# England! YESSSSSSSSS! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 22, 2003, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/england-yesssssssss/214664 "2003-11-22T11:28:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2003, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/england-yesssssssss/214664/1 "2003-11-22T11:28:24Z")
Let me be the first to bring you the news: we WON THE WORLD CUP!!! πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Chimpy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9adbd/32.png) [@Chimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimpy)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2003, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/england-yesssssssss/214664/2 "2003-11-22T11:29:39Z")
hmmm i wonder how many more of these posts there will be?πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2003, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/england-yesssssssss/214664/3 "2003-11-22T11:31:46Z")
Yet again – CONGRATULATIONS!!! πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2003, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/england-yesssssssss/214664/4 "2003-11-22T11:35:24Z")
Despite almost snatching defeat from the jaws of victory, England has indeed actually won a sporting competition. Well done, all. In other news, Hell is currently experiencing blizzard conditions… ---
**Author:** ![Shortie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@Shortie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shortie)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2003, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/england-yesssssssss/214664/5 "2003-11-22T11:35:53Z")
That was killing me. I thought we were gonna go through extra time level. πŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![TheLoadedDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2003, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/england-yesssssssss/214664/6 "2003-11-22T11:35:59Z")
Well done, old chaps. Both teams had heart, but the English were playing damn near perfect Rugby. They were the better team, right from kickoff. No question. Even the Aussie commentators are saying so. And if that wasn’t the best game of rugby EVER… CONGRATULATIONS ENGLAND. ---
**Author:** ![spogga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ab097/32.png) [@spogga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spogga)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2003, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/england-yesssssssss/214664/7 "2003-11-22T11:46:27Z")
:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2003, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/england-yesssssssss/214664/8 "2003-11-22T11:46:30Z")
**TheLoadedDog** , thank you for your noble words. ---
**Author:** ![Crusoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2003, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/england-yesssssssss/214664/9 "2003-11-22T11:46:57Z")
Woo! ---
**Author:** ![GorillaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2003, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/england-yesssssssss/214664/10 "2003-11-22T11:47:56Z")
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**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2003, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/england-yesssssssss/214664/11 "2003-11-22T11:51:47Z")
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**Author:** ![Essured](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Essured](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Essured)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2003, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/england-yesssssssss/214664/12 "2003-11-22T11:52:21Z")
Brilliant game. Well deserved win by the Poms. I almost died thinking it would go into second extra time. What a great game! I don’t think either side (even though we’d doubtless enjoy the ribbing) wanted a complete thrashing. Much better to know you’ve won and had to work to get it, or that you lost but there was no shame in it, because it was a true competition. Cheers England. Thanks for the great game. πŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Angua](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@Angua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angua)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2003, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/england-yesssssssss/214664/13 "2003-11-22T11:57:36Z")
Wooooooooooooooooo!!! Bring it on!!! πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2003, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/england-yesssssssss/214664/14 "2003-11-22T12:02:47Z")
I thought Vickery was going to concede one too many penalties. He was a liability. ---
**Author:** ![mascaroni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dc4da7/32.png) [@mascaroni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mascaroni)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2003, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/england-yesssssssss/214664/15 "2003-11-22T12:16:08Z")
I think _theLoadedDog_ is being sarcastic… An awful game, tense but awful… Who cares, we won… πŸ˜ƒ I reckon those Aussies have got a good idea in making a drop goal worth only one pointβ€¦πŸ˜ƒ Boring Boring England, Boring Boring England… πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Odinoneeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/97f17d/32.png) [@Odinoneeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odinoneeye)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2003, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/england-yesssssssss/214664/16 "2003-11-22T12:22:46Z")
World cup? I didn’t even know the earth had gonads. ---
**Author:** ![auliya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/90db22/32.png) [@auliya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/auliya)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2003, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/england-yesssssssss/214664/17 "2003-11-22T12:30:25Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by mascaroni \* > \*\*Boring Boring England, > Boring Boring England… > > πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ \*\* Yep . Actually boring Ruby Union. The only times I got to leap up and yell β€œgo! go! go!” at the TV were Lote Tuquiri’s two great runs, sadly only one of which ended in a try. And Matt Rogers forgot what game he was playing at one stage I think. Well done to England though (I was thinking of pitting Jonny Wilkinson, but thought that would probably not be very sportsman-like) and well done the Wallabies. Did anyone notice Australia won the Rugby League Ashes AGAIN? ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2003, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/england-yesssssssss/214664/18 "2003-11-22T12:52:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by mascaroni \* > **I think _theLoadedDog_ is being sarcastic…** I dunno - have a look at what he’s done to G’Dope! ---
**Author:** ![mascaroni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dc4da7/32.png) [@mascaroni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mascaroni)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2003, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/england-yesssssssss/214664/19 "2003-11-22T13:25:25Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Odinoneeye \* > \*\*World cup? > > \*\* Y’know… sort of like baseball’s World Series but with, erm… teams from all over the world… ---
**Author:** ![green\_bladder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/73ab20/32.png) [@green\_bladder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/green_bladder)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2003, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/england-yesssssssss/214664/20 "2003-11-22T13:43:55Z")
Congratulations! I was neutral yet I was falling over the barstool in excitement - I can’t imagine what it must’ve been like for you guys. Great match. I think a campaign should to be launched to have Johnny Wilkinson knighted by the Queen. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/england-yesssssssss/214664.md?page=2)