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The Ides of March Round Up


Mr Lee: Smile! Your kids
are going to college.

14 March 2007

It was about this time, approximately 2051 years ago, that a craggy old man with a walking stick, unkempt hair, and probably funky breath approached Roman dictator Julius Caeser and spluttered something about the Ides of March.

Caeser, much like The Round Up in history class after suffering the tedium of Double Maths, failed to sit up, pay attention and eventually paid the price for his frivolous ne'er do well precoccupation with world domination.

Renaissance have listened to and heeded the lessons of yesteryear and rarely take opposition teams for granted which is a welcome if tardy development. Because not too long ago a game against Ten AlpsEnterprise, was taken so far up granted that Renaissance once called Top Corner HQ a week in advance and demanded compensation in the likelihood that EnterpriseTen Alps failed to show for their anticipated beat down.

Renaissance lost that game 2-3 and haven't fully lived it down since. Tonight they'll aim to excise that ghost for good and avoid an Ides of March hangover.

Chondromalacia patella
Unsurprisingly, it's not a new age cuisine fusion where paella meets aromatically flavoured Malay spices. We'll let Rembrandt explain, "Basically, due to past injuries and having 'flat feet' I suffer from a condition whereby my patella (knee cap, for those who dont know) slips out of place whenever bent and rubs against the joint and bone underneath it. This is known as Chondromalacia patella."

Wincing, he continued, "I have been playing through it but after this season I will have a break of around three months as I shouldn't really be running."

And there you have it. A new phrase for the glossary, Chondromalacia patella - an excuse for shaky performances. Woo! [[INSERT WINK EMOTICON HERE TO SIGNIFY JOKE]].

Starter for ten
"What does it mean to get twined?", inquires an impatient Jeremy Paxman...

Renaissance (from):
Masaccio; Brunelleschi, Da Vinci, The Shaman; Cartman, Col, Rembrandt, The Artist, The Realist; Verrocchio.

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Renaissance glossary

twine (verb)
used when mad skillz are performed to twist, turn, and bankrupt a player.

test him!
used when a player is just about to take a shot on goal.
this phrase is often a handicap as it only serves to disorientate the shooting player and result in a wild attempt at goal.

Check out more definitions from the Renaissance Glossary.