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Bonniegirl · 06-25-2026, 10:00 PM

USA USA USA !! About to start now!

Good thing Turkey is Turkiye now! USA might have really been distracted with all the gobbling going on !!!

Bonniegirl · 06-26-2026, 12:08 AM

OH NO !!!

opus · 06-26-2026, 02:06 AM

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OH NO !!!

Win, lose, or tie they were playing Bosnia and Herzegovina Wednesday in Santa Clara no matter what.

Bonniegirl · 06-26-2026, 04:44 AM

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Win, lose, or tie they were playing Bosnia and Herzegovina Wednesday in Santa Clara no matter what.

What is this Bosnia & Herzegovina BS? Is it like Laverne & Shirley? Sonny & Cher ? Pick one damn name for your country !

But than IDK ? It could end up like when Lucy and Ethel bought that dress shop and thought to combine the names Ethellu's or Lucyeth's .

biffbronson · 06-26-2026, 05:30 AM

Ugh, for we people of Greek descent, Turkey is the absolute last country we'd want to see win anything. Very long history of conflict and ethnic cleansing, especially since 1974 involving Cyprus.

In fact we Greeks in the U.S. don't acknowledge the names Turkey or Turkiye, we always refer to that place as "Asia Minor."

Bonniegirl · 06-26-2026, 05:49 AM

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Ugh, for we people of Greek descent, Turkey is the absolute last country we'd want to see win anything. Very long history of conflict and ethnic cleansing, especially since 1974 involving Cyprus.

In fact we Greeks in the U.S. don't acknowledge the names Turkey or Turkiye, we always refer to that place as "Asia Minor."

Yes! I personally have nothing against Turkey or Turkiye , but where I live in California there is a very large population of Armenians . I have friends and neighbors who are Armenian . The genocide of the Armenians by the Turks in 1915 , 1916 I think it was ? was horrible . As I really don't know too many Turks and know alot of Armenians who are really good people , well yeah I know what you are saying!

biffbronson · 06-26-2026, 06:09 AM

The thing of pride for the Greek people was the winning of Greece's independence in the 1820s to early 1830s from the Ottoman Empire (I can see a footstool joke coming soon...!)

Even I don't know the history as well as I should, but in modern times Cyprus and the western part of what is now known as Turkey had been heavily populated by Greek (Hellenic) people, who were forced out. Anyway, yes the Armenian Genocide is widely considered one of the greatest tragedies of the century.

opus · 06-26-2026, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by biffbronson

Ugh, for we people of Greek descent, Turkey is the absolute last country we'd want to see win anything. Very long history of conflict and ethnic cleansing, especially since 1974 involving Cyprus.

In fact we Greeks in the U.S. don't acknowledge the names Turkey or Turkiye, we always refer to that place as "Asia Minor."

Well, despite last night, this tournament is considered a disaster for Turkey.

opus · 06-26-2026, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Bonniegirl

What is this Bosnia & Herzegovina BS? Is it like Laverne & Shirley? Sonny & Cher ? Pick one damn name for your country !

But than IDK ? It could end up like when Lucy and Ethel bought that dress shop and thought to combine the names Ethellu's or Lucyeth's .

The thing I hate most is every time I write about it I have to look up the spelling of Herzegovina (I have Bosnia down)

opus · 06-26-2026, 01:19 PM

A giant Messi statue was recently unveiled. The placement of the World Cup trophy is….unfortunate.

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/gi...115148558.html

Bonniegirl · 06-26-2026, 02:42 PM

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A giant Messi statue was recently unveiled. The placement of the World Cup trophy is….unfortunate.

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/gi...115148558.html

OMG ! Now that really is "Messi"!

Bonniegirl · 06-26-2026, 02:43 PM

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The thing I hate most is every time I write about it I have to look up the spelling of Herzegovina (I have Bosnia down)

I lnow! Maybe we can just call it B & H .

Bonniegirl · 06-27-2026, 08:12 PM

" DR Congo give me the news, I've got a bad case of lovin' you" !

opus · 06-27-2026, 08:29 PM

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" DR Congo give me the news, I've got a bad case of lovin' you" !

If I flip over to Spanish they’re the RD Congo

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Bonniegirl · 06-27-2026, 10:55 PM

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If I flip over to Spanish they’re the RD Congo

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Road Congo !

Somehow Doctor Congo has more of a ring to it!

Anyway good for them! Nice win. I was happy for them. Colombia and Portugal was boring !

06-25-2026, 10:00 PM	#76
Bonniegirl AKA Hazel Horvath Forum Addict Join Date: Jul 10, 2014 Posts: 65,819	USA USA USA !! About to start now! Good thing Turkey is Turkiye now! USA might have really been distracted with all the gobbling going on !!!

06-26-2026, 12:08 AM	#77
Bonniegirl AKA Hazel Horvath Forum Addict Join Date: Jul 10, 2014 Posts: 65,819	OH NO !!!

06-26-2026, 05:30 AM	#80
biffbronson Sentimental Fool Forum Star Join Date: Aug 22, 2009 Location: Near Notre Dame Posts: 10,505	Ugh, for we people of Greek descent, Turkey is the absolute last country we'd want to see win anything. Very long history of conflict and ethnic cleansing, especially since 1974 involving Cyprus. In fact we Greeks in the U.S. don't acknowledge the names Turkey or Turkiye, we always refer to that place as "Asia Minor."

06-26-2026, 06:09 AM	#82
biffbronson Sentimental Fool Forum Star Join Date: Aug 22, 2009 Location: Near Notre Dame Posts: 10,505	The thing of pride for the Greek people was the winning of Greece's independence in the 1820s to early 1830s from the Ottoman Empire (I can see a footstool joke coming soon...!) Even I don't know the history as well as I should, but in modern times Cyprus and the western part of what is now known as Turkey had been heavily populated by Greek (Hellenic) people, who were forced out. Anyway, yes the Armenian Genocide is widely considered one of the greatest tragedies of the century.

06-26-2026, 01:19 PM	#85
opus VB Forum Superstar Join Date: May 16, 2015 Location: VB Galaxy Posts: 32,544	A giant Messi statue was recently unveiled. The placement of the World Cup trophy is….unfortunate. https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/gi...115148558.html

06-27-2026, 08:12 PM	#88
Bonniegirl AKA Hazel Horvath Forum Addict Join Date: Jul 10, 2014 Posts: 65,819	" DR Congo give me the news, I've got a bad case of lovin' you" !