Summary
THE SCENE is the check-in counter at Auckland Airport a few days ago. It is early morning, and a queue is forming for the flight to Sydney. In the queue are several goldshirted Australian supporters, licking their wounds after losing the semi-final to New Zealand.
The man on the public address system is breezily brutal. 'Hope you enjoyed your stay with us, ladeez 'n' gennelmen,' he babbles. 'And I hope you'll all come back on Sunday, to see the All Blacks win the World Cup. Heh, heh, heh!'See the full content of this document
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Of World Cup Hurt [Eire Region]
Near the front of the line, a lady snorts her disapproval. She is a woman of mature years, probably a grandmother. Moments later, she is wagging her finger in the face of the announcer.
'That's not clever,' she scolds. 'We haven't won anything yet. We're only in the final. The French can be very good. It could all go wrong, you know. And that coc...See the full content of this document
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