[thechat] What language is this?

[Martin Burns]

On Tuesday, June 18, 2002, at 07:48  pm, Seb wrote:

>> That's all it says on the dude's site: http://cavedoni.com/blogorroico/
>>
>> I thought of mailing him and asking, but what if he's saying, "This
>> guy's a
>> dickhead"? (-:
>
> He's saying that you're like the referee from the Italy / South Korea
> match
> this morning.
>
> The Italians are really pissed (more than you can possibly imagine)
> because
> in the last three minutes of normal time Korea scored an equaliser.
> Then,
> in the last seconds of extra time, Korea went a goal ahead with a pretty
> spectacular header. Rather than blame it on their own astonishing
> arrogance
> and complacency, it's traditional to blame the referee.

Byron Moreno:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/matches_wallchart/south_korea_v_italy/
newsid_2052000/2052513.stm
http://www.gabrielbatistuta.net/argentina/afa_chile/argie_chile17.jpg
 From that photo, you do look a *wee* bit like him maybe

Totti was sent off, which probably didn't help the italians.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-
bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2002/06/18/sports1253EDT0258.DTL
"Seething Italian players claimed Tuesday night they were knocked out of
the World Cup by poor refereeing. "

Seems like they don't like him in Chile either:
http://www.gabrielbatistuta.net/argentina/afa_chile/news03302000.html

Cheers
Martin
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