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| Tweet Topic Started: Apr 27 2004, 08:48 PM (2,338 Views) | |
| j delight | May 25 2005, 07:15 AM Post #251 |
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*runs back in with giant foam finger* Bring on the wings! Bring on the nachos! Drinks are on me, everybody! Long Live Darc Deimos! <sigh> Still no hockey.... |
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| kloister | May 25 2005, 08:39 AM Post #252 |
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Fudgie's 'Fronk'...
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Make mine a Creme de Menthe... *The Emperor reclines in his sedan chair carried most efficiently by 4 well co-ordinated Badgers...Ready to view the Liverpool v AC Milan Champions League Final this evening...* Guys...the drinks are on Lady J... |
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| j delight | May 25 2005, 08:45 AM Post #253 |
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Meh... K. Just can't quite bring myself to plug for Liverpool, although they have stunned quite a few teams lately. <eg> Cheers! |
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| Darc Deimos | May 25 2005, 10:46 PM Post #254 |
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Watching Everyone HAIL MY AVATAR
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*serving drinks* naw J, these ones are on the house. I agree with you as well J. Liverpool has never really held my best graces for some reason. I have too many friends who love them, and I guess i just enjoy seeing them lose
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| kloister | May 26 2005, 07:04 AM Post #255 |
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Looks like both you guys are a little disappointed then...I was rooting for the English team to put one over on the Italians... And what a game that was...The best final you could have wished for...Liverpool dead and buried by half time then what a turn-a-round...3v3 and extra time and penalties... I hate penalties and just wich they would play till someone scores but hey...Liverpool make that 5 wins and even get to keep the trophy...Good on em'... And this Creme de Menthe is good...MMmm |
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| j delight | May 26 2005, 07:06 AM Post #256 |
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And return Champions once more! *tips glass to K* |
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| kloister | May 26 2005, 07:09 AM Post #257 |
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Fudgie's 'Fronk'...
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*chink* |
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| TinyVillages | May 26 2005, 09:27 AM Post #258 |
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"My Life As A Poolboy" -- an autobiography
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Hm, I'm going to have to brush up on my european football. We don't get to see much of it over in the U.S. |
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| j delight | May 26 2005, 09:49 AM Post #259 |
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You have to look for it, but Fox has a soccer channel and if you really really want cricket coverage, you can listen to BBC stream radio. LOL What're ya drinkin? |
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| kloister | May 26 2005, 09:53 AM Post #260 |
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Bugger!..Completely forgot that the Cricket is on today... *Runs away to check the score...* England raced to 80-0 after just 11 overs having bowled out Bangladesh for a paltry 108 on day one at Lord's. Matthew Hoggard overcame an uncertain opening to take 4-42, while the other three seamers also took wickets. Swing and seam movement unsettled some nervous batsmen from the off, although the tourists did reach 65-2 before collapsing either side of lunch. But it was much easier for England openers Marcus Trescothick and Andrew Strauss, with little troubling them. Looks like a walkover to me... :lol2: |
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| j delight | May 26 2005, 10:20 AM Post #261 |
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Sounds like some kind of lunch! |
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| TinyVillages | May 26 2005, 10:32 AM Post #262 |
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Cricket, are you kidding? I tried to follow a India-Pakistan match and didn't understand a word of it. I thinkthe announcers wer drunk, and just saying whatever came to mind. Drink, you say? Let's start with a bigger size of whatever you're drinking. |
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| j delight | May 26 2005, 10:37 AM Post #263 |
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They probably were! LOL - you should see the movie Lagaan. Well, then that'll be a Coke with lime! |
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| sexanddope | May 26 2005, 02:25 PM Post #264 |
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As an Aussie living in England I must inform you that in Aus even us girlies know cricket! It is a sport where the men take 5 days over getting drunk and leave the women to do all the usual stuff, however after a 5 day drinking session we get to use the credit card! It is also defined as a game of eleven a side, of two innings each and a maximum of 5 days, after which Australia have won! :hb: |
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| TinyVillages | May 26 2005, 02:36 PM Post #265 |
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Throw in the word "wicket" (I think there are two), and stumps and you've now covered everything I've ever known. Oh, except that getting struck by a baseball hit by a cricket bat hurts. But that's another story. Thanks for the Lime Coke. Nice place. |
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| Dickvandyke | May 28 2005, 02:55 PM Post #266 |
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Wouldn't you like to know
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US vs. England friendly is this weekend... care for any friendly wagers?
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| j delight | May 28 2005, 03:06 PM Post #267 |
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Wagering of friends? Cool. I bet Tiny Villages as a slave for a week that England takes it. |
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| TinyVillages | May 28 2005, 03:17 PM Post #268 |
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Thinks... *Hmm, original outburst of protest subsides at the thought of what JD might require a slave to do. |
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| j delight | May 28 2005, 03:20 PM Post #269 |
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Hey - you go to the winner take all, bub and that could well be Kloister! I hear the badgers need assitance in their new Badger Sett Beautification Project. Oh yeah - and the score will be 3-1 |
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| TinyVillages | May 28 2005, 03:48 PM Post #270 |
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*images of well-oiled slave's body replaced by thickly furred badgers* About that wager, JD... look, an albatross! *tries to slip away* |
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| j delight | May 29 2005, 12:38 PM Post #271 |
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*Looks for albatross* Hey waitaminute.... LOL Like that fools the badgers at the door! Sorry DVD, what's that you say? You want cash bets only?
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| Dickvandyke | May 29 2005, 12:41 PM Post #272 |
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Wouldn't you like to know
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Heh. I'll bet you that England will win 2-1. |
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| j delight | May 29 2005, 12:44 PM Post #273 |
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Not as optimistic as I am, huh? I'm taking England 3-1, but I wonder if the US will have any backers? Anybody? Anybody? Buehler? Having failed to draw anyone into betting JD sits in the corner plotting more evil But wait.... that means that DVD is our big winner!! Yay! *hands TV over to DVD as slave for a week** LOLOL |
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| j delight | May 29 2005, 03:12 PM Post #274 |
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OK all silliness aside (as she grabs another drink and a plate of nachos) What do you all think of corporate sponsorships and endorsements by athletes? At one time I was pretty surprised to see all kinds of logos on soccer jerseys that had nothing to do with the mascot or the team franchise in the international leagues. In American sports (aka football, baseball and basketball) those Nike swishes and EAS monograms are there for sure, but there is no doubt that the team identity is the most prominent. I also see athletes becoming more loyal to their sponsors than their teams. Even Little League and youth soccer have corporate logos on team shirts. I'm talking the big corporations and not Joe's Burgers sponsoring a LL team. Names of stadiums and bowl games have changed to suit the highest bidder. Qualcomm Stadium? Invesco Field? The Tostitos Fiesta Bowl? Fedex Orange Bowl? What next - Depends Adult Diapers Stadium at Old Trafford? IOW - what is the value of corporate dollars? And what is the value of tradition and how do those two balance? |
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| Dickvandyke | May 29 2005, 07:21 PM Post #275 |
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Wouldn't you like to know
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If it means one of my teams is able to afford a higher priced free agent because of selling out, then fine by me. |
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