World cup and OT stuff on education

[Simon]

No: HPFGUIDX 8885

Meredith asked: "I went through some of the other pictures there, most
specifically the trophy case.  Does it bother anyone else that the Quidditch
Cup isn't a cup?"
Simon replied:  "No. Just because it is called a cup does not mean that it
is one."
Amy z wrote: "Yeah.  The World Cup (football/soccer) isn't a cup, and when I
read the Quidditch Cup section it reminded me of the World Cup throughout:
the crowds of course, the only-once-every-several-years excitement, the
incredible attendance from all around the world with flags etc. to match,
the British hooligans (sorry Brits, but as a soccer fan who's forever
hearing "aren't there RIOTS at those things" when I tell family I'm going to
a match, I want non-soccer-fans to know that hooliganism is largely confined
to a couple of countries).  I don't know if JKR is a football fan or has
ever been to the Cup, but her description sounded just like Pasadena in '94.
Except that we didn't have any hooliganism <g>."

When I was writing my message about the cup not having to actually be a cup
I was searching for an example and I could not think of one. Now Amy points
out that I missed a very obvious one.

When referring to hooligans you may as well drop the British in favour of
the English. Rarely do any other parts of Britain cause trouble at football
matches, but the English seem to manage it at every game they go to!


John wrote: "Isn't it amazing how one gets up at 7am or earlier (well, 7.15
for me) every day to get to school for 5+ years, and then upon reaching
university, even 10 am seems like an early rise?"

I used to get up a nearer 8 am - school started at 8:50 am and I had a
twenty-minute journey to get there (I was really happy when I passed my
driving test and so could drive instead - made the journey a couple of
minutes instead). It was A-levels that had the bad effect on me. That was
when I gave up eating a proper breakfast (or even eating it on some days). I
think schools and universities have a lot to answer for - especially why I
find it easiest to start work at 9 pm when most sensible people have long
finished it!


Simon