From britdisc-owner@csv.warwick.ac.uk Thu Feb 26 09:59:44 1998 Received: (from daemon@localhost) by pansy.csv.warwick.ac.uk (8.8.7/8.8.8) id JAA06347 for britdisc-outgoing; Thu, 26 Feb 1998 09:30:36 GMT Received: from [137.205.222.1] (mac-wie-31 [137.205.222.1]) by pansy.csv.warwick.ac.uk (8.8.7/8.8.8) with ESMTP id JAA06329 for <britdisc@csv.warwick.ac.uk>; Thu, 26 Feb 1998 09:30:28 GMT Date: Thu, 26 Feb 1998 09:30:28 GMT X-Sender: serai@mail.csv.warwick.ac.uk Message-Id: <l03102804b11ae2a60344@[137.205.222.1]> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: britdisc@csv.warwick.ac.uk From: Dave Neilson <D.P.Neilson@warwick.ac.uk> Subject: Is Peter Mandelson the only Spin Doctor? Sender: owner-britdisc@warwick.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Hello fellow British Disc players, It seems hard to believe that something as big and controversial as the Millenium Dome hasn't already sparked some posts in our discussion group, so I'll start the ball (No! ... disc) rolling. The plans to build a huge saucer-shaped object in the nation's capital cannot have escaped anyone's notice. There seems to be associated with this centre-piece of Millenium celebration a link to future-gazing as well as the more obvious UFO landings. It hardly takes a giant leap of the imagination to connect the whole enterprise with our very own family of sports. The very thought conjures up phrases such as: ".. flying discs signal the future of sport!" ".. competition with player responsibility built in - a sport for a new age!" ".. sport with morals attached - straight out of Star Trek: The Next Generation!" ".. Ultimate Frisbee *in* the 'Ultimate Frisbee'!" The big question at the moment is "What will be on show under this sparkling new dome which many millions will visit (despite, or even because of, the controversial publicity)?". Well why not some disc sports? Is this an opportunity OR WHAT?! Let the comments and ideas flow ... ... over to our own 'spin doctors'! Sam.