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I love this photo with every fiber of my being. Thank you, Meaningful Collateral, for making this day complete. However, there is also a rather amusing post that goes with it. For all of you job seekers out there: Your long search is over! Details follow:
From the Jobs Abroad Web site:
Description: We are looking for people to attend soccer matches in Kazakhstan to provide a live commentary for us for the duration of games. We will need people to cover games from footballs stadiums in the domestic league, international games, youth international games and also women's internationals. The successful candidates will be professional and reliable, live within 1 hour of the relevant stadium and be available to cover all home matches of their local team/s.
Here's the best part:
Experience Required: no
Sean Salisbury can be on a plane in an hour.
Just In Case You're Hanging Around Kazakhstan With Nothing To Do... [Meaningful Collateral]
Comments
Eduardo de Silva scoffs at this picture.
See me bitterly regretting my lack of a passport!
If you do not do a good job, you will be execute.
Jen Qui.
In my country there is problem....and that problem is lack of sports commentators.
Throw the Berman down the well! So my country can be free!
That kind of hurts. Which is to say, oh my goodness, my face, my precious face.
Blunt force candy cane beehive trauma is no laughing matter.
In Kazakhstan soccer ball heads you.
Open wide for some soccer!
Speed Racer gets pissy when Chim-Chim doesn't stay in the trunk.
YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG!
• Must supply own notepad
• Literacy a plus
Kazakhstan here I come!
(Is that the one with nuclear weapons? Or is it Kirghistan? Can we get a ruling on this from Sam Seaborn?)
Chuck Noland had had it, and gave Wilson a piece of his mind.
Didn't ESPN use a variation of this ad for their 2006 World Cup coverage?
If want you this position just send $1200 for processing, licensing and registration to of our office in Nigeria and Mr. Oliver Esq will contact you to make fast you registration
YES! IN THE FACE!
Halfback passes to the center. Back to the wing. Back to the center. Center holds it. Holds it. Holds it…
/Brockman'd
What, no Borat joke yet?!
@Lady Andrea: If my knowledge of Austin Powers serves me correctly, the rogue country of Kerblakistan is the one harboring nuclear warheads.
Can't wait to find out why Kazakhstan has better potassium than any other nation.
Very niiiiiice! I liiiiike!
@Lady Andrea:
Its Kazakhstan
Kirghizstan's on the side of a hill near China and has mostly nomads and sheep
The soccer ball got a red card and Dwyane Wade was awarded two free throws.
Ahh, just rub some orange wedges on it!
@tater:gaddam that's glorious
I must declare my love for the Facebook Stadium Tour Application.
i hope they are havings the high speeds internets for me sendings pictures of little Saltsburry for make happiness of childrens!
I just saw this on Gawker, and oh boy is this going to be fun!
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Wow, Michigan is replacing Zachariah Chandler in Statuary Hall.
@Yostal: Replacing it with a Saint Woody statue?
@Chief Wahoo: Oh, saw that last week... Had way to much fun with it. Sent the "Im Sorry" one to the former boss who screwed me out of my last commission check on the work email. And his wife.
@Tracy Ham and Eggs: Fortunately I keep a list for discoveries just like this.
Soccer ball and face! Together at last!
@Chief Wahoo: Google, its a wonderful thing.
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@Chief Wahoo: Better, a former Michigan football player.
@Pittsburgh Sports and Mini Ponies: @The Fake Gimel Martinez:
Interesting Vids, I was going to post one too, but my search for "Balls to the Face" did not return the results I would have liked... And Im pretty sure will get me banned.
@Pittsburgh Sports and Mini Ponies: Was that English?
@chilltown:
Still, it's no football in the groin.
Couldn't tell. I have no sound working right now.
I actually meant to post this one. Ball doesn't hit face, but a ball and a face are the two main characters
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VISIBLE TEABAGGING
RICOCKULOUS.
how do you say "PWNED" in the language of any country where soccer is relevant?
@Hit Bull Win Steak: I'm not sure, but it probably sounds a lot like Nelson's "ha-ha"
@Hit Bull Win Steak:
or the always classic "In YOUR FACEEEE" at least thats what we say back home
Slow night. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.
@Lizabelle: I am Ridikulous.
@Hank Scorpio: Much like the back of your head?
I know when I go home tonight I have to clean my apartment. And that will suck.
@chilltown: He bit Shug Knight! He made Rasheed Wallace cry!
@longefellowes:
I'm around. Watching Louisville/ND. New Lost in 28 minutes.
@Lizabelle: I sympathize. I've put off cleaning for long enough now that I think the TV room is reaching critical mass. Guess I know what I'm doing tomorrow when paint coat umpteen is drying.
how can we forget a classic?
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@Lizabelle: I had a housekeeper in today. Its nice coming home to a clean house.b
@Tracy Ham and Eggs:
Couple who clean my place come every other Wednesday.
@Tracy Ham and Eggs: I would actually be too embarassed to have a housekeeper clean my apartment.