Yup. Rowing.
My favorite spectator sport is rhythmic gymnastics.
Mark
At 03:48 PM 3/5/2007, you wrote:
>Okay then, what's "sculling"? Sounds like a boating
>term.
>
>C
>
>
>
>--- Mark Weiss <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > "The Bobby Orr of sculling" would be better.
> >
> > At 03:18 PM 3/5/2007, you wrote:
> > >Okay, I'll bite. Who is Bobby Orr?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >--- TheOldMole <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > >
> > > > "Nick and Jake" is a novel of the 50s, replete
> > with
> > > > obscure allusions that
> > > > no one will get. And the character in question
> > is a
> > > > Scandinavian, so he
> > > > compares himself to Stein Ericksen, who was a
> > great
> > > > Norwegian Alpine skiier
> > > > of that era.
> > > >
> > > > Actually, I cannibalized this gag from an
> > earlier
> > > > unpublished novel, in
> > > > which the character wants to be known as the
> > Bobby
> > > > Orr of sex surgery.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "MC Ward" <[log in to unmask]>
> > > > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > > > Sent: Monday, March 05, 2007 2:21 PM
> > > > Subject: Re: Ice Hockey and Policy Document for
> > > > Poetryetc: Please Comment
> > > > (was Re: Baseball and Policy Document for
> > Poetryetc:
> > > > Please Comment)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Is that a compliment? I'd vote for Cher (as a
> > > > patient,
> > > > > not a surgeon) if I had my druthers.
> > > > >
> > > > > I hate to admit it, but I don't know who Stein
> > > > > Eriicksen is.
> > > > >
> > > > > As for home town celebrations, you should have
> > > > seen
> > > > > Littleton, NH, when Rich Gale came home after
> > that
> > > > > night club fire when he proved himself a hero.
> > (He
> > > > was
> > > > > a friend of my brother's.)
> > > > >
> > > > > C
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > -- TheOldMole <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > >> In "Nick and Jake," my novel currently making
> > the
> > > > >> rounds, I have a character
> > > > >> who is known as "the Stein Ericksen of sex
> > > > surgery."
> > > > >>
> > > > >>
> > > > >> ----- Original Message -----
> > > > >> From: "MC Ward" <[log in to unmask]>
> > > > >> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > > > >> Sent: Monday, March 05, 2007 8:45 AM
> > > > >> Subject: Re: Ice Hockey and Policy Document
> > for
> > > > >> Poetryetc: Please Comment
> > > > >> (was Re: Baseball and Policy Document for
> > > > Poetryetc:
> > > > >> Please Comment)
> > > > >>
> > > > >>
> > > > >> >I used to be known as "the Wayne Gretsky of
> > > > >> > copyediting." Now my daughter goes to
> > games
> > > > here
> > > > >> in
> > > > >> > Pittsburgh exclusively for (the world's
> > best)
> > > > >> nachos
> > > > >> > and cotton candy--the generation gap....
> > > > >> >
> > > > >> > Candice
> > > > >> >
> > > > >> >
> > > > >> >
> > > > >> > --- Douglas Barbour
> > <[log in to unmask]>
> > > > >> wrote:
> > > > >> >
> > > > >> >> Well, of course, Roger, here in the Great
> > > > White
> > > > >> >> North we love hockey
> > > > >> >> (indeed, with the departure of the hero of
> > > > 'our'
> > > > >> >> team this past week,
> > > > >> >> the papers were filled with that front
> > page
> > > > story
> > > > >> >> for days!
> > > > >> >> I was certainly in to it back in the days
> > of
> > > > >> >> Gretsky, et. al., but the
> > > > >> >> game itself is not so interesting now, for
> > one
> > > > >> who
> > > > >> >> like me likes the
> > > > >> >> speed rather than the beatings.... Indeed,
> > at
> > > > >> least
> > > > >> >> at the Olympic
> > > > >> >> level, women's hockey seems much the more
> > > > >> >> interesting game....
> > > > >> >>
> > > > >> >> And I admit I dont play anything, although
> > I
> > > > bike
> > > > >> a
> > > > >> >> lot....
> > > > >> >>
> > > > >> >> Doug
> > > > >> >>
> > > > >> >> On 4-Mar-07, at 8:26 AM, Roger Day wrote:
> > > > >> >>
> > > > >> >> > Baseball and NFL are like foreign
> > languages
> > > > to
> > > > >> me
> > > > >> >> ... now Ice Hockey,
> > > > >> >> > that's more like it. Such a simple,
> > violent
> > > > and
> > > > >> >> fast game. I used to
> > > > >> >> > follow this years ago when I was around
> > the
> > > > >> West
> > > > >> >> Coast of North
> > > > >> >> > America. I liked the Canadian teams -
> > the
> > > > >> >> Canadiens, the Mapleleafs,
> > > > >> >> > the Canucks, the Oilers. At the
> > Olympics, it
> > > > >> used
> > > > >> >> to be the Canadians
> > > > >> >> > or the Czechs. Any ice hockey poetry out
> > > > there?
> > > > >> >> >
> > > > >> >> > As for cricket umm. That too rates up
> > there
> > > > >> with
> > > > >> >> NFL for an
> > > > >> >> > incomprehensible dialect. Still Roy
> > Harper
> > > > has
> > > > >> >> produced a few good
> > > > >> >> > words, and the calypsos are always a lot
> > > > more
> > > > >> fun
> > > > >> >> than the English
> > > > >> >> > verses.
> > > > >> >> Douglas Barbour
> > > > >> >> 11655 - 72 Avenue NW
> > > > >> >> Edmonton Ab T6G 0B9
> > > > >> >> (780) 436 3320
> > > > >> >> http://www.ualberta.ca/~dbarbour/
> > > > >> >>
> > > > >> >> Latest book: Continuations (with Sheila E
> > > > Murphy)
> > > > >> >>
> > > > >>
> > > >
> > http://www.uap.ualberta.ca/UAP.asp?LID=41&bookID=664
> > > > >> >>
> > > > >> >>
> > > > >> >> There was no sign of survivors, and
> > > > >> >> the poetry reading went on.
> > > > >> >>
> > > > >> >> Tony Perniciaro
> > > > >> >>
> > > > >> >
> > > > >> >
> > > > >> >
> > > > >> >
> > > > >> >
> > > > >>
> > > > >
> > > >
> >
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