11/21/2001   English German

  Edition # 34  
San Francisco, 11-21-2001


Figure [1]: A stand to hold the egg-shaped football upright.

In American football, there is a situation where someone actually has to kick the ball into the goal with their foot. This happens maybe three or four times in a game, and for this, a washed-up European soccer player comes off the bench each time (Lothar, that could be something for you!), another player holds the football upright with their hand, and the washed-up European soccer player kicks the ball from 30 or 40 meters into a goal that is about as wide as a soccer goal but 10 meters high, and there is no goalkeeper. To practice this situation in the absence of a teammate to hold the ball, the Eastbay sports catalog offers a practical metal football holder. For only $19.95! Well, if you need it.

Figure [2]: The Green Bay Packer swears by the muff.

Football is played in very different climate zones within the USA. The Green Bay Packers are famous for inviting Californian teams to play in the freezing cold of Wisconsin, where temperatures can easily drop to minus 20 degrees in winter. The Californians often freeze their butts off and lose. But wait, there's help for the Californian "sunny boys": the hand warmer for football players. It's a small fur tube that hangs around the neck, where players can stick their hands into during the frequent breaks in football games and warm them up with a pocket warmer. These football players are all wimps. They act tough but warm themselves with grandma's hand warmer. Ha!

That's it once again from the cheerful world here in America. Take care, until the Christmas newsletter! Your America adventurers

Angelika und Michael

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