Filipus Klutiero <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> I had to Google the meaning of "fooing the man instead of the ball". If 
> there are still other readers at this point, this seems to mean "to 
> focus on the person doing something rather than on something". [...]

It's from football (the obscure sport with a World Cup going
wall-to-wall from Germany at the moment).  It's about publicly
inflicting personal damage on another participant, instead of
doing anything to achieve any aim.  Rather like this subthread.

Regards,
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