tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post5495564394857256622..comments2023-10-19T05:40:59.162-04:00Comments on Sippican Cottage: Play Is the School of RulesSippicanCottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14940797380578921776noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-73389294011487234562015-01-21T17:58:55.001-05:002015-01-21T17:58:55.001-05:00I like.
For no real good reason except you wrote ...I like.<br /><br />For no real good reason except you wrote it, and you make me laugh.H. Gillhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16866823621648796335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-2766219240539848872015-01-14T01:59:46.760-05:002015-01-14T01:59:46.760-05:00Sipp, all of this to let us know you don't lik...Sipp, all of this to let us know you don't like football?<br /><br />What's up with that?chasmatichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14962911972107586613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-48493977966653888842015-01-13T21:12:16.614-05:002015-01-13T21:12:16.614-05:00Why do they wear uniforms designed by Tom of Finla...Why do they wear uniforms designed by Tom of Finland on a frisky day?Bilejoneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15426920337506809987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-23042108441914717532015-01-13T13:41:17.520-05:002015-01-13T13:41:17.520-05:00Why isn't the ball round? I'd prefer a rou...Why isn't the ball round? I'd prefer a round ball. It should be smaller, my hands have trouble holding it. Why is the field 100 yards? It should be metric. It should be square. I'd prefer it if it was made of foam rubber. No, rip it out at halftime and put down chicken feathers and jacks. The players should wear beanies with propellers. They should be able to attack the opponent players families in the stands after a play. Why can't they play underwater? Dez Bryant should be able to throw the ball away before he catches it because he needs to shove his teammates away from himself and do a dinkdance in the endzone instead of winning the game by catching it on the two yard line. Why can't I have 12 guys on the field? Or 153? Why can't the coach trip people? Why can't the players drink Fribbles at the line of scrimmage? Why are the lines white? Why are there lines? The clock should totally run backwards <i>and</i> forwards, depending on the color of a mood ring worn by Chris Collinsworth at the time. We should decide where to spot the ball on disputed plays based entirely on Facebook likes. Why can't the tight end ride a donkey? Why can't Wes Welker wear a Trilby instead of a helmet, and drink rohypnol cocktails instead of gatorade? Why can't a three hundred pound man stomp on a prone opponent and still play next week?<br /><br />My bad, they fixed that one.<br /><br />Anyway, all those rules seem arbitrary. We should all vote on the rules all the time to decide things. The coach should totally be able to run onto the field and say a first down should be 1/10 of a hogshead of millimeters, divided by the amount of D's in the tallest cheerleader's left bra cup. I volunteer to handle the first down marker, by the way.SippicanCottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14940797380578921776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-8680205010883110722015-01-13T12:55:03.142-05:002015-01-13T12:55:03.142-05:00OK, that's kind of cruel.
1.: Determined by w...OK, that's kind of cruel. <br />1.: Determined by whim or impulse, not by reason or law.<br /><br />But they'll miss getting caught up in skimming the essays prefacing the dictionary.BBob Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-78465518823551097922015-01-13T12:32:06.350-05:002015-01-13T12:32:06.350-05:00Your aside made me get up and go into the other ro...Your aside made me get up and go into the other room to grab the American Heritage 2nd College Ed. from the old kid's school ref bookshelf, where it was kept with the Building 19 Collier's Encyclopedia, and check on the definition of arbitrary. I was much more expecting what was listed as the 2nd definition, than the first stated one. Although in defense, I had an inkling of the first.Bob Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-63177619135037965012015-01-13T11:52:31.684-05:002015-01-13T11:52:31.684-05:00When was Balimer called "Charm City"?
Ah...When was Balimer called "Charm City"?<br />Ah: http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1995-07-18/news/1995199190_1_charm-city-bill-evans-loden<br /><br />News to me, but though having been around, am still a hick from the stix.Sam L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00996809377798862214noreply@blogger.com