Hunting or anti hunting. Read this....

[eduardo]

It's illegal here as well to trespass on peoples land but most hunts don't give a toss about it.

The majority of the people who go on the hunts (with dogs) think that they are superior to us normal folk and aren't going to worry about a little matter of being on someone elses land.

Onto the american sports then they do have cult followings here in the UK.

(U.S.) Football did have a big following from it's introduction on Channel 4 in the early 80's although I don't believe it's quite as popular now. I'm a 49ers man myself from the days of Montana, Rice, Rathman and Steve Young. Not so good now though.

Baseball aired on our screens via Ch 5 in 1997 and I was hooked instantly. We get two live games a week on Ch5 which is the same game that you will get coast to coast in the states on Wed and Sun. Basically the Espn games I think.

Now there's also NASN which is a satelite channel which shows around 250 live games a season.

I never like to follow the majority and conform so the Yankees were never an option and I quickly got into the Red Sox-Yanks rivalry with the curse, Peskey's pole.......etc.

Unlucky with your Astros last night. Although it was nice (from a totally neutral perspective of course) to see Scott (rock'n) Rolen smack that arsehole Clemens for a two run shot.

My best mates an Astro's fan and we would probably have fallen out in the Series anyway so at least we have avoided that.

Hopefully the curse will end this time but the Cards are goint to be a tough nut to crack.

[Cerberus]

Lol, you can't beat good old well informed public opinion/indignation/outrage.
Maybe the folks in Salem really did have a valid point. Perhaps McCarthy was a modern day hero of "the free". Democracy & freedom are alive & flourishing in the UK.
The threads prompt me to recall a little number in Pink Floyds epic
"The Wall",
In The Flesh (Waters) 1:36

So ya
Thought ya
Might like to
Go to the show.
To feel that warm thrill of confusion,
That space cadet glow.
I've got some bad news for you sunshine,
Pink isn't well, he stayed back at the hotel
And they sent us along as a surrogate band
We're gonna find out where you folks really stand.

Are there any queers in the theater tonight?
Get them up against the wall!
There's one in the spotlight, he don't look right to me,
Get him up against the wall!
That one looks Jewish!
And that one's a coon!
Who let all of this riff-raff into the room?
There's one smoking a joint,
And another with spots!
If I had my way,
I'd have all of you shot!

So in the new spirit of multi cultural minority tolerant Britain, I'm off to be outraged & read me Daily Mail in the pub!

[mart]

In the UK trespass must involve some element of damage to be illegal. "Trespassers will be prosecuted" signs used to be called wooden lies.
Another unsavoury aspect of the USA is the belief that you are justified in shooting someone who "trespasses" on your property.

Mart

[Illinoisblue]

At the risk of starting off the whole Tony Martin debate again, I have to say that I'm delighted to be living in a country where it's acceptable to shoot burglars that invade your home.

Mart, why the quote marks round 'trespasses'?

[mart]

No, I don't want to start up the Tony Martin debate either. I was referring to the impression we get that US citizens believe they have the right to shoot anyone who sets foot on their property for whatever reason. I put tresspasses in quotes because I don't know what it means in the US.

Mart

[Autumn]

Thanks dave!

My husband is one of them. Guess you wont be shooting me then?

Autumn.xxx.

[Autumn]

Good point Cerberus,

I'm a porn actress that lives in hunting country and my husband goes hunting. It really upsets me the way people who are miss informed target the rural communities simply because they don't or wont understand the issues at hand. I dont go hunting and dont want to but I feel stongly that it shouldnt be banned as its a way of life round here. The country people dont want to say how towns people should behave and simply want to be left alone to live as they always have.

Nice Pink Floyd lyrick though!!

Autumn.xxx.

[mart]

What are the issues? What is this mysterious "way of life"apart from employing people on rock bottom wages and housing them in tied cottages? Pointlessly chasing wild animals with the contradictory purposes of both killing them and conserving them? Incest? Bestiality?
Please do tell the"townies". They need to know so that they can exercise their democratic right to vote.

Mart