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Re: lugnet.sports
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Sat, 23 Nov 2002 02:17:55 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.au, Kerry Raymond writes:
> > ++Lar (who regrets he never got to play foosball while in Oz, but does want
> > to point out that he listened closely (without laughing once) while an
> > Englishman and a Hollander explained Australian Rules Football to him at
> > length one night
> > while riding on the Sydney Underground back from Kings Cross.... Ooooops!
> > Ignore that)

Er, no, ignore the bit about listening to talk of sport by somewhat
inebriated punters. Considering the time of night and their state, I felt it
was important not to laugh...

> Just made a wrong turn, eh, and found yourself in the Cross? :-)

No, I MEANT to do that. Seedy wasn't the half of it though.



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(...) What was the other half? Very seedy? Kerry (24 years ago, 23-Nov-02, to lugnet.loc.au)

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(...) Good, now you can explain it to me! Being from the Deep North of Australia, I grew up where men were men (and sheep were nervous) and football meant rugby, a thug's game played by gentlemen. The sport of Aerial Pingpong (as it was called by (...) (24 years ago, 22-Nov-02, to lugnet.loc.au)

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