The Official FIFA World Cup 2022 Megathread

[Tyrannosaurus Dan]

Even less successful than a Wolves short corner.

 

[Alan]

"I'm Dejan Lovren, I allegedly play defense"

EDIT: Ah, that was Juranovic with the Roger Johnson defending, my bad.

 

[t3ch]

good lord what a goal

 

[Jack Regan]

Awful five minutes from Croatia, all their own doing too.

 

[jd1981]

good lord what a goal

Not really

 

[t3ch]

Not really

I think my "good lord" has been misinterpreted

 

[jd1981]

He deserves it for sheer persistence but it’s no wonder goal

 

[t3ch]

let me rephrase. "good lord. what a goal to concede"

 

[Alan]

let me rephrase. "good lord. what a goal to concede"

Still gonna need you to tone it down

 

[t3ch]

Still gonna need you to tone it down

julian alvarez for ballon d'or + puskas

 

[Alan]

julian alvarez for ballon d'or + puskas

Now you're getting it!

Throw in the Nobel Prize while we're at it.

 

[Johnny75]

Is this the famous American humour, like in Friends?

 

[Alan]

Is this the famous American humour, like in Friends?

We've said some nasty shit to each other over the years, but this is far and away the most hurtful thing you could have pulled out of the insult pile.

 

[Kenny]

Is this the famous American humour, like in Friends?

Nope it's more trying to replicate UK humour...like Mrs Brown's Boys

 

[jd1981]

I think my "good lord" has been misinterpreted

Yep problem with social media posts it doesn’t have a sarcasm detector

 

[t3ch]

Nope it's more trying to replicate UK humour...like Mrs Brown's Boys

 

[jd1981]

Nope it's more trying to replicate UK humour...like Mrs Brown's Boys

No no that abomination belongs to Ireland and Scotland

 

[Jack Regan]

Americans usually have about as much appreciation of sarcasm as Mrs Doyle, so no surprise it wasn't picked up.

 

[t3ch]

Americans usually have about as much appreciation of sarcasm as Mrs Doyle, so no surprise it wasn't picked up.

this is rich given that I've had numerous obvious dry/sarcastic posts over the years which have had to be slowly explained to some by other posters.

 

[Alan]

this is rich given that I've had numerous obvious dry/sarcastic posts over the years which have had to be slowly explained to some by other posters.

Truly, of all the American stereotypes I've learned the British hold, the "they don't do sarcasm" one totally baffles me.