We have a winner

typed for your pleasure on 9 July 2006, at 5.30 pm

Sdtrk: ‘The Witch’ by Coachwhips

Well played, France, but it appears that Italy is the Final Victor.

I was kinda torn there, as I like France as a country, but I fell in love with Juventus when I was first getting into footie a few years ago. Plus, Buffon is a pretty impressive keeper; at least when I’d seen him. Shame about Zidane being sent off, though. For a while, I actually thought France would take the Cup.. Nevertheless, an intense game!

FYI: the illos of the footie lasses (with the exception of the England one in the first post) were drawn by Kagami of Utility-pole spirit, and the CG Japanese lass in this post was done by M-RS of incise soul.

England in 2010, damnit!

Technorati tags: FIFA, World Cup, football, soccer

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What do you know, Deutschland?

typed for your pleasure on 5 July 2006, at 11.33 am

Sdtrk: ‘G-pot in odd meter’ by Merzbow

It was an honourable defeat! Well, ish.

Four days left, people! If Italy walks home (not literally) with the Cup, that’d be fab, but if France does it, I’ll be surprised.. I’m still rooting for Germany, but Portugal might well snatch it from their respective grasps, and run away giggling! O NOES!!1!
Four days left until THE FOOTBALL APOCALYPSE

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Not altogether unlikely, or, It’s Filler Time

typed for your pleasure on 4 July 2006, at 11.42 pm

Sdtrk: ‘Flash for rotten limit’ by C.C.C.C

swiped from Penda’s Backroom

‘What will your obituary say?’ at QuizGalaxy.com

I really can’t dispute this outcome

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typed for your pleasure on 4 July 2006, at 10.16 am

Sdtrk: ‘Les Yper-sound’ by Stereolab

Once again, my brain has shuddered to a near-complete halt. Hrm.
My wee Sidore-chan will be returning home from her West Coast spa-and-rehab holiday this week-end, which of course has me all a-dither, so expect a report on the English film crew’s second visit probably at the beginning of next week. And since the Missus will be back, don’t expect any posts out of me for a while, heh heh. 😉
In the meantime, here’s a filler post (meme airlifted from my friend Dave Z’s Out on the Fringes)

Go to Wikipedia and look up your birthday (excluding the year). List three neat facts, two births and one death in your journal, including the year.
Alright!

FACTS:
+ 1922 – The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) begins radio service in the United Kingdom.
+ 1969 – Apollo program: NASA launches Apollo 12, the second manned mission to the surface of the Moon.
+ 1978 – Jonestown Massacre: 913 people commit suicide by drinking a cyanide laced punch.

BIRTHS:
+ 1939 – Wendy Carlos, American composer
+ 1959 – Paul McGann, British actor

DEATHS:
+ 1915 – Booker T. Washington, American inventor, educator, and author (b. 1856)

The Deaths section was a hard choice, as Nell Gwynne and Saki were vying for the position, but inventors are always good, and the Births selections are unquestionably ace. But for my money, nothing beats having something like the Jonestown Massacre occur on your birthday