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2003-06-16 Europe

Serb waterpolo hooligans attack Croatia embassy

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Posted by Steve 2003-06-16 04:26 pm|| || Front Page|| [8 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Didn't their horses all drown?...

Posted by mojo 6/16/2003 6:18:20 PM|| 6/16/2003 6:18:20 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 an amusing anecdote in the annals of waterpolo:

"A favorite trick of these early games was to place the small India-rubber ball (which ranged from five to nine inches in diameter) inside the drawers, dive under the water and then "appear" again as near the goal as possible. "Appear" is the proper word, for in those days, the water in pools had no filtration systems, and was, shall we say cloudy. But this mode of scoring had its disadvantages, as the goalkeeper was permitted to stand on the pool deck and protect his goal as he saw fit."
A mustachioed bloke in striped leotards going for your balls..... cloudy, indeed.

Posted by Anonymous 6/16/2003 7:59:08 PM|| 6/16/2003 7:59:08 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 What's next? Croquet hooligans? Synchronized swimming hooligans? Seems like if it's European, and a sport, it has hooligans.

Posted by tu3031 2003-06-16 16:42:56|| 2003-06-16 16:42:56|| Front Page Top

#4 Didn't their horses all drown?...

Posted by mojo 2003-06-16 18:18:20|| 2003-06-16 18:18:20|| Front Page Top

#5 No horses involved, its handball played in the water if I remember well. Actually fun on hot summer days.

Posted by True German Ally 2003-06-16 18:24:14|| 2003-06-16 18:24:14|| Front Page Top

#6 an amusing anecdote in the annals of waterpolo:

"A favorite trick of these early games was to place the small India-rubber ball (which ranged from five to nine inches in diameter) inside the drawers, dive under the water and then "appear" again as near the goal as possible. "Appear" is the proper word, for in those days, the water in pools had no filtration systems, and was, shall we say cloudy. But this mode of scoring had its disadvantages, as the goalkeeper was permitted to stand on the pool deck and protect his goal as he saw fit."
A mustachioed bloke in striped leotards going for your balls..... cloudy, indeed.

Posted by Anonymous 2003-06-16 19:59:08|| 2003-06-16 19:59:08|| Front Page Top

#7 an amusing anecdote in the annals of waterpolo:

"A favorite trick of these early games was to place the small India-rubber ball (which ranged from five to nine inches in diameter) inside the drawers, dive under the water and then "appear" again as near the goal as possible. "Appear" is the proper word, for in those days, the water in pools had no filtration systems, and was, shall we say cloudy. But this mode of scoring had its disadvantages, as the goalkeeper was permitted to stand on the pool deck and protect his goal as he saw fit."
A mustachioed bloke in striped leotards going for your balls..... cloudy, indeed.

Posted by Anonymous 2003-06-16 19:59:08|| 2003-06-16 19:59:08|| Front Page Top

#8 Being a former waterpolo player, I am not surprised. There was a famous match between USSR & Hungary in 1956: Tension over the Soviet invasion of Hungary surfaced in the water polo match between the two nations. One man left the pool bleeding when fights broke out, and the game was stopped with Hungary leading 4-0.

Posted by Anonymous 2003-06-16 23:24:26|| 2003-06-16 23:24:26|| Front Page Top

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