BACKGROUND
The English Premier League
starts today. The world's most popular football league is back after a three
months hiatus. The new season promises more excitement, thrills, drama, upsets
and surprises. Champions Manchester City will battle a resurgent Manchester
United as well as Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool to hold onto their Premier
League crown.
CARTOON
The cartoon by Bob from
the Daily Telegraph comprises two panels. In the left-hand panel a man is
sitting in front of the TV crying because the World Cup in Brazil has just
finished ("It's over"). His wife, who seems unimpressed, hands him a
tissue to dry his eyes. In the right-hand panel, the same man is staring
excitedly at the screen because it's the first day of the Premier League
("It's started"). This time his wife, whose expression has not
changed, is removing the box of tissues and handing him a can of beer.
COMMENTARY
The title of the cartoon
'Ad Infinitum' is Latin for 'to infinity'. If something happens ad infinitum,
it never finishes, or happens again and again.
• You cannot stay here ad
infinitum without paying rent. The cartoonist is making a humorous comment on
fact that as soon as one football competition ends, another one begins, and so
on until the end of time (or so it seems).
From the English Blog.
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