[kasperl]

Originally posted by Nico


If that happens because you failed in French, let me know.
I'll laugh.
Because I'm mean.

Meh.
Couchon. (About the only French insult I know)
Anyway, I think French might just be doable. It's German I'm worrying about now.

[aldo_14]

Originally posted by Tiara

No, because it is stated in the UEFA rules that if a referee misjudges such a ruthless and blatant offense (if it happened in his FOV, which it did, that he is disqualified from refereeing any further in the tournament.

Dunno, then.   Still, the bugger got what he deserved anyways.

[Darkage]

Originally posted by Nico


That would just be a world with something less on TV that I wouldn't watch anyway

And Darkey: No, that toilet pic isn't cool, my mind is desperately trying to stop my masochistic imagination from reconstructing the rest of the pic. There's a small war in my head, all because of you,  hope you're happy

lol...

Well it's your choice to reconstruct the rest not mine. Try not to reconstruct it then it wil be less scary:p:D

[01010]

3-0 to England.

I wasn't impressed with the performance though, very sloppy. But a result is a result.

[Tiara]

Heh, yeah, it was still quite a good even match up untill the red card for the Swiss.

The only chance they have to get into the next round is to win from France and that England loses to Croatia. In other words: Not gonna happen.

[Flipside]

Not bad, at least that'll stop the bloody whining at work for a while

Strange for a Londoner, but I have never ever developed a taste for football (or Soccer if you prefer).

[Ghostavo]

Too....... many....... dutch...... can't....... breath..... help!?

Damn city is covered in an orange mass of drunken people.

[Tiara]

Originally posted by Ghostavo
Too....... many....... dutch...... can't....... breath..... help!?

Damn city is covered in an orange mass of drunken people.

Well, just be glad that they arent nearly as bad as the English. When the English football fans drunk bad stuff happens.

[kasperl]

Now, may I teach you the phrase "piss of, I want to sleep" in Dutch:

"Gratis bier hier!"

Spoiler:

Do yourself a favour and don't try this out. Better yet, never trust someone when he's teaching you short phrases in a foreign language

[01010]

Originally posted by Tiara



Well, just be glad that they arent nearly as bad as the English. When the English football fans drunk bad stuff happens.

Correction, when English THUGS get drunk bad things happen. I have no doubt in my mind whatsoever that the English people that are causing trouble are not football fans, they are just assholes.

[Tiara]

Originally posted by 01010


Correction, when English THUGS get drunk bad things happen. I have no doubt in my mind whatsoever that the English people that are causing trouble are not football fans, they are just assholes.

True. Anyone looking for a fight != football fan.

But nevertheless, England does bring the largest troubles with them.

[01010]

Originally posted by Tiara

True. Anyone looking for a fight != football fan.

But nevertheless, England does bring the largest troubles with them.

Probably the sheer volume of English in Portugal having something to do with that. It's sad that it happens, it's even worse when these apparent fans aren't just stupid kids but 47 year old firefighters who really should know better.

What is interesting though is how they keep referring to them as football fans when they are in the Algarve (sp?) which is nowhere near the tournament. I think they're just assholes on holiday that think that the football is a good excuse to cause trouble, they'd probably do it regardless of the tournament anyway.

Plus, as bad as English hooliganism can be, I don't think it approaches anywhere near the psychotic fervor of the Galataseray(sp? again) fans, those guys should be shot.

[kasperl]

Now, when is the next Englan/Turkey match? Play it in some stadium in the middle of nowhere, put inexpensive camera's in and around the stadium, remove the police from everywhere except the field to protect the players, and call it a reality show. Instant ratings, though I doubt anyone would be watching for the game.

[Ghostavo]

I didn't know dutch was so similar to latin derived languages...

"Gratis bier hier!"

Grátis = free
The rest is sooooo close to english I don't need to point out

How about if I say something along the lines of "Sluit je mond, wil ik slapen" (verify this please) and run like hell afterwards?

[Tiara]

Originally posted by Ghostavo
How about if I say something along the lines of "Sluit je mond, wil ik slapen" (verify this please) and run like hell afterwards?

That's 'Close your mouth, I want to sleep.'

That's quite polite actually, if you want to be rude say 'Hou je bek, ik wil godverdomme slapen!'.

That's 'Shut up, I want to sleep goddamnit!".

Though, non-Dutch people probably won't know how to pronounce it correctly

[kasperl]

You can always say:
Jullie verliezen toch, ga naar huis!

But that would indeed get you running......

[kode]

Originally posted by Ghostavo
I didn't know dutch was so similar to latin derived languages...
 

I think I would have little problems learning dutch as it's a mix of the three languages I currently know, english, german and swedish. kind of.

and as for on-topic, now sweden can't lose to denmark next game or we're out (italy winning over bulgaria is not only probable, it's almost certain). sweden must get the defenses together. it's almost embarassing as it is now.

[Tiara]

Originally posted by kode
sweden must get the defenses together. it's almost embarassing as it is now.

Not as embarrasing as Italy. Before the tournament I thought of them as potential finalists or even champions but that was just an illusion.

Not that I'm really sad about that I still find them to be extremely arrogant.

[kasperl]

Dutch is easy to get the basics of, but once you try to spell it correctly.....

There are more exceptions then rules, and the rules are often so vague that you always do something wrong.

And the Latin in it is easy to overlook. There is a lot more Latin left in French and English then in Dutch. Not to mention that people are starting call every word with more then 2 syllables 'difficult', and that general vocubulary is on the way down. Go primary schooling!

Anyway, soccer, Holland-Tsjechië (how the heck do you spell it in English?). Is there any chance of the Tjechs winning?

[Tiara]

Originally posted by kasperl
Anyway, soccer, Holland-Tsjechië (how the heck do you spell it in English?). Is there any chance of the Tjechs winning?

History between the two;

Draw: 4
Holland win: 4
Chechs win: 8 (!!!)

History shows that Holland has had great difficulties dealing with them. Though 4 or so of the Chech victories were frielndlies so they don't really count.

However, given the difficulties the Chechs had against Latvia (they barely won) I give us Dutchies excellent odds this time.