In line with my being a Cubs fan comment. Here is a little bizzare coincidence....
I have a limited knowledge of german. I was half asleep this morning with VH1 Classic on TV in the background. They were playing the original version of Nena - 99 Luftballons (or 99 red baloons). English version and german version have totally different lyrics.
What caught my ear was this in german:
99 Jahre Krieg
Liessen keinen Platz fuer Sieger
I knew that 99 Jahre Krieg means 99 years of war (or 99 year war), but litteral translation is kinda salt on the wounds in a WTF coincidence kind of way.
99 years of war
Left no room(place) for the Winners
Anyway... why am I using my brain this early in the morning. There is always next year.