Mud Packer (Offline)
#2
12/3/09 9:30 PM
Originally Posted by Dick Monahan:
You might think that Speed spends too much time on NASCAR pre-race and post-race shows. Well, it could be worse.
Tomorrow is the World Cup draw in South Africa. 32 teams have qualified to play for the World Cup. On the stage there are 4 pots, each holding 8 pills. Someone draws a pill from each pot to establish Group 1, then does it again from Group 2, etc. In any sane world, this would take 5 minutes.
The Fox Soccer Channel is broadcasting FOUR HOURS of this "event"!
Based on previous ones, there will be and hour or so before and after the show for the Pundits to explain it, but the show itself will be a couple of hours long. There will be speeches by famous people, there will be songs, there will be all kinds of crap. All to line up 8 qualifying groups (think "heats").
Dick,
Remember, they need to translate it into 200 different languages for all to understand.
Mike
Be nice to people on the way up. You might need them on the way down. Jimmy Durante