{"id":5634,"date":"2024-05-25T18:37:49","date_gmt":"2024-05-25T18:37:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/accumulationofthings.com\/things\/?p=5634"},"modified":"2024-05-25T18:37:49","modified_gmt":"2024-05-25T18:37:49","slug":"tales-from-the-town-167-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/accumulationofthings.com\/things\/2024\/05\/25\/tales-from-the-town-167-football\/","title":{"rendered":"Tales From The Town #167: Football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;What are you watching?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Football.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What are you watching football for, Daniel?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I like it when they kick the ball really high up in the air. Sometimes they kick it so high it goes off the top the screen!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Pffft. Anyone can do that. I can do that. I once kicked a ball into a <em>tree<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We know, Claire.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And another time I kicked a ball over the house.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;No you didn&#8217;t.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Shut up, Ethel. I did.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When you weren&#8217;t there, obviously.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;How did you kick a ball over the house when our ball is still stuck in the tree you kicked it into?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I did it before that. <em>Obviously<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I once kicked the ball right over the school.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Don&#8217;t lie, Daniel. No one could kick a football over a school.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Not even Claire.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Shut up, Ethel. I could easily kick a football over the school. I once kicked a football right off the beach and it hit the <em>horizon<\/em>!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You didn&#8217;t.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I did!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You did not!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I did!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You did not!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>(repeat until end of VAR check)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>__________<\/p>\n<p>Notes: <\/p>\n<p>1. <em>Written on May 25th, 2024<\/em><br \/>\n2. <em>And a sequel to <a href=\"https:\/\/accumulationofthings.com\/things\/2024\/05\/04\/tales-from-the-town-146-snooker\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">this<\/a><\/em>.<br \/>\n3. <em>And also <a href=\"https:\/\/accumulationofthings.com\/things\/2023\/03\/25\/tales-from-the-town-102\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">this<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n__________<\/br><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/davidguy\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Support An Accumulation Of Things<\/a><\/h3><i>If you like the things you've read here please consider subscribing to my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/davidguy\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">patreon<\/a> or my <a href=\"https:\/\/ko-fi.com\/davidnguy\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ko-fi<\/a>. <\/br><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/davidguy\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Patreon subscribers<\/a> get not just early access to content and also the occasional gift, but also my eternal gratitude. 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