So I ended up cooking for like five hours today. It was really satisfying, and now I'll be eatin' pretty for at least a week. Currently residing in my fridge is
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So... 5500 characters is apparently too many for a single comment.soromonAugust 31 2004, 18:42:06 UTC
See how confused you are: "Such a sport would not be as fun to watch" "They don't need the visibility"
On one hand you advocate visibility, and on the other you discourage it.
Visibility is a good thing, because it boosts fan support, corporate sponsorship, and generally gives the sport a cheery outlook. It's not a dark, evil, sneaky sport, even though some stealth tactics can be employed to good effect. But just as important are elements of speed, strength, and timing. There's nothing like having active surveillance on a busy street, and waiting for the idiot who always parks in the middle of the street outside the deli. You see him turn his hazard lights on as he goes into the store, and within instants you have your glass-cutter opening a hole in the driver's window and your defensive team moving pedestrians away from the drop zone. Your cutter has his arm inside the car and has turned the car off by the time your spotter has checked the car for living creatures, and your two strongmen have the car on its roof in three rocks. All this under 14 seconds. Your ground team even has a chance to high-five the cheering crowd and hand out some brochures, business cards, and stickers before moving to the next location to get set up. Not only have you performed a valuable public service (by removing an illegally-parked vehicle from a congested street), but your surveillance team sends the live video feed to your corporate sponsor (Quaker Oats), who immediately credits your team's account for wearing their designer overalls.
"Such a sport would not be as fun to watch" "They don't need the visibility"
On one hand you advocate visibility, and on the other you discourage it.
Visibility is a good thing, because it boosts fan support, corporate sponsorship, and generally gives the sport a cheery outlook. It's not a dark, evil, sneaky sport, even though some stealth tactics can be employed to good effect. But just as important are elements of speed, strength, and timing. There's nothing like having active surveillance on a busy street, and waiting for the idiot who always parks in the middle of the street outside the deli. You see him turn his hazard lights on as he goes into the store, and within instants you have your glass-cutter opening a hole in the driver's window and your defensive team moving pedestrians away from the drop zone. Your cutter has his arm inside the car and has turned the car off by the time your spotter has checked the car for living creatures, and your two strongmen have the car on its roof in three rocks. All this under 14 seconds. Your ground team even has a chance to high-five the cheering crowd and hand out some brochures, business cards, and stickers before moving to the next location to get set up. Not only have you performed a valuable public service (by removing an illegally-parked vehicle from a congested street), but your surveillance team sends the live video feed to your corporate sponsor (Quaker Oats), who immediately credits your team's account for wearing their designer overalls.
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