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PostPosted: Thu Jun 12, 2014 7:24 pm    Post subject: The World Cup has started! Reply with quote

As much as I would have liked to attend, it ws a bit too sttep for me to fly out to Brazil and stay a whole month from city to city trying to watch as many games as possible. Right now my laptop and my 36" monitor are my best friends while at work.
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 12, 2014 9:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I stayed up to watch the first game between host Brazil and Croatia. It was 3am where I am. I was fully entertained with my eyes wide open with a big cup of my favorite Brazilian coffee next to me.
The World Cup comes once every four years and like many football fans we try not to miss this event. Wish I was sitting in that stadium watching it instead of staring at the action on TV.
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 13, 2014 3:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

6 hours til Mexico' s debut. I can't wait. I'm taking Friday off. Spain and Chile's games are bound to be good as well.
Oh yeah, the kings can win it all tonight.

Hold on liver, it's gonna be a wild ride.
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 13, 2014 11:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Fri Jun 13, 2014 1:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

My bosses are Spanish/Canadian. My last day working here is the 19th. Holland's victory is extra sweet today.

LA NARANJA MECANICA!!!!!
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 13, 2014 2:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

man, we took a well deserved beating today, respect to Holland
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 13, 2014 3:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

So glad there are no vuvuzelas allowed. That shit got annoying.
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 13, 2014 3:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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My bosses are Spanish/Canadian. My last day working here is the 19th. Holland's victory is extra sweet today.

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YUP!
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 13, 2014 4:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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So glad there are no vuvuzelas allowed. That shit got annoying.


Too right you can't beat good old fashioned football songs (chants)from the fans Wink
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 14, 2014 12:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

offshores wrote:
So glad there are no vuvuzelas allowed. That shit got annoying.
A little more info from Wiki...yuk!!!
A study in 2010 by Dr Ruth McNerney of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and colleagues, concluded that the spread of diseases by means of vuvuzelas was possible. McNerney found tiny droplets at the bottom of a vuvuzela that can carry flu and cold germs that are small enough to stay suspended in the air for hours, and can enter into the airways of a person's lungs. The vuvuzelas can infect others on a greater scale than coughing or shouting. Shocked

The vuvuzelas have the potential to cause noise-induced hearing loss. Prof James Hall III, Dr Dirk Koekemoer, De Wet Swanepoel and colleagues at the University of Pretoria found that vuvuzelas can have a negative effect when a listener's eardrums are exposed to the instrument's high-intensity sound. The vuvuzelas produce an average sound pressure of 113 dB(A) at 2 metres (6.6 ft) from the device opening. The study finds that subjects should not be exposed to more than 15 minutes per day at an intensity of 100 dB(A).[4] The study assumes that if a single vuvuzela emits a sound that is dangerously loud to subjects within a 2-metre radius, and numerous vuvuzelas are typically blown together for the duration of a match, it may put spectators at a significant risk of hearing loss. Hearing loss experts at the U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) recommend that exposure at the 113 dB(A) level not exceed 45 seconds per day. Rolling Eyes
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 14, 2014 12:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Chile and Colombia are both winners!
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 14, 2014 2:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Wow Costa Rica beat Uruguay 3-1...who saw that coming. Laughing

Just a warm up for this evenings main event...England vs Italy. Let's hope it's as entertaining as all the other games. Very Happy
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 14, 2014 3:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Sun Jun 15, 2014 11:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Would be nice to drink a beer from each winning country! Twisted Evil
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 16, 2014 9:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Gotta find sum German beer today hahahahahah
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 16, 2014 1:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Mon Jun 16, 2014 3:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Any predictions on who is going to win the cup.
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 17, 2014 3:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Based on current form and the matches played so far looks like it will be Germany or Brazil. Still early days and I may change my mind.
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 17, 2014 3:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Based on current form and the matches played so far looks like it will be Germany or Brazil. Still early days and I may change my mind.


Didn't rate the Dutch performance against the current world champions Spain then. Laughing
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 17, 2014 4:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

US with a nice win yesterday. Sadly I have to tape the Belgium game. I have them and Switzerland as semi dark horses to win. I get to listen to the 2 day games in my car and I try to hustle and get home for the last game. Damn job!
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