I don't know.
(On a side note, please don't confuse this guy, Glenn Beck, with the lovable and often drunken Pics of Me in Front Stuff character, This Guy. They are completely unrelated and on complete opposite ends of the douche bag scale.)
One of the drivers behind this post is that CP, the former Official Girlfriend of Pics of Me in Front of Stuff, currently has a friend living in South Africa...whom she refuses to visit... That never played a role in the dissolution of the relationship it may have been a sticking point had our relationship lasted past the winter. While Pics of Me in Front of Stuff will never consider himself a home for soccer hooliganism, this past month of watching the splendor of international soccer has been fun. And it's soccer at Pics of Me in Front of stuff; none of this football crap. There are two reasons why. First, the English, who reportedly invented the game but only won the tournament once, first called it soccer in the 1800s. Second, this is an American blog and Pics of Me in Front of Stuff admits to nothing less than jingoism. Watching the US Men's National Team, which needs a nickname, hustle and claw their way into the knockout round was fantastic. Pics of Me in Front of Stuff is a huge underdog fan and combining that with rampant patriotism and the TV was glued to the England and Ghana games (the only weekend games) in Pics of Me in Front of Stuff Manor. Sadly, the magic ended against Ghana.
Now for three fun Pics of Me in Front of Stuff World Cup Fun Facts:
1. Lots of sports pundits considered the US was in an easy portion of the bracket. These are the best soccer teams in the world from country's obsessed with soccer. Soccer is the fourth most popular sport in the US. Would any bracket not including a team of legless players be easy for the US? Regardless, Pics of Me in Front of Stuff had moments of guilt cheering against Ghana and would have had more issues as the US advanced. The Official top five favorite teams of Me in Front of Stuff are:
A. USA - Common sense. Winner by a long shot.
B. Ghana - How do you cheer against poor Africans?
C. Uruguay - Pics of Me in Front of Stuff heard their national anthem and immediately fell in love with it...in a strictly platonic and pro-American way. Pics of Me in Front of Stuff does not condone the hate of the 'Orientals' but based on their anthem the Uruguayans do not mess around.
E. Germany - Just like in March Madness, Pics of Me in Front of Stuff likes to pick a team with a real chance of winning to, hopefully, make the final more interesting. Germany is like a Big East team in this regard. Besides, it looks like Die Mannschaft are due.
The US would have had to play teams B,C, and E to reach the final.
2. Soccer is so much more exciting on the radio. Listening to the US-Algeria game on the radio at work may have been one of the more exciting non-Philadelphia related sports moments in the history of Pics of Me in Front of Stuff. While not quite Phillies playoffs exciting, it was up there.
3. Pics of Me in Front of Stuff is going to miss the World Cup partially because of the soccer action but also partially because of the Wags. Growing up in Central PA and playing football, making fun of soccer players and questioning their sexuality was almost mandatory. Considering the women international soccer players bed it was foolish. Take a look at Peter Crouch and consider how exactly he does it.
If only Pics of Me in Front of Stuff had played soccer...and had any athleticism...
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