downhearted. The result and performance was par for the course for an opening game for England. We nearly always start with a draw. And in the last World Cup, Italy played poorly and drew 1-1 with USA, but then went on to gradually improve and win the cup! I don't believe in omens, but we can still be positive!
Hopefully Barry will be fit for the next game which means we can put out a more ambitious attacking formation. I'd like to see Joe Cole play on the left and Gerrard further forward, just behind Rooney. That ought to give us a lot more creativity and movement.

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caffeine
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Message 74 of 291 (565008)
06-14-2010 10:32 AM
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06-14-2010 8:52 AM


Re: Early deflation of hope
quote:
Don't get too downhearted. The result and performance was par for the course for an opening game for England. We nearly always start with a draw.
Par for the course is not what I was hoping for - this would mean a quarter-final exit on penalties.
quote:
Hopefully Barry will be fit for the next game which means we can put out a more ambitious attacking formation. I'd like to see Joe Cole play on the left and Gerrard further forward, just behind Rooney. That ought to give us a lot more creativity and movement.
He's been back in training, so we can be hopeful. I don't think we'll have too much trouble with Algeria or Slovenia regardless - they didn't exactly impress yesterday. I'll just be happy to not see Shaun Wright-Phillips on the pitch.

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Taz
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Message 75 of 291 (565014)
06-14-2010 11:04 AM


I hear that Honda is better than Toyota. Anyone else know what I mean?

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