Archive for February, 2007
Tuesday, February 27th, 2007
Culture Shock #9 - in which our hero is glad he doesn’t write for the Universitäter Beobachter
How many of you knew that the World Cup Final was on the same day as the Superbowl this month? Better yet, how many of you knew who was playing, and who won? Or where it was held? No? No idea? Come on, you lot. Get with the times. Everyone in Germany knows where the [...]
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Wednesday, February 14th, 2007
A wonderful group I found on Facebook…
It’s called Jeff Stelling’s Super Special Soccer Saturday Drinking Game. And it’s a guaranteed ticket to drunkendom.The current rules:
Everytime a goal is scored:
1 shot of beer
Every sending off:
1 shot of Jager (or substitute)
Half time:
Absolutely no alcoholic beverages may be imbibed during this period.
Whenever Chris Kamara is talking:
You must be drinking.
Whenever Merson uses stupid rhyming slang
(i.e.”he’s [...]
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Tuesday, February 13th, 2007
Culture Shock #8 - in which our hero hits the high notes… but more cheaply
They say that one of the beauties of being on exchange in continental Europe – especially in a town like Passau, nestled between three central European countries – is the freedom it affords to travel around and see more of this mysterious Europe we live in. What most people don’t mention when they say it [...]
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Monday, February 12th, 2007
Ireland 17 - 20 France
Gav Reilly
in Passau, in front of BBC1
“Fuuuuuuuuuck,” Carla moaned as it was all over. It was, quite literally, one of those days. The best – and worst – thing about sport is that it brings winners and losers; a celebration and a wake, a glory and a despair. Being a Manchester United fan from Meath [...]
