Ah, there’s some local knowledge I at least dont know about at work in some remarks here, Bill, I like the new first line better. Think ‘feign’ is just fine. Interesting to get wordy honesty in talking about body dishonesty.
Doug
> On Mar 28, 2018, at 3:19 AM, Jill Jones <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> .. and let's not mention the c word either - though you can't tell me
> lehmann wasn't in on it, I mean ... truly.
>
> J
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> ... and we won’t mention tampering, Patrick.
>
> Bill
>
> On Wed, 28 Mar 2018 at 7:24 pm, Patrick McManus <
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>
>> Thanks Bill all that deception is tiring!!
>>
>>
>> On 28/03/2018 06:02, Bill Wootton wrote:
>>> Thanks Jill and Sheila. I suppose, Jill, it came from the
> tampering
>> fiasco
>>> somewhere in my mind. Not sure that feign was the write word,
> settled for
>>> feint in my second version this afternoon. Body dishonesty,
> Sheila, is
>> the
>>> crux of it but I’m not sure this warrants the title. I want it
> to lead to
>>> that.
>>>
>>> No stomach for playing sport
>>>
>>>
>>> Not willing or able
>>>
>>> to do what is required
>>>
>>>
>>> First noticed this
>>>
>>> around ten years old
>>>
>>>
>>> trying to tackle from behind
>>>
>>> an eight year old in the backyard
>>>
>>>
>>> who scooped down
>>>
>>> on the run
>>>
>>>
>>> made as if
>>>
>>> to pick up the footy
>>>
>>>
>>> Hands nowhere near it
>>>
>>> when I pinned his arms
>>>
>>>
>>> He bellowed in outrage
>>>
>>> How did he do that
>>>
>>>
>>> Holding the man
>>>
>>> it used to be called
>>>
>>>
>>> Racquet games too
>>>
>>> require a big swing
>>>
>>>
>>> then looking like you’re
>>>
>>> going to plant that sucker
>>>
>>>
>>> deep in the backhand court
>>>
>>> before adjusting
>>>
>>>
>>> and plonking it short
>>>
>>> disguising the shot
>>>
>>>
>>> the object being
>>>
>>> to feint
>>>
>>>
>>> deceive your opponent
>>>
>>> physically lie
>>>
>>>
>>> Skills are handy
>>>
>>> and stamina
>>>
>>>
>>> strength and agility
>>>
>>> but deception is key
>>>
>>>
>>> Confidence, timing
>>>
>>> but ultimately
>>>
>>>
>>> you must be capable
>>>
>>> again and again
>>>
>>>
>>> of body
>>>
>>> dishonesty
>>>
>>>
>>> which I can’t
>>>
>>> sustain
>>>
>>>
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