tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2162696225432515249.post2587764625742496569..comments2023-11-09T12:54:25.886-05:00Comments on Owl of the Remove: Super Bowl of Obligationthe owl of the removehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00997766157711823147noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2162696225432515249.post-15190100166709794532010-02-18T07:55:26.215-05:002010-02-18T07:55:26.215-05:00Father, I'm one American who is no more enamou...Father, I'm one American who is no more enamoured with American football than you are. I was most disappointed when the males in my house (who had declared this Superbowl not worth watching since their team wasn't in it) decided to watch anyway in hopes that "Not the Colts" would win. There was much rejoicing when that happened. However, since they had made such noises about not watching they didn't get the Buffalo Wings I've made in years past. We never have gone for the all out feast. Feast days here are on the liturgical calendar not determined by sporting events. <br /><br />I'm not a huge sports fan, although I enjoy a little baseball. I can tolerate some of the Olympics (the curling, the speed skating, some of the skiing and the figure skating). However, frankly, I mostly attend to my knitting when sports is on the TV.Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09209553649769553639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2162696225432515249.post-17285124130257376582010-02-17T14:49:15.019-05:002010-02-17T14:49:15.019-05:00Perhaps you should give up American Football for L...Perhaps you should give up American Football for Lent, hahahahJuliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02555026809325146970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2162696225432515249.post-19947922298365456022010-02-13T14:51:28.269-05:002010-02-13T14:51:28.269-05:00And Gor, yes...the historionics some soccer player...And Gor, yes...the historionics some soccer players go through when they are lightly brushed makes you think they are going for an Academy Award for "Best death scene of the year."<br /><br />It makes you want to throw a brick through a TV screen and yell "stop crying, little girl, cowboy up and stop acting like a pussy!"gemoftheoceanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05521207668262592414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2162696225432515249.post-71364126205722950192010-02-13T14:48:54.536-05:002010-02-13T14:48:54.536-05:00Geez, Laweese. What up wid dat?
Even the Sainted...Geez, Laweese. What up wid dat?<br /><br />Even the Sainted 5'4" Fr. Shipley and I managed to watch a good portion of the game before and after the Mass. [Mass was at his house, him being 81.]<br /><br />I got there and nothing was yet set up. So we watched the end of the second quarter. Had Mass (which took slightly longer than the 20 minute half time, and the went and grabbed KFC and watched the end of the 3rd quarter and most of the 4th quarter! And it was a good game too (for once, not being a blow out) it was the best kind of game, one that went back and forth in the scoring.<br /><br />AF isn't anything like Rugby - (how in the hell can you have enough sense to pick up the ball and not be allowed to throw a forward pass? Oh well, at least Rugby is infinitely better than soccer, which is for women and pansies. [It's not really a sport unless you can get killed playing it. Now WATCHING soccer...]gemoftheoceanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05521207668262592414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2162696225432515249.post-77016820036205490242010-02-10T09:45:13.994-05:002010-02-10T09:45:13.994-05:00I can see Father that your ‘Americanization’ is no...I can see Father that your ‘Americanization’ is not yet complete. Well, I can relate. Having been here nigh on 40 years I still have no interest in basketball. But, living in Packerland, football is <i>de rigueur</i> (but, hold the raw beef and onions…).<br /><br />While living in England I did eventually acquire a mild interest in cricket. And while soccer was my game in my younger days, I can’t stand to watch it any more. Too much pussy-footing around. Get on with it! And less of the histrionics when begging for a foul…GORhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14313101159848740722noreply@blogger.com