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LOVE THE CLEATS SO MUCH.
Also the symbol of Mrs Bugg’s god. Heh.
cleats
they’re totally bugg players
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There are so many excellent lines in that movie, I’m surprised the Buggs were able to pick just one to re-enact.
Also: my love for cleated shoes continues unabated.
personal protective equipment
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Yeah, guess what’s in the news right now.
Transcript:
Me Bugg is kitted out in hockey gear: goalie mask, huge pads, a massive glove and a hockey bat. Why he’s wearing skates for rollercoaster jousting is anyone’s guess. Mrs Bugg, meanwhile, is wearing American football paraphernalia: A bow-topped helmet, shoulder-, leg- and knee-pads, and cleats. She’s carrying a football, and her lance.
The text reads: “The Buggs realized that RollerCoaster Jousting requires protective hear and are ready to try again.”
heisbugg
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The Buggs love this pose! I’m sure they were thrilled to finally do the pose for the actual award.
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Mr Bugg holds up a small trophy. It is in the shape of a bugg, one hand stretched forward to push potential opponents out of the way, while the other hand clutches a footbugg ball to its underarm. Mrs Bugg, in a bow-topped leather helmet and cleated boots, is replicating the pose perfectly.
The text reads: Decembug 10, 1935: The first Heisbugg award is given.”
where they invented the hail buggy?
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It’s a reasonable assumption for someone who knows nothing about buggball, I think.
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Mr Bugg is wearing the cassock and ankh-emblazoned and -topped tall hat of a bishop, and is carrying a huge ankh in case you were in any doubt he’s a priest. Mrs Bugg, meanwhile, is rocking the shoulder pads and insufficient leather helmet of an early buggball player, her jersey sporting the double-zero that Mr Bugg normally gets. Her feet are encleated and her arms and legs have arranged themselves into the approved “holding the buggball and sprinting for the end zone” pose.
The text reads: “Novembug 26, 1842: The University of Notre Bugg is founded.”
goooooooal
And then would go on to star in one of my favorite war movies of all time!
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Mrs Bugg is, as usual when there’s a soccer-related item, booting the ball in by way of her favorite bicycle kick, her encleated feet flying above her head. Mr Bugg is the goalkeeper, and he looks very frightened indeed by the ball rocketing towards his face.
The text reads: “Bugvenber 19, 1969: Buggsociation player Buglé scores her 1,000th goal.”
practice makes perfect
I think what she’s really trying to work on is not biting her tongue when doing this kick.
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Mr and Mrs Bugg are playing soccer: Mr Bugg as goalkeeper wearing huge gloves and cleats. He will be trying to stop the formidable bicycle kick, as being perfected by Mrs Bugg, also encleated, with her tongue out in concentration as her booted foot connects with the ball.
The text reads: “And some late night soccer for fun. Mrs Bugg is perfecting her bicycle kick.”
bicycle kick of death
Look, I’m no expert, but I’d think a ninja would spot a soccer ball coming and dodge.
On the other hand, these are buggs, so who knows.
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Mr Bugg is head to foot in ninja black, short scimitar thing in one hand, small pointy trident thing in the other. He is facing Mrs Bugg, whose cleated foot has just kicked seven kinds of hell out of a soccer ball using her patented bicycle kick.
The text reads: “Ninja vs. Soccer player.”
I escaped somehow
Ah, so she’s going to escape. Of course.
Transcript:
A small girl-bugg, wearing a tutu, cleats and the golden forehead-brand of a First Prime Jaffa and brandishing a staff weapon and a ninja trident, is standing amid a veritable trove of cosplay accessories: A lightsaber (which nevertheless looks like a spiky … er … adult novelty), nunchucks, a scimitar, a handgun of some description, a soccer ball, a P90, boots with spurs and a couple of headbands, one with elf-ears and the other with what may be a halo, for reasons best left unexplored.
The text reads: “The possible future bugg shows how cute she could be if you approve. Please don’t tell her possible future parents she escaped.”
qualifier
BSA! BSA! BSA!
Er.
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Mrs Bugg is wearing cleats and a determined expression, her body flying across the pitch as she belts the ball into the goal using her patented bicycle kick. Mr Bugg, wearing a goalkeeper’s helmet and waving his arms frantically, stands in front of the goal, powerless in the face of such an epic play.
The text reads: “BSA has qualified for the World Bugg of Soccer.”
hooligans
See, if they’d just concentrated on the joy of Mrs Bugg’s bicycle kick, none of that would have happened.
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Mrs Bugg, in soccer cleats and rocking a particularly huge bow, makes a beautiful bicycle kick, while in the background, two fans are about to pummel the everloving crap out of each other.
The text reads: “Junebugg 27, 1954: BIFA World Cup quarterfinal match between Bugzil and Urabugg turns violent, the first soccer hooligan incident.”
dress-up
It’s astonishing, the range of clothes and accessories the Buggs have. I’m guessing their closet is extra-dimensional.
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The Buggs again pose with an impressive array of stuff with which they can be outfitted : elf ears, cleats and soccer ball, a wig, a sombrero, a P90, staff weapon, sword, boots with spurs, sword, shield with ankh. Mr Bugg is already wearing sunglasses, while Mrs Bugg sports a gun belt.
The text reads: “Just Bugs … with things. Pick and mix.”
gearing up
Apparently, these are like paper buggs that you can dress and accessorize! I wonder if they have a Bugg Dream House?
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Mr and Mrs Bugg stand ready to be accessorized, their hands fingerless for ease of prop attachment. Next to them floats an impressive array of stuff: Axe, ninja weapons, a crown with a bow, binoculars, a rifle, a shield with an ankh on it, a sword, a gunbelt, boots with cleats and … um. High heels? I just don’t even know. Anyway! Hours of fun.
The text reads: “Generic Buggs with cutouts of all your favorite stuff.”
the all blacks
I can’t get over how tough and serious Mr and Mrs Bugg look. I guess they’ve just done their haka?
(ALSO CLEATS.)
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Mr and Mrs Bugg stand firm, arms akimbo, stern expressions on their faces. They are kitted out in shorts and jerseys and cleats, while a
rugbybuggby ball sits between them.The text reads: “Maybee 14, 1870: The first game of Buggby is played in New Bugzland. The All Blacks will rule the sport forever.”
sportsbugg
I’m pretty sure they didn’t particularly want to sort out the rules and equipment, given the Bugg love of chaos, sport and broken limbs. That and I’m pretty sure they’re all big fans of Brockian Ultra-Cricket.
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Mr Bugg is wearing a ball cap, rugby pads and cleats, brandishing a field-hockey stick and carrying what looks like an American football helmet, while behind him, Mrs Bugg is about to crack his braincase with a cricket bat. She is also sporting cleats, and you guys know how I feel about the cleats. A soccer ball, American football and squash racquet litter the ground behind her.
The text reads: “Aprovul 22, 1886: The first ever National League Buggball game is played. It will be decades before official rules and equipment are established.”
goooooooal!
I love that Mrs Bugg plays professional soccer and is adept at bicycle kicks, but I love her wee cleats most of all. LOOK YOU UPON HER CLEATS.
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Mrs Bugg is upside down, belting the ball to the net in what is clearly a perfectly-executed bicycle kick, while a goalie stands before the net in what will be, I’m sure, a well-intentioned but ultimately insufficient defense.
The text reads: Munch 15, 1892: Buggerpool F.C. is the first football club formed in buggland. Mrs Bugg would start her sport career playing for their reserve team.”