There is no wrong moment for that pic.

...Except maybe for the guy in it.

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"Chance!? You had your chance, and you gobbled its balls!"

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Wow...

How long have you been holding on to THAT pic for?

Been waiting for the right moment, have you?

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The man loves penguins... What more can you say?

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Actually, I've used it before. But there's no occasion that it doesn't apply to.

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Exactly!

Excellent post, lima. Nice body of work, all.

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My initial post was in jest, of course. I'm actually enjoying soccer more now as I become familiar with it. Here are my thoughts about soccer in general and its lack of popularity in the U.S.

1. Still dislike the offside rule. Maybe someone can clarify it for me. Why can't the defense just slack off before a pass is made and force the offense into offside any time it wants?

Also, it would seem that getting by the defense would be a good thing. It's not like there's a big, empty net back there. "Let the goalkeeper do his/her job," is my thought.

Also, also, sometimes offside isn't called at all when it should be. This lack of a call seems to happen more in the later stages of the match. And, yes, why don't NBA refs call fouls on star players? I'm not happy with that crap, either.

2. Hate the acting jobs after tackles. I realize goals are at a premium, but knock it off. I saw Joe Theismann's lower leg snap during an NFL game, and he didn't put on half the show these soccer guys pull. Of course, Joe was probably in shock and couldn't move. :O

3. Stoppage time. Why bother? Let the match last 90 minutes. Penalize a team with loss of possession if they fail to get the ball back onto the pitch in a timely manner.

4. Aside from the US team sucking and blowing at the same time, it's hard for Americans to get into soccer because it's not a TV-friendly sport (plus we didn't "invent" it). I'm not treading over that much-traveled ground.

I think seeing a match in person would be more exciting than watching on the tube. On TV, the camera is always focused on the ball. Because the pitch is so large and the players so spread apart (at times), it's hard getting a sense of what's going on as far as strategy is concerned. Some of the nuances of the game are unfortunately lost.

I know that many of the same people who can't stand soccer will gladly sit through an entire baseball game. Having watched much of this current World Cup, I say there's not much difference between the two. At least in soccer the players run around instead of stand around!

That's all for now.

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Chicken Feather Bed Bugs Bunny Hop Sing Out Side Street Walker Texas Ranger Cookie Dough Boy Wonder Years

can we all just face the fact that all sports are boring?

except bar fights of course.

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Kill Whitey.

i think maybe soccer bores me because of only using the feet. it's like hockey -- let's get dressed up in skates and go play on the ice while trying to hit something into something using a stick. yay! it's basically testing who's the best at something that no one gives a shit about and doesn't say anything about our hunting gathering days. football tests who can tackle an opponent to the ground or who can makeoff with something in the face of a competing horde. basketball is who can jump the highest and who's the most accurate at throwing something (such as a weapon). even baseball is who can hit something hardest with a club. what's soccer testing? how hard you can kick and accuracy of kick? what does that harken back to? maybe there was some spiked ball weapon out of kenya you kick with your feet circa 3300 bc or something i don't know about. but i put that as likely as an acient stick puck ice weapon recently unearthed in Siberia

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what if nigger meant kite

I agree with Howard Johnson agreeing with what Olson Johnson just said.

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Legend, oh legend, the third wheel legend...always in the way.

About running the black sheriff out of town?

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It was such a waste of everyone’s time and money that even the Tokyo stadium’s rape robots apologized– something they were programmed specifically never to do.

about nothing related to early survival skills being involved with soccer.

the most misunderstood of 'sports'.

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Kill Whitey.

soccer would be much cooler if you played it with snow plows and a wrecking ball

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What others say about boorite!

like the mayans

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what if nigger meant kite

that would make it too much like shuffleboard

Give the players spiked gloves and metal cleats and let them fight each other.

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It was such a waste of everyone’s time and money that even the Tokyo stadium’s rape robots apologized– something they were programmed specifically never to do.