[Leica] OT: What about England

[dlridings at gmail.com (Daniel Ridings)]

On 12/15/05, Ted Grant <tedgrant@shaw.ca> wrote:

> World Cup Football?  Rugby? Maybe that was it? They throw this sort of egg
> shaped white ball to one another while other players try to take it away in
> a frenzied clash of bodies and heads enough to leave dead and dying all 
> over
> the field!  Now that's real football!!! Not the sissy version where they're
> all padded up and wearing hard hats! ;-) That should get a rise! ;-)

Hey! You might very well be right on that one (show's how little I
really know about all of this). It dawned on me that football/soccer
can get confused when using English.

> Of which I've shot many many professional games using multi model Leica's.
> ;-) On topic! ;-)
>
> Seems like a smashing good game if one is 6 foot twelve, 280 pounds and can
> run like a rabbit! :-) I on the other hand enjoy the game with a Lagavulin
> in hand sitting comfortably before the tele! ;-)
>
> It's called wisdom of age. :-)
> ted

Smashing is the operative word. My parents wouldn't even allow me to
play (I guess they cared for me).

The only reason I knew it wasn't the World Cup in Football/Soccer is
that the draw for the groups only just took place. I couldn't tell you
if my life depended on it who _did_ when the cup the last time. Well,
maybe if my life depended on it .. I have a faint recollection .. or
was that the Ladies World Cup?

Almost bought a bottle of that nectar. It would have cost me 75 USD. I
remember everyone complaining there was a shortage and I thought: Some
of the guys would like this. Perhaps I should buy a bottle and put it
up for sale on Friday :-)

Enjoy,

Daniel