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That's really nitpicking and you know it. Legolas Send a noteboard - 03/07/2010 01:41:31 AM
Soccer: goalkeepers, throw-ins, grabbing each other's shorts, shirts, and body parts on corner kicks...

Football: Placekicking, punting, kickoffs, and I'm pretty sure one needs his feet in order to run, set up to block, or drive through a tackle.


Joel's argument about how kicking (i.e. using one's feet) used to be much more important in American football might have some validity, but in the sports as they exist currently, it's really a stretch to claim "football" is a remotely accurate description of American football.
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So, soccer is actually a British term- who knew? beetnemesis - 02/07/2010 04:09:26 AM 987 Views
That doesn't change the fact that calling a game played with hands and an oval "football" is silly *NM* Floffe - 02/07/2010 07:22:33 AM 324 Views
You've been seeing too much John Cleese haven't you? Artsapat - 02/07/2010 08:55:49 AM 865 Views
Wait, so "spherical" is implicit in the term "football"? Joel - 02/07/2010 09:14:07 AM 709 Views
You must have missed the "ball" part. You know, round object? Legolas - 02/07/2010 09:38:15 AM 729 Views
"Round" includes "ovular" as well as "spherical. " Joel - 02/07/2010 10:04:24 AM 921 Views
The objec used in rugby is called a ball. Spriteling - 02/07/2010 12:35:17 PM 735 Views
It is called an egg snoopcester - 02/07/2010 12:37:02 PM 731 Views
Formal dances are also called balls ranagrande - 02/07/2010 11:39:21 PM 717 Views
Not sure it's the same word though Isaac - 02/07/2010 11:46:09 PM 881 Views
It's round if you view it point on. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 03/07/2010 01:01:25 AM 303 Views
Soccer players use their hands and football players use their feet Mossman - 03/07/2010 12:57:18 AM 831 Views
That's really nitpicking and you know it. Legolas - 03/07/2010 01:41:31 AM 638 Views
Before the forward pass became prominent, kicking dominated the game Cannoli - 03/07/2010 02:16:42 AM 765 Views
I knew, and have pointed out much of this on several occasions. Joel - 02/07/2010 09:11:38 AM 678 Views
Same. *NM* Liam - 02/07/2010 09:51:16 AM 287 Views
Association football, rugby football, aussie rules football, american football, gaelic football, etc Liam - 02/07/2010 09:57:26 AM 675 Views
Sorry, forgot about Gaelic. Joel - 02/07/2010 10:23:48 AM 705 Views
Yes but only upper class rugger buggers use it snoopcester - 02/07/2010 11:32:33 AM 703 Views
You can't be snide about being working class and upper class in the same thread *NM* Roland00 - 02/07/2010 12:52:50 PM 298 Views
Yes I bally well can! snoopcester - 02/07/2010 01:03:38 PM 698 Views
Two words: Tigr - 02/07/2010 02:34:25 PM 709 Views
Okay, to be serious snoopcester - 02/07/2010 02:55:13 PM 727 Views
I don't think you understand. Tigr - 02/07/2010 02:59:56 PM 714 Views
I say old fruit snoopcester - 02/07/2010 03:05:33 PM 686 Views
Nyah Tigr - 02/07/2010 03:15:08 PM 706 Views
Re: I don't think you understand. TaskmasterJack - 02/07/2010 10:36:17 PM 648 Views
I knew, because Liam up there told me. Aqaaages ago *NM* Jessie - 03/07/2010 04:41:55 AM 393 Views
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