A SLIP OF THE TONGUE
Did you read that the British singer who sang the Croatian anthem before the football game against England accidentally sang 'My penis is a mountain'? Tony Henry was trying to sing the national anthem in Croatian, but reportedly got the words wrong. Fans say the mispronounciation helped the players relax before the game at Wembley where Croatia beat England 3-2. The national anthem is written in old style Croatian, and there can be slightly different interpretations in English because it is a very lyrical language. The line in which Henry slipped up should have been "mila kuda si planina" (You know my dear how we love your mountains). But what he actually sang was "mila kura si planina" which means "Dear Penis, you are a Mountain" or "My Dear, my penis is a mountain".
The thing about our OWN National anthem is its' less obvious to see how such a mistake could be made!
David Vance
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In the case of the full version of the British sanctamonious dirge you don't have to make mistakes to be offensive!!
I see England may yet qualify because of a Croatian failing a drug test
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