🚀 go-pugleaf

On Thu, 3 Apr 2003 09:31:57 -0800, Bret Ripley <rip...@olywa.net>
wrote:

>In article <ce6o8vcdolg8n6mb4...@4ax.com>, 
>br...@zakalwe.demon.co.uk says...
>> On Thu, 03 Apr 2003 02:21:29 GMT, "Bill Huffman"
>> <bhuf...@REMOVE-THISsan.rr.com> wrote:
>> 
>> >"Brad Martin" <br...@zakalwe.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
>> >news:1lam8vgv0cm7pt23hfbb0t1u8rdlepc0nb@4ax.com...
>> >
>> >> I'm in that blissful cocoon of anticipation,
>> >> the one that always gets smeared under the grinding boot of reality.
>> >
>> >I don't really have anything to say except I thought this most wonderful
>> >sentence deserved further reflection and admiration.
>> 
>> Nice of you to say so  Bill, but in fact, I was talking out of my
>> arse, because the boot overstepped and a strikingly beautiful,
>> gossamer winged butterfly emerged.
>> 
>> England won 2 - 0.
>
>I have watched several hours of this "sport" and have never actually 
>witnessed a goal being scored.  

We've been over this "Bret". I'm sorry if Football is a sport in which
the spectators actually require some knowledge of the nuances of the
game to fully appreciate the joys and disappointments, rather than
just glancing up at the scoreboard to find out if they are enjoying
themselves.

>Of course, until now I had completely 
>neglected to consider that scoring goals had anything whatsoever to do 
>with lepidoptera.  I shall pay more attention in the future.

I don't think you would ever learn to like it. Save yourself the
ennui.

That all came out rather tretchily, so in the interest of
international relations, and coalition co-operation, i'd like to
finish like this:

;-)

br d