So anyway, I prefer a more balanced mix of strategy and open play, with Aussie Rules and rugby being too open, and football being too strategic, to make truly compelling games. Basketball, soccer, and hockey are far and away my favorite games (hockey used to be my favorite games, but it has been somewhat perverted by recent trends and rule changes).
Well, I love soccer, and I think I'd probably like hockey. I've never been a fan of the mechanics of basketball, but I will admit that it has some of the best "holy shit" moments of any game, ever.
American football, I think, is too screwed up the other way. There's not enough frenzy or initiative or inspiration. The desperation for clockwork routine takes out half the fun.
It's beautiful.
It's pretty, but it needs more diversity in its psychos. All you have is the 'huge meaty guy who will break with just his neck'. There's only one trick that guy can pull off, over and over again. You need some smaller crazies. Like this guy.
To be honest, I see better catches than that every week during the football season.
Schammer's catch wasn't a great one, it's just one of the few I could find on youtube. But Johnson is a wide receiver; all he does is train non- stop to pull off that one move, and he still doesn't have to get as high or climb past as many guys to do it.
I wish I could find video of the game where Brandon Lloyd made two absolutely ridiculous catches (one of which was called back)
I was trying to find a video of the 2005 game where Santana Moss rips the Cowboys' secondary twice, late in the game, and single-handedly wins it. They were spectacular catches.
Schammer's catch wasn't a great one, it's just one of the few I could find on youtube. But Johnson is a wide receiver; all he does is train non- stop to pull off that one move, and he still doesn't have to get as high or climb past as many guys to do it.
Wait, so because they only "pull off that one move" (watch the video, he has lots of moves), he's somehow less entertaining than a less impressive play by somebody who can't specialize?
I'm not a big fan of Apple's Apple & PC commercials, but damn this new one is funny. I'm talking about the one with PC's "allow" dude.
That's what I felt like before I got rid of Norton's stupid ass security center.
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I am going to a Rice baseball game this Saturday.
So, Church and confession were kind of strange. Like they made me feel a lot better. I was only asked to say one Our Father, and the priest was nice enough to lead me through it.
The mass/service was very brief. Just 30 minutes. The first reading was Genesis, about Adam naming the animals and the creation of Eve. The second reading was about Jesus in Tyre, and a pagan woman asking for his help to cure daughter.
I uh, also bought a Bible today.
Oh man, soon I shall have to fear Loren Michael's wrath.
Wait, so because they only "pull off that one move" (watch the video, he has lots of moves), he's somehow less entertaining than a less impressive play by somebody who can't specialize?
He's less entertaining than AFL players who do it better, and he's less impressive than players who's marking abilities are only a small part of their overall talent.
But dammit if I am going to win a youtube fight against American football.
So, Church and confession were kind of strange. Like they made me feel a lot better. I was only asked to say one Our Father, and the priest was nice enough to lead me through it.
The mass/service was very brief. Just 30 minutes. The first reading was Genesis, about Adam naming the animals and the creation of Eve. The second reading was about Jesus in Tyre, and a pagan woman asking for his help to cure daughter.
I uh, also bought a Bible today.
Oh man, soon I shall have to fear Loren Michael's wrath.
So, Church and confession were kind of strange. Like they made me feel a lot better. I was only asked to say one Our Father, and the priest was nice enough to lead me through it.
The mass/service was very brief. Just 30 minutes. The first reading was Genesis, about Adam naming the animals and the creation of Eve. The second reading was about Jesus in Tyre, and a pagan woman asking for his help to cure daughter.
I uh, also bought a Bible today.
Oh man, soon I shall have to fear Loren Michael's wrath.
Why buy a Bible when you can get one free from Gideon. Just steal it from the next hotel you stay in. Or from the church. I'm sure God'll forgive you for doing it.
So, Church and confession were kind of strange. Like they made me feel a lot better. I was only asked to say one Our Father, and the priest was nice enough to lead me through it.
The mass/service was very brief. Just 30 minutes. The first reading was Genesis, about Adam naming the animals and the creation of Eve. The second reading was about Jesus in Tyre, and a pagan woman asking for his help to cure daughter.
I uh, also bought a Bible today.
Oh man, soon I shall have to fear Loren Michael's wrath.
Why buy a Bible when you can get one free from Gideon. Just steal it from the next hotel you stay in. Or from the church. I'm sure God'll forgive you for doing it.
Sega actually makes a great little digital bible thing that lets you compare like 15 different piles of the same shit.
So, Church and confession were kind of strange. Like they made me feel a lot better. I was only asked to say one Our Father, and the priest was nice enough to lead me through it.
The mass/service was very brief. Just 30 minutes. The first reading was Genesis, about Adam naming the animals and the creation of Eve. The second reading was about Jesus in Tyre, and a pagan woman asking for his help to cure daughter.
I uh, also bought a Bible today.
Oh man, soon I shall have to fear Loren Michael's wrath.
Why buy a Bible when you can get one free from Gideon. Just steal it from the next hotel you stay in. Or from the church. I'm sure God'll forgive you for doing it.
Or look for that guy at every college campus.
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Wait, so because they only "pull off that one move" (watch the video, he has lots of moves), he's somehow less entertaining than a less impressive play by somebody who can't specialize?
He's less entertaining than AFL players who do it better, and he's less impressive than players who's marking abilities are only a small part of their overall talent.
But dammit if I am going to win a youtube fight against American football.
Oh yah my guys is faster to
I'm going to bed. Just one class on Fridays. :arrow:
Wait, so because they only "pull off that one move" (watch the video, he has lots of moves), he's somehow less entertaining than a less impressive play by somebody who can't specialize?
He's less entertaining than AFL players who do it better, and he's less impressive than players who's marking abilities are only a small part of their overall talent.
But dammit if I am going to win a youtube fight against American football.
I really hope Guom shows up to write his thesis narrative on why we're a Hegemony and not an Empire if AcidSerra questions my assertion. His is way better than mine and involves less mollusks.
I'll give Aussie the versatility nod, but American football totally takes the violence crown. And I don't want to hear any shit about how the pads take away from it. Because that shit is bullshit.
So, Church and confession were kind of strange. Like they made me feel a lot better. I was only asked to say one Our Father, and the priest was nice enough to lead me through it.
The mass/service was very brief. Just 30 minutes. The first reading was Genesis, about Adam naming the animals and the creation of Eve. The second reading was about Jesus in Tyre, and a pagan woman asking for his help to cure daughter.
I uh, also bought a Bible today.
Oh man, soon I shall have to fear Loren Michael's wrath.
just promise you won't turn fundie on us
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Yes,... yes, I agree. It's totally unfair that sober you gets into trouble for things that drunk you did.
I'll give Aussie the versatility nod, but American football totally takes the violence crown. And I don't want to hear any shit about how the pads take away from it. Because that shit is bullshit.
It is the difference between watching a bunch of guys beat the shit out of each other, and watching one dude getting his spine snapped by a professional career destroyer. Our violence is more loveable.
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Well, I love soccer, and I think I'd probably like hockey. I've never been a fan of the mechanics of basketball, but I will admit that it has some of the best "holy shit" moments of any game, ever.
Can't blame a guy for getting tired of dumb threads.
Some of them are taller than others.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102266/fullcredits
Why or why could I not have grown up around drama fops so as to have that voice as my default rather than my mumbling throat-growl.
On the third hand, it may be the best movie Wayans did, although that isn't saying a whole lot.
Man, I don't think your football players can even get two feet off the ground without mechanical assistance.
Not everyone is a lineman.
Yeah, actually that was crap. They are not all huge elephant men, lumbering blindly until they hit something. Just most of them.
I wish I could find video of the game where Brandon Lloyd made two absolutely ridiculous catches (one of which was called back)
Schammer's catch wasn't a great one, it's just one of the few I could find on youtube. But Johnson is a wide receiver; all he does is train non- stop to pull off that one move, and he still doesn't have to get as high or climb past as many guys to do it.
AFL has a rough-and-tumble loutishness that is somewhat appealing.
NFL is like a finely-honed commercial product, and AFL still feels like kids bashing each other in the playground.
I mean, they're both crap compared to cricket, but whatever.
That's what I felt like before I got rid of Norton's stupid ass security center.
So, Church and confession were kind of strange. Like they made me feel a lot better. I was only asked to say one Our Father, and the priest was nice enough to lead me through it.
The mass/service was very brief. Just 30 minutes. The first reading was Genesis, about Adam naming the animals and the creation of Eve. The second reading was about Jesus in Tyre, and a pagan woman asking for his help to cure daughter.
I uh, also bought a Bible today.
Oh man, soon I shall have to fear Loren Michael's wrath.
He's less entertaining than AFL players who do it better, and he's less impressive than players who's marking abilities are only a small part of their overall talent.
But dammit if I am going to win a youtube fight against American football.
Just don't go emo on us.
That's the last step.
Why buy a Bible when you can get one free from Gideon. Just steal it from the next hotel you stay in. Or from the church. I'm sure God'll forgive you for doing it.
Sega actually makes a great little digital bible thing that lets you compare like 15 different piles of the same shit.
Or look for that guy at every college campus.
I'm going to bed. Just one class on Fridays. :arrow:
my guys have tighter shorts!
See. I know you're kidding.
I can watch Barry run all day.
just promise you won't turn fundie on us
It is the difference between watching a bunch of guys beat the shit out of each other, and watching one dude getting his spine snapped by a professional career destroyer. Our violence is more loveable.