Championship Cup Champions of Earth
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It was either that headline, or "Can You Imagine Hugh Bladen?"
Seriously though, I visualised him drowning in a sea of empties surrounding the microphone - beer cans, whiskey bottles, port - strewn EVERYWHERE - drooling from the side of his mouth, in a hysterical moment of demented celebration, giving it one last "UN BE LIEVABLE!".
Francois who?
Fuck it's great winning. It feels so good. Oooh ja das goedt! What feels even better is not having to deal with the poms winning. Can you imagine?! Christ, it would have been EXHAUSTING! They would have without doubt GENUINELY CONVINCED themselves that they are the greatest rugby team ever. It is GREAT to watch them. That beautifully tranquil blind naivety they exude when it comes to sport. This includes the "The Tim Henman Effect" which is carried out by the british press before every sporting event - the pre-event celebrations that effectively jinx their sides from winning - treating us to the subsequent display of utter devastation when they find themselves dropped from such a dizzy height. Stunning comedy! Even better is trying to find the rugby coverage on SKY News. What a lag. They basically mention it in passing. And on to the weather...... a slighhtly less darker cloud today, with 20 minutes of sun in Milton Keynes at lunch time.
For those of you tuning in from another dimension (we take a moment to think of The Fabrics Guy, who found himself in China for the final), South Africa won the Rugby World Cup on Saturday.
So here we are, once again, being treated to a LIVE full frontal display of emotion, courtesy of the world's WORST losers. It's too beautiful for words. And everywhere I look I see they're all holding on to that moment in the game where a try was not awarded. Jesus guys, look at yourselves - the score was 6 - 15 - EVEN IF YOU GOT THE TRY IT WOULDN'T HAVE MADE A FUCKING DIFFERENCE! Not that you got the try in the first place - you just have to actually WATCH the replay for verification.
Here is a quick recap:
It's so emwarrassing! And yes, I am aware of the argument that the try would have changed the tempo of the game and the minds of the players but, you know, WHATEVER GUYS - cork it.
A bunch of
us chowed and watched at Caprice which was OUT OF CONTROL! Easily the best venue for the game - with the mayhem of The Strip adding to the fun. Gorgeous little angels celebrating everywhere - all well aware of what these kind of celebrations demand of cute little angels. We're ALL champions, my baby, let's BEHAVE like champions!
I sent an sms to The Bond Guy (Brit) after the game. I know I should have been gracious and civil and all that, but the mood dictated the words:
"Oh dear..."
To which The Bond Guy replied, "Fuck you, have some grace."
It was all going according to plan.
I gave him the classic, "Grace shmace!"
The Gods went one step further yesterday when Brit Lewis Hamilton did not win the Formula One Championship - no doubt also jinxed by a myriad of pre-race headlines to do with the weight of the entire nation being on his shoulders. The history and nature of Formula One proves that after coming so close, there is a real chance that he will never win a championship. Cars and teams change so much each year that anything is possible. Remember what they did to Jensen Button? Precisely - watch that space. I do like the guy (Hamilton), but I think a valuable lesson is being played out.
That's enough now. I need to eat my egg roll from Vida e.
Goodbye Francois.
Goodbye Joel.
Goodbye Joost.
Sleep tight.
Seth Rotherham
Editor
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