I woke up a half hour earlier than usual today so I could listen to a live rugby league match on Internet radio. That's typical for me. Today's news is that I e-mailed the commentators and they read my message -- and pronounced "Dubuque" correctly -- just before the start of the second half. The Continuous Call Team commentators on Sydney radio station 2GB routinely read e-mails from far-flung fans, mostly homesick Australians, during breaks in the action. Today, the Wests Tigers defeated the Canberra Raiders, 26-24, to move within a victory of rugby league's Grand Final (their version of the Super Bowl). After hearing messages from Tigers and Raiders fans from China, California, the Czech Republic and elsewhere, I decided to give it a go -- me being a Wests Tigers fan in Dubuque. I e-mailed the commentators minutes before halftime. My daughter Kerstin and I were sitting at the breakfast table when we heard over the laptop's speakers: "Erik writes from Dubuque, Iowa, USA saying 'Come on Tigers.' Good on ya, Erik." I raised my arms in triumph (and quite possibly "whooped"). Kerstin said: "Great, every teenager's dream. My dad is now officially an international dork." Do ya reckon? I just don't see it that way, mate. I got Dubuque mentioned on Aussie radio!
Erik Hogstrom
Bio: Erik is in his 11th year at the Telegraph Herald, covering health care, human services, weather, technology and other topics.
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