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Re: Watching the news
Posted By: Lara, on host 81.153.212.40
Date: Sunday, July 17, 2005, at 11:47:41
In Reply To: Re: Watching the news posted by Howard on Saturday, July 16, 2005, at 10:31:40:

> > > Lance is the one. I notice a lot of that yellow color on that website. I have a motor scooter that is the same shade of yellow.
> > > Howard
> >
> > In the Tour de France, the biker who finishes first in each stage of the race wears a yellow jersey during the next stage. Armstrong has won the Tour de France for 6 years in a row, so he ends up wearing that yellow jersey a lot.
> >
> > Quark
>
> I noticed in the paper the other day that he finished 46th in stage 12, but he was still in first place overall.
>
> Bicycling is not the only sport with a overly-complicated scoring. I have never completely understood tennis or bowling.
>
> Even baseball has problems. It should be based on the number of players who make it all the way around the bases, but nooo, they have to include RBI's, HR's, OBP's and who knows what all.
>
> Football has touchdowns, extra points, safeties, touchbacks, throwbacks, fieldgoals, sacks, downs, penalties, end zone celerations, and a player draft. I guess some of those don't have much to do with scoring, but you get the idea.
>
> I avoid stick and ball sports, and watch stock car racing. The guy who gets to the finish line first wins. Oh if only it was that simple. They had to throw in a points system with driver points, owner points, manufacturer's points, and the top ten in a chase for the championship.
>
> I try not to even think about chess or poker.
> How"mindless ramblings"ard

You should try "proper" football (or "soccer") Howard! Nothing complicated, just get the ball in the net!

Lara (from England!!)

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