Essential Items
If you are watching the football:
Fake Brick - find this and other World Cup gadgets at www.sillyjokes.co.uk
Wall Chart - Download your own World Cup Wall Chart here »
Beer Machine - find this and lots of other World Cup gadgets at www.iwoot.com
Two TV’s as ITV1 and BBC1 will be showing different matches at the same time!
Pizza/Chinese/Indian delivery menu and numbers handy so you don’t have to cook.
A fake brick (sillyjokes.co.uk) to throw at the TV when the ref’ or players do something that is wrong!!!
If you’re rich treat yourself to reclining chairs with a built in massager for when those matches get really tense.
A remote holder – if that goes missing you’ll have to get up.
Flags/hats/shirts – general decorative items to let people know who you support.
A mini fridge for your lager – then you won’t have to make the trek to the big fridge in the kitchen. Better still get yourself a beer machine (iwoot.com), it will save you from restocking your mini-fridge – but might make you need the loo more.
TV repairman on speed dial – just in case!!
A World Cup 2006 wall chart – if you’re a real nerd get two and plan England’s scores – then you can write the real ones on the other chart.
If you have a dog that is due for a walk during a critical game, re-run or chat about the football make sure you have a treadmill for walkies.
In advance of the championship prepare your fake sick voice for when you call in to work – remember some of the games are on at 2pm.
A swear box – all good households will need one.
If money’s no object then fit CCTV at your front door, put a monitor next to the TV then you can see who’s knocking at the door and whether they are worth letting in.
If you can’t afford CCTV borrow a mean looking dog – or tape a dog barking viciously then play it when the doorbell goes it will soon get rid of people.
Hire a live-in maid for a month who can wait on you hand and foot.
If you are not watching the football:
Boots sell ear plugs - www.boots.com
You will need earplugs.
Another TV – if you only have the one and that’s taken up with the footie - you are doomed.
Some sleeping pills so you can sleep through the whole tournament.
An extra job so you can work through the tournament – avoid bar work though.