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reply Charlie <Charlie_member pathlink.com> writes:


 Jun 13 2004



 next sibling parent reply "Matthew" <admin stlsoft.dot.dot.dot.dot.org>  writes:


Is this related to some sporting pastime whose name is a malapropism, with
respect to its primary mechanism and form? In other words, American *foot*ball?

Here is Aus, they insist on calling football "soccer", and calling the three
different kinds of rugby-like sports "football". Go figure!

=P



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 Jun 13 2004



 next sibling parent reply Sam McCall <tunah.d tunah.net>  writes:


Matthew wrote:


 Is this related to some sporting pastime whose name is a malapropism, with
 respect to its primary mechanism and form? In other words, American *foot*ball?
 
 Here is Aus, they insist on calling football "soccer", and calling the three
 different kinds of rugby-like sports "football". Go figure!


Hey, I'm a kiwi, and take exception to any suggestion that aussie rules 
is rugby-like :-P
Sam



 Jun 13 2004



 next sibling parent  Regan Heath <regan netwin.co.nz>  writes:


On Mon, 14 Jun 2004 17:20:31 +1200, Sam McCall <tunah.d tunah.net> wrote:


 Matthew wrote:


 Is this related to some sporting pastime whose name is a malapropism, 
 with
 respect to its primary mechanism and form? In other words, American 
 *foot*ball?

 Here is Aus, they insist on calling football "soccer", and calling the 
 three
 different kinds of rugby-like sports "football". Go figure!


 Hey, I'm a kiwi, and take exception to any suggestion that aussie rules 
 is rugby-like :-P


LOL, same here Sam! (on both points)

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 Jun 13 2004



prev sibling  parent reply "Matthew" <admin stlsoft.dot.dot.dot.dot.org>  writes:


"Sam McCall" <tunah.d tunah.net> wrote in message
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 Matthew wrote:


 Is this related to some sporting pastime whose name is a malapropism, with
 respect to its primary mechanism and form? In other words, American




*foot*ball?

 Here is Aus, they insist on calling football "soccer", and calling the three
 different kinds of rugby-like sports "football". Go figure!


 Hey, I'm a kiwi, and take exception to any suggestion that aussie rules
 is rugby-like :-P


Sorry, I should have been more specific. They are three sports that involve
large
men who have insufficient ball control to cheat and pick up the ball and run
around and throw it to each other.

:-)

Actually, to be serious, since I've been here 7 years, and my in-laws are BIG
rugby union people, I've come to sort of enjoy rugby union a little, in
internationall games at least. But Aussie rules just seems a little silly; the
extremely short and tight shorts and lack of sleeves don't help, albeit I'm
aware
that the ladies like this aspect. And RL is the ugliest game in the world,
played
by the dumbest men in the universe.

For the non-Australasians reading this, there've recently been a spate of
"shocking revelations" about the exploits of the professional rugby league
players here in Aus, including a number of different allegations of pack rape.
The country has been stunned to learn that if you get bands of ill/un-educated,
not very bright to start with, young men, pay them hundreds of thousands of
dollars a year, pander to their every whim, laud them above all other members of
your society, and surround them with adoring women, then they'll develop a
disproportionate impression of their own self-worth and have no respect for
women. Big shock!

My sons both appear to be likely to develop my physical size, and the sporting
skills - which skipped me <g> - of their grandfathers. We've already decided
that
the morally corrupt Rugby League institutions in this country aren't gettting a
p
aw on them, at any stage of their development. F-ing cretins!

Mr hot air.

P.S. Since the boys could play union for either England or Australia, we've
decided that if they look like there's a chance they might be good enough, we'll
move to NZ at a suitable age, so they can play for the one team that plays with
beauty and passion. ;)



 Jun 13 2004



  parent  "Phill" <phill pacific.net.au>  writes:


"Matthew" <admin stlsoft.dot.dot.dot.dot.org> wrote in message
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 "Sam McCall" <tunah.d tunah.net> wrote in message
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 Matthew wrote:


 Is this related to some sporting pastime whose name is a malapropism,






with

 respect to its primary mechanism and form? In other words, American




 *foot*ball?

 Here is Aus, they insist on calling football "soccer", and calling the






three

 different kinds of rugby-like sports "football". Go figure!


 Hey, I'm a kiwi, and take exception to any suggestion that aussie rules
 is rugby-like :-P


 Sorry, I should have been more specific. They are three sports that


involve large

 men who have insufficient ball control to cheat and pick up the ball and


run

 around and throw it to each other.

 :-)

 Actually, to be serious, since I've been here 7 years, and my in-laws are


BIG

 rugby union people, I've come to sort of enjoy rugby union a little, in
 internationall games at least. But Aussie rules just seems a little silly;


the

 extremely short and tight shorts and lack of sleeves don't help, albeit


I'm aware

 that the ladies like this aspect. And RL is the ugliest game in the world,


played

 by the dumbest men in the universe.

 For the non-Australasians reading this, there've recently been a spate of
 "shocking revelations" about the exploits of the professional rugby league
 players here in Aus, including a number of different allegations of pack


rape.

 The country has been stunned to learn that if you get bands of


ill/un-educated,

 not very bright to start with, young men, pay them hundreds of thousands


of

 dollars a year, pander to their every whim, laud them above all other


members of

 your society, and surround them with adoring women, then they'll develop a
 disproportionate impression of their own self-worth and have no respect


for

 women. Big shock!

 My sons both appear to be likely to develop my physical size, and the


sporting

 skills - which skipped me <g> - of their grandfathers. We've already


decided that

 the morally corrupt Rugby League institutions in this country aren't


gettting a p

 aw on them, at any stage of their development. F-ing cretins!

 Mr hot air.

 P.S. Since the boys could play union for either England or Australia,


we've

 decided that if they look like there's a chance they might be good enough,


we'll

 move to NZ at a suitable age, so they can play for the one team that plays


with

 beauty and passion. ;)





 Jun 17 2004



prev sibling  parent reply Lars Ivar Igesund <larsivar igesund.net>  writes:


Matthew wrote:

 Is this related to some sporting pastime whose name is a malapropism, with
 respect to its primary mechanism and form? In other words, American *foot*ball?
 
 Here is Aus, they insist on calling football "soccer", and calling the three
 different kinds of rugby-like sports "football". Go figure!
 
 =P
 


You're quite right, football is necessarily a sport where you use your 
feet to move the ball around. A few times per game isn't enough. As for
American Football; Why all the protection? It's better named 'chicken 
rugby' IMHO ;)



 Jun 14 2004



  parent  "Matthew" <admin stlsoft.dot.dot.dot.dot.org>  writes:


"Lars Ivar Igesund" <larsivar igesund.net> wrote in message
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 Matthew wrote:

 Is this related to some sporting pastime whose name is a malapropism, with
 respect to its primary mechanism and form? In other words, American




*foot*ball?

 Here is Aus, they insist on calling football "soccer", and calling the three
 different kinds of rugby-like sports "football". Go figure!

 =P


 You're quite right, football is necessarily a sport where you use your
 feet to move the ball around. A few times per game isn't enough. As for
 American Football; Why all the protection? It's better named 'chicken
 rugby' IMHO ;)


LOL



 Jun 14 2004



prev sibling next sibling parent reply "Carlos Santander B." <carlos8294 msn.com>  writes:


"Charlie" <Charlie_member pathlink.com> escribió en el mensaje
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Even if being a Bulls fan, I'm for the Pistons on this one (well, always for
the Eastern Conf teams), but let's just wait until tuesday night...

-----------------------
Carlos Santander Bernal



 Jun 14 2004



  parent reply Charlie <Charlie_member pathlink.com>  writes:


 but let's just wait until tuesday night...


Yes, where they'll clench it :).  No team has come back from 3 - 1 to win, but
theres a first for everything.


In article <cakfp5$18v0$1 digitaldaemon.com>, Carlos Santander B. says...

"Charlie" <Charlie_member pathlink.com> escribió en el mensaje
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Even if being a Bulls fan, I'm for the Pistons on this one (well, always for
the Eastern Conf teams), but let's just wait until tuesday night...

-----------------------
Carlos Santander Bernal





 Jun 14 2004



  parent reply "Carlos Santander B." <carlos8294 msn.com>  writes:


"Charlie" <Charlie_member pathlink.com> escribió en el mensaje
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| > but let's just wait until tuesday night...
| >
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| Yes, where they'll clench it :).  No team has come back from 3 - 1 to win,
but
| theres a first for everything.
|
|

And no home team has won the three middle games, but there's a first for
everything.

-----------------------
Carlos Santander Bernal



 Jun 14 2004



  parent reply "Carlos Santander B." <carlos8294 msn.com>  writes:


"Carlos Santander B." <carlos8294 msn.com> escribió en el mensaje
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| "Charlie" <Charlie_member pathlink.com> escribió en el mensaje
| news:cal2hr$27sf$1 digitaldaemon.com...
||| but let's just wait until tuesday night...
|||
||
|| Yes, where they'll clench it :).  No team has come back from 3 - 1 to
win,
| but
|| theres a first for everything.
||
||
|
| And no home team has won the three middle games, but there's a first for
| everything.
|
| -----------------------
| Carlos Santander Bernal

And there it is!

-----------------------
Carlos Santander Bernal



 Jun 15 2004



  parent  Charlie <Charlie_member pathlink.com>  writes:


:), 

You know what was hilarious, did you see those two coolers full of MUMM's !! LOL
, Its like the cheapest champagne there is , $5 a bottle.  Hilarity.

C

In article <caofmj$1asj$1 digitaldaemon.com>, Carlos Santander B. says...

"Carlos Santander B." <carlos8294 msn.com> escribió en el mensaje
news:calclb$2o6i$1 digitaldaemon.com
| "Charlie" <Charlie_member pathlink.com> escribió en el mensaje
| news:cal2hr$27sf$1 digitaldaemon.com...
||| but let's just wait until tuesday night...
|||
||
|| Yes, where they'll clench it :).  No team has come back from 3 - 1 to
win,
| but
|| theres a first for everything.
||
||
|
| And no home team has won the three middle games, but there's a first for
| everything.
|
| -----------------------
| Carlos Santander Bernal

And there it is!

-----------------------
Carlos Santander Bernal





 Jun 16 2004



prev sibling  parent  Brad Anderson <brad sankaty.dot.com>  writes:


And with all ths banter, I guess I could have posted about the Tampa Bay 
Lightning winning the Stanley Cup !!



 Jun 15 2004