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To: Terry Maloney who wrote (169688)	6/2/2002 10:48:25 AM
From: maceng2	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 436258

I read one of Goebbles speeches (Made at the beginning of WW2) at the begining of the recent Afghan war. This was before any victories... just as the forces were getting mixed in. One easily forgets the powerful effect of the uncertanty of the times. Goebbles was one powerful adversary. He was very good at his job. Class stuff... calvin.edu

To: Terry Maloney who wrote (169688)	6/5/2002 5:16:33 AM
From: maceng2	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

Man critical after brawl (I don't think croquet is a game that Canadians should be allowed to play. It's actually a mentally aggressive game that would appeal to the hockey playing instincts a little too strongly... and the results are predictable ..pb -g-) CALGARY -- What started as a gentlemanly game of croquet and a peaceful game of slo-pitch erupted into a huge brawl which left seven players injured, one critically, say police. Croquet mallets were used as weapons by players on both teams when the after-the-match drinks at the Father Lacombe ball fields at 3615 Radcliffe Dr. S.E. turned ugly at 10 p.m. Tuesday. In the confusion of the melee, some witnesses say the critically injured man was hit in the head by a croquet mallet, while others say he fell and slammed his head on the baseball bleachers. "At this point, no one has been charged and alcohol was a factor as both parties had been drinking," said Det. Dean Vegso, who spent yesterday sorting out the aftermath. Paul Perrault's son was one of the victims who suffered chipped teeth and a black eye after being hit by a croquet mallet. "As I understand it, the croquet players were fooling around wrestling among themselves after a suggestion one had been cheating, and the baseball players thought it was serious and joined in," said Perrault. Within minutes, croquet and slo-pitch players were swinging at each other with croquet mallets. "Even the baseball players seemed to pick up croquet mallets and everyone started swinging," said Vegso. Paramedics arrived in time to treat seven injured players -- three were taken to hospital -- all apparently suffering wounds from croquet mallets. Worst injured was a 31-year-old man with critical head injuries who was taken to the Foothills Hospital in potentially life-threatening condition, said Emergency Medical Services spokesman Doug Odney. canoe.ca Croquet update croquetworld.com <snippet> IN SUMMARY: We should avoid all temptation to resort to a safety-first "Give 'em nothing" approach, and instead adopt a "Grab all you can" philosophy. This will not guarantee success every time - no tactical approach can do that - but you will be guaranteed of winning more games than if you had adopted any other approach. So if the opponent gives you any sort of chance to set up a break (as opposed to simply making your next hoop with no break in sight), then go for it! <end snippet> You can see this approach easily results with the average ice hockey playing Canadian using the croquet stick for offensive purposes. ...Going for the "break". It's a game that's only safe for well mannered restrained limeys to play, and only rich ones at that -lol- ps I hope the seriously injured guy recovers OK