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Thoughts on Watching the World Cup Third Place Match, Uruguay v Germany

• Being a goalkeeper must be a hard life—most people only notice you when you’ve failed to do your job.
• Crossbar bounces. Ouch.
• Some of those commercials are up-to-the-minute. The voiceover guy either has to record all possible combinations or has to be available to record at every game result.