What was he thinking? I refer, of course, to Zinedine Zidane’s bizarre attack on Marco Materazzi during the World Cup final. I couldn’t believe what I was seeing, it was the most blatant deliberate foul I have seen in the tournament for years, and completely unexpected from a player of his experience and calibre. Watching the replay it looks as though Materazzi said something, I would love to know what it was – if only so I can avoid saying it too should I ever meet Zizou (unlikely I know, but hey, it’s best to be prepared) If there are any lip readers out there who have picked up on the remark that turned a passionate but well behaved professional into a raving lunatic during his last last match ever, please post a comment below.
And now for a meme, I haven’t posted one for a while. I found this at Don’t Let Reality Spoil Your Dreams and liked the idea. It’s a bit different. What have to do is Google the term ‘your name needs’ then list the top ten results that make sense. BTW that’s not actually the words your name, but the name by which you are known. So, I typed in ‘Kate needs’ and this is what I found:
Kate needs a shave – that’s rather personal and completely untrue.
Kate needs your help – well, not at the moment, but any offers will be appreciated and stored for future reference.
Kate needs a priest – Yikes, what’s going to happen? Do they know something I don’t.
Kate needs a hand – see number two. Unless it means a body part, in which case I am ok for hands at the moment. I have always thought having an extra pair would be useful though, as well as an eye on the end of a finger to see around corners and into small places. It would make finding stuff so much easier.
Kate needs to trust Angel – Isn’t he a vampire? Trust him? I think not. I make it a policy never to trust anyone who may wish to drink my blood and turn me into one of the undead. Maybe, this is why I need the priest.
Kate soooo needs to get burned – now that’s just spiteful. I don’t even know that person, and if they think I’m going to let them burn me then they can think again ’cause they will find themselves on the receiving end of a jolly hard kick in the shins.
Kate needs to ride – I’d love to but I haven’t got a ticket (sneaky Beatles reference there LOL)
Kate needs a cocktail – Maybe later, it’s only 10.39.
Kate needs you – Oh I do, Dear Reader, I do. Without you I would just be talking to myself. Oh, sorry, I do that anyway . . . well you are guaranteed a sensible answer that way.
Kate needs to go – now that is true. Leave you, I must, even though parting is such sweet sorrow, but I have things to do, so ta ra 
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Or it could have been about his family…
Pippa – I wondered if it was something about his family too. Maybe some concerning mothers and donkeys, just a thought.
Media down here are reporting it as some comment about Algerians being terrorists, but I still can’t believe someone of ZZ’s calibre would blow his Top.
It’s always about mothers, isn’t it? That’s the red rag to anyone’s bull – though I also suspected that probably it’s been ongoing abuse during the game. If that’s true, they have to sack any players indulging in it… even if it’s all of them, and then I can watch Poirot in peace…. just kidding
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PS I like the meme, that looks fun – unless I stumble across something that’s actually about me… gulp.
Most of the first ‘Jack needs’ are about how these Jacks need girlfriends! That is a sad indictment on my namesakes, though for a while I was one of them.
Jack – I think that happens to us all at times LOL
And at least Jacks aren’t in need of a priest or being stalked by a vampire.
Those are on the second page of Google’s results. Just kidding!
That would make sense. I don’t think many people would be happy about an insult like that. Even so, as you say, you’d think a player with that much experience would have kept his cool.
Having said that, even St Alan of Shearer blew his top on one occasion.
Diddums – finding something that referred to the real you would be a bit freaky wouldn’t it. I have never been into googling myself, it seems a bit odd.
The other player involved is known for deliberately trying to wind up the opposition, so I have a feeling that it would have been going on all through the game. Usually, it isn’t something that you can get sent off for, it’s seen as gamesmanship, a kind of legitimate way of cheating. I think it’s wrong, but it happens and a player of Zindane’s calibre should have been able to rise above it.
Hope you enjoyed Poirot. I watched Sharpe on the other side afterwards.
“Those are on the second page of Google’s results. Just kidding! “
Aah, I didn’t look there LOL