Urban Sombrero

Would anyone of you fellows wear an Urban Sombrero...even if it was on the cover of GQ?

Just wondering.

Paige

Not me. Not in a million years. The thing is downright ridiculous.

"Paige" wrote in message news:[email]...

I would if my job was cleaning statues in parks to protect me from pigeons. BTW did you know you can buy a tile illustrated with Elaine's Urban Sombrero?!

LOL! Creepy...but funny.

Paige

On Mon, 1 Sep 2008 03:33:00 -0700 (PDT), Bobcat wrote:

That agreement should have been more carefully worded. After all, we don't really "overlook the statue defecation"--we tolerate it while expending considerable energies to overcome the effects of it. That price seems a little steep just to have pigeons get out of our way.

Paige wrote:

No. The only hats I wear are my old beat up Red Sox cap in the summer and my Patriots hat in winter.

On Sep 1, 1:42 pm, "Art Vandelay, Architect" wrote:

What? You're not a Mets fan?

Paige

Which reminds me of the parody on the JFK assassination: when Kramer and Newman tell the story of the spitting incident involving Keith Hernandez following a match ("nice game, pretty boy" - Newman) and Jerry uses the umbrella (wrapped, with its stick extended) to explain the physics of how unlikely their theory is :oD

"Paige" wrote in message news:[email]... On Sep 1, 1:42 pm, "Art Vandelay, Architect" wrote:

What? You're not a Mets fan?

Paige

On Sep 1, 8:15 pm, "Alexis Machine" wrote:

That was one of my favorite scenes of all time in the history of Seinfeld. Again, a parody piece. Brilliant!

Paige

I like Pedro Martinez, but only because he used to be a Red Sox. I'm a New Englander, Paige.

did you enjoy The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon?

"Art Vandelay, Architect" wrote in message news:[email]...

On Sep 2, 2:56 am, "Art Vandelay, Architect" wrote:

Hee hee. I was rooting for Boston in the 2004 World Series. Great team. But in 2007 I was rooting for the Rockies (I live in Wyoming and people here are, by and large, Rockies fans.)

Back in the 1980s, we lived in California and had a New York station on our cable that aired every single Mets game. Our kids were in Little League at the time and we watched the games religiously. We knew every player and Keith Hernandez was a family favorite. Him, along with Mookie Wilson and Gary Carter were household names. We were thrilled when the Mets came to L.A. to play at Dodger Stadium. We went to the game and had the time of our lives. It was strange, though, rooting for the Mets in L.A. People gave us funny looks.

Paige

Paige wrote:

In the mid 70s I lived just outside NYC in New Jersey and was actually a Yankees fan. I can't mention that in my town or I'll get exiled over to New York. But that's how it goes in sports. Ya root for the team you have.

...and I have a confession that I feel I owe to every American fan of baseball: I am not even familiar with the rules of the game. I am not kidding. I don't know how the scores are kept, I don't know how many players are out there on the field, I don't know how the two teams take turns at playing, and I have no clue whatsoever of what all the jargon means: I only understand the metaphoric meanings of terms like "first base" and "home run" but I wouldn't recognize any if I see it. I never watched a baseball game: not on TV not anywhere (although I spent a year living in New Jersey and went into the city several times, of course, and saw Yankee Standium twice, both from them 3-hour boat rides around Manhattan).

Yet I like Seinfeld (of course, I missed the whole point when baseball celebraties make appearance and I had to read-up about Steinbrenner over Wikipedia) and much other Americana that refers strongly to baseball (as one example, I really liked that movie "Fields of Dreams" with Kevin Costner).d

"Art Vandelay, Architect" wrote in message news:[email]...

That makes you qualified for Keith Olbermann's job.

Who is Keith Olbermann?

"Art Vandelay, Architect" wrote in message news:[email]...

Exactly.

On Sep 2, 10:02 am, "Alexis Machine" wrote:

Your candor is appreciated, Alexis. As for me, I could have said the same about football before I met my hubby. He's a football fanatic and I've learned the game by osmosis.

Paige

Osmosis. He plays for the Bengals, doesn't he?

Yeah. Third base.

Paige

In article ,

No, all y'all are thinking of osmium, he makes poignant posts to alt.tv.seinfeld.

• Mark

On Sep 2, 12:02 pm, "Alexis Machine" wrote:

No worries Alexis. My wife has been an American since birth and she probably knows as much about as you do but hates it anyway. If you would like a run-down I would be happy to help.

That would be appreciated. A point in motivation: I was taught the rules of cricket late in life, but not yet baseball

"LDB.JR" wrote in message news:[email]... On Sep 2, 12:02 pm, "Alexis Machine" wrote:

No worries Alexis. My wife has been an American since birth and she probably knows as much about as you do but hates it anyway. If you would like a run-down I would be happy to help.

I lived in Australia during my early years of childhood, so I learned about cricket, soccer, rugby & Aussie Rules football. They had basketball, but I never got into that. Returned to the U.S. in the 6th grade and didn't know jack shit about baseball or football or basketball, so I was always the last kid picked. I became a Red Sox fan because I used to work at a radio station as a board op during the games and it kind of grew on me. I really became a NFL fan after 9/11 because I got nauseated watching just about everything else on TV.

On Wed, 3 Sep 2008 17:59:05 +0400, "Alexis Machine" wrote:

It's a simple game. You throw the ball. You catch the ball. You hit the ball.

(old baseball saying quoted by several characters in "Bull Durham")

In article , Paige wrote:

Nope, the brim's too big. Too easy to tack on walking papers after a well earned siesta at work.

I do, however, wear Panama hats, though only in season. I don't believe GQ back issues go that far into the past when they were once considered in style.

• Mark