COPA AMERICA 2021 ...(could be played in USA)

[PenelopeWitherspoon 19100]

Tons of speed on the pitch.  Both these teams look sharp.

[TexasMan 10891]

Glad Messi finally got this monkey off his back

[Firemans4Horn 18034]

Brazil had an Everton player and 2 players named Everton. They were doomed. 

[staboner 4969]

5 minutes ago, Anastasis said:

Damn I wanted more of that. 

the stoppage time here tonight was phenominal. not sure ive seen such an intense end to a match before (at least that i can remember)

[TexasMan 10891]

Also, you know the narrative is going to turn to “Can Brazil win big WITH Neymar?" now 

[WBT 20561]

Happy for Messi and di Maria

[Okie State 3807]

That last ten minutes or so was crazy. Glad to see Messi win one.

[Hefeweizen 5310]

3 minutes ago, TexasMan said:

Also, you know the narrative is going to turn to “Can Brazil win big WITH Neymar?" now 

We knew they can lose 7-1.

[Braff Zacklin 13552]

Argentina fans tonight:

 

[Captain Ron 12866]

1 hour ago, Chips O'Toole said:

Well the defender did slow it down for him. 

Was that wrong? Should I not have done that?

 

 

just caught the very end of all this, congrats for Messi. And suck it Brazil 

[HenryJames 66037]

 

[tantric superman 4667]

Came here to say that Italy could beat Argentina in a battle of pathetic fascist wannabees.

Fuck that ref. 

I've normally got a slight bias towards Brazil when these two teams play but I thought the second half was particularly bad with the Argentinians slowing play with fouls and delays with no repercussions. 

[ztejas 43411]

I didn't get to watch any of the final but good for Argentina and Messi.

[APMP 688]

Real happy for Lio. Man I wish he scored in the 88th.

[Napoleon 8660]

[ztejas 43411]

3 minutes ago, Napoleon said:

I'll have to try that. I drank a bunch of Kalimotxo one time with a family friend in Costa Rica. Weird combo but not the worst thing ever. Great way to ensure a ripping hangover. 

Edited July 11, 2021 by ztejas

[Braff Zacklin 13552]

6 minutes ago, Napoleon said:

Ah, yes, how sweet the fernando.

[Patricio Swayze 17058]

Ldogg, the only Argentine I will associate with (and it’s REALLY hard for me to even do that), said that drink is nasty as fuck. So I am conflicted on whether to try or not.

Regardless, Argentina, vai tomar no cu.

[Napoleon 8660]

19 minutes ago, ztejas said:

I'll have to try that. I drank a bunch of Kalimotxo one time with a family friend in Costa Rica. Weird combo but not the worst thing ever. Great way to ensure a ripping hangover. 

 

13 minutes ago, Patricio Swayze said:

Ldogg, the only Argentine I will associate with (and it’s REALLY hard for me to even do that), said that drink is nasty as fuck. So I am conflicted on whether to try or not.

Regardless, Argentina, vai tomar no cu.

Fernet is awful!

Most Argentines are introduced to it via their Italian grandfather (as the tales go) when they had an upset stomach and were given a shot of Fernet to help with digestion. (Considering the typical Argentine diet, digestive issues are not a surprise.)

I used to say that Fernet tasted like Motor Oil, but someone else had a better description:

If you have ever absent-mindedly chewed on the end of a Bic ballpoint pen and the ink started to flow and end up in your mouth? Then you know what Fernet tastes like. Mixing it with Coca-Cola (which also used to be done with really low end red wine) makes it tolerable. It is a digestive from Italy, but so much is consumed in Argentina (about 80% of all Fernet consumed around the world) that the Fernet Branca sold in Argentina is distilled in Argentina.

 

[ztejas 43411]

3 minutes ago, Napoleon said:

 

Fernet is awful!

Most Argentines are introduced to it via their Italian grandfather (as the tales go) when they had an upset stomach and were given a shot of Fernet to help with digestion. (Considering the typical Argentine diet, digestive issues are not a surprise.)

I used to say that Fernet tasted like Motor Oil, but someone else had a better description:

If you have ever absent-mindedly chewed on the end of a Bic ballpoint pen and the ink started to flow and end up in your mouth? Then you know what Fernet tastes like. Mixing it with Coca-Cola (which also used to be done with really low end red wine) makes it tolerable. It is a digestive from Italy, but so much is consumed in Argentina (about 80% of all Fernet consumed around the world) that the Fernet Branca sold in Argentina is distilled in Argentina.

 

Maybe I'll stick to the Kalimotxo. 

[flatdawgs 1277]

3 hours ago, Napoleon said:

 

Fernet is awful!

Most Argentines are introduced to it via their Italian grandfather (as the tales go) when they had an upset stomach and were given a shot of Fernet to help with digestion. (Considering the typical Argentine diet, digestive issues are not a surprise.)

I used to say that Fernet tasted like Motor Oil, but someone else had a better description:

If you have ever absent-mindedly chewed on the end of a Bic ballpoint pen and the ink started to flow and end up in your mouth? Then you know what Fernet tastes like. Mixing it with Coca-Cola (which also used to be done with really low end red wine) makes it tolerable. It is a digestive from Italy, but so much is consumed in Argentina (about 80% of all Fernet consumed around the world) that the Fernet Branca sold in Argentina is distilled in Argentina.

 

Gawd that shit is turrible. A huge part of traveling for me is the culture of the places I visit, and food/drink being a big part of culture, I'm usually diving in to whatever the locals enjoy. 

I really liked Argentina and would love to return... but I tried that shit and was damn! What the hell are you thinking? and it was back to the malbecs for me. One of the worst "national" drinks I've ever had that didn't have sneks in the bottle.

[WBT 20561]

That's not the national drink.

[Napoleon 8660]

Just now, WBT said:

That's not the national drink.

National "cocktail".

#1 Alcoholic Beverage = Wine

#1 Cocktail = Fernet y Cola

#1 Drink = Yerba Mate

But in Argentina, they sell the loose Yerba Mate in containers of 250g, 500g, 1L. In Uruguay they sell the stuff in containers of 1L or 5L... which looks like a bag of charcoal.

In Argetina a group gets together and someone brings a termo of hot water and a setup with yerba and a mate and they all share it and give each other Swine Flu, herpes, and COVID. In Uruguay a group gets together in the park and each person brings their own termo, yerba, and mate. Uruguayans drink it so much that they can't wait for the mate to come back around to them, they need to constantly sip the shit.

[Patricio Swayze 17058]

I would say that is the regional drink. Chimarrão is just as popular in southern Brazil (Paraná, Santa Catarina, and Rio Grande do Sul). Pretty sure it’s popular in Uruguay as well. Not sure about Paraguay, but even if anyone drinks it there, it’s probably counterfeit.

[XYZ 2154]

11 hours ago, Napoleon said:

National "cocktail".

#1 Alcoholic Beverage = Wine

#1 Cocktail = Fernet y Cola

#1 Drink = Yerba Mate

But in Argentina, they sell the loose Yerba Mate in containers of 250g, 500g, 1L. In Uruguay they sell the stuff in containers of 1L or 5L... which looks like a bag of charcoal.

In Argetina a group gets together and someone brings a termo of hot water and a setup with yerba and a mate and they all share it and give each other Swine Flu, herpes, and COVID. In Uruguay a group gets together in the park and each person brings their own termo, yerba, and mate. Uruguayans drink it so much that they can't wait for the mate to come back around to them, they need to constantly sip the shit.

This is true about the Uruguayans. They even have developed a technique for carrying their thermos and mate while they go about their business and do things such as riding a bus.

[Patricio Swayze 17058]

Like I was saying, it’s the drink of the southern cone, regardless of nationality.

[Braff Zacklin 13552]

So is mate some sort of herbal tea using an indigenous plant (not unlike guarana in Brazil)?

[Napoleon 8660]

1 hour ago, Patricio Swayze said:

Like I was saying, it’s the drink of the southern cone, regardless of nationality.

 

1 hour ago, Braff Zacklin said:

So is mate some sort of herbal tea using an indigenous plant (not unlike guarana in Brazil)?

It’s chopped up caffeinated leaves of some random bush that the Guaraní tribe discovered (then cultivated?) in the greater Iguazu/Iguaçu Falls region of South America that has been incorporated into the culture of Uruguay🧉, Paraguay🧉, Argentina🧉, and the southern part of Brazil🧉. 

You had to boil your water so that it was safe to drink for centuries, so might as well stew some bitter leaves to slurp out the caffeine as we watch livestock in the brutal summer heat / rain season / whenever…

But the consumption by the Uruguayos . . .

🧉🧉🧉🧉 👀

Edited July 12, 2021 by Napoleon