Most of us, myself included, are basking in self-pity following last nights ill-fated football escapades involving one Diego “Satan” Forlan and Bafana Bafana.

But let’s cheer up, folks. No one’s slaughtering us on our living room couches for actually watching the game.

Not like in Somalia, anyhow.

Two Somali football fans were leaded where they sat for watching the game between Nigeria and Argentina last Saturday, and scores of others have been arrested.

Turns out it’s a bunch of balanced individuals, the Hizbul Islam Group, behind the soccercide.

This from the Telegraph:

The following night, another 30 people including a 15-year-old boy were arrested as the watched the Germany-Australia game in two private homes in the town of Afgoye.

A spokesman for the group, Sheikh Mohamed Abdi Aros, said the rest of Somalia should respect their ban on the World Cup – the first to be hosted in Africa – and focus instead on “pursuing holy jihad”.

“We are warning all the youth of Somalia not to dare watch these World Cup matches. It is a waste of money and time and they will not benefit anything or get any experience by watching mad men jumping up and down,” he said.

Of course, shooting people is a much more productive use of time.

Sheesh. Those crazy militants are BUZZKILLS.