Considered zing
― Remember when Mr Banhart was a replicant? (darraghmac), Wednesday, 16 June 2010 10:03 (thirteen years ago) link
I had the conversation about the Germans with a work colleague earlier on. "Like a machine" he said. I pointed out that they were great to watch, inventive and quick the other night, but he was having none of it.
― Daniel Giraffe, Wednesday, 16 June 2010 10:34 (thirteen years ago) link
Germans passing the Turing test
― Remember when Mr Banhart was a replicant? (darraghmac), Wednesday, 16 June 2010 10:37 (thirteen years ago) link
It's not exactly news that Barry Davies is an idiot, but nevertheless it's always worth restating.
― Neil S, Wednesday, 16 June 2010 10:41 (thirteen years ago) link
Machines can be great to watch and quick imo, so your colleague gets a pass xps
― heywood jabulani (DJ Mencap), Wednesday, 16 June 2010 10:41 (thirteen years ago) link
Only a matter of time before those manufacturing segments in kid's tv shows just default to Klinnsman passing it into the far corner every time.
― Remember when Mr Banhart was a replicant? (darraghmac), Wednesday, 16 June 2010 10:55 (thirteen years ago) link
― Daniel Giraffe, Wednesday, 16 June 2010 11:34 (21 minutes ago)
haha
i think it was established in an earlier thread that a lot of casual or stupid viewers srsly seem to take the cliches and phoned-in punditry shite as read
― nakhchivan, Wednesday, 16 June 2010 10:59 (thirteen years ago) link
or heard
― nakhchivan, Wednesday, 16 June 2010 11:00 (thirteen years ago) link
xpost re:'Italians revert to type'The thing is, that doesn't really disprove anything. The Italians have a reputation for falling back on defensive-minded cynicism because they have a track record of falling back on defensive-minded cynicism. They've won more World Cups than England, sure, but that's because they're often very effective at defensive-minded cynicism, not because they're crazy all-out-attack kings of flamboyant lunacy. England are neither of these things.
― I Ain't Committing Suicide For No Crab (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Wednesday, 16 June 2010 17:15 (thirteen years ago) link
england reverted to kick'n'rush type against USA, tbh
― Remember when Mr Banhart was a replicant? (darraghmac), Wednesday, 16 June 2010 17:37 (thirteen years ago) link
Germany have been fun for a while!
― If the US had a dictator we'd call him coach (Michael White), Wednesday, 16 June 2010 17:40 (thirteen years ago) link
Germany have been the most consistently entertaining international side for nigh on a decade now
― Ismael Klata, Wednesday, 16 June 2010 17:47 (thirteen years ago) link
xp since 06 at least? iirc they were still quite dreadful in 02 wc
― sonderangerbot, Wednesday, 16 June 2010 17:47 (thirteen years ago) link
I thought they were okay in 02, but yeah they've been great since they got a bit cavalier to cover up their vulnerabilities
― Ismael Klata, Wednesday, 16 June 2010 17:50 (thirteen years ago) link
They were okay in '02 but in '06 their battle against Italy took on almost a moral character for me, like the good vs the dark side of football.
― If the US had a dictator we'd call him coach (Michael White), Wednesday, 16 June 2010 17:54 (thirteen years ago) link
the current Germany is definitely a beautiful machine! Actually so are all good football teams to me. I guess I just love the idea of machines.
― Hippocrates or wat!! (Merdeyeux), Wednesday, 16 June 2010 21:53 (thirteen years ago) link
Voller took them down a bad path but credit goes to both Jurgen and Jogi for the marked difference in the last 4 years
― mdskltr (blueski), Wednesday, 16 June 2010 21:55 (thirteen years ago) link
"just banter"
― Daniel Giraffe, Thursday, 27 January 2011 11:28 (thirteen years ago) link