Posts by giovanni tiso
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Field Theory: How's that working out for…, in reply to Hadyn Green,
There are? Can you link to some?
Not readily, no - but you've seen them. More than just a game, our all is nothing without your something-something, I'm sure you can dig them up.
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Field Theory: How's that working out for…, in reply to giovanni tiso,
But you've sort of swerved around the point there ...
What I meant to say is that you couldn't possibly think that all of those opinions were actually unsolicited, because it's not how social media work. I don't need to defend them, doubt that would agree with all of them, or indeed with the sentiment that your enthusiasm somehow needed to be dampened. But public statements of world cup allegiance (or world cup criticism, for that matter) by a person with your profile are always going to attracts contrary comments in a place like Twitter.
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Field Theory: How's that working out for…, in reply to Megan Wegan,
I've deliberately avoided all things America's Cup for about 10 years now*, so I could be wrong these days.
I used to do that, until I was run over by a yacht.
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Field Theory: How's that working out for…, in reply to st ephen,
Um, Telecom really thinks we should all stop having sex to help the All Blacks win? No Gio. Just No.
Don't be silly. What it takes seriously is the proposition that the sporting victory of our rugby players is predicated on the sacrifice of the whole country, like in a war. (There are a bunch of Adidas ads that play on this concept too.)
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Field Theory: How's that working out for…, in reply to BenWilson,
It's long drink of lighten the fuck up and enjoy yourself, you ridiculously serious fans.
And the punchline is: watch all the games! On Sky!
Sorry if I interpret jokes from people in my own country speaking my own language about the game I mildly enjoy differently to you
I forgive you.
(But really, if you can't see how the retelling of a 20-year old Greg McGee joke by the broadcaster that is bankrolling the sport and has made the end of amateurism possible couldn't possibly stay a joke, I think you need to look at the cultural history of your country a little more attentively.)
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Field Theory: How's that working out for…, in reply to Russell Brown,
re: unsolicited information as to how many people go to things in Proper Countries
Kind of asking for it if you tweeted about it, it seems to me. You have six thousand followers. What did you think was going to happen?
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Mountain yachting, OTOH: totally a sport.
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Field Theory: How's that working out for…, in reply to BenWilson,
Is it possible, Gio, that you haven't grasped that the "joyless" advertising is a joke? It's actually NZers poking fun at themselves about taking the RWC seriously.
No. Just no. It is screaming that it's what it's doing, but it doesn't achieve it because under the thin veneer of the joke it actually takes the proposition seriously.
The joke you are describing was actually made once, in the film Old Scores. And there it worked.
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Field Theory: How's that working out for…, in reply to Russell Brown,
But we've sort of slid from complaining about corporate sponsors to, well, people. They're annoying buggers, people, I'll grant you that.
But these annoying individuals live in the country that is selling the bollocks cultural nationalism and the stadium of four million rhetoric along with the sporting event. Your endless complaining that people should stop being grumpy is exactly the same thing as the stares that Tom gets at work. This thing is huge and is monopolising the country's attention and resources for a very significant amount of time. You actually want some people to be against it, surely, for the whole idea to have its critics. Or do we need to become nineteen-sixties Bulgaria for you to be able to enjoy yourself?
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Field Theory: How's that working out for…, in reply to Russell Brown,
And I'm going to see Samoa play Fiji in front of 50,000 people in the capital of the Pacific. That will never happen again. Why would I not be excited about that prospect?
When did I ever say you shouldn't be excited? I think it will be exciting for those who are into the sport and don't mind crowds. And I'm not not into those things myself. Was considering going to see Italy in Nelson with a friend until budgetary constraints counselled otherwise. And I'm planning to watch most of the games on the telly, and will be hoping that my son - who is the perfect age - gets into it.
Good grief. Step back for a moment and listen to yourself. You're being a grinch about fireworks.
I'm not, I'm guffawing at your offering fireworks as evidence of fun. Of course there are going to be fireworks. Really, what event with a budget of over $20 doesn't feature fireworks?