Exhibition Football Game Disrupted by Aphorism, Thousands Riot An allstar exhibition football game, Europe vs. Africa, came to a complete halt after thousands of fans broke out into an utter riot. The riot was provoked when a British referee made a call which was disputedly an aphorism.
When a goal was scored by the African forward from Nigeria, Uwanna Recitum,the referee reportedly pointed to the captain of the European team and said, "You're up." The score at the time was 1-0 in favor of Africa. An African official immediately objected and stated that since Europe was losing, the referee should have said, "You're down." The British referee immediately countered by saying that what he meant was that it was now Europe's turn to take possession of the ball. Apparently the now embarrassed African official retorted in reply, "You should have said Europe down."
The fans were bewildered by the delay and disagreement. Rumors circulated in the crowd as to exactly what the argument was all about and precisely what was said. According to eyewitness reports there was confusion over whether it was "You're up" or "Europe" and "Europe down" or "You're up, down." The captain of the African team, a burly South African, exploded and said, "Well that's a bloody aphorism for you!" At this point, the riot erupted when a German fan, allegedly a librarian, shouted out, "That's not an aphorism!"
Witnesses state that British hooligans then began what turned into a full scale riot, shouting "Europe up! Bloody aphorism! Bloody hell!"
The question is not, Can they reason? nor, Can they talk? but, Can they suffer? ~Jeremy Bentham
