Heard on NFL Blackhawks vs. Redwings

Alison Murie sagehen7470 at ATT.NET
Sun Dec 27 23:03:06 UTC 2009


On Dec 23, 2009, at 8:21 PM, Benjamin Barrett wrote:

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> Those sound like different things to me in relation to sports
> (though I never watch them).
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> Fast sounds like running and quick sounds like making movements to
> the side for avoidance or otherwise changing the plan when needed.
> Quick can also refer to the mental faculty.
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> Benjamin Barrett
> Seattle, WA
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> On Dec 23, 2009, at 5:13 PM, Michael Sheehan wrote:
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>> "Not only is he fast, but he is quick."  [Mickey Redmond}
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