Things Overheard During the World Cup Opening Weekend

The list for June 20, 1994
The Top 15 Things Overheard During
the World Cup Opening Weekend

  1. “Valderama wigs! Getcha Valderama wigs here!”

  2. “Pele, Shmele… bring on the cheerleaders!”

  3. “Que es un Spamburger?”

  4. “What?! I come all the way from Cameroon and no San Diego Chicken?”

  5. “Who the hell let Spike Lee in here?”

  6. “Zzzzzzzzz…”

  7. “If Madonna married Diego Maradona she’d be Madonna Maradona!”

  8. “Olga, America is wonderful place! Nice boys outside stadium insist to park our car for free!”

  9. “I’m sorry Mr. Gilooly, but you’re not permitted in the locker room.”

  10. “Schnitzel! Getcha schnitzel here!”

  11. “These American women look silly with their bald armpits and legs, no?”

  12. “ONLY ONE POINT AFTER NINETY BLOODY MINUTES!?!?!”

  13. “Wave, schmave — lets start a riot!”

  14. “Ramirez has the ball — passes to Ramirez — over to Ramirez — a long pass to Ramirez — and Ramirez scores!”
And the Number 1 Thing Overheard During the World Cup Opening Weekend…

  1. “Paging the owner of a white Ford Bronco — California plates ‘J-U-I-C-E’ — your engine is running and the emergency flashers are on.”
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CREDITS
Today’s list authors were:

  • Sam Evans, Charleston, SC – 1, 13
  • LeMel Hebert-Williams, Alameda, CA – 2
  • Marshal Perlman, Palm Bay, FL – 3
  • Geoff Brown, Farmington Hills, MI – 3, 7 (Rookie!)
  • Greg Sherwin, Palo Alto, CA – 3
  • Bob Wells, Karlsruhe, Germany – 4 (Rookie!)
  • Lane Schaller, Schaumburg, IL – 5 (Rookie!)
  • David Oskardmay, Schaumburg, IL – 5, 8 (Rookie!)
  • John Hering, Alexandria, VA – 6, 10
  • Evan Dickson, Charlottetown, PEI, Canada – 7 (Rookie!)
  • Bill Burnett, Lexington, MA – 9, 15
  • Jim Louderback, San Francisco, CA – 10 (Rookie!)
  • Wade Kwon, Birmingham, AL – 11
  • Tim Blankenbaker, Washington, DC – 12
  • Ken Wilson, Kansas City, MO – 14
  • Chris White, San Diego, CA – Topic
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