tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871370591659255940.post4248898511653059850..comments2023-10-29T01:35:24.018+13:00Comments on An Affliction of Poetry: Ode to the World Cup while doing the WashingAJ Ponderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15625252892255925438noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871370591659255940.post-16978017666946536192011-09-16T10:02:14.101+12:002011-09-16T10:02:14.101+12:00cheers Tim. Of course you're right - the ball ...cheers Tim. Of course you're right - the ball hasn't been made of pigskin for some time - or more accurately pigs-bladder I believe. But never let the facts get in the way of a good story. <br /><br />I do vaguely remember a similar reference. Maybe what I'm remembering is from an earlier time when the All Blacks were simply expected to win - and its not like that any more, womens refuge says win lose or draw as a rule violence is up a bit - but possibly its alcohol giving sport a bad name.AJ Ponderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625252892255925438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871370591659255940.post-87006163790521331842011-09-13T23:50:05.553+12:002011-09-13T23:50:05.553+12:00I enjoyed that poem very much, and I especially li...I enjoyed that poem very much, and I especially liked the final stanza! (Though the Gilbert website informs me that the Official World Cup Ball is made of 'new rubber compounds' rather than the skin of a pig.)<br /><br />Rather worryingly, I recall reading somewhere that sports fans are more likely to be violent if their teams *wins*, not loses - but I don't have the reference to hand.Tim Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14856414700019368658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871370591659255940.post-64990245795805695112011-09-13T22:44:51.047+12:002011-09-13T22:44:51.047+12:00Cheers Helen and Mary for dropping by. And Mary, ...Cheers Helen and Mary for dropping by. And Mary, I'm rather thinking maybe NZ missed out on a word cup sub-event for those of us who rather enjoy all the extras but are left rather cold by the sport. <br /><br />Helen, of course there's a positive aspect to the cup, but when I was writing the poem I was rather thinking of the flip side of sporting events - http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/rugby-world-cup/4190359/Police-fear-violence-if-All-Blacks-fail-at-cup. I do of course apologise for my negativity in the face of what has so far been a very positive event.AJ Ponderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625252892255925438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871370591659255940.post-23519787695410398812011-09-13T21:47:33.454+12:002011-09-13T21:47:33.454+12:00I must admit that the rugby world cup will probabl...I must admit that the rugby world cup will probably largely past me by---as a message from a foreign country and in a language that, while broadly decipherable remains largely mysterious. But hey, lots of people having fun and enjoying themselves---where's the bad?Helen Lowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00509185824465377150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871370591659255940.post-85008474211744954842011-09-13T08:24:25.741+12:002011-09-13T08:24:25.741+12:00Thanks for this Alicia - there will be many like y...Thanks for this Alicia - there will be many like you doing the washing and wondering when the Rugby World Cup is going to end. I love at the end of the post that you refer to the 'word cup' - now that sounds interesting!!Mary McCallumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07482261103185786111noreply@blogger.com