gobbledonk Posted February 16, 2003 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2003 SB, I'm not denying that he has suffered for his 'art' : I was simply using him as an example of an Oz sporting God. Gilly, the Waugh brothers - I'm sure they all spent hours honing their skills each day. I see it as analagous to a professional surfer forcing himself to surf in slop waves to prepare for competition conditions : it may not be heaven, but they arent doing 12 hours in a lab, either. If an Australian found a cure for cancer or HIV, half the local news audience that night would go 'Great - now what time is the cricket on ?'. Next day, I doubt that they could even remember the researchers name, and he certainly wouldnt be given the keys to the city. No - we reserve things like that for sportspeople and luminaries such as Alan Bond. Its human nature, but that doesnt make our priorities any less skewed ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tone Posted February 17, 2003 Report Share Posted February 17, 2003 I can tell you one thing that the poms can beat the aussies at, and that is football hooliganism. The English have the best football hooligans in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayjann Posted February 17, 2003 Report Share Posted February 17, 2003 Hi Limbo. darts?,that;s a good one. is it played in Oz regularly,do you have many leagues?,in the bars?. i admit i do not know much about darts,but remember Phil Taylor has been world champion for a number of years. and i think not many Aussie's are snooker players. christ,something we might beat you at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobbledonk Posted February 17, 2003 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2003 The English have the best football hooligans in the world Sadly, some of the other European nations seem to have taken up the challenge on this one. I'm still chuckling about the campaign that the Japanese ran during the WC to help people spot a 'hooligan' among the English supporters. Apparently, being loud and drunk in a public place isnt the sole province of 'hooligans' : if it were, half of the 18-25's in Australia would be behind bars .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 20, 2003 Report Share Posted February 20, 2003 SOS! Anyone got a tape they can send me of the game? I'll pay all expenses and more. NO ONE has a copy in Tokyo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted February 20, 2003 Report Share Posted February 20, 2003 tape Can you see it on cable TV ? Fox are running here fox 8 sports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 20, 2003 Report Share Posted February 20, 2003 I get cable in Tokyo (about 50 channels) but the geniuses decided to broadcast the France-Czech game instead so my only hope is a video from abroad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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