DJBilly, love the story about the disqualified athlete lying on the track. I hate to say it, but I love stories like that because they're do damn funny. I'm thinking, in the same spirit, if the US team is losing in their next game--oh, forgive me, I lost my head. WHEN the US team is losing in the next game, they should just go rip up the goal net and run off the field with it. Let 'em try to score THEN.
Teresa, I love that story. Although I'm embarrassed that I only understood the rule better when there was a purse involved.
And Mad, we use the same weird tennis scoring as everyone else--love, 15, 30, 40. I do understand how to score, but I have no idea where "love" came from and why they score the way they do. There's no logic to it.
And "rugby for softies"? Is that what you call football-uh, North American football? I despise football (not soccer, North American football) and can't sit through 10 minutes of it without getting bored. So heap all the abuse on it that you want. I'm with you. However, baseball (rounders with big sticks ) is another story. I just loooove me some baseball. And there's no off-side rule.
Teresa, I love that story. Although I'm embarrassed that I only understood the rule better when there was a purse involved.
And Mad, we use the same weird tennis scoring as everyone else--love, 15, 30, 40. I do understand how to score, but I have no idea where "love" came from and why they score the way they do. There's no logic to it.
And "rugby for softies"? Is that what you call football-uh, North American football? I despise football (not soccer, North American football) and can't sit through 10 minutes of it without getting bored. So heap all the abuse on it that you want. I'm with you. However, baseball (rounders with big sticks ) is another story. I just loooove me some baseball. And there's no off-side rule.