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An otherwise sound friend of mine who played soccer in college is fond of telling me that more people in the world play soccer than any other sport. Perhaps so. But I’m just as fond of pointing out to him that they play it so they don’t have to watch it.
p>OK, I’m being uncharitable. The games we love are the games we learned when we were children. I love baseball (the real beautiful game) because my dad had a baseball glove on my hand before I could stand up. That’s why for me baseball is still the most fun you can have with your pants on. So, if there are grownups who get actual pleasure from watching 10 men (or is it 12?) with unpronounceable names dash about in their underwear for hours kicking a checkered ball to determine who wins 1-0 (while their low forehead fans maim each other in the stands), well, there’s just no accounting for taste. Heck, I understand you can buy sushi in some major league ball parks (most of them on the planet California). Life is nothing if not mysterious. br> — Larry Thornberry br> Tampa, FL /p>P.S. Speaking of soccer moms — let us all pray that they never stop worrying about their weight long enough to realize what a complete lock they have on the political process in America.
p> SILENT TREATMENT br> Re: George Neumayr’s Momentum Stopper : /p>
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