I tried to get a picture with the Barra flag in front of the Acropolis. It seemed like a thing to do since I can't be at the game (work meeting monday AM)... Well, unbeknownst to me it was a national holiday. And unbeknownst to me it is forbidden by law to fly any but the Greek flag at the Acropolis. (even though they are futbol mad, who knew?) And unbeknownst to me there are people whose job it is to crack down on anyone doing just this kind of thing, a kind of Greek CSC, one of whom offered to discuss my disbelief in a squad car to the station if I really insisted on taking a photo. (too much caffeine, I think so...) Anyway, got the flag back. Got a photo anyway. No diplomatic incident. So have fun today, wave the big Barra flags, and please win, eh?
Did you explain to him how the Barra flag is international like the UN flag and has diplomatic immunity and is not answerable to local and national jurisdiction? That dumbass could've caused an international incident.
Well done, Andy! I hope you were Socratic in your determining the facts of your faux pas. This has GOT to go on the Barra gallery. I've got your face at the game today, amigo. GM
did toast the team at a bar called the Group Therapy Bar & Grill. kinda like a tailgate. BTW, did I hear right, Riz, are congrats in order? if so, let me be the first (and farthest). felicitaciones
Wow. With a story that good I will be sure to even get the pic up on the website!! I have some really cool pics of the Barra in Israel that i am holding and slacking on putting up.
I thought this was a thread about how far away the LA Galaxy were from making the playoffs. Oh yea, hey Tino, how's that new team going for you? HA!
Right now I'm sitting on pics of the Barra flag in Italy Nigeria New Zealand Costa Rica Uganda Greece Holland Morocco Germany (x 1000) and some others I'm sure who do I send this stuff in to anyway? some of them are pretty funny
Send them to Owen, Duff, Srdan or Rob. Or hell, copy them all. They're bound to make it up that way. I have some from Hamburg I still have to send in.
Someone on these boards about a year or so ago had a picture of the Barra flag flying in Baghdad. We should get that in archives, too.
It's in there. Speaking of archives I've got a special project in the works. Anybody interested in helping out, look me up at the tailgate.