Comments on: Duck and Cover http://libertygirl.org/2009/01/27/duck-and-cover/ ~ Happy Fun Anger ~ Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:14:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: MLG http://libertygirl.org/2009/01/27/duck-and-cover/comment-page-1/#comment-933 MLG Sun, 01 Feb 2009 18:08:18 +0000 http://libertygirl.org/?p=829#comment-933 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Year_of_the_Jackpot http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Year_of_the_Jackpot

]]> By: Liberty Girl http://libertygirl.org/2009/01/27/duck-and-cover/comment-page-1/#comment-923 Liberty Girl Fri, 30 Jan 2009 20:42:15 +0000 http://libertygirl.org/?p=829#comment-923 No, it's not from that one, it's a short story from one of the huge compendiums, "The Past Through Tomorrow" or...the other one. No, it’s not from that one, it’s a short story from one of the huge compendiums, “The Past Through Tomorrow” or…the other one.

]]> By: sam http://libertygirl.org/2009/01/27/duck-and-cover/comment-page-1/#comment-922 sam Fri, 30 Jan 2009 20:35:26 +0000 http://libertygirl.org/?p=829#comment-922 I believe the Heinlein book you refer to is "Door into Summer." The one with the cat that attacks the woman who betrayed the protagonist. The "Crazy Years" were also mentioned in the Lazarus Long series of books. I believe the Heinlein book you refer to is “Door into Summer.” The one with the cat that attacks the woman who betrayed the protagonist.

The “Crazy Years” were also mentioned in the Lazarus Long series of books.

]]> By: LiBBy BuTTons http://libertygirl.org/2009/01/27/duck-and-cover/comment-page-1/#comment-908 LiBBy BuTTons Thu, 29 Jan 2009 05:38:17 +0000 http://libertygirl.org/?p=829#comment-908 John Gault R.I.P. What the hell is this world coming to? John Gault R.I.P.
What the hell is this world coming to?

]]> By: Stephen Kruiser http://libertygirl.org/2009/01/27/duck-and-cover/comment-page-1/#comment-904 Stephen Kruiser Wed, 28 Jan 2009 21:13:09 +0000 http://libertygirl.org/?p=829#comment-904 God, I am glad I went to Catholic schools. Unlike our smaller Christian school brethren, we were encouraged to crush the life out of opponents. Mock confession all you want, people, but it sure helps to know that you can clean your conscience after knocking a guy out on the football field. Whoa, I think your swirling tag cloud got to me there for a moment. I'm not as dizzy now. God, I am glad I went to Catholic schools. Unlike our smaller Christian school brethren, we were encouraged to crush the life out of opponents. Mock confession all you want, people, but it sure helps to know that you can clean your conscience after knocking a guy out on the football field.

Whoa, I think your swirling tag cloud got to me there for a moment. I’m not as dizzy now.

]]> By: David http://libertygirl.org/2009/01/27/duck-and-cover/comment-page-1/#comment-903 David Wed, 28 Jan 2009 21:10:03 +0000 http://libertygirl.org/?p=829#comment-903 Isn't there a "skunk" rule in basketball? Like in ping pong, if you get 7 points to their 0, you win without having to get to 21. Isn’t there a “skunk” rule in basketball? Like in ping pong, if you get 7 points to their 0, you win without having to get to 21.

]]> By: ZZMike http://libertygirl.org/2009/01/27/duck-and-cover/comment-page-1/#comment-899 ZZMike Wed, 28 Jan 2009 19:19:04 +0000 http://libertygirl.org/?p=829#comment-899 There's a simple solution - one I've seen already implemented in a couple of places: Don't keep score. Then whichever team "feels better" is the winner, and the other team is also the winner because they didn't cry at the end. I didn't read the details, but I give the losing team a lot of credit for not giving up after the score went over 50 - 0 or thereabouts. It sounds like both teams did their best. To do any less would be a cop-out - and for the better team to "play bad" would be an insult to the losers. Or maybe they could take a Monty Python apporach and play with one hand tied behind their back. There’s a simple solution – one I’ve seen already implemented in a couple of places:

Don’t keep score.

Then whichever team “feels better” is the winner, and the other team is also the winner because they didn’t cry at the end.

I didn’t read the details, but I give the losing team a lot of credit for not giving up after the score went over 50 – 0 or thereabouts.

It sounds like both teams did their best. To do any less would be a cop-out – and for the better team to “play bad” would be an insult to the losers.

Or maybe they could take a Monty Python apporach and play with one hand tied behind their back.

]]> By: Liberty Girl http://libertygirl.org/2009/01/27/duck-and-cover/comment-page-1/#comment-898 Liberty Girl Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:47:19 +0000 http://libertygirl.org/?p=829#comment-898 <p>@5kidsnadog: </p> Imagine that. @5kidsnadog:

Imagine that.

]]> By: 5kidsnadog http://libertygirl.org/2009/01/27/duck-and-cover/comment-page-1/#comment-897 5kidsnadog Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:45:31 +0000 http://libertygirl.org/?p=829#comment-897 I just commented yesterday about this story to my own Mr. 5kids. He is a hockey coach and learned a long time ago that in order to avoid the "everyone gets a trophy" crowd, he has to manipulate the score sometimes. His teams are very competetive and actually won the national championship in their division last year. When he sees that they are going to win by a significant margin, he starts doing stuff like making the forwards play defense, and the defense play forward. Even then, sometimes they have a hard time (without resorting to playing without a goalie) making it come close. Add to that the fact that he has been burned by this method, as every so often the other team makes a comeback and brings the score close again. Some people have actually complained when he does this and still wins by a significant margin because they think he should have told the kids that they need to pass 3 or more times before they can take a shot on net as well. If your kid can't take losing, then maybe he ought to step up and score? I, for one, am tired of this crap. I cringe when my daughter's soccer coach gives out the stupid trophies at the end of the year. They always give a different award to each child, and sometimes it's a complete and utter stretch and it's obvious. One year her coach gave her the "Most Improved" award and then went on to say how at the beginning of the season she cried at the first practice, and then when her attitude didn't continue in that same vein, he was so relieved that he felt she earned most improved. WHAT? I wanted to jump up in the middle of the speech and walk out. WTF? If she didn't do anything really worth commenting on, why don't we move on? Don't get me wrong, she's a great kid, and she had a great time, but she didn't NEED or DESERVE an award for not crying. It's an insult to your intelligence most of the time and renders all of the real awards worthless because you can't separate the wheat from the chaff. I listened to a little girl on her ball team complain because she thought my daughter got the team ball twice before she had gotten it even once. While it wasn't true (because her coach would NEVER reward a child more than once for her performance for fear of a backlash or accusations of favoritism), I wanted to snap back at her that if she wanted a game ball she could work to earn one. This everyone gets one attitude demeans the whole process. BTW, my husband doesn't give awards to everyone at the end of the year, his own son is not the star of the team, and he tells the kids when they're screwing up as well as encourages them when they're doing the right things. This formula has proven to be a successful one... I just commented yesterday about this story to my own Mr. 5kids. He is a hockey coach and learned a long time ago that in order to avoid the “everyone gets a trophy” crowd, he has to manipulate the score sometimes. His teams are very competetive and actually won the national championship in their division last year. When he sees that they are going to win by a significant margin, he starts doing stuff like making the forwards play defense, and the defense play forward. Even then, sometimes they have a hard time (without resorting to playing without a goalie) making it come close. Add to that the fact that he has been burned by this method, as every so often the other team makes a comeback and brings the score close again. Some people have actually complained when he does this and still wins by a significant margin because they think he should have told the kids that they need to pass 3 or more times before they can take a shot on net as well. If your kid can’t take losing, then maybe he ought to step up and score?

I, for one, am tired of this crap. I cringe when my daughter’s soccer coach gives out the stupid trophies at the end of the year. They always give a different award to each child, and sometimes it’s a complete and utter stretch and it’s obvious. One year her coach gave her the “Most Improved” award and then went on to say how at the beginning of the season she cried at the first practice, and then when her attitude didn’t continue in that same vein, he was so relieved that he felt she earned most improved. WHAT? I wanted to jump up in the middle of the speech and walk out. WTF? If she didn’t do anything really worth commenting on, why don’t we move on? Don’t get me wrong, she’s a great kid, and she had a great time, but she didn’t NEED or DESERVE an award for not crying. It’s an insult to your intelligence most of the time and renders all of the real awards worthless because you can’t separate the wheat from the chaff.

I listened to a little girl on her ball team complain because she thought my daughter got the team ball twice before she had gotten it even once. While it wasn’t true (because her coach would NEVER reward a child more than once for her performance for fear of a backlash or accusations of favoritism), I wanted to snap back at her that if she wanted a game ball she could work to earn one. This everyone gets one attitude demeans the whole process.

BTW, my husband doesn’t give awards to everyone at the end of the year, his own son is not the star of the team, and he tells the kids when they’re screwing up as well as encourages them when they’re doing the right things. This formula has proven to be a successful one…

]]> By: jana http://libertygirl.org/2009/01/27/duck-and-cover/comment-page-1/#comment-896 jana Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:25:50 +0000 http://libertygirl.org/?p=829#comment-896 I read about this yesterday. WTF? If things were going so horribly, why didn't the losing team forfeit at the end of the half? Because they wanted to keep trying! Now the winners are being treated like they're bitches because they did what sports teams are supposed to do. My head hurts. I read about this yesterday. WTF? If things were going so horribly, why didn’t the losing team forfeit at the end of the half? Because they wanted to keep trying! Now the winners are being treated like they’re bitches because they did what sports teams are supposed to do.

My head hurts.

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