The Say Of The Week

By Tommaso Dorigo in A Quantum Diaries Survivor

October 30, 2010

Rugby is a beastly game played by
gentlemen; soccer is a gentleman's game played by beasts; football is a
beastly game played by beasts.

Henry Blaha

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