Embarrassing
Wow, the Ukraine sure got beat up today. Luckily they played the toughest team in the group, Spain, and have the likes of Tunisia and Saudi Arabia left. But 4-0…yikes. At least Spain is still on track to choke in a second round game.
In other related news, I have to give props to the Togo coach. On one hand, he basically quit the team last weekend because he wasn’t getting paid enough. While that is definitely bad, he did re-take is place for Togo’s opening game against South Korea, I think. Anyways, unlike most coaches that wear suits on the sidelines, this guy was wearing a black collared dress shirt that had the top four buttons undone and jeans. He looked like he was going to the ranch and/or the bar. Classy.
Then there is the Mexican coach who just happens to be a chain smoker. Then FIFA tells that guy that he can’t smoke on the sidelines. Perhaps the second hand smoke was bothering the players or something.
posted by kent @ 8:52 a.m.
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Sorry, but I read a different story about the coach of Togo (who is actually German ;-). I read that he wanted to quit his job because the players were not paid. You're right about the classy look, though. ;)
Trust a german to correct me...haha.
How come I'm not surprised? :)
Because Germans aren't allowed to have a sense of humour?
I'll find you some evidence in a language you can understand, Mr. Babin!
That would be great. Thanks, Johanna.
There we go!
http://cbs.sportsline.com/worldcup/story/9490702
Wow...cbs sporstline. I'm impressed. Your googling abilities exceeded even my expectations.
What was that Fritz fischer tongue twister? I find that to be pretty funny.
LOL thank you for the flowers. I'm trying. :)
Here's your favourite Zungenbrecher:
"Fischers Fritze fischt frische Fische, frische Fische fischt Fischers Fritze."
I even made up a special one only for you!
"Kent kennt keine körnige Kerze die kunterbunt herunter brennt, keine körnige Kerze die kunterbunt herunter brennt kennt Kent."
(Don't ask me about the meaning please, it's completely preposterous ;-)
preposterous? Wow. That is great word.
Anyways, those tongue twisters are music to my ears (even though I can't pronounce any of the words).
Thanks.
get a room you two...
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Oooh, don't be jealous honey!
I made up a tongue twister for you too:
"Ryan reimt mit reitenden Rentnern, mit reitenden Rentnern reimt Ryan."
@all: Don't you have anything to do?
@ryan: Is this an immoral offer?
@kent: Your mother is much more polite than you, shame on you. By the way: When does Canada have their next game in this world cup?
Before I forget it, this "Fischers ..." tongue-twister is something like "Fisher's errand boy is fishing fresh fish, fresh fish are fished by Fisher's errand boy."
A few more...
"Und aus des toten Recken Hose wuchs eine rote Heckenrose!" ("From the dead warrior's trousers grew a red wild rose.")
"Am Zehnten Zehnten um zehn Uhr zehn zogen zehn zahme Ziegen zehn Zentner Zucker zum Zoo." ("On October 10 at 10:10 ten tame goats dragged ten centner of sugar to the zoo.")
or
"Zwölf zünftige Zipfelmützenzwerge, die auf zwölf Tannenzapfen saßen, aßen zweihundertzweiundzwanzig zerquetschte Zwetschken. Als sie die zweihundertzweiundzwanzig zerquetschte Zwetschken zerzupft hatten, zauderte Zwerg Zwei zu Zwerg Zwanzig 'mich zwickts im Bauch' darauf Zwerg Zwanzig zu Zwerg Zwei 'mich auch'." (no translation ;))
"Der Dachdecker deckt dein Dach, drum dank dem Dachdecker, der dein Dach deckt." ("The roofer is roofing your roof, therefore thank the roofer who is roofing your roof.")
"Es soll vorkommen, daß die Nachkommen mit dem Einkommen nicht mehr auskommen und dann vollkommen verkommen umkommen." ("It happens that the decendants cannot live on the income and then die completely depraved.")
"Die, die die, die die Dichterlesungen großartig finden, verachten, sind die, die diverse andere Dinge dulden."
"Schnecken erschrecken, wenn Schnecken an Schnecken schlecken, weil zum Schrecken vieler Schnecken, Schnecken schrecklich schmecken." ("Snails are horrified when snails lick snails, because to the horror of many snails, snails taste horribly.")
and a variation on Johanna's one:
"Fischers frisch frisierter Fritze frisst frisch frittierte Frischfisch-Frikadellen."
"Er sagte über das 'dass', dass das das 'das', das 'dass' geschrieben wird, sei."
"Gibst Du Opi Opium, bringt Opium den Opi um."
We'll play our next game at the world cup as soon as we host the world cup.
Hahaha :)
ben, i simply meant they should get a chat room...
honestly, get your mind out of the gutter!
Go ahead, Kelsey...it's a free country.
As long as my journalistic integrity won't be compromised.
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