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Ghost
28 Jul 2002, 06:29 PM
I am a newspaper reporter and I was just out at this weekend function here in Georgia, and I saw this white, red-headed, middle class teenager wearing a knockoff jersey of the Mexican National Team.
Should I have ...
a) been happy and optimistic to see that a youngster thinks it's cool to wear a soccer jersey in a big group of teenagers
or
b) cracked a beer bottle over his head for daring to wear the jersey of the arch-enemy on American soil.
Granted I'm not sure how that would go over, given that I was on duty and it was a church-related function. :)
I'm just asking for future reference.
crestuden
28 Jul 2002, 06:42 PM
Be glad he was wearing a jersey. I know all kinds of people that wear jerseys and apperal(sp?) for teams they have no connections with. They either like the colors or think the team is cool.
Sachin
28 Jul 2002, 09:22 PM
Should have gone with B and claimed it was holy water.
Sachin
blitzzfan
28 Jul 2002, 09:29 PM
If it's a church function doesn't one have the moral obligation to set the kid straight?
Furthermore, aren't we all "on duty" all the time when it comes to soccer?
;)
UncleSam527
28 Jul 2002, 10:19 PM
B
Ghost
28 Jul 2002, 10:20 PM
And how could a good church-going kid wear the jersey of the devil's team? I could have claimed the "holy water" was all part of an exorcism, given his team of choice. :)
Sachin
28 Jul 2002, 10:21 PM
Originally posted by Ghost
And how could a good church-going kid wear the jersey of the devil's team? I could have claimed the "holy water" was all part of an exorcism, given his team of choice. :)
If it was a Hernandez jersey, I'm gonna drive down and kick your ass for not exorcising him ;)
Sachin
galaxyfan03
28 Jul 2002, 10:22 PM
Originally posted by Ghost
I am a newspaper reporter and I was just out at this weekend function here in Georgia, and I saw this white, red-headed, middle class teenager wearing a knockoff jersey of the Mexican National Team.
Should I have ...
a) been happy and optimistic to see that a youngster thinks it's cool to wear a soccer jersey in a big group of teenagers
or
b) cracked a beer bottle over his head for daring to wear the jersey of the arch-enemy on American soil.
Granted I'm not sure how that would go over, given that I was on duty and it was a church-related function. :)
I'm just asking for future reference. DEFINITELY, B, every day of the week & twice on Sunday.
mpruitt
29 Jul 2002, 12:13 AM
Originally posted by Sachin
Should have gone with B and claimed it was holy water.
Sachin
if it was holy water he probably could've done something wholly different with the bottle.
p.s. anyone else see the Pope drooling this weekend while giving mass?
footiegrrrl
29 Jul 2002, 10:01 AM
Be glad he was wearing a jersey. I know all kinds of people that wear jerseys and apperal(sp?) for teams they have no connections with. They either like the colors or think the team is cool.
Exactly...my ex-hubby took a vacation to Cancun and brought our daughter back a Mexican National Team Jersey which she promptly wore to school because it was "cool". And she has no love at all for the Mexican National Team - especially Hernandez...she thinks he dives so much because he's old and can't beat the younger players unless he cheats. Of course, she also thinks anyone who plays soccer, is over 26, and can't run like Donovan & Beasley needs to retire!! But, the best part of the story is that my daughter said all the kids at school said "ewww...cool jersey, but that team is so dirty!!" Lots of knowledgeable 6th graders here!
Minnman
29 Jul 2002, 10:35 AM
C) Walked up to him and asked him where he got the jersey, thereby finding out if he even knows it's a soccer jersey, much less a Mexican soccer jersey. Who knows, maybe the kid has 20 jerseys at home and he was only wearing this one because it pisses off his father (who's a huge US soccer fan who grew up in the same neighborhood as did Josh Wolff and Clint Mathis and can't stand any American - much less his son! - supporting Mexico).
Ringo
29 Jul 2002, 01:14 PM
Originally posted by maxim-1
if it was holy water he probably could've done something wholly different with the bottle.
p.s. anyone else see the Pope drooling this weekend while giving mass?
Eddie's a priest? cool. I'm going to have to start going to church again. actually no, because sunday morning is soccer playing time.
appoo
29 Jul 2002, 05:45 PM
Originally posted by crestuden
Be glad he was wearing a jersey. I know all kinds of people that wear jerseys and apperal(sp?) for teams they have no connections with. They either like the colors or think the team is cool.
very true. I actually own a Barca jersey cuz of that reason.
timmy409
29 Jul 2002, 08:45 PM
i would got the priest to... i mean i wouildt have done nothing
Hey Waft Man
29 Jul 2002, 10:34 PM
Well! Isn't that just special?
We find a soccer jersey on the rack at the local den of conspicuous consumption. It's got pretty colors. It's priced right. How convenient! We break a few commandments:
Worshiping another God.
Bowing down to a graven image.
Disrespecting a church-related function.
Wearing a knockoff instead of a licensed product.
Coveting something that belongs to our neighbor.
Could it be someone has led us down this evil path? Could it be someone is whispering in our ear, "Mexico! Mexico! Mexico!"? Could it be, oh, I don't know...
SATAN?!?!?
HoytClagwell
30 Jul 2002, 12:38 AM
Ghost, if you'd walked to within three feet of him, he'd have flopped to the ground on his own.
Topo
30 Jul 2002, 09:46 AM
Originally posted by Ghost
I am a newspaper reporter and I was just out at this weekend function here in Georgia, and I saw this white, red-headed, middle class teenager wearing a knockoff jersey of the Mexican National Team.
Should I have ...
a) been happy and optimistic to see that a youngster thinks it's cool to wear a soccer jersey in a big group of teenagers
or
b) cracked a beer bottle over his head for daring to wear the jersey of the arch-enemy on American soil.
Granted I'm not sure how that would go over, given that I was on duty and it was a church-related function. :)
I'm just asking for future reference.
If it's a church-related function, there is only one recourse. Beat the ************er senseless with a the good book. That's what it was made for to bring the wrath of god down upon the heathens.
MightyYank
31 Jul 2002, 10:44 AM
Okay.. as a soccer fan you have the inalienable right to wear a CLUB jersey for any team in the world. Yes we should all support our local MLS teams.. but nothing wrong with wearing and EPL, Liga, Serie A etc... club team jersey.
As far as wearing national team jerseys... there's only one you can wear if you consider yourself an American... let me give you a hint.. its white with red/blue strips on the side (or any past version for us old timers). To wear any other nation's team shirt, especially from that disgrace of a football team Mejico, should be treated as nothing less than treason... punishable with life w/o parole in a Federal Prison.
Sincerely yours,
George W. Bush
agaig
31 Jul 2002, 10:56 AM
Originally posted by footiegrrrl
Be glad he was wearing a jersey. I know all kinds of people that wear jerseys and apperal(sp?) for teams they have no connections with. They either like the colors or think the team is cool.
Exactly...my ex-hubby took a vacation to Cancun and brought our daughter back a Mexican National Team Jersey which she promptly wore to school because it was "cool". And she has no love at all for the Mexican National Team - especially Hernandez...she thinks he dives so much because he's old and can't beat the younger players unless he cheats. Of course, she also thinks anyone who plays soccer, is over 26, and can't run like Donovan & Beasley needs to retire!! But, the best part of the story is that my daughter said all the kids at school said "ewww...cool jersey, but that team is so dirty!!" Lots of knowledgeable 6th graders here!
If I bought my 12 or 8 year old a Mexico jersey, they would gang up on me and try to kick MY ass.
agaig
31 Jul 2002, 10:58 AM
Originally posted by Hey Waft Man
Well! Isn't that just special?
We find a soccer jersey on the rack at the local den of conspicuous consumption. It's got pretty colors. It's priced right. How convenient! We break a few commandments:
Worshiping another God.
Bowing down to a graven image.
Disrespecting a church-related function.
Wearing a knockoff instead of a licensed product.
Coveting something that belongs to our neighbor.
Could it be someone has led us down this evil path? Could it be someone is whispering in our ear, "Mexico! Mexico! Mexico!"? Could it be, oh, I don't know...
SATAN?!?!?
good stuff