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3 days till the competition starts, 4 days till England make their move.

The atmosphere over here is amazing. You can buy flags and vuvuzelas at every robot. Shopping centers are adorned with flags of all nationalities. Posters along the roads, TV adverts, everything. The country and it's people have bought into this event whole heartedly.

Bafana Bafana are highly unlikely to win the cup, in fact they are highly unlikely to make it through to the second round - they have France, Uraguay & Mexico in their group - but they have won their last 12 matches in a row and anyway whether they win or lose their country will be proud of them ๐Ÿ™‚

I'm an english speaking South African - so I have 2 (although slim) chances of success!

So . . . . . bring it on . . . . .!

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Posted : 08/06/2010 8:32 am
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please tell your brothers to stop blowing those hugely annoying bloody humming trumpet things or i won't be watching much of your tournament. thanks in advance.


 
Posted : 08/06/2010 8:40 am
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they make a big fuss about chess over there don't they?


 
Posted : 08/06/2010 8:41 am
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"Arguably the greatest game in the world"

no it isn't


 
Posted : 08/06/2010 8:48 am
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Womens beach volly ball. Now thats the best game in the world.


 
Posted : 08/06/2010 8:49 am
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it is [i]arguably[/i] though...


 
Posted : 08/06/2010 8:50 am
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I think my mute button is going to get some work for the next few weeks. Maybe try it with some of the radio commentary on instead. That noise is painfull after a while


 
Posted : 08/06/2010 8:52 am
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[i]it is arguably though...[/i]

No it's not


 
Posted : 08/06/2010 8:54 am
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Yeah hobo cos those annoying AND loud horns won't be picked up by the radio commentators mics sitting about three rows back/in front of the TV commentators...


 
Posted : 08/06/2010 8:56 am
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Yes it is


 
Posted : 08/06/2010 8:56 am
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Football is the most popular game in the world.

So for the majority of people, arguably it is the greatest.


 
Posted : 08/06/2010 8:57 am
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that's not an argument you're just contradicting everything he says


 
Posted : 08/06/2010 8:58 am
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No I'm not. Actually yes I am.


 
Posted : 08/06/2010 9:00 am
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Each to their own i guess. Not bothered either way tbh. Tend to get fed up with it after a while, due to the constant banging on about it. Still when the pubs are full i.e. when england are playing, we can have nice empty (cheeky?) trails.


 
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Football is the most popular game in the world.

But it is only a game. Not a sport. Fishing is the most popular sport. ๐Ÿ˜›


 
Posted : 08/06/2010 9:04 am
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It's arguably a game of contradictions


 
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The vuvuzela's can be a bit annoying and they are very loud - but it's part of our culture. In 4 years time you may be saying the same about all the whistle blowing in Brazil (they do love their whistles over there)

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Posted : 08/06/2010 9:12 am
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But it is only a game. Not a sport. Fishing is the most popular sport.

Depends how you measure it- in terms of participants, or watchers. ๐Ÿ˜† Fishing can be a bit dry to watch.
And are all those who do it to provide food, or catch commercially counted as sportsmen?


 
Posted : 08/06/2010 9:13 am
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I don't mind a good game of football. I won't ever cheer on a particular team, except maybe England, and then only cos it's my default team. I quite like watching Brazil play.

Still.

Arguably Lost Valley of the Dinosaurs is the best game in the world. And until you've actually played it, you can't argue against that assertion.

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I'm an english speaking South African - so I have 2 (although slim) chances of success!

If South Africa is the first team that gives you a chance, and the other team that has a chance of winning is English-speaking...does that mean you'll be supporting New Zealand?
http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/teams/team=43978/index.html


 
Posted : 08/06/2010 9:17 am
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But it is only a game. Not a sport. Fishing is the most popular sport

Wrong, Football is the most popular sport/game/activity.

[url= http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_football ]Football[/url]


 
Posted : 08/06/2010 9:24 am
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this was good too


 
Posted : 08/06/2010 9:27 am
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[i]If South Africa is the first team that gives you a chance, and the other team that has a chance of winning is English-speaking...does that mean you'll be supporting New Zealand?[/i]

might be, or it might be Australia, USA or England or France. I'll let you know which one it was after the final ๐Ÿ™‚

(France speak english don't they?)


 
Posted : 08/06/2010 9:43 am
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Football is the most popular game in the world.

Anything that takes the chavs & neds off the streets for a few hours has got to be a good thing.

Even better is when they go overseas and get themselves locked up in large numbers at events like a World Cup.


 
Posted : 08/06/2010 9:44 am
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Does the footie start soon? When is Great Britain's first game?


 
Posted : 08/06/2010 10:07 am
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The Game of Kings!
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Posted : 08/06/2010 10:12 am
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NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEee
NEEEEEEEEEEEEEENEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEeeneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenEEEEEEEEEEEEEEe
NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEeNEEEEEEEEEEEEee

Annoying much?


 
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Anything that takes the chavs & neds off the streets for a few hours has got to be a good thing.

I'm gonna get a vanload of neds from Gretna and go robbing in Carlisle when the first game's on. ๐Ÿ˜ˆ


 
Posted : 08/06/2010 10:21 am
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Going to be in the US for the first game on Saturday, wonder if they have it on in any of the bars!!?


 
Posted : 08/06/2010 10:23 am
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it's not even a game of two halves anymore, what with extra times varying so much.


 
Posted : 08/06/2010 10:28 am
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Does the footie start soon? When is Great Britain's first game?

I think the first game is Liverpool v Germany.


 
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this was good too

I LOVED that game!!

What about this too?

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Posted : 08/06/2010 10:33 am
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Elephant polo


 
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Posted : 08/06/2010 10:37 am
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Posted : 08/06/2010 10:37 am
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What about 30 seconds?

No, I don't mean Hora's "staying power", I mean the board game:

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Posted : 08/06/2010 11:01 am
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Posted : 08/06/2010 11:04 am
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Higgo - have you got anything a little bit less piratey?


 
Posted : 08/06/2010 11:06 am
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Lost Valley of the Dinosaurs FTW.


 
Posted : 08/06/2010 11:12 am
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I thought overtaking fat men on 5 grand bikes at boring trailcenters was the best sport?


 
Posted : 08/06/2010 11:16 am
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The sad fact that none of you are referring to hungry hungry hippos made me very upset


 
Posted : 08/06/2010 11:16 am
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Operation? ๐Ÿ˜‰

Bzzzzzzzzz


 
Posted : 08/06/2010 11:21 am
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How can this be forgotten!?
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Posted : 08/06/2010 11:23 am
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Hungry hungry hippos was a miracle of engineering. How they could make something out of cheap plastic SO indestructible that it would withstand the extreme pounding and not break at the first game is quite astonishing.


 
Posted : 08/06/2010 11:23 am
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You are all wrong. The greatest game in the world is Space hulk.

or maybe Talisman

or possibly Battlecars

or uh, Battletech.

So many. Jeez.


 
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