Eurotrash V: Gaultier edition

Discussion in 'Women's Rivalry Forum' started by Bonnie Lass, May 27, 2010.

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  1. jocasta

    jocasta Member+

    Oct 11, 2003
    Nat'l Team:
    Sweden
    Euros are looking at a cold snap that has matches cancelled left and right. Which, y'know, thank goodness, because otherwise, people might get some strange ideas about staying warm. Thanks, Jenson, for that edifying little tidbit...

    Seriously, your marmot is named General Beauregard Lee? Hahaha!
     
  2. Bonnie Lass

    Bonnie Lass Moderator
    Staff Member

    Lyon
    Norway
    Oct 20, 2000
    Up top
    Club:
    Olympique Lyonnais
    Yes, yes it was. And 70s for all this week. Of course, to be fair, it's been an especially warm winter, even by our standards. We've had less than 10 nights where the lows have dipped to freezing since November. (Not helping, am I?)

    Yes, I live in the South, guignol. Sorry to break it to you. :p
     
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  3. jocasta

    jocasta Member+

    Oct 11, 2003
    Nat'l Team:
    Sweden
    I was lured to this page by the promise of goalkeeper name anagrams; I was confronted with a 'Spot the differences' puzzle. We are supposed to find five differences. I wonder if each cheek counts separately, because then I'm done.

    Best goalie name anagram if only it were spelled right: 'Inane Gardner' Or maybe it's a trick question.
     
  4. Pass-n-Go

    Pass-n-Go Member+

    Jul 5, 2008
    no 'poo holes'
     
  5. Jenson

    Jenson Member

    Mar 2, 2005
    I think they should all be sacked. And have their typing fingers chopped off (though it appears that this might already have happened).
     
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  6. jocasta

    jocasta Member+

    Oct 11, 2003
    Nat'l Team:
    Sweden
    Well, what can you expect from government workers, after all?

    Meanwhile much excitement here in Sweden, as Marta has signed with Tyresö (link to the press conference here too for the non-scandophiliacs among us). She is overjoyed to be coming back to Sweden; "My second home" and "I'm happy and proud to be in Sweden again" and "I really like it here" as she chokes up with tears when she describes leaving it for the US.

    It's great for the football of course but best of all is that I can watch and re-watch and chalk it up to 'att träna hörförståelse'.
     
  7. Smulan

    Smulan Member

    Apr 3, 2008
    Did they then bring on a baby for her to kiss? Or at least give her a tiara, a shiny sash and a bouquet of flowers?
     
  8. Bonnie Lass

    Bonnie Lass Moderator
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    Lyon
    Norway
    Oct 20, 2000
    Up top
    Club:
    Olympique Lyonnais
    Better yet ... did she get a new interpreter?
     
  9. Pass-n-Go

    Pass-n-Go Member+

    Jul 5, 2008
    A cunning linguist?
     
  10. jocasta

    jocasta Member+

    Oct 11, 2003
    Nat'l Team:
    Sweden
    No, but it sure seemed like they might have liked to... the fellow sitting next to her looked like he could barely contain himself, he was so excited. (That is, he smiled several times.) And who could blame him?

    Well, I haven't heard so, but in Sweden she doesn't need one; in Sweden, she can take care of herself, ha ha! Ain't it grand?

    Subtext aside, I wonder if that maybe was also a consideration for her... I never did hear how good her English may (or may not) have gotten.
     
  11. guignol

    guignol Moderator
    Staff Member

    Apr 28, 2005
    mermoz-les-boss
    Club:
    Olympique Lyonnais
    Nat'l Team:
    France
    and now for something completely different...

    makeup.

    it's always seemed to me that it would be no small hindrance; with all the exertion it would just cause a lot of stinging eyes and bad tastes in mouths. nail polish is harmless but makes me think of this: players are checked for studs and jewelry before taking the field, what about nail length.

    i've examined the question on a local level but haven't got very far: louisa nécib goes the whole nine yards: mascara, eye shadow, lipstick, even blush. corinne franco is also always made up, but i wonder if it's not permanent. lara dickenmann and amandine henry seem off and on, surprising since she neither wears anything on their official photos (often its the opposite). for some players like aurélie kaci it's hard to tell, they probably don't need to wear makeup at any time.

    has anyone devoted any serious analysis to this earth-shaking phenomenon?
     
  12. Lusankya

    Lusankya Moderator
    Staff Member

    Nov 14, 2007
    Nat'l Team:
    Germany
    Nail length is checked as well. In the documentation about the WWC 2007 you could see how Bajramaj had to ged rid of her long nails just before kick-off. ;)
     
  13. Bonnie Lass

    Bonnie Lass Moderator
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    Lyon
    Norway
    Oct 20, 2000
    Up top
    Club:
    Olympique Lyonnais
    I was going to link to the movie someone posted on YouTube, but their account got deleted. :(

    But yeah, in the movie, IIRC, the players are all in the locker room, when an official comes in. She checks their kits, their little ID badges. When Anja Mittag comes up, the official notices her nails, and tells Mittag to cut them. So, when Lira comes up, she tries to hide her nails under her badge, but everyone is laughing, to the official asks to see her nails and she makes her cut them.

    Her and Anja were both visibly upset. Not hugely upset, but still bothered by this.
     
  14. Jenson

    Jenson Member

    Mar 2, 2005
    No. But here's some pointless observational stuff.

    I've played against a couple of US college teams who all had exact matching make up on (as well as their matching sliders, bags, pony tails etc.). Pretty unnerving! Also played against some Russians in a tournament once, who had made rather an effort on the face painting front.

    Sophie Bradley (Lincoln/England) is fond of a bit of eyeliner. It's always in her kit bag & travel bag when she goes away for games, she says.

    BS - getting to the crux of the issues that matter.
     
  15. Smulan

    Smulan Member

    Apr 3, 2008
    Woohoo - can't wait to see this match:

    Thursday 15 March
    16:00-18:00 LIVE Quarter-finals, 1st leg: FC Malmo (Sweden) - Eintracht Frankfurt (Germany) on British Eurosport & Eurosport HD.

    (Info from a reliable source, so it must be true...)
     
  16. GambitSWE

    GambitSWE Member

    Nov 19, 2011
    Landvetter
    Club:
    Göteborg FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Sweden
    German Eurosport posted on wednesday that they will show the game between Germany and Sweden, and that they will also show another german game on march 7th. It might be the final if the germans qualify, or a game for third place.

    source: http://www.framba.de/content/index....piele&catid=119:nationalmannschaft&Itemid=581
     
  17. kolabear

    kolabear Member+

    Nov 10, 2006
    los angeles
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Off-topic but I dare ya, dare ya, dare ya to take down this post...

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    Hard to believe it's already been a few years since Google honored Dr Seuss' birthday. And I know it's a stretch to make this on-topic but I fondly remember a time when Inka Grings was referred to around here as Inky Grinch.

    And there were a couple of things called Thing One and Thing Two that roamed the pitches of Rivalry and Europe.
     
  18. Micol

    Micol Member+

    Sep 16, 2008
    Well, if you thought Marta was playing in Sweden now, you're wrong. Her new home is not Tyresö, but "Heidelberg". :eek: (Or so GoogleTranslate says.)
     
  19. Micol

    Micol Member+

    Sep 16, 2008
    We may not be able to match Fotbollsgalan all the way, but Freiburg captain Kerstin Boschert is certainly doing her best to dress for the occasion! The Freiburg women have been appointed "Freiburg sports team of the year". (And Isabella Schmid came in third for "Freiburg sportswoman of the year".)

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  20. Micol

    Micol Member+

    Sep 16, 2008
    Another pic. The ladies on the right are Freiburg women too (Myriam Krüger, Juliane Maier, Selina Nowak, Anja Meike Hegenauer).

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  21. jocasta

    jocasta Member+

    Oct 11, 2003
    Nat'l Team:
    Sweden
    Awww, Thing One and Thing Two. Thanks, Bonnie.

    The thing about Seuss, though, is that he's subversive and scary, and his characters delight in their transgressiveness. There's no doubt that Team Germany is childish, of course — just look at the font on their jerseys. But these days, the inhabitants of Team Germany are less like a Dr. Seuss book and more like a Winnie-the-Pooh book. Harmless, obedient, sappy, bland; devoid of character, danger, or any interesting features whatsoever.


    And speaking of more infantile than merely juvenile, I present to you the Sleeveless Diaper Tank.
     
  22. Nacional Tijuana

    Nacional Tijuana St. Louis City

    St. Louis City SC
    May 6, 2003
    San Diego, Calif.
    Club:
    Seattle Sounders
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    According to them, I thought I remembered a Manchester United in Damallsvenskan. Or a Chelsea. Weird.
     
  23. Micol

    Micol Member+

    Sep 16, 2008
    Julia Simic, for Bonnie.

    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-YwDJZywVc"]"Und, wie war ich?" - YouTube[/ame]
     
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  24. Lusankya

    Lusankya Moderator
    Staff Member

    Nov 14, 2007
    Nat'l Team:
    Germany
    I hope non-German speakers don't realize what a horrible, horrible actress she is. :eek:
     
  25. Smulan

    Smulan Member

    Apr 3, 2008
    We do. We also realise that she eats with her mouth open.
     

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