6/10/2005: Pigball

Undertoad · 06-10-2005, 10:10 AM

The ball is covered in mashed carrots and then they let the piglets loose on it -- it's Russia's first "pig ball" championship in Moscow. The event is a part of an agricultural exhibition on Moscow's outskirts, played like soccer with two teams of five piglets.

They're pretty smart but do they know they have goals to reach? Seems like anarchy to me.

wolf · 06-10-2005, 10:13 AM

Seems like entertainment in Moscow has not advanced beyond what was available in the Communist era. Goals? Think of it as being like goals in one of the much vaunted 5-year or 7-Year Plans. You know, the ones that lead to the starvation of millions? That kind of plan.

06-10-2005, 11:03 AM

Based on those stains in the backgournd, the pig must frequent this court on a regular basis. It's also important that the pigs have thier individual numbers, that way they can receive their individual stats for the game.

chrisinhouston · 06-10-2005, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Undertoad

Seems like anarchy to me.

Looks a lot like my 5 year old grandson's soccer team this past spring. My wife and I call it Bee-Ball, they just swarm the ball like a bunch of bees and chase it from one end of the field to the other no matter whose goal they are attempting to get it to.
:p

wolf · 06-10-2005, 11:18 AM

I always referred to pee wee soccer as "Amoeba Ball".

lawman · 06-10-2005, 01:16 PM

Goal.... Gaol... the latter seems more Russian to me.

capnhowdy · 06-10-2005, 01:34 PM

I guess they "recarrotize" the ball at the end of each quarter.
I'll take the yellow team and two.............

lookout123 · 06-10-2005, 02:07 PM

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They're pretty smart but do they know they have goals to reach? Seems like anarchy to me.

seems like politics to me.

Elspode · 06-10-2005, 02:09 PM

Why is it that all I can think of when I look at this is, "Lhres schwein spheren, mein herr!" (foof!)?

lookout123 · 06-10-2005, 02:11 PM

why is it that i can't read one thread in the cellar without being reminded how insignificant and ignorant i am?

els - could you translate that for me?

Elspode · 06-10-2005, 04:07 PM

Not to worry, it is yet another goofy pop culture reference...this time, from the Zucker film "Top Secret!" The hero of the film (Val Kilmer, actually) orders something in a swanky German restaurant without understanding what the waiter has told him. When it comes, the waiter somberly announces, in German (or some approximation thereof suitable for comic effect) "Your hog balls sir!", and sets them aflame for presentation effect.

Queen of the Ryche · 06-10-2005, 04:17 PM

What's the acronym for "Spit (Insert Beverage) On My Keyboard(and/or)Monitor" ?

lookout123 · 06-10-2005, 04:54 PM

els - for the first time someone has made a reference to that movie that makes me want to see it. thank you. a couple more of those and i may forgive you for what you just did to the sex thread.

xoxoxoBruce · 06-10-2005, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Packey

Based on those stains in the backgournd, the pig must frequent this court on a regular basis.

Yeah, but they're making less mess than most kids with mashed carrots.

wolf · 06-11-2005, 01:39 AM

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Originally Posted by lookout123

els - for the first time someone has made a reference to that movie that makes me want to see it. thank you. a couple more of those and i may forgive you for what you just did to the sex thread.

Not surprisingly, Top Secret! is the Airplane! of spy movies.

There are no dull moments, and darn few where you aren't reduced to drooling from the amount of laughing you are doing.

And hey, Omar Sharif is in it. How cool is that?

06-10-2005, 10:10 AM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	6/10/2005: Pigball The ball is covered in mashed carrots and then they let the piglets loose on it -- it's Russia's first "pig ball" championship in Moscow. The event is a part of an agricultural exhibition on Moscow's outskirts, played like soccer with two teams of five piglets. They're pretty smart but do they know they have goals to reach? Seems like anarchy to me.

06-10-2005, 10:13 AM	#2
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Seems like entertainment in Moscow has not advanced beyond what was available in the Communist era. Goals? Think of it as being like goals in one of the much vaunted 5-year or 7-Year Plans. You know, the ones that lead to the starvation of millions? That kind of plan. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

06-10-2005, 11:18 AM	#5
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I always referred to pee wee soccer as "Amoeba Ball". __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

06-10-2005, 01:34 PM	#7
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	I guess they "recarrotize" the ball at the end of each quarter. I'll take the yellow team and two............. __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

06-10-2005, 02:09 PM	#9
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Why is it that all I can think of when I look at this is, "Lhres schwein spheren, mein herr!" (foof!)? __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

06-10-2005, 11:03 AM	#3
Packey Guest Posts: n/a	Based on those stains in the backgournd, the pig must frequent this court on a regular basis. It's also important that the pigs have thier individual numbers, that way they can receive their individual stats for the game.

06-10-2005, 01:16 PM	#6
lawman unerringly questioning Join Date: May 2002 Location: Whitehorse, Yukon Posts: 100	Goal.... Gaol... the latter seems more Russian to me.

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lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	why is it that i can't read one thread in the cellar without being reminded how insignificant and ignorant i am? els - could you translate that for me? __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin Last edited by lookout123; 06-10-2005 at 02:12 PM. Reason: i misspelled IGNORANT. ha!

06-10-2005, 04:07 PM	#11
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Not to worry, it is yet another goofy pop culture reference...this time, from the Zucker film "Top Secret!" The hero of the film (Val Kilmer, actually) orders something in a swanky German restaurant without understanding what the waiter has told him. When it comes, the waiter somberly announces, in German (or some approximation thereof suitable for comic effect) "Your hog balls sir!", and sets them aflame for presentation effect. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

06-10-2005, 04:17 PM	#12
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06-10-2005, 04:54 PM	#13
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	els - for the first time someone has made a reference to that movie that makes me want to see it. thank you. a couple more of those and i may forgive you for what you just did to the sex thread. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

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