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clarym29

For some reason this struck me as........

Wed May 9, 2012 17:31

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irritating.
I am a lifelong baseball fan and having Hamilton slam 4 homes in one game is a treat! I am not a Rangers fan, but this is historic nonetheless. but when asked about it after the game Hamilton said something like--I just thank the Lord above--I just thank Him. Boy, what a humble guy! Right? I mean he did not really do it at least not without the help of the the Lord. What is unspoken in that humble muttering is that the Lord loves him more than the other players on the field that night--so much more that He lets Hamilton hit 4 homers, a truly historic feat. so I hear Hamilton really saying--Na, na, na, the Lord loves me more than youoooo! Ha, ha ha....... All right--all right, not that snidely, I admit. But you get the idea. Why don't people think about what they say????

I love this saying as well--There, but for the grace of God, go I. I guess they want to be humble when they say that. But what they are saying is that I have the grace of God and you don't. So, you must have done something to lose that grace or you never had it--I am better than you, sucker. ?????? Why do people say crap like this?????

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• Its all about them — sai ram, Wed May 9 22:24
  not only did they prove they are one hell of an athlete by doing such a feat...but they are also saying they are a wonderful good person that believes in the Almighty...so much.... that the Almighty... more
• • It's more the false modesty of it — Frashavan, Thu May 10 05:49
    Uriah Heep is not an attractive character...
  • • Mighty Casey would have been a jerk ... — Baruch, Thu May 10 06:03
      even if he had hit that home run instead of being struck out, even if Mudville had a reason to celebrate. Athleticism is a exercise in Greek hubris as well as arete. Shalom
    • • I always inferred from the text that... — Frashavan, Thu May 10 06:19
        ...mighty Casey was, indeed, a jerk of the first water. And the Mudville fans were like the people who organzied the 84 Olympics...
• I find it irritating, too — Frashavan, Wed May 9 18:41
  There is an arrogance in it. However, it has become such a conventionality in American sport that I suspect that it means very little -- it's just what the player thinks is expected of them in such a ... more
• • Do you suppose...... — clarym29, Wed May 9 20:39
    Frashavan, is that article published somewhere on the net? I'd like to read it. I guess it is simply the unstated arrogance that irritates me--only it seems to do so on some days more than others.... more
  • Ronald Reagan preceded you ... — Baruch, Wed May 9 19:07
    his initial job reporting sports events on the radio. was all acting, he was reading from a transcript after the fact, not reporting on a live game. For some reason I have never trusted professional... more
  • • Wise — Frashavan, Wed May 9 19:56
      The myth of the objective gatekeeper is, of course, tommy-rot as FOXNews has made abundantly clear. Of course, it was never truly accurate but there was a time when some reporters and editors strove... more
• Reading too much into it? — Baruch, Wed May 9 18:06
  Really, did he actually say that the other players, or the other team, didn't have the help of the Lord also? Also when we say luck, that is a hold over from the pagan goddess of Rome, Fortuna,... more
• • When I say something like that... — Paradigm10, Thu May 10 20:56
    it's because I'm really very grateful in that moment. I'm just glad. I'm also very happy whenever anyone else is glad. There are enough opportunities in life to be miserable that my heart leaps for... more
  • • That is an interesting tease ... — Baruch, Sat May 19 16:08
      Sorry I didn't see this until today. Things were pretty good last weekend, but this weekend they went to Hell. My ex's 2nd husband got arrested for a propositioning a minor on-line. My ex isn't even... more
  • Yeah, yeah, I am....ever have one of those days..... — clarym29, Wed May 9 20:38
    where some of the dumbest things just irritate you? Well, this is one of those days.
  • • Well — sai ram, Wed May 9 22:16
      well, i've been irritated all day.....I don't pay much attention to my bank statements...today I did. I had started a new bank account at a new bank. I had written a couple of checks and never write... more
    • • This has been going on for several years now ... — Baruch, Wed May 9 22:49
        not getting a full check back or even a photocopy of each check back. Really when corporations are persons, how much of a person do you think you rate as? Elephant to ant. Banks would prefer to have... more
      • • You can now get a card reader for your iPhone — Frashavan, Thu May 10 06:47
          You too can accept credit!! Have the money directly deposited to your bank account. All for a mere 2.75% per transaction.
        • • And merchants can get a smartphone attachment ... — Baruch, Thu May 10 06:59
            so if there are any credit cards left, you can swipe them to let fools purchase your junk. Shalom
      • And the beat goes on....... — clarym29, Wed May 9 22:40
        What a huge pain-in-the-butt!!!! Good luck in your tilting at windmills. :)

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