part 353 whalers on the moon

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We've been here over a year now! I can hardly believe it! Dreamwidth's been pretty good, I'd say, with almost no downtime to speak of and all that! Anyway... how is your spring going? Or I guess it's almost summer, isn't it? Hopefully it's been well! I've been catching up on work and new movies, all very exciting stuff, I'm sure.

Enjoy part 353!

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[(Anonymous)]

So, um

Congrats, Germany

[(Anonymous)]

gonna be cheering for germany now bc OBVIOUSLY we lost to the world champions

[romanon]

OH SHIT I'VE JUST REALIZED

Italy is the team with the most World Cups (4) after Brasil (5). Germany has 3. If they win this year they're reaching us!

I don't know if I should be doing the good sport thing and cheer for them 'cause I do like their team or cheer against them hoping that we will not lose our one reason to be smug with Germans dammit this is the biggest dilemma ever

[(Anonymous)]

I have an Italian friend who never stops telling me how Germany has never beaten Italy in an official game, either ever or in decades, I can't remember. Surely that's something you can be smug about?

[romanon]

IN 19 YEARS, SINCE 1995, IT'S CALLED THE ITALIAN CURSE<3

yeah I will be smug about this and still cheer for the Germans, thank you

[(Anonymous)]

My friend says it's since 1970. How is it calculated?

[romanon]

1995 was the last tournament victory for Germany, after that all of their victories have been in friendly games.

The 1970 game that we won against them is however sort of a huge deal for football nerds so that's probably what they're thinking of:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_4%E2%80%933_West_Germany_%281970_FIFA_World_Cup%29

Italy won 4-3 with 5 goals scored in the extra time. It's considered one of the best games ever played and probably what sparked the long-lasting football rivalry. It wasn't even a final, it was a semi-final - legend has it that the Germans tired the Italians out so much that when they arrived at the actual WC final against Brazil they were still exhausted, and that's why they lost 4-1 to them.

[(Anonymous)]

Germany can't come to the meme right now anon, he's gotta take care of a giant throbbing erection.

[romanon]

still? after scoring seven times? damn

[(Anonymous)]

I snorted