HAAAA!!!! I remember the moment when my LIFE flashed before my eyes as a teen. During another WC, I am doing exactly what I have always done during most matches..namely, booting the ball off of walls, etc in the house. We had just come back from Puerto Rico where my Mom talked Pop into buying her these massive (expensive as hell) Lladró porcelain figures of Don Quijote and Sancho Panza. Had them set way up high on a shelf.
Well, I launch the ball full boot that direction and as soon as it leaves my foot, time slows to a crawl as I could see the curve coming. Right AT those figures. Yeah, I had friends over and we had a bit of beer. Man, I seriously shit three bricks in about 1/2 a second seeing the trajetory. Miracles of miracles, the ball hits BETWEEN both of these $1000+ statues, hits the wall and bounces right back. I nearly passed out.
Needless to say, there was no more ball-playing in the house after that little episode. [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by joedraper from Saturday, June 12, 2010 1:47:12 PM)
joedraper wrote:
LOl.. Yesterday the kids left a ball in the living room.. so Craig kicked it to get it out the way and it smashed right into one of his tubes.. He just looked at me and I said "That's why we don't kick balls in the house." I got the evil eye for stating the obvious.. he broke a rare tube on an amp he is trying to sell so now he has to source a tube before he can advertise it hahahahaha... Sorry my evil side is coming out.
guidogodoy wrote:
Speaking of being over excited, I ALMOST took out one of my own new windows with an errant shot with the ol' ball last night. Booting it around the house it hits the couch and right at the window.
Thank goodness for solid double-pane windows.
Becks wrote:
They are super quick.
Can't wait for NZs first game against Slovakia. I'll probably get over excited LOL!
guidogodoy wrote:
Yup. They are in the same group. Algeria & Slovenia. Group C.
Right about Slovenia. I saw the upset of Slovenia against Russia in the playoffs. Tricky, indeed.
Becks wrote:
Will be interesting to see what happens in this group. Slovenia is in this group I think, and they are super tricky LOL.
US team doing some kind of victory lap.
guidogodoy wrote:
Draw! Not bad against the heavily fav., England. I'll take it!
