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Man pulls TV from house fire to watch soccer
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| arek |
BEIJING (Reuters) - A Beijing soccer fan refused to let the small matter of his house burning down disturb his enjoyment of Tuesday's World Cup match between France and Spain.
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A fire broke out in a hutong in the center of the Chinese capital at 3am local time Wednesday -- kickoff time in Hanover -- and gutted the traditional courtyard dwelling, the Beijing Daily Messenger reported.
"When the neighbors shouted 'fire!', I took my little baby and ran out in my nightclothes," the man's wife told the paper.
"My husband paid no attention to the danger, just grabbed the television and put it under his arm.
"After getting out of the house, he then set about finding an electric socket to plug in and continue watching his game."
The anti-social timing of the matches broadcast from Germany, which is six hours behind China, has forced some Chinese fans to go to great lengths to follow the action.
One man quit his job in Beijing to return to his hometown Chongqing so he could watch the whole tournament uninterrupted.
State news agency Xinhua reported that the 23-year-old's boss at the IT company had offered him a pay rise, but he turned it down flat, saying the World Cup was more important than his job.
The Guangzhou Daily reported that local police were forced to release a thief arrested for stealing a mobile phone when the victim refused to press charges because he did not want to miss the start of a match.
Although there are also many female World Cup fans in China, one man in the southeastern city had to sign a contract with his wife agreeing to do all the housework during the month of the finals so he could watch the matches at night.
Another from Putian, Fujian province, took a less diplomatic approach, Xinhua reported.
When his cheers during the Argentina-Ivory Coast match woke his wife and she switched off the television, he locked her in their bedroom and settled back down to watch the game ignoring her loud protests.
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/29062006...tch-soccer.html |
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| psychosomatica |
| In China, they do it right. |
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| King Luis |
| quote: | Originally posted by psychosomatica
In China, they do it right. |
exactly....cheers to the chinese for world cup support. |
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| starsearcher |
| now that's a real man :p :haha: :stongue: |
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| Cosmic Fur |
| The TV was worth more than his whole house. |
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| Abercrombie |
This guy got it worse;
Argentina tax man hits soccer fan where it hurts
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060629...ntina_taxman_dc
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (Reuters) - Argentine tax officials hit a tax cheat where it hurts most on Wednesday, confiscating the man's plasma TV two days before Argentina plays Germany in the World Cup quarterfinals.
It was the latest move in a "shock" campaign by Santiago Montoya, the top tax man in Buenos Aires province, the country's biggest, to curb rampant tax evasion in Argentina.
Tax officials carted off the new big-screen television from a man who owes some 6,100 pesos ($2,000) in back taxes.
"We've taken the plasma as a guarantee against the debt he owes," said Juan Manuel Prada, a provincial tax official.
Officials say tax evasion in Buenos Aires province costs the government some $1 billion in lost revenue each year.
Montoya's highly publicized attempts to crack down on tax delinquents have included mailing letters to the spouses of evaders and leaving messages on people's cell phones.
His latest campaign is sure to catch the eye of soccer-obsessed Argentines. A tournament favorite, Argentina, faces Germany on Friday. |
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| MikeyN |
| quote: | Originally posted by arek
"After getting out of the house, he then set about finding an electric socket to plug in and continue watching his game."
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no mention of a coaxial cable? :conf: |
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| *~LiSa-LoO~* |
I'm sure this guy had no friends who would have let him watch the game at their house, or even a pub for that matter. The TV would NOT be the first thing I would want out of the house during a fire.
Some people. |
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| Endlesswave |
| quote: | Originally posted by *~LiSa-LoO~*
I'm sure this guy had no friends who would have let him watch the game at their house, or even a pub for that matter. The TV would NOT be the first thing I would want out of the house during a fire.
Some people. |
You have NO clue how hardcore futbol fans are...besides, it was probably more of a timing issue more than anything. |
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| *~LiSa-LoO~* |
| quote: | Originally posted by Endlesswave
You have NO clue how hardcore futbol fans are...besides, it was probably more of a timing issue more than anything. |
I'm sure they're hardcore...but like I said, he could have watched the game somewhere else...even his next door neighbours house!
If there was a fire in my house...the first thing I would want to make sure gets out is my loved ones and pets. Second...my photographs.
Once the game is done, what do you have left to show? Nothing. |
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| Endlesswave |
| quote: | Originally posted by *~LiSa-LoO~*
I'm sure they're hardcore...but like I said, he could have watched the game somewhere else...even his next door neighbours house!
If there was a fire in my house...the first thing I would want to make sure gets out is my loved ones and pets. Second...my photographs.
Once the game is done, what do you have left to show? Nothing. |
I'm with you. I'm just saying it's not at all surprising. Funny if anything, ty if someone died. |
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