what the hell is...

[Ken Gargett]

now i'd be the last to suggest that americans were wuzzes but one needs to ask. i was looking at the preview for the skins - tampons game and noticed the injury list for the tampons.

INJURIES

OUT WR Michael Clayton (Turf Toe)

turf toe? what the hell is that? stubbed his toe and had to go home - probably only earning about 10 mill a year. or did he just not clean his toenails and stuff grew? if this just a tampa bay thing (wouldn't be surprised) or do other americans suffer from this? does this mean that we'll have terrorists laying grass around the states?

please tell me that it really is serious.

[genevapics]

With all respect, you obviously know not what you speak. Turf toe hurts like a son-of-a-*****. It is a common injury among football players.

[Tampa1257]

Tampa is still going to kick the **** out of the Redskins, or should I say PinkSkins which makes up their real favorite colors...............

[Ken Gargett]

» Tampa is still going to kick the **** out of the Redskins, or should I say

» PinkSkins which makes up their real favorite colors...............

just catching up on the forum and sorry to hear of recent troubles but great to see that you must be well recovered, or have gone completely mad.

[Ken Gargett]

now i understand - in australia, we still play our sport on real surfaces, like grass, so turf toe doesn't exist.

that said, i still think it has to be close the wuzziest injury known to man.

and apologies for not goolgling it - i just didn't believe it could be real.

[guilow]

I heard Brunell is a game-day decision with his hang nail problem and all....

[Colt45]

» i still think it has to be close the wuzziest injury known to man.

» i just didn't believe it could be real.

I'm surprised you've never heard of it, with the way those cricketeers go at it.

But I suppose they do have to careful so as not to spill any tea on their blouses.

[Ken Gargett]

» » i still think it has to be close the wuzziest injury known to man.

» » i just didn't believe it could be real.

»

» I'm surprised you've never heard of it, with the way those cricketeers go

» at it.

» But I suppose they do have to careful so as not to spill any tea on their

» blouses.

i'd rather face any offensive line you caree to name than lillee and thommo in full flight and we'd all have more chance of survival.

[Colt45]

» i'd rather face any offensive line you caree to name than lillee and

» thommo in full flight and we'd all have more chance of survival.

Instead, we'll put you at quarterback, and have you face a good defensive line,

none of whom will be named lily.

[Ken Gargett]

» » i'd rather face any offensive line you caree to name than lillee and

» » thommo in full flight and we'd all have more chance of survival.

»

» Instead, we'll put you at quarterback, and have you face a good

» defensive line,

» none of whom will be named lily.

offensive, defensive... still take them any time before lining up to face one d k lillee at top flight. you'll note that we are hearing nothing from any of our uk brethren on this. that is because (a) they know exactly what i mean, and ( that entire nation is still, 20 years later, utterly traumatised by what he did to them (and thommo was worse).

to give you some idea, and i know that trying to explain cricket to americans can be very difficult - i tried to do so to a mate of mine (matt kramer who writes for wine spec and ny sun) - and got as far as saying that if you are batting and the score is 2-300, then the 300 is good. if it was 8-90 then the 8 is bad. matt just shook his head and said 'so it is like blood pressure'.

imagine something like baseball only serious and requiring skill. the bowler (pitcher - and both lillee and thommo were what is known as fast bowlers) can run in from as far away as he likes and hurl the ball (a cricket ball is just like a baseball only hard) as fast as he can. not only can it swing in the air (curve) but he sends it into the pitch, which can make it change direction again and it can be anything from a yorker (at your feet) to a bouncer (at your head). this arrives (for lillee and thommo, at least but few others) at about 100 miles an hour, which gives you around 0.26 of a second to decide what to do. defend, try and score, avoid it etc etc. and this was in the days when the only padding was absolutely minimal and there were no helmets.

but feel free to bring on those big, incredibly heavily padded teddy bears of the tampons...

as they said at the time,

ashes to ashes, dust to dust,

if lillee don't get you,

thommo must.

[Colt45]

» Jeez, the septics play in tights (panty hose) for christ's sake!!!

»

» Take any septic "football" team, remove the padding & put 'em against any

» world class rugby union team.

Rugby?! That's what happens when you remove the pads and become afraid to really hit someone!

Funny the first thing noticed was the tightness of the pants - not that there's anything wrong with that.

[Chicago]

» as they said at the time,

»

» ashes to ashes, dust to dust,

» if lillee don't get you,

» thommo must.

Actually, Ken is correct. Football is short bursts of concentrated punishment. Probably not as brutal as his sport. However, the real man's game is ice hockey. Those guys really take punishment and are inmho, the best athletes in North America.

That being said, I can't wait to see either the Bucs or the Skins come to Chi town and get murdered!

[DocRKS]

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» INJURIES

» OUT WR Michael Clayton (Turf Toe)

» turf toe? what the hell is that?

Think of 'athletically induced GOUT!!' --- IT HURTS!!!!!!

but only when you are breathing or walking or sitting or have the foot elevated or iced or trying to get to sleep or when you are awake --- other than those times - it's hardly worth noticing.;-)

[kab55]

:crying:

[Shooter]

» Tampa is still going to kick the **** out of the Redskins, or should I say

» PinkSkins which makes up their real favorite colors...............

Oh Tampa--would you like a little salt to eat with that Crow!!??:-D Don't underestimate our 'Skins!!

[Colt45]

Mr. Gargett, assuming you are google challenged, I found this for you:

[rumrogue]

I'm with you mate.

Jeez, the septics play in tights (panty hose) for christ's sake!!!

Take any septic "football" team, remove the padding & put 'em against any world class rugby union team.

See the septics run for "Mommy"!!!!

;-) ;-) ;-)