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RE: Wife is Gone #2 (Comedy Open Mic Round 19)
you are the master! i was never able to sleep for more than a few mins.
i don't ever watch south korean soccer because it's rigged with politics, but i heard the news. that was quite interesting.. 😨 #50 beating #1.
a miracle or a massive fuckup? 😄
In general it is a huge miracle, for Germany it is a huge embarrassment to get kicked out so early (and to add insult to injury, South Korea scored both goals 3 minutes before the game was over) :D
i guess both! also note that for south koreans, their entire life is on the line. if they fail to advance to the next round, they're enlisted in the military (kinda like being sent to labor camps in north korea).
they did fail to advance, so all of them are required to quit their careers at one point and join the military.
I just read a story about the korea players and it is terrible now as punishment for not advancing round they will be recruited by the armed forces that madness that
https://www.thesun.co.uk/world-cup-2018/6654817/south-koreans-military-heung-min-son/
well it's not exactly a punishment. everybody's required to go. but if soccer players do well, they're exempt. it's a giant motivation to them. their entire life basically..
you see it baseball too. south koreans beat mlb players in wbc because their life is on the line.
you have a good reason friend, now if I understand why the players try so hard, I read that those who played in the 2002 world cup were exempted from military service as they reached semi final