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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Vulcan on November 19, 2005, 04:35:17 PM
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You had the crowd...
You had the referee...
But you didn't have the team!
(http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/common/imageViewer/0,1445,213219,00.jpg)
Go BLACK!
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What's going on in that picture, some sort of mating ritual? Why would that need a referee?
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Originally posted by SOB
What's going on in that picture, some sort of mating ritual? Why would that need a referee?
Its real sport SOB, you know that thing where you don't stop every 15 seconds for a rest, where you don't dress up in padded gear and helmets, and don't swap your team over every other minute ;)
Oh, and where a World Cup really means teams from other countries actually play!
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oh, crap. he's talking about that wicket game.. curling? No.. it's skittles.. no, uhm,.. wait;; I got it, it's badmittion! No? ok, hang on; it's cricket!! yes, I'm sure... hunh? No?
Ahhhh.
lacrosse!
no? well crap. jeezus crimminy, wtf do you expect? whadda we know about gehy foriegn sports. Cripes, they don't even have dodgeball. can yah imagine?
wait... I got it..
must be soccer!
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good game.
well done new zealand.
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Originally posted by Vulcan
you know that thing where you don't stop every 15 seconds for a rest
:rofl
My thoughts exactly! -And a man dressed up as a humbug appears, blowing a whistle, waving his arms, and (occasionally) throwing a yellow handkerchief onto the pile of men as they rest!
BTW - I really did LOL when I read that! :lol
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Originally posted by Vulcan
Oh, and where a World Cup really means teams from other countries actually play!
Don't continue to try and confuse them. That could be cricket, rugby or (real) football.:D
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It's ok. In America, sports are designed with commercial breaks in mind. Can't go 45 minutes without seeing a few mindless 'messages' can we? :D
It was a good game. Thought we might have stole it back in the end 5 mins.
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What I find funny about Americans and sport is that they know nothing of other games like Rugby, Cricket even though these games are played in many different countries around the world. But when they stage a sporting contest of a game played only in the USA, they give it a grandiose title like "World Series".
:rofl
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Originally posted by beet1e
What I find funny about Americans and sport is that they know nothing of other games like Rugby, Cricket even though these games are played in many different countries around the world. But when they stage a sporting contest of a game played only in the USA, they give it a grandiose title like "World Series".
:rofl
Toronto, last I checked, is not in the USA.
And folks think that Americans are geographically challenged.
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Originally posted by SOB
Why would that need a referee?
He's in charge of making sure they act studmuffingy enough.
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The "World Series" is so named because the newspaper that sponsored it called itself The World.
Pom needs some history lessons too.
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forgive us for talking about a subject which does not involve the USA. how foolish of us. please forgive us, we will try not to do it again :(
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LOL HMcG - just checking to see if you were paying attention! I should have said "America". How many non-USA teams play in the "World" Series? Am I right in thinking it's.... 1?
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Originally posted by Dinger
The "World Series" is so named because the newspaper that sponsored it called itself The World.
Pom needs some history lessons too.
No...someone needs to stop believing things because they read it on the internet. (http://www.snopes.com/business/names/worldseries.asp)
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What does Snopes say about this?
(http://www.tifonet.it/soccer/maradona_hand_of_god_86.gif)
(http://www.usargentina.com/lapage/maradona1986.jpg)
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Hmmm...that is a different "tactic". Try and discredit one of the sports.
Okay..I'll play. 15 all. (http://www.chicagohs.org/history/blacksox.html)
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I wasn't discrediting one of the sports, I was just puting an elbow to the ribs of Englanders who remember '86. Kind of like bringing up Bill Buckner in Boston.
(Although baseball players have never practiced cannibalism.)
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Originally posted by Holden McGroin
I wasn't discrediting one of the sports, I was just puting an elbow to the ribs of Englanders who remember '86. Kind of like bringing up Bill Buckner in Boston.
(Although baseball players have never practiced cannibalism.)
Okay, my bad.
You are probably right about the cannibalism thing...but baseball players have been known to kill the odd innocent sea gull. Just ask Dave Winfield. He almost got arrested for killing one in Toronto.
;)
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well.. at least they didn't kill a couple of dozen "fans" this time.
lazs
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Originally posted by Holden McGroin
Toronto, last I checked, is not in the USA.
And folks think that Americans are geographically challenged.
nope , we don't think.
We are sure they are geographically chalenged.
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ouch. snopefied, eh? Well, I got it not from teh intardnet, but from Ken Burns' documentary. Piece of trash that was.
Anyway, if you poms have got a better baseball team, we'd be happy to beat them for you.
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Originally posted by Furball
forgive us for talking about a subject which does not involve the USA. how foolish of us. please forgive us, we will try not to do it again :(
Thanks Furball.
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Originally posted by Dinger
Anyway, if you poms have got a better baseball team, we'd be happy to beat them for you.
And when he says "we", he means any nine American forum members. Euros throw like girls.
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Originally posted by straffo
nope , we don't think.
We are sure they are geographically chalenged.
go back to brussels, the french capital and leave us alone.
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Originally posted by storch
go back to brussels, the french capital and leave us alone.
LOL!
Got some coffee in my nasal passages on that.
:rofl :aok
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Originally posted by straffo
nope , we don't think.
We are sure they are geographically chalenged.
Not all of use are, I did quite well in geography. I remember the pathagreeum theory, pie are squared (sure they are) and a bunch of other geography concepts.
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Originally posted by FUNKED1
And when he says "we", he means any nine American forum members. Euros throw like girls.
You said "any" nine members, so "the rest of the world" can choose the US side, right?
Man I wish Saw had the picture hanger open....
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you guys would bicker over melting ice.
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Originally posted by Torque
you guys would bicker over melting ice.
would not
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We won the rights to host the 2011 Rugby World Cup.
and... the USA and Canada will be attending. Seems there are some yanks that can last 80 minutes of play without getting padded up ;)
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Originally posted by Vulcan
Seems there are some yanks that can last 80 minutes of play without getting padded up ;)
The yanks have enough of their own padding courtesy of McDonalds. :p
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Originally posted by Vulcan
You had the crowd...
You had the referee...
Good job we had the referee because you certainly had the cynical killing of the ball down pat.
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Originally posted by Pei
Good job we had the referee because you certainly had the cynical killing of the ball down pat.
LOL, you mean like the yellow card given to a player legitmately playing the ball on his feet? The ref in such a dodgey call maybe could give a penalty, but to go to a yellow card is shocking.
I think the refs also need to look up the "off side" rule.
The refereeing was shockingly bad. The english got away with stuff they shouldn't have. The AB's were yellowed carded for things that should not have been.
At the end of the day we had at times 13 men on the field, the English had 16, and you still lost. Even in the scrum, the so talked about English pack couldn't beat our scrum even with one man missing. Sucks to be you.
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Originally posted by Vulcan
LOL, you mean like the yellow card given to a player legitmately playing the ball on his feet? The ref in such a dodgey call maybe could give a penalty, but to go to a yellow card is shocking.
I think the refs also need to look up the "off side" rule.
The refereeing was shockingly bad. The english got away with stuff they shouldn't have. The AB's were yellowed carded for things that should not have been.
At the end of the day we had at times 13 men on the field, the English had 16, and you still lost. Even in the scrum, the so talked about English pack couldn't beat our scrum even with one man missing. Sucks to be you.
One could just as easily say the much vaunted All Black pack failed to impose itself on the English forwwards, at the scrum or anywhere else. Considering the AB are ranked 1st and England 5th the real difference between the teams was Dan Carter and Tana Umaga. The ABs were forced into blatant skullduggery for which they have finally been held accountable and instead of the thumping victory so confidently and arrogantly predicted they scraped a 4 point win and are reduced to whinging about the referee. England have long way to go to get back to the top but the All Blacks aren't invincible either.
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LOL did you copy and paste that from the tabloids. We're aware in NZ of all the excuses the poms are coming up with. Our forwards failed to impose themselves? Oh my thats rich, considering our pack was almost always a man down in the 2nd half and still managed to maintain control of the scum.
NZ is basking in such a great win, sure it was only 4 points difference, but it despite an obviouly lousy and biased ref (wheres he from by the way?) and being a 1 man down for half the game.
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Last time I checked Baseball was bigger in Japan than in USA! Hmmmm...... Imagine that.:rolleyes:
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Originally posted by Pei
One could just as easily say the much vaunted All Black pack failed to impose itself on the English forwwards, at the scrum or anywhere else. Considering the AB are ranked 1st and England 5th the real difference between the teams was Dan Carter and Tana Umaga. The ABs were forced into blatant skullduggery for which they have finally been held accountable and instead of the thumping victory so confidently and arrogantly predicted they scraped a 4 point win and are reduced to whinging about the referee. England have long way to go to get back to the top but the All Blacks aren't invincible either.
LOL
Let me guess.. that tosser that writes for the Sunday Times- Stephen Jones
It sure sounds like his drivel.
We came, we saw, and despite that one eyed spud munching poor exscuse of a ref - we conquered. It was a sweet victory.
hehe sorry boys but 3 down 1 to go
Excel
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Originally posted by WindX
Last time I checked Baseball was bigger in Japan than in USA! Hmmmm...... Imagine that.:rolleyes:
in both countries, a baseball is a sphere formed by yarn wound around a small core of cork, rubber or similar material, covered with two stripes of white horsehide or cowhide, tightly stitched together. It shall weigh not less than five nor more than 5 1/4 ounces avoirdupois and measure not less than nine nor more than 9 1/4 inches in circumference.
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Originally posted by Holden McGroin
in both countries, a baseball is a sphere formed by yarn wound around a small core of cork, rubber or similar material, covered with two stripes of white horsehide or cowhide, tightly stitched together. It shall weigh not less than five nor more than 5 1/4 ounces avoirdupois and measure not less than nine nor more than 9 1/4 inches in circumference.
Yes but think of relativity.
The average Japanese person is much small than the average american. Thus relatively speaking baseballs are bigger in japan.
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Stooooooooorch!!! *raises fist*
Curval, I'm on mission right now... Orel moved the files, I will put the database back on next week end when I get back... PH will be up by monday.
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Cool...thanks Saw.
If I can get enough pics together I'll post up the O'Club US baseball "dream team".:rofl