Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/02/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Just to nag a little, the Australian Test matches now rarely go 5 days, rarely end in draws and have become some of the most exciting sport to watch in the last 8 years. Rugby is good, but Aussie Rules is even better ;-) Nathan Wajsman writes: > For those of us who do not live in England, Australia and the Indian > subcontinent, it has always been a mystery how anyone can get excited > about a sport in which a game can last 5 days and still end in a draw! > Come to think of it, many of my English friends do not understand it > either ;-) This is a case where the American version of the game, aka > baseball, is much more exciting, which is not saying much. > > Now, rugby is an entirely different matter. For those of you in the > Western hemisphere, you should really check it out on ESPN 3 or wherever > it might be shown. It is much better than American football, and for the > woman in your life too--my wife often comments on the scantily dressed, > muscular rugby players who compare favourably to their counterparts in > American football who are bundled up, helmeted, or weigh 320 lbs. > > Nathan > > Alastair Firkin wrote: > >> You are right: balanced by 2 chips of willow: and here are the last two I >> saw: >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/album103/PAWextra025 >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/album103/PAWextra024 >> >> good to have you join the fun Ian ;-) >> >> >> On 17/02/2005, at 8:35 PM, Ian Watts wrote: >> >>> Alastair Firkin wrote: >>> >>>> he'll remind you that the best way >>>> to know that the plane from England has landed is when the engine >>>> stops, but the whining continues ;-) >>> >>> >>> Reminds me a bit of that other very old joke: >>> >>> How do you recognise a well balanced Australian? >>> He's the one with a chip on both shoulders. ;-) >>> >>> Ian. >>> >>> -- >>> >>> mailto:i.watts@virgin.net >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >> Alastair >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > -- > Nathan Wajsman > Almere, The Netherlands > > General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com > Seville photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com > Stock photography: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman > http://myloupe.com/home/found_photographer.php?photographer=507 > Prints for sale: http://www.photodeluge.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information