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gladiators
It,s great fun going to watch sport, isn,t it? All that action, excitement and NAIL-BITING TENSION.
But there are some downsides. Sometimes the weather can be bad, so you get a bit cold and wet. And if the pitch is soggy and you’re close to the action you might even end up splattered with MuD.
Mind you, if you had a choice between getting a blob of mud on your jacket or a blob of bRaInS, you’d probably go for the brown stuff. Unless you’re SeRiOuSlY weird!
Well, I suppose that's one way to stop me from scoring a goal . . .
Yes, if you think you’ve got it bad at mucky matches, at least they’re MuDdY and not bLoOdY, unlike the favourite entertainment of the ancient Romans.
Back in those days, gladiator battles were all the rage. And while a pulled muscle these days might see a sportsperson stretchered off the pitch, in those times the worst outcome might see you skeWered like a kebab, which is never good for LOLs.
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