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Kire Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-23-06 10:18 AM
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"Brazil? Who is Brazil?"
Ghanaians ecstatic over World Cup win
By Kwaku Sakyi-Addo
BBC News, Accra

The entire population of Accra emptied onto the streets on Thursday afternoon, as Ghana exploded in ecstasy after qualifying for the second round of the World Cup.

It was the four-times African champions' first appearance at the tournament after decades of trying.

Men, women and children screamed and screamed and screamed and no words emerged. They just screamed and kept screaming.

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"Brazil? Who is Brazil?" questioned one man, holding an empty beer bottle in one hand and a freshly-opened one in the other.

"Haven't you heard the story of David and Goliath?" another man chipped in.

More: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/5108170.stm
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ContraBass Black Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-24-06 05:57 PM
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1. It's just beautiful.
Brazil will be difficult, though.
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peacebuzzard Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-26-06 11:22 AM
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2. I am looking forward to this game.
a beautiful game.

tomorrow....
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Brewman_Jax Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-26-06 03:17 PM
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3. This'll be the game to watch
if not the game of the tournament so far. Mexico gave Argentina what for until the winning goal in overtime, this game will be no different.
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Kire Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-27-06 01:19 PM
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4. Brazil 3-0 Ghana
Edited on Tue Jun-27-06 01:26 PM by Kire
Donald Rumsfeld is giving the president his daily briefing. He concludes by saying: "Yesterday, 3 Brazilian soldiers were killed."

"OH NO!" the President exclaims. "That's terrible!"

His staff sits stunned at this display of emotion, nervously watching as the President sits, head in hands.

Finally, the President looks up and asks, "How many is a brazillion?"
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