Look out for my sister and Dad, they've got tickets for a few days
They've got tickets for on Court 2 on Monday.
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| Author: | Captain Fantastic [ Wed Jun 24, 2009 10:04 am ] |
| Post subject: | Wimbledon |
Anyone been watching? Anybody care who wins? Personally I prefer watching the women's matches to the mens, and not just because of certain participants! |
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| Author: | Tallulah Savage [ Wed Jun 24, 2009 10:58 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wimbledon |
Yes, I love tennis, play 3 times a week. I prefer teh mens at moment (no, not for obvious reasons!). Finding the womens a bit dull, not really any great characters in it, also the screechi ng is becoming unbearable. As to who wins, well I would like to see Murray win, if not him(doubtful) then Federer. It would be a fantastic achievement and I do think he is the best of the modern era so to beat Sampras record of 14 slams would be amazing. |
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| Author: | columbia75 [ Wed Jun 24, 2009 3:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wimbledon |
Look out for my sister and Dad, they've got tickets for a few days They've got tickets for on Court 2 on Monday. |
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| Author: | Cuddly1 [ Mon Jun 29, 2009 11:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wimbledon |
That bloody insufferable Hewitt won. Thought he was going to lose after he dropped the first two sets. 
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| Author: | tanny [ Tue Jun 30, 2009 8:14 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wimbledon |
Cuddly, I take it you dont like him very much then. |
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| Author: | Captain Fantastic [ Tue Jun 30, 2009 9:51 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wimbledon |
Disappointing to see Ana Ivanovic having to retire through injury yesterday - she's one of my favourite players! 
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| Author: | Cuddly1 [ Tue Jun 30, 2009 4:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wimbledon |
tanny wrote: Cuddly, I take it you dont like him very much then. Warming up for the Ashes Tanny. Anything Australian is to be hated  Taking a lot to resist the urge to throw rotten tomatoes at the tele when they show his fans. |
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| Author: | BigDutch [ Wed Jul 01, 2009 7:56 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wimbledon |
Cuddly1 wrote: tanny wrote: ... Anything Australian is to be hated ....
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| Author: | tanny [ Wed Jul 01, 2009 10:34 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wimbledon |
Unless of course its a muslim Auzzie, then its thin ice. Why do the English hate the Aussies so much? It appears to be the same jealousy they have for the Germanys!! Whenever the Scots jest about hating the Auld enemy the Englanders get on the soap box, so what goes around comes a.... Me I just hate zenophobics when they are foreigners.  Did you know that the Greek Language does not have a word for Hotel, it is a Foreigner container. PS I hope the Scot Mr Murray wins, just to get the monkey off his back, however the British player Mr Murray may be defeated as is his usual standard. Do you think Murray will surpass the levels of achievement shown by the predecessor Mr Henman. |
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| Author: | BigDutch [ Wed Jul 01, 2009 11:23 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wimbledon |
tanny wrote: Why do the English hate the Aussies so much? I think hate is far too strong, my brother-in-law is an Aussie and when they beat us at sport he and his mates like to rub it in, as this happens to regularly one has to be on ones guard to pre-empt their strikes !tanny wrote: It appears to be the same jealousy they have for the Germanys!! new to me that one !?tanny wrote: ...so what goes around comes around.... sure does !Me I just hate zenophobics when they are foreigners. Blazing saddles wrote: we'll give some land to the niggers and the chinks, but we DON'T WANT THE IRISH. tanny wrote: Do you think Murray will surpass the levels of achievement shown by the predecessor Mr Henman. yes and i hope so but don't give a big monkeys really
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| Author: | Cuddly1 [ Wed Jul 01, 2009 11:33 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wimbledon |
tanny wrote: Unless of course its a muslim Auzzie, then its thin ice. They wouldn't be the sort of Aussie that would attract the sort of abuse that is meted out to them. tanny wrote: Why do the English hate the Aussies so much? Because they are generally brash, loud, over confident and the sort of people that you just want to punch in the face. All descended from a bunch of convicts too. tanny wrote: It appears to be the same jealousy they have for the Germanys!! Would that be the same sort of jealousy that the Cypriots feel for the Turkish? Personally I have great admiration for Germany in general. Their engineering is amazing. Love Porshes, Mercedes, Steiff and much more. tanny wrote: Whenever the Scots jest about hating the Auld enemy the Englanders get on the soap box, so what goes around comes a.... Me I just hate zenophobics when they are foreigners. I'd always got the impression that, in general, Cypriots were very racist. My opinion is that people are all generally tribalistic. The Yorks hate the Lancs and vice versa, the English hate the Welsh and think they are all sheep sh*****s, the Scots hate the English and feel somehow oppressed by them, the English hate the French because, well I'm not quite sure why, the Welsh hate the English and used to show it by burning down holiday homes that the English bought. Am hard pushed to think of any nation that actually love their neighbours. tanny wrote: PS I hope the Mr Murray wins. I do too. tanny wrote: Do you think Murray will surpass the levels of achievement shown by the predecessor Mr Henman. Yes I do. He is a far better player. ps. I use the word hate just for effect. |
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| Author: | Cuddly1 [ Wed Jul 01, 2009 10:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wimbledon |
What a match. Yes yes yes yes yes |
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| Author: | Molly [ Wed Jul 01, 2009 10:51 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wimbledon |
BigDutch wrote: tanny wrote: Blazing saddles wrote: we'll give some land to the niggers and the chinks, but we DON'T WANT THE IRISH.  Hi Big Dutch - Can I ask who is "Blazing Saddles" 
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| Author: | Cuddly1 [ Wed Jul 01, 2009 11:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wimbledon |
Puzzled me too Molly so put it in search engine and found film of that name which is:- The film exposes the racism obscured by myth-making Hollywood accounts of the American West, but in a highly satirical way; the racist slur "nigger" is heard 17 times in Blazing Saddles, while the film's hero is black. |
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| Author: | tanny [ Wed Jul 01, 2009 11:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wimbledon |
Quote: Hi Big Dutch - Can I ask who is "Blazing Saddles" Thats not important Molly, but clearly he/she is a very intelligent person. In fact its my favourite all time film and can rollin the Aisle every time I watch it seeing new gags. One of Mel Brooks masterpieces. The sheriffs a n. n. n. |
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| Author: | Molly [ Thu Jul 02, 2009 9:00 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wimbledon |
tanny wrote: Thats not important Molly, but clearly he/she is a very intelligent person. In fact its my favourite all time film and can rollin the Aisle every time I watch it seeing new gags. One of Mel Brooks masterpieces. The sheriffs a n. n. n. I didn't say it was important Tanny - I just asked a question. Thanks Jan for answering my query |
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| Author: | tanny [ Thu Jul 02, 2009 9:54 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wimbledon |
Molly I know its not important in that manner, but in many ways the intellectual use of the name and direct excert shows a modicom of intellectual balance. ps share it with us, who is it? |
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| Author: | tanny [ Thu Jul 02, 2009 10:02 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wimbledon |
Me thinks Dutch is at it, theres no member called such.... |
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| Author: | BigDutch [ Thu Jul 02, 2009 10:22 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wimbledon |
Molly wrote: Can I ask who is "Blazing Saddles" Its a movie ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blazing_Saddles ... and something Doug said reminded me of the vibe of the film ............ absolutely sweet FA to do with Wimbledon i might add ... so sorry about moving this topic off |
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| Author: | Captain Fantastic [ Thu Jul 02, 2009 10:54 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wimbledon |
I'm amazed there's people out there who haven't seen Blazing Saddles! Mind you, having said that I've never seen ET which seems to surprise people.  Back on topic, looks like we're buidling towards a Murray-Federer final in the mens singles. May be unpatriotic, but I'll be supporting the Fed in that one! Odds on an all Williams final in the ladies... |
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| Author: | Cuddly1 [ Thu Jul 02, 2009 6:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wimbledon |
Absolutely brilliant match in womens semi final. Serena now at 7 - 6 in final set |
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| Author: | Cuddly1 [ Thu Jul 02, 2009 7:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wimbledon |
The longest ever womens semi-final followed by what must be one of the shortest. |
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| Author: | Molly [ Thu Jul 02, 2009 9:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wimbledon |
Thank Gawd its back on topic....... 
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| Author: | Cuddly1 [ Fri Jul 03, 2009 10:47 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wimbledon |
I almost felt cheated after the 2nd semi, such a whitewash was it. How Safina got to be seeded No 1 is beyond me. Money has to be on Venus to win the final. Serena must be exhausted after playing for so long in that heat. |
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| Author: | Cuddly1 [ Fri Jul 03, 2009 8:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wimbledon |
Murray loses to Roddick. Hope he goes on to win now. |
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| Author: | Captain Fantastic [ Sat Jul 04, 2009 9:35 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wimbledon |
Cuddly1 wrote: Murray loses to Roddick. Hope he goes on to win now. Should be a good final - I like Roddick but I think Federer will be a class above. |
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| Author: | Cuddly1 [ Sun Jul 05, 2009 6:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wimbledon |
What a great final this is turning out to be. |
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| Author: | Captain Fantastic [ Mon Jul 06, 2009 9:33 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wimbledon |
Really good final - glad to see Fed get his record - brilliant acheivement! And for anyone feeling sorry for Roddick, this is who he gets to go home to for comfort and sympathy: 
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| Author: | Cuddly1 [ Mon Jul 06, 2009 9:51 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Wimbledon |
What I really thought must have been hard was the knowledge that you could lose a match, if it hadn't gone to 5 sets without ever having your service broken. Roddick broke Federer's serve twice during the match yet the one break that went to Federer won him the match. There was very little between them which was the same for the womens semi final between Dementieva and Serena. That was a brilliant match. In some ways I think tennis has become a little boring because it is largely either a slog fest or down to who has the biggest serve. Am a little mystified by the ranking system which sees Serena holding the US Open, The French and now Wimbledon but Safina still being ranked number 1. She was completely whitewashed in the semis. |
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