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Tyrone G's avatar

Good Morning Bill - a respectful disagreement from the hockey rules are better corner. My proposed change to the overtime rules would be simpler, first goal wins during the overtime period. I would reduce it to 3 penalty kicks, and if still tied, then penalty shots 4 and 5 are taken by the goalies, just to spice it up:)

Also, since Team USA is out I am rooting for the Western Hemisphere team

Jeff's avatar

This could potentially be a game that never ends off no one scores.

Bill Murphy Jr.'s avatar

What are you doing? This is the internet! Respecful disagreement isn’t allowed!

Jeff's avatar

I had to read this in two halves because you sent me down a rabbit hole. Mrs. Murphy Jr. didn't look right to me. 3 of 4 AI agreed and so did Debretts. Junior doesn't transfer to your wife as it denotes your lineage, not hers.

Goodness I'm getting cranky in my old age.

As to penalty shoot outs, Budweiser ran a tongue in cheek commercial. Added time multi ball!!! I think it's a cracking idea but all my friends think I've lost my marbles.

Beth's avatar

Welp, I know you'll write about soccer/football up until or through Monday, so I'll just look forward to Tuesday. Maybe. <wink>

Darrell's avatar

I lost almost all interest in sports about 30 years ago. I am an avid bike rider but don’t even watch the Tour de France. Still, your soccer articles are interesting!

A lot to unpack on 7 Other Things today. This clip from the Guardian link caught my attention. Seriously? Hegseth and this administration must REALLY dislike women.

“ Hegseth's announcement did not address the more than 231,000 women who serve as active duty service members in the US military.”

It sounds like DHS recognizes that their mercenaries should no longer stop vehicles and need more training. In fact, why would any car stop for a non-police vehicle? Trump disagrees and would rather continue the oppression, often times of American citizens or those that are legally here.

Thank goodness for leakers. It didn’t take a team of rocket scientists to know this plane was not ready for its mission. The experts have long said it would take much longer to take part and retrofit this plane to be as secure as the existing fleet.

“The dramatic crackdown was triggered after Trump had raged over disclosures about the new plane, prompting his administration to rapidly deploy the investigation.” Trump is only interested in how the plane looks and was primarily interested in showing off. He put the lives of everyone on board at risk for his vanity, so much so that he finally had to be told”no.”.