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World Cup 2010

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VINE: German kid screams, will haunt your dreams. Germany struggled with Algeria for quite a while, then suddenly decided to start playing and finished them off. Did they get paid to take a dive (or many, many dives since we’re talking about the World Cup)? Were they going for some bizarre “screw around with poor unfortunate country and still beat them” X-Box achievement? Did they get too exciting over the thought of getting to take it to France again? All are possibilities. But there’s one thing you hadn’t considered yet: their secret weapon. No, we don’t mean the Nazis (ethnic cleansing isn’t exactly what we would call “humor”). And we don’t mean David Hasselhoff. We mean a little boy. And screamed so loud you could hear it from space: (Vine via @SBNationGIF) “YOU’LL NEVER TAKE MEIN COOOKIEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!””

Okay so that may have been exaggerated, slightly. Share this with your friends: Around The World in 80 Dishes. The matches of 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa. Pasta? - Palo Alto :: Palo Alto, CA. South Beach Cafe :: San Francisco, CA. Traditional #worldcup Mimosa. World Cup: Where to Watch in Palo Alto/Stanford (San Francisco P. My hometown of Palo Alto, California is a melting pot of cultures, and as international community as you are likely to find anywhere in the world. Home to Stanford University, Palo Alto is an upscale mecca for students, entrepreneurs, and regular folks alike.

When the World Cup takes center stage every four years, Palo Altans and our neighbors from around the world gather to celebrate our national allegiances, and commiserate our losses to soccer powerhouses like Germany, Brazil and...Ghana? This time around, I was determined to find a way to celebrate the event with other people, so I investigated where there were gatherings to watch the games being held in South Africa. Although the HD TV in my house is just fine for viewing, it's more fun to watch with a group.

Here are some of the places I've watched these past few weeks, in case you're looking to watch the elimination games in Palo Alto or Stanford: Pasta? Palo Alto: Pasta?