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RE: 6 Nations
Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 5:48 pm
by BLUESBOB
I wouldn't know who to root for. My family name rolled around England for several hundred years before coming to America in the 18th century, we can trace our family roots back to clan McNabb, and one of our ancestors came from county Mayo during the potato famine. (He had to flee after killing some "lobsterbacks")
RE: 6 Nations
Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 5:48 pm
by Mynok
At schools boys always play it in sports lessons. Even at lunch breaks we were always out playing footie!
Same when I was young. Not all that long ago for you, huh Speedy? [:D]
Seriously, I have found it to be almost universally true that playing a sport with some success and/or enjoyment will create a fan of the sport. Few Americans of my age and older played soccer in their youth. Now that is far different, and we are seeing a lot more soccer fans in the US.
RE: 6 Nations
Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 5:48 pm
by Rob Brennan UK
ORIGINAL: Mynok
We have a small invetion called the steering wheel . you might want to try it sometime
I think Nik's problem is he is missing the brake pedal, not the steering wheel. [:D]
LOL ! you could very well be right [:D][:D]
RE: 6 Nations
Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 5:59 pm
by Nikademus
ORIGINAL: Mynok
I think Nik's problem is he is missing the brake pedal, not the steering wheel. [:D]
no....Nik's problem was that his friend who rented the car couldn't drive a stick so guess who got to drive. As we're ranging through the countryside, friend was like "ooooo look at this....look at that"
Sorry....can't look, busy driving on wrong side of NARROW road, sitting in what is normally the passenger seat, shifting gears with the left hand vs the right, and trying not to lose either side view mirror from clipping the Stone walled "shoulders"
The real reason why SeaLion was cancelled! Imagine the pile up of wrecked German AFV's.....
RE: 6 Nations
Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 6:01 pm
by pauk
Unfortunatly, rugby is not so popular in Croatia and thats means no games on TV[:(]...
I had satelite programs before (Screensport) and watched games before.... and yes, my favourits is:

RE: 6 Nations
Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 6:53 pm
by Rob Brennan UK
ORIGINAL: Nikademus
ORIGINAL: Mynok
I think Nik's problem is he is missing the brake pedal, not the steering wheel. [:D]
no....Nik's problem was that his friend who rented the car couldn't drive a stick so guess who got to drive. As we're ranging through the countryside, friend was like "ooooo look at this....look at that"
Sorry....can't look, busy driving on wrong side of NARROW road, sitting in what is normally the passenger seat, shifting gears with the left hand vs the right, and trying not to lose either side view mirror from clipping the Stone walled "shoulders"
The real reason why SeaLion was cancelled! Imagine the pile up of wrecked German AFV's.....
LOL Nik .. where did you go in the UK .. honestly we have motorways without stone walls [;)].. im guessing stratford? Cotswold ? lots of stone walled B roads round there ..
Yeah driving on the wrong side is very confusing at first .. i drove down from Minneapolis to indianapolis (via Chicago .. now thats BAD traffic ).. ! I'd have liked stone walls .. the view was so boring .. oooh look a red painted barn ? and a wheat field .. and .. thats about it ! [:D]
RE: 6 Nations
Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 6:54 pm
by Rob Brennan UK
Good to see the game getting a few fans outside of the usual countries .. so much better than football (soccer) ..
no violence ( off the field )
no segregating fans
families welcomed
utterly safe
Lots of beer !

RE: 6 Nations
Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 6:59 pm
by Nikademus
LOL Nik .. where did you go in the UK .. honestly we have motorways without stone walls
Lets see....London, Portsmouth, Wales (Portmerian) Yes, not every road had stone walled shoulders, there i just had to avoid tree branches and onrushing vehicles coming in the opposite direction at a high rate of speed.
Friend: "here comes another"
me: "Were gonna CLIP"
BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeepp!
Friend: "wow....i lost some shirt sleeve on that last one....here comes another....boy he's booking!"
me "another round of Chicken thus starts"
BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep!!!!!
friend "where you'd get the tree branch and leaves?"
RE: 6 Nations
Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 7:09 pm
by niceguy2005
ORIGINAL: Rob Brennan UK
ORIGINAL: Nikademus
and all 3 share one very important trait in common.
Their roads are too *(^&* narrow.
[:D]
Only if you drive a tank sized SUV .. Or your a bad driver [;)]
Yeah, but if you drive and SUV AND are a bad driver everything is just fine, it's the other poor SOB that's in trouble and personally I like round-a-bouts.
RE: 6 Nations
Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 7:12 pm
by niceguy2005
ORIGINAL: pauk
Unfortunatly, rugby is not so popular in Croatia and thats means no games on TV[:(]...
I had satelite programs before (Screensport) and watched games before.... and yes, my favourits is:
Personally i refuse to take the field in any sport where a bunch of guys wearing shorts want me to participate in a scrum [:-]
RE: 6 Nations
Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 7:13 pm
by pad152
The fastest way to lose brain cells;
1. Playing Rugby, of course some would say anyone who plays doesn't have any.
2. Drinking.
People who drink & play rugby start having delsions about having their own country.[8|]
RE: 6 Nations
Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 7:26 pm
by Rob Brennan UK
ORIGINAL: pad152
The fastest way to lose brain cells;
1. Playing Rugby, of course some would say anyone who plays doesn't have any.
2. Drinking.
People who drink & play rugby start having delsions about having their own country.[8|]
LOL .. you may have a point but seeing as i used to play and i do definately drink .. well i have delusions of the age of 'Empire'.
RE: 6 Nations
Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 9:29 pm
by Monter_Trismegistos
Funniest thing with FOOTball is that in US people play using their HANDS! LOOOL!
RE: 6 Nations
Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 9:31 pm
by Nikademus
LOOOL
sounds like he just met a 300LB linebacker head on.....[:D]
RE: 6 Nations
Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 10:09 pm
by niceguy2005
ORIGINAL: Monter_Trismegistos
Funniest thing with FOOTball is that in US people play using their HANDS! LOOOL!
Actually, they play it with every part of their body, hands, feet, elbows, arms, teeth.
RE: 6 Nations
Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 10:14 pm
by DuckofTindalos
Outrageous sponsorship deals, steroids, oversized SUV's, MTV Cribs...
RE: 6 Nations
Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 10:16 pm
by Nikademus
There's nothing wrong with the American game of Football that shooting all the referees won't fix.
RE: 6 Nations
Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 10:38 pm
by Bill Durrant
ORIGINAL: Nikademus
There's nothing wrong with the American game of Football that shooting all the referees won't fix.
Your Alien spacecraft isn't hovering near Seattle is it?[:D][:D]
Actually I watched till half time and as it wasn't the most exciting game I've seen and it was 1am over here I went to bed. I did think the Hawks had been a little bit hard done by and seeing a non TD given as one - minutes after an outrageous pass - I hoped (as a neutral) that the Seahawks would have won when I woke up - alas no.
RE: 6 Nations
Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 6:39 am
by Gen.Hoepner
Actually why ??? do we drive on the left ... most countries do drive on the right .. except italy and greece where both sides are fair game ( i've driven in both ! )
Well...for what concerns Italy it really depends where you are driving!
The more you move southwards, the more you will suffer from road-anarchy. I myself refuse to take the car if i have to pass the Rubicon[:D]
RE: 6 Nations
Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 7:48 am
by pauk
bah!
American football isn't sport - it is a show...
i also like Aussie football[:D]