AVR-Chat

Mark Graybill wrote:
> Heck with health systems. Let's compare something that really means  
> something. After all, we're all still alive, so it seems we're not  
> fully qualified to comment on the respective merits of our health  
> systems (and less qualified to comment on the other ones that haven't  
> been responsible for keeping us alive.) On to the real comparisons...
> 
> Australian football has American football beat hands-down. All the  
> armor and rests between plays we have here in the U.S. is not only  
> for wimps, it's boring as well. The game has become a vehicle for  
> advertising and gambling rather than an athletic contest.
> 
> However, Rugby football has them both beat. And if we look at the  
> comparitive level of interest, coverage, and participation in this  
> game the citizens of the U.S. should feel a deep national shame. We  
> were once the Rugby champions of the world, but now look what we've  
> become. "Rugby? What's that?"
> 
> Our hockey is nothing to write home about, either...

Down here, Australian football (not rugby) is already getting a reputation
as a politically correct non-contact sport for wussy wimps. The corruption
by corporate sponsorship and TV rights...