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<blockquote data-quote="Gay-Guy" data-source="post: 31490"><p>I know. I was 17 and stayed in Auckland and watched the game on TV.</p><p></p><p>I prayed "Oh God, please let us win the first one. I don't care about the others, just let us win the inaugural world cup. It doesn't matter if we win the second or third or so on. Please God, just let us win the first."</p><p></p><p>Straight after the game we all went off walking to the liquor store with great rejoicing (as was everybody else) and proceeded to get ourselves intoxicated that night.</p><p></p><p>It did not cross my mind that a certain Ripper was in no way breathing the air in NZ that I was breathing at that moment. The air of RWC success. Nor did it cross my mind that he did not hear with his own ears the precise moment on TV when the referee blew the whistle for full time. Nor did I realise that Ripper had not looked into the eyes of other NZ'ers at the moment of the ref blowing the final whistle and see in their eyes a mirror image of your own. A look that for some seemingly patriotic people like Captain America will not happen to them in their lifetime. </p><p></p><p>For a moment unemployment, national debt, tomorrows schools, rogernomics, and all manner of issues were forgotten. NZ felt like it had lifted off the earth and was hovering, flying, ascending to the clouds. The air was lighter, the grass greener, girls smiled at you, etc.</p><p></p><p>Sorry Ripper, but I wasn't thinking about you as we celebrated RWC success pashing totally strange girls in our drunken state. However I still salute you as a fellow kiwi.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gay-Guy, post: 31490"] I know. I was 17 and stayed in Auckland and watched the game on TV. I prayed "Oh God, please let us win the first one. I don't care about the others, just let us win the inaugural world cup. It doesn't matter if we win the second or third or so on. Please God, just let us win the first." Straight after the game we all went off walking to the liquor store with great rejoicing (as was everybody else) and proceeded to get ourselves intoxicated that night. It did not cross my mind that a certain Ripper was in no way breathing the air in NZ that I was breathing at that moment. The air of RWC success. Nor did it cross my mind that he did not hear with his own ears the precise moment on TV when the referee blew the whistle for full time. Nor did I realise that Ripper had not looked into the eyes of other NZ'ers at the moment of the ref blowing the final whistle and see in their eyes a mirror image of your own. A look that for some seemingly patriotic people like Captain America will not happen to them in their lifetime. For a moment unemployment, national debt, tomorrows schools, rogernomics, and all manner of issues were forgotten. NZ felt like it had lifted off the earth and was hovering, flying, ascending to the clouds. The air was lighter, the grass greener, girls smiled at you, etc. Sorry Ripper, but I wasn't thinking about you as we celebrated RWC success pashing totally strange girls in our drunken state. However I still salute you as a fellow kiwi. [/QUOTE]
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