[kj] OT Sports

[cliffmonka at alaska.net]

can we please post an OT for off topic when we post a non killing joke email,thanks
big douchebag cliff



> For what it's worth, I'm in total agreement with you about the

> football/sports thing in America. You mentioned books about the zealotry

> sports inspires -- one I happen to have is Dennis Perrin's _American

> Fan: Sports Mania and the Culture That Feeds It_. There's a great quote

> from George Carlin in it: "I'm not too thrilled with the sports media

> people either. The talent is marginal, they bring nothing to the mix,

> and their palpable envy of the players is embarrassing.... You wanna

> know the problem? Athletes get tons of money and pussy, and all the best

> drugs. The sports media don't."

>

> I hope the employment/money situation improves soon. Wish I could help

> out; I've practically no connections in New York, though. Hope things go

> well. ;(

>

> -Oliver

>

>

>

> Alexander Smith wrote:

>>

>> I wish I could knit. That would, at least, be useful -- unlike being

>> able to properly kick a football.

>>

>> Look, gents, I hate to admit this, but Peter West (i.e. Shite-Flinger)

>> was probably right: I've been in a terrifically foul mood of late.

>> I've no job, I'm hemorrhaging money, my severance has run out. I'm

>> under tremendous pressure. Unfortunately, that's manifesting itself by

>> turning me into an insufferably disagreeable bastard. I apologize.

>>

>> I should probably recuse myself from the proceedings for a while.

>>

>> Ale xin NYC

>>

>>

>>

>

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