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Killin’ That In-Between-Games Time with Some Fun Videos

I believe the Brits refer to the upcoming matches as “squeaky bum time.”

(Oh, please. Don’t blame me. I didn’t create the expression.)

To get our minds off of how much these upcoming qualifiers really, truly matter, here are a couple of videos you might enjoy.

First, best video game video ever: Patrice Evra’s career, as seen through old school video games. (My favorite part is where he takes the train back through les Ulis on his way to Manchester. Classic.)

Almost makes me want to go buy a Nike hoodie.

And second, reader Pat has brought to our attention that not everybody hates Raymond. (Gentlemen, you might be surprised to discover how many women share this assessment. Or so I’ve been told.)

(Also, native French speakers, satisfy my word-loving curiosity here. I know the verb kiffer (roughly “to like” or “to adore”) comes from the Arabic “kif.” But does the word kif in Arabic really have something to do with cannabis? Or is the person who told me that just having a little fun with me?)

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By pat | September 23rd, 2009 at 12:17 pm
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Not sure. But I think “kif” means litteraly cannabis, and the associated verb meaning “to take cannabis”, became by extension “to appreciate, to like”… something like that :)
so you can continue to talk to that person…

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By pat | September 23rd, 2009 at 12:33 pm
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By the way it is not completely an in-between-games time. France and Croatia met in a qualifier game for World Cup 2011. The score is 7-0. (I am talking about women).

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By Rami | September 23rd, 2009 at 3:37 pm
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kif can have lots of meanings in Arabic. “kif kif” literally means “same same” in arabic or at least in Tunisian arabic.

“tkayef” means to smoke so there’s that extension from “kif” and there is the insinuation its canabis too depending on context.

in tunisia you can say something to the effect of “naamel kif” which literally means “have a smoke” but depending on how you use it can mean “i like it.” so if you’re having a smoke over something, it means you like it quite a bit. example: if someone “kif’s” or likes a movie just imagine someone sitting back and having a smoke while they watch the movie. the cannabis smoke or just a smoke haha.

ok that was long winded, sorry laurie, but short answer is yes lol.

Not sure why someone would kif Domenech though! I’d go crazy if he was Tunisia coach. Having Lemerre was bad enough!

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By jeanpierre | September 24th, 2009 at 2:02 pm
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wordnerd(s)

btw i prefer mario bros than the evra game

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By Laurie | September 24th, 2009 at 5:13 pm
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Ha! I was just going to chastise Rami and Pat for enabling my inner word nerd!

:-)

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