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Title: I always KNEW Soccer was a gay sport
Post by: DREDIOCK on January 10, 2005, 10:25:42 AM: (http://www.kontrabandcontent.co.uk/1/graphics/pics/soccer%20kamasutra1.jpg)
Title: I always KNEW Soccer was a gay sport
Post by: Curval on January 10, 2005, 10:27:53 AM: It's called football.
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Post by: NUKE on January 10, 2005, 10:31:42 AM: Not in America.....it's soccer, and is about as much fun to watch as paint drying.:p
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Post by: Krusher on January 10, 2005, 10:37:00 AM: someone has been to soccersucks.com
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Post by: lasersailor184 on January 10, 2005, 11:38:01 AM: The only good thing to come from Soccer is Bullet Toothed Tony. And all the records he holds.
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Post by: Furball on January 10, 2005, 12:07:45 PM: Quote
Originally posted by NUKE
Not in America.....it's soccer, and is about as much fun to watch as paint drying.:p

thats because you suck at it.
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Post by: Silat on January 10, 2005, 12:36:55 PM: In the USA soccer is daycare.

:D
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Post by: DREDIOCK on January 10, 2005, 01:06:39 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Silat
In the USA soccer is daycare.

:D

LMAO
Yup, thats about the size of it
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Post by: airguard on January 10, 2005, 01:25:49 PM: I dont care it is still FOOTBALL (S) :D
and its fun to watch for those of us who like it :)
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Post by: dedalos on January 10, 2005, 01:53:53 PM: Soccer sucks. Its borring and the scores are low. No excitement.

What is really fun is waching the CUBs play for 4 hours with a score of 0 - 0. Now thats fun and exciting. For reall extreme fun times, you can always watch the BEARS throw 3 yard passes on 3rd and 20 (and drop them). However the score is not borring like a soccer 3 to 2. The score is 14 to 3 baby.

And don't get me started on the Bulls

:D :D :D :D
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Post by: DREDIOCK on January 10, 2005, 02:02:06 PM: Quote
Originally posted by dedalos
For reall extreme fun times, you can always watch the BEARS throw 3 yard passes on 3rd and 20 (and drop them).
:D :D :D :D

Unless it was against the Viking defence in which case it would have ended in a completed pass for 60 yards and probably a touchdown
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Post by: Wotan on January 10, 2005, 02:06:12 PM: Whydo some of you dumb arses quote the images?

At only 2 posts down, posts with 1 line replies, I don't think any one has forgotten the subject matter.
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Post by: Nilsen on January 10, 2005, 02:21:07 PM: Soccer sucks donkey socks.

oink.. oink.. voff!
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Post by: -tronski- on January 10, 2005, 02:28:58 PM: One of those pics isn't football/soccer...

Tronsky
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Post by: mechanic on January 10, 2005, 02:37:40 PM: bandwidth leeches wotan.

yes, i think one is hockey, and i mean the grass version of hockey, i dont mean that ice soccer rubbish from the USA.
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Post by: Curval on January 10, 2005, 02:43:32 PM: Quote
Originally posted by mechanic
i dont mean that ice soccer rubbish from the USA.

You mean Canada.
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Post by: midnight Target on January 10, 2005, 03:03:58 PM: At least soccer has rules that make sense...

Now Cricket OTOH is for total idiots. I mean they just make the stuff up as they play.... anyone can do it.
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Post by: Masherbrum on January 10, 2005, 03:22:20 PM: Yeah it MUST be gay, I'll run ANY of you into the ground and I haven't played in over 13 years. I played for 14 years and can still at my age of 31, just run, run. I still run 5 miles, 4 days a week Spring to Fall.

Only Pu$$ies get negative about soccer.

Karaya

PS - when your balls drop DREDIOCK, the doctor will spay you.
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Post by: wombatt on January 10, 2005, 03:32:13 PM: How odd I always heard that It was the most physically demanding sport in the world.
Followed by Motocross.
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Post by: Curval on January 10, 2005, 03:41:28 PM: Quote
Originally posted by midnight Target
At least soccer has rules that make sense...

Now Cricket OTOH is for total idiots. I mean they just make the stuff up as they play.... anyone can do it.

Someone must have lobbed a googley at you and made the over with the stumps. ;)

lol..
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Post by: Otto on January 10, 2005, 03:43:40 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Furball
thats because you suck at it.

That's not nice......! We just need someone to tell us what the Hell that game is about.
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Post by: Nuke33 on January 10, 2005, 03:44:46 PM: Quote
Originally posted by wombatt
How odd I always heard that It was the most physically demanding sport in the world.

Professional Mid-fielders run on average 10 miles per game and most of it is a full out sprint..

I played soccer for about 10 years growing up, and yes its very demanding..
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Post by: wombatt on January 10, 2005, 03:47:15 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Nuke33
Professional Mid-fielders run on average 10 miles per game and most of it is a full out sprint..

I played soccer for about 10 years growing up, and yes its very demanding..

Yeah I was tall and skinny in High school and found that soccer was not my game LOL.
It is very hard on the knees i found.
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Post by: -tronski- on January 10, 2005, 03:57:24 PM: Quote
Originally posted by mechanic
bandwidth leeches wotan.

yes, i think one is hockey, and i mean the grass version of hockey, i dont mean that ice soccer rubbish from the USA.

Rugby League

Canberra Raiders vs. Manly Sea Eagles I think...

Tronsky
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Post by: Glas on January 10, 2005, 04:03:21 PM: Quote
Originally posted by dedalos
Soccer sucks. Its borring and the scores are low. No excitement.

What is really fun is waching the CUBs play for 4 hours with a score of 0 - 0. Now thats fun and exciting. For reall extreme fun times, you can always watch the BEARS throw 3 yard passes on 3rd and 20 (and drop them). However the score is not borring like a soccer 3 to 2. The score is 14 to 3 baby.

And don't get me started on the Bulls

:D :D :D :D

Well, a TD in American Footie is worth seven points (if is is converted). Right? So a 14-3 score would equate to something like 2 goals and a missed penalty or something like that in soccer :P

Be honest, American Football is a ***** sport compared to soccer. They carry more items of 'protection' than a Dutch hooker on a working night.

There is certainly oodles more skill involved in playing football. It is much easier to direct the ball with the hands (American football). In 'soccer' only 1 player can use his hands, the goalkeeper, except at throw-ins of course. Try throwing a ball in to the air and bouncing it on your fist. Now try it using your feet...

Also, we get to play against more people and teams from hundreds of countries. We have tons of tournaments, both at club and internation level. Oh that's another thing you cant have with American soccer - internationals :D Unless of course you make a USA 'A' team and USA 'B' team and you can play for something like the US Cup :rofl
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Post by: EN4CER on January 10, 2005, 04:33:26 PM: :lol Good One Dred.

(http://gravediggers.biederman.net/extra/socceriq.gif)
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Post by: genozaur on January 10, 2005, 04:36:07 PM: Unless of course you make a USA 'A' team and USA 'B' team and you can play for something like the US Cup. \Originally posted by Glas\

Glas, such a tournament will be named simply American Cup. :D
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Post by: hawker238 on January 10, 2005, 04:43:33 PM: Quote
Originally posted by dedalos
Soccer sucks. Its borring and the scores are low. No excitement.

What is really fun is waching the CUBs play for 4 hours with a score of 0 - 0. Now thats fun and exciting. For reall extreme fun times, you can always watch the BEARS throw 3 yard passes on 3rd and 20 (and drop them). However the score is not borring like a soccer 3 to 2. The score is 14 to 3 baby.

And don't get me started on the Bulls

:D :D :D :D

Wait.... try multiplying the score by 7.... And....

WOAH! ITS 21 TO 14! NOW THINGS ARE FREAKING EXCITING!
:rolleyes:
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Post by: Glas on January 10, 2005, 04:48:01 PM: Quote
Originally posted by genozaur
Unless of course you make a USA 'A' team and USA 'B' team and you can play for something like the US Cup. \Originally posted by Glas\

Glas, such a tournament will be named simply American Cup. :D

I wonder who the first winners would be :lol
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Post by: N22 on January 10, 2005, 04:52:25 PM: YOUR SO CALLED FOOTBALL COMES FROM RUGBY,WICH MAKES AMERICAN FOOTBALL A RUGBY WITH BODY ARMOR.
EUR.FOOTBALL OR RUGBY DO NOT HAVE ALL THAT CRAP(HELM AND EXT.) SO WHOS GAY NOW?
WHY FOOT BALL,THEY HARDLY EVER PLAY WITH FEET.
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Post by: N22 on January 10, 2005, 04:54:59 PM: BY THE WAY.WHATS WITH THE 5 SEC OF ACTION AND 5 MIN OF EXPLANATION TOOF WHAT JUST HAPPEND.
AMERC FOOTBALL BLOWS
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Post by: N22 on January 10, 2005, 04:57:03 PM: LETS SPIT EACH OTHER IN FACES.YEAHH!!!FOOTBALL
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Post by: Lizking on January 10, 2005, 05:02:49 PM: Look down to your lower left on the keyboard. See that button called "Caps Lock"? Hit it one time, then use a screwdriver to remove it from your keyboard. Thank you.
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Post by: Nilsen on January 10, 2005, 05:04:29 PM: And who might you be then N22 ?
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Post by: wombatt on January 10, 2005, 05:08:31 PM: Quote
Originally posted by N22
LETS SPIT EACH OTHER IN FACES.YEAHH!!!FOOTBALL

Midnight Target.
The next time you critique my english please see the above.
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Post by: midnight Target on January 10, 2005, 05:13:53 PM: Quote
Originally posted by wombatt
Midnight Target.
The next time you critique my english please see the above.

'English' should be capitalized.

:cool:
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Post by: N22 on January 10, 2005, 05:32:48 PM: Midnight Target.
Person thats speaks two languages-bilingual
Person thats speaks more than two-multilingual
Person that speaks one-an American
See English is my sec.language,I'm allowed to make mistakes in spelling,some of you fellow Americans still cant even wright.
And i didn't critique Your English,I'm sure you speak it just fine.
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Post by: thrila on January 10, 2005, 05:37:04 PM: Football is twice the sport studmuffins in pads is.
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Post by: N22 on January 10, 2005, 05:38:12 PM: Sorry Midnight Target.
It wasn't addressed to you
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Post by: genozaur on January 10, 2005, 05:45:26 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Glas
I wonder who the first winners would be :lol

It can be a Polish squad from the Green Point neighbourhood here in New York. :)
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Post by: genozaur on January 10, 2005, 05:48:35 PM: Quote
Originally posted by N22
LETS SPIT EACH OTHER IN FACES.YEAHH!!!FOOTBALL

Great idea ! :D
But let's do it from a distance.
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Post by: genozaur on January 10, 2005, 05:52:08 PM: Quote
Originally posted by midnight Target
'English' should be capitalized.

:cool:

I am absolutely positive that only American English can be capitalized. :D
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Post by: N22 on January 10, 2005, 05:58:21 PM: Is that
"My sistaz and brazaz aint got none to shizi in da hizzi" type of English you call American?
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Post by: spitfiremkv on January 10, 2005, 06:02:58 PM: I don't like team sports

soccer football baseball basketball hockey whatever. they all suck balls.
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Post by: genozaur on January 10, 2005, 06:10:03 PM: Quote
Originally posted by N22
Is that
"My sistaz and brazaz aint got none to shizi in da hizzi" type of English you call American?

Yer rite, bro ! :D
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Post by: spitfiremkv on January 10, 2005, 09:56:36 PM: Quote
Originally posted by N22
Is that
"My sistaz and brazaz aint got none to shizi in da hizzi" type of English you call American?

holla back at ya...

is that how Providence is spelled?
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Post by: XtrmeJ on January 10, 2005, 10:00:58 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Furball
thats because you suck at it.

I'm with Furball on this one. I got your back.
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Post by: Holden McGroin on January 10, 2005, 10:04:49 PM: Quote
Originally posted by spitfiremkv
I don't like team sports

soccer football baseball basketball hockey whatever. they all suck balls.

Is that because you always got picked last?

BTW if hockey sucks, it suck pucks.
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Post by: Masherbrum on January 10, 2005, 10:11:21 PM: Quote
Originally posted by wombatt
Yeah I was tall and skinny in High school and found that soccer was not my game LOL.
It is very hard on the knees i found.

at least you admit you are one of the weak.

Karaya
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Post by: Masherbrum on January 10, 2005, 10:12:37 PM: Quote
Originally posted by spitfiremkv
I don't like team sports

soccer football baseball basketball hockey whatever. they all suck balls.

Wow, you some Fat F%^k as your avatar. We're floored by this.

Karaya
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Post by: Masherbrum on January 10, 2005, 10:14:11 PM: Quote
Originally posted by EN4CER
:lol Good One Dred.

(http://gravediggers.biederman.net/extra/socceriq.gif)

You're posting about IQ's and you HAD TO EDIT your post? What a fuggin tool. :aok

Karaya
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Post by: Masherbrum on January 10, 2005, 10:15:26 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Furball
thats because you suck at it.

Yep Furry. You are correct.

Karaya
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Post by: spitfiremkv on January 10, 2005, 11:07:07 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Masherbrum
Wow, you some Fat F%^k as your avatar. We're floored by this.

Karaya

I'd say: let's take this outside mate, see who's in better shape, but I know you carry and have a bad temper :p
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Post by: Fishu on January 10, 2005, 11:24:41 PM: The both football types are boring! american and euro.
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Post by: N22 on January 10, 2005, 11:57:11 PM: I'll say it again Spitfiremkv
Person thats speaks two languages-bilingual
Person thats speaks more than two-multilingual
Person that speaks one-an American
See English is my sec.language,I'm allowed to make mistakes in spelling,some of you fellow Americans still cant even wright.
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Post by: genozaur on January 11, 2005, 04:07:08 AM: I've got a brilliant idea ! Eureka !
We strip the best American football team off all their protective gear and get them play in a chess tounament against the best in the world "soccer" and rugby teams. That's the only way to find out who's the best.
:D

But speaking seriously, were there any players that played both "European" and American football at the professional level ? I know that Lev Yashin was excellent both in ice hockey and football (see my article on him in Wikipedia). But were there the others of this level who excelled in
several team sports ?
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Post by: Holden McGroin on January 11, 2005, 04:33:30 AM: Quote
Originally posted by genozaur
But were there the others of this level who excelled in
several team sports ?

Bo Jackson and Dion Sanders both played professional football and baseball.

While not in team sports, Babe Didrikson Zaharias won 2 Gold medals in track and field in 1932, turned to golf and won 82 tournaments in her career.

Garo Yepremian was an Armenian Football (Soccer) player who came to the USA at 22 and became an outstanding place kicker for several NFL teams, most notably for the Miami Dolphins. His passing rating was less than admirable however.
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Post by: genozaur on January 11, 2005, 05:01:54 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Holden McGroin
Bo Jackson and Dion Sanders both played professional football and baseball.

While not in team sports, Babe Didrikson Zaharias won 2 Gold medals in track and field in 1932, turned to golf and won 82 tournaments in her career.

Garo Yepremian was an Armenian Football (Soccer) player who came to the USA at 22 and became an outstanding place kicker for several NFL teams, most notably for the Miami Dolphins. His passing rating was less than admirable however.

The short list :

Bo Jackson, (American) football and baseball (USA)

Lev Yashin, ice hockey and football (soccer) (USSR)

Dion Sanders, (American) football and baseball (USA)

Garo Yepremian, football (soccer) and (American) football
(Armenia, USA)

Babe Didrikson Zaharias, track&field and golf (USA)

Any additions anyone ?
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Post by: Skydancer on January 11, 2005, 05:43:12 AM: The rest of the world plays football with their feet.

The Americans dress up in pads etc and play it with their hands and give real football a new name! Seems about par for the course to me lol

Look they got a baseball world series too. As far as I know only two or three countries play baseball proffessionaly. Hardly a WORLD series guys.

Still the rest of the worlld doesn't mind too much. We have real football, cricket and rugby ( your version without the namby pamby pads ) So you can keep your rounders (sorry baseball) a womens game here, and two hour long pad posing epics and we'll keep our real sports men thanks.

(CAN we have your cheap petrol though lol):aok :rofl
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Post by: Holden McGroin on January 11, 2005, 05:58:38 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Skydancer
As far as I know only two or three countries play baseball proffessionaly.

You know less than you should.

Quote
(CAN we have your cheap petrol though lol):aok :rofl

The cost of your petrol is the same as the cost of our petrol. It's your taxes that are too expensive.
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Post by: DiabloTX on January 11, 2005, 08:20:09 AM: Quote
Originally posted by genozaur
The short list :

Bo Jackson, (American) football and baseball (USA)

Lev Yashin, ice hockey and football (soccer) (USSR)

Dion Sanders, (American) football and baseball (USA)

Garo Yepremian, football (soccer) and (American) football
(Armenia, USA)

Babe Didrikson Zaharias, track&field and golf (USA)

Any additions anyone ?

I submit maybe the greatest ever:

Full name: James Francis Thorpe
Born: May 28, 1887
Died: March 28, 1953

Height: 6'-1" Weight: 190 lbs.
Position: Halfback
He played for Carlisle Indian School, Cleveland Indians, Oorang Indians, Rock Island Independents, New York Giants, Canton Bulldogs and Chicago Cardinals.
He was the most famous American athlete of the age. He was excellent at every sport he tried.
He won the decathlon and penthatlon events at the 1912 Olympics.
He did play major-league baseball from 1913 to 1919.
Football was his favorite sport. In 1912, Thorpe scored 25 touchdowns and 198 points in leading his Carlisle Indian School team to a national collegiate championship.
Jim Thorpe was selected by the nation's press in 1950 as the most outstanding athlete of the 20th century.
Jim Thorpe was also declared as "America's Greatest football player of the half-century," in 1950.
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Post by: Masherbrum on January 11, 2005, 09:52:22 AM: Quote
Originally posted by spitfiremkv
I'd say: let's take this outside mate, see who's in better shape, but I know you carry and have a bad temper :p

Again, you stumble to another bucket of chit. I am the most laid back person you'll ever meet in life. I just refuse to accept stupidity from others. Again, I run 5 miles 4 days a week from Spring to Fall here in Michigan. I just wish more of you would actually read what you typing BEFORE hitting the "Submit Reply" button.

Karaya
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Post by: SLO on January 11, 2005, 10:29:06 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Masherbrum
Again, you stumble to another bucket of chit. I am the most laid back person you'll ever meet in life. I just refuse to accept stupidity from others. Again, I run 5 miles 4 days a week from Spring to Fall here in Michigan. I just wish more of you would actually read what you typing BEFORE hitting the "Submit Reply" button.

Karaya

you're still gay
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Post by: Saintaw on January 11, 2005, 10:52:45 AM: Quote
Originally posted by genozaur
Unless of course you make a USA 'A' team and USA 'B' team and you can play for something like the US Cup. \Originally posted by Glas\

Glas, such a tournament will be named simply American Cup. :D

Naw, as usual, you'd call it "Werl cup".
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Post by: spitfiremkv on January 11, 2005, 12:38:17 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Masherbrum
Again, you stumble to another bucket of chit. I am the most laid back person you'll ever meet in life. I just refuse to accept stupidity from others. Again, I run 5 miles 4 days a week from Spring to Fall here in Michigan. I just wish more of you would actually read what you typing BEFORE hitting the "Submit Reply" button.

Karaya

the world is full of stupid people. how can you call yourself laid back if you can't deal with that :confused:

I can do 5 miles.
A lot of people can. It's no big deal.
Maybe I did read your post before making my reply

:rolleyes:
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Post by: rshubert on January 11, 2005, 01:05:06 PM: Quote
Originally posted by wombatt
Midnight Target.
The next time you critique my english please see the above.

Note that he managed to misspell "Providence".
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Post by: spitfiremkv on January 11, 2005, 04:24:54 PM: Quote
Originally posted by N22
I'll say it again Spitfiremkv
Person thats speaks two languages-bilingual
Person thats speaks more than two-multilingual
Person that speaks one-an American
See English is my sec.language,I'm allowed to make mistakes in spelling,some of you fellow Americans still cant even wright.

but dude..that's where you live...
how thick can you be not to know how to spell the name of your town?!?!?!?
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Post by: hawker238 on January 11, 2005, 05:21:52 PM: Quote
Originally posted by spitfiremkv
but dude..that's where you live...
how thick can you be not to know how to spell the name of your town?!?!?!?

How do you know 'Providense' isn't a play on the name of the city? Do you live there?
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Post by: EN4CER on January 11, 2005, 07:50:43 PM: Quote
Originally posted by N22
.....some of you fellow Americans still cant even wright.

I believe you meant WRITE not wright.
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Post by: spitfiremkv on January 11, 2005, 09:06:59 PM: Quote
Originally posted by hawker238
How do you know 'Providense' isn't a play on the name of the city? Do you live there?

go play with yourself lol
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Post by: Vulcan on January 11, 2005, 10:06:50 PM: American football wouldn't be so bad if you guys actually played a full continuous game.

Wanna see a toughone...nickname "Granite"...

(http://www.abc.net.au/rugbyunion/worldcup/2003/galleries/ausvnz/images/07_collins.jpg)
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Post by: -tronski- on January 11, 2005, 11:59:11 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Vulcan
American football wouldn't be so bad if you guys actually played a full continuous game.

Wanna see a toughone...nickname "Granite"...

(http://www.abc.net.au/rugbyunion/worldcup/2003/galleries/ausvnz/images/07_collins.jpg)

Jerry Collins?

Tronsky
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Post by: Urchin on January 12, 2005, 02:12:04 AM: I've played rugby and football....

Your average rugby player would probably get demolished were he to strap on pads and play halfback.

Rugby always seemed to be more like contact soccer to me... it was a lot of fun to play though.

Definately more "non-serious" injuries in rugby (broken noses, fingers, etc) than football... but I never saw anyone really take a shot in rugby like I did in football.
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Post by: Skydancer on January 12, 2005, 02:41:23 AM: I may be wrong but I think Rugby beats everything, motorcycle racing, horse riding etc, statisticaly, in terms of spinal and neck injuries. Thats a pretty serious injury I think.

MMM think i'll stick to my bike!:)
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Post by: john9001 on January 12, 2005, 09:42:57 AM: i have watched rugby and it seems like when a player is about to be tackled he throws the ball away.
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Post by: straffo on January 12, 2005, 10:50:37 AM: Quote
Originally posted by john9001
i have watched rugby and it seems like when a player is about to be tackled he throws the ball away.

:rofl :rofl :rofl
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Post by: Glas on January 12, 2005, 11:06:20 AM: Quote
Originally posted by john9001
i have watched rugby and it seems like when a player is about to be tackled he throws the ball away.

Ehhhh, that's kinda the point. It's not about trying to steal 3 yards to make the next play, it's about keeping forward momentum as long as possible.

I don't really know that much about Rugby, it's not a sport ive ever enjoyed watching (but it's great fun to play, just cant remember the rules from schooldaze). But apart from carrying the ball (hah!) with your hands, the similarity between that and American Football ends there. Tactically, they are two totally different games imo.
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Post by: Vulcan on January 12, 2005, 02:10:05 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Urchin
I've played rugby and football....

Your average rugby player would probably get demolished were he to strap on pads and play halfback.

Rugby always seemed to be more like contact soccer to me... it was a lot of fun to play though.

Definately more "non-serious" injuries in rugby (broken noses, fingers, etc) than football... but I never saw anyone really take a shot in rugby like I did in football.

Your average american football player couldn't last through 1 half of a rugby game.
Title: I always KNEW Soccer was a gay sport
Post by: airguard on January 12, 2005, 02:17:49 PM: Originally posted by john9001
i have watched rugby and it seems like when a player is about to be tackled he throws the ball away.

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Originally posted by straffo
:rofl :rofl :rofl

godamed just like me when i have to sell my stock shares in a dooomed company. (redcommiarse I am) :rofl
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Post by: BUG_EAF322 on January 12, 2005, 02:34:35 PM: i bet if they multiply the score with 10 the americans will love it
:)
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Post by: genozaur on January 15, 2005, 11:23:57 PM: Quote
Originally posted by DiabloTX
I submit maybe the greatest ever:

Full name: James Francis Thorpe
Born: May 28, 1887
Died: March 28, 1953

Height: 6'-1" Weight: 190 lbs.
Position: Halfback
He played for Carlisle Indian School, Cleveland Indians, Oorang Indians, Rock Island Independents, New York Giants, Canton Bulldogs and Chicago Cardinals.
He was the most famous American athlete of the age. He was excellent at every sport he tried.
He won the decathlon and penthatlon events at the 1912 Olympics.
He did play major-league baseball from 1913 to 1919.
Football was his favorite sport. In 1912, Thorpe scored 25 touchdowns and 198 points in leading his Carlisle Indian School team to a national collegiate championship.
Jim Thorpe was selected by the nation's press in 1950 as the most outstanding athlete of the 20th century.
Jim Thorpe was also declared as "America's Greatest football player of the half-century," in 1950.

Impressive! :aok
This must be interesting for the thrashers of American football and baseball. The guy won both decathlon and pentathlon at the Olympics.
And the pentathlon is the event borrowed from the ancient Olympic games. It looks like the American sports traditions have deeper roots than one can expect.
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Post by: genozaur on January 16, 2005, 12:06:53 AM: Quote
Originally posted by john9001
i have watched rugby and it seems like when a player is about to be tackled he throws the ball away.

I watched on TV several games of ??? , the Australian (if I'm not mistaken) variant of rugby.
Even knowing nothing about the rules it was interesting to watch.

What I can pay attention to in all these football games is WATCHABILITY of them, and their PLAYABILITY. That is how much interesting it is to watch them, and how much interesting it is to actually play them.
When I was a student at the K. State University I played basketball, volleyball, and handball. The strange (to me at least) thing with the handball is relatively low watchability and so intensive and captivating playability. I still vividly remember the thrill of it.
I would say that watchability of American football is undermined by the multitude of "breaks" in the game flow, whereas in football-soccer one point scoring system is the obvious flaw. Playability in both of these games seems (I never played American football) to be on comparable level, with injury levels' statistics unknown to the general public.
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Post by: Dowding on January 16, 2005, 06:44:57 AM: John9001 - The idea, I think, with Rugby is to get the ball across the other side's line. Hence, you offload the ball when it looks like you are about to be stopped and your side has the position to carry it further forward.

Cricket is generally criticized by people who haven't taken the time to learn and understand the rules, or who don't enjoy sitting in the sun drinking beer. It's a very simple game whichever way you approach it...
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Post by: Canaris on January 17, 2005, 07:01:07 AM: American football is the best sport out there.

Especially that if American football is such a bad sport, is that why its being spread to Canada and Europe which now have started their own leagues.

Canaris
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Post by: moose on January 17, 2005, 08:56:09 AM: when it comes to 'worlds roughest sports', i think it comes down to the following four (in no particular order)

american football
hockey
rugby
irish hurling

bastketball in my mind needs to be full contact. otherwise its one of the weakest sports out there i think.

the american baseball world series IS for the championship of the world. if the team which won the WS went to the olympics, they'd mop the floor with the other countries without a problem. theres really no comparison i think. i yearn for the day when all sports are international but due to travel constraints i doubt it would happen.
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Post by: Curval on January 17, 2005, 09:16:51 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Canaris
American football is the best sport out there.

Especially that if American football is such a bad sport, is that why its being spread to Canada and Europe which now have started their own leagues.

Canaris

Good question...here's another:

If the real football (soccer) is such a bad sport why is it played and watched by hundreds of millions of people throughout the world?
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Post by: Gaylord on January 17, 2005, 09:44:04 AM: Soccer is a gay sport? Oh, pshaw- it is not. There is too much running and you aren't allowed to touch each other. Gay sports are red light- green light, truth or dare and, my favorite, Twister.

:aok
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Post by: DREDIOCK on January 17, 2005, 10:28:25 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Vulcan
Your average american football player couldn't last through 1 half of a rugby game.

And Visa versa
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Post by: DREDIOCK on January 17, 2005, 10:35:48 AM: Ahhh gotta love it.

Any thread critical of Soccer is good for at least two pages.

Look at all the fish I caught.

Now, Where's my invitation to the Bassmaster classic?:D
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Post by: Holden McGroin on January 17, 2005, 10:43:42 AM: Quote
I always KNEW Soccer was a gay sport.

(http://www.mikedesimone.com/m02/utah/um12.jpg)
"Your hands are cold there Earl."
"Hold still Fred, it'll be over in a moment."
Title: I always KNEW Soccer was a gay sport
Post by: DREDIOCK on January 17, 2005, 12:02:41 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Holden McGroin
(http://www.mikedesimone.com/m02/utah/um12.jpg)
"Your hands are cold there Earl."
"Hold still Fred, it'll be over in a moment."

Wow. one whole pic.

Remember We americans are the puratins of the world.

We aint as into all them fancy positions Soccer players are as demonstrated in the initail post
Title: I always KNEW Soccer was a gay sport
Post by: Holden McGroin on January 17, 2005, 12:13:22 PM: Quote
Originally posted by DREDIOCK
Wow. one whole pic.

Remember We americans are the puratins of the world.

We aint as into all them fancy positions Soccer players are as demonstrated in the initail post

The pictures you posted were accidental.

The pic I posted is premeditated and purposeful in... what 70% of plays from scrimmage?
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Post by: DREDIOCK on January 17, 2005, 12:15:57 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Holden McGroin
The pictures you posted were accidental.

The pic I posted is premeditated and purposeful in... what 70% of plays from scrimmage?

Dunno. they sure dont look accidental to me :D
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Post by: Furball on January 17, 2005, 12:34:56 PM: Dennis Wise grabbing Ian Wright's nuts is not accidental, he was probably trying to rip them off.

Vinnie Jones (that tough guy from Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels) was a professional footballer, and he did the same to Paul Gascoigne.

(http://www.aurorasoccerclub.ca/content/gallery/vinnie_gazza.jpg)

And i thought you might enjoy this one too, its Eric Cantona kung fu kicking a spectator.

(http://not.raunvis.hi.is/~pallja/cantona.jpg)