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grahamiam · 27-04-2005, 20:11

but that was not Paal's complaint

he stated "it's not soccer, it's football..." however, a little bit of searching shows that soccer = associated football, the term used to describe the origins of the sport so widely loved today as "football".

btw, i totally agree that "American Football" should not use the term "football" at all. even my 4yr old knows that

Pastorius · 27-04-2005, 20:15

Well, my thought before grahamiam posted the reason for "soccer" was that Americans use the term football on their own variant of rugby, and soccer because football was already taken. So I emphasized the touching of the ball with hands in NFL...

Example carrying of ball: http://home.swipnet.se/~w-26343/photo1.jpg

Mistfit · 27-04-2005, 23:12

Nice Example: Barry Sanders one of my all time favorites!!!

Melifluous · 28-04-2005, 00:04

I would like to applaud Paals defense of the fine game that is 'football'

I found this link abouts the origins of rugby.

I would like to quote this line about the now famous William Webb Ellis,

Quote:

quote:
(William) "in a fine disregard for the rules" picked up the ball and ran with it in a defining moment in sports history is now accepted by sports historians as being fanciful and a gross distortion of what is known.

Although the carrying of the ball was admirable. It was also clearly against the rules.

Football is football.

American football aint.

There is no such thing as American English. There is only English and some other type of English.

Melifluous

Pastorius · 28-04-2005, 00:06

You can always count on Mel

Mistfit · 28-04-2005, 00:07

Who'da thunk it that my thread would have turned into a rant about the propper naming of Football?

Not this crazy clown.

Melifluous · 28-04-2005, 00:45

Ah but it is ones expressed mission in life to both

1) subvert the true meaning of any thread
2) Educate the masses about the true meaning of stupid and English (need I say it twice?) in a patronising and condescending way.

Peace.

Melifluous

akots · 28-04-2005, 01:02

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quote: I've always imagined the internet as like a giant hall, like a church or an echoing tunnel. You know what I want to do then? ...

I'm always imagining a forum with only a single thread. Everything is discussed in it. It would be a long and peculiar thread. You know what I want to do then? I imagine myself an admin which wakes up and erases the whole thread and people have to start building a new long thread again from scratch. Longer than the training day game. BTW, have the guys there finished on not? It seems that the fourth shift is working on it or even fifth. First are already veterans.

Mistfit · 28-04-2005, 03:40

I've actually been playing in GK2 TDG for over a year now. It's gotten to the point where we are having a difficult time actually getting noobs to play in it. I will admit though that that game probably improved my game the most of anything since I started palying Civ. What I find funny about the TDG is that the last turns have been played by myself, alerum, denyd, and Brother Bede. All of which (with the possible exception of myself) have no reason to be playing in such a low level game.

Matrix · 28-04-2005, 04:29

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quote:Originally posted by Melifluous

There is no such thing as American English. There is only English and some other type of English.

That's rather egocentric.

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28-04-2005, 00:45	#37
Melifluous Administrator Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: In the bar with SF. Posts: 3,024	Ah but it is ones expressed mission in life to both 1) subvert the true meaning of any thread 2) Educate the masses about the true meaning of stupid and English (need I say it twice?) in a patronising and condescending way. Peace. Melifluous __________________ Isn't it awfully nice to have a penis? Isn't it frightfully good to have a dong? It's swell to have a stiffy, It's divine to own a dick. From the tiniest little tadger To the world's biggest prick! So three cheers for your willy or John Thomas. Hooray for your one-eyed trousers snake.

27-04-2005, 20:11	#31
grahamiam Emperor Join Date: May 2004 Location: USA, East Coast. Posts: 2,673	but that was not Paal's complaint he stated "it's not soccer, it's football..." however, a little bit of searching shows that soccer = associated football, the term used to describe the origins of the sport so widely loved today as "football". btw, i totally agree that "American Football" should not use the term "football" at all. even my 4yr old knows that

28-04-2005, 03:40	#39
Mistfit King Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: idunno. Posts: 2,428	I've actually been playing in GK2 TDG for over a year now. It's gotten to the point where we are having a difficult time actually getting noobs to play in it. I will admit though that that game probably improved my game the most of anything since I started palying Civ. What I find funny about the TDG is that the last turns have been played by myself, alerum, denyd, and Brother Bede. All of which (with the possible exception of myself) have no reason to be playing in such a low level game. __________________ Stumbling from pillar to post...