On 23/06/2010 11:38 a.m., Publius Maximus wrote: >>>> >>> As Ed noted, even a mental midget could figure that out. Which is why >>> you're still wondering I guess... :) >>> >>> >> Still with the ad hominem and not addressing the issue? >> > Well, I am talking to Ricardo, right? >
LOL You got a point there. >> So what the hell are you doing answering a football thread? >> > Observing the fine form of syllogistic reasoning that is exemplified > by posts like yours and Ed's, with great admiration. > Ok, but you puny little humans should "observe" from afar and in silence :-) > My demon-infested mother-in-law from Russia once tried to convince me > that all native Indians to this day live in gulags and aren't allowed > basic liberties, because she read it in a James Fennimore Cooper novel > translated to Russian or something. > > She would not hear my eye-witness testimony of my experience as a Y2K > consulting test engineer for the Mashintucket Piquot Tribal Nation. > Also known as Foxwoods Casino& Resort. > Wouldn't know.... but what is the alcoholism ratio compared to the rest of the US population? If it's higher then there *is* a problem there. > (Incidentally you only need 1/7 Indian blood, of any tribe, to qualify > for a life of loafing around on a $70K allowance, there... at least, > that was in 1999 when I was testing their slot machines over a > terminal emulator. No idea what the going rate for professional > mendicants is there now.) > Is that the same for all natives, or just some lucky tribes? Watching some hollywood movies in which natives are portrayed I'd say that either hollywood is lying big, or you are using an exception to portrait the whole of the native people. >> Or are you referring to some other Yank sport? Which I must say find >> immensely boring. With long periods where the only activity is the >> drinking and eating of the spectators (no wonder y'r'all fatsos) >> > So, we understand each other on some level, after all. That's > precisely how I feel about all spectator sports, having had my sports > spectating gene rendered dysfuntional by fatal proximity to Cleveland > sports teams in my youth. > Absolutely. To watch tennis, car racing, baseball, etc is torture by boredom to me. OTOH, a good international football match may be entertaining..... a month every 4 years I mean. I can't understand people who watch football every sunday. What a bore! Now playing football is really fun. _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
