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My coach can beat up your coach.
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My coach would get beaten up by your coach.
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It would be a fair fight, not sure who would win.
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I don't have a coach.
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01-18-2005, 09:50 PM
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Originally Posted by lochinvar Not so. I dislike people who equate "beat the pulp out of each other" with "manly".
While the "manly" Aussies are out proving their "manliness" by playing Aussie rules football, the "girlie" Aussies are all at home proving their "manliness" by satisfying their girlfriends.  | Brilliantly parsed.
My Australian wife and I once met the writer and activist Gloria Steinem, founder of Ms. magazine, virtual inventor (inventrix?) of the appellation, Ms. She was looking for challenges. "You're from Australia?" she said. "I'd LOVE to go there."
I don't know if she ever did. And I don't know if she'd find today what you describe. Maybe our Aussie pals can give us an update. | 
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01-19-2005, 09:58 AM
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#62 | | Senior Member
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Originally Posted by lochinvar Not so. I dislike people who equate "beat the pulp out of each other" with "manly".
While the "manly" Aussies are out proving their "manliness" by playing Aussie rules football, the "girlie" Aussies are all at home proving their "manliness" by satisfying their girlfriends. | 1) I originally posted it as a joke, relax vatos!
2) Same situation in Aussie Rules, person gets injured and they along with their club lose out in the monatery area. Just business, Trump style!
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Originally Posted by mrbiggs Whoa, what? How could that possibly be true? We have a public education system. Kids have to stay in school until they're 16. How could we have a lower literacy rate than, for example, any country in South America? Or the Middle East? That doesn't make any sense at all. | It's 1am over here, I'm tired [fenced properly for the first time in around 5 weeks earlier and I'm not thinking straight] and that means I'll just answer with this - White Garbage, [or "trash" as you would call it] makes up [I believe] a large part of America's population. Let's be real here, how many red-necks have heard of Mesopotamia, or "The English Language." [Most do speak American after all  ] Quote: |
Originally Posted by foilz Brilliantly parsed.
My Australian wife and I once met the writer and activist Gloria Steinem, founder of Ms. magazine, virtual inventor (inventrix?) of the appellation, Ms. She was looking for challenges. "You're from Australia?" she said. "I'd LOVE to go there."
I don't know if she ever did. And I don't know if she'd find today what you describe. Maybe our Aussie pals can give us an update. | I have no idea what you're talking about, maybe tomorrow when I'm back to "being partly awake."
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02-03-2005, 08:08 PM
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| My coach is Vladimir Nasimov! Hah! Ex- soviet army colonel, 6 time wold champ, 2 time gold medalist. | |
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02-03-2005, 08:18 PM
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02-08-2005, 12:23 AM
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#65 | | Senior Member
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| my coach is the book
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02-08-2005, 12:28 AM
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#66 | | Senior Member
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Originally Posted by LordTofuDog-jnr
It's 1am over here, I'm tired [fenced properly for the first time in around 5 weeks earlier and I'm not thinking straight] and that means I'll just answer with this - White Garbage, [or "trash" as you would call it] makes up [I believe] a large part of America's population. Let's be real here, how many red-necks have heard of Mesopotamia, or "The English Language." [Most do speak American after all ] | Yeah, but they're required to stay in school until 16. I mean, I can't say I live in redneck territory, but to say that the U.S. rate is one of the lowest in the WORLD violates common sense. | |
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02-08-2005, 01:57 AM
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| Sasha Romankov was/is one of my coaches... and another's been top 16 in the world and has finalled at world champs...
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02-08-2005, 05:21 AM
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Originally Posted by mrbiggs Yeah, but they're required to stay in school until 16. I mean, I can't say I live in redneck territory, but to say that the U.S. rate is one of the lowest in the WORLD violates common sense. | Doesn't mean they have to care about their schooling. Any-who, I'm 16 too and didn't investigate the results my self, I'm just saying what I've heard. Although in the end results are results either way.
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02-14-2005, 07:16 AM
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| My coach was taught by LordTofuDog-jnr's coach, but mine isWAY cooler!!! He's short (my height) and he completely rocks at/owns the Balestra lunge, and he's way faster than all of your coaches! HE ROCKS WAY MORE THAN EVERY OTHER COACH ON THE PLANET!!!
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02-14-2005, 07:25 AM
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I think the Netherlands has a higher rate of English literacy than the USA. English is not the first language of the Netherlands. 
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02-15-2005, 12:06 AM
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#71 | | Senior Member
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Originally Posted by Balaestra My coach was taught by LordTofuDog-jnr's coach, but mine isWAY cooler!!! He's short (my height) and he completely rocks at/owns the Balestra lunge, and he's way faster than all of your coaches! HE ROCKS WAY MORE THAN EVERY OTHER COACH ON THE PLANET!!! | More importantly, he's Aussie!
(Until this thread dies I shall continue this)
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02-15-2005, 12:16 AM
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#72 | | Senior Member
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| Tchah, my school coach is olympic level, so Kiss my A$$ 
(BTW, he actually is)
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02-16-2005, 01:02 AM
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#73 | | Senior Member
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Originally Posted by LUDICROUS Tchah, my school coach is olympic level, so Kiss my A$$
(BTW, he actually is) | That ain't uncommon though.
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02-16-2005, 01:26 AM
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| Yeah but to coach in NZ seems strange. I'm sure he could get much more money elsewhere, but hey 
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02-19-2005, 08:13 AM
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Originally Posted by LordTofuDog-jnr More importantly, he's Aussie!
(Until this thread dies I shall continue this) | Um, actually, he moved to Australia when he was 3. He's Italian.  Which makes him even cooler than everyone else!!!! Isn't it funny that, in my case, both coach and student are foreigners? I think so... anyway, what was that comment about Australian women being manly?!  I'm really insulted!!! Is that supposed to imply that you're manly (HA HA)
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02-28-2005, 11:32 PM
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Originally Posted by LordTofuDog-jnr That ain't uncommon though. | That's because there's only like 10 fencing coaches on the planet, so alot of them have to be Olympic. | |
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02-28-2005, 11:33 PM
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| My coach hasn't been to the Olympics and he isn't A-rated in any of the weapons but he could beat your coach over the head with his bell guard, tie him/her to a brick and throw him/her off a bridge.
Oh, and he's a kicka$$ foilist too.
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03-01-2005, 06:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Balaestra Um, actually, he moved to Australia when he was 3. He's Italian. Which makes him even cooler than everyone else!!!! Isn't it funny that, in my case, both coach and student are foreigners? I think so... anyway, what was that comment about Australian women being manly?! I'm really insulted!!! Is that supposed to imply that you're manly (HA HA) | You're both a foreigner and an Aussie! Impressive!
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03-01-2005, 11:35 AM
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Originally Posted by DangerMouse I'll have to side with Veeco on this one. When was the last time you saw an Australian or Kiwi at the top of the world. |
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03-01-2005, 01:07 PM
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Originally Posted by mrbiggs Yeah, but they're required to stay in school until 16. I mean, I can't say I live in redneck territory, but to say that the U.S. rate is one of the lowest in the WORLD violates common sense. |
I think a more accurate statement would be to say that the US has one of the lowest RECORDED literacy rates in the world. Not every country measures the percentage of the population that can read, and not every country wants its population to be able to read. To top it off, kids need to want to learn to read and many just don't care enough to bother. Teachers are under such pressure to pass, pass, pass that illiterate kids slide through the ever-widening cracks all the time.
However, this has been discussed in other threads so I'll leave it be and return to your regularly scheduled rants.
My coach can beat up your coach. So there.
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