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Hey BDB, I found us some shirts...

[Kilted Rat]

New Govenor of New York and his wife admit to extra-marital affairs right after he is sworn in!

You can't make this stuff up. 

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2008/03/17/2008-03-17_gov_paterson_admits_to_sex_with_other_wo.html

Several horrible thoughts came into my mind when I first heard this story today. Here they are in no particular order:

1. Did you notice he and his wife both admitted to having affairS? Not "I had an affair and she had an affair, they both admitted to affairS
2.  He's legally blind. Do you think he used the excuse "I thought it was my wife."
2a. "I don't see anything wrong with it." 
2b. "How am I supposed to know who it is I'm having sex with, I'm blind!"
3. Apparently affairs are ok, just so long as you don't pay for 'em!

My thoughts:

1. He was just going on a blind date.  8)

2. He thought it would be OK to truthfully answer "No" the the question, "Are you seeing someone else?"  8)

Maybe he was really Client #8!

[57Johnnie]

Three Things to Ponder:
1. Cows
2. The Constitution
3. The Ten Commandments


C O W S

Is it just me, or does anyone else find it amazing that during the mad cow epidemic our government could track a single cow, born in Canada almost three years ago, right to the stall where she slept in the state of Washington? And, they tracked her calves to their stalls. But they are unable to locate 11 million illegal aliens wandering around our country. Maybe we should give each of them a cow.


T H E  C O N S T I T U T I O N

They keep talking about drafting a Constitution for Iraq. Why don't we just give them ours? It was written by a lot of really smart guys, it has worked for over 200 years, and we're not using it anymore.

T H E  1 0  C O M M A N D M E N T S

The real reason that we can't have the Ten Commandments posted in a courthouse is this:

You cannot post "Thou Shalt Not Steal," "Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery," and "Thou Shall Not Lie" in a building full of lawyers, judges and politicians...It creates a hostile work environment.


 

Awfully straight talk for an attorney 

[snoop dawg]

POST #2000!!!

All American status!  8)

For those of you that haven't read my first 1999 posts, let me assure you that you didn't miss much.

Here's a summary of what I've had to say:



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I think that accurately summarizes my first 1999 posts.  8)

BDB.....Best post I've seen on any board.....got any more?    +k and congrats

[retagent]

I recently saw a Sports Illustrated where one of the featured athletes in the Faces In The Crowd feature was a guy from Colorado who was an Aussie Rules footballer. He played in a league so there must be more of them lurking around the U. S.

[snoop dawg]

Fins....here is the view from my deck


http://media.channelblade.com/boat_graphics/electronic_brochure/company22820/103726_p_t_640x480_image02.jpg


Sorry, couldn't figure out how to get the photo onto the post.

[OzJohnnie]

I recently saw a Sports Illustrated where one of the featured athletes in the Faces In The Crowd feature was a guy from Colorado who was an Aussie Rules footballer. He played in a league so there must be more of them lurking around the U. S.

Well, OK, I'll bite.  I'm not sure if you're interested or just egging me on, but given the chance I don't really care.  Here we go, according to Wikipedia:

Darren Bennet - played 12 years, 10 with San Diego and 2 with the Vikings, 3 (I think) Pro Bowls and was named Punter on the NFL all Decade Team of the 90's.  Formerly played for the Melbourne Demons and the West Coast Eagles.

Ben Graham - Currently in his third season as punter for the NY Jets.  His the first Australian captain of a professional American sports team.  He's noted for kicking drop punts (a more accurate tumbling end-over-end kick, rather than a spiral) which is the preferred kicking style in Oz.  Played for the Geelong Cats where he once punted an 85 meter bomb (93 yards - in the air - which might have been in one of those highlight clips I have posted from time to time).

David Lonie - a long kicking Aussie that never played AFL footy.  Hasn't quite made a roster but is currently being looked at by Green Bay.

Mat McBriar - Currently in his fourth year as punter for the Dallas Cowboys.  I believe he has one pro-bowl under his belt.  He was a big kick in Oz, but didn't have the speed needed for AFL footy.  He got a scholarship to Hawaii and the rest is history.  2006 average of 48.2 yards per kick was the longest in 43 years and his salary is the most for a punter.

Colin Ridgway - the first Aussie to play NFL football.  Three games punting for Dallas in '65.  He played his AFL footy at the Carlton Blues.

Sav Rocca - a big, but inconsistent, kick with the Collingwood Magpies and the North Melbourne Kangaroos.  Sav has one year under his belt with the Philly Eagles.  His distinction is that he's the NFL's oldest ever rookie, taking the claim from Ben Graham above.

And, lastly,

Colin Scotts - the first Aussie to be drafted, he had a scholarship to Hawaii as well but he played Rugby Union, not Aussie Rules.  He played 7 games as a DE/TE for the Cardinals before rupturing his Achilles and ending his career.

Edit: It occurs to me that you may have been asking about Americans playing in Oz, in which case the answer is no.  In terms of imports to Aussie Rules I know about players from Ireland, South Africa, Papua New Guinea and New Zealand.  About 6 or 7 years ago a big American named Armstrong, I think, was brought out by the Essendon Bombers (the sucky team the Kubiak's buddy supports) go give it a go but there are some pretty tough skills to pick up at the highest level.  That experiment may have lasted two seasons in the "minor" leagues.

Edit II: Just did a quick google search and came up with this page which lists all the international players that have played the game in Oz.  The Yank's name was Dwayne Armstrong.  He played a couple years with the Oakland Raiders in the early 90's and then gave Aussie Rules a go.  No luck.

And that's the end of this post.  Sorry you asked, yet?  Or sorry that I took your simple statement to be asking for this?

[kubiack78]

I recently saw a Sports Illustrated where one of the featured athletes in the Faces In The Crowd feature was a guy from Colorado who was an Aussie Rules footballer. He played in a league so there must be more of them lurking around the U. S.

Well, OK, I'll bite.  I'm not sure if you're interested or just egging me on, but given the chance I don't really care.  Here we go, according to Wikipedia:

Darren Bennet - played 12 years, 10 with San Diego and 2 with the Vikings, 3 (I think) Pro Bowls and was named Punter on the NFL all Decade Team of the 90's.  Formerly played for the Melbourne Demons and the West Coast Eagles.

Ben Graham - Currently in his third season as punter for the NY Jets.  His the first Australian captain of a professional American sports team.  He's noted for kicking drop punts (a more accurate tumbling end-over-end kick, rather than a spiral) which is the preferred kicking style in Oz.  Played for the Geelong Cats where he once punted an 85 meter bomb (93 yards - in the air - which might have been in one of those highlight clips I have posted from time to time).

David Lonie - a long kicking Aussie that never played AFL footy.  Hasn't quite made a roster but is currently being looked at by Green Bay.

Mat McBriar - Currently in his fourth year as punter for the Dallas Cowboys.  I believe he has one pro-bowl under his belt.  He was a big kick in Oz, but didn't have the speed needed for AFL footy.  He got a scholarship to Hawaii and the rest is history.  2006 average of 48.2 yards per kick was the longest in 43 years and his salary is the most for a punter.

Colin Ridgway - the first Aussie to play NFL football.  Three games punting for Dallas in '65.  He played his AFL footy at the Carlton Blues.

Sav Rocca - a big, but inconsistent, kick with the Collingwood Magpies and the North Melbourne Kangaroos.  Sav has one year under his belt with the Philly Eagles.  His distinction is that he's the NFL's oldest ever rookie, taking the claim from Ben Graham above.

And, lastly,

Colin Scotts - the first Aussie to be drafted, he had a scholarship to Hawaii as well but he played Rugby Union, not Aussie Rules.  He played 7 games as a DE/TE for the Cardinals before rupturing his Achilles and ending his career.

Edit: It occurs to me that you may have been asking about Americans playing in Oz, in which case the answer is no.  In terms of imports to Aussie Rules I know about players from Ireland, South Africa, Papua New Guinea and New Zealand.  About 6 or 7 years ago a big American named Armstrong, I think, was brought out by the Essendon Bombers (the sucky team the Kubiak's buddy supports) go give it a go but there are some pretty tough skills to pick up at the highest level.  That experiment may have lasted two seasons in the "minor" leagues.

Edit II: Just did a quick google search and came up with this page which lists all the international players that have played the game in Oz.  The Yank's name was Dwayne Armstrong.  He played a couple years with the Oakland Raiders in the early 90's and then gave Aussie Rules a go.  No luck.

And that's the end of this post.  Sorry you asked, yet?  Or sorry that I took your simple statement to be asking for this?

So the bommers are like hamline but with Tommie fans??

Thats excellent info OZ can't wait to go to work tomorrow and tell the kangaroo kid that I found out just how great his team is.  Should be fun.

[OzJohnnie]

I recently saw a Sports Illustrated where one of the featured athletes in the Faces In The Crowd feature was a guy from Colorado who was an Aussie Rules footballer. He played in a league so there must be more of them lurking around the U. S.

Did I say the other post was my last?  Well, that was either a lie or a mistake.  Code Pink would call me a liar, methinks.

Anyway, I now realize you were really asking if there is an Aussie Rules competition in the States, and yes there is - US Footy.  There are 1,2,3 teams in Colorado.  One team, the Denver Bulldogs, are four time champions.  I would think that SI profile was of that team.

And, lo and behold, there is a Minnesota team, the Minnesota Freeze.  They were the 2005 Div 3 National Champs and the 2007 Div 2 Champs.  Anyone interested can watch a game or two live and local.

[janesvilleflash]

Article on MIACPP?
http://tech.msn.com/news/articlepcw.aspx?cp-documentid=6411895

(not really)

[BDB]

PC's starting to pick it up with the banner ads on here. 

[finsleft]

Fins....here is the view from my deck

Schweet!

[sumander]

BDB, Congratulations on the new "status"! +k I could even see the first set on Anna pics.

[tmerton]

Fins....here is the view from my deck

From the deck of what? 

Your house is on the Los Angeles River?

[finsleft]

I just thought you guys might want to know this, memorize it and impress your relatives on Sunday:

Easter is always the 1st Sunday after the 1st full moon after the Spring Equinox (which is March 20). This dating of Easter is based on the lunar calendar that Hebrew people used to identify Passover, which is why it moves around on our Roman calendar. Based on the above information, Easter can actually be one day earlier (March 22)  that is rare.

Here's the interesting information.  This year is the earliest Easter any of us will ever see the rest of our lives! And only the most elderly of our population have ever seen it this early (95 years old or above). And none of us have ever, or will ever, see it a day earlier! Here's the facts:

1) The next time Easter will be this early (March 23) will be the year 2228 (220 years from now). The last time it was this early was 1913 (so if you're 95 or older, you are the only ones that were around for that!).

2) The next time it will be a day earlier, March 22, will be in the year 2285 (277 years from now). The last time it was on March 22 was 1818. So, no one alive today has or will ever see it any earlier than this year!