February 2, 2009 at 12:44 pm
Matt Miller (2/2/2009)
I'd laugh at that - but I was coding SQL while watching the superbowl yesterday....:)
Super what?
Gail Shaw
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability
February 2, 2009 at 12:49 pm
GilaMonster (2/2/2009)
Matt Miller (2/2/2009)
I'd laugh at that - but I was coding SQL while watching the superbowl yesterday....:)Super what?
Oh, right, the World Cup is the only TRUE World Champsionship Game.
:w00t:
February 2, 2009 at 2:51 pm
Whoopeeee! :Wow:
And I also appreciate the many contributors. I've learned so much from accessing this site.
Julie
February 2, 2009 at 6:00 pm
Lynn Pettis (2/2/2009)
GilaMonster (2/2/2009)
Matt Miller (2/2/2009)
I'd laugh at that - but I was coding SQL while watching the superbowl yesterday....:)Super what?
Oh, right, the World Cup is the only TRUE World Champsionship Game.
:w00t:
You got that RIGHT!
* Noel
February 2, 2009 at 6:11 pm
noeld (2/2/2009)
Lynn Pettis (2/2/2009)
GilaMonster (2/2/2009)
Matt Miller (2/2/2009)
I'd laugh at that - but I was coding SQL while watching the superbowl yesterday....:)Super what?
Oh, right, the World Cup is the only TRUE World Champsionship Game.
:w00t:
You got that RIGHT!
Hey! I am a soccer (as it is called in the USA) referee.
February 2, 2009 at 9:20 pm
Lynn Pettis (2/2/2009)
noeld (2/2/2009)
Lynn Pettis (2/2/2009)
GilaMonster (2/2/2009)
Matt Miller (2/2/2009)
I'd laugh at that - but I was coding SQL while watching the superbowl yesterday....:)Super what?
Oh, right, the World Cup is the only TRUE World Champsionship Game.
:w00t:
You got that RIGHT!
Hey! I am a soccer (as it is called in the USA) referee.
Agreed - I love the game as much as any other American raised in Europe. That doesn't mean you get to put down our little tournament:)
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Your lack of planning does not constitute an emergency on my part...unless you're my manager...or a director and above...or a really loud-spoken end-user..All right - what was my emergency again?
February 2, 2009 at 10:16 pm
Lynn Pettis (2/2/2009)
GilaMonster (2/2/2009)
Matt Miller (2/2/2009)
I'd laugh at that - but I was coding SQL while watching the superbowl yesterday....:)Super what?
Oh, right, the World Cup is the only TRUE World Champsionship Game.
:w00t:
Rugby! :w00t: 😀 :w00t:
Gail Shaw
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability
February 2, 2009 at 10:27 pm
Matt Miller (2/2/2009) That doesn't mean you get to put down our little tournament:)
Oh, I'm not trying to put your 'little' tournament down. I just don't know what it's all about.
Gail Shaw
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability
February 3, 2009 at 11:13 am
I am delighted to see: "Its Jeff and Gilamonster" right there at the top of the list.
Thanks guys!
February 3, 2009 at 11:22 am
GilaMonster (2/2/2009)
Matt Miller (2/2/2009) That doesn't mean you get to put down our little tournament:)
Oh, I'm not trying to put your 'little' tournament down. I just don't know what it's all about.
It's a metaphor for territorial acquisition and control. I would think that any loyal subject in the crown's empire would be able to relate to that... 😀
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February 3, 2009 at 11:42 am
Anybody have Goerge Carlin's description of football handy? I think that pretty much tells it all quite well.
February 3, 2009 at 11:48 am
RBarryYoung (2/3/2009)
It's a metaphor for territorial acquisition and control. I would think that any loyal subject in the crown's empire would be able to relate to that... 😀
We call that rugby. It's kinda like your 'football', but played without armour. 😉
p.s. why is it called American football, when the ball is carried, not kicked most of the time?
Gail Shaw
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability
February 3, 2009 at 11:50 am
Lynn Pettis (2/3/2009)
Anybody have Goerge Carlin's description of football handy? I think that pretty much tells it all quite well.
Not sure if this is the one you're looking for, but it is classic Carlin.
George Carlin on Baseball and Football. Enjoy!
Baseball is different from any other sport, very different. For instance, in most sports you score points or goals; in baseball you score runs. In most sports the ball, or object, is put in play by the offensive team; in baseball the defensive team puts the ball in play, and only the defense is allowed to touch the ball. In fact, in baseball if an offensive player touches the ball intentionally, he's out; sometimes unintentionally, he's out.
Also: in football, basketball, soccer, volleyball, and all sports played with a ball, you score with the ball and in baseball the ball prevents you from scoring.
In most sports the team is run by a coach; in baseball the team is run by a manager. And only in baseball does the manager or coach wear the same clothing the players do. If you'd ever seen John Madden in his Oakland Raiders uniform,you'd know the reason for this custom.
Now, I've mentioned football. Baseball & football are the two most popular spectator sports in this country. And as such, it seems they ought to be able to tell us something about ourselves and our values.
I enjoy comparing baseball and football:
Baseball is a nineteenth-century pastoral game.
Football is a twentieth-century technological struggle.
Baseball is played on a diamond, in a park. The baseball park!
Football is played on a gridiron, in a stadium, sometimes called Soldier Field or War Memorial Stadium.
Baseball begins in the spring, the season of new life.
Football begins in the fall, when everything's dying.
In football you wear a helmet.
In baseball you wear a cap.
Football is concerned with downs - what down is it?
Baseball is concerned with ups - who's up?
In football you receive a penalty.
In baseball you make an error.
In football the specialist comes in to kick.
In baseball the specialist comes in to relieve somebody.
Football has hitting, clipping, spearing, piling on, personal fouls, late hitting and unnecessary roughness.
Baseball has the sacrifice.
Football is played in any kind of weather: rain, snow, sleet, hail, fog...
In baseball, if it rains, we don't go out to play.
Baseball has the seventh inning stretch.
Football has the two minute warning.
Baseball has no time limit: we don't know when it's gonna end - might have extra innings.
Football is rigidly timed, and it will end even if we've got to go to sudden death.
In baseball, during the game, in the stands, there's kind of a picnic feeling; emotions may run high or low, but there's not too much unpleasantness.
In football, during the game in the stands, you can be sure that at least twenty-seven times you're capable of taking the life of a fellow human being.
And finally, the objectives of the two games are completely different:
In football the object is for the quarterback, also known as the field general, to be on target with his aerial assault, riddling the defense by hitting his receivers with deadly accuracy in spite of the blitz, even if he has to use shotgun. With short bullet passes and long bombs, he marches his troops into enemy territory, balancing this aerial assault with a sustained ground attack that punches holes in the forward wall of the enemy's defensive line.
In baseball the object is to go home! And to be safe! - I hope I'll be safe at home!
-- Kit
February 3, 2009 at 11:52 am
You know, Carryball just doesn't have the same "kick" as Football. Of course we have to add the American to it so that the rest of world knows we aren't talking about football (soccer here in the states).
February 3, 2009 at 11:59 am
Kit G (2/3/2009)
Lynn Pettis (2/3/2009)
Anybody have Goerge Carlin's description of football handy? I think that pretty much tells it all quite well.Not sure if this is the one you're looking for, but it is classic Carlin.
George Carlin on Baseball and Football. Enjoy!
Baseball is different from any other sport, very different. For instance, in most sports you score points or goals; in baseball you score runs. In most sports the ball, or object, is put in play by the offensive team; in baseball the defensive team puts the ball in play, and only the defense is allowed to touch the ball. In fact, in baseball if an offensive player touches the ball intentionally, he's out; sometimes unintentionally, he's out.
Also: in football, basketball, soccer, volleyball, and all sports played with a ball, you score with the ball and in baseball the ball prevents you from scoring.
In most sports the team is run by a coach; in baseball the team is run by a manager. And only in baseball does the manager or coach wear the same clothing the players do. If you'd ever seen John Madden in his Oakland Raiders uniform,you'd know the reason for this custom.
Now, I've mentioned football. Baseball & football are the two most popular spectator sports in this country. And as such, it seems they ought to be able to tell us something about ourselves and our values.
I enjoy comparing baseball and football:
Baseball is a nineteenth-century pastoral game.
Football is a twentieth-century technological struggle.
Baseball is played on a diamond, in a park. The baseball park!
Football is played on a gridiron, in a stadium, sometimes called Soldier Field or War Memorial Stadium.
Baseball begins in the spring, the season of new life.
Football begins in the fall, when everything's dying.
In football you wear a helmet.
In baseball you wear a cap.
Football is concerned with downs - what down is it?
Baseball is concerned with ups - who's up?
In football you receive a penalty.
In baseball you make an error.
In football the specialist comes in to kick.
In baseball the specialist comes in to relieve somebody.
Football has hitting, clipping, spearing, piling on, personal fouls, late hitting and unnecessary roughness.
Baseball has the sacrifice.
Football is played in any kind of weather: rain, snow, sleet, hail, fog...
In baseball, if it rains, we don't go out to play.
Baseball has the seventh inning stretch.
Football has the two minute warning.
Baseball has no time limit: we don't know when it's gonna end - might have extra innings.
Football is rigidly timed, and it will end even if we've got to go to sudden death.
In baseball, during the game, in the stands, there's kind of a picnic feeling; emotions may run high or low, but there's not too much unpleasantness.
In football, during the game in the stands, you can be sure that at least twenty-seven times you're capable of taking the life of a fellow human being.
And finally, the objectives of the two games are completely different:
In football the object is for the quarterback, also known as the field general, to be on target with his aerial assault, riddling the defense by hitting his receivers with deadly accuracy in spite of the blitz, even if he has to use shotgun. With short bullet passes and long bombs, he marches his troops into enemy territory, balancing this aerial assault with a sustained ground attack that punches holes in the forward wall of the enemy's defensive line.
In baseball the object is to go home! And to be safe! - I hope I'll be safe at home!
Yes, the second to last paragraph is exactly what I was thinking about. Thanks for finding it!
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