Nil-nil-nihilism
It’s unlikely many folks come to my blog to get news on the World Cup — though the Swiss rock! — but in case any of you out there are sick and tired of it (or as an unfortunate BCS interpreter recently put it on live TV, “bolestan i umoran”), here’s an article to cheer you up — especially if you agree that Europeans are just a bunch of nihilistic posers. Money quote:
Mostly soccer is just guys in shorts running around aimlessly, a metaphor for the meaninglessness of life. Whole blocks of game time transpire during which absolutely nothing happens. Fortunately, this permits fans to slip out for a bratwurst and a beer without missing anything important. It’s little wonder fans at times resort to brawling amongst themselves in the grandstands, as there is so little transpiring on the field of play to occupy their wandering attention. Watching men in shorts scampering around has its limitations. It’s like gazing too long at a painting by de Kooning or Jackson Pollock. The more you look, the less there is to see.
