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From: William Clark on 12 Jun 2010 20:23 In article <eq78161uruh84m7e32s3o5f4pno3b97p0e(a)4ax.com>, Jack Hollis <xsleeper(a)aol.com> wrote: > On 12 Jun 2010 20:28:02 GMT, Moderate <nospam(a)nomail.comu> wrote: > > >I tried watching some soccer today. One-one tie after 90 minutes. The > >whole time I watched the sub-human fans blew air horns the entire time. > >Ridiculous. > > I suppose you would agree with the old adage that football (soccer) is > a game played by gentlemen and watched by animals and that rugby is a > game played by animals and watched by gentlemen. Number one: the correct phrasing is "hooligans", not "animals". That is an important distinction given that the expression relates to the English social class system, but I didn't really expect you to be able to understand that, or get it right. > > In any case, I thoroughly enjoyed watching the English egos deflated. Why so? I don't think anyone who knows much about the game thinks that England are anything special. Even so, they dominated the game, and only drew because they gifted a stupid goal. Not much for jingoisitc idiots like you to crow about. > > I will also add that there's nothing intrinsic that makes one sport > more interesting to watch than another. Or means you know anything about any of them "PhD", indeed.
From: bknight on 12 Jun 2010 20:30 On Sat, 12 Jun 2010 20:03:14 -0400, Jack Hollis <xsleeper(a)aol.com> wrote: >On 12 Jun 2010 20:28:02 GMT, Moderate <nospam(a)nomail.comu> wrote: > >>I tried watching some soccer today. One-one tie after 90 minutes. The >>whole time I watched the sub-human fans blew air horns the entire time. >>Ridiculous. > >I suppose you would agree with the old adage that football (soccer) is >a game played by gentlemen and watched by animals and that rugby is a >game played by animals and watched by gentlemen. > >In any case, I thoroughly enjoyed watching the English egos deflated. > >I will also add that there's nothing intrinsic that makes one sport >more interesting to watch than another. That stupid statement alone is enough for a reasonable person to dismiss anything else you've written. BK
From: Jack Hollis on 12 Jun 2010 21:07 On Sat, 12 Jun 2010 19:30:21 -0500, bknight(a)conramp.net wrote: >>I suppose you would agree with the old adage that football (soccer) is >>a game played by gentlemen and watched by animals and that rugby is a >>game played by animals and watched by gentlemen. >> >>In any case, I thoroughly enjoyed watching the English egos deflated. >> >>I will also add that there's nothing intrinsic that makes one sport >>more interesting to watch than another. > >That stupid statement alone is enough for a reasonable person to >dismiss anything else you've written. > >BK Which statement. The first is a quote, the second is a fact. There's no doubt that English ego's were deflated today and I certainly enjoyed it. The third is also a fact. What's got you so upset Bobby?
From: bknight on 12 Jun 2010 21:17 On Sat, 12 Jun 2010 21:07:12 -0400, Jack Hollis <xsleeper(a)aol.com> wrote: >On Sat, 12 Jun 2010 19:30:21 -0500, bknight(a)conramp.net wrote: > >>>I suppose you would agree with the old adage that football (soccer) is >>>a game played by gentlemen and watched by animals and that rugby is a >>>game played by animals and watched by gentlemen. >>> >>>In any case, I thoroughly enjoyed watching the English egos deflated. >>> >>>I will also add that there's nothing intrinsic that makes one sport >>>more interesting to watch than another. >> >>That stupid statement alone is enough for a reasonable person to >>dismiss anything else you've written. >> >>BK > > >Which statement. The first is a quote, the second is a fact. There's >no doubt that English ego's were deflated today and I certainly >enjoyed it. The third is also a fact. > >What's got you so upset Bobby? Upset? Nope, just making a statement that IS a fact. Your opinion doesn't proffer the right to decide what is, or isn't, intrinsic to another's personal preferences. BK
From: johnty on 13 Jun 2010 02:38
On 12 June, 22:30, "Frank Ketchum" <nos...(a)thanksanyway.fu> wrote: > "Moderate" <nos...(a)nomail.comu> wrote in message > > news:824004852298066942.099433nospam-nomail.comu(a)news.suddenlink.net... > > >I tried watching some soccer today. One-one tie after 90 minutes. The > > whole time I watched the sub-human fans blew air horns the entire time. > > Ridiculous. > > Soccer? I'd sooner watch paint dry. It helps if you understand the subtleties of the game. I've never watched anything worse than major league baseball. |