X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f4f17,1fea113a30411707 X-Google-Attributes: gidf4f17,public X-Google-Thread: fc9f9,1fea113a30411707 X-Google-Attributes: gidfc9f9,public X-Google-Thread: f996b,1fea113a30411707 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-Thread: fcfb9,1fea113a30411707 X-Google-Attributes: gidfcfb9,public X-Google-Thread: fe7ce,1fea113a30411707 X-Google-Attributes: gidfe7ce,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-02-03 16:34:50 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!feed2.news.rcn.net!rcn!newsfeed1.earthlink.net!newsfeed.earthlink.net!newsmaster1.prod.itd.earthlink.net!newsread2.prod.itd.earthlink.net.POSTED!not-for-mail Message-ID: <3C5DD70E.9010409@mindspring.NS.com> From: Jonathan Ball User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Win 9x 4.90; en-US; rv:0.9.2) Gecko/20010726 Netscape6/6.1 X-Accept-Language: en-us MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art,alt.animals.ethics.vegetarian,alt.politics.socialism,alt.seduction.fast,comp.os.linux.advocacy Subject: Re: drsquare is a useless troll was Re: What does everyone reckon our chances are for the Euro 2004 qualifying? References: <7vI58.26624$jb.1324289@news2.calgary.shaw.ca> <3C5AC13B.9060609@mindspring.NS.com> <0lhl5ugo85pjshh3t861eimu9gq7n7tumk@4ax.com> <3C5ACEF7.1010005@earthlink.NS.net> <3C5D92E7.2070002@mindspring.NS.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Lines: 52 Date: Mon, 04 Feb 2002 00:34:50 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 66.32.17.118 X-Complaints-To: abuse@earthlink.net X-Trace: newsread2.prod.itd.earthlink.net 1012782890 66.32.17.118 (Sun, 03 Feb 2002 16:34:50 PST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 03 Feb 2002 16:34:50 PST Organization: EarthLink Inc. -- http://www.EarthLink.net X-Received-Date: Sun, 03 Feb 2002 16:34:49 PST (newsmaster1.prod.itd.earthlink.net) Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:14383 alt.animals.ethics.vegetarian:35667 alt.politics.socialism:15260 alt.seduction.fast:74905 comp.os.linux.advocacy:186985 Dutch wrote: > "Jonathan Ball" wrote > >>drsquare wrote: >> >>>On Fri, 01 Feb 2002 17:23:28 GMT, in alt.animals.ethics.vegetarian, >>> > [..] > >>>So what? All they have to do is smack it down the pitch with those sticks >>>like in golf. The only thing stopping them from scoring from the other end >>>of the pitch is all that padding. >>> >>You don't know what you're talking about. Any idiot >>can run around on a field kicking at something; even >>you can probably do it. Let's see you even *stand* on >>ice skates, let alone take a shot at the puck without >>landing on your fat ass. >> > > Now that we're thoroughly off-topic I might as well say my bit. > > I've played the major sports at the medium amateur level, men's inter-city > basketball in Timmins/Noranda, Junior football (18 years old), and industrial > league hockey. I've only kicked a soccer ball around a few times. There's no > contest. Hockey players can only play for 30 to 90 seconds before needing a 5 > minute rest, ??? I don't know about 5 minutes... > and they put fresh players out. It's the MOST physically taxing game > there is. I agree with that, but if the rules didn't allow line line changes, you'd just see them pace themselves differently. > There's no coasting like in soccer. I don't know about "coasting". If the other guys aren't coasting, you can't either. > The speed and hitting is amazing > even at the midget level, and if you want to have sports experience go see an NHL > game. The sheer high speed skill and intensity is eye popping. > > > Damn he's a good troll. He's a twit. This is it for me.