well H we agree on something.
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2001 10:21 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: American Football.. > > I've never seen a boring baseball game in my life. > > But I've been bored to tears by football, basketball, hockey and soccer. > > H. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2001 6:57 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: American Football.. > > > Amen! I didn't like the XFL but I admired the attempt to make it a > little bit tougher. What I would like to see? I would like to see them > adopt the rule from rugby where the play isn't over in the end zone > until the player downs the ball. Wherever the ball is downed, it is > brought out from that point and that is where the kicker has to kick the > extra point. If the player scores a touchdown on the side line then > guess what, the kicker is kicking it from the side line. That would > make it more interesting because now you would have the players > struggling to get the ball as close to the center of the field as > possible, and the extra point wouldn't be such a gimme. And Baseball. > Don't get me started. I think back on that Simpson's episode when Homer > quit drinking and was sitting at a baseball game. Everyone else around > him was drinking beer and the commentators were making colorful > commentary on the most mundane things. Homer finally said "I never > realized how boring this game really is!" I can't stand watching it on > TV. The only thing baseball on TV is good for is taking a nap on a lazy > Saturday afternoon. Otherwise, I love going to Cubs games because you > get really drunk before the game, go to the game and eventually take > your shirt off (ewww), pass out by the 5th inning, get a little sunburn, > wake up at the top of the 9th just in time to watch the Cubs lose, then > stumble to one of the many bars in Wrigleyville to get rid of the > hangover that you now have. Now THAT'S baseball :-) > > Michael Corrigan > Programmer > Endora Digital Solutions > www.endoradigital.com > 630/942-5211 x-134 > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Gary P. McNeel, Jr. > To: CF-Community > Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2001 8:16 AM > Subject: RE: American Football.. > > > That's right. Nothing like some hooligans tearing the place up. Now > there's > a real sport! A little fire, a little mayhem. Over here we just pay > the > players obscene amounts of money and change the rules so they don't > get hurt > much. Rugby and soccer (football for our non-domestic friends) rule > (er, > less the African and Indian game fixing, what the hell was that all > about?)! > No pads, no nothing. ;) > > I used to love baseball and football in the 70's and early 80's. Grew > us in > it. Now it is so commercialized I have lost interest. The character > has > changed. > > -Gary > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Will Swain [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2001 4:59 AM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: RE: American Football.. > > > > > > true...I forgot that most soccer (I use that word for the benefit of > our > > American friends) fans watch games in the pub. I have a season > ticket for > > Palace, and the experience of going to a live game is a world apart. > > > > will > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Philip Arnold - ASP [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: 20 November 2001 10:52 > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: RE: American Football.. > > > > > > > and the best thing about it seems to be that you can drink beer > > > while you watch (something you cannot do at soccer). > > > > I think that most of the Pub-based fans will disagree with that > > last bit <g> > > > > Philip Arnold > > Director > > Certified ColdFusion Developer > > ASP Multimedia Limited > > T: +44 (0)20 8680 1133 > > > > "Websites for the real world" > > > > > ********************************************************************** > > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and > > intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they > > are addressed. If you have received this email in error please > notify > > the system manager. > > > ********************************************************************** > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-community@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists