May the best man win...

The European championships in football starts today. Yes, that's "football" and not "soccer" for two main reasons. 1) It's played with the feet. 2) "Soccer" sounds like "socker" which is Swedish for "sugar" and they're not really playing for sugar now, are they?

This year I've decided to place a bet on the winner. Just for fun. Me and Mr. English decided to go for a team each and then I sort of had to get my sister and my parents involved for no real reason what so ever. My initial thing was to go for Germany, but my sister decided to bet on that one. My dad was going for them aswell, but then decided on Spain. I figured that if I let my mother in she will bet on something like Greece because she "likes the country", but she went for France. Mr. English felt a bit patriotic so he's betting on England because "they're hungry for it". Yea... such a great reason really. I'm betting on Holland myself (yes, that's "Holland" and not "the Netherlands" - deal with it). Mostly because I think they have an honest chance, although I really hope Denmark kicks their arse in the opening match.

Sweden? Oh please. If I'd bet on Sweden I might as well take up a lighter and burn the money straight away - it'd save me the trouble of going to the shop to place the bet. Like I told my mother on the phone: "It's quite obvious who the patriot is here - it sure as hell ain't any of us!".