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JLM

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Too effin bad. I was appalled at my daughter's first soccer tournament. Her team sucked and lost every game yet all of her teammates received a trophy just as big as the team members of the winning team. She was 7 years old and as soon as she got home I asked her where she was going to put her trophy, she said it doesn't matter because it wasn't special and it would only remind her of losing all those games.


If everyone is special no one is special.

Poor analogy, Walter. Winning is one of many aspects of sports for 7 year olds. You daughter was a winner too because she got exercise, she gained experience at the sport, she gained experience at interacting with other kids and she gained experience at learning that losing is part of it too.
 

Mowich

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Looks like a most welcoming, down to earth home miss. Can't stand that ethan allen/ikea look or the people that live amongst that crap.

Thanks Loc. It is comfy. Not a single piece of furniture was bought new. I either inherited from a friend or found something in our second hand store.

By the way, nobody likes that gaynor the gopher guy. Just sayin'. :lol:
Says you! LOL! There are thousands and thousands of Rider fans who think otherwise. I am very proud of my Gainer painting and I have it thanks to petros.

p.s. What's with the brown stick-chick hiding in that pot?
She is carved from one of those very hard Nigerian woods, name of which has slipped my mind. I like putting things in with my plants for some strange reason that I have never bothered to question. :smile:

p.s. at least you didn't slag me for my Penguin's banner. :lol:

We are better than you at Women's Hockey.

We are better than you at Men's Hockey.

What else matters?

Curling and we are better at that than the US too - actually after the last two days, I can safely say we are better than anyone. Since you seem to be keeping score here I thought you should have a decent list.

Too effin bad. I was appalled at my daughter's first soccer tournament. Her team sucked and lost every game yet all of her teammates received a trophy just as big as the team members of the winning team. She was 7 years old and as soon as she got home I asked her where she was going to put her trophy, she said it doesn't matter because it wasn't special and it would only remind her of losing all those games.


If everyone is special no one is special.

Sounds like a pretty smart kid, Walter - not taken in by the nanny-states insistence that kids should never be allowed to fail. We learn from our mistakes. If we prevent our children from doing likewise they will have a hard time overcoming adversity.

If we were are equal life would be pretty darn boring.
 

Mowich

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Poor analogy, Walter. Winning is one of many aspects of sports for 7 year olds. You daughter was a winner too because she got exercise, she gained experience at the sport, she gained experience at interacting with other kids and she gained experience at learning that losing is part of it too.

And that was all the reward she needed - her team lost. Getting a trophy just like the winners did? That is just not on.
 

Mowich

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talloola

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Anyone know if it will be Luongo or Price in goal on Sunday?

switching goalies for the gold medal would not be a very intelligent coaching move jlm,
unless price had played poorly, and if that happened, luongo would have been in goal
when that happened.

don't fix what isn't broken.
 

Toro

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I have one of those flags you stick on your car window. I put that on this evening and I'm driving around with it down here in Florida!

Damn f****** proud to be a Canadian!
 

JLM

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Hahaha good one JLM.

You are a real piece of work aren't you? Thought it was a fairly valid question. A.H. -:)

switching goalies for the gold medal would not be a very intelligent coaching move jlm,
unless price had played poorly, and if that happened, luongo would have been in goal
when that happened.

don't fix what isn't broken.

O.K. I was thinking since it was Lu who won the 2010 game, to deny him the chance this time might be taken as "a kick in the teeth".
 

Mowich

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Coach Soren Gran criticises gym-loving rivals' aggressive fist-pumping antics which he claims go against the spirit of the sport
Wish I could post a video of the post-game hand-shakes and hugs. If I could, Blackleaf, you would get to see GB's coach - the same Soren Gran mentioned above - giving Brad Jacobs quite the bear hug and then saying a few words to him as he shook Brad's hand.
 

Goober

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Wish I could post a video of the post-game hand-shakes and hugs. If I could, Blackleaf, you would get to see GB's coach - the same Soren Gran mentioned above - giving Brad Jacobs quite the bear hug and then saying a few words to him as he shook Brad's hand.

His posts are well, perhaps this gives you an idea of their content.
Toilet Flush - YouTube