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#2 (permalink) Tue Jul 11, 2006 19:33 pm Dear Diary |
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:lol:
Thanks Alan, this is just what we needed! Your timing couldn't have been better!
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| ... beating the living daylights out of each other. |
Something vaguely similar has been going on here :x !! It must be the heat... |
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Conchita Language Coach

Joined: 26 Dec 2005 Posts: 2826 Location: Madrid, Spain
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#3 (permalink) Tue Jul 11, 2006 22:22 pm Dear Diary |
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| Alan wrote: |
| Later saw twenty-two men beating the living daylights out of a much bigger ball in Berlin and then beating the living daylights out of each other. Retired exhausted. |
Hi Alan so it seems you have had a jolly good time ;-). What about some photos? If you send them via email we can put them online if you like... |
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Slava Programmer and Co-founder

Joined: 27 Sep 2003 Posts: 378 Location: EU
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#4 (permalink) Wed Jul 12, 2006 2:42 am Dear Diary |
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| Alan wrote: |
| Monday talked endlessly about this daylight beating of balls. |
In the US, we call a person who second guesses the judgment of football players after the weekend is over a "Monday morning quarterback". We also use this term to describe anyone who pontificates about anything, in politics, social policy, or anything he has no experience in, after everyone can see the results.
Since you don't have quarterbacks in soccer, what do you call a Monday morning quarterback in your countries? |
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Jamie (K) I'm a Communicator ;-)
Joined: 24 Feb 2006 Posts: 6552 Location: Detroit, Michigan, USA
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#5 (permalink) Wed Jul 12, 2006 7:06 am Dear Diary |
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Hi Slava,
Thanks for your response. I obviously didn't make it clear that I didn't see these sporting activities in person but just on tv. Sadly therefore no pictures.
Best wishes
Alan _________________ English as a Foreign Language You can read my EFL story Progressive Forms |
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Alan Co-founder

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#6 (permalink) Wed Jul 12, 2006 11:39 am Action photos? |
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| Hi Alan, and what about some photos showing you in action over there in the UK? |
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Slava Programmer and Co-founder

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