On Sat, 19 May 2012 16:42:48 -0700, Paul C Bernhardt wrote: >Jon Stewart does that for laughs. He's actually a huge soccer fan and played >for his college team.
Wait, NO! How can that BE! Oh, Wait, NO! What is this picture! http://www.sharenator.com/Celebrities_Who_Played_Sports_in_High_School/#/Jon_Stewart_Soccer_Celebrities_Who_Played_Sports_in_High_School-11.html And it looks like someone missed this episode: http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-july-20-2011/u-s--women-s-world-cup-soccer-team That being said, when Stewart does his soccer-snore act, he does reflect the attitude of many Americans. I think I watched a World Cup match that went into overtime but I can't be sure because I'm trying to repress the memory. ;-) And now for something completely different: I was watching the Fox Soccer channel pre-game shows before they air the match at 8pm EDT but while reading news.google.com, a news story came up announcing the winner. So, I assume everyone knows the answer to McKelvie's question. Any surprises? And on a tangential point: in NYC there is a Channel named JLTV which is just a couple of channels away from the Fox Soccer channel. Late this afternoon they were playing the movie "One Day in September". Coincidence? -Mike Palij New York University [email protected] On May 19, 2012, at 5:51 PM, Michael Palij wrote: > On Sat, 19 May 2012 11:13:49 -0700, Stuart McKelvie wrote: >> Dear Tipsters, >> >> The big game is coming up within the hour. >> >> Bayern Munich vs Chelsea at Munich. > > Did you know that Bayern Munich translates into: > > Bavarian By the Monk's Place? > > I did not know that. I didn't know that Germans were such big > Tony Shalhoub fans! > > One question: the pre-game announcer said that they have > a brand-new "eunuch stadium". What exactly is that? > > From the intro, the Bayern Munich team sounds almost as > popular as any high school football team in Texas. How are > their cheerleaders? > >> Most statistics show a home field advantage (Ref). >> >> But when the team is at home in the game for the championship and they >> identify >> themselves as champions, the home crowd may put too much pressure on them >> (Wright et al., 1995). >> >> If you know Bayern, make your analysis of them and predict the outcome! > > I am reminded of what Jon Steward said aboot soccer: > > "I know that it is the most popular sport in the world and that i > should.......*SNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORE*" > > NOTE: No offense meant to soccer fans anywhere on the planet because > I know that you take your soccer very seriously and that as a sport > it is ...... *SNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORE"! > > ;-) --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=17917 or send a blank email to leave-17917-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
