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Started by Liep, December 16, 2011, 02:12:39 PM

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Liep

Andy Schleck is retiring from cycling at the age of 29. :(

Such a bright talent and such a weak mind, he could've been the best if he had had the will.
"Af alle latterlige Ting forekommer det mig at være det allerlatterligste at have travlt" - Kierkegaard

"JamenajmenømahrmDÆ!DÆ! Æhvnårvaæhvadlelæh! Hvor er det crazy, det her, mand!" - Uffe Elbæk

Liep

New Zealand's basketball team performs Haka to the complete bewilderment of the American players. :lol:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDucvQYlWj4
"Af alle latterlige Ting forekommer det mig at være det allerlatterligste at have travlt" - Kierkegaard

"JamenajmenømahrmDÆ!DÆ! Æhvnårvaæhvadlelæh! Hvor er det crazy, det her, mand!" - Uffe Elbæk

Admiral Yi

BTW Liep, it's learn the ropes.  I'm guessing it comes from sailing.

Liep

This is what you get when you let Qatar buy world cups for sports they know nothing about. Empty stadiums.

"Af alle latterlige Ting forekommer det mig at være det allerlatterligste at have travlt" - Kierkegaard

"JamenajmenømahrmDÆ!DÆ! Æhvnårvaæhvadlelæh! Hvor er det crazy, det her, mand!" - Uffe Elbæk

The Larch

They actually hired several supporter crews of smaller Spanish teams to go there and cheer for their national team.  :lol:

Eddie Teach

To sleep, perchance to dream. But in that sleep of death, what dreams may come?

Liep

"Af alle latterlige Ting forekommer det mig at være det allerlatterligste at have travlt" - Kierkegaard

"JamenajmenømahrmDÆ!DÆ! Æhvnårvaæhvadlelæh! Hvor er det crazy, det her, mand!" - Uffe Elbæk

Syt

Quote from: Liep on January 16, 2015, 02:31:36 PM
This is what you get when you let Qatar buy world cups for sports they know nothing about. Empty stadiums.



:bleeding:

You'd think they'd have the money to pay people to go to the games and just cheer for whatever.
I am, somehow, less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein's brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops.
—Stephen Jay Gould

Proud owner of 42 Zoupa Points.

Liep

Quote from: Syt on January 16, 2015, 03:01:00 PM
:bleeding:

You'd think they'd have the money to pay people to go to the games and just cheer for whatever.

Pretty much what they did, they flew in Pharrell to give a concert in the stadium after the last game.
"Af alle latterlige Ting forekommer det mig at være det allerlatterligste at have travlt" - Kierkegaard

"JamenajmenømahrmDÆ!DÆ! Æhvnårvaæhvadlelæh! Hvor er det crazy, det her, mand!" - Uffe Elbæk

Liep

I'm watching snow mobile long jump from the X-Games. So American.
"Af alle latterlige Ting forekommer det mig at være det allerlatterligste at have travlt" - Kierkegaard

"JamenajmenømahrmDÆ!DÆ! Æhvnårvaæhvadlelæh! Hvor er det crazy, det her, mand!" - Uffe Elbæk

Liep

We're absolutely thrashing Iceland in the quarter finals.
"Af alle latterlige Ting forekommer det mig at være det allerlatterligste at have travlt" - Kierkegaard

"JamenajmenømahrmDÆ!DÆ! Æhvnårvaæhvadlelæh! Hvor er det crazy, det her, mand!" - Uffe Elbæk

Liep

Zarko Markovic
Valero Rivera Lopez
Bertrand Roine
Rafael Capote
Danijel Saric
Eldar Memisevic
Goran Stojanovic
Borja Vidal
Jovo Damjanovic

Some of the Qatar national team players. :lol:
"Af alle latterlige Ting forekommer det mig at være det allerlatterligste at have travlt" - Kierkegaard

"JamenajmenømahrmDÆ!DÆ! Æhvnårvaæhvadlelæh! Hvor er det crazy, det her, mand!" - Uffe Elbæk

Syt

In Germany, the matches are only shown on pay TV, so while handball is a popular sport, most people won't be able to watch live.
I am, somehow, less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein's brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops.
—Stephen Jay Gould

Proud owner of 42 Zoupa Points.

Liep

Quote from: Syt on January 28, 2015, 11:22:55 AM
In Germany, the matches are only shown on pay TV, so while handball is a popular sport, most people won't be able to watch live.

Qatar won with their mercenary squad, apparently giving each member €100,000 for a win is a good idea.

It's too funny seeing their fans go crazy. :lol:
"Af alle latterlige Ting forekommer det mig at være det allerlatterligste at have travlt" - Kierkegaard

"JamenajmenømahrmDÆ!DÆ! Æhvnårvaæhvadlelæh! Hvor er det crazy, det her, mand!" - Uffe Elbæk

Syt

It seems dozens of fans missed the quarter finals, even though they had tickets. Qatar had offered free entry to make sure the place was packed, and when legit ticket buyers arrived later, they were turned away.
I am, somehow, less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein's brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops.
—Stephen Jay Gould

Proud owner of 42 Zoupa Points.