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Post by Head Mutant on Aug 23, 2005 22:17:51 GMT -5
My non-caring about sports aside, this was a tremendous article from Drew, very nicely researched and written. Bravo!
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Post by kylerexpop on Aug 24, 2005 2:47:27 GMT -5
i love sports (thank god i get lunch break for "around the horn" and "pardon the interruption!") and i love drew and i love drew's sports article. wowsers! i almost used caps to compliment you, drew!
almost.
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Post by pfrsue on Aug 24, 2005 5:25:20 GMT -5
Awesome article, Drew! Well written, and a few of your choices actually surprised me, since they weren't quite as testosterone-fueled as I thought they might be.
You even mentioned my name, which makes me feel validated in an completely egocentric Kylesque way!
Nice job!
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Post by PoolMan on Aug 24, 2005 11:35:08 GMT -5
I too have to compliment Drew on his fine article. It's a damn nice piece of work. Even upped our use of the phrase "taut, firm ass" to USDA requirements, so kudos there, buddy.
But.
I know I'm the only one who could possibly care about this, but DAMN.
Eight years previous to the Miracle run, the Canadians played the Russians in 1972. It was a brutal, savage throw-down. It was open hatred between teams. It was a battle for hockey supremacy against a Soviet team that regularly disregarded rules for player safety in the interest of winning at all costs. Culminating in an eighth game late goal by Paul Henderson, the Canadians were FINALLY able to best these supposedly invincible hockey players and bring it all home.
Eight years previous. And I've never met an American who actually has ever heard of this.
Grr... mumble... Drew... whip cream in socks... your little dog too...
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Post by Head Mutant on Aug 24, 2005 12:20:27 GMT -5
Canadians play hockey? I thought that was a myth, like the Yeti.
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Post by PoolMan on Aug 24, 2005 12:23:19 GMT -5
More like the Wendigo.
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Post by pfrsue on Aug 24, 2005 15:04:14 GMT -5
It was a battle for hockey supremacy against a Soviet team that regularly disregarded rules for player safety in the interest of winning at all costs. Culminating in an eighth game late goal by Paul Henderson, the Canadians were FINALLY able to best these supposedly invincible hockey players and bring it all home. Eight years previous. And I've never met an American who actually has ever heard of this. If they didn't make a movie about it, it didn't happen. Sort of like the tree falling in a forest philosophy.  They have lots of forests in Canada, don't they? |
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Post by PoolMan on Aug 24, 2005 17:26:58 GMT -5
Does that mean if they DID make a film about something, it DID happen? Cause man, we all owe Will Smith an awful lot for stopping the alien invasion with an earth-based computer virus.
Hooray for Will Smith!
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Post by pfrsue on Aug 24, 2005 17:35:13 GMT -5
Hey, don't forget Jeff Goldblum!
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Post by Lissa on Aug 25, 2005 7:57:42 GMT -5
I agree- great article, especially since Rudy getting to play is probably one of my all-time favorite sports moments ever.
Nothing more interesting to say.
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Post by PoolMan on Aug 25, 2005 10:10:51 GMT -5
Hey, don't forget Jeff Goldblum! Oh, I wouldn't say I forgot him. |
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They have lots of forests in Canada, don't they?