Comments on: Day 5: Cats and Dogs

By: fústar

fústar — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 12:35:10 +0000

Furthermore, they’ll completely blank from their minds the fact that Italy and France are both eliminated if they lose to Romania.

Do I sense a slight dripping of sarcasm? If so, head over to today’s post, where I mention the various permutations, and flesh said sarcasm out. Italy is one of the spiritual homes of conspiracism, so expect plenty of paranoid weeping ‘n’ gnashing if the “unthinkable” happens.

By: Bock the Robber

Bock the Robber — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 00:30:16 +0000

Is it a bit previous to mention the Dutch?

Obviously, they’ll do their best to win their remaining match in the pool stage, even though they’re already through.

Furthermore, they’ll completely blank from their minds the fact that Italy and France are both eliminated if they lose to Romania.

By: fústar

fústar — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 22:31:28 +0000

Will catch up on events of the last 30 hours tomorrow morn. Pulsating stuff.

By: Fergal

Fergal — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 23:40:05 +0000

The optimism, that’s what breaks your heart. Look at the expectant smile on his face in that pic. So sad, so very very sad.

By: fústar

fústar — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 22:33:14 +0000

…but the only way to go is “Hackin’ Yakkin’�? (my ideal name for a chatshow about golf). The prudish insistence on “David Sea-man�? is the, er, seminal example of such pronunciation no-funnery.

Much as I despise golf, I might even find myself tuning in with interest to a thusly (or “thatly”?) named show. George Hamilton remains the standard bearer in terms of “exotic” name accuracy. He doesn’t do it because it’s fun, of course, but because he’s a strange little obsessive (and we love him for it).

2. So that’s ol’ Gil’s surname!

Apparently. Kobi Kuhn seems to have studied even the most minor details of the Shelly Levine/Lemmon/Gill character in a bid to perfect the role. The loosened (post-work, drinking in a bar) tie, the hunched (beaten down) shoulders, the kindly face that shows the strain of tragically forced optimism etc.

By: Fergal

Fergal — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 20:59:43 +0000

1. He really is wonderfully named, isn't he? Some commentators try to take all the fun out of it, by calling him Ha-kan Yak-een, despite the availability of the more enjoyable alternative, but the only way to go is "Hackin' Yakkin'" (my ideal name for a chatshow about golf). The prudish insistence on "David Sea-man" is the, er, seminal example of such pronunciation no-funnery. 2. So that's ol' Gil's surname!