Re: OT: London Olympics 2012
On Aug 3, 2012, at 5:13 AM, John Sessoms wrote: > From: David Mann >> >> I think they're doing a new Olympic-themed doodle every day at the moment. >> I'm getting a table tennis one right now. >> >> Dave > > I only meant to point out that by coincidence, "hockey" happened to be that > day's doodle. Yes I felt a little red-faced about 2 minutes after I'd posted that... Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: London Olympics 2012
From: David Mann On Aug 2, 2012, at 9:37 AM, Steven Desjardins wrote: Since John brought it up, I'll use the original hijacked thread to note today's Google Doodle. I think they're doing a new Olympic-themed doodle every day at the moment. I'm getting a table tennis one right now. Dave I only meant to point out that by coincidence, "hockey" happened to be that day's doodle. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: London Olympics 2012
On Aug 2, 2012, at 9:37 AM, Steven Desjardins wrote: > Since John brought it up, I'll use the original hijacked thread to > note today's Google Doodle. I think they're doing a new Olympic-themed doodle every day at the moment. I'm getting a table tennis one right now. Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: London Olympics 2012
Since John brought it up, I'll use the original hijacked thread to note today's Google Doodle. On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 1:36 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > On Jul 29, 2012, at 8:17 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: > >> Of course, hockey - I mean "ice hockey" - is huge here. When I was a kid it >> was cold enough that we played organized hockey at outdoor rink with natural >> ice. I don't think I played in an arena with artificial ice until my third >> season for a playoff game. >> >> When we weren't playing organized hockey we played "pickup" games or shinny >> (as "scrub" is to baseball) on backyard rinks. >> >> I didn't even know there was field hockey or grass hockey until I was about >> ten years old. I seem to recall during an Olympic Games (likely Mexico in >> '68) hearing them talk of "hockey", and my father explaining that in much of >> the world "hockey" (no modifier) was on grass and "ice hockey" was what we >> played. > > I decided to look up hockey in wikipedia and see which is older and was > surprised by the range of games called hockey. > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hockey > > Some years back I learned snorkeling in my attempt to play underwater hockey: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underwater_hockey > > > >> >> We feel that any game where a backhand shot is illegal, where there's no >> bodychecking and where there are no fist fights couldn't possibly be hockey >> as we know it. Besides, there were no guys named Jean-Guy, Jacques or Henri. >> Whatever they were playing on that big green field wasn't anything we were >> familiar with! >> >> Mind you this was a time when there were exactly two American players in the >> entire National Hockey League; all the rest were Canadian. It would be >> another fifteen years before the first Europeans came here to play in the >> premier professional league in the world. And when the first Russians came >> here they had to defect, just like ballet dancers. >> >> With ice hockey so popular outside our borders these days, it's easy to >> forget that up to a couple of decades ago it really was a largely North >> American thing. >> >> Cheers, >> frank >> >> >> >> "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- >> Christopher Hitchens >> >> --- Original Message --- >> >> From: Anthony Farr >> Sent: July 29, 2012 7/29/12 >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" >> Subject: Re: OT: London Olympics 2012 >> >> On 30 July 2012 11:21, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: >>> You're probably right that field hockey is a much bigger sport in the >>> third world and girl's prep schools. I was thinking mostly of North >>> America, Europe and Russia. >> >> Well obviously a nation needs to be reasonably affluent to support a >> sport that is alien to its its climate, which requires artificial >> rinks with powerful refrigeration to overcome relatively high ambient >> temperatures even in winter. But you call many of these nations >> "third world" at the risk of being labeled a cultural imperialist. >> >> Hockey is massive in the Asian sub-continent, and is strongly >> entrenched in Western Europe. Naturally, ice hockey is more strongly >> followed in Northern and Eastern Europe and North America, where the >> culture of snow and ice sports is strongest, and barely represented in >> Central Africa, Equatorial America and South East Asia where there is >> practically no culture of winter at all. But the people who follow >> these sports are equal citizens of the world, and are due absolutely >> no more or less consideration or respect because of their homelands' >> place in the world or the hue of their flesh. Shame on anyone who >> would think otherwise. >> >> regards, Anthony >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > -- > Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: London Olympics 2012
On Jul 29, 2012, at 8:17 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: > Of course, hockey - I mean "ice hockey" - is huge here. When I was a kid it > was cold enough that we played organized hockey at outdoor rink with natural > ice. I don't think I played in an arena with artificial ice until my third > season for a playoff game. > > When we weren't playing organized hockey we played "pickup" games or shinny > (as "scrub" is to baseball) on backyard rinks. > > I didn't even know there was field hockey or grass hockey until I was about > ten years old. I seem to recall during an Olympic Games (likely Mexico in > '68) hearing them talk of "hockey", and my father explaining that in much of > the world "hockey" (no modifier) was on grass and "ice hockey" was what we > played. I decided to look up hockey in wikipedia and see which is older and was surprised by the range of games called hockey. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hockey Some years back I learned snorkeling in my attempt to play underwater hockey: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underwater_hockey > > We feel that any game where a backhand shot is illegal, where there's no > bodychecking and where there are no fist fights couldn't possibly be hockey > as we know it. Besides, there were no guys named Jean-Guy, Jacques or Henri. > Whatever they were playing on that big green field wasn't anything we were > familiar with! > > Mind you this was a time when there were exactly two American players in the > entire National Hockey League; all the rest were Canadian. It would be > another fifteen years before the first Europeans came here to play in the > premier professional league in the world. And when the first Russians came > here they had to defect, just like ballet dancers. > > With ice hockey so popular outside our borders these days, it's easy to > forget that up to a couple of decades ago it really was a largely North > American thing. > > Cheers, > frank > > > > "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- > Christopher Hitchens > > --- Original Message --- > > From: Anthony Farr > Sent: July 29, 2012 7/29/12 > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Subject: Re: OT: London Olympics 2012 > > On 30 July 2012 11:21, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: >> You're probably right that field hockey is a much bigger sport in the >> third world and girl's prep schools. I was thinking mostly of North >> America, Europe and Russia. > > Well obviously a nation needs to be reasonably affluent to support a > sport that is alien to its its climate, which requires artificial > rinks with powerful refrigeration to overcome relatively high ambient > temperatures even in winter. But you call many of these nations > "third world" at the risk of being labeled a cultural imperialist. > > Hockey is massive in the Asian sub-continent, and is strongly > entrenched in Western Europe. Naturally, ice hockey is more strongly > followed in Northern and Eastern Europe and North America, where the > culture of snow and ice sports is strongest, and barely represented in > Central Africa, Equatorial America and South East Asia where there is > practically no culture of winter at all. But the people who follow > these sports are equal citizens of the world, and are due absolutely > no more or less consideration or respect because of their homelands' > place in the world or the hue of their flesh. Shame on anyone who > would think otherwise. > > regards, Anthony > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: London Olympics 2012
I've hurled many times on St. Patricks Day. On Mon, Jul 30, 2012 at 11:15 PM, Anthony Farr wrote: > On 31 July 2012 05:52, Bob Sullivan wrote: >> Rockne looks him in the eye and says 'You want me to give a bunch of >> Irishmen clubs and >> have them play field hockey?' > > He'd obviously never seen Hurling. > regards, Anthony > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: London Olympics 2012
On 31 July 2012 05:52, Bob Sullivan wrote: > Rockne looks him in the eye and says 'You want me to give a bunch of > Irishmen clubs and > have them play field hockey?' He'd obviously never seen Hurling. regards, Anthony -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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I love the old movie where the President of Notre Dame University suggests to the legendary football coach Knute Rockne that 'perhaps football is to violent a game for the students to play.' Rockne looks him in the eye and says 'You want me to give a bunch of Irishmen clubs and have them play field hockey?' :-) Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Jul 30, 2012 at 12:46 PM, Bob W wrote: >> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of >> Joseph McAllister >> >> >> On Jul 29, 2012, at 23:22 , Joseph McAllister wrote: >> >> > >> > On Jul 29, 2012, at 23:19 , Joseph McAllister wrote: >> > >> >> Water Polo is like Ice Hockey, but you can't see what a players >> hands and feet are doing under the frothy water. And they throw a >> little ball around when someone can find it. >> > >> > Forgot to say Water Polo is played by those who do not have a horse. >> >> Or ice. >> > > Ice polo would be a fun game. With cows instead of horses. > > B > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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FWIW, I meant the one on ice and was just being sarky. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of > Joseph McAllister > > > On Jul 29, 2012, at 23:22 , Joseph McAllister wrote: > > > > > On Jul 29, 2012, at 23:19 , Joseph McAllister wrote: > > > >> Water Polo is like Ice Hockey, but you can't see what a players > hands and feet are doing under the frothy water. And they throw a > little ball around when someone can find it. > > > > Forgot to say Water Polo is played by those who do not have a horse. > > Or ice. > Ice polo would be a fun game. With cows instead of horses. B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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LOL! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > >> On Jul 30, 2012, at 5:19 AM, John Sessoms wrote: >> >>> I'd be interested in who wins the gold in Hockey, but not enough to pay >>> attention to the games. If the USA manages to win again I'm sure it will get >>> mentioned on NPR. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Water polo is a lot more exciting that soccer-football. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Jul 30, 2012 at 2:23 AM, Joseph McAllister wrote: > > On Jul 29, 2012, at 23:22 , Joseph McAllister wrote: > >> >> On Jul 29, 2012, at 23:19 , Joseph McAllister wrote: >> >>> Water Polo is like Ice Hockey, but you can't see what a players hands and >>> feet are doing under the frothy water. And they throw a little ball around >>> when someone can find it. >> >> Forgot to say Water Polo is played by those who do not have a horse. > > Or ice. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: London Olympics 2012
Quoting David Mann : On Jul 30, 2012, at 5:19 AM, John Sessoms wrote: I'd be interested in who wins the gold in Hockey, but not enough to pay attention to the games. If the USA manages to win again I'm sure it will get mentioned on NPR. Well after yesterdays match it might not be Australia :D Yawn. ;-)> -- Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Jul 30, 2012, at 5:19 AM, John Sessoms wrote: > I'd be interested in who wins the gold in Hockey, but not enough to pay > attention to the games. If the USA manages to win again I'm sure it will get > mentioned on NPR. Well after yesterdays match it might not be Australia :D Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Jul 29, 2012, at 23:22 , Joseph McAllister wrote: > > On Jul 29, 2012, at 23:19 , Joseph McAllister wrote: > >> Water Polo is like Ice Hockey, but you can't see what a players hands and >> feet are doing under the frothy water. And they throw a little ball around >> when someone can find it. > > Forgot to say Water Polo is played by those who do not have a horse. Or ice. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Jul 29, 2012, at 23:19 , Joseph McAllister wrote: > Water Polo is like Ice Hockey, but you can't see what a players hands and > feet are doing under the frothy water. And they throw a little ball around > when someone can find it. Forgot to say Water Polo is played by those who do not have a horse. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Jul 29, 2012, at 17:21 , Anthony Farr wrote: > Our round ball footballers play soccer, but I have to concede > that soccer, more than any other code of football, has the precedence > of popularity to claim the name "Football". True dat. In our version played in the USA, any part of the player can touch the 'pigskin' as it was once called. It is carried in the hands, thrown with the hands, caught with the hands. Kicking just get's the game rolling, or when any of the above do not provide a team with the desired result. In the game of 'Football' as played elsewhere, action is confined to the foot and bean. Your other appendages are only used for pushing, tripping, and blacking the eyes of opponents. Ice Hockey has become a gang war with some bit of attention played to the scoring of goals with their oversized Field Hockey sticks. People who play Field Hockey grow up to play field Polo if they can afford a good horse. Water Polo is like Ice Hockey, but you can't see what a players hands and feet are doing under the frothy water. And they throw a little ball around when someone can find it. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com There is no off position to the genius switch. Genius can, however, be observed as insanity. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: London Olympics 2012
As far as my memory goes, we had 'hockey with puck' and 'hockey on grass' back when I was a kid... Sent with AquaMail for Android http://www.aqua-mail.com On July 30, 2012 2:58:08 AM Brian Walters wrote: Quoting Steven Desjardins : > That's what we call field hockey. At least in North America, Hockey > means ice hockey and the modifier goes with the other one. Ah, the > wonders of cultural diversity. Yep. Down here, the concept of playing hockey on ice would be a mystery to most people, so 'hockey' with no modifier, is what's played on grass Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ > > On Sun, Jul 29, 2012 at 6:06 PM, John Sessoms wrote: >> Use the right bait and you'll hook 'em every time. ;-D >> >> From: "Daniel J. Matyola" >> >>> No, that would be ice hockey. >>> Dan Matyola >>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Jul 29, 2012 at 2:17 PM, J.C. O'Connell wrote: >>>> >>>> hockey? umm, that would be the winter games >>>> >>>> - >>>> J.C.O'Connell >>>> hifis...@gate.net >>>> ----- >>>> >>>> -Original Message- >>>> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of >>>> John >>>> Sessoms >>>> Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2012 1:19 PM >>>> To: pdml@pdml.net >>>> Subject: Re: OT: London Olympics 2012 >>>> >>>> From: steve harley >>>> >>>>> on 2012-07-28 19:06 kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote >>>>>> >>>>>> Agreed. I kept on trying to find a connection with the theatrics and >>>>>> the >>>> >>>> Olympics. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> the opening was more about Britain than about sports; that's pretty >>>>> normal >>>>> >>>>> course i didn't watch much of it because by the time it was on the >>>>> tellie >>>> >>>> it >>>>> >>>>> was already stale on twitter and other sources; shame on NBC for >>>>> thinking >>>>> their whole audience is stuck in the 1980s; NBC also been ruining other >>>> >>>> stuff >>>>> >>>>> by doing cuts between commercials that leave out some of the scoring >>>>> runs >>>> >>>> in >>>>> >>>>> volleyball and basketball ? and the Tim Berners-Lee gaffe was abominable >>>>> ? >>>> >>>> and >>>>> >>>>> i had to go to Youtube to find the full Sex Pistols performance >>>>> >>>>> the bike race this morning was covered pretty well though >>>> >>>> >>>> I'd be interested in who wins the gold in Hockey, but not enough to pay >>>> attention to the games. If the USA manages to win again I'm sure it will >>>> get mentioned on NPR. >> >> -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Quoting Steven Desjardins : That's what we call field hockey. At least in North America, Hockey means ice hockey and the modifier goes with the other one. Ah, the wonders of cultural diversity. Yep. Down here, the concept of playing hockey on ice would be a mystery to most people, so 'hockey' with no modifier, is what's played on grass Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ On Sun, Jul 29, 2012 at 6:06 PM, John Sessoms wrote: Use the right bait and you'll hook 'em every time. ;-D From: "Daniel J. Matyola" No, that would be ice hockey. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Jul 29, 2012 at 2:17 PM, J.C. O'Connell wrote: hockey? umm, that would be the winter games - J.C.O'Connell hifis...@gate.net - -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of John Sessoms Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2012 1:19 PM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: OT: London Olympics 2012 From: steve harley on 2012-07-28 19:06 kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote Agreed. I kept on trying to find a connection with the theatrics and the Olympics. the opening was more about Britain than about sports; that's pretty normal course i didn't watch much of it because by the time it was on the tellie it was already stale on twitter and other sources; shame on NBC for thinking their whole audience is stuck in the 1980s; NBC also been ruining other stuff by doing cuts between commercials that leave out some of the scoring runs in volleyball and basketball ? and the Tim Berners-Lee gaffe was abominable ? and i had to go to Youtube to find the full Sex Pistols performance the bike race this morning was covered pretty well though I'd be interested in who wins the gold in Hockey, but not enough to pay attention to the games. If the USA manages to win again I'm sure it will get mentioned on NPR. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Of course, hockey - I mean "ice hockey" - is huge here. When I was a kid it was cold enough that we played organized hockey at outdoor rink with natural ice. I don't think I played in an arena with artificial ice until my third season for a playoff game. When we weren't playing organized hockey we played "pickup" games or shinny (as "scrub" is to baseball) on backyard rinks. I didn't even know there was field hockey or grass hockey until I was about ten years old. I seem to recall during an Olympic Games (likely Mexico in '68) hearing them talk of "hockey", and my father explaining that in much of the world "hockey" (no modifier) was on grass and "ice hockey" was what we played. We feel that any game where a backhand shot is illegal, where there's no bodychecking and where there are no fist fights couldn't possibly be hockey as we know it. Besides, there were no guys named Jean-Guy, Jacques or Henri. Whatever they were playing on that big green field wasn't anything we were familiar with! Mind you this was a time when there were exactly two American players in the entire National Hockey League; all the rest were Canadian. It would be another fifteen years before the first Europeans came here to play in the premier professional league in the world. And when the first Russians came here they had to defect, just like ballet dancers. With ice hockey so popular outside our borders these days, it's easy to forget that up to a couple of decades ago it really was a largely North American thing. Cheers, frank "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Anthony Farr Sent: July 29, 2012 7/29/12 To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Subject: Re: OT: London Olympics 2012 On 30 July 2012 11:21, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > You're probably right that field hockey is a much bigger sport in the > third world and girl's prep schools. I was thinking mostly of North > America, Europe and Russia. Well obviously a nation needs to be reasonably affluent to support a sport that is alien to its its climate, which requires artificial rinks with powerful refrigeration to overcome relatively high ambient temperatures even in winter. But you call many of these nations "third world" at the risk of being labeled a cultural imperialist. Hockey is massive in the Asian sub-continent, and is strongly entrenched in Western Europe. Naturally, ice hockey is more strongly followed in Northern and Eastern Europe and North America, where the culture of snow and ice sports is strongest, and barely represented in Central Africa, Equatorial America and South East Asia where there is practically no culture of winter at all. But the people who follow these sports are equal citizens of the world, and are due absolutely no more or less consideration or respect because of their homelands' place in the world or the hue of their flesh. Shame on anyone who would think otherwise. regards, Anthony -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: London Olympics 2012
On 30 July 2012 11:21, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > You're probably right that field hockey is a much bigger sport in the > third world and girl's prep schools. I was thinking mostly of North > America, Europe and Russia. Well obviously a nation needs to be reasonably affluent to support a sport that is alien to its its climate, which requires artificial rinks with powerful refrigeration to overcome relatively high ambient temperatures even in winter. But you call many of these nations "third world" at the risk of being labeled a cultural imperialist. Hockey is massive in the Asian sub-continent, and is strongly entrenched in Western Europe. Naturally, ice hockey is more strongly followed in Northern and Eastern Europe and North America, where the culture of snow and ice sports is strongest, and barely represented in Central Africa, Equatorial America and South East Asia where there is practically no culture of winter at all. But the people who follow these sports are equal citizens of the world, and are due absolutely no more or less consideration or respect because of their homelands' place in the world or the hue of their flesh. Shame on anyone who would think otherwise. regards, Anthony -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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You're probably right that field hockey is a much bigger sport in the third world and girl's prep schools. I was thinking mostly of North America, Europe and Russia. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Jul 29, 2012 at 8:53 PM, Anthony Farr wrote: > On 30 July 2012 10:46, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: >> True, but even in the Olympics, Ice Hockey is a much bigger sport than >> Field Hockey. > > Hmm. You really should look that up. You may be surprised. > > regards, Anthony > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On 30 July 2012 10:46, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > True, but even in the Olympics, Ice Hockey is a much bigger sport than > Field Hockey. Hmm. You really should look that up. You may be surprised. regards, Anthony -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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True, but even in the Olympics, Ice Hockey is a much bigger sport than Field Hockey. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Jul 29, 2012 at 8:01 PM, Anthony Farr wrote: > On 30 July 2012 09:58, J.C. O'Connell wrote: >> The international names arent the same as the usa >> conventions. > > You are right, they aren't. There's the whole wide world, and there's > the USA, which isn't the whole world. The tail doesn't wag the dog. > > regards, Anthony > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Simply local conventions, no right or wrong. In this case, however, I think we can include Canada in the NA hockey and football conventions. On Sun, Jul 29, 2012 at 8:21 PM, Anthony Farr wrote: > To clarify my outlook on this, my own country has some quaint local > naming conventions for things that are internationally known by other > names. Our round ball footballers play soccer, but I have to concede > that soccer, more than any other code of football, has the precedence > of popularity to claim the name "Football". > > If an Aussie says he likes to wear thongs in hot weather, look at his > feet and not his trousers. Even so, we are amusedly aware that it is > we who are out of step with the world. There's my point, you need to > be aware of when it's you who is out of step, and not claim that the > world is out of step with you. > > regards, Anthony > > > > On 30 July 2012 10:01, Anthony Farr wrote: >> On 30 July 2012 09:58, J.C. O'Connell wrote: >>> The international names arent the same as the usa >>> conventions. >> >> You are right, they aren't. There's the whole wide world, and there's >> the USA, which isn't the whole world. The tail doesn't wag the dog. >> >> regards, Anthony > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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To clarify my outlook on this, my own country has some quaint local naming conventions for things that are internationally known by other names. Our round ball footballers play soccer, but I have to concede that soccer, more than any other code of football, has the precedence of popularity to claim the name "Football". If an Aussie says he likes to wear thongs in hot weather, look at his feet and not his trousers. Even so, we are amusedly aware that it is we who are out of step with the world. There's my point, you need to be aware of when it's you who is out of step, and not claim that the world is out of step with you. regards, Anthony On 30 July 2012 10:01, Anthony Farr wrote: > On 30 July 2012 09:58, J.C. O'Connell wrote: >> The international names arent the same as the usa >> conventions. > > You are right, they aren't. There's the whole wide world, and there's > the USA, which isn't the whole world. The tail doesn't wag the dog. > > regards, Anthony -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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America rules! ;) - J.C.O'Connell hifis...@gate.net - -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Anthony Farr Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2012 8:01 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT: London Olympics 2012 On 30 July 2012 09:58, J.C. O'Connell wrote: > The international names arent the same as the usa > conventions. You are right, they aren't. There's the whole wide world, and there's the USA, which isn't the whole world. The tail doesn't wag the dog. regards, Anthony -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On 30 July 2012 09:58, J.C. O'Connell wrote: > The international names arent the same as the usa > conventions. You are right, they aren't. There's the whole wide world, and there's the USA, which isn't the whole world. The tail doesn't wag the dog. regards, Anthony -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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are you trying to say the hockey with the ball isnt commonly known as field hockey and the hockey with the puck isn't commonly known as hockey? here in the USA they are. The international names arent the same as the usa conventions. - J.C.O'Connell hifis...@gate.net - -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Anthony Farr Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2012 6:05 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT: London Olympics 2012 On 30 July 2012 07:32, J.C. O'Connell wrote: > no, your hockey would be field hockey. > too technical! > Here's the homepage of the International Hockey Federation: http://www.fih.ch/en/home Here's the homepage of the International Ice Hockey Federation: http://www.iihf.com/ These are the peak bodies of their sports, and that is what they call themselves. regards, Anthony -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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That's what we call field hockey. At least in North America, Hockey means ice hockey and the modifier goes with the other one. Ah, the wonders of cultural diversity. On Sun, Jul 29, 2012 at 6:06 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > Use the right bait and you'll hook 'em every time. ;-D > > From: "Daniel J. Matyola" > >> No, that would be ice hockey. >> Dan Matyola >> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >> >> >> On Sun, Jul 29, 2012 at 2:17 PM, J.C. O'Connell wrote: >>> >>> hockey? umm, that would be the winter games >>> >>> - >>> J.C.O'Connell >>> hifis...@gate.net >>> - >>> >>> -Original Message- >>> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of >>> John >>> Sessoms >>> Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2012 1:19 PM >>> To: pdml@pdml.net >>> Subject: Re: OT: London Olympics 2012 >>> >>> From: steve harley >>> >>>> on 2012-07-28 19:06 kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote >>>>> >>>>> Agreed. I kept on trying to find a connection with the theatrics and >>>>> the >>> >>> Olympics. >>>> >>>> >>>> the opening was more about Britain than about sports; that's pretty >>>> normal >>>> >>>> course i didn't watch much of it because by the time it was on the >>>> tellie >>> >>> it >>>> >>>> was already stale on twitter and other sources; shame on NBC for >>>> thinking >>>> their whole audience is stuck in the 1980s; NBC also been ruining other >>> >>> stuff >>>> >>>> by doing cuts between commercials that leave out some of the scoring >>>> runs >>> >>> in >>>> >>>> volleyball and basketball ? and the Tim Berners-Lee gaffe was abominable >>>> ? >>> >>> and >>>> >>>> i had to go to Youtube to find the full Sex Pistols performance >>>> >>>> the bike race this morning was covered pretty well though >>> >>> >>> I'd be interested in who wins the gold in Hockey, but not enough to pay >>> attention to the games. If the USA manages to win again I'm sure it will >>> get mentioned on NPR. > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Use the right bait and you'll hook 'em every time. ;-D From: "Daniel J. Matyola" No, that would be ice hockey. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Jul 29, 2012 at 2:17 PM, J.C. O'Connell wrote: hockey? umm, that would be the winter games - J.C.O'Connell hifis...@gate.net - -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of John Sessoms Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2012 1:19 PM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: OT: London Olympics 2012 From: steve harley on 2012-07-28 19:06 kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote Agreed. I kept on trying to find a connection with the theatrics and the Olympics. the opening was more about Britain than about sports; that's pretty normal course i didn't watch much of it because by the time it was on the tellie it was already stale on twitter and other sources; shame on NBC for thinking their whole audience is stuck in the 1980s; NBC also been ruining other stuff by doing cuts between commercials that leave out some of the scoring runs in volleyball and basketball ? and the Tim Berners-Lee gaffe was abominable ? and i had to go to Youtube to find the full Sex Pistols performance the bike race this morning was covered pretty well though I'd be interested in who wins the gold in Hockey, but not enough to pay attention to the games. If the USA manages to win again I'm sure it will get mentioned on NPR. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On 30 July 2012 07:32, J.C. O'Connell wrote: > no, your hockey would be field hockey. > too technical! > Here's the homepage of the International Hockey Federation: http://www.fih.ch/en/home Here's the homepage of the International Ice Hockey Federation: http://www.iihf.com/ These are the peak bodies of their sports, and that is what they call themselves. regards, Anthony -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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no, your hockey would be field hockey. too technical! - J.C.O'Connell hifis...@gate.net - -Original Message- From: Daniel J. Matyola [mailto:danmaty...@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2012 2:54 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List; hifis...@gate.net Subject: Re: OT: London Olympics 2012 No, that would be ice hockey. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Jul 29, 2012 at 2:17 PM, J.C. O'Connell wrote: > hockey? umm, that would be the winter games > > - > J.C.O'Connell > hifis...@gate.net > - > > -Original Message- > From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of John > Sessoms > Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2012 1:19 PM > To: pdml@pdml.net > Subject: Re: OT: London Olympics 2012 > > From: steve harley > >> on 2012-07-28 19:06 kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote >>> Agreed. I kept on trying to find a connection with the theatrics and the > Olympics. >> >> the opening was more about Britain than about sports; that's pretty normal >> >> course i didn't watch much of it because by the time it was on the tellie > it >> was already stale on twitter and other sources; shame on NBC for thinking >> their whole audience is stuck in the 1980s; NBC also been ruining other > stuff >> by doing cuts between commercials that leave out some of the scoring runs > in >> volleyball and basketball ? and the Tim Berners-Lee gaffe was abominable ? > and >> i had to go to Youtube to find the full Sex Pistols performance >> >> the bike race this morning was covered pretty well though > > I'd be interested in who wins the gold in Hockey, but not enough to pay > attention to the games. If the USA manages to win again I'm sure it will > get mentioned on NPR. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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No, that would be ice hockey. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Jul 29, 2012 at 2:17 PM, J.C. O'Connell wrote: > hockey? umm, that would be the winter games > > - > J.C.O'Connell > hifis...@gate.net > - > > -Original Message- > From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of John > Sessoms > Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2012 1:19 PM > To: pdml@pdml.net > Subject: Re: OT: London Olympics 2012 > > From: steve harley > >> on 2012-07-28 19:06 kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote >>> Agreed. I kept on trying to find a connection with the theatrics and the > Olympics. >> >> the opening was more about Britain than about sports; that's pretty normal >> >> course i didn't watch much of it because by the time it was on the tellie > it >> was already stale on twitter and other sources; shame on NBC for thinking >> their whole audience is stuck in the 1980s; NBC also been ruining other > stuff >> by doing cuts between commercials that leave out some of the scoring runs > in >> volleyball and basketball ? and the Tim Berners-Lee gaffe was abominable ? > and >> i had to go to Youtube to find the full Sex Pistols performance >> >> the bike race this morning was covered pretty well though > > I'd be interested in who wins the gold in Hockey, but not enough to pay > attention to the games. If the USA manages to win again I'm sure it will > get mentioned on NPR. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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hockey? umm, that would be the winter games - J.C.O'Connell hifis...@gate.net - -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of John Sessoms Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2012 1:19 PM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: OT: London Olympics 2012 From: steve harley > on 2012-07-28 19:06 kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote >> Agreed. I kept on trying to find a connection with the theatrics and the Olympics. > > the opening was more about Britain than about sports; that's pretty normal > > course i didn't watch much of it because by the time it was on the tellie it > was already stale on twitter and other sources; shame on NBC for thinking > their whole audience is stuck in the 1980s; NBC also been ruining other stuff > by doing cuts between commercials that leave out some of the scoring runs in > volleyball and basketball ? and the Tim Berners-Lee gaffe was abominable ? and > i had to go to Youtube to find the full Sex Pistols performance > > the bike race this morning was covered pretty well though I'd be interested in who wins the gold in Hockey, but not enough to pay attention to the games. If the USA manages to win again I'm sure it will get mentioned on NPR. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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From: steve harley on 2012-07-28 19:06 kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote Agreed. I kept on trying to find a connection with the theatrics and the Olympics. the opening was more about Britain than about sports; that's pretty normal course i didn't watch much of it because by the time it was on the tellie it was already stale on twitter and other sources; shame on NBC for thinking their whole audience is stuck in the 1980s; NBC also been ruining other stuff by doing cuts between commercials that leave out some of the scoring runs in volleyball and basketball ? and the Tim Berners-Lee gaffe was abominable ? and i had to go to Youtube to find the full Sex Pistols performance the bike race this morning was covered pretty well though I'd be interested in who wins the gold in Hockey, but not enough to pay attention to the games. If the USA manages to win again I'm sure it will get mentioned on NPR. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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it was a fanfare for the common man, deeply socialist, mutualist & still individualist, all in the best possible way. Where the Chinese faked it because they thought their little girl with the best voice wasn't pretty enough, we put sick children at the centre of it, and the idea of a community that takes care of each member (this is a bit idealistic, of course). I thught it was a superb, confident celebration of ordinary people and the peculiar way we do a sort of socialism here. And there were strokes of genius in it, such as the construction workers' guard of honour, the military flag raising, and the olympians handing the flame on to the young unknowns. I thought it was great that he avoided most of the synchronised bombastic nonsense that this sort of thing usually involves. Of course it's the nature of these things to be selective, so there was nothing about the evils of Empire etc., but that's only to be expected in the circumstances. B > -Original Message- > From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of > Joseph McAllister > Sent: 29 July 2012 07:29 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: OT: London Olympics 2012 > > In keeping with the British distain for acts of enthusiasm, Cotty > wrote: > > On Jul 28, 2012, at 12:26 , Steve Cottrell wrote: > > > On 26/7/12, Christine Aguila, discombobulated, unleashed: > > > >> In about 24 hours (Chicago time), I will be watching the Opening > >> Ceremonies of the 2012 Olympics held in London, England > > > > It was pretty good! > > > > Cheers, > > Cotty > > What he neglected to say was the Brits enjoyed it, the Queen was in her > best form jumping from a copter with Bond, the corgis stole the show > almost as much as the incredible show of technical theater (theatre) in > the round. Lump in throat seeing the single forged ring raised to join > the other four to form the Olympic symbol, though I would have liked it > if they turned to the colors of said symbol as they "cooled", vis > raining down a shower of rain forest-like fire. Another touch was the > half ring of the beam engine stopping, restarting as a full ring (good > latches, I suppose). And of course - Pink Floyd - barely heard over the > din. Paul is getting old, did a pretty good job of getting the locals > very excited. > > The most beautiful part for me was that the entire thing was > accompanied by a fantastic female percussionist, backed by a thousand > inverted trash cans of various sizes beat upon with a hundred varieties > of stick and mallet. Awesome! > > Neat torch. > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Sadly I couldn't watch the whole ceremony but I saw quite a bit. It was most spectacular in terms of being a wonderful show. The last thing I saw was the burning Olympic circles in the sky, which was probably the only connection with the Olymics I could notice throughout that portion that I saw. Other than that, it was a very good boasting of English people before practically the whole world... One piece was missing though, but I suppose it is going to be missing forever. On Sun, Jul 29, 2012 at 9:29 AM, Joseph McAllister wrote: > In keeping with the British distain for acts of enthusiasm, Cotty wrote: > > On Jul 28, 2012, at 12:26 , Steve Cottrell wrote: > >> On 26/7/12, Christine Aguila, discombobulated, unleashed: >> >>> In about 24 hours (Chicago time), I will be watching the Opening >>> Ceremonies of the 2012 Olympics held in London, England >> >> It was pretty good! >> >> Cheers, >> Cotty > > What he neglected to say was the Brits enjoyed it, the Queen was in her best > form jumping from a copter with Bond, the corgis stole the show almost as > much as the incredible show of technical theater (theatre) in the round. Lump > in throat seeing the single forged ring raised to join the other four to form > the Olympic symbol, though I would have liked it if they turned to the colors > of said symbol as they "cooled", vis raining down a shower of rain > forest-like fire. Another touch was the half ring of the beam engine > stopping, restarting as a full ring (good latches, I suppose). And of course > - Pink Floyd - barely heard over the din. Paul is getting old, did a pretty > good job of getting the locals very excited. > > The most beautiful part for me was that the entire thing was accompanied by a > fantastic female percussionist, backed by a thousand inverted trash cans of > various sizes beat upon with a hundred varieties of stick and mallet. Awesome! > > Neat torch… > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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In keeping with the British distain for acts of enthusiasm, Cotty wrote: On Jul 28, 2012, at 12:26 , Steve Cottrell wrote: > On 26/7/12, Christine Aguila, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> In about 24 hours (Chicago time), I will be watching the Opening >> Ceremonies of the 2012 Olympics held in London, England > > It was pretty good! > > Cheers, > Cotty What he neglected to say was the Brits enjoyed it, the Queen was in her best form jumping from a copter with Bond, the corgis stole the show almost as much as the incredible show of technical theater (theatre) in the round. Lump in throat seeing the single forged ring raised to join the other four to form the Olympic symbol, though I would have liked it if they turned to the colors of said symbol as they "cooled", vis raining down a shower of rain forest-like fire. Another touch was the half ring of the beam engine stopping, restarting as a full ring (good latches, I suppose). And of course - Pink Floyd - barely heard over the din. Paul is getting old, did a pretty good job of getting the locals very excited. The most beautiful part for me was that the entire thing was accompanied by a fantastic female percussionist, backed by a thousand inverted trash cans of various sizes beat upon with a hundred varieties of stick and mallet. Awesome! Neat torch… -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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on 2012-07-28 19:06 kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote Agreed. I kept on trying to find a connection with the theatrics and the Olympics. the opening was more about Britain than about sports; that's pretty normal course i didn't watch much of it because by the time it was on the tellie it was already stale on twitter and other sources; shame on NBC for thinking their whole audience is stuck in the 1980s; NBC also been ruining other stuff by doing cuts between commercials that leave out some of the scoring runs in volleyball and basketball … and the Tim Berners-Lee gaffe was abominable … and i had to go to Youtube to find the full Sex Pistols performance the bike race this morning was covered pretty well though -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Agreed. I kept on trying to find a connection with the theatrics and the Olympics. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Daniel J. Matyola" Subject: Re: OT: London Olympics 2012 I thought the opening ceremony was too long, too slow, and just plain boring. Mr Bean was the hit of the evening, as far as I could tell. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Jul 28, 2012 at 3:26 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 26/7/12, Christine Aguila, discombobulated, unleashed: In about 24 hours (Chicago time), I will be watching the Opening Ceremonies of the 2012 Olympics held in London, England It was pretty good! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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I thought the opening ceremony was too long, too slow, and just plain boring. Mr Bean was the hit of the evening, as far as I could tell. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Jul 28, 2012 at 3:26 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: > On 26/7/12, Christine Aguila, discombobulated, unleashed: > >>In about 24 hours (Chicago time), I will be watching the Opening >>Ceremonies of the 2012 Olympics held in London, England > > It was pretty good! > > -- > > > Cheers, > Cotty > > > ___/\__ > || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche > -- http://www.cottysnaps.com > _ > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On 26/7/12, Christine Aguila, discombobulated, unleashed: >In about 24 hours (Chicago time), I will be watching the Opening >Ceremonies of the 2012 Olympics held in London, England It was pretty good! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
