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From: "Philip Trostel" <ecscq@frost.csv.warwick.ac.uk>
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Subject: Re: Sports Council (Non) Recognition
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Dear Sammy and anyone else who is interested,
I have another category for you. Groucho Marx once said something
to the effect that
I wouldn't want to a part of any club that would take me as a
member.
This is what I think about the Sports Council non-Recognition for
disc sports. This might seem absurd, but I am serious.
First, they have already proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that they
don't know their assholes from holes in the ground. Do we really
want "recognition" from these stodgy old farts?
Second, Ultimate has always been an "alternative" sport. It is part
of its appeal. Is "recognition" really going to help us?
And third, are we sure that we even want their help? Few things are
really free. Are we willing to put up with the enevitable strings which
will be attached with their recognition? Will it be worth what we
can actually expect to receive from their recognition?
In short, I am in the "sod-them" category. I think we have much
better uses of our time than grovelling to those clueless bastards. For
example, we could be playing more Ultimate and having more fun. This
is what is best for the game. This is what attracts people more than
everything else combined.
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Philip A Trostel
p.a.trostel@warwick.ac.uk
Department of Economics
University of Warwick
Coventry CV4 7AL
England
tel (44) 1203 523 034
fax (44) 1203 523 032
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