Why do they always score when I'm in the other room?

[The_Sandman]

Sometimes a player takes a dive or gets injured and lays on the field for a long time which prompts me to take care of something in another room. Whenever I get back, the scene is jubilation, as one of the teams has scored :mad:

Does this only happen to me????

[servotron]

Because you don't have a Tivo!

Get on the ball, man!

[TarheelJTK]

Yeah, you gotta get a DVR man.

[fatbastard]

Why do they always score when I'm in the other room?Same reason your girlfriend only scores when you're out of town ;)



sorry, it was there .......

[geordienation]

Same reason your girlfriend only scores when you're out of town ;)



sorry, it was there .......


Man, I was just about to post the same thing. :D:D

[prk166]

Ya, the DVR / Tivo thing is key.

And listen to those other guys about the GF. THey're probably speaking based on experience. :D

[wjarrettc]

This reminds me of one of my favorite passages in Nick Hornby's "My Favorite Year", a collection of football writings collecting the authors' fond memories of football seasons past. In Roddy Doyle's recounting of Ireland's magical run in Italia '90 he writes of watching the England-Ireland game in a pub:


The second half was more worrying. Time was runing out. There was no sign of the equalizer. Paul McGrath gave it a ging; the ball shaved the bar on its way over. The pub groaned. The time had come to intervene. "I'm going to the jacks," I said.

We'd discovered years ago. When one of us went to the toilet a goal was scored; not always, but it was frightening how often it happened. There was a risk: the goal might not be for the right side. I didn't need to visit the toilet. I was the only one in there. It was pleasant; cool. The shouts from outside sounded less desperate. I suddenly felt lonely. I stayed, though. I unbuttoned my fly.

- Ah, lads; for f&#k's sake! Come on!

I was pressing my forehead against the tiles and trying to remember the second half of the Hail Mary when it happened: the rush of human noise pushed open the Gents door. Either we'd scored or Lineker had run into the goalpost. My vigil was over. I didn't wash my hands.

I ran back into a sea of jumping and dancing people. They were up on tables, under tables, going wild. Kissing, hugging, skipping, there were men virtually having sex with each other in front of their wives and girlfriends. I got over to my friends. They queued up to hug me. I'd done my bit.

[JG]

Waiting for rangers00 to tell us how he simultaneously watches 6 televisions in 3 rooms.

[Northside Rovers]

Its uncanny how often it happens for me.

At the games - watching on TV at home.

Run to the bathroom real quick to lose some Tecate - come back and there is yelling and screaming.

Sometimes I go to the bathroom during a boring game just to force a goal to be scored.

[servotron]

Worse than missing a goal in the other room however is when a goal is scored, you miss it by a few seconds, and the only show the replay once or twice.... but they show some meaningless tackle in midfield 25 times from 8 different angles. Nothing a DVR can do for you there!

[Horror Show]

DVRs and the sort are great for replays but nothing compares to seeing a goal live.

[striker]

I live alone. So when I don't have visitors, I use the bathroom with the door open. Thus, I often hear about goals being scored while I am taking my dump. This past Sunday, I think I **********ted through two PSV goals. :eek:

[Horror Show]

I live alone. So when I don't have visitors, I use the bathroom with the door open. Thus, I often hear about goals being scored while I am taking my dump. This past Sunday, I think I **********ted through two PSV goals. :eek:

Haha, I've got my own bathroom so I just turn the television towards the door and watch the game conveniently from the throne. The only time I actually miss goals is when I go to make myself something to eat.