oohh, don't i know it!
seems the only criteria india doesn't satisfy in that brief list of interests is football - but hey, 5/6 ain't bad, and neither is cricket ;-)
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oohh, don't i know it!
seems the only criteria india doesn't satisfy in that brief list of interests is football - but hey, 5/6 ain't bad, and neither is cricket ;-)
britain and India...have always had good relations haven't they?....:D
i'm south african - so guess we were both colonised by the british!
no guessing.....Im sure we were!!
ur location made me think u were British.
Nice to have you with this forum. Welcome. Is your weakness for American football, or that other game where they just kick that thing around with no scoring? :p ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Tiresias
Aren't those the same thing? :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Virgil
the boring one - where several dedicated old fans are still waiting for their teams to score the fabled 'goal'.
i believe in the american version obese, helmeted juggernauts smash one another into submission in a desperate attempt to clear a path for the fleet footed one to carry a hardened pigs bladder over the line? according to others who have gleaned pieces of the myth this occurs many times in a single game (!), and once a team has suceeded in this quest they get to kick a creature called a field gole? apparently the game also has ritualistic significance as a thanksgiving spectacle, during which time the entire american populace grinds to a halt and assembles on couches across the continent, giving praise to the almighty "quarterback" and pouring libations of budweiser to the football gods?
frankly i can't imagine why it hasn't caught on on this side of the atlantic??!
thanks for the welcome, glad to have discovered this place :-)
LOL. Touche.
I love that word touche. I hate the football, whatever it is called anywhere with a passion.Guys running about wearing tights and slapping each other on the derriere is revolting. Smashing one another being loud, crude and disgusting. And that is just the fans!. No way.
But welcome, I too am colonized I suppose, being from Canada. I still love the queen anyway even if the royals have rather flipped out the last decade or so.
LOL. Rachel, have you lived in Canada all your life?
well hello, here u have a new literature fan who would like to share her thoughts and feelings about her favourite books.
I know this site for quite a while, as it has been quite useful for my english literature course, but only now I discovered this forum.I logged in looking for some interesting things about james joyce`s Portrait of the Artist.I`m in the process of reading this book and I find it very interesting, it my first contact to Joyce but I take it as a training for Ulises and Finnegan`s Wake.
talk to u later..and meanwhile have a happy new year!
Welcome, rocksa, and may your stay here be permanent and enjoyable.
Yep, Hey rocksa, Keep on posting. You can always say Hi here no matter how old you get.
Welcome Rocksa. I hope you enjoy it here. I have some knowledge of Joyce (except for Finnegan's Wake) so if you have any specific questions or things you might want to get my opinion on, feel free to ask. Portrait of an Artist is fine novel and once you get by the Joyce's technique is novel not too difficult to comprehend. You might also want to read Joyce's book of short stories, Dubliners. Ulysses is a hard read, and I don't know anybody who's actually read Finnegan's Wake, other than college professors. Are you doing something specific on Joyce?
Hi Virgil, Hi Robin: How are you today?
I'm fine, thank you. I've been off from work this week and I have another week after this of vacation. I hope you're doing well too. Hope your Christmas went well. Are you ready for the new year?
Yup, I am waiting for the first of january. well, I don't celebrate Christmas but I don't mind it. Its a festival and festivals are always cool.
no, for a while when I was young I lived in the deep south part of the US. I was in the Carolinas, Missouri(Missoura my adopted grandfather said), then Montana and I can't remember where else. I always thought Americans spoke so very slowly in the south, and LOUD everywhere else and were quite impolite, but very exciting.
hi, am poppastevoe, you all have a happy and prosperous new year 2006 and other years.
ceao!
Great to see lots of newbies here, I hope you have fun on the site :)
Hi pop, Welcome to the forum!
Thanks, You too enjoy the surprizes 2006 will bring.
yes welcome welcome. I had a best friend(passed away from illness) Lee who travelled to Africa by luxury liner and worked at Johannesburg. It was there she met and fell in love with her husband who is a geophysicist and professional photographer for National Geographic. She loved it there very much. You bring back lovely memories.
May your New Years be splendid.
Hello Miss beautiful Logos, princess of this forum. How goes it and are you eating your veggies as I write this.?
Hi. I'm Harlequin, and I just found this site. I'm looking forward to meeting everyone.
Oh, and that quote in my signature is mine, but it's not copyrighted. :thumbs_up
Nice quote, Harlequin. Welcome to the forum.
Thanks, I just don't quite know where to start.
harlequin, rats why didn't I think up that excellent name. I love that name. So mysterious and with lots of possibilities. where to start? start where your heart is.
If it is writing, start there. Or book review or if you want to enter a wierd soap opera type of a world which has not existed very long on this forum look for all the postings by a person called Starrwriter. If you want to look for noble intelligent postings try Virgil or Nightshade or Jay or Shea, any of that group that seem to post together.
If you want two word answers to your questions post to Admin or Logos.
Just a few suggestions. Robinhood3000 is so witty and charming and fun his posts are novel.
Hehe...the lady is much too kind :blush:.
Intelligent ...me?!
checks again.... umm rachel how did you manage a typo that looks like nightshade?!
:eek:
Hello harlequin, do you mind just being Harl?
:D :wave:
If your looking for general kindness and solid goodnesss look up Rachel as evidence above:D
M'Lord, could you start a new thread of adventures in Sherwood or something. I miss us all being together now that the mystery has been solved. It will be great practise for our writing skills. Well it is just a thought. Or perhaps something else you have up your Lincoln green sleeve.
Oh and by the way I am sure your girlfriend is beautiful.
Hmm...perhaps you could all join DigitalCrash's RPG Forums, and we can do something there?
Hello just wanted to say hi so i can post on all of your threads! :lol:
hello :wave:
Robin, you might suddenly be edited I dont think we are supposed to promote outside sites.
Mind you RPG has nothing to do with literature.:D
I disagree. I'm working on a graphic novel, and I role-play with my friends sometimes to help me better get into the minds of my characters. I find it very helpful.
Welcome to the forum Racin!
Keep on posting!
blah! I was talking about preexsiting written literature you can discuss not future classics :rolleyes:.Quote:
Originally Posted by RobinHood3000
A graphic novel thats a comic with a better plot isnt it??
whatever it is when its written Ill buy it :nod:
Hi, I'm new here and look forward to learning and reading new things. I'm very intrigued by poetry, but am not an expert.
I enjoy old movies, being outdoors, and used bookstores. Oh yeah, I like to cook too.
Welcome to our forum, Readergirl. I hope you find us interesting.
hey all, i just stumbled on to this site and found it interesting, then i found this thread and thought that i would introduce myself, my names Stephanie and i love so many things thats its too much to mention :p
:wave: hello
Welcome to the Forums, Stephanie!