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It's Wednesday July the 12 around 10:53AM and

Best. Quote. Ever.

This is kind of old news, but far and away the most amazing thing that has been said in the aftermath of Italy's victory over France at the World Cup is head-butt victim Marco Materazzi's denial that he insulted Zinedine Zidane by calling him a terrorist: "I did insult him, it's true. But I categorically did not call him a terrorist. I'm not cultured and I don't even know what an Islamic terrorist is."

Wow. Terrorism and culture are now synonymous. Since Italy initiated the culturally groundbreaking Renaissance, perhaps we should all be surprised that Italians aren't running around blowing more things up. I suspect that culture wasn't quite the word Materazzi was looking for, but it doesn't make his statement any less fun. If only the language barrier were always so entertaining.

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Posted by: Andrew Morrison

July 12, 2006 12:59 PM

...and a hundred Medici just barfed...

Posted by: gusgreeper

July 12, 2006 05:59 PM

but he knows what 'categorically' means?
so basically for him ignorance is bliss.

Posted by: Jeremy

July 13, 2006 04:03 AM

A head to the chest is nothing in footbol! Have you ever seen some of those vicious, WMD-like tackles that the Italians shrug off like real men? Oops, WMD might have been inappropos in a post that already had the word 'Islamic' and 'terrorist' in it - a sure red card.

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