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yardwork

(69,859 posts)
Mon Jun 15, 2026, 01:43 PM Monday

The best part is that a lot of people ignored it.

Sure, Trump had his vile thing at the WH.... but across the world a lot of people are actually enjoying the World Cup. People from all over the world are traveling around enjoying our food, gas stations, supermarkets, and quirky endearing customs.

And in North Carolina everybody is celebrating the Carolina Hurricanes victory last night in the Stanley Cup.

Trump and his followers are not where it's at. They're in a corner sulking.

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The best part is that a lot of people ignored it. (Original Post) yardwork Monday OP
A Natural Flair for Pouting The Roux Comes First Monday #1
At this point, people who go to/watch the FIFA World Cup are in the same bucket RockRaven Monday #2
Not that simple malaise Monday #3
And there is plenty of football to enjoy apart from FIFA just like there is plenty of MMA apart from UFC. RockRaven Monday #4
Let me guess.. druidity33 Monday #6
0 for 3. RockRaven Monday #16
Got it. Just anti-athlete then. nt. druidity33 Monday #17
0-4. RockRaven Monday #18
That's just not true. yardwork Monday #13
That was a terrific hockey game last night! GoCubsGo Monday #5
Indeed! The Canes goalie, Brandon Bussi, has an autistic brother mnhtnbb Monday #11
Bussi's story is amazing, all around! GoCubsGo Monday #14
I hate to be a downer, but there are many people afraid to leave their own homes. RockCreek Monday #7
Loved this! mtngirl47 Monday #8
The world wants to see Messi - not Messy peppertree Monday #9
The social media was pushing it on my feed Johonny Monday #10
That's good to hear. Everything Trump touches turns to shit. Martin68 Monday #12
Oh, I don't know Sympthsical Monday #15

The Roux Comes First

(2,409 posts)
1. A Natural Flair for Pouting
Mon Jun 15, 2026, 01:53 PM
Monday

It correlates to a high degree with a world-view that rarely gets beyond your naval.

RockRaven

(19,961 posts)
2. At this point, people who go to/watch the FIFA World Cup are in the same bucket
Mon Jun 15, 2026, 02:05 PM
Monday

as those who go to/watch UFC.
FIFA Peace Prize? Remember that?

malaise

(299,197 posts)
3. Not that simple
Mon Jun 15, 2026, 02:16 PM
Monday

Separate the footballers from their corrupt administrators.
It’s the football we love.

RockRaven

(19,961 posts)
4. And there is plenty of football to enjoy apart from FIFA just like there is plenty of MMA apart from UFC.
Mon Jun 15, 2026, 02:20 PM
Monday

druidity33

(6,947 posts)
6. Let me guess..
Mon Jun 15, 2026, 03:31 PM
Monday

you've never really played on a team, you've never really rooted for a team and you don't understand why professional athletes get paid so much.

How'd i do?



yardwork

(69,859 posts)
13. That's just not true.
Mon Jun 15, 2026, 04:31 PM
Monday

There are thousands of Scottish people in Boston (they call themselves the Tartan Army) playing bagpipes, deliriously happy to be in the World Cup.

There's a German guy called Freddy who is having a blast traveling around the southeastern states unironically praising Waffle House, Taco Bell, Buc-ees, grocery stores, and a whole lot of other things he's enjoying about the U.S.

Many of the games are being played in smaller regional cities. The rosters include several cities in Mexico and Canada so it's a true North American collaboration.

We're watching it on Paramount where it is entirely in Spanish.

Social media is full of ordinary people having a good time with the World Cup and I'm here for it.

GoCubsGo

(35,060 posts)
5. That was a terrific hockey game last night!
Mon Jun 15, 2026, 02:29 PM
Monday

It was won by a bunch of really likeable guys. Lots of great stories there, too! I'll take that over a white trash human cockfighting match ANY DAY! And, I suspect that the ratings will say that I'm not alone there.

mnhtnbb

(33,567 posts)
11. Indeed! The Canes goalie, Brandon Bussi, has an autistic brother
Mon Jun 15, 2026, 04:20 PM
Monday

who has significantly influenced his life.

Read about it here: How Brandon Bussi's brother, Dylan, inspired his NHL journey - ESPN https://share.google/pQ7gPjn4DtmjyIIRi

Bussi made some spectacular saves in last night's game. I was watching it and couldn't understand why anyone would bother with the pedo orange a$$hole's event. AND, during the first intermission I switched over to the College World Series game and just happened to catch UNC Tar Heels go up by 3 in the 7th inning to win 5-2 over West Virginia! Holy cow! What a great night watching games on TV!

GoCubsGo

(35,060 posts)
14. Bussi's story is amazing, all around!
Mon Jun 15, 2026, 05:30 PM
Monday

This is a guy whose previous team waived him last season to send him back to the minors, where he'd mostly been slogging it out for 4 or 5 years. The Hurricanes claimed him, and he wound up as their back-up this season. He came into the league undrafted, and most guys like that don't have much of an NHL career to speak of. Lots of odds-beating here! I was thrilled to see him get the shut-out!

RockCreek

(1,603 posts)
7. I hate to be a downer, but there are many people afraid to leave their own homes.
Mon Jun 15, 2026, 03:55 PM
Monday

It's good to remember the good things in this madness.
We can hold them at the same time that we recognize the horrible.

Johonny

(26,802 posts)
10. The social media was pushing it on my feed
Mon Jun 15, 2026, 04:00 PM
Monday

But literally only in RW media is this even an event. It wasn't even a good UFC card.

Sympthsical

(11,257 posts)
15. Oh, I don't know
Mon Jun 15, 2026, 05:37 PM
Monday

It seemed like quite a topic of conversation here when I checked in last night, lol. That Freedom concert never had a chance.

Didn't see any of it. UFC isn't really a thing in this house. We ended up watching Disclosure Day.

It was . . . a movie that exists.

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