sansseed
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Post by sansseed on Jan 24, 2011 11:46:28 GMT -6
Go, Pack, Go!!!!!
We are going to the Superbowl! Yeah, baby!!! ;D
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Post by lois on Jan 24, 2011 12:29:15 GMT -6
sanssed. Oh how lucky you are! My husband's team and my team are going to both play in the super bowl.. So whoever wins it will be nice. This has never happen before those two teams together.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2011 13:26:29 GMT -6
Yep and my Steelers are in it yayyyy
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Post by auntym on Jan 24, 2011 13:36:45 GMT -6
Yep and my Steelers are in it yayyyy i was born in pittsburgh..... ;D .....GOOOOOO STEELERS
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2011 14:31:38 GMT -6
My mother-in-law's brother coached the Steelers wayyy back when. Walt Hacket..it's mandatory in my family..LOL
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2011 15:34:53 GMT -6
Yea... all of my customers were happy in the liquor store yesterday... unfortunately I don't know much about football. ~shrug~
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Post by bewildered on Jan 24, 2011 15:46:18 GMT -6
Yea... all of my customers were happy in the liquor store yesterday... unfortunately I don't know much about football. ~shrug~ I do, but I just don't care. Quite a few people are rabidly going on about it where I work. During the football season it's all they talk about. Interesting how permissive employers are in regards to these folks listening to games at work and otherwise spending time on the clock going on about this stuff. If it were something else...say, Sumo...one would be admonished if one were spending time "on the clock" listening to it or discussing it. Therefore, I derive some small amount of pleasure discovering which team they hate the most...and making a show of "cheering" for them whenever they are embroiled in keeping track of a game that involves them. I you can't beat em, mess with 'em.
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Post by bewildered on Jan 24, 2011 15:58:17 GMT -6
An amusing thought: We are required to wear a uniform specific to our department at work. For some reason, people are permitted to wear football jerseys on days of "big games." These are the same people, of course, who use company computers to track games in progress in real time, something which is specifically prohibited by IT policy. I wonder what their reaction would be if on the day of a "big" Sumo match, I came to work dressed like this: That guy outweighs me by at least 170 pounds, but you get the point. ;D
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Post by harmony on Jan 24, 2011 16:00:18 GMT -6
An amusing thought: We are required to wear a uniform specific to our department at work. For some reason, people are permitted to wear football jerseys on days of "big games." These are the same people, of course, who use company computers to track games in progress in real time, something which is specifically prohibited by IT policy. I wonder what their reaction would be if on the day of a "big" Sumo match, I came to work dressed like this: That guy outweighs me by at least 170 pounds, but you get the point. ;D Prolly not many complaints ;D
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Post by skywalker on Jan 24, 2011 16:16:26 GMT -6
That guy outweighs me by at least 170 pounds, but you get the point. ;D Only 170 pounds? Dude, that guys leg ways mare than I do.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2011 16:19:34 GMT -6
LOL!!!!!!!!!!
I remember once my ex boyfriend tried to force me to watch a football game. We were sitting in his living room drinking gourmet coffee and I started making fun of what was going on. He got really angry and took me back to the dorms at the university. REALLY angry. He was FURIOUS... lol...
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Post by bewildered on Jan 24, 2011 16:48:39 GMT -6
skywalker: Well, I weigh 220 pounds...I figure that guy is close to 400, based on his appearance. Excessive weight is a requirement of a Sumo wrestler. A Sumo wrestler in-training eats and eats and eats. I might do okay as a football quarterback (I can handle the big defensive dudes...you know, 275 pounders or so), but put me in the ring with one of those Sumo titans and they would plaster me all over the canvas with the first belly-bash. His belly likely weighs more than I do. ;D @lorelei: Nice! I find watching my fingernails grow to be more engaging that watching a sporting event. My wife loves that fact. With that said, though, I love playing sports. I'm a good athlete. My interest only extends as far as being personally involved with a team, however. Put me on the bench and I'll either read a book or fall asleep.
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Post by skywalker on Jan 24, 2011 17:07:56 GMT -6
You and I are very similar, BW. I weigh about 215 and I am not fond of sitting on the bench either. Watching things just makes me want to do them and if I can't do them then what's the point in watching?
Personally, I think that guy's belly weighs more than both of us put together. ;D
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Post by bewildered on Jan 24, 2011 17:16:31 GMT -6
You and I are very similar, BW. I weigh about 215 and I am not fond of sitting on the bench either. Watching things just makes me want to do them and if I can't do them then what's the point in watching? Indeed. I observe in order to process, not to entertain myself. What's entertaining to me in that case is the following: I observe, I process what I see, then I do it. Age creeps up upon us, old man. At 28 I weighed 185...at 35 I hit the scale at 190...and now I watch as the scale grins at me while shouting "220!" True, I'm still in good shape, but I wouldn't mind a return to the lean and mean days of my late 20s.
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Post by sansseed on Jan 24, 2011 19:03:20 GMT -6
See, I'd rather watch than participate. It's a self-preservation thing.
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Post by halfsack13 on Jan 24, 2011 19:19:44 GMT -6
Since I grew up in Ireland im more of a soccer fan , but American football is cool too. Im A Tampa bay fan thought
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Post by bewildered on Jan 24, 2011 19:34:07 GMT -6
Since I grew up in Ireland im more of a soccer fan , but American football is cool too. Im A Tampa bay fan thought Soccer (football everywhere else in the world) is my preferred sport. Nothing like sprinting back and forth on a field trying to put a ball into your opponent's goal, while at the same time trying to prevent them from doing the same. The name of the sport - football - is accurate since you only place your hands on the ball in very specific and limited situations. American football is more of a "safer" adaptation of rugby. Rugby is brutal. No pads. No helmets. ;D
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Post by halfsack13 on Jan 24, 2011 20:54:05 GMT -6
Since I grew up in Ireland im more of a soccer fan , but American football is cool too. Im A Tampa bay fan thought Soccer (football everywhere else in the world) is my preferred sport. Nothing like sprinting back and forth on a field trying to put a ball into your opponent's goal, while at the same time trying to prevent them from doing the same. The name of the sport - football - is accurate since you only place your hands on the ball in very specific and limited situations. American football is more of a "safer" adaptation of rugby. Rugby is brutal. No pads. No helmets. ;D I played a bit of Rugby. It was the most brutal experiance Ive ever had, but so much fun
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2011 21:18:09 GMT -6
Actually I think I want to start a cheerleader squad for 'Curling'. I'm sure with a bit of effort...which one of you said watching grass grow was more exciting than a sporting event? Curling takes about the same amount of time as grass growing.
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Post by Arctic Amazon on Feb 4, 2011 23:04:18 GMT -6
This is a picture from Lois: "Lois's son takes his steelers very serious.. Sorry sanssed, but this was so cute.. lol"
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Post by auntym on Feb 4, 2011 23:15:29 GMT -6
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Post by sansseed on Feb 5, 2011 19:04:05 GMT -6
Lois, that is too darn cute!! I can over look almost anything when there are babies involved. Auntym, this is an awesome commercial. It incorporates a little bit of everything.
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Post by lois on Feb 5, 2011 21:43:14 GMT -6
how that baby can sleep on that old hard ball is beyond me.. Do you think it was a made photo?
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Post by skywalker on Feb 5, 2011 21:58:04 GMT -6
Baby's can sleep on anything. That's one of the great things about being a baby. Ask one, they will tell you. ;D I used to sleep with a football back when I was playing at Texas Tech. Actually I separated my shoulder and it hurt when I slept so I used the football to rest my shoulder on. At least that's what I tell people anyway...
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Post by lois on Feb 5, 2011 22:01:35 GMT -6
I sort of have that problem, but it is in my neck.. I use a feather pillow. you can make them any shape or form..
Lois
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Post by luthorbarkwill on Feb 9, 2011 16:36:17 GMT -6
found this and thought it was interesting Fans file suit against NFL and Cowboys over Super Bowl seating By Chris Chase Fans whose Super Bowl plans were altered by seating problems at Super Bowl XLV have filed a lawsuit against the NFL, the Dallas Cowboys and Jerry Jones. The lawsuit alleges breach of contract, fraud and deceptive sales practices. The Dallas News reports that the plantiffs are seeking $5 million from the NFL. Up to 1,000 fans may join the suit. Some of the complaints are legitimate (the 400 fans who didn't end up having a seat to the game, for instance) while others come off as a bit forced (some season-ticket holders weren't aware they'd be in temporary seats). "Unfortunately, not all of the ticket-holders to Super Bowl XLV got what they bargained for or what was promised to them," the lawsuit states. Since most of my legal knowledge was accrued from watching old episodes of "Matlock," I can't speak on whether or not the fans have a case. (But if not getting what you bargained for at an NFL game is grounds for a lawsuit, then lawyers in Cincinnati and Detroit are going to be awfully busy soon.) They don't need to have a case, though. The NFL can't get into a legal battle with fans because it would be a public relations disaster. Lawyers on both sides know this, which is why it's never going to go to trial. They'll settle way before that. The league screwed up twice: first by not having Cowboys Stadium ready, and second by its inadequate offer of repentance which would give fans $2,400 and was later amended to include a ticket to next year's Super Bowl or an option to take a ticket to a future Super Bowl, airfare and hotel included. This wasn't a negotiation. The NFL should have made the fans an offer they couldn't refuse up front. Now it'll end up having to pay more than they would have originally needed. Let's not mourn for these aggrieved fans. When it comes down to it, they missed a football game and now they're trying to cash in on it. The NFL would be wise to refund any and all money the fans spent to get to Dallas and into the game, hook them up with tickets and VIP access to see their favorite team play a game next season, and maybe throw in some spending money for their trouble. The quicker this gets out of the media the better. We have a lockout to focus on, after all sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_corner/post/Fans-file-suit-against-NFL-and-Cowboys-over-Supe?urn=nfl-319085
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Post by skywalker on Feb 10, 2011 20:43:23 GMT -6
If there weren't enough seats in the stadium it is probably because of the dismal season the Cowboys had this past year. Nobody is going to come to the stadium if they lose every game they play. I would recommend that they fire the owner and get a new one.
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