2019 F1 Start Times

[Jericoke]

If the average rugby player was 250-300lbs, you might see them using protective gear as well

In the early history of American football the teams would use 'formation plays' where the players literally locked arms, so a flying wedge wouldn't be the impact of a single 250 lbs linebacker, but in fact the total mass of 11 college men.  Death was common in these early football games;  I'd wear protective gear too.

Also, for those who don't quite understand the point of the pads:  they're there to protect the person DELIVERING the hit, not the person taking the hit.  The part of the body being hit in football is rarely padded. Just like boxing gloves are intended to protect a boxer's hand, not their target's face.

[cosworth151]

I wondered why I got 15 replies to the race start time.

Around here, we don't call it soccer, either. We call it Ballerina Ball. A couple of years ago, the owner of the Columbus "Major" League Soccer franchise insisted that the city government use eminent domain to destroy Columbus Speedway (which as been there since 1946) so that he could his training facility. I'd attended races there for 60 consecutive seasons. I raced there back in the day. The city rolled over like a cur dog & did it. A year later he demanded a new, taxpayer funded stadium or he'd move the team to Austin, TX. (They already have a custom built soccer stadium in Columbus) That's why I have such a high opinion of it.

Also, I love rugby. I played rugby as an intramural sport back at Ohio University (a.k.a. Harvard on the Hocking or Berkley in the Boonies.)

[Alonsofan]

I love your analogy on football there Cosworth  You are right they do act like ballerina's. Some of them like Ronaldo are right....mmmm...winkers hehe
Rugby is soooooo much a better sport 

[Calman]

I have a feeling that this topic could end up discussing table tennis or how do you like your steak? 

In my first couple of years here in Western Canada, I was down stairs doing some kind of DIY/Reno and had the TV on in the background.  It was some kind of north American chat show with Enrique Iglesias as the special guest.   Between my work, I heard the female presenter say "well, you would know this Enrique, you follow "SOCCER".   He calmly moved onto the edge of his seat and said something like "you have just offended 90% of the world by calling Football soccer!" .... yes, I stood up and cheered uncontrollably at the TV - I'm not even an Enrique fan, honestly!!! 

Best Regards,
Cal

[Alonsofan]

You can't beat a bit of tenis de mesa 
 
When it comes to steak it's got to be 'well done' 

[Alianora La Canta]

Have any of you seen the film "Concussion"? I doubt anyone would complain that the use of protective gear implies invirility in an American footballer after seeing it; it's about a doctor who finds that the standards of protective gear (at least in the first decade of the 2000s) were insufficient to protect from consistently early deaths from cumulative subconcussive impacts.

I don't have much time for any variant of football; indeed I'm generally only interested when Nazionale Piloti are playing or my local team is getting demoted again (it's happened twice in the last three seasons, and it might happen again this year. We'll run out of leagues if we're not careful).

Table tennis is not a game I know much about, though I did give a colleague an "instant table tennis pack" for Chrismas in the Office Secret Santa.

I like steak cooked and not burnt. (I'm not picky).

[cosworth151]

Table tennis (a.k.a. ping pong) is great fun. It was very popular around these parts when I was growing up in the 60's.

Now we have another, similar game that is very popular here in the hills: Beer Pong.

[Calman]

How on earth did you guys end up talking about Table Tennis and how you like your Steak??? 

Best Regards,
Cal

[lkjohnson1950]

Some of us are old, sometimes we go off topic in the middle of a sentence.

[Calman]

Some of us are old, sometimes we go off topic in the middle of a sentence.

I think you should isolate the person who created the diversion in the first place!!! 

Best Regards,
Cal

[Alonsofan]

I have a feeling that this topic could end up discussing table tennis or how do you like your steak? 

Best Regards,
Cal

Isolation sounds like a great idea.....some peace at last  hehe

[Alianora La Canta]

Some of us are old, sometimes we go off topic in the middle of a sentence.

And some of us young 'uns do the same. I like to call it "creative linguistics"

[guest3164]

Yeah, I sometimes veer off topic, talk about one thing and then ooh, my washing is finished, time to hang it up! 

[Ian]

Veering off is sometimes fun Cal, there are 1 or 2 members who hate it so it's fun to wind them up now and again, not nastily though I hasten to add. 

[Alonsofan]

Speaking of going off topic Ian, where is Neil.P??? Did he marry Miss Prodworthy? I would be surprised the things he used to make that poor woman do