a m ole Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 5 minutes ago, choffer said: Maybe it's because I'm not English but this is the bit I don't get. If expectations are low, why is everyone going nuts for a song proclaiming you are about to win the thing? irony! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted July 6, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted July 6, 2018 18 minutes ago, a m ole said: irony! For some, possibly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted July 6, 2018 Moderator Share Posted July 6, 2018 17 minutes ago, a m ole said: 23 minutes ago, choffer said: Maybe it's because I'm not English but this is the bit I don't get. If expectations are low, why is everyone going nuts for a song proclaiming you are about to win the thing? irony! Maybe up until now it was self-deprecating irony. But the way the draw has opened up, everyone in the bottom half HAS to at least be thinking of the possibility now. If you're NOT thinking it, then why not? What on earth are you doing in the quarters? As I heard someone on twitter put it earlier - Any denial at this stage just comes across as false modesty. So even the fact that it could "come home" is quite amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VILLAMARV Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 ticks all the boxes of being English imo Inflated sense of pride in inventing everything the Greeks didnt Full of over the top expectation and hope mixed with a subtle blend of a hideous lack of self belief and despair. Ramming history down your throats stiff upper lip old chap. The lyrics may as well be "I get knocked down, but I get up again" etc Think they nailed us tbf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted July 6, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted July 6, 2018 At least it’s not bloody “World in Motion” that people are using in these memes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a m ole Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 40 minutes ago, BOF said: Maybe up until now it was self-deprecating irony. But the way the draw has opened up, everyone in the bottom half HAS to at least be thinking of the possibility now. If you're NOT thinking it, then why not? What on earth are you doing in the quarters? As I heard someone on twitter put it earlier - Any denial at this stage just comes across as false modesty. So even the fact that it could "come home" is quite amazing. I think that's part of it too, it's evolving, like the matrix meme, "he's starting to believe". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted July 6, 2018 Moderator Share Posted July 6, 2018 Just now, a m ole said: I think that's part of it too, it's evolving, like the matrix meme, "he's starting to believe". You mean ... 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted July 6, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted July 6, 2018 20 minutes ago, Shropshire Lad said: At least it’s not bloody “World in Motion” that people are using in these memes. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 2 hours ago, Shropshire Lad said: At least it’s not bloody “World in Motion” that people are using in these memes. When something's good, it's never gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Davkaus Posted July 6, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted July 6, 2018 20 hours ago, tonyh29 said: My mates wife having a “happy 70th Birthday NHS” profile picture shouldnt piss me off but it does , virtual signalling at its finest When did expressing support for something you think is important become 'virtue signalling'? Have to be honest, I put that phrase up there with 'cuck' and 'snowflake' as terms that immediately highlight that the comment is complete bollocks. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 7 hours ago, choffer said: Maybe it's because I'm not English but this is the bit I don't get. If expectations are low, why is everyone going nuts for a song proclaiming you are about to win the thing? Its just a bit of fun - very few seriously believe we will win it, its just nice to have the possibility of advancing in a competition! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 On 04/07/2018 at 20:25, mottaloo said: That's part of my drive home from work but luckily I'd missed all that bollox. It really pees me off. It's as if they have to "out mental" each other or dare one another to do whacky larking around all in the name of bantz whilst being filmed and then put on Facebook. Like @TheAuthoritysays, what if they lose to Sweden ? The place will get wrecked, like it's the bar's fault. My heart sinks that it seems that this sort of caper is all too frequent and appears to be just a bit of high spirits, seen every weekend on most of the country's high streets I'm trying to think of a venue to watch the game tomorrow which a) won't be rammed and full of pricks and b) i''ll be able to get to the bar in reasonable time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mottaloo Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 good luck with that. I'll be passing by Flints about 6.30pm on my way to a night shift, but will have to plan an alternative route no matter how the game finishes and that really pisses me off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 Having a mouthful of cereal and suddenly needing to sneeze. Carnage. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted July 7, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted July 7, 2018 18 minutes ago, sharkyvilla said: Having a mouthful of cereal and suddenly needing to sneeze. Carnage. Press your finger firmly against your top lip (specifically the Philtrum) , just below the nose to stifle the urge to sneeze. Thank me later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted July 7, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted July 7, 2018 13 hours ago, Xela said: I'm trying to think of a venue to watch the game tomorrow which a) won't be rammed and full of pricks and b) i''ll be able to get to the bar in reasonable time I found one: 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 They're screening it at Nottingham Castle, with 3,000 capacity. I'm sure it'll be an amazing atmosphere if we win, but I suspect it'll be a bit fighty if we don't. Sofa, pizza, and a fridge full of beer sounds like a better idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NurembergVillan Posted July 7, 2018 Moderator Share Posted July 7, 2018 I'm going out to watch the match and am kinda wishing I wasn't. The wife's taken the kids away for the weekend, so I've had a nice lie in and just got up. I'll have a pint in my hand in a couple of hours. Think I'm doing it because I feel I should be doing it rather than because I want to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHV Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 I was dubious about going out the other night against Columbia but it was a top evening. I'm watching it in the Royal in Sutton Coldfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 18 hours ago, Davkaus said: When did expressing support for something you think is important become 'virtue signalling'? Have to be honest, I put that phrase up there with 'cuck' and 'snowflake' as terms that immediately highlight that the comment is complete bollocks. Guess you are new to Facebook , when you discover it then you’ll know the NHS is about as important to her as a spell checker is to Dem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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