If I see one more stupid car flag I'm gonna go postal.   I hate the world cup and all the flag-waving, misdirected patriotism that goes with it.  How people who have lived and worked in one country all their lives can derive any sense of accomplishment or self-worth over the fact that a team from their "homeland" ( which they may have never even visited ) is beyond me.

Thank goodness it's only every 4 years.  

Okay, I've got my asbestos suit on.

Flame on !

I just hate soccer period........and I am italian. I would rather do gardening (which is the activity I hate most) than have to watch another excruciatingly boring soccer game.

Quoted from mrniceguy

If I see one more stupid car flag I'm gonna go postal.   I hate the world cup and all the flag-waving, misdirected patriotism that goes with it.  How people who have lived and worked in one country all their lives can derive any sense of accomplishment or self-worth over the fact that a team from their "homeland" ( which they may have never even visited ) is beyond me.

Thank goodness it's only every 4 years.  

Okay, I've got my asbestos suit on.

Flame on !

Maybe some people just don't like hockey. Maybe they'd wave Canadian flags if our team qualified.

I generally find all sports exercises in tedium to watch.  All of it seems pointless to me, including the absolute zealot like fervor of hockey fans.  I don't find the world cup any more or less annoying then any other sporting related event.  

Quoted from Vengeance

I generally find all sports exercises in tedium to watch.  All of it seems pointless to me, including the absolute zealot like fervor of hockey fans.  I don't find the world cup any more or less annoying then any other sporting related event.  

Didn't you get a little misty-eyed when a fellow Canadian won the Canadian Pinball Championship last fall ?  

Quoted from mrniceguy

Didn't you get a little misty-eyed when a fellow Canadian won the Canadian Pinball Championship last fall ?  

The major difference there being I was a participant rather then a spectator.  Obviously I'm going to be passionate about something I'm actively participating in at that level of competition.

When was your last game in the NHL Glen

Also, pinball's a real sport. It's not just kicking a stupid ball around or putting rubber pucks into nets!

Quoted from jonny_eh

Also, pinball's a real sport. It's not just kicking a stupid ball around or putting rubber pucks into nets!

Never, have I ever called pinball a sport, because it's not a sport, it's a skill.  

I like to chew on tinfoil.

I'm with you there, Glenn... I was driving down the 410 today on my way to work, and some jackass had two FULL SIZED flags tied to a pole on the back of his pickup truck, which were supported by some classy green rope tied to the front of the box.  Looked ridiculous and I can guarantee it wasn't safe (especially at 120km/h).  It should be interesting when one of those flags rips off and completely blinds the driver behind him.

My family's from England so I secretly support their team.. but I don't really need to be loud and proud about it.  I'm Canadian.  

Quoted from Vengeance

Never, have I ever called pinball a sport, because it's not a sport, it's a skill.  

This reminds me of a hilarious scene from a movie called The Hammer. This guy is down on his luck and staying at his Nicaraguan buddy's place. A bunch of his Nicaraguan friends are there.

After a discussion about the hardship they had in their country and the violence that made them leave, the discussion switches to the olympics. All the Nicaraguans are drinking their beer and chanting VIVA NICARAGUA.

His quote: "Great... you guys are chanting for a country for which you almost gave your life to get out of... that makes sense."


How about cheering for... um... I don't know... Canada maybe?   But then again, they are not in the world cup...