sunderland fans!!!! Once upon a time in the Kingdom of Heaven, God went missing for six days. Eventually, on the seventh day, Gabriel, the Archangel, found him resting. He inquired of God, "Where have you been?" God sighed a deep sigh of satisfaction and proudly pointed downwards through the clouds, "Look Gabriel, look at what I've made" Gabriel looked puzzled and said "What is it ?" "It's a planet", replied God. "I've put life on it. I'm going to call it Earth, and it's going to be a great place of balance". "Balance ?" inquired Gabriel, still confused God explained, pointing to different parts of Earth. "For example, Northern Europe will be a place of great opportunity and wealth, while Southern Europe is going to be poor. The Middle East over there will be a hot spot, while the Arctic will be cold. Over there I've placed a continent of white, and over there is a continent of black people", God continued pointing to different countries. "And over there I will call this place America. North will be rich and powerful and cold, while the South will be poor, hot and friendly. And the little spot in the middle is Central America, which is a hot spot. Can you see the balance ?" "Yes" said the Archangel, impressed by God's work. Gabriel then pointed to a city in Northern England, "What's that one ?" "Ah !" said God. "That's Sunderland, the most glorious place on Earth. There are beautiful beaches, untouched rivers, streams and streets of exquisite, timeless beauty. The people are good looking, intelligent and humorous, and they are to be found travelling the world. They'll be exrtremely sociable, hard working, with a love of games, especially football, and high achieving. They will be known throughout the world as warriors, engineers, inventors and the greatest football fans. Gabriel gasped in wonder and admiration but then went on, "You said there will be balance". God replied wisely, "Wait until you see the sad Geordie Bastards I'm putting next to them !"
