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American Football in London ZOMG!@!
Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 10:06 am
by Molten Prominence
http://www.giants.com/news/eisen/story. ... y_id=24334
My favorite team is the New York Giants. They should win but u never know when u play with a lopsided pointy ball.
Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 11:40 am
by Toucan
*packs rucksack full of semtex"
HI-HOOOOO!
Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 7:01 pm
by A'Ton Sands
I was asked about this last night, as far as I know there is nothing in the UK media about this.
Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 7:13 pm
by Parrot
That's all they keep talking about here..Miami is my favorite team but they suck this year.. 0-7 record with o = wins...
Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 4:40 am
by Molten Prominence
A'Ton Sands wrote:I was asked about this last night, as far as I know there is nothing in the UK media about this.
Doesnt surprise me. Its the equavilant of two pro cricket teams coming to the United States.
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 4:13 pm
by Molten Prominence
The game wasnt a flashy high scoring game but I have to give it to the fans there. They were very loud and looked to be having a great time. Someone even ran out onto the field to the delight of the crowd.
The idea to do this where they play 1 game each year international in my opinion is just plain stupid. Its not like basketball which the world really embraced. I dont see this game going international any time soon.
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 6:01 pm
by Iakimo
Molten Prominence wrote:A'Ton Sands wrote:I was asked about this last night, as far as I know there is nothing in the UK media about this.
Doesnt surprise me. Its the equavilant of two pro cricket teams coming to the United States.
Hmm... I don't "get" cricket, but from the boisterousness of the crowd, I would say a better comparison would be if a rugby match were imported to America. I still don't "get" rugby, but it's easy for any guy to dig big groups of men running full-tilt into one another.
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 7:00 pm
by Toucan
crickets the poofiest sport ever
it's just so......english
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 9:06 pm
by Lores
The funniest part...all the news is calling it American Football in Europe
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 10:30 pm
by Toucan
thats cause it is american football
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 10:37 pm
by A'Ton Sands
dav4flynn wrote:The funniest part...all the news is calling it American Football in Europe
Thats because its not Football, its American Football
I believe you guys call Football, Soccer
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 11:59 pm
by Lores
Was talking about the Europe part
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 5:42 am
by Molten Prominence
Toucan wrote:thats cause it is american football
Why we named it football when you use ur hands 95% of the time is beyond me.
Even how we got the name soccer is retarded. (but i do like the name)
Find Etymology here:
http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/soccer
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 5:54 am
by Iakimo
Interesting! So in North America, they shortened the word, "Association" into "Soccer," while in Europe they dropped the "Association" and just focused on calling it "football." Gee, I learned yet another useless tidbit of information today! Thanks!
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 7:16 am
by A'Ton Sands
Molten Prominence wrote:Toucan wrote:thats cause it is american football
Why we named it football when you use ur hands 95% of the time is beyond me.
Even how we got the name soccer is retarded. (but i do like the name)
Find Etymology here:
http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/soccer
I can help you there.
From what I understand American Football originates with Rugby, Officialy Rugby is Rugby Football, so it is a simple extention for it to become American Football
Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 12:39 am
by eirykhi
Europe not UK but its being played in england where is my England flamers