Drawing the line (Qatar)

[teuchter]

Careful, now.

I watched a video that Storm Fox put on here and now I’ve started seeing brown lights all over the place.

I'm fully on board with the brown = dark orange concept. The world has made more sense to me since I watched that same video a year or two ago.

 

[8ball]

I'm fully on board with the brown = dark orange concept. The world has made more sense to me since I watched that same video a year or two ago.

My brain is still adjusting.

 

[RedRedRose]

Further developments against FIFA. The Scum say there is discussion of withdrawing from FIFA. Be nice if its true.

https://www.the[delete]sun.co.uk/sport/20521231/denmark-talks-quit-fifa-england-world-cup-row/

 

[The39thStep]

Personally I am not sure if its the dress or the fact that they have swords that is the problem

 

[Bingoman]

Personally I am not sure if its the dress or the fact that they have swords that is the problem

This is getting silly now

 

[8ball]

This is getting silly now

 

[Sweet FA]

This is getting silly now

Dunno. The Crusader thing pisses off loads of people in countries that got crusaded. It's not invented for the WC.

 

[Elpenor]

Dunno. The Crusader thing pisses off loads of people in countries that got crusaded. It's not invented for the WC.

After the terrorism incident in Christchurch, New Zealand the Crusaders rugby team (based in the same city) have toned down their pre game stuff which included people dressed up as crusaders on horses etc

 

[Sue]

Dunno. The Crusader thing pisses off loads of people in countries that got crusaded. It's not invented for the WC.

I'd no idea it was a thing. Find it really weird.

 

[spitfire]

I can kind of see their point with the Crusader thing, it was a long time ago but as it has specific religious war connotations rather than just a civilisation being generally cunts to everyone else (eg The Romans) then probably best left in England for this one chaps.

 

[Wilf]

I can kind of see their point with the Crusader thing, it was a long time ago but as it has specific religious war connotations rather than just a civilisation being generally cunts to everyone else (eg The Romans) then probably best left in England for this one chaps.

I agree that it's probably offensive, but this is another example of the organisers not being prepared. If they'd wanted to ban various things they should have had a proper no jeans no trainers list.

 

[skyscraper101]

They seem happy enough to just make up the rules on the spot purely on a 'Sharif don't like it' basis.

 

[Idaho]

Strange that England and the English did relatively little crusading.

 

[Steel Icarus]

They seem happy enough to just make up the rules on the spot purely on a 'Sharif don't like it' basis.

It's "Shah he don't like it". Think old Omar loved his rock and roll

 

[hash tag]

Overheard in pub...."I fought for this country....I love the world cup....this should not be happening.....it's all wrong"

 

[bcuster]

Strange that England and the English did relatively little crusading.

Except for Lion Heart

 

[Idaho]

Except for Lion Heart

A great example of one famous example being worth a thousand historical instances!

 

[Supine]

Only a completely insensitive twat would wear a crusader costume in the Middle East.

 

[bcuster]

Only a completely insensitive twat would wear a crusader costume in the Middle East.

i agree

 

[not-bono-ever]

It’s the swords they are bothered about. Plod probably doesn’t have much idea about history and stuff.

 

[SpookyFrank]

Personally I am not sure if its the dress or the fact that they have swords that is the problem

They should respect our culture of slaughtering foreigners just as we respect their culture of slaughtering foreigners.

 

[Yossarian]

It's "Shah he don't like it". Think old Omar loved his rock and roll

I had to check to make sure I wasn't misremembering the song - it's "sharif" as in the title used by some Arab rulers, apparently.

 

[Steel Icarus]

I had to check to make sure I wasn't misremembering the song - it's "sharif" as in the title used by some Arab rulers, apparently.

Then I apologize!

 

[Yossarian]

Then I apologize!

If I hadn't looked it up I would never have known this:

• Clash drummer Topper Headon wrote the music and the original lyrics. In an interview, singer Joe Strummer claimed that "the real genius of 'Rock The Casbah' is Topper. He banged down the drum track. Then ran over to the piano and then the bass."
  
• Joe Strummer decided to take Headon's lyrics in a different direction. According to former Clash co-manager Kosmo Vinyl, Headon's original words were a filthy ode to his girlfriend. Vinyl recalled to Rolling Stone: "He had really pornographic lyrics for it if I remember correctly. Very, very pornographic lyrics."

 

[Sweet FA]

I'd no idea it was a thing. Find it really weird.

Well tbh I'm not sure how big a thing it is but it's a thing. I lived in Cairo for a couple of years, arriving a few weeks before 9/11. The Crusades/Lionheart was brought up fairly regularly as a kind of 'well look what your lot did' type riposte in conversation.

eta Said with a nod and a wink, not heated or anything.

 

[Bingoman]

It's "Shah he don't like it". Think old Omar loved his rock and roll

Did he rock the Casbah

 

[Steel Icarus]

Did he rock the Casbah

Something something Dr Zhivago
Something something Czar he don't like it

 

[Wilf]

They should respect our culture of slaughtering foreigners just as we respect their culture of slaughtering foreigners.

Indeed, common ground, a basis for future dialogue.

 

[Elpenor]

Something something Dr Zhivago
Something something Czar he don't like it

Balalaika must be in there too

 

[skyscraper101]

So the latest instalment of the rainbow flags/hats PR disaster is…. they’ve now changed their minds and will allow them.

Fucking clueless idiots.

Fifa lifts ban on rainbow clothes and flags for future World Cup games in major u-turn