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[Exporter]

CalallenWildcat's Note: The first 8 pages or so are from the Ramble about Anything thread, split from Super B's avatar thread. They were merged because it's the same concept as Carter08's GOAL: 20,000 posts thread and it helps reach the final goal of that thread. The following are Carter08's rules for the thread:

I saw this on another board.

THERE ARE NO RULES except DO NOT POST AFTER YOURSELF

Post whatever you want.
See how long it takes us to get 20,000 posts

This is the original ramble-about-anything post by Exporter:

D'Panther, Super B,

Ya' got me pinned in. D'Pantha- first , I am not a student of Frued- he was simplistic. But I do understand your attempted jest. What that means to me me is: you did read my post.

{The very best Track Coach I ever worked with was a psychology Major who used Motivational Tapes to improve workouts- he was very atune with the self-imposed barriers that kids unconsciously errect. In the 28 seasons that I knew him his Track teams won the Dist. Championship 21 times- Outstanding! So I know the importance of the psychological part of winning in athletics. It JUST CREPT IN _ I AM SORRY}

To Super B: What does that Super B reveal TO ME? Right or Wrong it tells me that most of the time you are aggressive in your intellectual pursuits. It doesn't say a thing about your physical nature, for the avatar is too complex. I guess I can say ( hoping I don't offend you) that you DON'T LIKE TO BE CORRECTED or FOUND IN ERROR- Right?}
Hey, I said I gave you an "A+" , I said I like it, it's a good avatar.....it's just that I never knew anyone before who identified with Superman- but now I think Superman is a good model to follow- he never did anything wrong did he?

Super B. What do you think of my anchor (the red one) avatar?

Edited by Jaymze13, 21 September 2007 - 04:16 PM.

[CoyotePlayer07]

True, we should keep it down. Its not very often that I can actually apply what I learn in school into real life situations (not that this is a "serious" real life situation).

I tend to have different and strange views than most when it comes to certain points of discussion, for instance I think Jacques Chirac is a worse leader (politically) than Saddam Hussein, but thats just me.

[Exporter]

Gee Whiz, Golf - YOU ARE STRANGE! That French leader and Saddam Huesein in the same sentence! Wow! Thats strange.

Let me run this by you.

1. I like HEB KETCHUP on my eggs.
2. I think soccer is a Communist-inspired Game.
3. I say if you don't sweat doing it - then it's NOT a sport. The Austin Am. Statesman gave that as the definition for a sport in 1958.
4. I like to see "hot dogs" and blowhards fall on their faces.
5. I think Rush Limbaugh has a great research staff.
6. I wish Massachusetts and Oregon would be EXPELLED from the United States.
7. I like a low-scoring football game- decided in the last 4 minutes.
8. I do admire the disipline of the Roman Army.
9. I say President Nixon was just the man for the times,a great foriegn affairs man.
10. I have two military heros, Gen. Patton and Adm. Nimitz. Sgt. Rhodes comes in a close third!
11. The football tradition of the University of Texas Longhorns supersedes any and all of the other Texas college football traditions.

In my mind these are not controversial. But, I am curious who thinks they are!

[CoyotePlayer07]

I'm right with you on #11!!! GO TEXAS

1. I dont eat ketchup with my eggs (i hardly ever eat eggs, i prefer ketchup with McDonalds hashbrowns!)
2. I agree with that
3. Partially agree, you dont sweat much in the winter with Golf, but it sure as heck is a sport!
4. Thats one of my favorite hobbies!
5. I have no clue who Rush is.
6. Agreed, but add Oklahoma (obvious reasons) and Wyoming (because no one lives there) to that list.
7. Agreed, except when its my team, i'd prefer a blow-out then.
8. I admire the Red Army's discipline, but not their causes.
9. Agreed, but also Truman.
10. My military heroes are old "Stonewall" and Alexander the Great.
11. TEXAS!!!!

[DaPantha]

Gee Whiz, Golf - YOU ARE STRANGE! That French leader and Saddam Huesein in the same sentence! Wow! Thats strange.

Let me run this by you.

1. I like HEB KETCHUP on my eggs.
2. I think soccer is a Communist-inspired Game.
3. I say if you don't sweat doing it - then it's NOT a sport. The Austin Am. Statesman gave that as the definition for a sport in 1958.
4. I like to see "hot dogs" and blowhards fall on their faces.
5. I think Rush Limbaugh has a great research staff.
6. I wish Massachusetts and Oregon would be EXPELLED from the United States.
7. I like a low-scoring football game- decided in the last 4 minutes.
8. I do admire the disipline of the Roman Army.
9. I say President Nixon was just the man for the times,a great foriegn affairs man.
10. I have two military heros, Gen. Patton and Adm. Nimitz. Sgt. Rhodes comes in a close third!
11. The football tradition of the University of Texas Longhorns supersedes any and all of the other Texas college football traditions.

In my mind these are not controversial. But, I am curious who thinks they are!

Im curious on your thinking about soccer being communist-inspired. Im not a fan, but what do you mean?

[Super B]

Welcome to the unofficial ramble on about any random thought thread, with your host Exporter. Featuring the thought of DaPantha, Super B & CoyoteGolf07.

[CoyotePlayer07]

Gee Whiz, Golf - YOU ARE STRANGE! That French leader and Saddam Huesein in the same sentence! Wow! Thats strange.

Let me run this by you. 

1. I like HEB KETCHUP on my eggs.
2. I think soccer is a Communist-inspired Game.
3. I say if you don't sweat doing it - then it's NOT a sport. The Austin Am. Statesman gave that as the definition for a sport in 1958.
4. I like to see "hot dogs" and blowhards fall on their faces.
5. I think Rush Limbaugh has a great research staff.
6. I wish Massachusetts and Oregon would be EXPELLED from the United States.
7. I like a low-scoring football game- decided in the last 4 minutes.
8. I do admire the disipline of the Roman Army.
9. I say President Nixon was just the man for the times,a great foriegn affairs man.
10. I have two  military heros, Gen. Patton and Adm. Nimitz. Sgt. Rhodes comes in a close third!
11. The football tradition of the University of Texas Longhorns supersedes any and all of the other Texas college football traditions.

In my mind these are not controversial. But, I am curious who thinks they are!

Im curious on your thinking about soccer being communist-inspired. Im not a fan, but what do you mean?

Well for starters, soccer is very predominant in most communist countries. But the main thing...have you ever seen a crowd before and after a soccer game in Europe and Asia?!?! PEOPLE KILL EACH OTHER, LITERALLY! There are riots over which team is best and lost bets. If you go to Europe and say just one cross word about their team then you better be prepared to get shot or your throat slit and that is NO JOKE! Its unreal, they take it way too far.

[Super B]

Gee Whiz, Golf - YOU ARE STRANGE! That French leader and Saddam Huesein in the same sentence! Wow! Thats strange.

Let me run this by you. 

1. I like HEB KETCHUP on my eggs.
2. I think soccer is a Communist-inspired Game.
3. I say if you don't sweat doing it - then it's NOT a sport. The Austin Am. Statesman gave that as the definition for a sport in 1958.
4. I like to see "hot dogs" and blowhards fall on their faces.
5. I think Rush Limbaugh has a great research staff.
6. I wish Massachusetts and Oregon would be EXPELLED from the United States.
7. I like a low-scoring football game- decided in the last 4 minutes.
8. I do admire the disipline of the Roman Army.
9. I say President Nixon was just the man for the times,a great foriegn affairs man.
10. I have two  military heros, Gen. Patton and Adm. Nimitz. Sgt. Rhodes comes in a close third!
11. The football tradition of the University of Texas Longhorns supersedes any and all of the other Texas college football traditions.

In my mind these are not controversial. But, I am curious who thinks they are!

Im curious on your thinking about soccer being communist-inspired. Im not a fan, but what do you mean?

Well for starters, soccer is very predominant in most communist countries. But the main thing...have you ever seen a crowd before and after a soccer game in Europe and Asia?!?! PEOPLE KILL EACH OTHER, LITERALLY! There are riots over which team is best and lost bets. If you go to Europe and say just one cross word about their team then you better be prepared to get shot or your throat slit and that is NO JOKE! Its unreal, they take it way too far.

What does the violence of Soccer crowds have to do with Communism?

[DaPantha]

Gee Whiz, Golf - YOU ARE STRANGE! That French leader and Saddam Huesein in the same sentence! Wow! Thats strange.

Let me run this by you. 

1. I like HEB KETCHUP on my eggs.
2. I think soccer is a Communist-inspired Game.
3. I say if you don't sweat doing it - then it's NOT a sport. The Austin Am. Statesman gave that as the definition for a sport in 1958.
4. I like to see "hot dogs" and blowhards fall on their faces.
5. I think Rush Limbaugh has a great research staff.
6. I wish Massachusetts and Oregon would be EXPELLED from the United States.
7. I like a low-scoring football game- decided in the last 4 minutes.
8. I do admire the disipline of the Roman Army.
9. I say President Nixon was just the man for the times,a great foriegn affairs man.
10. I have two  military heros, Gen. Patton and Adm. Nimitz. Sgt. Rhodes comes in a close third!
11. The football tradition of the University of Texas Longhorns supersedes any and all of the other Texas college football traditions.

In my mind these are not controversial. But, I am curious who thinks they are!

Im curious on your thinking about soccer being communist-inspired. Im not a fan, but what do you mean?

Well for starters, soccer is very predominant in most communist countries. But the main thing...have you ever seen a crowd before and after a soccer game in Europe and Asia?!?! PEOPLE KILL EACH OTHER, LITERALLY! There are riots over which team is best and lost bets. If you go to Europe and say just one cross word about their team then you better be prepared to get shot or your throat slit and that is NO JOKE! Its unreal, they take it way too far.

oh, I know what the crowds are like, but how is the GAME communist-inspired?

[CoyotePlayer07]

Hmm...it is, but i'm not sure how...Exporter?

[CoyotePlayer07]

Oh no, I cant believe it! SOMEONE ACTUALLY STAYED ON TOPIC!








LOL

[viking4life]

Well for starters, soccer is very predominant in most communist countries.  But the main thing...have you ever seen a crowd before and after a soccer game in Europe and Asia?!?!  PEOPLE KILL EACH OTHER, LITERALLY!  There are riots over which team is best and lost bets.  If you go to Europe and say just one cross word about their team then you better be prepared to get shot or your throat slit and that is NO JOKE!  Its unreal, they take it way too far.

I had decided not to post on this site, excpet for in the Lamar Forum, but I feel I should say something about this.... I am a follower of international soccer, I watch it all the time.

No, people do not kill each other before games. You are probably heard of the events in Turkey when the English national team was playing against the Turkish national team, and the were disputes over tickets for English fans. There was violence in Turkey, when English fans went to buy tickets at the stadium and were not allowed to enter. Fights in the street did happen, and yes, I believe there were deaths.

Yes, soccer has been associated with violence, it has been that way since the game was invented in medieval times. There have been instances where violence has broken out at soccer games, but those are not common events. People who are ivolved in "indecent bahoviors" are called soccer hooligans in Europe. Most of the violence happened during the 1960's, when 25 violent events occured on average every season in major soccer nations, such as the United Kingdom, France, and Germany. That is 25 events out of the thousands of games played every season in each of those countries. That is fact, I looked it up.

Yes, I will give it you that violence is a part of soccer, but to say what you said, that people shoot people on a regular basis is totally inaccurate.

And to answer your question, yes, I have seen a European soccer crowd before and after a soccer match, I haver been to matches in London, Berlin, and Hamburg. Other than when a few guys were drunk at a game in Germany ( people get drunk all the time in US sporting events), I saw nothing wrong with the behavior of the fans. I watch soccer all the time on tv, and I have only seen one time when the crowd might have gone over the top. That was when a fan with fire crackers accidently started a little fire in the stands, that incident happened in Mexico.

Edited by viking4life, 03 June 2004 - 11:17 AM.

[viking4life]

Not sure how soccer has to do with communism...........

[viking4life]

Just came back for a little visit.... cause I am gone.

C yall later.

( Ill be in the lamar forum if ya wanna talk)

[viking4life]

AA, how ya like my signature?

[Exporter]

Gee Whiz, Golf - YOU ARE STRANGE! That French leader and Saddam Huesein in the same sentence! Wow! Thats strange.

Let me run this by you.

1. I like HEB KETCHUP on my eggs.
2. I think soccer is a Communist-inspired Game.
3. I say if you don't sweat doing it - then it's NOT a sport. The Austin Am. Statesman gave that as the definition for a sport in 1958.
4. I like to see "hot dogs" and blowhards fall on their faces.
5. I think Rush Limbaugh has a great research staff.
6. I wish Massachusetts and Oregon would be EXPELLED from the United States.
7. I like a low-scoring football game- decided in the last 4 minutes.
8. I do admire the disipline of the Roman Army.
9. I say President Nixon was just the man for the times,a great foriegn affairs man.
10. I have two military heros, Gen. Patton and Adm. Nimitz. Sgt. Rhodes comes in a close third!
11. The football tradition of the University of Texas Longhorns supersedes any and all of the other Texas college football traditions.

In my mind these are not controversial. But, I am curious who thinks they are!

LATER.

There were 11 statements. Out of 11 the posters chose one (1), the statement that soccer is a communist-inspired sport.

I wonder WHY? I wonder WHY you guys chose that one.....???? .... ???? Why'd ya' do that?

How about Mass and Oregon being expelled from the USA....????
Any comment about the Roman Army's disipline.....????

OH, I UNDERSTAND NOW.....you men stopped reading the list when you saw soccer. Oh me , Oh my. I cannot understand football people supporting soccer!I guess they are NOT really football people after all.

As I remember a form of soccer or football was first played in England. Roman Garrisons from two neighboring towns , usually less than 20 miles apart wold start with a skull of an enemy at the halfway mark between the towns. One rule they had was that they couldn't put their hands on the skull, so they kicked it. The winner was the team who kicked that skull into the opponents town. There were sometimes as many as 500 on a team, they kicked in relay fashion if the opponents didn't lay them low with a big rock. Yep, it was a bloody "game". The winners were given a big celebration dinner along with lots of grog. At that time the game was FASCIST-INSPIRED.

For those of you who don't understand that soccer is now a communist-inspired game, I have one thing more to say to those people. The anti-Bush crowd, the abortion lovers, the ones who promote Gay & Lesbian marriages, the anti-Archie Bunker echelon, the porno buyers, the Tree Huggers, the anti-Willie Nelson and Anti-Quarterhorse racing bunch, the vegetarians and the ones who drape themselves with a red, white and blue flag but protest when the President admitted that he prayed at times!!! - THEY DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE EVIL THAT COMMUNISM WROUGHT IN THIS WORLD, IT IS THESE KINDS OF FAIR-WEATHER FRIENDS OF UNCLE SAM WHO JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND. THEY ARE WILLING TO HAVE THE U.S. OF A BECOME A THIRD WORLD POWER. I PREDICT THAT THE POPULARITY OF SOCCER IS PROPORTIONAL TO THE DEGENERATION OF AMERICA. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO LIVE IN NORTH ZULCH....AS SOCCER GROWS , THE STRENGTH OF THE USA WILL DECLINE PROPORTIONATELY. Just look some times at Mexican TV , tune in to a soccer game, and imagine them fighting a professional American football team in a real battle. Hey, IF ITS BAD FOR AMERICA, then it must be Communist, Liberal or Hollywood. Take your pick- whats the difference in them.

I know all of you will agree with me, but you are too chicken to admit it. There is room for JUST A FEW GOOD MEN!

[DaPantha]

actually, exporter, I pointed out the soccer one b/c I was curious about your reasoning. It seemed to be the biggest stretch to find a direct correlation. I dont really even like soccer.

If you wanna get right down to it, the purest form of Communism isnt really that bad. Now, before you shoot me or ship me to Cuba, hear me out. If you read the epistles and learn about the early christian churches, you find that the members of these churches had "all things common". They shared everything that they had. Money, food, possessions, everything. This is the basic Idea behind communism. The problem, however, is the nature of man to sin. In "real-world" communism, there are still those with power who are greedy and cause problems and those who dont, but dont work hard at their job, decreasing production and advancement.

All that said, what does soccer have to do with communism?

[DaPantha]

As for the whole list, here are my opinions:

1. I dont like ketchup much and certainly not on eggs. Give me salsa or tobasco.

2. Mentioned in detail already.

3. Cant argue there, though I feel there is more to it.

4. Me too!

5. Dont know enough about them to comment.

6. No beef here with me. Whats youre reasoning?

7. I dont mind that, but I just like a well played game in general. If its decided at the end, its that much more exciting. I dont really care if its high or low scoring, though.

8. They WERE very disciplined. No argument here.

9. I think many presidents have done worse.

10. Not a big military buff, but I know the names. Have heard great things about their leadership, so I guess I agree, At least, I dont DISagree.

11. I HATE UT. The only time I root for the horns is when they play OU. Great tradition though. Maybe not THE best.

GO TCU!!!

[Super B]

Let me run this by you.

1. I like HEB KETCHUP on my eggs.
2. I think soccer is a Communist-inspired Game.
3. I say if you don't sweat doing it - then it's NOT a sport. The Austin Am. Statesman gave that as the definition for a sport in 1958.
4. I like to see "hot dogs" and blowhards fall on their faces.
5. I think Rush Limbaugh has a great research staff.
6. I wish Massachusetts and Oregon would be EXPELLED from the United States.
7. I like a low-scoring football game- decided in the last 4 minutes.
8. I do admire the disipline of the Roman Army.
9. I say President Nixon was just the man for the times,a great foriegn affairs man.
10. I have two military heros, Gen. Patton and Adm. Nimitz. Sgt. Rhodes comes in a close third!
11. The football tradition of the University of Texas Longhorns supersedes any and all of the other Texas college football traditions.

In my mind these are not controversial. But, I am curious who thinks they are!

1. I tobasco on my eggs, but very rarely eat eggs.
2. I think soccer is a boring Game. I don't think it has anything to do with communism.
3. I concur.
4. I like to see "hot dogs" and blowhards fall on their faces.
5. I'm just amazed CoyoteGolf07 doesn't know who Rush Limbaugh is.
6. I wish Massachusetts and NY, FL, CT, RI, NH, NJ, VT, PA would be EXPELLED from the United States.
7. I like a high-scoring football game- decided in the last few seconds.
8. I do admire the disipline of the Roman Army.
9. I say President Nixon was just the man for the times,a great foriegn affairs man.
10. I have one military hero, Gen. MacArthur.
11. The football tradition of the University of Texas Longhorns supersedes any and all of the other Texas college football traditions.