cretins at the bards

if you enter a bar that is empty except for two people engrossed in a football match on tv, a football match that is, in fact, over, but it is clear from these people's demeanor that they do not know how the game turned out, do you not remain considerately silent on the subject of the outcome of the game? or at least ask said engrossed-football-watchers if they are trying to keep the result a surprise before you go on loudly talking about how it was *possible* that ireland missed those penalty kicks to lose the match? hmph.

yesterday, karl and i lazed around all morning, finally getting to watch the replay of the ireland v. spain game at 1.30 at the bards. the bards, if i make take a moment to digress, is a lovely irish bar/restaurant 2 blocks from karl's house. it is two doors down from an inferior irish bar called "the irish pub". (hint, to all who are considering opening an irish bar: naming it "the irish bar/pub/place of much guinness" makes it *less* authentic. fyi.) anyway, the bards has wonderful irish food, including proper bacon (i love the click-on-the-meat aspect to that website). and omelettes that are just scrumptous.

anyway, we ordered brunch at the bards and settled in to watch the game. the bartender asked us if we knew the result (it was a replay, remember?) and considerately remained silent when we informed her that we didn't.

but then the aforementioned cretins came in, sat down RIGHT NEXT TO US in the otherwise empty establishment, lit up smelly cigarettes, noticed that the match replay was on tv, and began talking loudly about ireland's missed penalty kicks. grrrrrrr.

the next guy to sit down next to us says, "do you know the result? no? well, not to give anything away, but have you seen the penalty kick yet?" um, hello? how is that not giving anything away? at that point in the match, ireland was down 1-0, and to even mention penalty kicks must mean they didn't go in, because they go in most of the time, so for them to be worth mentioning they must not have gone in. grrrr. (he get's less of a grrrr because the game had already been ruined for us.)

okay, i'm sure all your eyes are glazed over. i'll stop now.

well, almost. just gotta comment on usa beating mexico. yay usa! check them out!