Give Me Rugby Over American Football Any Day of the Week

Doesn't bother me Mark.
I understand that Brits like watching little skinny guys in shorts prancing around

Who's the other one?

Unfortunately not.

On that front, American soccer wins hands down.

Here ya go

I guess the accent can work - at least for a while.


TL

Well, you see that's where I cocked up Dennis. Literally.

My former girlfriend from SF was in fact the senior vice president of Well's Fargo Bank. I could have been set up for life.

But trust me, I put my great big goofy foot in it when I happened to mention one day that her legs looked like thunder thighs (just one of my casual dry observations) and maybe, just maybe she ought to go on a diet? Well, it had to be said.

Blimey...

Did fireworks fly or what!

I don't know why she took such umbrage to my aspersion? I was actually trying to say it nicely and thunder thighs I thought to be perfectly honest with you was a most apt description. A compliment even.

The relationship from there went all downhill. And we broke up in 2005. Funny thing is, she now lives in France lol. Running some fancy retirement arty farty interior design business.

You win some you lose some. Don't get me wrong I love Americans, you're a highly entertaining race. Especially so for any British guy with an exceedingly dry razor sharp sense of humor. More than enough material to take the piss out of constantly. It's a compliment I tell 'ee. Gods honest truth. I love you lot. Where else in the universe could you find something like Americans? You're a rare breed. In a class of your own.

European lasses? Oh man, they're just gorgeous, I'm sorry but there's just no comparison.

They're much better looking, sexy, sophisticated, intelligent, gorgeous accents, funny, daring, kind, quick-witted everything a good woman needs to be. And thankfully down south near the Med tens of thousands of brunettes too oooh la laaa. And not one looking like some macho action man on steroids.

They say you're supposed to judge someone not by their looks but by what's in their heart. Well I tried it, believe you me I did in the States but... I'm prone to disagree with the sentiment.

Never again will I go out with an ugly bird. No way. It's just not going to happen. Period. Thankfully in Europe, there's not too many of them. Most of them are just drop dead beautiful with bottoms... no actually, I'll stop right there.

Oh, yes - how I agree with you. Being Brits (displaced maybe, but still totally Brits ), my husband and I are both dedicated rugby fans. I come originally from Bath, a city which used to boast one of the best rugby teams in the world; unfortunately they've been in decline over the past few years. Watching rugby on the "Rec" was a way of life.

My brother was a good rugby player and I used to follow his team every Saturday.

During recent years, our patronage has become more eclectic. Decent rugby here in the US is virtually non-existent, although BBC America does show a few games from the UK, but a South African friend is a Super 15, and Currie Cup Rugby freak and he shares all his televised games with us. We love watching the Stormers, Blue Bulls, Sharks, Cheetahs, Lions, etc.

Equally, regular football (soccer to the uninitiated) , once a good game, has now regressed into the realm of cheats and over-paid prima donnas.

I just hope rugby retains its integrity; it's the only decent team sport remaining.