As every human alive in the world should know by now, WC2006 started 9 June 2006. And since then, many have endured sleepless nights, endless banter about past games, cursing and swearing at referees and players alike, shouting and screaming like madmen, etc. I'm sure many of us are familiar with these scenarios - either experiencing it personally or being stuck in a relationship where your other half is :)
Work takes a back seat, as do eating, sleeping, relationships, family, children, etc....
But before jumping to any conclusions as to who the eventual winner might be, let's explore the facts (for arguments sake)....
FACT A:
World Cup - a wonderful event which draws together the human race comes along once every 4 years. Effect is highly contagious. Usually airs on telly in ungodly hours of night (at least in this part of the world), unless you're one of the select 2m+ people lucky enough to catch it live.
FACT B:
Work - a routine which plagues 73.716% of the human race, occurring 5 days a week (sometimes more), 8-10 hours a day (almost always more). Some call it a trade, profession, a means of livelihood. I call it cheap labour, slavery. B-O-R-I-N-G as hell..... unless of coz your Hugh Hefner!
FACT C:
Hypothetically, World Cup football matches eats up only 90-mins of a person's time per session.... but has been proven to be highly inaccurate. More likely to consume thoughts for duration of his/her waking hours (and some sleeping hours). Lasts about 2 months.
FACT D:
Most humans are at work physically 9am-7pm. But usually found wanting when it comes to actual working hours. Work hours more frequently littered with activities like personal emails, instant messaging, internet surfing, phone conversations with other halves/friends, day-dreaming, long lunches, banking, etc...
FACT E:
Even the word WORLD CUP sounds more appealing than WORK. Anything that encompasses the word "world" or "universe" sounds more interesting than something that doesn’t. Obvious examples include: Miss Universe vs Miss Earth. Mr Universe vs Muscle Man...
And the winner is......
As if there was ever a doubt.
