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To: 1rudeboy
Fascinating - a guy who's brilliant defense of soccer includes accusing those who disagree with him of penis envy is lecturing me on condescension. It makes sense since you clearly don't have much else to go on.

Real sports break ties by playing the game in question. Here are some examples: Baseball- extra innings (of baseball). Football (NFL - college has strayed down dark path) - Overtime, where they play football. Basketball - they continue to play basketball. I could go on, but you seem to lack the ability to get points (fitting for a soccer fan).

Now if soccer truly is the game a lot of you people tell us it is, they game I saw in '94 - with controlled subtle violence, a chess match of varied strategies and reactions, marathon like endurance and glorious skills, then you are a complete idiot if you are trying to tell me that these qualities are found in your darling lil shoot-outs. And as long as you give away your jumbo-sized golden snow cone to the winner of a shootout, you do not have a legitimate sport. Unless of course you think the intricacies of "Will he kick it left - maybe even right?" while the rest of the team stands around making their thumbs brown and smelly is a sport. It may be, but then you should probably join a Candy Land league - such skill and excitement. Had you been listening, I didn't say change the rules to accommodate me. They should be changed for those who claim to enjoy actual soccer. Take a tip from the Scotsman - when in an indefensible position - just stay quiet.

83 posted on 05/30/2007 6:20:20 AM PDT by Hegewisch Dupa
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To: Hegewisch Dupa
You are late to this thread, so let me spell it out for you: you cannot arrive in the middle of a flame-war and expect one of the combatants to treat you according to Queensbury rules. That being said, most of the points you are making are excellent.
84 posted on 05/30/2007 7:03:04 AM PDT by 1rudeboy
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