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Re: lugnet.sports
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Date: 
Sun, 24 Nov 2002 12:41:55 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.au, Kerry Raymond writes:
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.

Some people think it's a gentleman's game played by thugs...

I've never been able to tell.

<snip>

I don't follow sport much myself (and certainly not that one, although
doubtless Richie has been squirrelling away evidence to the contrary),

Actually, I'm pretty sure there's no evidence of you *following* sport. Of
course, if you claimed do not pay much attention to sport, I could find
something to prove you wrong ;-)

Cheers

Richie



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(...) Isn't that why it's commonly called "thugby" (especially in the deep south...)? ROSCO (22 years ago, 24-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 (...) (22 years ago, 22-Nov-02, to lugnet.loc.au)

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