Who gives them a Red Card?

This World Cup was a joke, a parody of soccer. It would be better said that it was a mockery of the sport. Many have profited greatly at the expense of incorrect judgement calls. If it was incidents that happened once or twice it would be quickly forgotten from the pages of our minds, but they were from beginning of the championship and continued until it concluded, even in the final act for the World Cup. I am at a loss of words, how can I express the events. The bias of the referees was undeniable. When will FIFA realize the importance of using replay review to make an objective call? Clearly one of the most frustrated teams this world cup was Team USA, but the same can said of Italy who should have won its last game by 4 - 3, instead of losing by 2 - 3. The Italians scored a perfectly valid goal, plus a crystal clear penalty that was not granted to them by the referee in question. Maybe Italy deserved to be eliminated due to their unconvincing performance. They were too weak for a reigning world champion, but a theft remains theft. They were robbed of a victory if not more. Another memorable situation was when the referee had invented a free kick for African team vs Uruguay in the last minute of play (my guess is that African team was supposed to qualify), then a penalty was easily awarded for the African team. Eventually the team’s worth became apparent. The Africans were left where they belong. Spain was visibly frustrated as the match against Paraguay, but like the game that I mentioned earlier, it was Spain's turn to be helped by the referees in the last act of the competition. Maybe the Dutch did not deserve a victory, but football is no longer a sport for fun, but a business, and those guys with the big bucks give a damn about fans and spectators.
Congratulations to the Netherlands, congratulations Germany, congratulations U.S.!

Forza Dynamo!

This is a mixture of some shots, including the Dynamo Girl (she's a cheerleader), taken last summer at Robertson Stadium...

Today's joke:

An Irishman goes into the confessional box after years of being away from the Church.
There's a fully equipped bar with Guinness on tap. On the other wall is a dazzling array of the finest cigars and chocolates. Then the priest comes in.
"Father, forgive me, for it's been a very long time since I've been to confession, but I must first admit that the confessional box is much more inviting than it used to be."
The priest replies:
"Get out. You're in my side!"

Happy Frowns

Shot taken at the halftime of the Dynamo's game (vs. Real Salt Lake).

Today's joke:

Two Albanians were chatting:
-Did you hear that we gonna build cars in our country?
-Yes, I heard that! They will have a three gears automatic transmission: slow, very slow, and stop!

We Are the Orange!

Three shots from the Houston Dynamo's Sunday game...

We Are the Orange!





Hey, Dynamo just scored... again!




Celebrating the victory





Today's joke:



A Russian and an Irish wrestler were set to square off for the Olympic gold medal. Before the final match, the Irish wrestler's trainer came to him and said:
"Now, don't forget all the research we've done on this Russian. He's never lost a match because of this 'pretzel' hold he has. Whatever you do, do not let him get you in that hold! If he does, you're finished."
The Irishman nodded in acknowledgment.
As the match started, the Irishman and the Russian circled each other several times, looking for an opening. All of a sudden, the Russian lunged forward, grabbing the Irishman and wrapping him up in the dreaded pretzel hold. A sigh of disappointment arose from the crowd and the trainer buried his face in his hands, for he knew all was lost. He couldn't watch the inevitable happen.
Suddenly, there was a long, high-pitched scream, then a cheer from the crowd and the trainer raised his eyes just in time to watch the Russian go flying up in the air. His back hit the mat with a thud and the Irishman collapsed on top of him, making the pin and winning the match.
The trainer was astounded. When he finally got his wrestler alone, he asked:
"How did you ever get out of that hold? No one has ever done it before!"
The wrestler answered:
"Well, I was ready to give up when he got me in that hold but at the last moment, I opened my eyes and saw this pair of testicles right in front of my face. I had nothing to lose so with my last ounce of strength, I stretched out my neck and bit those babies just as hard as I could."
The trainer exclaimed:
"That's what finished him off?"
"Not really. You'd be amazed how strong you get when you bite your own nuts!"

Jumper

For today I couldn't pick one out of these two images, so finally I've decided to upload 'em both!
The shot is from the sunday's football game Houston Dynamo vs Colorado Rapids (final score 1-0 for Dynamo)

Today's joke:

FAX: To My Dear Wife,

"You will surely understand that I have certain needs that being with a 54-year old you can no longer supply. I am very happy with you and value you as a good wife. Therefore, after reading this fax, I hope you will not wrongly interpret the fact that I will be spending the evening with my 18 year old secretary at the Comfort Inn Hotel. Please don't be perturbed I shall be back home before midnight".

When the man came home, he found the following letter on the dining room table. "My Dear Husband, I received your fax and thank you for your honesty. I too am very happy with you and value you as a good husband. I would like to take this opportunity to remind you that you are also 54 years old. At the same time I would like to inform you that while you read this, I will be at the Hotel Fiesta with Michael, my tennis coach, who like your secretary is also 18 years old.
As a successful businessman and with your excellent knowledge of Math, you will understand that we are in the same situation, although with one small difference. 18 goes into 54 more often than 54 goes into 18. Therefore I will not be back until lunchtime tomorrow".

Let's Pray Together!

I took this shot while attending a soccer game between two major teams from Transylvania (no vampires involved!), University of Cluj-Napoca vs Alba Iulia United. Unfortunately the image has a poor quality, and that's my fault, 'cause I saw these two kneeled players in the last moment and I rushed myself to capture them before the scene was gone. Of course, after downloading the picture, I was totally disappointed, but I find it funny... hope you'll find it that way too!

Of course I got another joke!

A blonde goes to the post office to buy stamps for her Christmas cards. She says to the clerk:
"May I have 50 Christmas stamps?"
The clerk says:
"What denomination?"
The blonde replies:
"God help us. Has it come to this? Give me 6 Catholic, 9 Presbyterian, 10 Lutheran, 7 Orthodox and 18 Baptists!"