Comments on: America. Odd. http://www.happyassassin.net/2005/12/28/america-odd/ Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:42:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: john http://www.happyassassin.net/2005/12/28/america-odd/comment-page-1/#comment-56 john Thu, 12 Jan 2006 21:10:59 +0000 http://www.happyassassin.net/2005/12/28/america-odd/#comment-56 1) Why bring facts to a debate? I wouldn't say fan, just a vague follower of the game... my grandparents worked at USC and my uncle went there, so I knew about the Rose Bowl at least. I tend to lose interest in the NFL when the Raiders aren't doing much, which is most years (although we did get to the Superbowl a couple of years back, and would have won if not for that pesky Jon Gruden - I swear, the number of interceptions that were just from knowing the playbook...) 1) Why bring facts to a debate?

I wouldn’t say fan, just a vague follower of the game… my grandparents worked at USC and my uncle went there, so I knew about the Rose Bowl at least. I tend to lose interest in the NFL when the Raiders aren’t doing much, which is most years (although we did get to the Superbowl a couple of years back, and would have won if not for that pesky Jon Gruden – I swear, the number of interceptions that were just from knowing the playbook…)

]]> By: adamw http://www.happyassassin.net/2005/12/28/america-odd/comment-page-1/#comment-55 adamw Tue, 10 Jan 2006 09:48:02 +0000 http://www.happyassassin.net/2005/12/28/america-odd/#comment-55 1) yes, I know that one, should probably have made it clearer in the article, though. oh, and it doesn't stand up quite so well when you consider that every _other_ sport the NCAA sanctions does have an undisputed national championship. 2) well, just made the game more entertaining :) never had you down as a football fan, somehow! think the pats will do it again? 1) yes, I know that one, should probably have made it clearer in the article, though. oh, and it doesn’t stand up quite so well when you consider that every _other_ sport the NCAA sanctions does have an undisputed national championship.
2) well, just made the game more entertaining :)

never had you down as a football fan, somehow! think the pats will do it again?

]]> By: john http://www.happyassassin.net/2005/12/28/america-odd/comment-page-1/#comment-54 john Tue, 10 Jan 2006 00:10:58 +0000 http://www.happyassassin.net/2005/12/28/america-odd/#comment-54 1) It's a bottom-up system in which the ucolleges are co-operating, or not, for their own purposes, not a top-down system in which the league awards franchises. 2) It rained on the Rose Bowl for the first time in 51 years. Someone doesn't like Texas... 1) It’s a bottom-up system in which the ucolleges are co-operating, or not, for their own purposes, not a top-down system in which the league awards franchises.
2) It rained on the Rose Bowl for the first time in 51 years. Someone doesn’t like Texas…

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