- 11:26 AM
- 11/05/24
God forbid we should ever combine sex appeal and sports.
posted by ShinyKnows at 10:41 AM on October 05, 2002
Yeah, queue me up for a download too.
posted by ShinyKnows at 01:36 PM on October 03, 2002
I guess this is what the Olsen twins have to look forward to. 
posted by ShinyKnows at 01:34 PM on October 03, 2002
Ah well. Bra(s/z)il and Germany it is then. Just like I've been telling all my offline friends. :)
posted by ShinyKnows at 08:29 AM on June 26, 2002
Here we go Turkey, here we go... Come on, Turkey, g-dammit! By the way, is the two-clap chant fairly common, or is the original Axis regrouping, as in: "Nip-pon! (clap-clap) Nip-pon! (clap-clap) ..." ..and observed during the Germany-Korea match: "Deutsch-land! (clap-clap) Deutsch-land! (clap-clap) ..." All of which reminds me of that old private joke between Japanese and German businessmen: "Next time let's do without Italy."
posted by ShinyKnows at 08:08 AM on June 26, 2002
ok, updating my hobbled prediction: 1. Turkey 2. Germany 3. Korea 4. Brazil (still not betting)
posted by ShinyKnows at 12:03 AM on June 26, 2002
hey, anything goes ..and has, right?: 1. Turkey 2. Korea 3. Germany 4. Brazil (with the standard but-I-won't-be-betting-on-it disclaimer)
posted by ShinyKnows at 02:11 PM on June 24, 2002
Eh. I guess every new upstart has to run the gauntlet of Doubters. Even if they win magnificently, some people will still claim it was a fluke. Hell, some people are still dissin' the Lakers. Yeah, whatev.
posted by ShinyKnows at 01:58 PM on June 24, 2002
Speaking of that kind of boning, what about the Univision Lara Croft-ish-slash-techno babe who introduces the games? Hummana hummana. Univision's presentacion rocks.
posted by ShinyKnows at 05:51 PM on June 22, 2002
(oops.. conspir"a"cists) shinyknows 0 : 1 grum@work
posted by ShinyKnows at 05:28 PM on June 22, 2002
And yeah, (referring back a few posts) ..Collina.. that ref is cool to watch. In a flattering way, he would translate well into a videogame or movie character. He's just so lovably expressive. Back to Hiddink.. I think his cautious-expectations approach has been right on.
posted by ShinyKnows at 05:23 PM on June 22, 2002
Guus--heh, that does feel awkward to type--Hiddink.. looks like a class act. I heard him speaking fluent Spanish to a Univision reporter, so that makes him, far as I know, trilingual (on top of Dutch & English), and is most certainly boning up on some passable Korean while on the current job. Now he's the first coach to take two different national teams to the semis.
posted by ShinyKnows at 05:10 PM on June 22, 2002
At this point I say nuts to the conspiricists. My admiration grows for France, et al, with each new wave of spoilsport whining.
posted by ShinyKnows at 04:48 PM on June 22, 2002
I know what you mean, Kattullus. The 4 finals possibilities: Turkey - Germany Turkey - Korea Brazil - Germany Brazil - Korea ..seem an order of magnitude less interesting with Senegal out. Eh, so much for the underrepresented-demographics conspiracy.
posted by ShinyKnows at 11:42 AM on June 22, 2002
Looked like the guy purposefully stumbled before making a very weak shot. Heh, the thought crossed my mind too, but the logistics of buying the guy off would seem to entail all sorts of contingency planning and secrecy... nah. I've seen players try that stutter-step fakeout before.
posted by ShinyKnows at 05:39 AM on June 22, 2002
I don't remember which particular off-sides call that was, but weren't they all--the 3 or so--whistled & flagged well before the (attempted) goal? But yeah, gotta hand it to Spain for their energetic hustling and attacking. Tough break with the penalty shot.
posted by ShinyKnows at 05:25 AM on June 22, 2002
Sounds more like damage control, after reading this LA Times article yesterday (login: "cpunks", password: "cpunks"). Here are the salient parts: "I am not extending his contract, he does not merit it," Gaucci said. "When he arrived he was like a little lost goat who didn't even have the money to buy a sandwich. He became rich without doing anything exceptional and then, at the World Cup, he denigrated Italian football. "I would have to pay three billion lire [$1.53 million] to extend his contract. But I won't. Ahn will never play for Perugia again. "What do you think I would do? That I would keep a player who ruined Italian football? He should have shown his talents when he was with us. He'll just have to go back to Korea and earn 100,000 lire [about $48] a month." Them grapes are so sour they're making Gaucci's bunghole pucker.
posted by ShinyKnows at 09:23 PM on June 21, 2002
1 all at the half. Sweet game! Inglaterra contra Brasil.. thank you, Univision!
posted by ShinyKnows at 02:25 AM on June 21, 2002
Ok, I'll dupe myself into believing the U.S. will win, though the Germans worry me by their extreme modesty in anticipation of this match. 3:2, USA, what the heck. (Besides, The Conspiracy Theory favors the U.S. for its unmined demographic.) :> ..that'll be the last of it, sorry!
posted by ShinyKnows at 12:55 AM on June 21, 2002
Hmm.. hard to guess the outcome, but the Italian-conspiracy-theory has me asking which team would generate the better ratings & maximum future returns for FIFA. Go England!
posted by ShinyKnows at 12:34 AM on June 21, 2002
This behavior reminds me of an ex-friend who couldn't stand not being the center of attention. I found it amusingly ironic to hear some of their complaints steeped with terms such as "hit men" and "sitting around a table".
posted by ShinyKnows at 03:32 AM on June 20, 2002
I was rooting for Japan, but Turkey definitely was the better team in this showing. Their ball control was excellent. Maybe the rain hampered Japan.. they sure looked lackluster compared to their earlier games.
posted by ShinyKnows at 03:51 AM on June 18, 2002
Why put it like this?
Heh heh. Actually, it's the latest twist in cross-marketing. Hollywood's merely seeding awareness for Terminator 3: Rosy, the She Bot.