@realjohnboy,
Two down thumbers on a sporting thread!!! Sheesh!!!
Down thumbing is the action of an unmitigated, unreconstructed slimeball which no sporting gentleman or gentlewoman would tolerate the company of. I'm quite used to such snotty-nosed wretches on other threads but to find them at work on a sporting thread disgusts me as much as would a freshly laid turd on a starched, white tablecloth, with embroidered edgings, on the dining room table.
And one of my down-thumbed posts contained a quote from one of America's finest minds and greatest writers, who is justly famous the world over, and who any real American must be proud of, which sufficiently demonstrates that when John used the word "silliness" to describe our efforts over the last 13 weeks he was in intellectual company the excellence of which it defies the language to express.
Even a half-baked sportsman or woman cannot but be moved to cancel out those sneaky personal fouls which are a besmirchment to the good name of our clubhouse.
And the other post to which the underhanded gumpy dickheads applied their mealy-mouthed cowardice merely pointed out the obvious. That we admire the predatory virtues of ferocity and cunning. WWW admires ferocity and ruthlessness, shiny rippling muscles and a nice hair-do. Running admires fleetness of foot and stamina. All sports are set up to provide metaphors for things which contribute to predatory success. The best of the computer games players will probably end up as drone flight guidance operatives or air traffic controllers when planes are landing at 5 second intervals. Look how the offside penalty is designed to discourage premature discharge from the starting position. They can't teach dogs to hold back which is why they use traps at the tracks.
And if we admire these virtues of the predatory propensity we should damn well admit it and I am happy to do so. As long as it is all controlled by Christian officials.
