World Cup

[Coligny]

Slutz of the world cup:

http://www.asahi.com/worldcup/2014/gall ... supporters

Japan:

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(Did sumbody tell them that the french blue color and 3 white stripes is from the french company Adidas ?)
(French blue with 2 white stripes would be for Gordini... French race cars)

Worst Korea:

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I'll take two thanks...

And.... Germany...

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http://www.audi.jp/engine/

[Taro Toporific]

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@JohnCleese should be rehearsing for the O2 not prancing around in Brazil @EricIdle #MinistryOfSillyWalks

[wagyl]

the french company Adidas

O RLY?

adidas Group
2013
Annual Report
adidas AG
Adi-Dassler-Str. 1
91074 Herzogenaurach
Germany
©2014 adidas AG

most recent annual report in pdf format, all 264 pages of it

adidas France S.a.r.l. is 100% owned by Reebok International Limited, based in London.

Reebok International Limited is 65.1% owned by adidas International B.V. of Amsterdam, and 34.9% owned by Reebok International Ltd., this one based in Massachusetts

adidas International B.V. is 93.97% owned directly by adidas AG, and 6.03% owned by adidas France S.a.r.l. and thus we go down the corporate holding wormhole again

Reebok International Ltd., the Massachusetts one, is 100% owned by adidas North America, Inc. of Portland Oregon

adidas North America, Inc. is 100% owned by adidas International B.V. which again opens the wormhole.

[matsuki]

I thought he was just making a joke...isn't it pretty well known that ADIDAS is a Japanese-like shortening of founder Adolf "Adi" Dassler's name.

[yanpa]

I thought he was just making a joke...isn't it pretty well known that ADIDAS is a Japanese-like shortening of founder Adolf "Adi" Dassler's name.

No, it's a German-like shortening. Though TBH I think Adidas does a very good job of not letting on that they're a German company...

[Wage Slave]

And you all know about brother Dassler and Puma ...... I didn't until very recently.

[Coligny]

That's the drawback of being stuck in the 90'

Back then...

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_ ... quisitions


The good days of the Credit Lyonnais clusterfucks... Should have remembered that he was forced to sell it though since he's still fighting the banks over the incurred losses...

[Coligny]

And you all know about brother Dassler and Puma ...... I didn't until very recently.

No ?

But brother is still based in Nagoya... I think...

As for Dassler... Dun't even know what they do...

Ok, read the wiki... Strike that...

[Samurai_Jerk]

I thought everyone already knew the answer already, but I'm hearing more and more idiots bring this up: Why Americans Call Soccer 'Soccer'.

[matsuki]

I thought everyone already knew the answer already, but I'm hearing more and more idiots bring this up: Why Americans Call Soccer 'Soccer'.

So....do they still refer to rugby as rugger?

[Coligny]

I didn't knew amurikun spoke english...

Really an enlightening monday...

[Wage Slave]

I thought everyone already knew the answer already, but I'm hearing more and more idiots bring this up: Why Americans Call Soccer 'Soccer'.

So....do they still refer to rugby as rugger?

Yes, but it is dated and has public schoolboy connotations.

[Wage Slave]

And you all know about brother Dassler and Puma ...... I didn't until very recently.

No ?

But brother is still based in Nagoya... I think...

As for Dassler... Dun't even know what they do...

Ok, read the wiki... Strike that...

You get the feeling that Adi was the more straight laced one while Rudy perhaps had more soul.

[Samurai_Jerk]

I thought everyone already knew the answer already, but I'm hearing more and more idiots bring this up: Why Americans Call Soccer 'Soccer'.

So....do they still refer to rugby as rugger?

Yes, but it is dated and has public schoolboy connotations.

Which works perfectly in America where soccer has traditionally been seen a sport for rich white pussies and girls. Immigration is changing that though.

When I was on JET a group of us ALT's got together and one of the American girls was wearing Umbro shorts. My English friend thought it was funny because that was what football hooligans wore. I thought that was funny because when I was growing up that was what the preppiest spoiled rich kids wore.

Although when I moved to NYC my impression of soccer changed because my high school had the best team in our division. I was friends with a few of the players and the team was all white with one Asian kid but being a public school in the Bronx all the other school teams were either all Hispanic or all West Indian depending on the neighborhood. They (or more specifically their fans) didn't take too kindly to losing to a bunch of white kids and on a couple of occasions the team had to run for their lives after winning a match. One time they tried to escape in the coach's van but the tires had been slashed so the other team's coach helped them get away.

[Russell]

I thought everyone already knew the answer already, but I'm hearing more and more idiots bring this up: Why Americans Call Soccer 'Soccer'.

So, if they would have been logical, they would've called it "focker"...

[wagyl]

I thought everyone already knew the answer already, but I'm hearing more and more idiots bring this up: Why Americans Call Soccer 'Soccer'.

So, if they would have been logical, they would've called it "focker"...

I think they are suggesting that SOCcer is developed from AsSOCiation. It is possible, I suppose, but it is the first I have heard of it. I had never really thought where the name came from. Probably because I have little interest in it. But I can't help now wondering why it isn't pronounced "soaker" then.

[Russell]

I thought everyone already knew the answer already, but I'm hearing more and more idiots bring this up: Why Americans Call Soccer 'Soccer'.

So, if they would have been logical, they would've called it "focker"...

I think they are suggesting that SOCcer is developed from AsSOCiation. It is possible, I suppose, but it is the first I have heard of it. I had never really thought where the name came from. Probably because I have little interest in it. But I can't help now wondering why it isn't pronounced "soaker" then.

The only reason they didn't call it focker was because of the connotation of the word. So they became creative and derived something from asSOCiation. Hell, they could also have called it "asser"...

[Russell]

[Hijinx]

Is that last chick on the rag?

[Russell]

Dunno.

Thought she needed some shavin'

[Hijinx]

Dunno.

Thought she needed some shavin'

Maybe it's part man.

[Russell]

Dunno.

Thought she needed some shavin'

Maybe it's part man.

Don't tempt Coligny...

[matsuki]

I think they can still call it (grab) Asser...

How Association gets pronounced Sock and turned to Socker/Soccer is beyond me but I still don't get how McDonald's gets turned to Maccas.

[Coligny]

Dunno.

Thought she needed some shavin'

Maybe it's part man.

Don't tempt Coligny...

Weather already too hot to be bi-curious...

Or even breathing to be honest...

[Wage Slave]

I think they can still call it (grab) Asser...

How Association gets pronounced Sock and turned to Socker/Soccer is beyond me but I still don't get how McDonald's gets turned to Maccas.

Soc is a well worn abbreviation of society. Association isn't far off that.

[Russell]

[matsuki]

Challenge....accepted!

[Coligny]

She be speaking Spanish ?
Bewbs...

Oh... Ok then...

Russia Today, because now the Pravda is a tabloid only reporting on bigfoot sightings and batboy extramarital affairs with the two headed woman...

[matsuki]

I think they can still call it (grab) Asser...

How Association gets pronounced Sock and turned to Socker/Soccer is beyond me but I still don't get how McDonald's gets turned to Maccas.

Soc is a well worn abbreviation of society. Association isn't far off that.

If I saw Soc. I'd think it was short for "Society."

[wagyl]

I still don't get how McDonald's gets turned to Maccas.

That one is easy. Gazza and Shazza and Dazza and Tommo got together and had a vote.
I hope you noticed that Gary the goat got called Gazza a few times.