Re: 2014 World Cup
Originally Posted by
Cheshire Cat
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No
Me neither. Can't stand football.
Many, many years ago, when I was young and in love, my ex-husband was an ardent football supporter but it drove me mad.
One day he said he would take me to a match, and I naively thought maybe I should make an effort to learn, so off we went. In the half-time, a bloke ran across the pitch and next thing I knew was this beautiful German Shepherd was released and gave chase. Suddenly, the man got out a gun and started firing at the dog. I was standing up in my seat shouting, and beside myself with fear that this beautiful, brave dog was about to be shot right in front of my eyes. I was also so angry that no one was doing anything to stop it. My husband kept trying to pull me back down on my seat and was telling me to shut up and sit down! I was crying by then!
Eventually he told me it was only a demonstration, and when I looked round, everyone was looking at me.
I felt so stupid, but there was no announcement beforehand or anything, so I thought it was all for real.
My husband never took me to any more matches. . . . .