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One thing I forgot to mention about the 6 Nations, is much though I would have preferred the result to go the other way, part of me was greatly thrilled by the French pack overwhelming the Scottish one, given how much smaller they were. I grant small is relative, but when the opposition have three players over 6 foot 7, victories of brains over brawn are to be appreciated.

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Some Superbowl thoughts:

1) I find it interesting that in American football, the advice is tackle high while in rugby, it's tackle low. And I know why it is, because of the different rules about wrapping of legs, but I'm still not convinced that a well timed strike to the ankle isn't more likely to stop someone than a well timed strike to the waist.

2) One day, I will understand all this 3rd and inches stuff. That day was not yesterday.

3) Did I just seriously and for real get told that the biggest American football game of the year is being played on astroturf? Why would you do that to the players?

4) I am struck by how much easier UK commentators have it. Even on commercial TV, they don't have to regularly mention the sponsors.

5) I <3 Mike Carlson. And Tiki Barber. And Jake Humphries who is once again the BBC's go to guy for anything that involves strange hours and jet-lag.

6) Black Eyed Peas need to update that rhyme in "Boom Boom Pow!" It's not like it would be difficult - 'I'm so two-thousand and eleven, you're so two-thousand and seven'. I grant next year would be more difficult.

7) BEP are forgiven for everything. Slash!

8) If I were an NFL coach, I'd grab a coach from rugby league for the ball control bit, going off what Tiki Barber says about how you're supposed to hold the ball.

9) I get why it's when it is, but given how physical American football is, I'm amazed by when the Pro-Bowl is.

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Film Meme

Day 22 - Favorite Academy Award acceptance speech

I was very tempted to use Michael Caine's best supporting actor speech from 1999 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivUKqE4hIvQ

but my real favourite is the one that the director of Kolya gave when it won the Best Foreign Film Oscar for 1996





Day 1 - Favourite Foreign Language Film
Day 2 - A film that is underrated
Day 3 - A Film That Brings Me Unadulterated Happiness
Day 4- A film cliché that you love
Day 5 - Favourite love story in a film
Day 6 - Favorite actor/actress
Day 7 - Most surprising plot twist/ending
Day 8 - Best Opening/Closing Credits
Day 9 - Best soundtrack/score to a film
Day 10 - Favourite classic film
Day 11 - Favourite black and white film
Day 12 - A film that permanently altered your point-of-view
Day 13 - A guilty pleasure...
Day 14 - A film that you used to love but now hate
Day 15 - Favorite film sequel
Day 16 - Favourite film character
Day 17 - Favourite quote
Day 18 - The best overall cast in a film
Day 19 - The most hilarious film you've seen
Day 20 - A Moving (Emotional) Scene
Day 21 - Favorite film from your favorite actor/actress

Day 23 - A character who you can relate to the most
Day 24 - The best page-to-screen film adaptation
Day 25 - Favorite film villain
Day 26 - Favorite film poster
Day 27 - A film that you wish you had seen in theaters
Day 28 - Favorite film from your favorite director
Day 29 - A piece of trivia from a favorite film
Day 30 - Your favorite film of all-time
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