| DANNEVIRKE: Armchair sports fan and football enthusiast Don Plumber faced a dilemma last week as the 2002 Football World Cup started. Plumber (36), who religiously tapes each match of the tournament for future reference was shell-shocked to discover he was fresh out of videotapes with a mere 15 minutes to go before kick off.
After the initial panic subsided Plumber began to ponder what he could do. "Do I tape over some matches from the 1998 tournament or wipe some of the States games from 94? There's no way I'm taping over 86, and 90 was pretty damned good too. I was never really comfortable with the idea of France being champions so maybe I should just drop kick 98." Plumber's wife was coldly unconcerned by his plight. "He tapes every damned sporting event there is, so he can put them on his shelf and never watch them again. If Don spent as much time with his children as his does with his sky remote then maybe Johnny wouldn't be failing so badly at school." With a mere 2 minutes to spare before kick off, Plumber reluctantly taped over a New Zealand v South Africa match-up from the 2000 Tri-Nations.  |
| Man contemplates taping over 98 with 02 World Cup |
Saturday, 01 June 2002 12:00
