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    Image of Clarissima Clarissima
    11/06/09

    In reply to Female Soccer Player's Bad Behavior Makes Headlines
    "[the] attractive 20-year-old blond displays some of the most violent behavior we've ever seen on any level of sports."

    Radar must not have seen the 2006 World Cup where Zidane (one of my fave players!) head-butted 2006 World Cup.

    I won't even itemize on Wayne Rooney! #elizabethlambert
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    11/06/09

    In reply to Female Soccer Player's Bad Behavior Makes Headlines
    She reminds me of how Marty McSorley was when he was in the NHL... #elizabethlambert
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    11/06/09

    @petersterncan: Hey, now you're making me want to watch "Slapshot". #elizabethlambert
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    11/06/09

    In reply to To The Matterhorn
    Can you imagine how that must feel?!? It would be like flying. #torahjanebright
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    11/06/09

    @badmutha: Is it really bad that the copy from that "Peppermit Patty get the sensation from Peter Paul" commercial is running through my head?

    I'm probably just jealous. She's in better shape than I'll ever be, ever ever ever. #torahjanebright
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    11/06/09

    In reply to Female Soccer Player's Bad Behavior Makes Headlines
    "O RLY? More violent than boxing? Or MMA? Or does it only seem violent and newsworthy because women are involved, and they're not acting like delicate princesses?"

    Yeah, rly. Pugilistic or MMA violence is of the expected variety: Both parties know it's coming.

    This violence was, in my mind, of a significantly higher order, involving true victimization.

    Or, as Whoopi would say, ...... #elizabethlambert
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    11/06/09

    In reply to To The Matterhorn
    I want to go to there!

    Seriously—any skiing/snowboarding Jezzies care to recommend a good place for a first skiing experience? I'd love to try a ski vacation, but I have no idea where to go. I grew up in the Southeast U.S., and I've always heard that the skiing in NC/VA/WV is kinda sucky...but "real" ski resorts seem like they might be overwhelming for a newbie like me.
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    11/06/09

    @Kivrin: Why not try some of the great places in New Mexico or Colorado? They can be pretty reasonable. #torahjanebright
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    11/06/09

    @badmutha: @Kivrin: WEST COAST. Cali. Utah. also: what she said. #torahjanebright
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    11/06/09

    @Kivrin: Well, I learned in Ruidoso, NM, which is within driving distance of the place where I grew up, and I still go every now and then to ski with my parents or with old friends from my hometown. It's more reasonably priced than others ski resorts and I don't think you'd feel as overwhelmed in terms of people in attendance. #torahjanebright
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    11/06/09

    @Kivrin: East Coast girls like Hunter Mountain and the Poconos.

    (Although, even at Aspen, you can always stay indoors - and if you take Pilates class with the rest of the skiers, no one even laughs.) #torahjanebright
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    Image of Atomic Bowling Atomic Bowling
    11/06/09

    @Kivrin: I live in Utah and I highly recommend just about anyplace here. The conditions are great, the costs aren't as high as other "destination" skiing areas, and really great instructors abound if you are interested in taking a class (which I recommend, it can make a drastic difference). That said, I grew up on the west coast and learned to ski in WA/OR, so I'd say from experience that most places in these states are fine as well, and I would assume most places in CA are similar. I learned to snowboard on the east coast and would advise against most east coast locations, with the possible exception of VT/NH which are supposed to be really nice. You definitely don't need powder or any such thing when you're first learning, but if the snow is crusty/icy/packed down too much (as is more often the case out east) then it will be more difficult to learn and possibly turn you off of skiing altogether.

    The other thing to keep in mind is that a lot of the big resorts offer beginner's packages these days, which include gear rental and lift tickets for just the beginners/smaller lifts. These are often much more reasonably priced than the lift tickets for the whole mountain, so you won't feel like you're wasting your money on something you can't really use yet anyway. #torahjanebright
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    11/06/09

    @badmutha: @Anna: @Casquivana: @Rooo sez BISH PLZ: @Atomic Bowling: THANK YOU all so much for the great advice! Exactly what I needed. Thanks esp. Atomic Bowling and Casquivana for the detailed recs. I really appreciate it! Y'all are awesome. :) #torahjanebright
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    Image of la.donna.pietra la.donna.pietra
    11/06/09

    In reply to Female Soccer Player's Bad Behavior Makes Headlines
    As you may have guessed, the athletics department here at UNM is feeling a bit of heat. First our football coach punched an assistant coach. Then the football team managed to maintain a perfect record of 0-7. Now Ms. Lambert.

    This was a fabulous week for our president to announce a renewed commitment to athletics. #elizabethlambert
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    11/06/09

    @la.donna.pietra: Considering that the legislature and King Bill have joined together in threatening to slash 5% of the budget, I can't think of any place better to start.I am not proud to be a Lobo today, New Mexico. #elizabethlambert
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    Image of FrabjousDay FrabjousDay
    11/06/09

    In reply to Female Soccer Player's Bad Behavior Makes Headlines
    Soccer is definitely a violent sport, and the bad behavior is certainly not limited to women (anyone remember Wayne Rooney's "testicle stomping" last World Cup?). However, in my experience women are far more likely to use violence and cheating as a way to advance.

    I was on a soccer team by the time I was five, and played co-ed and girls league soccer until college. Guys could definitely be violent, but the majority of the blatant, calculating violence was done by women.

    My soccer career quickly ended because one game, a girl purposely stepped on my foot and didn't get up as I fell, literally snapping my ankle. She immediately started fake crying and got a foul called on me. So, yeah. Kind of bitter. Although I'm still a hell of a lot luckier than another teammate, who got her spine broken when a girl kicked her in the back when was on the ground. Compared to that, the ponytail grab doesn't look so bad! #elizabethlambert
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    11/06/09

    In reply to Female Soccer Player's Bad Behavior Makes Headlines
    I have been yellow carded for accidentally stepping on someone's foot and she pulls that shit and stays in the game? The refs must have been blind. #elizabethlambert
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    Image of EkaterinaBallerina EkaterinaBallerina
    11/06/09

    @linnyt is a walking cliché: The refs during my high school soccer games were terrible at calling any of this stuff. They rarely ever called on the violence, which as my father pointed out on more than one occasion wasn't "aggressive play" it was assault. I still remember a game in which I spent most of the second half ( I was a goalie and rarely spent time playing the field) on the ground. I was pushed down, thrown down, yanked down, kicked, punched, etc. The refs didn't call a single one of them. I left that game bruised and battered. #elizabethlambert
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    11/06/09

    @EkaterinaBallerina: I my mind it's all related to sexism. Most refs refused to believe pretty girls are agressive and/or can be violent. It's one of the reasons I think we need more women referees. And why I ref. #elizabethlambert
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    11/06/09

    @EkaterinaBallerina: my worst attack was when a defender (bigger than me and quite muscular/strong) sat on my head on an astroturf field. 1. i was stuck under her and 2. the turf really hurt and scratched up my face pretty badly.
    I also got hit in the face, right in the nose, with someone's wrist cast once. that could have been an accident but why did they let her play? it was dangerous. #elizabethlambert
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    Image of EkaterinaBallerina EkaterinaBallerina
    11/06/09

    @unionmaid: Wow good for you reffing. That's great and I totally agree.

    We also believed that the refs were so slow to act because of the school we were playing. I won't say the name, but it specialized in students with emotional problems. Students that were already aggressive, angry and violent. Which throw in competitive sports and it's a pretty ugly few hours. In the 4 years I had to play them, I saw some of the worst behavior I've ever seen and it was rarely called or punished. Of all games to up the whistle-blowing, this would have been the one. But alas, the refs spent the whole time looking bored off their brains. #elizabethlambert
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    11/06/09

    In reply to Female Soccer Player's Bad Behavior Makes Headlines
    The hair pull down is the about the same as the sucker punch made by LaGarrett Blount of Oregon, which was national news for about a week after the fact. It will be interesting to see if the seriousness of Lambert's actions will diminish with time so that she might get reinstated, as it seems Blount will be let back on the team. #elizabethlambert
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    11/06/09

    @nancydrewme: as a duck- this was very embarassing #elizabethlambert
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    11/06/09

    @nancydrewme: That's interesting. I made the same connection in my mind to that Oregon Boise State game. Both were sucker moves, egregious #elizabethlambert
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    11/06/09

    @nancydrewme: The difference is that the other soccer player wasn't taunting Lambert. The Boise State player was being a rude, aggressive jerk to Blount. (Not saying he deserved to get punched, but he shouldn't have acted the way he did.) #elizabethlambert
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    11/06/09

    @nancydrewme: both guys deserve some blame in that situation. blount clearly shouldnt have punched #94, but #94 definately provoked blount.

    #94 didnt need to say anything to blount, he went out of his way to specifically say something to him. frankly, he got what he deserved, they [boise state] won and he felt the need to rub it in his face. if someone is going to talk shit, they really shouldnt cry about it when they get punched for running their mouth. #elizabethlambert
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    11/06/09

    @la.donna.pietra: Yeah, I agree. He was clearly saying something to him. The Boise State coach was trying to restrain him. I just take every opportunity I can to hate on Oregon football, I can't help it. #elizabethlambert
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    11/06/09

    @andyburn: As a former University of Idaho employee, I can assure you that I feel the same way about Boise State. #elizabethlambert
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    11/06/09

    In reply to Female Soccer Player's Bad Behavior Makes Headlines
    A lot of that was way over agressive play, but the ponytail pull was ridiculous and should have gotten her thrown out of the game (I don't have the sound on, so I don't know if she was, but they didn't show video of the red card). All of that shit would get you at least a 15 yard penalty in football, where despite all the hitting, they do not take that stuff lightly. #elizabethlambert
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    11/06/09

    @hfree: particularly shit that fucks with the spinal cord like that neck snapping. #elizabethlambert
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    11/06/09

    @bluebears: That girl went down hard. ouch. #elizabethlambert
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    11/06/09

    In reply to Female Soccer Player's Bad Behavior Makes Headlines
    Uh, yeah. Most of it looked just like soccer - women's or otherwise. Except for the ponytail takedown. That was a little excessive. #elizabethlambert
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    11/06/09

    In reply to Female Soccer Player's Bad Behavior Makes Headlines
    Reminds me of when my ballet teacher told me I should wear my hair up in a pony tail to ballet class. The next class, she pulled me back to the right spot with my pony tail. #elizabethlambert
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    11/06/09

    In reply to Female Soccer Player's Bad Behavior Makes Headlines
    I read O RLY as O'Reilly. Now anytime somebody says something that pisses me off, I'm going to roll my eyes and say "O'Reilly?" #elizabethlambert
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    11/06/09

    In reply to Female Soccer Player's Bad Behavior Makes Headlines
    Mike Tyson was overheard to exclaim "That woman ith a menath!" after looking up from eating a bowl full of human ears. #elizabethlambert
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    11/06/09

    In reply to Female Soccer Player's Bad Behavior Makes Headlines
    This clip came on TV while I was at lunch with my (male) coworkers today and the comments ranged from:

    "Wow, this will get women's soccer more fans than ever!"

    and

    "All women's sports should be like this!!"

    Headdesk. #elizabethlambert
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