>>>>>Glee is on Fox. Are you sure Obama isn't jamming the network or something? ( I think the kgb used to do that with Radio Free Europe ) <s>
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>>>>TV in the basement with rabbit ears. Even the 3 (sometimes 4) stations I get are not real clear.
>>>>Although sometimes it is fun to turn on hockey and watch 10 players per team. Makes for lots of action.
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>>>LOL
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>>>I keep telling you, Alan, you should really give soccer a try.
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>>I know that soccer is just about the most popular sport in the world (going by numbers of fans), but there is just something a little too slow about it for me. You watch hockey and you get scores of 4-3 or some such and shots on goal like 20-18. You watch soccer, and you get 1-0 with shots on goal 6-5. Jeeeeeezz!
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>>A guy runs down the field dribbling the ball, and somebody from the opposing team runs by and creates a breeze which knocks the dribbler to the ground writhing in horrific pain like he may never walk again; the ref holds up a yellow card to the guy who ran past him; the guy on the ground sees this, does a kip-up to his feet and on goes the game. Is this a sport, or an SNL routine?
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>>One thing I gotta say for those soccer players though; they sure conditioned. I imagine those guys could run mile sprints without feeling winded.
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>>That is, unless a breeze comes up and knocks them writhing to the ground. ;)
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>Many of these sports could be improved if they would just accept a little constructive advice which I have been pleased to offer.
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>I realize the rules of soccer preclude touching the ball with one's hands, but all the better for allowing the hands to be used for short-sword and buckler ( except of course for the wings who would have spears. )
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>The designated sniper addition to baseball ( one each team up in the scoreboard - three bullets each to be used strategically during the game - and with the fans fair game ) as well as the four antipersonnel mines to be placed randomly in the outfield before the game would certainly make both sports better television and ultimately give more young Dominican children a chance to realize their dreams.
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>But do they listen to me... ??? Noooooooo.
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>More's the pity. At least they are changing the overtime rules in the NFL ....

Fine ideas all, but you haven't qualified the scoring regarding the swordplay or the snipers and mines. Of course, with the mining of the outfield, we might find the highest draft choices coming from the Taliban, but they wouldn't be allowed to play in Arizona.

As for the NFL, until they change the rules to just play at least 2 extra quarters (short quarters - maybe 7 minutes each), they will never make it fair. Although, if they introduced hostage taking with midfield negotiations, that might help.