The same to you and yours, Gilbo! :)
Posted on 12/29/2009 5:15:27 AM PST by Kaslin
Thanks for the chuckle Scythian.
That thought hit me also.
LLS
“The moment their [potential to supply tax dollars] ended, they were discarded, most to live in poverty, their wealth having been looted from them by corrupt [government].”
Amazing similarities, don’t ‘cha think? ;)
Boxing is not the sport for me. I understand the fascination, but I decline to participate. I could get seriously hurt, LOL!
heheheh...having read many of your posts over the years, I think you could prolly handle yerself...
That was disgusting.
Heck, even a sport as genteel as figure skating has gone out of bounds-the whole Tonya Harding/Nancy Kerrigan thing, then Oksana Baiul, then the whole Usova/Zhulin and Grishuk/Platov pairs skating soap opera (they switched partners in real life). You knew things had gone south when skaters from the former Soviet Union got in on the act. I don’t even watch anymore, too much hamminess, not enough skill. Michelle Kwan was the only one who stayed classy, but she set the unfortunate trend of very young girls competing, who may have jumps but don’t have artistry or consistency.
Oh, and Surya Bonaly’s shameful behavior on the podium when she wouldn’t accept the silver and took it from her neck.
Oops, Grishuk/Platov and Usova/Zhulin were ice dancers, not pairs skaters. Oh well, more than a few don’t even consider that a sport, LOL.
I don’t know much about football (despite a husband who’s been immersed in it for decades, from the betting angle), but I caught that game that’s called, I think, the “Ice Bowl” on ESPN Classics one time, and watched it. Now THAT was a football game.
I could’ve enjoyed football back in the day when they still had male cheerleaders (not directly for that reason, LOL, just using that as an indicator of the time frame I mean), and women still dressed up a bit for the college games. I understand from my daughter-in-law that the games at Ole Miss still have that kind of atmosphere.
I’m only 5’1”...I ALWAYS hit below the belt, LOL!
I had a DI in the past who was a whopping 7 footer. He was an awe-inspiring monster of a man and only had to call me out once to discipline me. When I reported to him and stood at attention facing him, my face was at crotch level.
In a low voice he said to me, “Trainee? I think you understand the embarassing nature of this. If I EVER have to call you out again in front of the squad, there will be big trouble. Understood?”
You bet I understood! I still laugh about that today...and so do some of my life-long Army pals, LOL!
I’m glad you mentioned Ezzard Charles; one of the most under-rated fighters of all time.
and a "Thank You" for yer service as well as a "Happy New Year"...
Ezzard Charles could show Sugar Ray how to box.
The same to you and yours, Gilbo! :)
“I believe it was Vince Lombardi who told a young player who show-boated after scoring a touchdown, “Act like you’ve been there before.”
The only person I see trying to rein that in is Coach Peterson at Boise State. He’s got a lot of class, and he punishes players who convulse around like cavemen around a camp fire.
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