Comments on: Copa Mundial 2010: Why This World Cup is So Important for the US http://dirtyhippiesportstalk.com/2010/06/22/copa-mundial-2010-why-this-world-cup-is-so-important-for-the-us/ Shrill on Sports Fri, 17 Apr 2026 02:22:05 +0000 hourly 1 By: Eric Hoffpauir http://dirtyhippiesportstalk.com/2010/06/22/copa-mundial-2010-why-this-world-cup-is-so-important-for-the-us/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Eric Hoffpauir Tue, 22 Jun 2010 22:28:52 +0000 http://dirtyhippiesportstalk.com/?p=7#comment-5 "And from the limited and jingoistic perspective of the typical American sports fan, if Wherethefuckistan beats you at something, that something isn’t a valid game by definition." It's funny - every four years, Americans are glued to their TVs and become instant experts on gymnastics and swimming in the summer and snowboarding in the winter, simply because we excel in those sports against other countries during the Olympics. “And from the limited and jingoistic perspective of the typical American sports fan, if Wherethefuckistan beats you at something, that something isn’t a valid game by definition.”

It’s funny – every four years, Americans are glued to their TVs and become instant experts on gymnastics and swimming in the summer and snowboarding in the winter, simply because we excel in those sports against other countries during the Olympics.

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