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Big_Bird



Joined: 31 Jan 2003
Location: Sometimes here sometimes there...
PostPosted: Sun Jun 13, 2010 4:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
nukeday wrote:
Darling, do tell us the current American slur that is in vogue.


I think the most common is term is ******* ******!
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nukeday



Joined: 13 May 2010
PostPosted: Sun Jun 13, 2010 4:20 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I am sorry, I do not speak asterisks.
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DeMayonnaise



Joined: 02 Nov 2008
PostPosted: Sun Jun 13, 2010 5:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
There's a lot of ignorance here about football (American football).

There is incredible footwork involved in the offensive and defensive lines. 330 pound men very light and quick on their feet. It takes a LOT of skill along with the strength that isn't noticed by people who don't understand the game.

Also, the padding makes people hit harder than in rugby. They figure "Well, I have a helmet on, I can lead with my head and it won't hurt". But then it does. Plus, players don't wear hardly any padding on their legs or midsections. It's basically just helmets and shoulder pads. Hardly a lot of padding.


You guys should read some books on sports and politics, about why England plays soccer and the US plays baseball. There are some great books on the subject.
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Julius



Joined: 27 Jul 2006
PostPosted: Sun Jun 13, 2010 5:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
nukeday wrote:
Handball is a series of several completely different sports. Yikes.
Perhaps he should think up a more creative name


Hmm... "imitation rugby with motorbike helmets?"
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Julius



Joined: 27 Jul 2006
PostPosted: Sun Jun 13, 2010 6:56 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
JMO wrote:
That Baggio miss broke my heart at the time. He had probably the greatest single player performance ever(after 86 maradonna). He dragged Italy to the final. To go out like that was awful.


You could say something similar for Zidane and france I guess.

*Good to see him supporting Algeria today).
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metalhead



Joined: 18 May 2010
Location: Toilet
PostPosted: Sun Jun 13, 2010 9:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Why would anyone that likes rugby support New Zealand and/or Australia, when South Africa, the current world champions, consistently beat the Aussies and Kiwis? May as well support England in the soccer world cup, just for lulz of course.
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JMO



Joined: 18 Jul 2006
Location: Daegu
PostPosted: Sun Jun 13, 2010 10:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I'm pretty sure that 'football' originally meant 'played on foot' as opposed to 'played on horseback'. When Rugby and Football split you could still catch the ball in football. It wasn't until later that the rule changed. Therefore the name is not a reference to kicking.

I tend to think of football as a family of games that have common origins and influenced each other. American Football, Association Football (soccer), Gaelic Football, Aussie Rules, Rugby and Rugby League are all types of football.
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JMO



Joined: 18 Jul 2006
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PostPosted: Sun Jun 13, 2010 10:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
DeMayonnaise wrote:


There is incredible footwork involved in the offensive and defensive lines. 330 pound men very light and quick on their feet. It takes a LOT of skill along with the strength that isn't noticed by people who don't understand the game.



This is what I love about american football. The footwork these big guys have is unreal.
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NYC_Gal



Joined: 08 Dec 2009
PostPosted: Sun Jun 13, 2010 2:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I posted this elsewhere, but feel the need to quote a good friend on this:

Soccer is like a Stephen King novel; A long slow build up of tension that you know will eventually end. Afterwards, you realise it really was just a long boring story with some people running away or towards something.

And then Monday happens.
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Big_Bird



Joined: 31 Jan 2003
Location: Sometimes here sometimes there...
PostPosted: Sun Jun 13, 2010 7:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
NYC_Gal wrote:
I posted this elsewhere, but feel the need to quote a good friend on this:

Soccer is like a Stephen King novel; A long slow build up of tension that you know will eventually end. Afterwards, you realise it really was just a long boring story with some people running away or towards something.

And then Monday happens.


That's a pretty good analogy. Smile
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