Jurassic=Raptors. 😀

You want a game where you get breaks all the time, wear helmets and padding so hits are cushioned then play American Football.

If there were no helmets or padding in American Football, there would 6-7 deaths per season, minimum. Some of you might laugh at this statistic, but you don’t know the game like I do. Not to mention the number of concussions would increase by a factor of 10.

One of the VC-25’s will be used to transport Reagan’s body to Washington on Wednesday, and will be using the call-sign “Air Force 1” even though GWB will not be on board, I believe.

I think it’s cool that a new airline is starting up, and all (especially on the west coast), but everything WD says makes sense. Virtually every airline in the U.S. is struggling financially, and the fuel prices surely aren’t helping. Throwing another player into the mix, a loco at that, forces everybody to lower their fares on particular routes. That may be great for me the traveler, but for the established airlines trying desparately to get back to profitability, what does it do for them, and the roughly 10,000 pilots that don’t have jobs?

He’s not even a brilliant footballer. Real Madrid have had their worst season in years just after he joins them England thrashed Iceland quite easily without Beckham. The only goal Beckham scored in the last world cup was a penalty, hardly set the tournament alight with this so called superior skill did he? In the world cup before that he was sent off.

Thank you Comet! This fantastic commentary almost makes up for all your Air New Zealand bashing. 😉

So, I know nothing about “football”. I’ve played it and found it very disjointed. So many opportunities to halt the game – teams far too big to experience a full game – padding – padding! it just doesn’t flow like Rugby.

I’m not knocking it, I’ve tried it and I’m happier with Rugby – well, I was whilst I still played it, my neck and knees won’t allow that any more.

You know what Robbo, I apologize for overgeneralizing. If you played the game, then you do have knowledge in regards to it. You also provide reasoning as to why you prefer rugby over it, and I respect that. The reasoning also makes sense. I can’t say the same for typical commentary in regards to American football, i.e. real men don’t need to wear pads; football is for sissies, etc. Those types of comments are just asinine, and make no sense, whatsoever.

I’ve been to NRL and Aussie rules football matches while in Australia. I respect both games for what they are, and by no means would I criticize either for the simple purpose of comparison to the sport I prefer, American football.

Wasn’t this a soccer thread, once upon a time? 😉 I neglected to mention the team I would like to win, not necessarily the team that will win. That would be the Dutch. The most talented team, in this case, isn’t always the best.

What does a 10x optimal zoom in a digital camera equate to? If utilized, does it take away from the quality?