The song you hear in the background is eanie meanie. By Jim Noir. That's Black Jim. And depending on which side of the nineties you were born that could remind you of either Treasure Island or Pirates of the Caribbean. That's a good thing either way.
But the ad also shows one thing we haven't seen in the million or so world cup finals (why do they call the league matches that too?) Frank Lampard scoring. Not weed or women, I'm guessing he gets enough of both, goals. I have half a mind to give him my toric lenses and maybe a new set of boots from some rival sports goods company (Puma or Nike, in his case) to perhaps do better than he has. How many times has he gone wide of the uprights or above the straight or in the unfortunate event that he's between those, there's a goalie waiting for the ball.
Correction. He kicks the ball to them. And not just Ricardo (who's the man, by the way) but everybody else too.
Which brings us to my take on some of the many (or few) players that caught my eye. Wayne Rooney. If I was 19 and 5 feet nothing, I'd run from trouble. Considering Rooney has the speed he should be too. Instead of throwing some adolescent tantrum.
Becks. Still the best dead ball kicker around. Funky hairdo, hot wife and multiple children notwithstanding. Lampard, need I say more. Crouch. Will someone take that giraffe back to the zoo please. You can't have tall guys around in football just because they're tall. Man that doesn't even work in basketball. (see: Shaq) Astley and Jim Cole (unrelated) and Terry and Ferdinand made watching England worth while.
Christiano Ronaldo. Good skills. Bad attitude. Just a christian Ronaldo - Fat but still has the magic. That step over and the pirouette were the best goals this world cup. Ronaldinho should just play midfield. He's not a striker, he sets up like no one can so let him do that. Barca does and look where it got them. His smile is infectious. Kaka the man. As is Dida. And Cafu. And will someone tell me which position Roberto Carlos is supposed to be playing.
Who's left? Japan, Angola, Trinidad and Tobago, Togo etc can go back to whatever agricultural produce was running their economy, with the exception of Japan, who can go back to running ours. The Socceroos I guess are hopping mad. The Germans should have known that after the second war no one's going to let them win anything. The Azzurri might just win. But Economists' opinions or otherwise, I have to humbly say that Zizou is playing the game of his life. They should win. Much as I can't stand the accent.
So much for footy, it's as much as I can take. But the english league apparently starts next month. Damn.
Random thoughts that are otherwise bugging me are gym related. Saw some bouncer type people redefining pumping iron. How did I know they were bouncers? Big, ugly, same clothes everytime I see them. Call me vain and I'll defy you to find me a Quasimodo with attitude. In a gym at that.
Does the name Quasimodo ring a bell?
Now the bouncers are doing their thing alongside some chom boys struggling with some puny weights. The thought is considering the propensity these runts have for drinking and causing mayhem what if they ended up being bounced by the guy pumping iron next to them...
Just a thought.
