- 04:54 AM
- 11/22/09
Bulldogs and Bull Terriers are noted for sudden heart attacks and for subsequently dropping dead on the spot. A friend of mine used to show a Bull Terrier and had trained it to 'play dead' on a subtle signal from her. She used to scare the bejesus out of show judges when they would approach her dog in the ring, and would start to check conformation, only for the dog to suddenly fall over on his side.
I guess you had to be there.
posted by owlhouse at 10:19 PM on November 20
The real Sonny Seiler appeared as the judge in the movieof Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil while UGA V played the part of UGA IV
And was played by my neighbour and great character actor, Jack Thompson.
posted by owlhouse at 04:24 PM on November 20
Charmed? I'm with Rod Stewart when it comes to weddings.
In case you don't know: "Instead of getting married again, I'm going to find a woman I don't like and just give her a house."
posted by owlhouse at 09:12 PM on November 19
Given how the previous thread on Robert Enke's untimely death went a little bit out of control, I thought this brings home some of the sadness in the man, without too much sentimentality.
posted by owlhouse at 07:42 PM on November 19
He was once the world's fastests and most dangerous bowler. But then he was ruled out of a cricket tour because of genital warts. Now he isn't going to Australia because the surgeon stuffed up his liposuction surgery.
Ladies and gentlemen, Mr Shoaib Akhtar of Pakistan.
posted by owlhouse at 03:47 PM on November 19
The Observer's alternative sports awards.
And can I say that Ireland were ripped off? Fudge Platini with the rough end of a baguette.
posted by owlhouse at 06:45 AM on November 19
...and Uruguay make up the last of the 32.
posted by owlhouse at 08:27 PM on November 18
Algeria beats Egypt 1-0 to advance to the World Cup finals next year. Greece beats Ukraine 1-0 in Kiev to go through as well.
Other games in progress.
posted by owlhouse at 03:21 PM on November 18
A new report out in Australia says Government funding should be spent on high participation sports that 'reflect the national ethos' and not elite athletes.
Predictable whining from the Australian Olympic Committee. Confusion over what 'national ethos' means.
posted by owlhouse at 03:02 PM on November 17
I don't care what treatment he uses. I had to sell him and buy someone else instead. Used my damn wild card this week, too.
Not that it will do him or my team any good, mind you.
posted by owlhouse at 02:53 PM on November 17
Platini - Full-blown Nazi
He was just following Reichsmarshall Blatter's orders.
posted by owlhouse at 07:28 AM on November 17
Here's a link.
posted by owlhouse at 09:26 PM on November 16
There's probably a bit of both, but rugby was the game of the establishment (read: right wing), and hence by association with the Vichy regime. Rugby League was always more working class (read: socialist and communist) and provincial, and is still stronger in the regions in the south of France where the original maquis were based.
posted by owlhouse at 09:09 PM on November 16
Thanks for posting, yerfatma.
I saw the Guardian's headline earlier and wondered if the article was about rugby rather than football. In France there is still simmering resentment between the two rugby codes, with some of the the Union hierarchy portrayed as collaborateurs, while the Game of XIII sided with the Resistance.
posted by owlhouse at 06:48 PM on November 16
Interesting background as to how professional surfing operates.
posted by owlhouse at 06:27 AM on November 16
they have a one-off playoff against Sudan
Er, don't you mean that Algeria and Egypt will play off in Sudan?
posted by owlhouse at 05:49 AM on November 15
Oh, and Australia won something or other.
posted by owlhouse at 09:24 PM on November 14
New Zealand make it to South Africa 2010.
posted by owlhouse at 07:29 AM on November 14
There's no real comparison with AFL. As others have pointed out, in AFL you can only tackle above the knees and below the armpits, and can only hold someone from behind. As well, if someone puts their head down, surrounding players are allowed to kick the ball. The rules are designed to protect the person who is going for possession, and to try and ensure no-one gets blindsided (although that does still happen).
From what I can see of NFL, a better comparison would be with the two rugby codes. Players are bigger (especially in Union), and collisions are part of the game. As was pointed out, rugby has banned the use of hardened protective armour, as it was the cause of more injuries than any it might have prevented. In recent years there has also been a severe crackdown on head high tackling (which was never legal at any time). It's still an incredibly tough game, but players know they will be protected as much as possible by the laws.
It would be interesting to see a concussion per minutes played comparison for professional teams from the rugby codes and NFL.
posted by owlhouse at 12:52 AM on November 12
Some disgruntled sports fans are fighting back.
posted by owlhouse at 07:55 AM on November 08
Twenty years at the top of his game - India's Sachin Tendulkar.
posted by owlhouse at 04:41 PM on November 07
Australia beat England, and Australia beat France.
posted by owlhouse at 04:27 PM on November 07
Yeah, a bit of a surprise result, as Melbourne were going so well.
Kevin might be mellowing in his old age.
posted by owlhouse at 04:22 PM on November 07
Which proves my point about Australians just talking a tough game.
Well, fatty, there's being tough on the ball, and then there's Kevin Muscat.
posted by owlhouse at 05:28 PM on November 06
Wasn't he carrying his California prescription with him?
posted by owlhouse at 04:55 PM on November 06
"That's not the kind of player I am."
Unfortunately Ms Lambert, it is. Heat of the moment retaliation is one thing, but what you did was premeditated, repetitive and vicious. If you did it on the street, you'd be in court.
If any one of my players behaved like that, they would never play for the club or association again.
posted by owlhouse at 04:50 PM on November 06
like Owlhouse's exaggerated unhappiness over another Yankees title
I'm glad most of you got it.
posted by owlhouse at 03:08 PM on November 05
Can I be first to say Fuck the Yankees?
Thank you.
posted by owlhouse at 06:09 AM on November 05
the emirate bought themselves a race just to say they had something some larger countries Dubai didn't.
Fixed it for ya.
Interesting, too, is the proxy rivalry being played out in the battle for global sports sponsorship between Emirates and Etihad.
posted by owlhouse at 03:07 AM on November 05
Good on the Tongans for replying with the Siva Tau. They still got hammered, though.
posted by owlhouse at 04:09 PM on November 04
Holden - what dviking said about how the odds are presented these days. It's kind of like the metric system. Much easier than when I used to work for a bookmaker, and had to calculate things like a bet of two dollars fifty each way, at odds of 13 to 8, just using my head!
posted by owlhouse at 03:41 PM on November 04
Horse wins race. I had ten each way on it. Woo hoo, the drinks are on me.
Hey, just one per person, and no doubles. What do you think I am, made of money?
posted by owlhouse at 06:08 AM on November 04
Whoever came up with this idea deserves a Nobel Prize.
Probably.
posted by owlhouse at 05:34 PM on November 03
Not such nice creatures, indeed. Down here, they kill.
posted by owlhouse at 07:51 AM on November 02
Tomorrow it's The Day That Stops A Nation down here.
Here's some betting advice, for those tempted to get on the punt.
posted by owlhouse at 06:42 PM on November 01
I think this is potentially more embarrassing than the crystal meth revelations.
posted by owlhouse at 05:15 PM on October 31
Guys, you can get tacos in places like Luang Prabang in Laos and Lake Toba in Sumatra, so I'm guessing they're easy to find wherever Montoya might be.
posted by owlhouse at 05:36 PM on October 30
This shows a type of uniform optimization in basketball.
If only chicobangs was still around...
posted by owlhouse at 09:37 PM on October 29
I heard that it also makes your hair fall out.
posted by owlhouse at 03:34 AM on October 28
Why can't I get a grant to study something like this?
posted by owlhouse at 04:16 PM on October 27
The seemingly never-ending season moves into another phase.
posted by owlhouse at 08:20 AM on October 25
My home team wins something, somewhere.
posted by owlhouse at 07:02 AM on October 24
Meanwhile, a club that once asked my uncle to be a Director, is in even more trouble.
He said no. Wisely it seems.
posted by owlhouse at 05:28 AM on October 22
I'm a saddo then, Steve.
Pretty common sense rule really - outside interference, drop ball.
posted by owlhouse at 09:51 AM on October 18
Frank McCourt getting divorced? I thought he was already dead.
Angela's Ashes. What? Oh.
posted by owlhouse at 10:25 AM on October 15
Cite, please.
I read it on a linked article on Deadspin. You will forgive me if I can't find it immediately, as the connection here in Kalaymyo doesn't allow me to access many parts of the interwebs right now.
The University of Florida's athletic program turns a profit (as high as $7.8 million in 2008
Good for them, however my point was more about the opportunity cost of pouring money (whether from sponsorship, endowments, ticket revenue) into 'amateur' sports, which is more or less just a form of entertainment. I don't blame the university, but there's a bigger problem out there.
posted by owlhouse at 09:56 AM on October 12
I just read that the University of Florida spends $89 million a year on its football program. For an amateur sport, run by an institution of higher learning.
Give me $89 million a year and I could run the entire tertiary education system of the country I'm now in. And here they need education, not football.
posted by owlhouse at 06:18 AM on October 09
...closely followed by a team of Wall Street execs advising the EU on financial management, no doubt.
posted by owlhouse at 06:09 PM on October 05
In a tournament no-one cares about, Australia beats New Zealand in the final of the Champions Trophy.
posted by owlhouse at 05:10 PM on October 05
Calm down, rogerd. No-one's saying the Kiwis didn't deserve to be there - you may have missed the point. Tournament organisers would have preferred South Africa to be there, instead of being knocked out in the group stages. TV companies (and bookmakers) would have preferred India or Pakistan, of course.
Big boys? Probably no-one wanted Australia either, given the time differences with TV, and the fact that nobody down here can be bothered watching it on cable in the middle of the night. And England? You're having a laugh.
posted by owlhouse at 05:38 PM on October 04
Melbourne beats Parramatta 23-16 in the NRl Grand Final, but Storm coach Craig Bellamy is not a gracious winner.
posted by owlhouse at 05:22 PM on October 04
Not worthy of an FPP, but the Curious Case of Freddy Adu.
Just how old is he? Some interesting comments on the blog from people who seem to know, but won't disclose their sources.
posted by owlhouse at 06:59 PM on October 03
You know that headphone thing that Brownie's always wearing? My guess it's a direct line to the Samaritans.
/explains a lot.
posted by owlhouse at 06:44 PM on October 03
In a match up that tournament organisers and TV companies were probably dreading, New Zealand will take on Australia in the Champions Trophy final in South Africa.
posted by owlhouse at 06:42 PM on October 03
...and scholarships for children of IOC members.
/signed Official Secrets Act, can't reveal any more.
posted by owlhouse at 10:35 PM on October 02
At least beach volleyball will return to its spiritual home.
posted by owlhouse at 06:12 PM on October 02
Who's your money on, Owls, and where's your heart?
Money says Melbourne, heart says Parra. My son's an Eels fan, and they're the fairy tale story having made the Grand Final from 8th place.
posted by owlhouse at 04:21 PM on October 01
Down here, it's Rugby League Grand Final time.
Not as big as the Superbowl, but we like it.
posted by owlhouse at 09:23 AM on October 01
SportsFilter: The Saturday Huddle
The USA qualifies for the Rugby World Cup in 2011.