Southern Hemisphere Footy et al.

Back in Cairns - Chris has convinced me to return since I was laid off and "have nothing better to do."

It's Saturday night and I cannot believe I'm actually sitting here watching a rugby game. This game is almost as stupid as American football and for a brief moment I had more respect for these players since they don't have all that protective gear that the yanks need but then I found out what the name of the team is: Wallabies. If that isn't bad enough the soccer team is called the Socceroos and the other rugby league team is the Kangaroos, the women's field hockey team is the Hockeyroos and the mens is the Kookaburras. What madness. The Aussies are playing the New Zealand team called the All Blacks. Would you believe their basketball team is called the Tall Blacks? Rugby is much better to watch than football (if you need to watch one of them) because the game doesn't start and stop it continues even after the player has been tackled and the players don't look like idiots on steroids. And... you never know when someone shorts might get pulled down.

Footnote: Positions: the Hooker, the Prop, the Flanker, the 2nd Row, the half, the 5/8th, the 3/4, the wing and the number 8.