The old days - Aboard the Apollo - 1973

[CarmeloOrchards]

Where is this all going to end? Dodge ball is outllawed for being too dangerous, then winners and losers are eliminated from team sports games in the schools because the losers have their "self esteem" hurt. Good teams are reprimanded for runing up the score against a weak team.

Another topic not quite so idiotic but which I still feel is stupid is the naming of sports teams with Indian names and now Ethnic names. Stanford caved in readily changing its team name from the Indians to the Cardinals ages ago. The most incredible of these is the pressure being brought to bear against Notre Dame University in Indiana to change the team name for all their teams away from the "Fighting Irish" which has served them well for over a 100 years. Univ. of Illinois had pressure put against them to drop the team name, "Illini, often also called the "fighting Illini". The Illini was or is a tribe of Indians who were settled in what became the state of Illinois. In the articles I read, I believe that the university flatly refused to make the change. Another team which flatly refused to change was the professional baseball team, the Cleveland Indians. They even insist on keeping the cartoon like Indian face of an Indian, Chocktaw Sam, or something like that on their paraphernalia. More power to them.

In my humble view, teams such as the Braves, the Indians, the Fighting Illini, the Warriors, the Commanches, etc. are all HONORING Indians by naming their teams after them. The want their teams to be brave and committed to their cause and skilled in battle in their sports skirmishes and furthermore, their cause was noble. There is no attempt to belittle the Indian tribes; instead they are actually being honored! Nevertheless, I have heard many Indians speak out against the practice and I respect the opinions of these Indians.

Dennis Prager the radio talk show host, has brought up this issue a few times on his program. Dennis, a proud Jew, claims he would be honored and probably become a fan if a sports team was named after Jews. The trouble with setting up parallels with Jews is interesting. What would you call the teams? The "Rabbis" is one choice and it is terrible. Israel has a crackerjack military force, how about a name to reflect their fighting skills. Go Haganahs! No that also sounds stupid. The Koshers, The Matzahs, the Matzahballs, they all sound stupid.

The University of Alabama has the "Crimson Tide" and in Mississippi, there is "Ole Miss". For a sports team named for the Jews, maybe their could be the "Parting Sea" of The "Old kishkes" Everything sounds bad, the least stupid one I could think of has to do with the Jewish strong man, Sampson. How about the St. Louis Samsonites? Yea, that one doesn't sound to bad but it will never sell in St. Louis!
Lakey

I think you're missing the point.

The beach, just like football and baseball games, is [I]an attractive nuisance[/I].

Property that is inherently dangerous and particularly enticing to children. For example a swimming pool has a strong attraction to children and could lead to a liability judgment against the pool’s owner. The owner must take all necessary steps to prevent accidents, such as building an adequate fence around the pool.

It seems to me that people will drive hundreds of miles to go to the beach.

The beach is the problem.

The football and basketball and baseball teams are attractive nuisances too.

I say we just build fences around places like beaches and sports arenas.

Like they say, sort of, about guns, "when beaches and sports are outlawed, only outlaws will have fun."

[Ted]

[...]

THE BIG PROBLEM
Harry Reed, the Democratic Senate majority leader has refused to put this proposal up for vote in the Senate!!! He knows the Senate would pass it by a huge margin and HE does not want that to happen. The radio commentator asked what his motivation is for not doing this. The Congressman said that he did not know for sure but that his best guess, the thing that made the most sense, was that the Labor Unions are putting pressure on him to not allow the vote. Reed is a labor union advocate and does not believe in pay raises being earned through merit but believes only that length of service should govern those pay raises so that they must be given automatically. I find this both frightening and unbelievable that Reed has that much power.
Lakey

You do know that Harry Reid is totally nuts, right?

[Ted]

[...]

The University of Alabama has the "Crimson Tide" and in Mississippi, there is "Ole Miss". For a sports team named for the Jews, maybe their could be the "Parting Sea" of The "Old kishkes" Everything sounds bad, the least stupid one I could think of has to do with the Jewish strong man, Sampson. How about the St. Louis Samsonites? Yea, that one doesn't sound to bad but it will never sell in St. Louis!
Lakey

Sounds like a selection of luggage. I can see it now, when the team takes the field they come out of door number 1, 2, or three.

[JackStraw]

The University of Alabama has the "Crimson Tide" and in Mississippi, there is "Ole Miss". For a sports team named for the Jews, maybe their could be the "Parting Sea" of The "Old kishkes" Everything sounds bad, the least stupid one I could think of has to do with the Jewish strong man, Sampson. How about the St. Louis Samsonites? Yea, that one doesn't sound to bad but it will never sell in St. Louis!
Lakey

How about The Killer Kibutzniks. (yes, I'm kidding)

Maybe The Screaming Sabras. That could work.

Jack

[lkwdblds]

You do know that Harry Reid is totally nuts, right?

I am trying to figure out which Democratic leader is crazier, Harry Reid or Nancy Pelosi. Also, Vice President Joe Biden is not exactly spot on.

Joe Biden, however, is a likeable guy, kind of bufoon in a way but seems like a nice enough person. He lost his family in a terrible car accident years ago and rebuilt his life again with a new wife and he fathered a new group of children who seem to be doing well. That part of his life is something he must be admired for. Even so, I just can't believe how foolish some of the things are which Biden spits out when interviewed. Some of the things he says are incredibly inappropriate!!

Reed and Pelosi, however, have no redeeming character traits or talents, skills or abilities that I can see. They are both "bat shit" crazy. To me, Pelosi doesn't appear to be fit to live in society on her own. Seriously, I see her as someone who should be living in a sanitarium under medical supervision. How this woman can be the Senate leader for the Democratic pary is simply beyond rationality.

I thought that Reed was not quite as crazy but it's starting to dawn on me that perhaps he and Pelosi are equally messed up.

Going even beyond that is the former Senator, John Edwards, who was Kerry's running mate in 2004 and then battled Obama and Hillary for the Dem presidential nomination in 2008. It was easy to see that Edwards was a total and complete phoney, championing the causes of the labor unions and being a friend to the poor while, all the while he was scaming the legal and political system to make big money, not to mention cheating on his wife and fathering children out of wedlock.

Howard Dean is another nutty person who rose to a high rank in the Democrat party but for some reason, the party demoted him and he is no longer in the limelight.

Saving the last for the best, I would like to mention Al Gore. I could see back in 2000 when he ran against Bush that he was messed up. He looked very wooden and was probably taking a lot of psychiatric medications as well. I would bet that Pelosi is also taking heavy psychiatric meds Daily. As far as Reed goes, he might be taking something but probably not as much as Pelosi or Gore.

While I do not believe that Reed or Pelosi have any special abilities to lead and are among the worst possible choices available to hold their leadership posts, I do feel that Al Gore does have some intrinsic leadership abilities. The problem with him seems to be that he is not comfortable in his own skin, so to speak. He is stiff and awkward being himself so he has to take on different identities to appear to be more natural. He has discomfort being those identities as well so he medicates in an effor to make himself look looser and more natural being something he is not. The result is not very convincing, he still looks stilted and wooden.

He is on a tredmill, juggling his different identities with his different medical drugs. That is the way I see it and this is only my opinion as are my comments about all the others mentioned except perhaps Edwards, where there are facts available to back up the opinions.

Gore really took a hit losing the 2000 election to Bush by a tiny tiny whisker. There is no doubt that if Ralph Nader had not run, Gore would have won; also Bush's margin of victory was so slim that perhaps Gore did win by a handful of votes rather than lose by a handful. That presidential race was in reality a tie. Not becoming president when he wanted it so badly and came so close really impacted him hard. Who would blame him for being emotionally scarred by that and for being damaged psychologically?
Lakey

[Commander Birdsong]

I am trying to figure out which Democratic leader is crazier, Harry Reid or Nancy Pelosi. Also, Vice President Joe Biden is not exactly spot on.

Joe Biden, however, is a likeable guy, kind of bufoon in a way but seems like a nice enough person. He lost his family in a terrible car accident years ago and rebuilt his life again with a new wife and he fathered a new group of children who seem to be doing well. That part of his life is something he must be admired for. Even so, I just can't believe how foolish some of the things are which Biden spits out when interviewed. Some of the things he says are incredibly inappropriate!!

Reed and Pelosi, however, have no redeeming character traits or talents, skills or abilities that I can see. They are both "bat shit" crazy. To me, Pelosi doesn't appear to be fit to live in society on her own. Seriously, I see her as someone who should be living in a sanitarium under medical supervision. How this woman can be the Senate leader for the Democratic pary is simply beyond rationality.

I thought that Reed was not quite as crazy but it's starting to dawn on me that perhaps he and Pelosi are equally messed up.

Going even beyond that is the former Senator, John Edwards, who was Kerry's running mate in 2004 and then battled Obama and Hillary for the Dem presidential nomination in 2008. It was easy to see that Edward's was a total and complete phoney, championing the causes of the labor unions and being a friend to the poor while, all the while he was cheating the system and making big money, not to mention cheating on his wife and fathering children out of wedlock.

Howard Dean is another one who rose to a high rank in the Democrat party but for some reason, the party demoted him and he is no longer in the limelight.

Saving the last for the best, I would like to mention Al Gore. I could see back in 2000 when he ran against Bush that he was messed up. He looked very wooden and was probably taking a lot of psychiatric medications as well. I would bet that Pelosi is also taking heavy psychiatric meds Daily. As far as Reed goes, he might be taking something but probably not as much as Pelosi or Gore.

While I do not believe that Reed or Pelosi have any special abilities to lead and are among the worst possible choices available to hold their leadership posts, I do feel that Al Gore does have some intrinsic leadership abilities. The problem with him seems to be that he is not comfortable in his own skin, so to speak. He is stiff and awkward being himself so he has to take on different identities to appear to be more natural. He has discomfort being those identities as well so he medicates in an effor to make himself look looser and more natural being something he is not.

He is on a tredmill, juggling his different identities with his different medical drugs. That is the way I see it and this is only my opinion as are my comments about all the others mentioned except perhaps Edwards, where there are facts available to back up the opinions.

Gore really took a hit losing the 2000 election to Bush by a tiny tiny whisker. There is no doubt that if Ralph Nader had not run, Gore would have won; also Bush's margin of victory was so slim that perhaps Gore did win by a handful of votes rather than lose by a handful. That presidential race was in reality a tie. Not becoming president when he wanted it so badly and came so close really impacted him hard. Who would blame him for being emotionally scarred by that and for being damaged psychologically?
Lakey

"here comes the blind commissioner, they've got him in a trance

one hand is on the tightrope walker, the other is in his pants"

[lkwdblds]

How about The Killer Kibutzniks. (yes, I'm kidding)

Maybe The Screaming Sabras. That could work.

Jack

Those are much better than what I came up with. The Killer Kibutzniks could be the name of a chess team and the Screaming Sabras could be a basketball or football team.

Just think of it, The Kansas City Killer Kibutzniks or the Saint Petersburg Screaming Sabras. Do you think that Jews would object? I doubt it.

What about going after Japanese names for sports teams. The Kalamazoo Kamikazes, it rolls off the tongue but I don't think it would be politically correct.
Lakey

[lkwdblds]

Sounds like a selection of luggage. I can see it now, when the team takes the field they come out of door number 1, 2, or three.

What about if I made it the St Louis Sampsonites instead of Samsonites? That would correct the luggage comparison wouldn't it.

The Boston Blintzes could be a good team name or the Yakima Yarmulkes? Those are a little better.

DICTIONARY
yarmulke
Definition
yar·mul·ke[ yrməlkə ]yar·mul·kes Plural

NOUN
1. Jewish skullcap: a small round cap worn by Jewish men and boys. Orthodox Jews wear the yarmulke at all times, while Conservative Jews wear it for prayer or on ceremonial occasions only.
[ Mid-20th century. Via Yiddish < Polish jarmułka ]

Lakey

[lkwdblds]

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE HAWAIIAN SONG?

I only know a handful of them but this is my favorite, "The Hawaiian War Chant". There seems to be nothing militaristic about this delightful boogey woogie era tune. It is a light and breezy chant which is fun and very uplifting. The video I selected is from the old Lawrence Welk show:



How would you like to be a song lyricist in the Hawaiian language? It might go something like this:

Icki wike, wike waki lua a lok
Icki wike, wike waki lua a lok
Paka laka, loco hu a la
Saka Paka hu a pu olala.

I don't know what I said but it is sure easy to rhyme in that language!
Lakey

[CarmeloOrchards]

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE HAWAIIAN SONG?

I only know a handful of them but this is my favorite, "The Hawaiian War Chant". There seems to be nothing militaristic about this delightful boogey woogie era tune. It is a light and breezy chant which is fun and very uplifting. The video I selected is from the old Lawrence Welk show:



How would you like to be a song lyricist in the Hawaiian language? It might go something like this:

Icki wike, wike waki lua a lok
Icki wike, wike waki lua a lok
Paka laka, loco hu a la
Saka Paka hu a pu olala.

I don't know what I said but it is sure easy to rhyme in that language!
Lakey