Comments on: Breaking Down the Barclays Premier League Email Autoreply System, Part Two

By: Breaking Down the Barclays Premier League Email Autoreply System, Part Three - The Run of Play

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 13:59:51 +0000

[...] moon on the snow. It’s been an…interesting few days. You may recall that I’d been challenged to a duel by the Arsenal email autoreply system after I sent it a letter that it perceived as an insult. Well, I tried to lie low for a while, [...]

By: SpanglyPrincess

SpanglyPrincess — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:28:34 +0000

hahah I too misguidedly chose to read this in a library and am snorting loudly into my sleeves in an effort to keep quiet.

By: Hugo Steckelmacher

Hugo Steckelmacher — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:03:31 +0000

Absolutely hilarious. Since I’m reading this from the library, I had to stifle the long thrusts of laughter that were threatening to come out, so instead out came a muffled whining. Oh well, everyone must think I’m mad.

By: Soccerlens 2007 Awards Readers’ Choice Poll

Soccerlens 2007 Awards Readers’ Choice Poll — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:09:41 +0000

[...] articulate football fans. The Run of Play would be a worthy candidate for a host of awards and with memorable articles like these, it’s no wonder that Brian’s blog got the most votes in this year’s awards. If [...]

By: Brian

Brian — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 23:30:39 +0000

Thanks, Ahmed! I guess we’ll find out soon enough…

By: Ahmed

Ahmed — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 19:05:40 +0000

award-winning stuff

By: Brian

Brian — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 13:52:12 +0000

A) Who says I’m not writing Dumas forgeries from behind the walls of a Parisian fortress?
B) I think our seconds would have to choose the weapons. I doubt I could get the Arsenal email autoreply system to agree to a fuse-boxes-at-fifteen-paces sort of duel, but I thought maybe we could settle on a neutral compromise, like battle axes.

By: Erinti

Erinti — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 08:45:00 +0000

Hm. What are the rules on who gets to choose the weapon, anyway? I’d imagine a glass of water or a finger on a switch would be more effective against it than against you (unless you’ve got something you’d like to tell your readers).

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 01:18:59 +0000

You missed your true calling! You should be writing Dumas forgeries, somewhere deep behind the walls of a Parisian fortress.

By: roswitha

roswitha — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:31:48 +0000

Peals of laughter bounce off the walls in the Angry Nunnery.