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An admission that baseball sucks?
Does this year, far as I'm concerned, mav. [pout]
What could you mean? Baseball is only interesting when NY Yankees are in World series (ok, so its not really a world series, its North American-- but it only counts if the Yankees are playing!)
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Helen, Welcome to the board. It would have been PERFECT had you actually been from Troy, NY. But great name, anyway.  Well, as you can see from my bio, I live in Atlanta, and it's kinda noblesse oblige to root root root for the home team. Absent the Braves, though, I'll support anyone playing against the Mets. And yes, I vote with Rhub that we lay this thread to rest, also for the reason that's it's getting a bit long.
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Ok, let me do a little explaining, I think the way I expressed myself was a little off.
My post was mainly in response to the implication that the word American conveys vulgarity for many people. I'm trying to say that most Americans should not be seen as detestable. All across the world people have the same moral values. Just because someone lives in the United States is no reason to not like them. I do believe that the USA is the sole world power and somewhat of a role model, but I mean this in a merely political way, not personal. Our government has combined the best parts of past governments to come up with what seems to be the most successful in history, but I in no way believe that the US is superior culturally.
Frankly, I think that the US is judged too much by our foreign policy, and most people don't want us intervening politically, but this is no reason to shun Americans personally.
Hopefully this clears up my seemingly brash former post.
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Much clearer, and thanks.
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Jazz. I was not put off by your previous comments. I may not agree with all of them but I am sure you (or anyone else for that matter) will not always agree with my comments. If I am way out there in a potato field (can you say that in English?) I expect somebody will say so.
In life you have to have the courage of your convictions, and you seem to have it in spades. I'm sorry Rhu felt we were going in a negative direction. It did not seem so to me. The proof is that there are no personal attacks on this board and that everyone (you and me included) are willing to listen to other points of view.
It is always interesting to discuss a subject with someone who has great passion for the subject - as long as it is that --- a discussion.
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. If I am way out there in a potato field (can you say that in English?) I expect somebody will say so.
Since this thread veered in its current direction partly as a result of discussing the World Series, it seems appropriate that the English idiom which seems closest to the one you used is one from baseball: something or someone that surprises you, or seems strange could be "way out in left field."
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In reply to:
way out in left field
Now I have never understood this expression, at least I understand what it means but not why it means that. I know baseball is something like rounders and the players' garb looks (to me at any rate) most peculiar, but that's about as far as my knowledge of the game goes. Would somebody care to explain?
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Now I have never understood this expression, at least I understand what it means but not why it means that. Would somebody care to explain?How nice it is to learn that I am not the only one in the dark on this!
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I just thought of a new thread on this.
Am posting in Miscellany: phrases from baseball.
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this one really does warrant a YART flag, as some interesting conjecture was posted on the question. also see Jackie's new thread.
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