Innocent was in Mexico City for the World Cup this year. She doesn't know her flags so it's never clear which team she supported.
Who were you rooting for? England or Mexico?
Innocent apparently supported both.
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The win for England was a very big deal for a country who hasn't won the World Cup since 1966.
It was a sad day for Mexico ...
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... and for Mexican benches.
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But when asked, Innocent said she just carries the flags that look good with her outfits.
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But the USA didn't play Greece this year. It was Belgium who was their undoing.
A small player on a big bench.
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The USA crashed out to Begium 1-4. Even the president got involved.
my best imaginary friend Miggy: For goodness sake, it's only a football game. Can't they just shake on it?
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No. Apparently not.
There were some other surprising results throughout this World Cup where giant benches lay in heaps while tiny benches stayed standing.
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Early on, little Cabo Verde gave mighty Argentina a big scare.
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Miggy: where is Cabo Verde anyway?
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| Figures by Jenny Clayden |
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Our Bavarian friend Heinrich is from Slapbummel in Germany. He was broken hearted when wurst came to wurst.
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Joop is a fashion designer from Overbearing in The Netherlands. When his team were eliminated by Morocco in penalty kicks, only the dikes held back his floods of tears.
Innocent didn't care one way or the other.
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Although not all of Britain is great at football. The Scotland team found themselves benched after a game with Brazil.
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They did well but then they got a bit behind.
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Our Fribble Agro gang were there celebrating, though they have no interest in football.
In North America's overheated gyms the teams were getting warmed up for their big games.
Miggy: given the title of this blogsite, I'd have thought you would want to show some benchpressing benches.
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Miggy: But bench pressing is hard work, wherever you do it.
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But you must limber up before you start.
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This woman's benchpressing seems to have completely worn her out.
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This guy isn't just pressing his bench: he's punching it.
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Do you think we should condemn this action of destroying a bench?
No. The morality of bench punching is for the reader to decide.
But he's punching it!
I just present the evidence. I don't make moral judgements.
This discussion is getting too weighty. Can we lift it somehow?
We can try.
I'd like to say something about sports clothing.
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As an athlete I need to be determined. So, even on a busy day like today, I keep practicing my swimming.
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Miggy: Yes, but you also need to stay optimistic about what you can achieve.
Good advice, Migs. But it's taking a long time to show the sporty benches. We haven't even got to first base yet. Who's up next?
Miggy: Well, I'm batty about baseball benches.
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And heeeeeere's Johnny!
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You're way out in left field here, Migs. Football is soooo much better than baseball.
By football I think you mean soccer. I've never understood English soccer. What exactly is the aim?
To beat Germany. And to avoid penalty kicks and being offside.
Miggy: Does anyone even know what that means?
Probably not. But we're talking about benches here. And to be Benched in sport is not a good thing.
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I'd love to hear what was said in that locker room.
Miggy: I think I prefer rugby. Some of those rugby guys are scrummy looking. Or something posh, like water polo. There's nothing nicer than a bench full of very fit men in swimming bonnets.
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Rugby is a sport played by people with no fear of brain injury. I'd sooner risk bike benching.
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Miggy: We've already done bikes here on Benchsite.
Yes, because lots of benches are made from bicycles.
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Miggy: Are bike benches really comfortable though?
This one is. It's a Couch Bench. And also, you'll notice, it's a bike.
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Miggy: I like the look of this. I could get a couch bike and kick back with a piece of cake. Especially if I could get somebody else to ride the bike.
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I'm going to vault over to some horse benches now.
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Horse benches are great for a bit of giddy-up and go.
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Miggy: If you don't mind my saying, this horse isn't quite cricket.
Don't get me started on cricket. It goes on forever.
Miggy: True. After four days of play you wonder who's going to win and it's still too early to tell.
Of course cricket is very big in England. What exactly is the aim?
Miggy: To beat Australia. Ashes to Ashes, dust to dust.
You're getting on my wicket now, Migs.
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I'm only trying to play fair as far as sporting benches are concerned.
Miggy: Glad to hear it. But I think you ought to say something about sport here in Fribble-under-Par.
Fishing maybe.
I don't recommend it. When you see what comes out of the sea around here you won't want to eat your catch.
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Miggy: What about golf then?
In Fribble-under-Par we don't go in for golf. Being constantly reminded that you are under par isn't good for competitive spirit. We're on the bench with golf.
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Miggy: What has happened to the World Cup, Seashell? We need to talk about football.
Regular readers will know that Fribble-under-Par is a small town here on Paradise Island and Drizzly is a neighbouring hamlet which consists of a bus bench, a church and an old schoolhouse that has been turned into a llama shelter.
Miggy: Yet the Fribble and Drizzly football team has a noble sporting tradition.The team is looked after by my lovely neighbours, the Paragons. Mr. Paragon looks after the pitch while Mrs. Paragon and her daughter Virtue do teas, sew shorts and darn socks as necessary.
Miggy: After a slice of Mrs. Paragon's cake at half-time, no one wants to get back on the pitch.
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True, the pitch is rather overgrown.
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And pumpkin heads sit on the bleachers.
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Miggy: What has any of this got to do with benches?
I'm coming to that.
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Yes. Although fans from the different teams sit together, they face different directions, thus avoiding the eye contact that causes so much trouble in less forward-thinking clubs.
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We are pleased to say that there has never been any unpleasant football violence in Fribble and/or Drizzly, either on or off the pitch.
Miggy: Unless you count the time that Pudsey Parsons went away in a sulk after the Mediocres lost nine nil to the Mope Junction Gerbils.
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As for the team, here is where players would sit if they were On The Bench. Due to low numbers though, this has never happened.
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Miggy: Mostly it's a place for people to soak up the sun against the warm brick wall.
So there you have it. Sport is alive and well, not only in Fribble but on benches all over the world. And here in Fribble, we may be under par but we're certainly Mediocre.
Miggy: I'm going to have to call time here, Seashell.
Yes, we've had our innings. Thanks for your good sport benches and your skillful editing.
Miggy: You've spelled skilful wrong.
Oh shut up.
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