Gold, Gold, Gold for Australia!

[gordianknots]

The Scotsman was a magnificent place to be last night. Packed to the rafters with die-hard instant soccer fans (just add alcohol!) who were damned if they'd let trifles like complete ignorance of the rules of the game stop their full-throated support for the Aussies, it was impossible to not be swept along in a tide of rapture when the winning

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29 billion?

[anonymous]

that tv audience number is truly staggering, dave! i guess i must have been asleep when the global head-count surpassed 6 billion... :)

tess

Re: 29 billion?

[gordianknots]

Oh ye of little faith and much malignance!

Cast your bleary, sleep deprived eyes (France v Switzerland, until 2AM, and not a goal between them? Sheesh!) over this (URL) and weep when you see the magnitude of your folly!

Hint: Search for "28.8" in the page...