OK. So we are two old guys chiding one another.

I'm glad you were able to enjoy the game despite it's late hour. I have always been a fan of British humo(u)r and was a big Peter Sellers fan long before he was a part of the American movie mainstream. His work in the early black and white British films such as Two Way Stretch, Heavens Above, I'm All Right, Jack, etc. were some of the best comedy I have seen in my long lifetime.

Perhaps one day you can explain cricket to me. I am a big baseball fan and once spent half an weekend in an hotel in London watching cricket and could still not figure it out. I also realize (or realise) that trying to explanin baseball with just words and not being at a game simultaneously, is almost impossible; perhaps the same is true for cricket.

Each of my posts has been quite tongue in cheek as have been the way that I have read yours.

Cheers, mate.

When are you Americans going to understand irony. Of course I do not doubt the Apollo moon landings I am old enough to have watched them live. Yes I enjoyed the game I probably know as much as you do about American football. Lighten up the post was English humour!

You misunderstand and underestimate the ingenuity of American business. The outage was a simple disruption to allow for more commercials (adverts, as I believe you call them).

As for America going to the moon, I could probably make similar comments on whether it is really realistic to accept the myth that the British once had an empire upon which the sun never set. However, if you are still skeptical, I suggest you contact Sir Richard Branson for reservations on his first flight to the moon so you can see the American flags that are still up there.

My other comment is to make note of the fact that the computers we are both using are far, far more powerful that all the computers used in the Apollo program. An interesting factoid from your cousins across the pond.

By the way, are you enjoying the game and do you understand what is going on?

At least in Blighty we can keep the lights on! If you cannot even keep the lights working how can we believe you went to the Moon?

Of course I do. And I hope you enjoyed a bit of good ol' American sarcasm. Remember we are cousins ... two peoples separated by a common language.

Many thanks for this feedback. You do not understand English humour or the concept of irony do you?

Just think of it as American football's version of the final game in the World Cup. And American football and what the rest of the world calls football are two very different games. One has no contact and very little hands on activity; the other is all about contact and using one's hands.

Give it a try. Just watch with an open mind.