“Anyone who saw both World Cup matches today, with the underdog Dutch knocking out the heavily-favored Brazilians, and the entire, heart-stopping Ghana/Uruguay game knows that Thiessen is so full of sh*t about the excitement, skill, and competitive intensity of the game that an overnight enema is in order.”
Mark of New Jersey
Mark is a Founding Editor of The League of Ordinary Gentlemen, the predecessor of Ordinary Times.
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And any NFL fan who’s used to seeing touchdown passes called back for holding could have fully appreciated the Spain-Paraguay game.Report
I happened to catch the end of the Ghana-Uruguay game. I found two things notable. What made the game exciting wa what is often knocked in American Football, namely the suspense-building pauses in between action. Second, excitement was intensified not by the skill of play but by the goofups.Report