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This afternoon is the annual Florida State vs Florida game, and I'm not sure if I get coverage of it, because the talentless clowns at Maryland, who we destroyed last week and who don't deserve to be on teevee (let alone on one of the networks!), are playing at the same time.  Total crap if they get ABC and ESPN2.

So I'm crossing my fingers and stocking up on alcohol.  Very important, as it determines bragging rights for the next year, and we haven't won against Florida in several years.  They're ranked 4th, giving them a decent chance at playing for the national championship if they beat us today and catch a little luck with other teams losing.  We're 20th, so I'm hoping for some wonderful heartbreaking fun.  Beating the Gators would be icing on the already-awesome cake that is this year.

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Sat Nov 29th, 2008 at 11:52:39 AM EST
Errr...what sport is this?

"Any economic unit can emit money. The serious problem is to get it accepted" Hyman Minsky
by ChrisCook (cojockathotmaildotcom) on Sat Nov 29th, 2008 at 12:21:00 PM EST
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U.S. college football. The Thanksgiving holiday and weekend are known for games involving arch-rivals.
by lychee on Sat Nov 29th, 2008 at 12:32:47 PM EST
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Today in Miami:


MIAMI, FLO.- The new Frost Art Museum at Florida International University opens Saturday, Nov. 29, when Miami will have a chance to view this spectacular architectural backdrop, and its main attraction -- six new exhibitions including "Modern Masters from the Smithsonian American Art Museum". The opening also kicks off more than a week of events celebrating the debut of Miami's first new art museum in a decade and the only major Miami museum that charges no admission. Opening events will culminate with the Frost's Art Basel sponsored event, the sixth annual Breakfast in the Park, featuring sculptor Joel Shapiro.

"Nov. 29th will be an important day in the life of this community," said Carol Damian, director and chief curator of the Frost. "We now have a world class museum in this city that offers important exhibitions and art education free to the public. We're saying to our community, `this is your museum'."

http://www.artdaily.com/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=27521



Maybe it's because I'm a Londoner - that I moved to Nice.
by Ted Welch (tedwelch-at-mac-dot-com) on Sat Nov 29th, 2008 at 12:49:45 PM EST
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BBC SPORT | Rugby Union | Welsh | Wales 21-18 Australia

Wales celebrated their first southern hemisphere scalp in 12 games as the Grand Slam winners beat Australia in a thriller at the Millennium Stadium.

World player of the year Shane Williams capped a fine week to finish a free-flowing Wales move in the third minute.

A breakaway Mark Chisholm try helped to put Australia ahead but a fine Lee Byrne score and 11 points from Stephen Jones saw Wales open a 21-13 lead.

Digby Ioane scored but Wales clinched the win Warren Gatland had demanded.

Wales survived a brutal Australian fightback in the final minutes to claim their third success over a Tri-Nations opposition since rugby turned professional in 1995.

The hosts, facing an Australian side seeking a clean sweep of victories on their autumn tour, rose to the occasion to produce the scintillating rugby that earned them plaudits during their second Six Nations clean-sweep in four seasons.

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Sat Nov 29th, 2008 at 03:37:45 PM EST
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Remember: it's not a real sport if it wasn't spread by the British empire!

you are the media you consume.

by MillMan (millguy at gmail) on Sat Nov 29th, 2008 at 03:44:15 PM EST
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Like American football... ;)
by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Sat Nov 29th, 2008 at 03:46:11 PM EST
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Remember: it's not a real sport if it wasn't spread by the British empire!

And they wonder how they got to be a second-rate power.

(ducks)

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Sat Nov 29th, 2008 at 03:56:21 PM EST
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In real sports news

When a rugby player can make it five minutes without being either left in the dust or broken in half, we'll talk.

But I'd expect that kind of talk from a Lennon fan. ;)

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Sat Nov 29th, 2008 at 03:51:07 PM EST
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Just a little dig like that gets you Yanquis prickly all over, uh?
by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Sat Nov 29th, 2008 at 03:59:44 PM EST
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No, no.  Just a playful jab back.

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin
by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Sat Nov 29th, 2008 at 04:07:31 PM EST
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Now in some real (non-Anglo-diseased) real sports news, former Olympic champion Simon Ammann of Switzerland won the first event of the 2008/9 ski jumping season in Kuusamo.



*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.

by DoDo on Sat Nov 29th, 2008 at 04:02:29 PM EST
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The Fenno-disease?

You can't be me, I'm taken
by Sven Triloqvist on Sat Nov 29th, 2008 at 04:30:34 PM EST
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