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OT - a little football fever
Peyton Manning, after living a full life, died. When he got to heaven, God was showing him around. They came to a modest little house with a faded Colts flag in the window. "This house is yours for eternity, Peyton," said God. "This is very special; not everyone gets a house up here." Peyton felt special, indeed, and walked up to his house. On his way up the porch, he noticed another house just around the corner. It was a 3-story mansion with a purple and black sidewalk, a 50 foot tall flagpole with an enormous Ravens logo flag, and in every window, a Baltimore Ravens towel. Peyton looked at God and said "God, I'm not trying to be ungrateful, but I have a question. I was an all-pro QB, I hold many NFL records, and I even went to the Hall of Fame." God said "So what's your point Peyton?" "Well, why does Ray Lewis get a better house than me?" God chuckled, and said.... "Peyton, that's not Ray's house... It's mine." Go ravens!! -- Janet Boss www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com |
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Janet B wrote: Go ravens!! I helped out with recruiting new hires on campus to come work for the behemoth. A bunch of different campuses were targeted and so there were a lot of us who got involved, and to get us up to speed on policy and rules and stuff, HR put together a training broadcast. Unfortunately, the show used a football metaphor. So there we were, a few dozen very nerdly engineers, most of whom were not born in the US anyway, wondering "What's a linebacker? Why are they kicking?" -- Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis - Prouder than ever to be a member of the reality-based community |
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Melinda Shore wrote:
Unfortunately, the show used a football metaphor. They didn't think that one through very carefully, did they? So there we were, a few dozen very nerdly engineers, most of whom were not born in the US anyway, wondering "What's a linebacker? Why are they kicking?" That's about how I feel about ball games. I just don't get it, and I don't intend to try. And--thread merge!--the menfolk drinking beer and gathering around the teevee to watch The Game is another "holiday" tradition my family did not engage in. -- Shelly (Warning: see label for details) http://www.cat-sidh.net (the Mother Ship) http://esther.cat-sidh.net (Letters to Esther) |
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OT - a little football fever
"Janet B" wrote in message: Peyton Manning, after living a full life, died. You just scared the crap out of me! I read that to be a breaking news bulletin instead of part of the story. "Peyton, that's not Ray's house... It's mine." And someone should tell Peyton that it is better to have the little house in the ritzy neighborhood than the other way around. Go ravens!! Since that's as close as I'm gonna get to a contender for a while (Joe Gibbs is NOT God!), I'm with you right there. Although, I'll admit to having a soft spot for New England. Suja |
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OT - a little football fever
On Thu, 11 Jan 2007 14:11:00 -0500, "Suja" ,
clicked their heels and said: Since that's as close as I'm gonna get to a contender for a while (Joe Gibbs is NOT God!), I'm with you right there. Although, I'll admit to having a soft spot for New England. I think for many, this is not just "go Ravens", but the same "anyone but" as baseball season. "Anyone but the Yankees" for summer, "Anyone but the Colts" for fall/winter. I know the dogs will be mighty perplexed on Saturday, when there will be a lot of yelling at the TV. I freely admit that I just don't understand all of the football rules! -- Janet Boss www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com |
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"Melinda Shore" wrote in message So there we were, a few dozen very nerdly engineers, most of whom were not born in the US anyway, wondering "What's a linebacker? Why are they kicking?" You didn't get the all-important 'If it's called football, why don't they use their feet?' I used to play touch* football with my brother and his goon friends. It is laughable, considering I'm 5'1" and weighed a hundred pounds, and for the most part, couldn't see past my line to see my receivers. What I did have in my favor was that I turned out to be ambidextrous with the ball, and was actually better with my left than my right, although I am a righty with just about everything else. Suja *Their idea of touch football somewhat closely resembles Khan's idea of wrestling. |
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OT - a little football fever
On Thu, 11 Jan 2007 14:58:53 -0500, "Suja" ,
clicked their heels and said: That's just wrong-headed. The Colts of Peyton Manning haven't won anything. Except Colts history. I think it really sucks to steal that from a city. Over the weekend, I did a home visit. Pulled in, to the following sign RED SOX FANS PARK HERE ---------------- Yankee Fans Go Home I told him how close he came to not getting a dog :-) I get students who name their dogs horrible things like "Jeter". I tell them they start with demerits right off the bat. And that we have a dress code. None of those nasty spots on hats in the shape of an "NY". It's all in good fun of course, although there are some real freaks out there who take that stuff very seriously, to the point of injury. Whackos. I am sure there will be extra security at M&T stadium on Saturday, just as there is at Camden Yards during Yankee games. I've survived some scary crowds in years past, but mostly people seem saner now (or ticket prices keep the real loons away. That and beer cutoff in the 7th). -- Janet Boss www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com |
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OT - a little football fever
"Suja" said in rec.pets.dogs.behavior:
Although, I'll admit to having a soft spot for New England. Nah, Philly all the way. I don't follow the NFL, but because Garcia started his professional football career with the Calgary Stampeders, I gotta pull for the Eagles. -- --Matt. Rocky's a Dog. |
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"Janet B" wrote in message: I think for many, this is not just "go Ravens", but the same "anyone but" as baseball season. "Anyone but the Yankees" for summer, "Anyone but the Colts" for fall/winter. That's just wrong-headed. The Colts of Peyton Manning haven't won anything. In fact, they haven't even reached the superbowl. The Yankees OTOH, there is a genuine reason to envy... I mean, dislike (beyond Steinbrenner). Over the weekend, I did a home visit. Pulled in, to the following sign RED SOX FANS PARK HERE ---------------- Yankee Fans Go Home I told him how close he came to not getting a dog :-) Suja |
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