[Vision2020] bonhom lacrosse
Dale Courtney
dale@courtneys.us
Tue, 11 Mar 2003 10:39:55 -0800
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Sunil,
Can you just imagine what the likes of Rosemary Huskey, et al, would say =
to
little boys playing rugby! I'm sure they would have a fit at something =
as
physical and "rough" as Lacrosse -- even with helmets and pads! Someone =
may
get beat up, or fall down and get hurt. Yikes!
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And, BTW, it was not Nate Wilson who you should be replying to but Ben
Merkel. Ben posted that initial note.
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Finally, I find your reference to an American Indian sport in such a =
manner
as being highly disingenuous and not very sensitive to American Indians =
and
their culture -- you are saying that the American Indians themselves =
were
Pretty Boys and wimps? It's just not a very Politically Correct position =
to
take, especially by a lawyer! <Tongue still firmly implanted in cheek>
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Best,
Dale Courtney
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On
Behalf Of Sunil Ramalingam
Sent: Tuesday, 11 March, 2003 10:22
To: dale@courtneys.us; vision2020@moscow.com
Subject: RE: [Vision2020] bonhom lacrosse
When I played rugby at UC Davis (poorly, on the third and fourth sides;
opposing players took turns seeing how far they could fling me), we =
loathed
the lacrosse players. We called them Pretty Boys, who protected their
delicate facial features by wearing helmets with face masks, and =
confirmed
their cowardice by wearing pads. It did not escape our attention that =
their
games drew more attractive women than did ours, and lots more of them;
apparently our practice of singing vulgar and boorish songs and dousing =
each
other with the beer we didn=92t drink at our post-game parties made us =
less
than charming companions.
For their part, the lacrosse club viewed us as drunken louts, and
occasionally publicly observed that our ears grew lumpier as the season =
wore
on, most of us had broken noses, and we were idiots.=20
It is in that spirit that I rise to your bait, Nate, to condemn the
formation of the Bonham Lacrosse Club. Again, Dale, I must protest your
willingness to put liberals in boxes. I, as a liberal, care not that =
Native
Americans started this vile game you embrace; it bothers me not at all =
that
white male Englishmen invented rugby. On behalf of drunken louts of all
colors and creeds, I challenge you to forsake lacrosse and instead play =
a
real game, one whose intense physicality begins where lacrosse players =
leave
off, retreating home and weeping into their hankies.
P.S. Based upon his own report of his boxing match, I must exclude Nate =
from
the Pretty Boy category of lacrosse players. Also, his willingness to =
box
indicates that he may have an inner rugby player, yearning for freedom.=20
Sunil Ramalingam
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<DIV><SPAN class=3D191023118-11032003><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =
size=3D2>Sunil,</FONT></SPAN></DIV><SPAN class=3D191023118-11032003>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2></FONT><FONT =
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color=3D#0000ff size=3D2></FONT><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =
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color=3D#0000ff><FONT size=3D2>Can you <U>just</U> imagine what the =
likes of=20
Rosemary Huskey, <EM>et al</EM><SPAN class=3D191023118-11032003>,</SPAN> =
would say=20
to little boys playing rugby! I'm sure they would have a fit at =
something as=20
physical and "rough" as Lacrosse<SPAN class=3D191023118-11032003> -- =
even with=20
helmets and pads! Someone may get beat up, or fall down and get hurt.=20
Yikes!</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV></SPAN><SPAN class=3D191023118-11032003><FONT face=3DArial =
color=3D#0000ff=20
size=3D2>And, BTW, it was not Nate Wilson who you should be replying to =
but Ben=20
Merkel. Ben posted that initial note.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D191023118-11032003><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =
size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D191023118-11032003><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =
size=3D2>Finally, I find your reference to an American Indian sport in =
such a=20
manner as being highly disingenuous and not very sensitive to American =
Indians=20
and their culture -- you are saying that the American Indians themselves =
were=20
Pretty Boys and wimps? It's just not a very Politically Correct position =
to=20
take, especially by a lawyer! <Tongue still firmly implanted in=20
cheek></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D191023118-11032003><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =
size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D191023118-11032003><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =
size=3D2>Best,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D191023118-11032003><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =
size=3D2>Dale=20
Courtney</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face=3DTahoma size=3D2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>=20
vision2020-admin@moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-admin@moscow.com] <B>On =
Behalf=20
Of </B>Sunil Ramalingam<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, 11 March, 2003=20
10:22<BR><B>To:</B> dale@courtneys.us;=20
vision2020@moscow.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [Vision2020] bonhom=20
lacrosse<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>
<P>When I played rugby at UC Davis (poorly, on the third and fourth =
sides;=20
opposing players took turns seeing how far they could fling me), we =
loathed=20
the lacrosse players. We called them Pretty Boys, who protected their =
delicate=20
facial features by wearing helmets with face masks, and confirmed =
their=20
cowardice by wearing pads. It did not escape our attention that their =
games=20
drew more attractive women than did ours, and lots more of them; =
apparently=20
our practice of singing vulgar and boorish songs and dousing each =
other with=20
the beer we didn’t drink at our post-game parties made us less =
than charming=20
companions.</P>
<P>For their part, the lacrosse club viewed us as drunken louts, and=20
occasionally publicly observed that our ears grew lumpier as the =
season wore=20
on, most of us had broken noses, and we were idiots. </P>
<P>It is in that spirit that I rise to your bait, Nate, to condemn the =
formation of the Bonham Lacrosse Club. Again, Dale, I must protest =
your=20
willingness to put liberals in boxes. I, as a liberal, care not that =
Native=20
Americans started this vile game you embrace; it bothers me not at all =
that=20
white male Englishmen invented rugby. On behalf of drunken louts of =
all colors=20
and creeds, I challenge you to forsake lacrosse and instead play a =
real game,=20
one whose intense physicality begins where lacrosse players leave off, =
retreating home and weeping into their hankies.</P>
<P>P.S. Based upon his own report of his boxing match, I must exclude =
Nate=20
from the Pretty Boy category of lacrosse players. Also, his =
willingness to box=20
indicates that he may have an inner rugby player, yearning for =
freedom. </P>
<P>Sunil Ramalingam</P>
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