It's a pre-season Sunday. A dog is lying at my feet gnawing on a bone. The house is otherwise quiet. As is the Arsenal news for the most part. For those interested in such things, it looks like we're going to play Barcelona in our final pre-season game. This going to be the Joan Gamper Trophy, a traditional match at the Nou Camp named after Joan Gamper, a founding member, player, and later president of the club. He was also renowned as a dedicated owl puncher. I do not condone violence to animals in any way, but if I had to punch a bird in the face an owl would definitely be in the top five, along with magpies, seagulls, pigeons, and Neotropic Cormorants. Lots of people think owls are...
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