Football. Hm.

Feb 05, 2006 23:21

I'm sitting in front of the TV, with cookies, orange juice, and mirli at the other end of the internet, waiting for my first super bowl to start.
I've never even seen a whole football game before.
Hm.
American football on Austrian TV, with Austrian commentary. That alone is bound to be weird enough.
(Talking about weird TV, the stuff I'm watching right now is pretty strange, too... poisoned chocolates, among other things)

And even though I don't have a clue about football, I'm sort of rooting for the Steelers. If only because I want to see what happens on fizzbang's journal if they win. :P

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edit 1: Hee hee, they're giving us geography lessons about Detroit first. And talking about the baby Steelers fan and the dead Seahawks one. And showing two of last year's best ads. Happy Californian cows? This is already weird.
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edit 2: learning about the teams now. The Steelers have got a guy with cool hair! Oh, and throttling a guy counts as defence?!? (yes, I'm being deliberately clueless here)
And anyway, what's with the black lines under the eyes?
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edit 3: A survey on the ORF (= Austrian broadcasting corporation) homepage shows that 60% of Austrians who participated in said survey think Pittsburgh's going to win. If I were from Pittsburgh, that would worry me.
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edit 4: I'm going to stop counting edits, because I think there's going to be quite a few of them. Oh, and why do we only get a summary of the pre-bowl-show (dunno what it's really called)? The Austrian commentators are already annoying me.
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Footballers in suits are coming in. I first thought the guys at the sides were holding huge brooms, not banners.
Hehe. Footballers get fat, too.
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First Terrible Towel.
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Commentator: "So viele Legenden auf einen Fleck sieht man net amal bei der Superbowl alle Tage" - "Even at the Superbowl, you don't see this many legends in one place every day". Erm, you might be right there.
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OOooh, it starts. The opener. Why is Henry Ford so important, please? and "brains and brawns"? puh-leeze.
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Hm. If you were a football team, would you want to hear "Bittersweet Symphony" at the beginning of a game?
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The colours of the United States of America and a minute of silence. To quote Life of Brian - "That wasn't a minute!"
The anthem. With lots of Aaaaaaahs in the background. Meat Loaf would be proud of those. OK, somewhat more gospel-y now.
Yay. Aretha.
Nay. Condoleezza.
Aretha or not, I'm not overly fascinated.
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Icecream alert? What the...?
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M. Myers? I never knew Austin Powers played football.
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What exactly were we seeing just then??
Ah, regular season. Now the moments of qualification. Every time the commentators mention "The Bus", they make it sound a lot like "Der Bass". Also, I'm generally amused by their language. "Ja, gute Field Position, die hat ihnen sicher geholfen." One of the commentators doesn't think Pittsurgh's going to make it.
I like the long-haired one, surprise, surprise.
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Hihi, me and you and a stadium called boo!
A ceremonial coin. Kinda amusing. So are the floating microphones.
"Seattle has won the toss", the commentator made it sound as if it were a great achievement.
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A rabid fan base? A rabbit fan base? Whatever. Please don't talk over the English, thank you.
Um, another clueless question - who was Vince Lombardi anyway?
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Oh, FINALLY someone's explaining some of the rules. Thank you. Flag, though? huh? whassat, then? Ah, I see.
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OK, this is really amusing. We don't get to see this year's ads, but last year's. Will have to wait for next year to see this year's. The point being...??
punkt dot com and "getecklt". yeah, right. hihi.
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I think watching football might give me nightmares. This is a lot like some of my persecution dreams.
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"Losing the super bowl is the worst feeling ever"?? Hm. Sorry, dear, I don't believe that.
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Hm. So far, I'm not really all that intrigued. Throw ball, catch ball, lie down and wait for the others to bury you. Fascinating. Erm.
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Whoa, throttling is illegal after all? Kinda relieving.
ROFL... our commentators are brilliant after all: "This sort of behaviour can lead to all kinds of penalties - or to sex!"
Yup, they were talking about sacks. Long live Ohstrienn Inglisch. :D
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"Ladies and gentlemen, don't grow impatient just because you haven't seen any points yet." Okay, then. if you say so.
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The commentators love Jackson because he manages to catch the ball. I thought that was his job? :P
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No touchdown? Huh? This is kinda weird.
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Ooooh, points! Shiny!! No, wait, those are the trousers. I kinda agree with mirli's opinion, though.
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Tatupu is a cool name. Roethlisberger less so. Although a discussion about pronunciation between an American and someone from Switzerland could be a lot of fun.
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End of first quarter.
Hehe... question from a viewer, "What is a terrible towel and what do you need it for?"
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...just how many reserve players does one team have?!? Hordes of barbarians ((c) Mirli) indeed.
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Those black stripes don't come off. Do they have special make-up advisors?
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They just mentioned "a notorious coin-toss". Notorious tossers, all of them! ;)
Amira's guess was that the coin split open someone's helmet. NOTORIOUS VIKING COINS!!
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His name is Safety Manual?!? Ah, Manuel. Still. I'm reminded of Bestiality Carter. Yes, name jokes are cheap.
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First turnover. And they keep repeating pictures of that non-touchdown. Someone didn't like that, it seems. Well, quite a few someones, I guess.
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hihi... that measuring thingie looks funny.
That half salto didn't look funny at all. OUCH.
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Dialogue: "Ah, Detroit, Michigan. Actually, it doesn't look all that ugly!" - "By night!!"
The "first" commentator is Austrian, the second one half Austrian half American.
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Warm-up on a bike? I just found that picture very amusing...
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GAH. Pity he didn't catch that one. That pass just now was the first thing that got me excited.
...
No, not that way.
I find cheerleaders annoying. Does that surprise anyone?
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whoa. WHOA. Now THAT was a pass. Roethlisberger might not be a cool name, but that guy sure can throw... Considering I used to have problems with throwing a tiny ball further than 20 metres...
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Oh my god. Embarrassing viewer's question: "Are they called 'Steelers' because they used to have so many thieves there?". Ouch.
BTW, I hadn't even thought about their name yet. Another reason for me to be rooting for the Steelers. I'm from Linz, which is the Austrian "Steel City".
TV time-out? Only in America.
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Hmmm... loads of non-touchdowns, it seems. Pity. Pittsy.
No, wait! It counts!! Now THAT'S going to cause even more discussions than the first one, I daresay.
Hehe, listen, I already sound as if I know what I'm talking about.
Still, I think this only counted because they couldn't PROVE it hadn't been one. Only infer. Strongly. Can you strongly infer something? Ah well, I can.
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Oh, I can't resist. One more Roethlisberger comment - it just looked as if he needed extra-broad shoulder pads, just to make his name fit on the shirt.
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Oh, he's lost a shoe. Tomorrow his princess is going to come looking for him.
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Yet another non-touchdown. What a strange game this is.
And what's with all the time-outs?!?
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Halftime... Waiting for the Stones. The commentators are hoping for nipplegate to appear in the History of Super Bowl entertainment... Tee hee, quoth she.
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Another lovely case of Ohstrienn Inglisch: "One for the thump".
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...and they walk on stage. No wait, the stage walks on. So that's what they call a travelling theatre!
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YAY Mick! "Is this something you've always wanted to do?" - "Not really."
Lovely tongue. Roll on, Stones!
Whoa. Much to my embarrassment, I just realised I've never really seen Mick Jagger on stage for more than a few seconds. All of a sudden I see what's special about him.
Yay Mick yet again! (In spite of Amira's opinion that his jacket is scary)
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He caint geat nou... satisfactiaon! Ha, but eye can(..dy).

*headbanging*
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Super Bowl Heroes? Sorry, I've got a problem with heroes. Ouch. OUCH.
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Second half starts with freshly squeezed footballer. Thanks, I'll take the tea.
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...now THAT'S the kind of touchdown I was led to expect from various Hollywood movies! YES!!
Must be the name, right, Mr. Parker?
..that ventilator amuses me.
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Whoa. A human cannonball, launching itself against the opponent's legs. Definitely not my kind of game. I prefer not to get hurt.
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"Now the 'Bus' is running - for six yards. And for a moment there, he's an airbus!"
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It's a helmet, not a rubber ball, so don't treat it like one.
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..oooooooops. Turnover. He runs and runs and runs... and stops. phew.
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Touchdown Seattle. This is getting more exciting again.
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Whoa, someone actually kicked the ball. Guess that's the obligatory kick to justify the game's name. :P
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Um, why wear a baseball cap over a woollen cap?
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Hm. Actually, this is getting slightly more boring again. For a non-football person like me, that is. 's all defence. Meh.
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Well, okay, I don't know what this "fair catch" thing is about, but that looked quite dangerous for the Seahawks there. And Warrick didn't seem too happy.
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Cheerleaders again. GRR. ARGH.
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4th quarter.
What's a nose-tackle? And what's the point of a chin strap if you don't fasten it?
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Seahawks in the red zone.
..."Rrrrrrroxanne... you don't have to put on that red light!"

...they didn't.
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Interception, and the commentator's going mad, hurting my ears.
Hm... what is it that actually happens on the playing field during all those commercials? Three quarters of this game seem to be breaks.
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MOVEMENT!
TOUCHDOWN!
SKIPPING!
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They're mentioning the Gatorade shower again. They had an article about the history of that on the ORF homepage today.
Weird, but definitely in a good way. Although I do wonder what it says about that drink if players prefer showering their coach in it to drinking it. :P
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"Down, but not down by contact"? um.... okeeeh?
Yup, I'd challenge that, too.
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Someone called Haynes, singing and dancing at the sidelines. Nice one.
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Call reversed. Not surprised. Commentator's recommending that the referee visit an optician.
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Flying helmets. Better than flying heads, I guess. Also, the commentators just mentioned that football was a "very physical" game. No, really?!?
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*grin*
isn't it strange when a timeout is just in time?
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Oh, look, a referee sandwich!
Can I have cucumbers with that?
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YAY! Twist and Shout running in the background. I love John Lennon's raspy vocals on that one.
No.
I adore them.
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Ha, there's that funny measuring thing again. 3:41 to go, and I'd say that by now not much can stop Pittsburgh from winning. Though maybe I shouldn't have said that.
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Last timeout, thank god.
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They're already celebrating. That's dangerous. Now, two minutes to go.
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Whoa-ho-ho. Last desperate attack.
52 seconds. This should be it.
He's a real Nowhere Ball, flying into nowhere land...
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He spikes? What does that mean? Whatever it means, I doubt it'll help him with 34 seconds to go.
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...and there's the wet coach!!
...and there's the confetti.
...and there's the crying fans.
...OI! Another Gatorade shower!
...Cool Hair Guy is happy, too.
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Ah, now I finally know who Vince Lombardi was.
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...and the Last Terrible Towel.
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Dan Rooney is "thrilled", but doesn't look it. Bill Cowher does.
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MVP with kid and two caps. Baby drove up in a brand new Cadillac.
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And of course Bettis.

Go on then, celebrate!

Football... what a weird game.
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