Seattlest: T - 2 Days Until The World Cup

James

Thu, 08 Jun 2006 10:16:33 -0800

I'm not taking the whole day off, but I am going to not-so-mysteriously disappear from work around 8:45. This World Cup will require my TiVo to be running at full throttle, but I insist on seeing the first goal live. I figure the game will end 3-1, so I'll put the over-under at 22 minutes. However, it's worth noting that the last 10 opening matches had a combined 9 goals, and three of those were in 1998, and given the matchup maybe we should resign ourselves to the likelihood of the nil-nil.

jmgthatsme

Wed, 07 Jun 2006 13:40:59 -0800

Just spotted this story about our local boy on the USSF website: http://www.ussoccer.com/articles/viewArticle.jsp_281034.html

Seth

Wed, 07 Jun 2006 12:23:52 -0800

NOTE TO ALL: The G&D's turning their parking lot into a beer garden, so you can enjoy the sun, and the fruitball.

Dan

Wed, 07 Jun 2006 12:19:30 -0800

Also, I just crunched your math and you're still not old enough to drink morning, noon or night...in the States. Get thee to Germany.

Dan

Wed, 07 Jun 2006 12:16:06 -0800

kcip, please! It's almost not acceptable to be sober past noon at cup time. If you're doing an early morning match it's ok to start with a few cups of coffee, but there's no shame in ordering that first pint as soon as the morning gets into double digits. Image what the scene's like in Germany at the same time - Would they fault you for a couple of early beers? Beware, though. The G&D is a world unto itself. When you stumble out of the place at 1pm with your shirt off and a scarf tied around your head shouting all kinds of "wooooo!" and the like the rest of the world may have no idea what you're on about. Keep the early morning drunken behavior inside the pub where it belongs.

kcip

Wed, 07 Jun 2006 12:07:32 -0800

i havent researched it yet, but ive always used the world cup as a great excuse to drink early. is this okay? i mean, 4 years ago i was 15 and i would be drunk by 4:30 with friends before school. acceptable, seattlest?

Dan

Wed, 07 Jun 2006 11:55:59 -0800

I'm not sure about Friday yet. Ideally I'd take the month off, but I'm afraid that's not going to happen. I need to look at the schedule and decide how many and which days I can devote before I commit to Germany/Costa Rica.

Seth

Wed, 07 Jun 2006 11:12:01 -0800

I'm taking the day off...meet you at the G&D bright and early, everyone!