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Continuing the religious theme that Mondegreen seems to have taken, I am reminded of the tale of the child who was given a Teddy Bear, both of whose eyes looked toward his nose. She loved this animal dearly (as one does) and named it "Gladly" after the hymn she had learned that week - "Gladly my cross I'd bear."
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Gladly my cross I'd bear.
Hmmm. I thought it was "Gladly, the cross-eyed bear."
Along these lines, I have a friend who is an avid ice hockey fan. For you non-North Americans, ice hockey is a supposed sport that is really an excuse for grown men 9and women) to go out on skates and beat the living hell out of one another. Cf. "rugby".
Anyway, Art entered my name and my son's name into a drawing for a father-son dinner with Patrick Roy, the Avalanche goal-keeper. I was hoping to win, because the dinner would truly be a meeting of the Father, the Son, and the Goalie Host.
TEd
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Along these lines, I have a friend who is an avid ice hockey fan. For you non-North Americans, ice hockey is a supposed sport that is really an excuse for grown men 9and women) to go out on skates and beat the living hell out of one another. Cf. "rugby"As the world's most complete non-sportsman, I felt compelled to speak up in defence of ice hockey. While the few NHL games I've seen broadcast here in NZ fit your description, there is a real sport lurking under the thuggery, and when played well, as by some teams at Winter Olympics, it can be a thing of real grace and beauty, as can NZ's national sport, the other victim of your crude generalisation.  Also, as an interesting aside, Coca-cola runs an ad in NZ showing rugby being played on an ice hockey rink. On the matter of words, am I correct in thinking that ice hockey uses the term "goaltender" rather than "goalkeeper"?
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more often, you'll find the 'goalie' to be featured 'in goal'...
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more often, you'll find the 'goalie' to be featured 'in goal'...
Thanks, tsuwm. While I was aware that ice hockey and and soccer use the same abbreviation for the member of the team responsible for guarding the goal, I was not sure what the full designation was. It's "goalkeeper" in soccer, which I am much more familiar with.
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I felt compelled to speak up in defence of ice hockey.- - - it can be a thing of real grace and beauty
I quite agree. I used to watch it played at Wembley Ice rink, and occasionally at Richmond when I were a lad, always wishing that I could skate as well and as fast as that.
As I could only afford a second hand pair of figure skates, that was not likely to ever happen, but I still loved the speed and accuracy - and the spills as well, of course.
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the Father, the Son, and the Goalie Host
Ted, I am so glad you're back!
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