This Has Gotta Be...

...one of the most important athletic events of the year:

Wife Carrying Championships

here

and here

Just don't drop her.

Well, well, well...

...it looks like a Canadian team may actually end up in the Stanley Cup finals. Miracles can happen, after all. I may have to actually watch it.

'awkey Greats

Jean Beliveau

Cute, Cute, Cute

Hang In There, Old Trooper

Gordie Howe 'not doing well at all' in recovery from stroke, son Mark says

Previously.

Question

What would Jesus do, if Germany won the World Cup?

Answer: Lighten up.

Interesting!!

UPDATED:
Rocket barrage targets Ashkelon area, breaking hours of quiet

"Iron Dome intercepts seven rockets over Ashkelon and Hof Ashkelon, after several hours of quiet as Germany and Argentina face off at the World Cup final."

"Several rockets have just been fired at Ashkelon and the Gaza periphery, breaking about two hours of calm during the World Cup match.

The match is now entering overtime after 90 scoreless minutes, but the terrorists apparently could not wait until the game ended."

Soccer is way more important.

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Don't know what to make of this other than it sure is interesting:

In the Arab world, does World Cup soccer trump the Gaza war?

"The situation in Iraq, the Islamic State (IS), the war in Syria, and the World Cup in Brazil are grabbing the attention, expert says.

While violent clashes between Israel and the Palestinians tend to attract a disproportionate amount of the Arab world’s attention, the current war between Hamas in Gaza and Israel seems to be getting less responsiveness.

Arab newspapers are still giving top coverage to the conflict, but it is not appearing to be dominating the news as other ongoing conflicts in the Arab world are still getting lots of coverage."

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"“Hamas wants to get over the World Cup and grab the world's attention,” added Kedar.

In addition, as if that were not enough, there is the ongoing turmoil in Libya, Lebanon, and Yemen which are drawing attention away from Gaza. The intra-Islamist conflict, particularly that between the jihadist groups IS and al-Qaida. And speculation over a Kurdish declaration of independence.

Then, there is the talks between world powers and Iran over the country’s nuclear program - and this - within the context of the regional Shi’ite-Sunni conflict."

I guess with the old guard dictators club now largely gone, there's nobody to feed them a steady diet of anti-Israel rhetoric. But what to make of the fixation with Muslim on Muslim conflict? I know there is no love lost between the Arab world and Iran, but which side are they rooting for?

Interesting Analysis...

 ...of fossil fuel consumption of the World Cup.  Scoorrre!

The Running Of The Bulls - Er -

make that goats:



PETA won't like this one either.

But, Can He Predict Who Will Win The...

Stanley Cup?

LOL!!

Police on standby as Montreal Canadiens fans to pack Bell Centre for giant-screen viewing

'awkey riots predicted. Some things never change.  

GO HABS!!

Olympics

UPDATE: Oh, those Norwegans! You gotta admit, he was very creative.
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I confess I am watching a bit of it online. Highlight so far is the Norweigan men's curling team. They are wearing colourful jammies with flowers on them. So masculine.

I Really Don't Care Much..

...for sports, or the Olympics, or hockey, but just out of curiosity I thought I'd check out how Canada is doing. It's the WINTER Olympics, so we should be doing well. And, yep. We're right at the top, for now. Three Gold, Three Silver and one Bronze. GO CANADA!! Dah! Dah! Canada!! Nyet! Nyet! Everyone else!

Believe It Or Not

I'm actually going to watch the Grey Cup!!

UPDATE:
 
I'm sitting her drinking a large glass of pure rum, waiting for the Grey cup to begin.
Dom't know if I'll last long enough to watch the game, but at least I won't care. Everything is kinda blurry, and I can't type worth a darn.


Go Riders!!!

How 'Bout Them...

...Riders?

I'm not much of a professional sports fan, unless a significant team gets in the finals, and by "significant" I mean a Canadian team in the NHL or the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the CFL.

Earlier in the CFL season this year, it seemed the Riders could be headed for the Grey Cup (or is it Gray? Don't know. Don't care.)

Anywho, I was wondering what the Riders would do this year to screw up in the dieing minutes of the big game. The 13th man would be a hard act to follow.

Well, now I have my answer. They're not even going to bother with the Grey Cup:

Another Roughrider charged with aggravated assault after bar fight

Ooogah! Ooogah! Ooogah! Ooo! Gah! Gah! GO R
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For Dave

Only Dave knows why.



Did you feel that wind pass by?

(This blog has officially reached a new low. If you don't like it, you can always watch the scandals unfolding on either side of the 49th. This is just pixels on a screen. The scandals are just democracy burning up, that's all.)

Aye, Matey!!

And may the best team (that'd be us) win:

100-year curling battle between Scotland and Canada hits Regina

Sport Builds Character...

...or so they say.

And then there's Canadian figure skaters:

Canadian figure skaters get in fight at hotel after championships

Listening to...

...Jock Talk in the prelude to the big game later today. AAARRRRGH! AAARRRRGH! AAARRRRGH! AAARRRRGH! AAARRRRGH! AAARRRRGH!

It always amazes me how these guys find so many ways to say the same thing, over and over. It all comes down to AAARRRRGH! AAARRRRGH! AAARRRRGH! AAARRRRGH! AAARRRRGH! AAARRRRGH!

GO STAMPS!!!

Now they're talking about balls and sacks.  AAARRRRGH! AAARRRRGH! AAARRRRGH! AAARRRRGH! AAARRRRGH! AAARRRRGH!

It's a guy thing.

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BAH! HUMBUG!!!!!!!