Out of the frying pan

It seems like mere moments ago that I flicked off the TV after watching Brazil dust off a staid German side in a 2-0 sleeper of a World Cup Final. Since then we've had a runaway bride, Iraq became a flourishing democracy which has oil revenues that pay for reconstruction just like Paul Wolfowitz said, Osama Bin Laden has been captured, and several different people have been crowned American Idol.

Or something like that.

Now we are on the verge of what will hopefully be yet another world class World Cup with entire nations vying for the title of world's best.

And we're just happy that we don't have to play the Iranians this time.

I'll once again attempt to make bold predictions based on no inside information, very little consideration, absolutely no preparation and a fair share of vote rigging. So look into the magic mirror (yes, that freaky one that they used at the end of Romper Room that wasn't a mirror at all).

World Cup Germany, aufstand bitte!