All you telescope nuts.
 

http://www.space.com/scienceastronom...iz_041228.html

Take the quiz.

I got six of the ten correct and I don't even have a telescope.

I got 5, but only because I skipped #7 (my wife brought me an omelet as I
was scrolling). And I contest #3 because although I knew about the World
Series, I hardly see why that make the eclipse *unusual*, at least not in a
scientific regard.
Scout

"Capt. Neal®" wrote in message
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http://www.space.com/scienceastronom...iz_041228.html

Take the quiz.

I got six of the ten correct and I don't even have a telescope.

Scout wrote:

And I contest #3 because although I knew about
the World Series, I hardly see why that make the eclipse *unusual*,
at least not in a scientific regard.

I've heard of the World Series as well - isn't that where one country enters
a competition and then declares themselves champions of the world? Totally
agree that it makes no difference to an eclipse for it to happen during a
insert-obscure-sport-here game. How the hell is someone in the
UK/Oz/wherever supposed to come up with that as being the significant aspect
of a given eclipe?


--
Wally
www.artbywally.com
www.wally.myby.co.uk

"Wally" wrote
I've heard of the World Series as well - isn't that where one country
enters
a competition and then declares themselves champions of the world? Totally
agree that it makes no difference to an eclipse for it to happen during a
insert-obscure-sport-here game. How the hell is someone in the
UK/Oz/wherever supposed to come up with that as being the significant
aspect
of a given eclipe?


Amen. Baseball is boring and just plain sucks.
Now football, that's a different thing altogether!
Scout

"Wally" wrote
I've heard of the World Series as well - isn't that where one country
enters
a competition and then declares themselves champions of the world?

No, there are two countries. And many of the players are from neither.

... Totally
agree that it makes no difference to an eclipse for it to happen during a
insert-obscure-sport-here game.

Scout wrote:
Amen. Baseball is boring and just plain sucks.

That's merely your perception, because you don't have the intellect for it.


Now football, that's a different thing altogether!


Yes it is. For one thing, they don't use big wooden clubs, hence the
expression "F-U as a football bat."

DSK

DSK wrote:

I've heard of the World Series as well - isn't that where one
country enters a competition and then declares themselves
champions of the world?

No, there are two countries.

Well, that's hardly 'The World', is it?


Now football, that's a different thing altogether!

Yes it is. For one thing, they don't use big wooden clubs, hence the
expression "F-U as a football bat."

Football. Is that the game where they pick up the ball in their hands and
run around with it? Shouldn't it therefore be called 'handball'? We have a
game called 'football' over here - the idea is to hit the ball with your
foot (hence the name).


--
Wally
www.artbywally.com
www.wally.myby.co.uk

No, there are two countries.


Wally wrote:
Well, that's hardly 'The World', is it?


Ah... no. I have to admit it's not. Although, if we had elected George
Bush Jr to be Baseball Commissioner instead of President, like he
wanted, then it wouldn't matter much because he can't name more than two
countries.




Football. Is that the game where they pick up the ball in their hands and
run around with it?

Yep, that's the one.

.. Shouldn't it therefore be called 'handball'?

Probably so, but that name is already taken. Too late to change it now.

... We have a
game called 'football' over here - the idea is to hit the ball with your
foot (hence the name).


Yeah, but we had OUR "football" first.

How about basketball? It's just like golf, you put the ball into a hole
from a distance- except that more people can play at once, you don't
have a huge lawn to mow, and you don't need all those funny-looking sticks.

Regards
Doug King

Scout wrote:
"Wally" wrote
I've heard of the World Series as well - isn't that where one
country enters
a competition and then declares themselves champions of the
world? Totally agree that it makes no difference to an eclipse
for it to happen during a insert-obscure-sport-here game. How
the hell is someone in the UK/Oz/wherever supposed to come up
with that as being the significant aspect
of a given eclipe?


Amen. Baseball is boring and just plain sucks.
Now football, that's a different thing altogether!
Scout

WHAT?
You don't find it exciting to spend 4 1/2 hours watching pitchers spit and
scratch parts of their bodies that would be censored by the FCC if shown
on other programs?
Where else can you find 10 to 15 minutes of action sports crammed so well
into about 5 hours of playing time?

DSK wrote:

No, there are two countries.
Well, that's hardly 'The World', is it?

Ah... no. I have to admit it's not. Although, if we had elected George
Bush Jr to be Baseball Commissioner instead ...

Baseball. Is that the game that's like rounders - as played by schoolgirls?


... We have a
game called 'football' over here - the idea is to hit the ball with
your foot (hence the name).

Yeah, but we had OUR "football" first.

http://www.kenaston.org/History/History01.htm
http://www.kenaston.org/History/History02.htm

http://www.football.com/rulesabc/origins.shtml


How about basketball?

Is that the game that's like netball - as played by schoolgirls?


--
Wally
www.artbywally.com
www.wally.myby.co.uk

Scout wrote:
Amen. Baseball is boring and just plain sucks.

That's merely your perception, because you don't have the intellect for
it.
Thank God!

Yes it is. For one thing, they don't use big wooden clubs, hence the
expression "F-U as a football bat."
I don't get it.

Scout