Hotties of the World Cup, Day 2
Meet Joel Veltman, a defender for the Netherlands.
Spain v. Holland at noon Pacific is the game of the day.

Mexico got hosed by the refs in the first half.
Homofascist and I are watching the game and enjoying (way more than we should) getting to watch the sweaty hottie men hug each other after the goals.
Technically speaking I’m not sure it’s physically possible to be hot if you’re Dutch. Like it’s impossible for the English to be butch.
@Benedick: Ahem. Flippin is living proof it’s possible.
This is to pay me back for Stormy, isn’t it?
@Mistress Cynica: Girls don’t count.
@Benedick: When I was in Amsterdam, I saw a picture of a Dutch royal named Prince Jaime. He was nerdy hot.
@TJ/ Jamie Sommers /TJ: Did he make you want to write bad cheques? I think not.
Mind you, royalty exists outside the hotness continuum. You could walk in the nearest Wawa tomorrow and turn the guy making sandwiches into an HRH and next thing you know he’d be an international sex symbol. It’s all about the size of the title.
@Benedick: I dunno, this Dutch dude van Persie was the star of the game and he was my runner up for Hottie of the Day. As they say in Texas, I wouldn’t kick him out of bed for eating crackers — or dry rye bread or whatever they eat in Holland….
@Benedick: Nobody has ever made me want to write bad cheques. Is this a problem?
@SanFranLefty: Meh. Too much product in the hair. But at least he’s old enough not to make me feel all Humbert Squared. That boy up there is 22.
@TJ/ Jamie Sommers /TJ: Yeah, I felt a little creepy but he’s a cutie.
/off to find Day 3’s hottie
@SanFranLefty: Hugs 4 U & General HF!
@Mistress Cynica: Mwah! Thanks for the swift defense, Dearest Cynica–I’d like to see those World Cup hotties get anything past you!
@Benedick: Not speaking for my own looks by any means, but…I’m flummoxed by your statement. We’re talking about the same Netherlands, right? The one filled with tall, blond people with killer cheekbones?
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