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Sorry, Dude... I had to take solace in something!
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What the heck did I do to you :-/ ;)

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Let me see... Notre Dame, Colorado and Virginia Tech all lost yesterday, which helped brighten an otherwise dark Saturday!
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Heck, I wouldn't mind talkin' about Aussie Rules!  I miss it because I don't get Fox Sports World!  In case you haven't seen it, it's 18 guys in sleeveless jerseys and real short shorts doing mayhem.

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At the risk of sounding like the comic store guy from the Simpsons "There is no emot-icon that describes how I am feeling right now"

;D
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That's one of my Simpsons AIM away messages :)  Along with "Ah, the joys of mortgaging my future"

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Apparently, he can't run in a touchdown, either. :(
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So tomorrow afternoon, all of Oz stops to watch a horse race (except FB.  He keeps on working) that lasts 3 minutes.  The entire day is one massive build up to it.  I will be going to the Gap Tavern with my girlfriends in our hats!  A great day will be had by all.!
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FB says Bah Humbug to horse racing - sorry Dooley

You have a good time at the Gap Tavern  ;)

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Zella....

This worthless sports thread of yours has not been the raging success you were hoping for so far.....  :(
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Because, Fussy, it's more fun to invade a non-applicable thread and bug the heck outta Zed. ;)

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Oh I know !  ;D  I was trying to rub it in !  ;D

Hee hee

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Oh I know !  ;D  I was trying to rub it in !  ;D

Hee hee
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My guess is Zed will be none too pleased about us rubbing it in. :-X

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She will never find us in here unless someone dobs..... >:(

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She will never find us in here unless someone dobs..... >:(
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Maybe it's because her husband is a sports fanatic and that's why she hates sports…he sits there glued to the tube…
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I thought it was Karen's husband who was the glued-to-the-TV sports nut ?

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I thought it was Karen's husband who was the glued-to-the-TV sports nut ?
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My guess is another woman may dob, but not me. ;)

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What other woman ?

The only one who visits here is Dooley, and by now she is dancing half naked on the tables at the Gap Tavern Melbourne Cup bash with her friends !

After all it is after 9.30 here !  ;D

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What other woman ?

The only one who visits here is Dooley, and by now she is dancing half naked on the tables at the Gap Tavern Melbourne Cup bash with her friends !

After all it is after 9.30 here !  ;D
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Should we be there?

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Well I COULD HAVE been !  The Gap is about a half hour to 40 minutes for where I live

But I didn't want to scare her  ;D

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Maybe it's because her husband is a sports fanatic and that's why she hates sports…he sits there glued to the tube…
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He never watches sports! (I wish he would, then maybe he wouldn't be under my feet all the time... ::) )

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It was Newcastle 2 - 0 Middlesboro here... that's almost a good result.

Man U - Leicester today, with Man U featuring an understrength squad. Opinions?
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Guess who Bobo  ;D

League Cup match huh ?  (I still talk in the old money...)

Understrength or not, Man U will walk it, by courtesy of a hat-trick or so from Solksjaer....

Fergie will complain in the press that United weren't given enough peanlties in the first 1.6 minutes of the match, and a Leicester player will be sent off just to ensure nothing happens 'against the script'....

Then again maybe I'm just mad cos Leeds are having a crap season....

;D

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Guess who Bobo  ;D

League Cup match huh ?  (I still talk in the old money...)

Understrength or not, Man U will walk it, by courtesy of a hat-trick or so from Solksjaer....

Fergie will complain in the press that United weren't given enough peanlties in the first 1.6 minutes of the match, and a Leicester player will be sent off just to ensure nothing happens 'against the script'....

Then again maybe I'm just mad cos Leeds are having a crap season....

;D
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Hey Bobo !

I like this guy's style !   :D

FB  :)

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My guess is Zed will be none too pleased about us rubbing it in. :-X

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She will never find us in here unless someone dobs..... >:(
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HEY! YOU'VE ALL BEEN BUSTED!

(and you all thought I wouldn't come in here.... :-/ )

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Oh my God !  RUN Indy !

Say, what're you doing doin' Z, sneakin' round our 'guys' place anyway....?  >:(

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What other woman ?

The only one who visits here is Dooley, and by now she is dancing half naked on the tables at the Gap Tavern Melbourne Cup bash with her friends !

After all it is after 9.30 here !  ;D
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Now Fussy!! Our celebrations were quite proper and sedate.....almost prayerful really!  And I can explain that partially clad tabletop incident !

What a great day!  Champa's, seafood AND I backed first and second place woohoo!  Then I had a little lie down after all that praying.

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In detail ! ?  :o

Quoting:What a great day!  Champa's, seafood AND I backed first and second place woohoo!  Then I had a little lie down after all that praying.

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Congrats to you !  Well done !  Glad you had a good time.

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Oh no, not really.  Any old excuse will do. :D
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:o :o :o :o :o

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Oh no, not really.  Any old excuse will do. :D
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Excuses, excuses!! ::)

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Oh no, not really.  Any old excuse will do. :D
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Quoting:Sex is a sport!
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Then PLAY BALL !,  TB  

Batter Up !

:P ;) ;D

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... let's think rugby. Why was Jeff Wilson the best winger we've ever had? It definitely wasn't because he was the biggest winger we ever had - our biggest winger can't even get on the field anymore. Jeff made up for being smaller by having a skill level so high no one else could even come close. As I said, it's about playing an all round game, you know…getting amongst it.

:) :D ;D :) :D ;D :) :D ;D :) :D ;D :) :D ;D :) :D ;D :) :D ;D :) :D ;D

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Just thought I would quote this before you get delete happy again... you are, afterall, a Fiordland Crested Penguin at present!!  ;D

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Sex is a sport!
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Uh, did you say you were Mystery Woman?

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... AND Langdon Hughes :-*
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LMAO!!! ;D

I owe you a PM... I will get to it post haste!!

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Bobo ?

As is becoming all the more common this season, all of a sudden I feel the Sword of Democles hanging over Leeds United......

:(
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Golf.....golf is the worst!
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Unless it's Tiger Woods, right? ;D

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YUK!!!!! he has to be the worst one to watch!

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No - John Daly and Craig Stadler are the worst because they are totally obnoxious......
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Hey now.....you are talking about a fellow Arkie!

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Hey now.....you are talking about a fellow Arkie!
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Sorry, SS

They have dintiguished themselves repeatedly in that regard over a long period of time

And just to show my ignorance, which one (although I am guessing Daly ?)

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And just to show my ignorance, which one (although I am guessing Daly ?)
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You are correct!!! How did you guess?? Are we all that bad!!  LOL!

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This is the part of the Worthless Post Thread where we dance.
(ALA Dieter)
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I LOVE him!!!!

*dancing*

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You are correct!!! How did you guess?? Are we all that bad!!  LOL!
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Ha ha !

I had 50% chance of being right - maybe he just had that 'fighting' quality which I have observed here - Stadler is just a slob, but obnoxious with it !

:D

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Ha ha !

I had 50% chance of being right - maybe he just had that 'fighting' quality which I have observed here -

:D
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I will take that as a compliment! ;)

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Bobo ?

As is becoming all the more common this season, all of a sudden I feel the Sword of Democles hanging over Leeds United......

:(
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Just to even up the balance, Wally Lewis (footballer turned TV Sports Compere) is probably the most revered sportsman to ever come out of Queensland

And he has to be the biggest dipstick this side of the black stump.......

There !  :D
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WHAT?? You, you....traitor Fussy!!!

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WHAT?? You, you....traitor Fussy!!!
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Don't take me wrong Dooley....

As a sportsman he did wonderful things for us in helping to even up some scores against New South Wales, and with the Brisbane Broncos, and for Australia...

I'm talking about the person, not the sportsman.....

;)

Go the Maroons !

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As a sportsman he did wonderful things for us in helping to even up some scores against New South Wales, and with the Brisbane Broncos, and for Australia...

I'm talking about the person, not the sportsman.....

;)

Go the Maroons !
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Yep.  I understand.  I've heard a few little tit bits about the King over the years myself.

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What about soccer?
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even though I don't care much for soccer, I consider it a sport to be played.  no it's not worthless.  soccer takes skill and physical play.  

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even though I don't care much for soccer, I consider it a sport to be played.  no it's not worthless.  soccer takes skill and physical play.  
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Alright Sag !

The major complaint about soccer is the lack of scoring, so it helps to have grown up with it.

I love watching Baseball, but try finding any out here..... :(

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even though I don't care much for soccer, I consider it a sport to be played.  no it's not worthless.  soccer takes skill and physical play.  
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Two of the American Pro sports (Baseball, Gridiron Football) do not cater at all to those overseas. And the other two major team sports (Basketball and hockey have limited appeal. Basketball in Yugoslavia, Russia, and Australia; hockey in Canada, Germany, and the Scandinavian Lapland countries.) None of these are popular in Great Britain, as far as I know, although rugby and (unmentionable summer sport) are similar to gridiron football and baseball respectively.
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Alright Sag !

The major complaint about soccer is the lack of scoring, so it helps to have grown up with it.

I love watching Baseball, but try finding any out here..... :(
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So is there also a complaint about hockey too?  I don't know about growing up with a certain sport in order to like it.  I grew up playing basketball since I was in like the 1st grade.  Got interested in hockey when I was like 14.  Soccer I never got into, I don't understand it, that's probaly why.  As for baseball, that's just a HUGE joke to me.

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As for baseball, that's just a HUGE joke to me.
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I can see how you'd think baseball is boring and dumb, and the people who play it are not "real" athletes.  However, it takes a WHOLE lot of skill to be able to hit a 98-mph fastball or a 75-mph curveball...it's similar to the split-second reflexes a hockey goalie must have to snag a 90+-mph puck.  So we shouldn't discredit baseball completely.  To each his own!   ::)

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I can see how you'd think baseball is boring and dumb, and the people who play it are not "real" athletes.  
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You took the words right out of my mouth.  How many  times have they gone on strike?

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You took the words right out of my mouth.  How many  times have they gone on strike?
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Almost one too many times...I almost stopped caring but the World Series was very exciting so I'll give them another chance but they'd better not f**k it up.

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So Bobo, why aren't you out here with the Barmy Army?  They could use a good song writer!
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What's the Barmey Army? Is that one of your Aussie sports teams? ???

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Hi Indy

I'll field that one !

The 'Barmey Army' is a term generically used for English sports supporters who travel to away sporting fixtures.

So named as they make their presence known by being loud, enthusiastic and silly.

One guy at the latest test match was pictured wearing a hollowed-out watermelon on his head !

Well, it was a hundred degrees and it DID keep the sun off him.  ;)

FB  :D

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One guy at the latest test match was pictured wearing a hollowed-out watermelon on his head !
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I love sports and love learning about sports in other cultures and therefore love this thread!! :D
That being said, Fussy, would I be correct in assuming that a "test match" would be the same as an exhibition game?

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I love sports and love learning about sports in other cultures and therefore love this thread!! :D
That being said, Fussy, would I be correct in assuming that a "test match" would be the same as an exhibition game?
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Hi Dude !

Sorry I missed this - I am unsure - but I think the term Test effectively means what it says - a Test of one Country against another.

But definitely anything but friendlies !  Test are the real thing.

In Cricket they refer to competition between countries.

As you like to find out about it the current Test playing countries are :

Australia
England
New Zealand
West Indies
India
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
Bangladesh
Zimbabwe


As you may notice there is a very strong English influence with nearly all of those countries being under Colonial rule at some stage.


FB  ;)

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Hi Indy

I'll field that one !

The 'Barmey Army' is a term generically used for English sports supporters who travel to away sporting fixtures.

So named as they make their presence known by being loud, enthusiastic and silly.

One guy at the latest test match was pictured wearing a hollowed-out watermelon on his head !

Well, it was a hundred degrees and it DID keep the sun off him.  ;)

FB  :D
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Kind of like The Cleveland Dog Pound or The Pittsburgh Terrible Towels of English sports.

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Modesty prevents me from agreeing !

Bobo should field that one !

hee hee

FB  :)

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Modesty prevents me from agreeing !

Bobo should field that one !

hee hee

FB  :)
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So Bobo, why aren't you out here with the Barmy Army?  They could use a good song writer!
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The "barmy army" traditionally refered to the English unmentionable summer sport followers who were just a little off kilter. Now, Sheffield Wednesday are a soccer team, who, due to religious decisions, and so forth, refused to play on other days except Wednesdays, and they, apparently, are responsible not only for the invention of the term "barmy army", to describe their early nutcase supporters, but to describe any nutcases that go around grounds and whatnot. Now, Sheffield, is a big place for its steel industry, and hence the United team, being known as The Blades. Sheffield can also claim to have brung football to the world, founding Sheffield FC Amateurs in 1857. The early supporters of this team were politely refered to as "the barmy army", and the term permeated through to many other teams.

Sheffield, of course, today, have their better days behind them, but of course, used to have them. Now seventh in the second-best division in the country, which, inexplicably, is called The First Division.
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But do they get rowdy like the American nutcases? Do they paint their faces the color of their teams?

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But do they get rowdy like the American nutcases? Do they paint their faces the color of their teams?

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For some reason, Swedish Tennis Fans are quite rabid when it comes to face painting, also....

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Where's Bobo?  He's going to hate missing this conversation. ;)
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Back in the 70's a male streaker ran onto the pitch during a Cricket test match, and the Australian Captain of the time, Greg Chappell (not the most amusing personality in the world), grabbed the guy and started whacking him on the backside with his bat !
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And, today, famous soccer player Bobby Moore appears on a pile of new British stamps...

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I heard about that, but could never believe it was true.

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It was Bobo !  I have seen the film of it !

All of a sudden the streaker guy gets this look on his face like it wasn't such a good idea after all !

Ha !  ;D

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I have been accidently hit on the bum with a cricket bat....and I can tell you IT HURTS!!!
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Well Greg Chappell did used to live in Brisbane !

I see he hasn't mended his evil ways then !

FB  :)

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I have been accidently hit on the bum with a cricket bat....and I can tell you IT HURTS!!!
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Oh, totally. I managed to break one once... ;D Makes me appear a right idiot.
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Alright bobo !  You "Have The Power"  ;)

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Totally. It was kinda stupid, heh. LDV last night, in the soccer over here. Seeing Arsenal get another average result made me forget about it entirely.
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Another one !  Tell me about it, Bobo ! please !  :D

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Arsenal 0 - 0 PSV

As I remember, they were lucky to even get that.

Who cares, though, Shrewsbury Town are through to the next round of the LDV.
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Muwahahahaha !

The wheels have come off !

Congrats to Shrewsbury - they should swap comps i am thinking !

;D

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Muwahahahaha !

The wheels have come off !

Congrats to Shrewsbury - they should swap comps i am thinking !

;D
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The NASCAR season is now over and Tony Stewart  :P has won the championship.  It will be February before the NASCAR season starts again…
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Here you go Indy. Back on page one! Sport away to your heart's content! ::)
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The general impression at this end is that your guys just don't have enough mongrel in them Bobo, not enough killer instinct....

Aus is very strong now - you could pick two or three test sides of decent quality.

The big worry over here is that not enough of the younger players are getting a go in the side - look at Hayden for example, how well he is going now, but it took till age 28 to cement his place in the side....
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Richard Dawson ?  Unfamiliar ?  He's no young guy !

Richard Dawson was "Newkirk" in Hogan's Heroes"  ;D ::)

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Richard Dawson was "Newkirk" in Hogan's Heroes"  ;D ::)
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And also the host of "Family Feud" as well!

I'm happy for Mark and Christy, as their teams won yesterday, extending their seasons by one more game…

As for me, I'm going to watch the annual "Backyard Brawl" between WVU and Pitt  :P and then the Marshall-Ball State game…

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"...Streaking Philly wins"


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And last but not least, I congratulate the Poca Dots (that's right!), a 27-7 winner over Bluefield for the West Virginia Class AA high school football championship!  (My oldest nephew graduated from Poca.)
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I was channel surfing last week and two days in a row I caught a dart board championship. The excitement was unendurable.... ::)
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Now if they can only have the lawn dart championship on ESPN2. ;)

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They've been banned... they can't... ::)

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They've been banned... they can't... ::)
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Not even for professional sports?!! Why don't they just ban croquet already? >:(

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Are there a lot of croquet injuries... ??? ::)

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Are there a lot of croquet injuries... ??? ::)
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I was channel surfing last week and two days in a row I caught a dart board championship. The excitement was unendurable.... ::)
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Ooh !  Ooh !

Did they show Eric Bristow, the "Crafty Cockney" ?  He is more talented at simultaneously throwing darts and holding a pint of lager than any other mortal !

"Juan hundred and Eightyyyyyy !"

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Ooh !  Ooh !

Did they show Eric Bristow, the "Crafty Cockney" ?  He is more talented at simultaneously throwing darts and holding a pint of lager than any other mortal !

"Juan hundred and Eightyyyyyy !"
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You watch this stuff?! :o That is one little box too many. ::)

Or is it the train wreck effect -- you just can't turn away.... :-/

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Most likely to call soccer 'football': FBVP  ::)
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Fuss, and nearly all the rest of the world, bar North America...... :P  ;D

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Most worthless : Soccer

Most essential : Michael Schumacher
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I gotta suggest, ScaryFast, you must be an unusual Costa Rican...  :D

Or do you just LIVE in Costa Rica  ???

Something here's not quite gelling for me, man....  ;)

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Taken from another thread :


I gotta suggest, ScaryFast, you must be an unusual Costa Rican...  :D

Or do you just LIVE in Costa Rica  ???

Something here's not quite gelling for me, man....  ;)
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I am Costa Rican and I despise soccer. It is very unusual  8) I also can't stand tropical (i.e. salsa etc) music.

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I'm glad you clarified that - you are right, it is very unusual  :)

Gotta agree with the salsa music though so we're batting at .500  :)

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Horse Racing, greyhound racing etc etc

How useless is this ?  If it wasn't for the finance involved, it wouldn't exist.  I get angry when I see horse owners on TV crying because their poor horse blew it it's fetlock on the final turn and had to be put down - they're only crying over the lost potential revenue... >:(  The hypocrisy is just pathetic  >:(

At least other sports, although now multi-million dollar businesses, evolved from playing a game......
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I agree. Horse racing used to be a fun spectator sport until the greedy owners and trainers, and well as the track owners, got more control of the game. The biggest losers are the animals and horse lovers all around. :(

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I have to agree with you here Indy - I just don't like the way it hogs out all the sport pages....  :(

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Speaking of the ACC, its college basketball season.GO HEELS!!
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And as a fellow watcher of the NCAA I say:

Rock Chalk Jayhawk Go KU! It is going to be a rough season for Roy and his boys but I am loyal and I love the hawks! Good luck to your Heels, Dude! :)

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The Ohio State Buckeyes won tonight! :D :D
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I feel obliged to say :

How would you know Zella ?  Did someone tell you ?  ;D ;)

Hee hee, I'll be good.... :'( :-/      :P

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I feel obliged to say :

How would you know Zella ?  Did someone tell you ?  ;D ;)

Hee hee, I'll be good.... :'( :-/      :P
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H**D** made me do it.... ::)

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You know its big news if it concerns sports and Z knows about it. (Although she is a transplanted Buckeye.)
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I am highly concerned at this behaviour !  It is SO out of character, I believe aliens may have taken her away and performed lurid experiments on her.... :-/

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Watching what ? I haven't watched anything for ages, so if I'm behind on these things... not the unmentionable summer sport again ?
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Whoops !

You force me to put it in print !

First one day final at the SCG - Australia v England
'
England all out for 117 in 41.2 overs

Australia in reply :

0/118 in (get this) 12 overs !

Gilchrist got about 70 off 47 balls faced

Hayden about 45 off 47

It was shall we say, a massacre...... :-/

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Oh a sports thread.  Seems like college basketball is the current big topic so GO GATORS (16-2) #5 in the country and won 12 games in a row.  
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And did you know that Brett Nelson, #10 for the Gators, played his high school ball at St. Albans (WV) High, the same school my niece attends!

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And did you know that Brett Nelson, #10 for the Gators, played his high school ball at St. Albans (WV) High, the same school my niece attends!
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I went to high school with one Mark Madsen, who is famous for doing the funky white-boy dance when the Lakers won the championship last year ;)
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You mean the same Mark Madsen who played for your hated rival Stanfurd Cardinal?

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Oh yeah.

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Oh yeah.
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Nobody's perfect. ;)

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His sisters were really cute, but a tad too Mormon for me.  Not that there's anything wrong with Mormons.

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His sisters were really cute, but a tad too Mormon for me.  Not that there's anything wrong with Mormons.
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I am usually not a North Carolina B-Ball fan, but I was hoping Sean May, from Bloomington and the son of former IU standout Scott May, would make an impact for the Tar Heels. Now that he is injured and lost for the year, the Heels are winning. Probably should have stayed at home, Sean. ::)
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I beg to differ, Indy. May being lost for the season has had a big impact on the Tar Heels season. Since his injury, teams are killing Carolina "in the paint". They have no big man presence other than May. (By the way, this is the first year since 1963 that 3 freshmen started the opening game.) So pleeeeeaase don't give May any ideas about leaving Chapel Hill. We (I'm a BIG Heels fan from WAY back) can use him BIG TIME in the future!!

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I beg to differ, Indy. May being lost for the season has had a big impact on the Tar Heels season. Since his injury, teams are killing Carolina "in the paint". They have no big man presence other than May. (By the way, this is the first year since 1963 that 3 freshmen started the opening game.) So pleeeeeaase don't give May any ideas about leaving Chapel Hill. We (I'm a BIG Heels fan from WAY back) can use him BIG TIME in the future!!
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Quoting:Now, every time I post soccer in this thread, something usually occurs, let's see if it does again....
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Well, guess what!  NASCAR season begins on Sunday with the greatest race of all, the Daytona 500!  Two years ago we lost the great Dale Earnhardt in that race…and now we have a worthless sport to talk about!  Yippee!
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Yep - surprise - took all of 2 minutes

Even though no posts in the thread for over 2 weeks...... ::)

Quoting:And hey Don, I may not be much of a sports fan, but I must say soccer sure beats watching men drive around and around in circles for hours -- yes, you said it -- NASCAR is certainly a worthless sport... ::)
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Yep, most people think driving around in circles is worthless, but there are two NASCAR events where the drivers DO have to turn right 'cause they're on road courses!  But the only major sporting event I ever attended was the fall 1996 race at Rockingham, NC, won by Ricky Rudd…and I loved every minute of it!  In fact, NASCAR was my dead brother's favorite sport, and the only real reason he had to watch ESPN!  (I miss the NASCAR races on ESPN)

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The U.S. soccer team lost an exhibition game over the weekend to Argentina.  It really does stink too because of the lack of media attention the team receives.  They played so well in last year's World Cup(almost made it to the semis).  A lot of people(in America) say the NCAA Basketball Tournament is the the most exciting sporting event to watch, I'd say it's the World Cup.  

Here's why: 1. Teams are representing their country rather than a city or college, 2. The tournament only takes place every four years.....


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Too right FunkyFresh

Given the amount of population, there is enough to go around for every sport.

Given that soccer is one of the few sports that the USA bothers to test itself against other international opposition on any sort of regular basis..........and frankly, in the World Cup's case, because FIFA says they have too.......the lack of acknowledgement they got from within your own country during the world cup certainly did not match the wonderful achievement...

Even in this board, there was a thread in the 2000's at the time, and most of the praise for their efforts were coming from members outside the USA  ::)

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England   1   Australia   3

Well that's it guys.....we can now beat you at everything.... :P

Sorry, Bobo and friends, I have been waiting all my footballing life for this moment, I need to enjoy it, they are still few and far between....

FB  ;)


PS  Now, every time I post soccer in this thread, something usually occurs, let's see if it does again....
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Well, I searched thru 1000+ cable channels to see if I could catch the Oz vs. England soccer match, but no go. But I am glad the Aussies won! :D (Sorry Bobo).

And hey Don, I may not be much of a sports fan, but I must say soccer sure beats watching men drive around and around in circles for hours -- yes, you said it -- NASCAR is certainly a worthless sport... ::)
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Too right FunkyFresh

Given the amount of population, there is enough to go around for every sport.

Given that soccer is one of the few sports that the USA bothers to test itself against other international opposition on any sort of regular basis..........and frankly, in the World Cup's case, because FIFA says they have too.......the lack of acknowledgement they got from within your own country during the world cup certainly did not match the wonderful achievement...

Even in this board, there was a thread in the 2000's at the time, and most of the praise for their efforts were coming from members outside the USA  ::)

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Fuss-

I agree with you.  I would have hoped that more Americans would have taken notice, but unfortuntaely not a lot did.  Soccer is such a popular sport in so many countries other than the U.S., so it makes since that fans of the game(from whatever country) would have appreciated how much improvement the American team showed last year compared to their dreadful performance in '98.  My belief is that their success is directly linked to the fact that so many more American players are playing for European clubs nowadays.  That has really helped raise the standard for them not only in Friendlies, but also the World Cup.  

By the way, congratulations to the Aussies on a well deserved victory the other day!

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Fuss-

I agree with you.  I would have hoped that more Americans would have taken notice, but unfortuntaely not a lot did.  Soccer is such a popular sport in so many countries other than the U.S., so it makes since that fans of the game(from whatever country) would have appreciated how much improvement the American team showed last year compared to their dreadful performance in '98.  My belief is that their success is directly linked to the fact that so many more American players are playing for European clubs nowadays.  That has really helped raise the standard for them not only in Friendlies, but also the World Cup.  

By the way, congratulations to the Aussies on a well deserved victory the other day!
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Thanks F-Fresh

The same applies to the Aussie team - most of the players are European based.

Aus suffers from the same anti-soccer sentiment as does the US - although here is has the most junior participation of any sport - it can't get a look in with the media though - though of course the media being what they are will happily seize on any reports of violence at a mtach  ::)

The best thing about the Aussie victory (apart from fulfilling a lifetime's wish for me) was that they hadn't played an international for 14 months !

FB  ;)

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Not everything. We still occupy the top 13 world ranking snooker players.

1.  Ronnie O'Sullivan   2 +1 25,399 24,625 50,024
2.  Mark J Williams Wales 1 -1 21,735 25,050 46,785
3.  Peter Ebdon   7 +4 20,777 23,875 44,652
4.  John Higgins Scotland 3 -1 22,034 22,300 44,334
5.  Ken Doherty Ireland 4 -1 22,079 21,400 43,479
6.  Stephen Hendry Scotland 5 +1 17,478 24,650 42,128
7.  Stephen Lee   8 +1 13,944 25,725 39,669
8.  Matthew Stevens Wales 6 -2 14,879 18,000 32,879
9.  Paul Hunter   9   15,809 15,500 31,309
10.  Jimmy White   11 +1 12,009 16,925 28,934
11.  Mark King   13 +2 11,895 15,537 27,432
12.  Graeme Dott Scotland 14 +2 11,397 15,762 27,159
13.  Joe Perry   27 +14 9,269 17,700 26,969
14.  Quinten Hann Australia 25 +11 11,395 14,837 26,232
15.  Alan McManus Scotland 12 -3 12,190 13,550 25,740
16.  Joe Swail N.Ireland 10 -6 12,117 12,762 24,879

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Talk about drawing a long bow !  I was only talking about England Bobo - not the whole of Britain !

That cuts your list down a bit hey ?  :P

If Eddie Charlton and Walter Lindrum were still playing..... ;)

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Talk about drawing a long bow !  I was only talking about England Bobo - not the whole of Britain !

That cuts your list down a bit hey ?  :P

If Eddie Charlton and Walter Lindrum were still playing..... ;)
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Hey Bobo

Not surprisingly, the victory has been getting a lot of press over here, it even is on record in Hansard - it got a mention in the House of Representatives in passing (about the only time the two sides of the house has ever agreed on anything  ::)).

This lovely banner was spotted in the crowd at Upton Park - isn't the Green and Gold a nice patriotic touch  ?

http://home.iprimus.com.au/lukecossins/Banner.jpg

Why are people so unkind ?

Thanks you for your sporting congrats above !

FB  ;)

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Hey Bobo

Not surprisingly, the victory has been getting a lot of press over here, it even is on record in Hansard - it got a mention in the House of Representatives in passing (about the only time the two sides of the house has ever agreed on anything  ::)).

This lovely banner was spotted in the crowd at Upton Park - isn't the Green and Gold a nice patriotic touch  ?

http://home.iprimus.com.au/lukecossins/Banner.jpg

Why are people so unkind ?

Thanks you for your sporting congrats above !

FB  ;)
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Great poster that. Hold up a second, it's linked back to your website... that's not your poster, is it? Jokin', of course. re: the message on the poster, you can't say it ain't true any more, can you?

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You are a great sport Bobo  :)

I wish it were my poster - what a classic - that is typical Aussie humour.

If you look closely (and I can, the original was enlarged) the symbol in the middle of the Union Jack is a Fosters label  ::)

FB  :P

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The Daytona 500 will be run Sunday and although I'm not nearly as big a NASCAR fan as I used to be (the sport has taken a wrong turn in the last few years, IMHO), it is the premier stock car race in the world, and I thought it deserved, at least, a mention, in the WST. Dale Earnhardt Inc. teamates Jeff Green and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. start 1-2, in that order, but I'm picking Ricky Rudd, in a Ford (that would be a major upset) to win. Anyone else have an opinion?
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Hi, Dude!
I would like to see Junior win, but I don't think it will happen.

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http://home.iprimus.com.au/lukecossins/Banner.jpg

Why are people so unkind ?

Thanks you for your sporting congrats above !

FB  ;)
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I wonder how celebrities with duel Brit-Aussie citizenship feel about this rivalry (The Bee Gees, Naomi Watts, Thandie Newton, Olivia Newton-John, Guy Ritchie, etc.). Even US born-Aussie bred Mel Gibson would have trouble picking sides. (I am aware nobody could give a rat's a** to what celebs feel about sports.)

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I doubt they would think much at all about it, Indy.  From an Aussie's point of view, it is just a part of everyday life.

I dunno how the Brits feel about it, but the pendulum has simply swung our way right now, it will swing back....

FB  ;)

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Hi, Dude!
I would like to see Junior win, but I don't think it will happen.
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I don't know Shazz, those DEI cars have something that everyone else is looking for. If nothing happens (crash or parts failure) they'll all three be up front on lap 200.

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Rats !  Wish I could see that !

Meanwhile, Australia are thrashing India in the World Cup of Cricket.

Got them out for 125 - their lowest ever one-day score by about 30 runs  :D
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