Greeks Bearing Stretchers
October 19, 2015 2:15 PM Subscribe
Beware Greeks bearing stiffs
posted by fearfulsymmetry at 2:22 PM on October 19, 2015 [5 favorites]
posted by fearfulsymmetry at 2:22 PM on October 19, 2015 [5 favorites]
Greek player given rough treatment by stretcher bearers
Well that's only a little suggestive.
posted by Confess, Fletch at 2:22 PM on October 19, 2015 [1 favorite]
Well that's only a little suggestive.
posted by Confess, Fletch at 2:22 PM on October 19, 2015 [1 favorite]
From that YouTube video:
ANNOUNCER #1: “We probably shouldn't laugh....”
ANNOUNCER #2: “Oh no we should....we absolutely should.”
posted by Fizz at 2:25 PM on October 19, 2015 [4 favorites]
ANNOUNCER #1: “We probably shouldn't laugh....”
ANNOUNCER #2: “Oh no we should....we absolutely should.”
posted by Fizz at 2:25 PM on October 19, 2015 [4 favorites]
I hear yakety sax in my mind while watching this.
posted by Midnight Skulker at 2:29 PM on October 19, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by Midnight Skulker at 2:29 PM on October 19, 2015 [1 favorite]
That's one way to discourage player embellishment.
posted by cmfletcher at 2:35 PM on October 19, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by cmfletcher at 2:35 PM on October 19, 2015 [1 favorite]
The Telegraph was not impressed with his injuries. Does anyone know if he came back on the pitch later?
posted by zachlipton at 2:41 PM on October 19, 2015
posted by zachlipton at 2:41 PM on October 19, 2015
This is hilarious. Perhaps maybe don't get drunken superfans to be stretcher bearers? They threw him down on the sidelines like they were disgusted to have to touch him.
posted by nevercalm at 2:46 PM on October 19, 2015 [2 favorites]
posted by nevercalm at 2:46 PM on October 19, 2015 [2 favorites]
He wasn't injured when he got on the stretcher but they made sure he was by the time he got off.
posted by any portmanteau in a storm at 2:47 PM on October 19, 2015 [5 favorites]
posted by any portmanteau in a storm at 2:47 PM on October 19, 2015 [5 favorites]
My favorites are the ones where they go in opposite directions or position the injured player wrong so he gets tea bagged. Nearly needed a stretcher myself after these!
posted by Iteki at 3:16 PM on October 19, 2015 [8 favorites]
posted by Iteki at 3:16 PM on October 19, 2015 [8 favorites]
Tsk! "Auntie"!? Bit disrespectful, shurely! hamburger
posted by runincircles at 4:06 PM on October 19, 2015
posted by runincircles at 4:06 PM on October 19, 2015
He wasn't injured when he got on the stretcher but they made sure he was by the time he got off.
I'd be OK with making this a rule.
posted by ChurchHatesTucker at 4:11 PM on October 19, 2015 [2 favorites]
I'd be OK with making this a rule.
posted by ChurchHatesTucker at 4:11 PM on October 19, 2015 [2 favorites]
austerity measures
posted by DoctorFedora at 4:40 PM on October 19, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by DoctorFedora at 4:40 PM on October 19, 2015 [1 favorite]
Yeah, from the super-realistic Madden games, I know how injuries are treated in America, thanks.
(that said, I've seen players being dropped from stretchers or fall from the cart before, but there is something really magical on how the bearer gave no fucks whatsoever doing his job and I think he was doing it on purpose)
posted by lmfsilva at 4:47 PM on October 19, 2015 [1 favorite]
(that said, I've seen players being dropped from stretchers or fall from the cart before, but there is something really magical on how the bearer gave no fucks whatsoever doing his job and I think he was doing it on purpose)
posted by lmfsilva at 4:47 PM on October 19, 2015 [1 favorite]
And so the *whoops* Trojans buried *oops, shit!* Hector breaker of *fuck!* horses.
posted by TheWhiteSkull at 6:09 PM on October 19, 2015 [2 favorites]
posted by TheWhiteSkull at 6:09 PM on October 19, 2015 [2 favorites]
These guys clearly did not have enough ouzo. Ouzo has been proven to increase agility, reaction time, general sexiness, and the overall joy factor in greek or greek-type men for several hundred thousand years. I'm of greek blood so I know this is true.
posted by vrakatar at 6:13 PM on October 19, 2015 [2 favorites]
posted by vrakatar at 6:13 PM on October 19, 2015 [2 favorites]
Oh, I get it now! Stretcher bearers play the same role in soccer that clowns do in rodeos! Only the opposite!
posted by ardgedee at 6:34 PM on October 19, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by ardgedee at 6:34 PM on October 19, 2015 [1 favorite]
The Greek video made me chuckle, but Iteki's compilation made me cry tear of joy. I don't watch soccer...is it traditional to abuse players who insist on being carried off the field? I can't believe that level of incompetence could be so widespread. Do they pick two random fans out of the stands, give them fluorescent vest and a stretcher and send them onto the pitch?
posted by Drab_Parts at 7:41 PM on October 19, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by Drab_Parts at 7:41 PM on October 19, 2015 [1 favorite]
No, that's pretty rare, and that's what makes it funny.
At least in here they're trained firemen or emergency workers. I recall one doing the splits right in front of me because boots and wet, slightly bumpy grass aren't great for running and carrying weights.
posted by lmfsilva at 8:12 PM on October 19, 2015
At least in here they're trained firemen or emergency workers. I recall one doing the splits right in front of me because boots and wet, slightly bumpy grass aren't great for running and carrying weights.
posted by lmfsilva at 8:12 PM on October 19, 2015
vrakatar: "These guys clearly did not have enough ouzo. Ouzo has been proven to increase agility, reaction time, general sexiness, and the overall joy factor in greek or greek-type men for several hundred thousand years. I'm of greek blood so I know this is true."
It can also make party bartenders pass out, destroying multiple foam coolers, directly after announcing "Ouzo Hour!"
posted by Samizdata at 8:50 PM on October 19, 2015 [1 favorite]
It can also make party bartenders pass out, destroying multiple foam coolers, directly after announcing "Ouzo Hour!"
posted by Samizdata at 8:50 PM on October 19, 2015 [1 favorite]
(True story, BTW. I was not, however, said bartender.)
posted by Samizdata at 8:51 PM on October 19, 2015
posted by Samizdata at 8:51 PM on October 19, 2015
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