Olympic futbol: US women go for 4th gold

[Sue U]

What, no one's watching the world's No. 1 ranked team making history? Local gal Carli Lloyd is now captain and looking good, scoring against New Zealand with a header from the far post on a cross by fellow Jersey Girl Tobin Heath. Alex Morgan put another one in early in the second half to make it 2-0.

Didn't see the France-Colombia game but from the score it looks like a fair romp for les grenouilles. We'll see how that plays out Saturday afternoon.

[oldr_n_wsr]

Didn't the US goalie (Solo?) get booed.
I think I saw that in the news paper. Didn't have my glasses on so I could be mistaken.

[Big RR]

Yes she was oldr; she has been pretty outspoken about the problems in Rio with the Zica virus and previously suggested she might not attend. She also posted some humorous online photos and posts about her concerns. My guess is that some soccer fans were responding to that.

[Bicycle Bill]

Didn't the US goalie (Solo?) get booed.
I think I saw that in the news paper. Didn't have my glasses on so I could be mistaken.

She did.  When you take to social media (Twitter) to diss the locals, claiming the place is a disease-ridden pesthole and stating that the only time you intend to leave your hotel room is to go to practices or competition, you're going to have to expect that this is will upset some people and need to be ready for this sort of thing.

-"BB"-

[Big RR]

I saw her interviewed about it and she had no problem with being booed.

[MajGenl.Meade]

"The only thing worse than being booed, is not being booed"

[Lord Jim]

When you take to social media (Twitter) to diss the locals, claiming the place is a disease-ridden pesthole and stating that the only time you intend to leave your hotel room is to go to practices or competition, you're going to have to expect that this is will upset some people and need to be ready for this sort of thing.

Yes, but you have to remember that we're talking about a place where the local police (who certainly ought to know) have been greeting Olympic participants and fans arriving at the airport waving signs that say "Welcome To Hell"...

So one can be forgiven for having a negative impression of the situation there...

[Sue U]

Despite her sometimes-questionable personal history, Hope Solo is a class act on the pitch:

Hope Solo on fans' booing: "I'm glad the fans had fun. If they had more fun at my expense, more power to them."

[Jarlaxle]

Newz flash: it IS a disease-ridden pesthole!

[rubato]

Newz flash: it IS a disease-ridden pesthole!

And you would be an expert on pestholes and disease.


yrs,
rubato

[Jarlaxle]

Wow...totally loaded at 10am. It looks like Ozzie is in a real downward spiral. Dude: Alcoholics Anonymous!

[rubato]

did you ever think you would like to be the sort of person with more than one insult?

Before you die?

yrs,
rubato

[Bicycle Bill]

Have to agree with him there, Jar-man.

-"BB"-

[Gob]

I agree too, there's so much more about rubato that's cause for insults.

[Jarlaxle]

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[Guinevere]

ENOUGH with the fucking "alcoholic" insults -- all of you. You don't have a fucking clue, you're making shit up (because none of you have any actual facts to know), and you're an insult to people who are actually fighting that particular disease.

Quit it, now.


Also, stop messing up perfectly good threads with more stupid insults. Move the fuck on and just ignore it. I'm sick to death of all of you squabbling, petty, childish, immature little boys.

[Jarlaxle]

I have a family full of alcoholics, and kindly fuck off.

[Bicycle Bill]

I have a family full of alcoholics, and kindly fuck off.

There are at least two of us here who are recovering alcoholics, so I would like to politely invite you to go and piss up a rope too.

-"BB"-

[Guinevere]

I have a family full of alcoholics, and kindly fuck off.

Then you should fucking know better.

[oldr_n_wsr]

As someone who has earned his seat in AA (and occupies one almost every night), I have no problem with any of this.
Others may disagree.
Having found recovery (and I work at it daily) the only tragedy (or insult) is people who don't, or won't seek and accept help. It is out there. Millions have recovered from a hopeless state of mind and body and have found peace.
But that's just me. Your results may vary.