tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post112747157887453768..comments2024-03-22T06:05:36.544-04:00Comments on Kids Prefer Cheese: A breakfast treatMungowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02340064320347875601noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post-50296885407171445422009-01-31T05:19:00.000-05:002009-01-31T05:19:00.000-05:00br,I agree that I what I said is a generalization....br,<BR/><BR/>I agree that I what I said is a generalization. It doesn't follow that it's ridiculous. Way to keep distinct concepts separate.<BR/><BR/>The 70s was the Golden Age of Bad Boy Tennis. The boorish Connors, the infantile McEnroe, the swine Nastasie: it triggers the gag reflex just to think about these jackasses.<BR/><BR/>And Federer has company with the high-class shtick: Sampras, as artless as his game was, wasn't not no punk. James Blake is a class act. You get the picture.<BR/><BR/>But the typical athlete of today is an overgrown freak show--think <A HREF="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dcsportsbog/2008/06/how_justin_gimelstob_gilbert_a.html" REL="nofollow">J. Gimelstob</A> or <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Isner" REL="nofollow">J. Isner</A>--and, let's be clear, these hulking oafs must be vanquished. Combine that with the clueless but ubiquitous personae of a <A HREF="http://www.novakdjokovic.rs/" REL="nofollow">Djokovic</A> or a <A HREF="http://www.andymurray.com/" REL="nofollow">Lleyton Hewitt</A> and you can see what I have against modern athletes.<BR/><BR/>So, yeah, I don't make too much of an apology for idolizing dudes like <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Mayotte" REL="nofollow">Tim Mayotte</A> or <A HREF="http://cache.gettyimages.com/xc/357803.jpg?v=1&c=ViewImages&k=2&d=17A4AD9FDB9CF193B3EA2C03450C9486842493F9985E5AA1284831B75F48EF45" REL="nofollow">Jaime Yzaga</A>. They truly are the best that the human race has too offer.<BR/><BR/>These slings and arrows will make it that much sweeter when Rafa is put in his place (second) down in Oz.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post-16912395573691823132009-01-30T19:09:00.000-05:002009-01-30T19:09:00.000-05:00One of a kind! I dig your eunuch perspective.One of a kind! I dig your eunuch perspective.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post-64060461078191601062009-01-30T15:42:00.000-05:002009-01-30T15:42:00.000-05:00fallibilist,Thanks for the ridiculous generalizati...fallibilist,<BR/>Thanks for the ridiculous generalizations. Does McEnroe circa 1985 count as the archetypical modern athlete? That different people have different personalities and different means of expressing themselves is a fact which has transcended time. I call it diversity.<BR/><BR/>Go Roddick French Open '09!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post-48001092458215026122009-01-30T13:32:00.000-05:002009-01-30T13:32:00.000-05:00RFed vs. Rafa is past vs. future.I'm NOT saying Fe...RFed vs. Rafa is past vs. future.<BR/><BR/>I'm NOT saying Federer is washed up.<BR/><BR/>What I'm saying is that Federer represents a bygone era through his grace and gentlemanliness on and off the court. He's not a bodybuilder. He doesn't talk smack. The dude has "aristocrat" written all over him.<BR/><BR/>Nadal seems like a nice guy. It's pretty obvious he'd be good at a lot of different sports. He's got a lot of muscles and a lot of spirit. To his credit, he differs from the archetypical modern athlete by also displaying good sportsmanship. But there's a brutality to his game. Nowadays, it sounds quaint to complain about "brutality." There is no distinction between "the savage" and "the beautiful." Such is our modern aesthetic.<BR/><BR/>Go Federer!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post-3889302353052872642009-01-30T12:25:00.000-05:002009-01-30T12:25:00.000-05:00Kevin,It was a great match. Verdasco's fourth set...Kevin,<BR/><BR/>It was a great match. Verdasco's fourth set tie-breaker was unreal shot making.<BR/><BR/>I am rooting with Mrs. A for Federer over Nadal. But the match-up of those two is outstanding for tennis.<BR/><BR/>PeteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post-14768085697242388572009-01-30T11:40:00.000-05:002009-01-30T11:40:00.000-05:00We like your blogging style and your themes, we're...We like your blogging style and your themes, <BR/>we're selecting some well made blogs to sponsor. <BR/>If you want us to link your blog in our site, <BR/>subscribe to our site and <BR/><BR/>1.send us your site/blog address;<BR/>2.send us a representative image of your site/blog (if you have got one);<BR/>3.send us a brief description of your site.<BR/><BR/>we would be honored to sponsor you.<BR/><BR/>Alternatively (or in addition) we purpose you a link exchange to increase your web popularity:<BR/>put us in your blogroll and we will put you in our blogroll!! <BR/>all for free!<BR/><BR/>"we give voice to you"<BR/><BR/>ilinkyoursite staff<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://ilinkyoursite.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow" TITLE="free links your site">"I link your site"</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com