When I was i high school, a Priest (Fr. Wheeler) would lead a team prayer before the matches, but I always assumed it was a pray for a safe game... not for a victory. I never assumed God really gave a shit about who won or lost our high school soccer games. Dan has also been known to lead a prayer before Verde FC matches, & while I didn't take part, I assumed it was a similar situation: a prayer for safety & a good match. If I believed in God, I imagine God would certainly want to see a good game w/ beautiful passing & strong tackles... right? Who wouldn't?
Back in 1984, there was a popular slogan 'round these [arts that some of you might recall... "Bless You, Boys!" This sports "prayer" is a little more ambiguous than Dan's or Fr. Wheeler's pre-match prayers. It was cool that they won the series & all, but if God was really concerned w/ the outcome of the MLB post-season & was a Tigers fan, would God really have let us suffer for the last 26 years? 2006 was close, but if God wanted the Tigers to win a few years back, I'm he'd have figured out a way to pull it off.God may not be a Tigers fan (even God has to know when to throw in the towel... The entire Pantheon of gods must have given up on the Lions back in the mid-70s... but I'm no God. And after last night's victory, I think it may be time to make the call. That's right folks, it's now the time to announce your Visions of Ypsi 2010 Tiger! Before we do that though, you can refresh you Visions of Ypsi Tigers memory here.
Phil Coke is it! It's not so much his ability as his name, his ridiculous hair, & his name. I definitely need to get a Coke shirt. I was waffling between Valverde (his name has my team's name in it), Austin Jackson (his name has not 1 but 2 Southern cities in it), & Dontrell Willis (he looks like a cross between Sol Campbell & someone w/ an internal head injury... I dig that.
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Are they blessing the sniper's accuracy? That's how I read it. It is really weird though. I keep seeing bumper stickers that say "Virginia is for Lovers". I don't really understand what's going on there and no one has been able to explain it sufficiently.
That means that peoplee in Virgini get laid a lot... I think.
Maybe there kid is a sniper. Even though, after one shot they have to move. No defense though because any ranger has a much bigger pair than a sniper.
Came across your post in a totally unrelated Google image search and felt obliged to comment on this (admittedly old) posting. This slogan is that of LaRue Tactical, makers of sniper targets among all manner of scope mounts. I imagine their "especially our snipers" line is just a nod to their client base rather than trying to play favorites. That said, snipers often find themselves as a team of 2 people tops scouting ahead of regular troops in very hostile territory, so wishing them extra blessing is not that odd. Mark LaRue is good people... he sends me a Christmas ornament each year even though I haven't ordered anything from him since 2007.
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