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Well, Kornfeld, I must say "baa" to the idea that the secret of the current Welsh soccer renaissance lays with in their sheep.
I think it's poetry; did you know that there has been an annual poetry/bard contest in Wales since the 12th. century (A.D. in the Christian calendar) ? [^].
cheers, Bill
«There is a spectrum, from "clearly desirable behaviour," to "possibly dodgy behavior that still makes some sense," to "clearly undesirable behavior." We try to make the latter into warnings or, better, errors. But stuff that is in the middle category you don’t want to restrict unless there is a clear way to work around it.» Eric Lippert, May 14, 2008
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BillWoodruff wrote: bard contest in Wales I have heard of it - is is one of the subject we have to learn about in Hungary (at least in my time there)... [ARANY JÁNOS] A WALESI BÁRDOK[^]
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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England has sheep (the UK as a whole is the 8th most sheep populous country in the world) and it didn't do them much good. I think ewe is trying to ram in a bit of wooly thinking there.
The reason for Wales' success is much simpler. They've hit upon this weird and exotic tactic of scoring goals - too old school for all those modern coaches in other countries but there you go! Highest scorers in the tournament and the only team averaging 2 per game.
I am not a number. I am a ... no, wait!
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9082365 wrote: They've hit upon this weird and exotic tactic of scoring goals
You don't mean...
...no, it can't be that simple...
...more goals equals you win the game?
Why did nobody tell the England manager that years ago?
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OriginalGriff wrote: Why did nobody tell the England manager that It's an EU trade secret - There is no UK in EU
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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There's not a whole lot of "U" in "UK" either right at the moment...
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9082365 wrote: scoring goals
Are you saying that the game is not all about complaining? Are you sure? There are any sources to support your theory?
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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And diving! And Acting!
They are the Special Skills of The Beautiful Game are they not?
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All those skills drive me away from watching football - however I may check the next Wales performance...
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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So another thing[^] they have in common with the Icelanders.
Oh, BTW, the link is about Svið, so it might not be SFW if you have people with delicate stomachs around.
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If it will be Wales vs Iceland a the final I will put up a big screen and server an all sheep dinner for all who come (a barbeque probably)...
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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Iceland basically does not have any trees, so I'll assume BBQs doesn't come that naturally for them.
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Who needs tree when you've got volcanoes[^]?
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... but you don't have a dog to herd them? No problem[^]!
I am not a number. I am a ... no, wait!
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And the lion will lie down with the lamb, but the lamb won't get much sleep...
-- Woody Allen
If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack.
--Winston Churchill
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Garfield[^]
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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Not too long ago, I returned from Bangladesh. There I worked with many people from around the world, even with many people from Italy.
I'm sad.
modified 19-Jan-21 21:04pm.
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A sad event indeed.
Get me coffee and no one gets hurt!
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When are we going to get tough & smart and call this what it is - ISLAMIC terrorism. SAD!
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And when the IRA was in full swing was that considered Catholic Terrorism?
And when Isreal bombs Gaza - is that referred to Jewish Terrorism?
Too often criminals and terrorists are branded by their religion - when in fact - they are simply "terrorists".
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You are so very right!
Bruno
modified 19-Jan-21 21:04pm.
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23741 wrote: And when Isreal bombs Gaza - is that referred to Jewish Terrorism?
No, it is the Jewish people refusing to bow down to ISLAMIC terrorists and standing up for their country and border - Something we as Americans should do!
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And guess what, we executed Timothy McVeigh, so what's your point?
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Along that line of reasoning, one would think that Jonathan Pollard should have been executed for putting the middle east at risk of much worse evaporation.
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