Here Taki!

On the recent success of the Greek national soccer team in the EuroCup tournament.

By the way, Greece beat the Czech team yesterday in a very dramatic game 1-0, with under a minute left in overtime.

I enjoyed Taki's description of the Greek fans chanting the National Anthem over and over to spur their team on. If only New York Greeks could be so aesthetically appealing. Rather than chant patriotic songs (and there are quite a few goods ones I learned in my youth), the exuberant fans that gathered in the streets of New York did nothing but incessantly honk their car horns. Women added to the cacophony by shrieking (you know, like a banshee) with much enthusiasm.

I like a good celebration. Flag waving, singing in the streets, and engaging in a giant display of community solidarity is great. I hate it when hoi polloi simply make noise and carry on like caffeinated goats.