OK, MMFF, you would have, uh, handled this how?
Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 3:53 pm
A home for the weary.
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Now you have to watch out for nekkid airline passengers as well as suavitel loving snakes.silvercamaro wrote:I'm just glad to find out that the New England Revolution is a team. I knew that some folks from Vermont wanted to succeed from the union, but I was afraid that Connecticut was mad, too.
The Revs are actually one of the most popular teams in the league. Considering they are almost always an afterthought on the local sports reports ("Oh, and the Revolution won, 2-1. Now here's Susie Knockwurst with the weather!"), it's amazing that they pull in fans as well as they do.elwoodblues wrote:"The airplane had 151 passengers and seven crew members aboard."
Is this the largest crowd ever to see the New England Revolution in action?
New England Revolution average home attendanceelwoodblues wrote:"The airplane had 151 passengers and seven crew members aboard."
Is this the largest crowd ever to see the New England Revolution in action?
We all know how soccer is growing in popularity in this country! More Americans are playing soccer than ever before. And why, you may wonder, are so many Americans playing soccer these days?elwoodblues wrote:It was just a joke, AJ. I know soccer has its share of fans in this country, but you know very well that it does not rate as highly here as it does in the rest of the world.
Sorry if I offended your soccer sensibilities. I was not trying to belittle or attack the sport. I was trying to make a joke, apparently not a very good one.
Much better.VAdame wrote:We all know how soccer is growing in popularity in this country! More Americans are playing soccer than ever before. And why, you may wonder, are so many Americans playing soccer these days?elwoodblues wrote:It was just a joke, AJ. I know soccer has its share of fans in this country, but you know very well that it does not rate as highly here as it does in the rest of the world.
Sorry if I offended your soccer sensibilities. I was not trying to belittle or attack the sport. I was trying to make a joke, apparently not a very good one.
Spoiler
So they don't have to watch it!
Better joke?
I like soccer. Especially now that the USC women are NCAA champs. Fight On!andrewjackson wrote:Sorry. I guess I'm too defensive. When it's slam after slam after slam it gets a little old.
Think about all the times you've heard someone comment on soccer. How many of those were "jokes" centering on the shortcomings of the sport in the U.S. or belittling anyone who is a fan around the world? Now contrast that with the number of positive things you've heard?
Now do that comparison for baseball, basketball, football, or hockey? Sure there are jokes but there are also positive comments to balance it out.
That's all we are asking for, a little balance.
ESPN in particular is really getting on my nerves. They are showing more soccer highlights (especially now that they have the rights to more soccer leagues and games.) But on SportsCenter they cannot show a highlight without making some sort of joke or snide comment. Do they make jokes about other sports or athletes? Sure but they also make positive comments about other sports and athletes. Soccer, not so much.
End of rant.
andrewjackson wrote:Sorry. I guess I'm too defensive. When it's slam after slam after slam it gets a little old.
Think about all the times you've heard someone comment on soccer. How many of those were "jokes" centering on the shortcomings of the sport in the U.S. or belittling anyone who is a fan around the world? Now contrast that with the number of positive things you've heard?
Now do that comparison for baseball, basketball, football, or hockey? Sure there are jokes but there are also positive comments to balance it out.
That's all we are asking for, a little balance.
ESPN in particular is really getting on my nerves. They are showing more soccer highlights (especially now that they have the rights to more soccer leagues and games.) But on SportsCenter they cannot show a highlight without making some sort of joke or snide comment. Do they make jokes about other sports or athletes? Sure but they also make positive comments about other sports and athletes. Soccer, not so much.
End of rant.
kayrharris wrote:Here's some support for you Evil Squirrel. A bumper sticker I found recently:
Dear Ms. Rharris,kayrharris wrote:Here's some support for you Evil Squirrel. A bumper sticker I found recently:
NSAS wrote:Dear Ms. Rharris,kayrharris wrote:Here's some support for you Evil Squirrel. A bumper sticker I found recently:
Those of us concerned the the plight of the poor squirrels among us, would appreciate it if you could provide us with the name of the publisher of this awful abomination of a bumper sticker you have published above. The callousness evidenced by the sentiments on that sticker just shock us to the bone. The next thing you know they will be trying to train squirrels to be furry little pedicurists like those poor fish. We must put a stop to this right now!
Your friends,
NSAS
They might get a job on this bored as nitpickers.NSAS wrote:Dear Ms. Rharris,kayrharris wrote:Here's some support for you Evil Squirrel. A bumper sticker I found recently:
Those of us concerned the the plight of the poor squirrels among us, would appreciate it if you could provide us with the name of the publisher of this awful abomination of a bumper sticker you have published above. The callousness evidenced by the sentiments on that sticker just shock us to the bone. The next thing you know they will be trying to train squirrels to be furry little pedicurists like those poor fish. We must put a stop to this right now!
Your friends,
NSAS
Evil Squirrel wrote:NSAS wrote:Dear Ms. Rharris,kayrharris wrote:Here's some support for you Evil Squirrel. A bumper sticker I found recently:
Those of us concerned the the plight of the poor squirrels among us, would appreciate it if you could provide us with the name of the publisher of this awful abomination of a bumper sticker you have published above. The callousness evidenced by the sentiments on that sticker just shock us to the bone. The next thing you know they will be trying to train squirrels to be furry little pedicurists like those poor fish. We must put a stop to this right now!
Your friends,
NSAS
I'd be willing to bet that bumper sticker says "Made in Canada" on it....
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Even though I'm not a fan of squirrels, I hate that bumper sticker.kayrharris wrote:Here's some support for you Evil Squirrel. A bumper sticker I found recently:
Omigod, this is an unending treasure trove of prospective avatars for squirrely BBs -- including a few we've noticed in the past.kayrharris wrote:
Maybe this will make Evil squirrel feel better. Here's a link to SNN...aka Squirrel News Network. This could keep you busy for hours and maybe even forget about Annie for a while!
Yeah, you're right. I've never even heard of the New England Revolution but I read in the sports section of my local paper today that Chase Hilgenbrinck of the Revolution just quit the team to enter the seminary to become a Catholic priest. You hardly ever hear about it when someone from the NFL, NBA, or MLB quits to become a priest.andrewjackson wrote:Sorry. I guess I'm too defensive. When it's slam after slam after slam it gets a little old.
Think about all the times you've heard someone comment on soccer. How many of those were "jokes" centering on the shortcomings of the sport in the U.S. or belittling anyone who is a fan around the world? Now contrast that with the number of positive things you've heard?
Now do that comparison for baseball, basketball, football, or hockey? Sure there are jokes but there are also positive comments to balance it out.
That's all we are asking for, a little balance.