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10-25-2009, 10:45 PM
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I hear them call the tide
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What's so Manly about American Football?
I'm watching the game tonight and I'm sorta thinking it doesn't really look so masculine....
No. wait! Hear me out... They have shiny uniforms ... that are skintight with cap sleeves They have so much padding A mommy's boy would complain about overprotection They make a big deal about every single freaking yard. Man up and go for the whole damn distance. or at least something more than three feet And they get free do-overs too
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The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart |
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10-26-2009, 12:04 AM
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... and how long does it take for a tight end to become a wide receiver?
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10-26-2009, 07:21 AM
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Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya?
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Real Men use their arms when they play sports. They play in the snow and rain and mud, and don't prance up and down the field like girly-men. They get bruises and broken bones and concussions from impacts of giant dudes running into them at full speed. They retire young because a body just can't take that kind of abuse for too long. They don't wear little shorts and t-shirts like the 4th grade girls badminton team.
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10-26-2009, 08:13 AM
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I hear them call the tide
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and did I mention the cuddling other players who don't even have the damn ball?
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10-26-2009, 08:14 AM
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Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya?
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Snuggles.
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10-26-2009, 12:03 PM
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This classic Carlin bit explains why football is manly... and baseball is not
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10-26-2009, 12:34 PM
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American football is executed like an old-fashioned military campaign.
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10-26-2009, 02:54 PM
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I hear them call the tide
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Baseball goes without saying. It's like rounders in silly pants..... and takes for freaking ever by all accounts. And I really hate that "take me out to the ballpark" song.
I'm liking the hockey, though. Although it's a little "white". Also isn't it kind of weird that so many football players are black when the fans are white? At least that's how it looked on the tv last night.... or was that an anomoly? I'm still pretty new to this game...
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10-28-2009, 02:54 PM
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Makes some feel uncomfortable
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10-26-2009, 03:32 PM
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I can hear my ears
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this
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10-26-2009, 03:38 PM
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****************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio |
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10-26-2009, 04:40 PM
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10-26-2009, 03:35 PM
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Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya?
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As opposed to this.
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10-26-2009, 03:36 PM
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I can hear my ears
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I love that last bit where Bill Bates clocks the old flag guy......apologizes, and puts his hat back on his head.
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10-26-2009, 03:56 PM
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I can hear my ears
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YEAH. the rest of that run starts at 1:10
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