tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post6827119246632826932..comments2023-11-05T08:01:10.010+00:00Comments on Think of England: Falls the Shadow 2: Henry’s handballBrithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00390560583798960760noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-37086791318109559032009-11-27T10:53:16.162+00:002009-11-27T10:53:16.162+00:00I think you have the nub of it there, Michael. Add...I think you have the nub of it there, Michael. Add also the pressure of the nation.Brithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390560583798960760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-25835716388056721322009-11-27T10:49:50.351+00:002009-11-27T10:49:50.351+00:00That was a bit harsh of me(@10:50) so to come at i...That was a bit harsh of me(@10:50) so to come at it from a philosophical angle as suggested by 'falls the shadow' Libet's experiments on decision making (Benjamin Libet/Wikipedia) are interesting in that they show or purport to show that we have made our minds up at an unconscious level significantly earlier than we imagine. When one thinks of the conditioning that a man like Henry Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-59740206649039136332009-11-26T00:42:33.332+00:002009-11-26T00:42:33.332+00:00[Mike:] are those real things you listed there mik...<i>[Mike:] are those real things you listed there mike or did you just make them up?</i><br /><br />Speaking for MB, SFAIK, they are real.Hey Skipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10798930502187234974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-15975489543576547342009-11-24T22:50:34.869+00:002009-11-24T22:50:34.869+00:00His commiserating with the team after the game ooz...His commiserating with the team after the game oozed slime. As an Irishman I think a suitable revenge would be for them to go on and win the world cup.<br /><br />MichaelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-48737037169790938592009-11-24T21:54:32.892+00:002009-11-24T21:54:32.892+00:00Slow motion can definitely lie, OB, as it often ma...Slow motion can definitely lie, OB, as it often makes late tackles look malicious when in fact they are just mistimed.<br /><br />But that defence by Henry is fascinating. Effectively he's saying: it wasn't me, it was the Shadow...Brithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390560583798960760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-64941289868592325082009-11-24T21:30:35.099+00:002009-11-24T21:30:35.099+00:00Brit, wondered, in the light of the post, what you...Brit, wondered, in the light of the post, what you thought of Henry's comments about people watching the footage 'in slow motion' because the very fact it was slowed down made the handball look deliberate when in fact it was instinctive [according to him, that is]. It opens up a whole other area. Can slow motion footage *lie*??The Old Batsmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14376172807195747856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-27067936615751929282009-11-24T16:22:14.841+00:002009-11-24T16:22:14.841+00:00The Leonardo of dirty play was Jack Charlton, peop...The Leonardo of dirty play was Jack Charlton, people would travel for miles to see his invisible barge, made Vinnie seem like a fairy, which, come to think of it.. Understandable when you see his birthplace, even the wimmen hewed coal.<br />Jack had eyes in the back of his head, knew when the ref turned away, in went the laddo, down went the forward, poetry in motion.<br />The combination of wor maltyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02936465848907794425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-49023101416276460512009-11-24T14:36:28.519+00:002009-11-24T14:36:28.519+00:00I like Shoeless Joe Jackson and his field of dream...I like Shoeless Joe Jackson and his field of dreams. <br /><br />If I understood any of Mike's comment, I would definitely agree with it.Brithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390560583798960760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-71677071175410023972009-11-24T13:46:01.779+00:002009-11-24T13:46:01.779+00:00are those real things you listed there mike or did...are those real things you listed there mike or did you just make them up? either way they seem excellent, especially Gaylord and his spitballswormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02802335627720182532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-57414282855727481052009-11-24T13:45:24.079+00:002009-11-24T13:45:24.079+00:00The NHL seems to be suffering from a surfeit of in...The NHL seems to be suffering from a surfeit of injuries of late. Of particular concern is the rise in truly frightening head shots like <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOsp_Spcdwg" rel="nofollow">this one</a>, which cause very serious injury (mainly concussions) and can knock a player out for weeks and even sometimes for life. Talk shows debate endlessly about it and everyone admits Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-30384526709310613842009-11-24T13:06:53.077+00:002009-11-24T13:06:53.077+00:00Yep. Same thing in baseball, where the scale goes ...Yep. Same thing in baseball, where the scale goes from George Brett & his pine tar on the light side, to Gaylord Perry and his spitballs in the middle, to Albert Bell and his corked bat, to Shoeless Joe Jackson and his field of dreams. Biggest problem over here right now, though, are the umps, who call wildly different strike zones for/against different players.Mike Beversluishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14961178961504470702noreply@blogger.com