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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Tuesday, July 04, 2006 - 1:18 pm
LOL, Lumbele
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Ginger1218
Member
08-31-2001
| Tuesday, July 04, 2006 - 3:29 pm
LT I also want Italy to win the whole thing I want Portugal to come in second I definitely am glad Germany lost
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Eeyoreslament
Member
07-20-2003
| Tuesday, July 04, 2006 - 5:31 pm
But Lum....arent you German?
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Wednesday, July 05, 2006 - 1:48 am
Yep, Eeyore, guilty as charged.
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Eeyoreslament
Member
07-20-2003
| Wednesday, July 05, 2006 - 5:39 am
LOL. Well, here's to nothing. Go Portugal! Place your bets accordingly!!
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Wednesday, July 05, 2006 - 7:03 am
My DH is adamantly against Portugal winning today, and I think it's only because he's still p**sed that they beat England. Eeyores, did you happen to see the huge line of Italy supporters in their decorated cars (at least 50-75 cars) running through the city last night?
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Eeyoreslament
Member
07-20-2003
| Wednesday, July 05, 2006 - 7:11 am
No Yank, I missed it. However, the husband of a girl I work with, is Italian, and some foreman on a big construction site near Science World. He has this HUGE flag, and his boss (who is also Italian) is going to be hanging the flag from the top of the crane on the site. I'm going to have to keep an eye out for it! I worked last night, saw two cars on Broadway on my walk to work, and then I never really saw anything when I came home early. My bf was on Commercial Drive for lunch yesterday, and caught the game at some Italian place.
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Eeyoreslament
Member
07-20-2003
| Wednesday, July 05, 2006 - 12:40 pm
See. I told y'all I was a jinx. I don't like EITHER of the remaining teams, so I just don't care. OK maybe I'll pull for Italy a bit, purely so there can be partying in the city, and the Italians I know can be happy. But I still don't like Italy. If they won, I'd be the less UNHAPPY than if France won.
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Reiki
Moderator
08-12-2000
| Wednesday, July 05, 2006 - 1:13 pm
Both teams in the finals are good and have earned their places there. I think I am going to cheer on France for the Zidane factor. The end of the France/Portugal game was a beautiful thing with hugs and the exchanging of shirts, especially between Portugal's Figo and France's Zidane.
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Wednesday, July 05, 2006 - 1:20 pm
That was a nice scene, Reiki Gosh I was so frustrated at Christiano Ronaldo. That kid flopped so much, I was hoping he'd get a card for it.
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Ginger1218
Member
08-31-2001
| Wednesday, July 05, 2006 - 2:04 pm
I really want Italy to win. More than that, I really really want France to lose.
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Karen
Member
09-07-2004
| Wednesday, July 05, 2006 - 3:03 pm
Vive la France! I'm happy France won today and will be cheering them on to the cup on Sunday. 
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Wednesday, July 05, 2006 - 3:32 pm
Well, Eeyore, we did our bit today. Who are we gonna sink on Saturday and Sunday? Don't worry, Lady, he'll be playing against a pro diver's team on Saturday. FIFA should get themselves some judges of diving board fame for the side lines. They'd have plenty to do and would provide additional entertainment.LOL Talked to Mum today and she said the country was in mourning. She heard the neighbour yelling and groaning during the game, and her windows were closed. The poor man must have suffered greatly. Well, I guess maybe I'll root for France, too, just to make things even again with Eeyore pulling for the Azuri. Yank, was it difficult for your England lover to root for the French today? Poor Rinaldo was only touching the ball accompanied by an awful whistling concert. There must have still been a lot of English soccer fans left with tickets.
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Wednesday, July 05, 2006 - 4:32 pm
Ha ha Lum. I was only halfway watching as I was working (had the TV in the office tuned in, though), but I kept hearing my dh screaming at the TV in the other room -- "Give him a yellow! Yellow! Yellow! Come ooooooon, ref!!!!" He was talking about all the dives that Ronaldo was apparently taking. He was so peeved that the ref didn't card him.
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Wednesday, July 05, 2006 - 5:01 pm
EXACTLY!!! He truly deserved a card
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Wednesday, July 05, 2006 - 5:33 pm
I swear my husband hasn't done more than 10 hours of work since World Cup started. Not that I'm bitter about that or anything, LOL.
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Wednesday, July 05, 2006 - 7:01 pm
lol, I can tell ...
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Thursday, July 06, 2006 - 3:01 am
Don't worry, Yank, after Sunday he'll have 4 years to catch up.
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Thursday, July 06, 2006 - 5:16 am
Best Friends understand. Don't forget to stick around for Part Two
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Thursday, July 06, 2006 - 8:42 am
LOL, that was great!
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Sunday, July 09, 2006 - 11:28 am
YAYAYAYAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ITALY WINS!!!! I watched everything except the 2nd overtime & PKS at the local Gelato place, along with about 50-60 Italians. I had to come home to receive a call, but I wish I were still there right now!!!!!!! Such a shame abaout Zidane. As much RESPECT as I have for his career, that was a really unforgiveable red card. Dumb, dumb, dumb. And brutal, too. He can't possibly explain that one away -- I don't care what the Italian might have said to him.
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Reiki
Moderator
08-12-2000
| Sunday, July 09, 2006 - 11:35 am
Well that was a disappointing end to an otherwise pretty decent World Cup. I was cheering for France up until Zidane made the huge mistake of head butting the Italian player in over time. France lost me and the game right there. What a horrible way to leave your last football match. Four years until another World Cup, but only two years until Euro 2008 and British Premier League starts up again August 19th!
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Ginger1218
Member
08-31-2001
| Sunday, July 09, 2006 - 11:38 am
Yay, I am sooooo glad Italy won. Brooklyn (particularly Bensonhurt) is going nuts. LOL
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Sunday, July 09, 2006 - 11:51 am
For anyone who missed it, here's a link to the Zidane takedown... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1i_l0OeeMc
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Sunday, July 09, 2006 - 11:51 am
Viva Italia!! I love Zidane, what the heck possessed him in OT??? Broke a country's heart, he did. What a legacy to leave ... sigh ... hey doesn't del piero look like vin diesel? What kind of changes will we see in the Premier League as far as rosters go? There will be an influx of talent if those 4 teams in Serie A are demoted. My #2 son picked Italy to win this thing in May. I should have listened to him, lol ..
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