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elwoos
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
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 Posted - 2006-06-15 : 03:49:48
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Anyone wanna take bets on the England score tonight? I reckon 3-0 as they won't want to humilate us too much  steve-----------Oh, so they have internet on computers now! |
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spirit1
Cybernetic Yak Master
11752 Posts |
Posted - 2006-06-15 : 05:22:19
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you underestimate Trinidad and Tobago  1:0 max if you ask me...somehow i have a feeling that the finals will be Netherlands vs GermanyGo with the flow & have fun! Else fight the flow  Blog thingie: [URL="http://weblogs.sqlteam.com/mladenp"] |
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RickD
Slow But Sure Yak Herding Master
3608 Posts |
Posted - 2006-06-15 : 09:25:02
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| Hopefully, England get beat 1-0, at least it may shut a few people up..disclaimer: You may be able to tell, i'm not a football fan by any stretch of the imagination.. |
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nr
SQLTeam MVY
12543 Posts |
Posted - 2006-06-15 : 11:40:39
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| Can't understand why people thought the Sweden draw was a good thing for England.Just leaves more teams in therace for second spot.==========================================Cursors are useful if you don't know sql.DTS can be used in a similar way.Beer is not cold and it isn't fizzy. |
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tkizer
Almighty SQL Goddess
38200 Posts |
Posted - 2006-06-15 : 13:23:06
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| I'm rooting for the San Diego Chargers. Oh wait, this is a different kind of football.I've Tivo'ed every match so far. I've watched about 5 games so far. My Tivo is so full. I'd better take a few days off just to watch this cup. I love soccer! Unlike most other Americans.Tara Kizeraka tduggan |
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Michael Valentine Jones
Yak DBA Kernel (pronounced Colonel)
7020 Posts |
Posted - 2006-06-15 : 14:14:54
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| How can you call it football, if the ball doesn’t have points on each end, or at least have an oval shape?CODO ERGO SUM |
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elwoos
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
2052 Posts |
Posted - 2006-06-16 : 03:14:41
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I love soccer
Tara it's a good job you didn't mention this before you were married. Every male football fans dream woman I think Are you supporting the USA? They don't have a bad team.In our house it's my wife who's the big footy fan - she even bought the dog an england shirt! [url]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/England-Dog-Football-T-shirt-Red-XL-Last-one_W0QQitemZ7774964253QQcategoryZ20743QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem[/url] quote:
How can you call it football, if the ball doesn’t have points on each end
Michael you're getting confused with Rugby Not sure Germany will get to the final they don't seem to be playing much better than England.I reckon Argentina - Brazil in the final (or the Ukraine - guess who I got in the sweep)steve-----------Oh, so they have internet on computers now! |
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spirit1
Cybernetic Yak Master
11752 Posts |
Posted - 2006-06-16 : 04:34:52
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| Ukraine got beat by spain 4:0. i don't think they stand a chance.Oh that American football.... please.... rugby on steroids.... with additions... England got very lucky yesterday if you ask me... T&T rocked!But i guess that all of the "favorites" are holding a bit back.Brazilian coach put it well:"We'll beat Croatia with 40% strength, because we're saving 100% for the finals!" oh and BTW Croatia : Brazil was the best game yet IMHO. Tara definitly watch it.Go with the flow & have fun! Else fight the flow Blog thingie: [URL="http://weblogs.sqlteam.com/mladenp"] |
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elwoos
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
2052 Posts |
Posted - 2006-06-16 : 06:01:37
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| I agree we were lucky (with the first one at least) - was asleep for some of it. T&T didn't deserve that scoreline though Gerrards goal was a cracker) Tara just watch the last 10 minutesAs for Spain - they were luckyIf Brazil win do they get to keep the trophy (again!). It used to be that if you won it three times you kept the trophy but I don't know if they changed that now that Brazil have won 5 timessteve-----------Oh, so they have internet on computers now! |
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AndrewMurphy
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
2916 Posts |
Posted - 2006-06-16 : 11:44:23
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| "...How can you call it football"....easy...you play the ball (95% of the time) with your feet....AND NOT YOUR HANDS!! |
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Michael Valentine Jones
Yak DBA Kernel (pronounced Colonel)
7020 Posts |
Posted - 2006-06-16 : 14:40:04
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Originally posted by AndrewMurphy
"...How can you call it football"....easy...you play the ball (95% of the time) with your feet....AND NOT YOUR HANDS!!
My point exactly. In baseball, you don’t play the ball with a base. In basketball, you don’t play the ball with a basket. Kidding aside, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_%28word%29"While it is widely believed that the word football, or "foot ball", originated in reference to the action of a foot kicking a ball, this may be a false etymology. There is a rival explanation, which has it that the word originally referred to a variety of games in medieval Europe, which were played on foot.[1] These sports were usually played by peasants, as opposed to the horse-riding sports more often played by aristocrats. This explanation is supported by the fact that the word football has always implied a variety of wide games played on foot, not just those that involved kicking a ball. In fact, in some cases, the word has been applied to games which involved carrying a ball and specifically banned kicking. "CODO ERGO SUM |
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Kristen
Test
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Posted - 2006-06-18 : 02:39:39
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| "Kickball" ... I like that as a name for a sport.Bit like the "kickarse" in the office ...Kristen |
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Michael Valentine Jones
Yak DBA Kernel (pronounced Colonel)
7020 Posts |
Posted - 2006-06-18 : 13:19:57
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Originally posted by Kristen
"Kickball" ... I like that as a name for a sport.Bit like the "kickarse" in the office ...Kristen
"Kickball" is already taken. It's similar to softball but you kick an inflated rubber ball, instead of batting.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KickballCODO ERGO SUM |
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AndrewMurphy
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
2916 Posts |
Posted - 2006-06-19 : 07:33:07
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| "....In basketball, you don’t play the ball with a basket. "....BUT IN THE ORIGINAL VERSION OF THE GAME THEY DID!! |
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elwoos
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
2052 Posts |
Posted - 2006-06-19 : 09:43:57
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| Hmm wonder if men used to have chastity belts on their trousers (you know the ones with locks) steve-----------Oh, so they have internet on computers now! |
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tkizer
Almighty SQL Goddess
38200 Posts |
Posted - 2006-06-19 : 12:31:32
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Are you supporting the USA? They don't have a bad team.
I'm patriotic, so I support the USA. I do like Argentina though. Their triangles are the best that I've seen so far.Tara Kizeraka tduggan |
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TG
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
6065 Posts |
Posted - 2006-06-19 : 17:43:53
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Originally posted by Michael Valentine Jones
"Kickball" is already taken. It's similar to softball but you kick an inflated rubber ball, instead of batting.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KickballCODO ERGO SUM
I don't think anyone past 4th grade uses the word "kickball" anymore. Maybe parents of 4th graders do. One of the cool things about playing kickball was that you could specify your pitch style...I was a "slow and bouncy" man, myself. :) Another good thing about kickball was you could get a base runner out by hitting them with the ball. There was nothing like pegging some girl in the back of the head while she was rounding third base. Rest assured that now that I'm well past 4th grade I've cut back on that considerably.Be One with the OptimizerTG |
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elwoos
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
2052 Posts |
Posted - 2006-06-20 : 03:08:00
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Their triangles are the best that I've seen so far.
Are married women allowed to look at that sort of thing? No wonder my wife is such a big footy fansteve-----------Oh, so they have internet on computers now! |
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jen
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
4110 Posts |
Posted - 2006-06-20 : 03:15:08
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| rotflol!--------------------keeping it simple... |
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Kristen
Test
22859 Posts |
Posted - 2006-06-20 : 17:20:39
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| "Are married women allowed to look at that sort of thing?"Didn't take long to get to BeaverBall eh ... |
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elwoos
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
2052 Posts |
Posted - 2006-06-21 : 04:04:53
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Ukraine got beat by spain 4:0. i don't think they stand a chance.
Spirit I hope you're going to eat those words now! quote:
Didn't take long to get to BeaverBall eh ...
I remember once as an undergraduate looking at dictionary definitions where you start at a word and look at the definition, then look at the definition of that word ... (ad nauseum) and see how many hops it takes to get back to the original word.I wonder if we could work out something like that for the Yak Corral threads. i.e. see how long it takes to get back to the original topic after the thread has diverged. Sounds like an interesting query to me Certainly far more interesting that watching England being humiliated yet againsteve-----------Oh, so they have internet on computers now! |
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