via Zaheer
On I wrote Ha! Ha! Ha!, on the subject of Humour.
Richard Rutter
Tim
That is funny. I watched last night’s game – only the second CL match I’ve bothered with all season. I’m more concerned with my team (Southampton) staying in the Premiership…
sil
Richard: it is hilarity itself, and you know it. And we are going to beat AC in the final, too. 2-1. Remember where you heard it first.
Paul
heh, funny one. I warned a mate in February at work that without Robben they could struggle in the Champs League if they met a touch defensive team. Didn’t realise it would be Liverpool.
fizz
I love the way Aq jumps in with “we“, you’ve been keeping that allegeance quiet mate! :)
Still, it was great watching the overpaid Chelsea idiots fail to get round a determined defence…
JR
In all seriousness, why are British people so vulgar? Everyone in North America, working class included, knows there are certain words no one uses in public unless you are a complete lowlife. But those very words appear to be fairly popular in Britain. (Or lowlife’s are.) Why is that?
sil
fizz: I’ve been a Liverpool supporter for quarter of a century. But I do keep quiet about it, because (a) I don’t have time to watch football and more and (b) we haven’t won anything good for ages :-)
Jonathan Holst
Yeah, what does the championship matter anyway.
djp
A lot more than the Champions League, that’s for sure! It’s not the same as when Liverpool were dominating europe back in the 70’s. The Champions League has lost it’s prestige since teams that finish 2nd, 3rd and 4th have the chance to qualify. Doesn’t exactly make it the ‘champions’ league anymore does it?
G.
I refer the honourable gentleman to the phrase “glory-hunter“. Hem-hem.
Arif Ender
As a Turkish fan, beside the greatest Galatasaray SK.. Go Gooners!
and one more thing: IT WAS A GREAT PLEASURE TO SEE MOURINHO‘S FACE AFTER THE LAST WHISTLE!!! :)
Dave
@JR: All words have a meaning. They are words that express what we mean in a way we know everyone who knows the word will understand. I don’t believe that any existing word should not be used if it is appropriate, no matter how offensive they are to some people.
nordle
JR, steady on there chap, not all British people are vulgar.
In the same way that not all Americans are egotistical, arrogant, tyrannical, cocooned, stpuid, annoying, whining, backward, incestual, vulgar, inbred nutters.
http://tinyurl.com/9xwx7
Anyway, its probably because we are very impressionable and tend to copy whatever America is doing. How many of these movies are British, 2 at a push (but snatch I think was still an American film):
Films with count of ‘F’ word.
- Tigerland- 527 times
- Another Day in Paradise- 327 times
- Sweet Sixteen- 313 times
- Narc- 298 times
- The Big Lewbowski- 281 times
- Fubar + Made- 274 times
- Pulp Fiction- 271 times
- Resevior Dogs- 252 times
- Dead Presidents- 247 times
- The Boondock Saints + Goodfellas#- 246 times
- Jay and Silent Bob Strike back- 228
- True Romance-225 times
- Scarface- 208 times*
- American History X- 205 times
- Shaft- 165 times
- Snatch- 153 times
- Bad Santa- 147 times&
- Shaun of the Dead~ 77 times
- South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut- 133 times^
Tigerland @97 minutes, thats 1 every 11 seconds, fuck me that’s alot!
Sweary Mary
Go on then, who the f*ck is Didier Drogba?
mrben
/me laughs heartily.
As a long time Liverpool fan (~25 years – almost as long as I can remember) it’s nice to see us in with a chance of some ‘good’ silverware. And doubly good to do so at the expense of Chelsea, who have done their best over the last few years to buy both the Premiership and the CL.
As for whether the CL matters anymore, it is still regarded as one of the most prestigious events. More importantly, winning it means a big wadge of cash to spend on new players, which would be nice :)
Nick Fitzsimons
JR: we’re just a buch of c**ts, that’s why ;-)
Paul
There is far too much language in these comments ;)
As for the Champions League, you’ve got to be in it to win it, but is seems that winning it doesn’t let you in it anymore. When did they change that rule? Remember Liverpool and Forest all those years ago?
JR
>not all British people are vulgar
No, of course not. Many, perhaps most, are quite graceful with language, I agree. But I’m quite shocked by the rest these days. A recent random sample: visiting a few quite bars with Brits in them last weekend, reading some British forums lately, and watching British films. I’m no prude, but but we were happy to leave the bar and get away from all the variations on “vagina” that were used as everyday vocabulary, along with the rest. Then I watched Enduring Love, a quite good film btw, and supposedly educated Brits, not like Scarface or soldiers, are saying F this, F that, very casually. Strange. Pub/football life has had a bad impact on British culture after all the years I think.
Anyway, sorry: Go Liverpool!
DT
Don’t change the subject JR, Liverpool will lose the CL, finish out of the top four and Owen will stay in Spain, that will be their triple this year, or is it treble?
Not funny. Not even a little bit. Apart from the dig at Drogba which is entirely justified, the one-footed, lazy-arse waste of space. Still, at least we get to be called ‘The Champions’ all next season which should hack off all those Gooners and Prawn Sandwichers.