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brataccas
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:14 pm
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Location: Scotland
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hes lucky hes not in hospital that one  _________________
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Angelic
Doesn't have much of a life
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:16 pm
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Location: Leeds, UK
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I would like England to win please.
Quietly though.
I just want to read about it the next day.
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l3v1ck
What's a life?
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 10:21 am
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Location: The Right Side of the Pennines (metaphorically & geographically)
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While I pay attention to the current world cup, the only one that's really ever inspired me was Italia 90.
I guess being eleven years old helped.
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trigen_killer
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Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:37 pm
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Location: North Wales UK
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I don't, and there is only one reason why... We'll never hear the end of it. FFS, we (we being the nation of the United Kingdom, but more so England) are still going on about the 1966 World Cup. If England win another, I guess I'll be hearing about that one until the day I die (which I do hope will be in at least another 40 years  ) _________________My lowest spec operational system- AT desktop case, 200W AT PSU, Jetway TX98B Socket 7, Intel Pentium 75Mhz, 2x16MB EDO RAM, 270MB Quantum Maverick HDD, ATI Rage II+ graphics, Soundblaster 16 CT2230, MS-DOS/Win 3.11 My Flickr
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rustybucket
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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The UK isn't a nation. It's a union of nations. _________________Jim
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trigen_killer
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Location: North Wales UK
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" Whatever.  While I am sure that there are many in Scotland, Ireland, Wales and even England who don't give a monkey's about England winning the World Cup, we as a group of nations cannot avoid constant reminders of the 1966 World Cup, but interestingly, I don't recall seeing anything about England's rugby team winning a much more recent World Cup competition. If England win again, we won't hear the end of it. With a memory like that, I'm surprised that we aren't still going "nah na na nah nah!" to the French, over Waterloo! _________________My lowest spec operational system- AT desktop case, 200W AT PSU, Jetway TX98B Socket 7, Intel Pentium 75Mhz, 2x16MB EDO RAM, 270MB Quantum Maverick HDD, ATI Rage II+ graphics, Soundblaster 16 CT2230, MS-DOS/Win 3.11 My Flickr
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Geiseric
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Location: Ipswich
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That’s because Rugby isn’t our national game, we showed the world how to play football...... trouble is their all better at it than us now.
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HeatherKay
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So, who decided football was our national game, then?
I miss the days when cricket took over in the summer. Now football runs the year round. There. Is. No. Let. Up.
_________________My Flickr | Snaptophobic BloggageHeather Kay: modelling details that matter. "Let my windows be open to receive new ideas but let me also be strong enough not to be blown away by them." - Mahatma Gandhi.
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John_Vella
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 7:55 am
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Location: Manchester.
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To paraphrase a song...
"I don't like cricket, yeah. I hate it."
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belchingmatt
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Location: Middle Earth
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HeatherKay
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I thought so. Even more reason to dislike football.  _________________My Flickr | Snaptophobic BloggageHeather Kay: modelling details that matter. "Let my windows be open to receive new ideas but let me also be strong enough not to be blown away by them." - Mahatma Gandhi.
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trigen_killer
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Well, Rugby is our national game. 'Nuf said.  _________________My lowest spec operational system- AT desktop case, 200W AT PSU, Jetway TX98B Socket 7, Intel Pentium 75Mhz, 2x16MB EDO RAM, 270MB Quantum Maverick HDD, ATI Rage II+ graphics, Soundblaster 16 CT2230, MS-DOS/Win 3.11 My Flickr
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Zippy
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I'm even more annoyed now. Our company have agreed to put the game on the big screens in the Cafe downstairs, anyone whos work is up to date is allowed to agree with their line manager that they can go downstairs to watch it *without* having to make the time up!! My work is up to date but I'm not allowed to bunk off work for 2 hours, or even sit down in the cafe reading my book ?! That's not on... I demanded reciprocal rights when the Stanley Cup is on but wasn't allowed  _________________The Official "Saucy Minx" This above all: To Thine Own Self Be True "Red sky at night, Shepherds Delight"..Which is a bit like Shepherds Pie, but with whipped topping instead of mashed potato.
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l3v1ck
What's a life?
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Location: The Right Side of the Pennines (metaphorically & geographically)
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A lot of Scot really really do care............. Only they want England to lose.
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Amnesia10
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I would think that is fair. You are being available when others are watching the football. It would also be good for staff morale. _________________Do concentrate, 007... "You are gifted. Mine is bordering on seven seconds." https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTg5MzczNTkhttp://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwx404couk-21
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