tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581050.post2241735123746587332..comments2024-03-21T05:10:57.134+00:00Comments on Mustard Seed Shavings: Men Behaving DisastrouslySteve Tilleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17400505989949096631noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581050.post-27351942068660710662011-04-08T08:18:19.758+01:002011-04-08T08:18:19.758+01:00Bob. Thanks for joining in. I think on reflection ...Bob. Thanks for joining in. I think on reflection you are right. I was a bit lazy with my hyperbole. If I'd said 'some blokes of a certain age...' I'd probably have been less of a rude generaliser. Cheers.Steve Tilleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17400505989949096631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581050.post-43145733953738941232011-04-07T23:22:10.893+01:002011-04-07T23:22:10.893+01:00@Anon: I think you missed my point. It is not th...@Anon: I think you missed my point. It is not that I don't like any stereotypical group in particular, it is simply the fact that stereotyping, judgmentalism and Christianity don't go together well.BobYalluphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00134692761494329039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581050.post-82586271197087688522011-04-07T16:11:29.578+01:002011-04-07T16:11:29.578+01:00@BobY: which stereotype don't you like: the yo...@BobY: which stereotype don't you like: the young guys with buzzcuts, the late-middleaged mullet-wearers, the blokes who did National Service and never forgot how to have a good brawl, or the several varieties of cab driver? (just to name four types of men I've witnessed in barfights or emerging therefrom.) Wayne Rooney constructs his masculinity on shagging, football, and bad behaviour, and one of those actions apparently excuses the other two, for a lot of other men, at least. And as most men don't play footy at his level, a good few of 'em think emulating everything else about him, incl hairstyle, is almost as good. Innit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581050.post-84383568082519157642011-04-05T17:21:13.947+01:002011-04-05T17:21:13.947+01:00Whilst I would have to agree with most of what you...Whilst I would have to agree with most of what you have to say regarding footballers, I do feel that the use of the phrase "Just watch the way blokes of a certain age and hair style pile in to a barney in a pub and take sides." a little too stereotypical and judgmental for my taste.BobYalluphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00134692761494329039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581050.post-40066741486264348492011-04-04T23:37:00.977+01:002011-04-04T23:37:00.977+01:00Football - a game for gentlemen played by hooligan...Football - a game for gentlemen played by hooligans. How (sadly) true!Revsimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06723218589040920365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581050.post-81458784050125401382011-04-04T10:44:54.685+01:002011-04-04T10:44:54.685+01:00I've recently started watching NBA Basketball ...I've recently started watching NBA Basketball again. It's taking a while to pick up on some of the tweaks to the officiating and rules, etc, but one thing I did notice in one game (and the commentators explained for me!)... A player can get a technical foul simply for showing displeasure at a decision, through his body language... throwing an arm or something like that (if that action makes sense?). This would give the opposition a free throw and add to the player's personal foul count for the game. It seems to me that the players are really pretty good and showing restraint a lot of the time during games. It sets a really great example and makes any outbursts stand out more and then the punishment for such outbursts make sense (technical fouls / ejections from the game etc).Chris Pettifernoreply@blogger.com