2002 WORLD CUP CHAT HIGHLIGHTS - VOL. ONE
Phil and Bill fill their normal roles. Everyone else is everyone else

<Stumpy> PHIL!
<Rippa> it is way to fucking early
<Rippa> and having to see the Verizon commerical in Spanish was not a good way to start
<Bill> ha!

<Rippa> My the Cameroon jersey's sure are tight
<Bill> well they wanted the sleeveless jersey - but FIFA wouldn't let them
<Bill> They've been saving the approved prototype for this match - apparently it's "we'll just put the jerseys on real tight"
<Rippa> there is a lot of nippledge going on

<Bill> you know - I am hoping that when Cameroon scores - they show a shot of Roy Keane sitting at home in Dublin laughing

<Rippa> I love the Spanish commentary
<Bill> I am rapidly recalling all the high school Spanish I forgot
<Bill> wow, we can actually hear the fans this time
<Rippa> I read that Steve Sampson is working a Spanish broadcast somewhere
<Rippa> I just dont remember where
<Bill> By working a Spanish broadcast I hope you mean doing running commentary in a 7-11
<Rippa> Unfortunately – no

<Bill> What is Jeff Agoos doing in an Irish jersey?

<Rippa> I lose love things like "Uruguay may leave South Korea with more red cards than points"
<Rippa> I lose love????
<Rippa> What the fuck did I just type?

<Rippa> I want an apostrophe in my name
<Bill> Ri'ppa?
<Bill> OH MAN
<Bill> That is something
<Bill> Not as good as the Senegalese coach - but a VERY strong #2
<Stumpy> Ph'il R'ipp'a
<Stumpy> ROTFL
<Rippa> Told you the hair was good
<Stumpy> Fuh Ill Ruh Ip Uh.

<Bill> I wonder if there is a Univision Jack Edwards equivalent
<Bill> Not in the homerism because I know there is but like an explaining to the rubes
<Bill> "You see - Robbie Keane does play for a team BESIDES his national team!"

<Rippa> counter you slow pasty fucks

<Rippa> Brandy on Conan O'Brien. I will keep on rolling
* Bill would lose it if the Japanese riot police were all big New Japan trainees in black tights
<Bill> all doing exploders and neck cranks on the Irish fans
<Rippa> HA! Some kid on Jenny Jones just keep going "SHUT UP BITCH!"
<Stumpy> GAH! Fat mexican dancing!
<Bill> welcome to 3 AM TV
<Rippa> UGLY BITCH!
<Rippa> SHUT UP BEFORE I JUMP ON YOU BITCH!

<Rippa> Hey - the US National Team, The Life
<Rippa> I have to watch Jeff Agoos and Tony Meola play cards
<Bill> Rippa - that is great if only for the Pablo Mastroeni song about Landon Donovan
<Bill> "You're a superstar...we can't wait for the pictures from your prom"
<Bill> things like that
<Rippa> You know - Agoos looks too much like Nova. I think that is part of the reason I hate him.
<Bill> Agoos is the oldest Nova ever
<Bill> I only hate Agoos because he's slow. If he looked like Nova but ran fast I would be A-OK with him (and maybe with Nova)
<Bill> The great thing is Tony talking about passing the torch to the younger guys
<Bill> It's like "er...Tony...you passed the torch 8 years ago..."
<Bill> EMANSKI!

<Rippa> God - soccer commericals are the greatest in the world though
<Bill> Not as great as the PALMEIRO VIAGRA commercial
<Bill> "I don't need it...but if you do..."
<Rippa> Palmeiro tells me I am inadequate

<Rippa> I was just about to type "When did Tony Sanneh get dual-citizenship?" before they scored that
<Bill> I already made the Agoos in an Irish kit joke
<Rippa> I know - I sorta stole it

<Rippa> run pasty white boy
<Bill> but I don't want to!

<Stumpy> O_o
<Bill> O_O
<Rippa> STEVE LYONS~!
<Stumpy> Did he just have his pants around his ankles?
<Bill> microphone down!
<Rippa> whoops
<Rippa> yeah - your saliva will help your grip
<Bill> that was almost as good as Thuram shoving the cornerman away to take a throwin yesterday

* Stumpy has been up since..10 this morning..
<DevilSaint> as have I
<Rippa> 10 this morning hasn't happened yet Stumpy?
<Bill> yeah, really Stumpy
<Stumpy> 10 am yesterday..

* Bill 's friend made a tidy sum off betting Joey Buttafucco with my other friend in Celebrity Boxing
<Rippa> assuming this is the same friend you bet on the Chyna/Buttafucco fight with
<Bill> no - I have more than one friend

<Rippa> Stumpy gives up on Jeromy Burnitz
<Stumpy> I gave up on him a lonnnnnnng time ago.
<Stumpy> Gibbons has died down from his early season hot streak..as has Encarnacion..
<Stumpy> ..so I picked up Todd Hollandsworth. :)
<SirFozzie> You can't win can ya Stump:)
<Stumpy> nope.
<SirFozzie> I mean, actually admitting you have Todd Hollandsworth on your team...

<Rippa> And you are nuts Linus - Schafer's hair is spectacular
<xLINUSx> if he was French and in the 1960s it would be acceptable - however, he is German and thus disqualified from COOL

<Bill> Argentina/Nigeria is at 1:30???
<Stumpy> O_O
<Rippa> according to the Post, it is
<xLINUSx> yeah, 6:30am GMT
<Bill> 1:15!!
<Bill> fuck ME
* Stumpy smacks himself in the head.
<Rippa> Yeah - so basically I am going to have to go to bed at like 6 pm tonight
<xLINUSx> bet the wife will be happy
<Bill> fuck, I was all set to sleep till 5 too
<Rippa> Yeah - I was able to do this morning because I used Ireland as the excuse
<Rippa> I think I will have to bust out the wild sex to distract her for tonight
<Rippa> :-P
<SirFozzie> Rippa: SO who will she be having the wild sex with? :)
* Stumpy vomits uncontrollably..
<SirFozzie> (Grin, Duck and HIDE behind Linus)
<xLINUSx> eww
<Rippa> whoever gets the job done
<SirFozzie> On that note.. I go watch/sleep now :)
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<Rippa> always a feat when you can creep Fozz out
<Rippa> return the favor for once
* Bill will not save that "return the favor for once" line for posterity :)
<DevilSaint> I've been busy making a CD mix for his girl since he got home and now will prolly chat a tad more
<Bill> you're making a CD mix for Rippa's wife?
<Rippa> whose girl?
<Stumpy> ...and we're OFF!
<Rippa> Yeah - I am wondering the same thing
<DevilSaint> mine, not his
* Bill slaps DevilSaint around a bit with a large trout
<Bill> stop speaking in the second person
* DevilSaint thought he /me'd that comment
<Rippa> you didn't

* Rippa regrets not being able to use the umlot in the chat
<Bill> you'd think IRC would be world-friendly

<Bill> Denmark apparently got the $19.99 per jersey Eurosport team special
<Bill> those are some generic, generic kits
<Rippa> yeah - they look like every club jersey that I used to have to wear 15 years ago

<Bill> too bad Jack isn't doing this match
<Bill> "You know who beat Uruguay??? THE UNITED STATES DID"
<Rippa> I guess they are only going to talk about the Inter-Milan guys
<Bill> There's like 3 or 4 of them
<Rippa> 2 have been mentioned so far

<Rippa> I love "cultured left foot"
<Bill> there are a whole bunch of words that you only see in European soccer reports
<Bill> talisman
<Bill> cultured ___ foot
<Bill> mercurial
<Rippa> I so heart mercurial - but it is true that you can never work it into regular speech
<Bill> you can if you try hard enough
* Bill has worked discombobulated into his regular vocabulary

<Bill> gah - reading that light blue on gray describing the Uruguayan team color was like trying to read a DVDVR

<Bill> jesus - Toften looks like he swallowed Earnie Stewart
<Rippa> I was just thinking "my what a stocky fellow"

<Rippa> that the great "if I keep staying down, will I draw a card?"
<Bill> OK, that is pretty goofy as hair goes
<Stumpy> Are they spraying pam on his...area?
<Bill> I'm sure they don't want it to stick to the pan...
<Rippa> Yes it is Pam - they plan on making an omlet
<Bill> an umlot?
<Rippa> No - an omlet - or however the fuck you spell it
<Rippa> that was a whole lotta nothing
<Stumpy> omlette?
<Bill> omelet

<Stumpy> I wonder if Gustavo goes by Gus?
<Rippa> Gustavo Mendez - wasn't he a jobber back in the old UWF
<Bill> we are all the worst Bill Simmons ever :)
<Rippa> actually - I am the worst Tony Kornheiser ever
<Bill> ugh

<Bill> Recoba being chased by the entire Danish team
<Stumpy> Mmmmm..Danish...
<Bill> those Danish jerseys suck
<Stumpy> ..did that sound gay?
<Bill> Even the keeper's jersey is bland
<Bill> Would you like it to?
<Stumpy> No..
<Bill> I'm sure I could find a cheesecake pic of a Danish guy
<Stumpy> No..no, that's okay.

<Bill> I wonder if Japanese people get English characters tattooed on them
<Rippa> Is that a soul patch on his head?
<Bill> I thought it was Ray Duffy
<Rippa> awww.... Ray's going bald
<Bill> yes, yes he is
<Bill> I'd also like to clarify - I thought Mendez looked like Ray Duffy - I didn't think Ray Duffy was on Mendez's head
<Rippa> It would explain why he keeps getting torched
<Bill> hmm...I bet Ray Duffy is faster than Jeff Agoos
<Rippa> I think Dean is faster than Jeff Agoos
<Rippa> of course - I couldnt think of any other portly posters
<Bill> we have loads of fat people on the board

<Rippa> I dont think the words Dario Silva and unselfish go together
<Bill> he doesn't look very unselfish

<Bill> well if CSC's mixtape works out...
<Rippa> he will get some play from my wife????

<Stumpy> SOMEONE SCORED!
<Rippa> not you
<Bill> check your women!

<Rippa> Uruguay is so being coach by Skandar Akbar - or at least a doppleganger
<Bill> I am scared of the idea of Nise Skandar Akbar
<Bill> oh come on - everyone knows Cobi Jones doesn't score and Tony Meola dosn't make saves
<Rippa> your were just happy about the Tim Howard sighting

<Bill> what, do the announcers get paid every time they say "Dario Silva" and "unselfish" in the same sentence?
<Rippa> Its Modern Day Warrioresqe
<Bill> It's like Ross, Lesnar, and hoss

<Bill> HA!
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<Rippa> nutmeg
<Bill> five-hole!
<Bill> as Dario Silva unselfishly stops breathing to let everyone else get more oxygen

<Bill> Sebastian Mendez = Edward James Olmos?
<Rippa> he posted on the board regarding your Keane comment "uh.... Keane doesnt live in Dublin"
<Bill> That's why all of Ireland gets akicked
<Bill> um...
<Bill> that was a nice forearm
<Rippa> that was odd
<Rippa> HA!!!!
<Rippa> "Maybe I can't defend that well"
<Bill> Tommy Smyth just says "Fuck it I'm gonna shoot" and goes after Mendez
<Rippa> the best thing that could happen to Uruguay would be Mendez getting a 2nd yellow
<Bill> The best thing that could happen would be them taking the fork out of Mendez's back

<Rippa> I think the "how big is your dick" thread was weirder
<Bill> everytime I see that inside-the-net shot during a corner...I think back to WC98 and Mike Burns letting in the goal off a corner inbetween him and the post when he was supposed to be...guarding the post
<Rippa> oh - that was so ugly
<Bill> Mike Burns may be the only defender I hate more than Jeff Agoos
<Rippa> Whatever happened to Burns?
<Bill> he sucks
<Bill> he plays for Kansas City now
<Rippa> ah - no wonder I dont care

<Bill> UNSELFISH DARIO SILVA!
<Bill> gives up his body for the team
<Bill> TWO HANDED SHOVE - yeah
<Rippa> that was a collision
<Bill> ha!
<Rippa> IM UNSELFISH!

<Bill> I think Mendez just saw his life flash before his eyes
<Rippa> and he was full of shame
<Bill> "I remember when I was 12 and I saw my hairline beginning to recede"

<Bill> my mother calling at 7:30 "Are you watching the soccer?" "Yes" "How many games are on after this?" "None" "You woke up at 7:30 to watch one match?" "I've been up since 2:30, mom..." "...oh"

<Bill> I think the Saudi coach is going to be sacked at halftime

<Rippa> you know - I could just stand around a watch a guy dribble too
<Bill> you are faster than Jeff Agoos
<Bill> and {Rippa} IM UNSELFISH!
<Rippa> Im a lot prettier than Agoos too
<MisterSenorLoveDaddy> probably faster than Regis too
<MisterSenorLoveDaddy> Go Poland!
<Bill> better worker than Agoos...
<Rippa> I am most certainly faster than Cobi Jones now

<Bill> jesus, Seamus Malin is fired up
<Rippa> I thought this was Tommy
<Rippa> since Seamus did the last game
<Bill> I don't know anymore
<Rippa> well Seamus certainly did that last game - that much I know
<Bill> Well - they're all in Connecticut - so it's not as if they can't do two in a row
<Rippa> so early in the morning
<Bill> so little sleep
<Bill> I am going to be jet-lagged without ever leaving my room

<Rippa> Cobi Jones on that list is so sad
<Bill> what list?
<Bill> the most capped?
<Rippa> most international caps
<Bill> yes...yes it is
<Rippa> someone is so getting fired
<Bill> i'm honestly surprised he's still out there
<Rippa> Tommy dissing today's sponser
<Rippa> Rudy has an English class to teach in an hour
<Bill> Tommy's legit
<Bill> Rudy needs to tweak his moustache
<Bill> what the fuck is a hoosh?
<Rippa> heheheheh - Its all breaking down now
<Bill> Who let Tommy get drunk at halftime?
<Rippa> I am stunned I havent had a drink yet this morning
<Bill> I should've
<Rippa> "Jim Brown will help me keep my job - right???"
<Bill> HA! Discussing MLS
<Rippa> poor it on
<Rippa> more goals Saudi Arabia gives up, less chance the US will finish dead last
<Bill> If we finish last......ugh
<Bill> although I am very impressed by poor it on
<Rippa> I am starting to throw in the towel