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Epicurus
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 Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2009 6:46 pm Post subject: pretty funny soccer joke |
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Web ClipFunny Quote of the Day - Mike Ditka -
"If God had wanted man to play soccer, he wouldn't have given us arms." |
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the ireland
Joined: 11 May 2008
Location: korea
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| Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2009 3:40 am Post subject: |
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maybe he wanted them to be goal keepers? or to be really good at taking the throw ins, like rory delap??
Did I over analyse it??  |
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AmericanExile
Joined: 04 May 2009
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| Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 6:03 pm Post subject: |
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| Mike Ditka is ALWAYS right, and he can fight hurricanes. |
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bigclanger3
Joined: 25 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 7:57 pm Post subject: |
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| if God had wanted us to play Ameriqueen 'football' we'd be born with helmets and padding... |
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AmericanExile
Joined: 04 May 2009
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| Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 10:09 pm Post subject: |
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| bigclanger3 wrote: |
| if God had wanted us to play Ameriqueen 'football' we'd be born with helmets and padding... |
Sure, the way we are all born with soccer balls attached. No wait, I guess we had to invent those like helmets and padding. I guess that makes your point incredibly silly. Sucks to be you. |
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backhand
Joined: 17 Jul 2009
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| Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 5:54 am Post subject: |
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When foreigners fake soccer injuries, they are diving.
korean are honest and don't fake soccer injuries.
You understand? |
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pie eater
Joined: 07 Jul 2009
Location: The Bando
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| Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 7:04 am Post subject: |
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Here you go - a funnier soccer/football joke:
What do you call a spanish football player with no legs?
Gracias!
Ho ho ho!
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Swami
Joined: 13 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 7:10 am Post subject: |
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| backhand wrote: |
When foreigners fake soccer injuries, they are diving.
korean are honest and don't fake soccer injuries.
You understand? |
This is sarcasm? |
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Pompeyinnit
Joined: 01 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 11:39 pm Post subject: |
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| Yeah Mike Dickta that's why your funny rugby is so popular all around the world... |
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roadwork
Joined: 24 Nov 2008
Location: Goin' up the country
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| Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 11:42 pm Post subject: |
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| pie eater wrote: |
Here you go - a funnier soccer/football joke:
What do you call a spanish football player with no legs?
Gracias!
Ho ho ho!
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Uhh...try again. |
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AmericanExile
Joined: 04 May 2009
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| Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2009 12:39 am Post subject: |
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| Pompeyinnit wrote: |
| Yeah Mike Dickta that's why your funny rugby is so popular all around the world... |
You seem to be under the impression that the preferences of every person on the planet should be thought of as important.
I'll let you in on a little secret. Some people get it. Others don't. The fact their are people who don't like football isn't a commentary on how good a game it is. It is a commentary on their ability to appreciate such a complex and complicated sport.
It is easy to understand why so many prefer soccer. It is a simple, easy to understand game. Perfect for the masses. |
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roknroll
Joined: 29 Dec 2007
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| Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2009 12:49 am Post subject: |
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| AmericanExile wrote: |
| Pompeyinnit wrote: |
| Yeah Mike Dickta that's why your funny rugby is so popular all around the world... |
You seem to be under the impression that the preferences of every person on the planet should be thought of as important.
I'll let you in on a little secret. Some people get it. Others don't. The fact their are people who don't like football isn't a commentary on how good a game it is. It is a commentary on their ability to appreciate such a complex and complicated sport.
It is easy to understand why so many prefer soccer. It is a simple, easy to understand game. Perfect for the masses. |
I'd argue economics. Just like running, doesn't require relatively expensive equipment. |
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JMO
Joined: 18 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2009 4:10 am Post subject: |
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[quote="AmericanExile"]
| Pompeyinnit wrote: |
It is a commentary on their ability to appreciate such a complex and complicated sport.
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I love american football and soccer but sorry, American football is not complicated at all.
The schemes and strategies are complex but the same can be said for soccer. At the end of the day you don't need to know what a zone blitz is to enjoy american football as you don't need to understand what a libero is to enjoy soccer.
Here is a good piece on why soccer is the beautiful game and also why it is so hard to understand for the outsider.
http://www.runofplay.com/2008/09/01/the-beautiful-game-part-two/
A post in the comments summed up the difference for me between soccer and american football.
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| the rules of American football or baseball or basketball are much more numerous and more complex than those of football. But the actions that a given player can take at any given time are far fewer. In football, a player � especially the player with the ball � can at any moment do almost anything. Think about one of my favorite players, Cesc Fabregas, with the ball at his feet thirty meters from the opponent's goal; think about how many options present themselves to him, and how the geometry of those options is constantly altering as players move about the pitch. This is why Cruyff was called "Pythagoras in boots," right? � because of his mastery of this ever-changing geometry. One ball, almost no equipment, few rules, a pitch with few marks on it � and yet at almost every moment a dizzying range of possibility. |
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the_beaver
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2009 4:20 am Post subject: |
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| This should be another entertaining 15 pager... |
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Pompeyinnit
Joined: 01 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2009 5:42 am Post subject: |
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| AmericanExile wrote: |
| Pompeyinnit wrote: |
| Yeah Mike Dickta that's why your funny rugby is so popular all around the world... |
You seem to be under the impression that the preferences of every person on the planet should be thought of as important.
I'll let you in on a little secret. Some people get it. Others don't. The fact their are people who don't like football isn't a commentary on how good a game it is. It is a commentary on their ability to appreciate such a complex and complicated sport.
It is easy to understand why so many prefer soccer. It is a simple, easy to understand game. Perfect for the masses. |
lol - American rugby: the sport of choice for the global elite...
I can't even start to compare the beautiful game with a sport in which each team actually has 2 different teams (defensive and offensive), each 'play' usually only consists of one pass (followed by a gatorade break), and it takes 4 hours to play a one-hour match.
btw 'their' is a possessive pronoun; 'there' is a pronoun. I know it's a little complicated, but you understand American rugby so I'm surprised that this is tricky for you... |
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