21 ways to survive the FIFA World Cup

21 ways to survive the 2014 FIFA World Cup !

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if you don’t like soccer. @CyrielKortleven

(and at the same time, show you the power of creativity)

Yes, there are people on this

planet who don’t like soccer that

much. !

This slide-pack is a creative survival-

pack for them.

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Assumption You are already in a public place with a lot of big soccer-fans and game has just started.

FIGHT — or — FLIGHTTip 1-10 are ways to increase the chance that the audience will throw you out.

Tip 11-20 are ways

to be mentally

busy with other

things.

#Tip 1 - Use a megaphone -works especially well if you use it very close to the ears of others. By the way, a vuvuzela is also fine-

#Tip 2 - Support the wrong team

#Tip 3 - Ask the question: What does ‘offside’ mean?

#Tip 4 - Announce the # minutes of

playtime … every minute!

- and every minute, you add some drama -

#Tip 5 - Go for a really in-depth conversation when the commentator tells a trivial element about a soccer player - wikipedia is a good source -

#Tip 6 - Sit or stand too close to the screen -say that you forgot your glasses & make sure that

others have difficulties in watching the game-

#Tip 7 - Repeat

everything what the

commentator says

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#Tip 8 - Everytime when people shout ‘ooooh’ at an exciting moment. Also shout ‘ooooh’ and start complaining about all bad things in the world like the war, poverty, environment, politics, …

#Tip 9 - Be apathetic - and ask every 10

minutes if you may switch to another TV-station -

#Tip 10 - Drink the beers of othershttps://www.flickr.com/photos/sellersfamily/2503507096

#Tip 11 - Become a word-artist - create new words based on the letters of the players. Guess who Loneli Smeis or Tornado Refers is -

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#Tip 12 - Get in a meditation mode for

100 minutes.

#Tip 13 - It’s the moment to update your to do list for the next week

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#Tip 14 - Practice your mathematics - count the different fees of the players

and calculate the value of the team -

#Tip 15 - Start ‘day’dreaming

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#Tip 16 - Start a gambling competition and predict

where the next player will do a fake fall.

- following the rules of the ‘shit yourself rich’-cow-game -

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#Tip 17 - Act as if you’re making pictures and just play ‘Angry Birds’ on your smartphone

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#Tip 18 - Bring some paper and

create an origami football.

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#Tip 19 - Gossip about the latest ‘news’ about the football players.

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#Tip 20 - Exercise your skills as a beer-expert - try a different beer every 5 minutes and you’ll enjoy the game a lot more at the end -

#Tip 21 - Just enjoy the game!

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All pictures are bought on iStockphoto.com or found on flickr.com (then I’ve added the link) or are my own pictures.

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