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bajajudy
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Oso, Bill is just lonely...pobrecito
I was in Guadalajara when Chivas and America were playing. Do not go out to eat while this is happening. Everyone, including the waitpeople, will
be watching the game and to heck with your carne asada or torta or qualquier.
The enthusiaism is contagious. Just be sure to watch the crowd and see which team has the majority and go with them.
Go CHIVAS
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MrBillM
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What, Me Lonely ?
I have NEVER been lonely in my Life, other than occasions in my youth where I was prowling for girls with loose morals or reasonable prices (or
both).
I enjoy the company of SMALL groups of friends at times and solitude at others. Some of the most pleasant days I have spent have been alone in Baja
or out sailing.
This Forum business is a great social outlet. You can communicate ideas, exchange philosophy and vitriol without actually having to tolerate the
physical presence of others. Works for me.
I like to jibe my soccer obsessed German Bud by telling him that the popularity of head ball is just another example of the economic superiority of
the U.S. Soccer became popular in the third-world because it was CHEAP. The only expense was the cost of a ball spread among a group of peons. In
the U.S. we were wealthy enough that MOST could afford the cost of equipment needed to play baseball.
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bajaden
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Sorry Oso, I have to watch two flys mate. Oh, and a football game.... |
I understand and hope learning the technique helps with your problem of inadequacy. |
Has my wife been talking again? I keep telling her, inspiration, its all about inspiration. Where's that save the turtle add when you need it.
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bajaden
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Oso, I have to admit, I used to love to play soccer. I just never could get into watching it. Even at the game. Kudo's to those that love it. I'm sure
I'am outnumbered.
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Oso
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Probably most fans love it because they loved playing it at some point in their lives. I'm definitely too old and crippled to run like that anymore
but I remember the sense of freedom, like a wild horse in the wind, unencumbered by bothersome armor, unimpeded by artificial halts, restraints,
complicated rules, just running and running, thinking on my feet, outwitting opponents with clever footwork, impressing girls, and then...beer!
All my childhood I wanted to be older. Now I\'m older and this chitn sucks.
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bajaden
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You brought back a lot of memories of my youth. Funny, the only thing left is the beer.
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MrBillM
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Sports Excitement
"Tickets were being resold for $500 or more. Millions of pounds were bet on the outcome. People jammed pubs and skipped work to watch the action or
listened to the play on their computers. Tony Blair interrupted a speech on education to read out the score at tea time. But for once, it wasn'
soccer that was bewitching all of Britain. It was the most sedate and graceful game of summer, played on uncounted village greens:
Cricket. 'It's made Cricket once again what it used to be when I was a child - a national religion .......It's wonderful,
wonderful', said Terry Howard, a London advertising executive."
A poll in the Sunday Times this week said cricket, not soccer, is the sport that best represents "traditional " British values. In results that were
fairly uniform across ages and genders, 66 % of respondents said cricket better reflected the national character than the more popular, and more
money-laden, sport of soccer.
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The celebration was occasioned by underdog England defeating Australia in a rivalry that dates back 123 years.
Excerted from the Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep 05, A5
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Cricket is another sport I've tried to understand, having watched portions of numerous games on Fox World Sports, among others. I
think I understand it fairly well, but have yet to become enthused.
The fans of Soccer continually lament here in the U.S. our lack of enthusiasm and support given that it's the world's most popular sport. Using that
same measure, the same should be said of Cricket, which is the world's second-most popular sport. How about it ?
It appears that, among it's followers Cricket is rabidly embraced. One indicator of that is the PPV coverage on Dish Network is sold for a higher
usage charge than any other sporting event. Although, Since WWF and other fighting events are right up there, I'm not sure what that means.
[Edited on 9-13-2005 by MrBillM]
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