Nick Against the World (72 Viewers)

Slagathor

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Jul 25, 2001
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wtf?? What about the rest of us? We were smart enough not to work up a disgusting habit, if anything we should have a license to punch smokers. :faq1:
We should, yes. But people who are quitting smoking should be encouraged. Besides, it would allow me to punch annoying sods too. Wouldn't that rule, just punch someone, then point to a 'nicotine' patch on your wrist :D
 

Slagathor

Bedpan racing champion
Jul 25, 2001
22,708
TNO has designed an anti-rocket net that will be used by Dutch troops in Afghanistan, who are almost continuously under fire from Taleban rocket launchers. The net can be hung over military bases. If a rocket hits the net, the detonation in the nose is instantly disabled, preventing an explosion. The United States military has requested more information about the new product at the Defence Department.



Who thinks of these? Fantastic :D
 

Ahmedios

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Nov 11, 2006
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The Pado said:
Don't worry about him. Bombardier lost two of his brothers in the World Trade Center, and now he hates all Muslims. It's just something he has to work on, so don't take him too seriously. He hates you because he suspects you are Muslim. :disagree:
He doesn't have to suspect me being a Muslim or not, because I'm proud to be a Muslim and I'll always be. And for his two brothers who died in the world trade center, R.I.P .

Andy said:
Unfortunately not up here in Middle of Nowhere College town, PA. However, I should probably hit up one the next time I'm in Washington DC or Detroit... I'm sure Dearborn, Michigan has tons of traditional Lebanese restaurants. :lick:
I haven't eaten traditional Lebanese food since the last summer, I miss it as well. :lick:

By the way, thank you so much for being so nice with me even before being a member here. You are so considerate, that's why, you are the first in my buddy list, Andy. :angel:
 
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IncuboRossonero

IncuboRossonero

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Nov 16, 2003
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    I never thought I could hate Zlatan more than I did with Juve...correction. He seems like a Saint when he was with Juve...these days with that laughable team riding the wave of superiority because of a lack of competition...let's get real with Juve in B and Milan still licking their wounds from losing Sheva and replacing him with one-Goal Oliviera, Inter's reputation these days far exceeds their skill.
    Yes, they have a strong midfield and are on one of the waves where even when they play bad they manage to score...
    What is totally laughable is the fact that they think that half a year of success...a scudetto won via fax and a coppa italia suddenly wipe out the fact that they were the laughing stock of Europe in the last 16 years..sorry but you don't wipe out 6-0 Milan-Inter bashings...two CL loses to Milan..losing the scudetto to Juve on the last day and the VILLAREAL fiasco of 8 months ago in one season...
    just a matter of time before the United Nations of teams (how many Italians for a team in the Italian league?? and Milan/Juve hurt the game they say??)
    gets into ego crisis mode...

    Is it me or does Mancini look like he too is surprised by the recent success trying to figure out..what did I do and how do I pretend I knew what I did.

    I truly hope Mourinho jumps ship and brings along more big names getting rid of lifelong Inter players i.e. 3 years with the team (which is a lifetime for an Interista) starting the Moratti Circus all over again.

    Broseppi....break free of the cigarette my man.
     

    swag

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    Sep 23, 2003
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    Sounds like founding principles of socialism being implemented in sports. I do have one more question: salary caps, rather than promoting equal chances, constrain the potentially biggest clubs in order to maintain relative but fake equalities. If the big clubs in American football want to become internationally competing, they need rid of this system, wouldn't you agree? And yes that will inevitably lead to a bigger distance in quality between the top and bottom clubs (one word: Eredivisie) but it also means the competition as a whole, through evolution of the biggest clubs, will become stronger and internationally more competitive.
    An interesting perspective. The insular, isolationist nature -- well, monopolistic, really -- of many American big-name sports allows things like salary caps to exist. If American sports owners and marketers were so daring as to allow other nations to challenge the notion of a "world championship" (that's a huge leap in and of itself), the salary cap idea would have to crumble. Of course, to enable that, it would mean that international TV and sponsorship revenues would make it lucrative.

    So American soccer (football) doing away with a salary cap to participate in more international club play doesn't sound irrational. For one, the sport is 'foreign' enough to locals that it has one of the better chances of breaking out of North American insularity without the moral outrage of challenging U.S. sports superiority. For another, the precedent of international play is there. I'm sure it would be doable if there was a trail of money to follow. It's the language of sport, particularly in America.

    Definitely crossed my mind :pint:
    Mancini: "Uh, yeah. It was part of my plan all along. Really..."

    @ Alpha Aquila: Well, I've laid out my pre-match analysis. My verdict: the Bears are pretty f'ed. I think the Colts will pretty much be the team of destiny here and have every reason to manhandle them ... save for two factors that are the Bears only hope: forcing turnovers and Dennis Hester. Unless they produce on those two, could be another lopsided, boring SB (as it is almost always).
     

    Vinman

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    Jul 16, 2002
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    I never thought I could hate Zlatan more than I did with Juve...correction. He seems like a Saint when he was with Juve...these days with that laughable team riding the wave of superiority because of a lack of competition...let's get real with Juve in B and Milan still licking their wounds from losing Sheva and replacing him with one-Goal Oliviera, Inter's reputation these days far exceeds their skill.
    Yes, they have a strong midfield and are on one of the waves where even when they play bad they manage to score...
    What is totally laughable is the fact that they think that half a year of success...a scudetto won via fax and a coppa italia suddenly wipe out the fact that they were the laughing stock of Europe in the last 16 years..sorry but you don't wipe out 6-0 Milan-Inter bashings...two CL loses to Milan..losing the scudetto to Juve on the last day and the VILLAREAL fiasco of 8 months ago in one season...
    just a matter of time before the United Nations of teams (how many Italians for a team in the Italian league?? and Milan/Juve hurt the game they say??)
    gets into ego crisis mode...

    Is it me or does Mancini look like he too is surprised by the recent success trying to figure out..what did I do and how do I pretend I knew what I did.

    I truly hope Mourinho jumps ship and brings along more big names getting rid of lifelong Inter players i.e. 3 years with the team (which is a lifetime for an Interista) starting the Moratti Circus all over again.

    Broseppi....break free of the cigarette my man.
    signing Oddo was a great move, and if Ronni has anything left in the tank he can still be one of Serie A's best strikers
     
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    IncuboRossonero

    IncuboRossonero

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    signing Oddo was a great move, and if Ronni has anything left in the tank he can still be one of Serie A's best strikers
    I always liked Oddo plus not to be against non-Italians or anything but I think it is an added bonus bringing in an Italian rather than a foreign player. Besides giving the National team players some real experience in Champions it tells the next kid from Oddo's hometown that he can do it too rather than have that same kid watch Inter and wish he were Argentinian or something so he could play for a big team.

    Vin the quitting is getting better (urge wise) but I'm still not feeling the effects at the same gym...too early.
    You still on the Core Performance??

    Pado...Cigars just don't cut it for me...plus your banana leaves rolled in donkey dung hardly pass as 'cigars' cafone :pint:
     
    Apr 12, 2004
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    I always liked Oddo plus not to be against non-Italians or anything but I think it is an added bonus bringing in an Italian rather than a foreign player. Besides giving the National team players some real experience in Champions it tells the next kid from Oddo's hometown that he can do it too rather than have that same kid watch Inter and wish he were Argentinian or something so he could play for a big team.

    Vin the quitting is getting better (urge wise) but I'm still not feeling the effects at the same gym...too early.
    You still on the Core Performance??

    Pado...Cigars just don't cut it for me...plus your banana leaves rolled in donkey dung hardly pass as 'cigars' cafone :pint:
    Beotch Ronaldo is not there yet, big guy.
     

    Vinman

    2013 Prediction Cup Champ
    Jul 16, 2002
    11,482
    I always liked Oddo plus not to be against non-Italians or anything but I think it is an added bonus bringing in an Italian rather than a foreign player. Besides giving the National team players some real experience in Champions it tells the next kid from Oddo's hometown that he can do it too rather than have that same kid watch Inter and wish he were Argentinian or something so he could play for a big team.

    Vin the quitting is getting better (urge wise) but I'm still not feeling the effects at the same gym...too early.
    You still on the Core Performance??


    Pado...Cigars just don't cut it for me...plus your banana leaves rolled in donkey dung hardly pass as 'cigars' cafone :pint:
    it's still early...it will take some time.... and as you workout, your body will be getting rid of all the shit that was in your lungs...

    I'm not doing the Core Performance anymore...I have gotten all I can out of it

    I injured my ankle back in September, and went to physical therapy for it. I became friends with one of the trainers there, who trains all sorts of athletes for different sports, and he recommended this guy named Vern Gambetta, who trains all sorts of soccer players (amateurs and pro's) for a living with whats called "functional training".

    Vern trained/conditioned the 1998 US WC team, a few MLS teams, and a few major league baseball teams in the past few years, so I called him (I had a half hour conversation with him), and ordered some of his books and video's

    Lets just say that in the 3 weeks that I've been doing his routines, I am already in better shape than I was for a year doing the Core Performance training.... I cannot wait for the outdoor soccer season to start

    google his name, Vern Gambetta, to get his info (any questions, pm me)
     

    Slagathor

    Bedpan racing champion
    Jul 25, 2001
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    An interesting perspective. The insular, isolationist nature -- well, monopolistic, really -- of many American big-name sports allows things like salary caps to exist. If American sports owners and marketers were so daring as to allow other nations to challenge the notion of a "world championship" (that's a huge leap in and of itself), the salary cap idea would have to crumble. Of course, to enable that, it would mean that international TV and sponsorship revenues would make it lucrative.

    So American soccer (football) doing away with a salary cap to participate in more international club play doesn't sound irrational. For one, the sport is 'foreign' enough to locals that it has one of the better chances of breaking out of North American insularity without the moral outrage of challenging U.S. sports superiority. For another, the precedent of international play is there. I'm sure it would be doable if there was a trail of money to follow. It's the language of sport, particularly in America.
    That would require an international competition worth mentioning for the US clubs to participate in of course. Which might not be that easy considering football in Canada is as good as non-existent (last time I checked) and Mexico looks to Latin America for its competitors, doesn't it?
     
    Sep 28, 2002
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    Milan complete Ronaldo swoop
    Tuesday 30 January, 2007

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    Milan have confirmed the capture of Ronaldo after the Italian club reportedly agreed to pay £5.3m to Real Madrid.

    The two clubs finally reached an agreement this afternoon and the Brazilian has put pen to paper on a contract. He will fly out to Milan at 18.00 hours local time.

    The former Inter player, who left Italy for Real in 2002, had already passed his medical and the Milan website have now noted that he has signed until June 30, 2008.

    No fee details have been released.

    “I know that Ronaldo is now a Milan player,” Real Madrid boss Fabio Capello is quoted as saying earlier this afternoon. “I wish him luck.”

    However, talks for Ronaldo took a twist today as Real Madrid also asked Milan for the loan of Ricardo Oliveira.

    It is understood that the Italian side have agreed to the proposal even if they would have to find a replacement for the flop before the window closes tomorrow.

    Palermo’s Andrea Caracciolo seems in pole position after his agent admitted that he is set to meet with Milan’s sporting director Ariedo Braida.

    “I am always very cautious until things are finalised,” said agent Andrea D’Amico to Radio Radio.

    “I have been speaking with Milan for a while, because I believe Caracciolo has the characteristics needed to play for an important club.

    “There is a chance that he might move to Milan, but nothing is certain. I am waiting for Braida to return to Italy and we will meet.

    “Caracciolo is a player who has great potential. He might not have many opportunities to play at Milan, but you must believe in his qualities,” concluded D’Amico.

    The striker himself has admitted that he would like to join the San Siro club, although he is not aware of what seems to be going on.

    “I would be happy to play for the Rossoneri, but I don’t know anything about this issue,” he stated.

    Meanwhile, Palermo have signed Polish striker Radoslaw Matusiak who is expected to pen a three-and-a-half year contract.

    The transfer was confirmed by the player’s current outfit Belchatow, who posted a note on their website stating that the 25-year-old, who has scored nine goals this season, will join the Rosanero for £1.4m.




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    martins brother to play for milan? :touched:
     

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