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I do like seeing my non-American footy. Whether it's out in some fresh air, supporting a local club or meeting up with friends for some further afield matches. It's a combination of the event, the social side and the tactics and variables in any game.

I did see the padded shouldered American version in highlights packages when I was younger. A full game can be pretty dull. Particularly the end, when the clock can run down, where in Soccer every last second counts.

I'm not a big team sports fan, but I can appreciate baseball and basketball if I'm at the game in person.

American football, on the other hand, I find to be about as interesting as watching paint dry.

Basketball games tend to be fast-paced in general, so if I had to watch one team sport that would be it.

Fraternity rush week is coming up. I think I might check out some of the info dinners to see what they're about.

Do fraternity members tend to be more involved in team sports?

It's been a long time since I was an undergrad and I was never in a frat, but I seem to recall that some of the frat guys were jocks.

Frats were not allowed in my university. Only accredited student orgs.

My college had a large number of local frats and sororities. During my senior year, they all had to affiliate with national organizations.

I was on the editorial board of the college newspaper that year. Three-fifths of the editorial board approved an editorial calling for the end of Greek-letter organizations altogether. I was one of the two dissenters. I said it would be "throwing out the baby with the bath water."

They asked the board to meet with the frat and sorority members to discuss it. Two of the three editors who voted for it chickened out, so only one person who voted for the editorial to run was present to face a mob of angry frat boys with us two dissenters.

Don't worry guys, I'm making sure to seek out the ones that are more academic and service oriented.

That's great, IL!

Wow, those two who chickened out sure put you in a very difficult situation, Rocky.

They really did.

The swing vote was this guy who was going to pledge a frat and then decided no to, so he decided after our initial conversation that he would vote for the editorial. He was kind of flighty.

Sounds like a major flake.

Well, this one's tastier anyhow.

Loretta Lynn used to do commercials for Crisco vegetable shortening ("Crisco'll do you proud every time!"). Most of them mention that using Crisco in one's pie crust will make it flaky. Since then, I'll describe a flaky person as "flaky as a Crisco crust" or "flaky as Loretta Lynn's pie crust".

I prefer firm crusts to flaky ones. And I prefer thin crust pizzas.

I prefer flaky crusts, but I agree with you on thin crust pizzas, Ibby. When a thin crust pizza is done right, there's nothing quite like it.

Yes, Fanfie! And I think thin crust pizzas bring out the taste of the toppings better.

My grandmother was a great cook, but when she made apple pie, the crust was always soggy. My mother has always made a good pie crust, but my dad always preferred his mother's soggy version.

My paternal grandma is a wonderful cook. I made sure to learn her recipe for cream of squash. My friends all rave about it.

Squash is a funny word. It also includes a diverse group of cucurbits.

In Plants vs. Zombies, the Squash plant squashes enemies. Literally.

I've said this before, but I really don't get zombies.

Yes, and we agreed that vampires are cooler. I think.

Totally. Vampires rock.