Photo Credit: Joshua L. Jones
Me, Flagpole music editor Gabe Vodicka, beer writer Jacob Yarbrough and film critic Derek Hill, that is. It went about like you’d expect.
File under, “I see what you did there.”
It’s gonna get “messy” because too much afternoon drinking has been involved. Just sayin’. #FlagpoleWorldCup
— Derek Hill (@derekhill82) July 1, 2014
This goes to show you how much I know about soccer.
Wait, I thought Jean-Claude Van Damme played for Belgium? Feeling a lot better about our chances. #FlagpoleWorldCup
— Blake Aued (@BlakeAued) July 1, 2014
Jacob started out fairly optimistic. Me, not so much.
Defense looks solid so far, like our chances. #flagpoleworldcup
— Jacob Yarbrough (@tophats4life) July 1, 2014
Belgium delivered a case of Chimay to the U.S.’s hotel last night. Americans clearly hungover. #FlagpoleWorldCup
— Blake Aued (@BlakeAued) July 1, 2014
Gabe decided to play a little game of “I Spy.”
I spy a Macklemore on the Belgian team. #flagpoleworldcup
— Gabe Vodicka (@FlagpoleMusic) July 1, 2014
I spy a Prince Harry on the Belgian team. #flagpoleworldcup
— Gabe Vodicka (@FlagpoleMusic) July 1, 2014
(Editor’s note: Prince Harry would go on to crush our hopes and dreams, the ginger bastard.)
I spy a Lead Singer From Sugar Ray on the Belgian team. #flagpoleworldcup
— Gabe Vodicka (@FlagpoleMusic) July 1, 2014
Marc Wilmots looks like a Sopranos character. #flagpoleworldcup
— Jacob Yarbrough (@tophats4life) July 1, 2014
Feelings were mixed about DeMarcus Beasley and Michael Bradley.
I swear to the soccer gods that Beasley retired like… two decades ago. #FlagpoleWorldCup
— Derek Hill (@derekhill82) July 1, 2014
The drunker I get, the more faith I have in Michael Bradley. Uh, yeah. #FlagpoleWorldCup
— Derek Hill (@derekhill82) July 1, 2014
Feelings also were mixed about our respective match-watching venues (Normal Bar and Cine).
Actual quote overheard- Are we in white? PAY ATTENTION, TOURIST! #flagpoleworldcup
— Jacob Yarbrough (@tophats4life) July 1, 2014
So many kids here at @AthensCine. Ann Coulter was right. We are doomed as a nation. #FlagpoleWorldCup
— Blake Aued (@BlakeAued) July 1, 2014
Thank you @AthensCine for turning the air up. Feeling more American by the minute. #flagpoleworldcup
— Blake Aued (@BlakeAued) July 1, 2014
Half the people at Normal Bar are watching soccer, the other half are wanting to be seen watching USMNT. #DamnTourists #FlagpoleWorldCup
— Jacob Yarbrough (@tophats4life) July 1, 2014
The moms in front of me are talking about how hot Beckerman is. #flagpoleworldcup
— Blake Aued (@BlakeAued) July 1, 2014
HALFTIME. Shout out to @AthensCine, whose World Cup-showin’ game is on POINT.
— Gabe Vodicka (@FlagpoleMusic) July 1, 2014
OK, now you can tell we’ve been drinking.
So you could say Belgium is (puts on shades) WAFFLING about whether to score. #FlagpoleWorldCup
— Blake Aued (@BlakeAued) July 1, 2014
Also – Tim Howard 4 Heisman @FlagpoleMusic @BlakeAued @DerekHill82 #FlagpoleWorldCup
— Jacob Yarbrough (@tophats4life) July 1, 2014
Anyone drinking a Budweiser product during this game is a TRAITOR, they’re owned by BELGIANS. #FlagpoleWorldCup
— Jacob Yarbrough (@tophats4life) July 1, 2014
Everybody pretty much quit tweeting after a while.
Can’t tweet. Watching. Suffering. #flagpoleworldcup
— Derek Hill (@derekhill82) July 1, 2014
#2stressed2tweet #flagpoleworldcup
— Gabe Vodicka (@FlagpoleMusic) July 1, 2014
And then… dammit.
Okay. This game is over. Tears flowing. More beer poured. I love this game, I fucking hate this game. #flagpoleworldcup
— Derek Hill (@derekhill82) July 1, 2014
Now I know how every other country feels in every other sport. #flagpoleworldcup
— Blake Aued (@BlakeAued) July 1, 2014
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