Unfadeable
by matt at 3:00 pm on July 1st, 2006 in EntertainmentThe Prediction: (05/08/06):
Old Europe is set to dominate. Viva France!
Oh my, the semifinals are Germany v Italy and Portugal v France. Old Europe dominates. Viva France!
The book dared me to take the underdogs today:

For Zizou, retirement will again have to wait a few more days…

john wrote:
Nice bet, how does that pay out?
Man, Henry’s goal was beautiful. Should be great semifinals, and I hope to see Germany vs France aka WWIII.
Posted 01 Jul 2006 at 4:11 pm ¶
john wrote:
Nevermind…just read the fine print.
Posted 01 Jul 2006 at 4:13 pm ¶
jamie beth wrote:
i got to reprise my 1998 song today! the lyrics are: france won! france won! brazil is the lo-ser! brazil is the lo-ser! it’s a lovely song!
Posted 01 Jul 2006 at 6:38 pm ¶
sarabeth wrote:
All this excitement over a silly little game in which 22 grown men (or less) spend 90 minutes (or more) kicking the shit out of an inflated bladder which can’t even fight back?
Posted 01 Jul 2006 at 6:44 pm ¶
sarabeth wrote:
And even as the lynch mob forms, she comes to her own rescue by intoning the magic words: “Just kidding!”
Posted 01 Jul 2006 at 6:45 pm ¶
jamie beth wrote:
you must be really gun-shy these days if you think you have to rescue yourself from that comment!
Posted 01 Jul 2006 at 7:36 pm ¶
sarabeth wrote:
Without denying what you said, doesn’t any prudent person duck after insulting the sensibilities of deeply devoted sports fans?
Posted 01 Jul 2006 at 7:50 pm ¶