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[Diocle]

Great meme Mag , and yes, a match ending 7 - 1 is more than a football match it's like Adrianople, nothing will be as before ... the Brazilian football was a Legend now it's annihilated, humiliated, destroyed .. it's a tragedy of gigantic proportions, really it's like Adrianople, there is something tragic and sad in that match, sometime, football, but only sometime (rarely), reaches a high level of narration, and this match has been really one of those moments, a tragedy.

The Germans are always the same, no mercy, a war-machine without human feelings, Italy has frequently won against Germany but they have been almost always bloody matches, anyway Brazil ... poor people! A tragedy!

[First Citizen Gallienus]

Speaking about that Germanic reputation, why else do you think Marius was forced to annihilate the Cimbri and Teutones when they were ravaging Gaul and Italy?

[BroskiDerpman]

Well wouldn't the Germans during that timeframe be a different people(s) compared to the modern Germans?


I hope Argentina wins the World Cup just so I can laugh.

[Diocle]

Well wouldn't the Germans during that timeframe be a different people(s) compared to the modern Germans?


I hope Argentina wins the World Cup just so I can laugh.

We don't know who were exactly the Cimbri and the Teutones, were they Gauls Germanized or Germans Gaulicized ('Gaulicized'? .. .. some time I'm scared by the words I invent!)? who knows? Anyway they were dangerous! as always!

About Argentina: I'm with you Broski.
Sadly ... it's the wrong side, at this point it's like enlisting ourselves in the Confederate Army on April 8, 1865! But ... does exist a better moment to take position than when you are sure the battle is lost? No, it doesn't! and this is why, Dicole, the old Ronin, is with Argentina tonight!

[Magister Militum Flavius Aetius]

AFAIK they were Wielbark culture, so Germanics.

[Diocle]

Yes Mag and they have won:

Germany : Argentina = 1 : 0

thanks the Gods this Mundial is now finished!

[Gäiten]

Well wouldn't the Germans during that timeframe be a different people(s) compared to the modern Germans?
I hope Argentina wins the World Cup just so I can laugh.

No, you could not

However, what a final match, so thrilling till the end.

But my hangover today ...

[BroskiDerpman]

Hehehe I always root for the underdog, it is only fair that way.

To be honest though I thought it was kind of obvious that the Germans were going to steam roll from the start given the state their national football team is in now. They got a good coach, good team play, capable players, essentially top grade play all round.

(Though it did look like Argentina had multiple chances in the game from what I've read; I couldn't watch it)

[Sertorio]

Calling Argentina an underdog ? Only thing it was obvious was that Argentina would not give the opportunities given by Brazil. As expected it was not a brilliant match from either side. It was more like a very tactical match with either side trying to give the definitive blow.
Kinda makes me think that Football will never have the same importance in USA as in the rest of the world. Over 90 min for one goal...

[BroskiDerpman]

Well if you just google of World Cup finals polls you'll see how many favor Germany. Then the polls at .org and twcenter favor Germany much more by several times so indeed they are the underdogs IMO.

[Sertorio]

Giving more odds to Germany it's no way calling Argentina a underdog. It's like calling underdog to L.A. Lakers or Chicago Bulls. No can do.

[Diocle]

Cm'on guys all is ended and the damn krauts are champions!

Maybe the f....... Kaiser will be now pleased and this will push Her to be more generous about money .... at least this is the hope!

[Sertorio]

Well if someone had asked her immediately after maybe...but 24 hours later i am not so sure.

[Diocle]

Yeah brother Sertorio, the Krauts are like the Pizza, they cool quickly ....

[Gäiten]

Well if someone had asked her immediately after maybe...but 24 hours later i am not so sure.

Cool heads prevail.

[Diocle]

Cool heads prevail.

Maybe, but a cool Pizza is disgusting ...

[Magister Militum Flavius Aetius]

That depends on who makes the Pizza. If it's good pizza it's usually delicious cold.

[Diocle]

First of all: In the cold pizza the cheese is not melted ... and this is tragic!



Second: the tomato sauce when cold, it's a crap!

Third: the mixture of flour and water is good when hot and crisp, when cold it becomes rubbery or chewy or gummy.

It depends on your American tastes Mag, I say only this from an Italian perspective: cold pizza is like cold coffee or (the worst) cold spaghetti: a total crap.

[First Citizen Gallienus]

I'm with Diocle, cold pizza or cold coffee = no bueno. I guess the same could be said about spaghetti.

Frappucinos are good though. Ice coffee that is. It may just be a mental thing.

[Diocle]

I'm with Diocle, cold pizza or cold coffee = no bueno. I guess the same could be said about spaghetti.

Frappucinos are good though. Ice coffee that is. It may just be a mental thing.

Yes it's very good but it's icy coffee! It's also easy to do:

You need a shaker:



Then you need warm coffee and ice in blocks:



You put the ice into the shaker and then the warm coffee then some sugar and if you want also Rum or any other alcoholic beverage you like, then you shaker the mixture and ... job done!



You can add also cream to the drink, to get more closer to perfection: