17-02-2002 21:44									#61
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Football, as in you throw the ball.

As in, there is actual strategy.

	17-02-2002 22:53									#62
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quote: Originally posted by MacTBone Football, as in you throw the ball.

Be honest, how can Americans not understand that we can't help it when we don't take you seriously? "Handball, as in you kick the ball."



mellons indeed...

	17-02-2002 23:08									#63
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Well, we start with a kickoff. We score extra points, or "Point After Touchdown", and field goals...

Does it matter? Why is it called Jai-Lai? Or cricket? Or rugby? Or pool? Or snooker?

	17-02-2002 23:11									#64
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I think Americans should say American Football when they are refering to that game that resembles Rugby.

Football is internationally accepted as the word for "soccer". Get with the programme.

	17-02-2002 23:13									#65
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Whilst we're on the subject, hockey refers to the ice game, field hockey the non-ice version.

	17-02-2002 23:13									#66
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What's a "programme"? Why do you have to add u's in everything?

	17-02-2002 23:17									#67
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"Get with the programme" is a phrase, never heard it before? It means follow the rules, do as the others are doing...

quote: Why do you have to add u's in everything?

To make Americans look illiterate in English.

	17-02-2002 23:26									#68
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Oh! You mean "program"! As in a computer "program", or a television "program".

	17-02-2002 23:40									#69
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Soccer a great sport to play and involves all sorts of great strategies, its just that watching it is like watching sod.

I believe in order to resolve this whole situation we should call soccer "Monkey Orgy Fantastic!" for the European tradition of chasing monkeys around at fornicating with them at half time.

	17-02-2002 23:45									#70
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Programme can be spelt like that, even in America.

Pantaloon, keep taking them pills.

	17-02-2002 23:50									#71
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I wanted to watch a soccer program last night, but only ice hockey was on.

	18-02-2002 02:57									#72
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quote: Originally posted by MacTBone "A tie is like kissing your sister"

you know thats a misquote!

"coming second is like kissing your sister" is the quote, personally i just consider it good manners!

	18-02-2002 03:07									#73
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You mean Lombardi never said that?

	18-02-2002 03:13									#74
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i thought that was the quote? if not i apologize and stand corrected, lemme just edit my post! (and delete yours)!

	18-02-2002 03:20									#75
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Try finding some european who loves baseball, not that easy huh? The thing as that you have to understand the game in order to enjoy it most of the time.

	18-02-2002 03:24									#76
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quote: Originally posted by Wille Try finding some european who loves baseball, not that easy huh? The thing as that you have to understand the game in order to enjoy it most of the time.

true, i know the rules of baseball but not the nuances(sp), but i understand both in american football and think it's the mutts nuts, so there might be some common ground!

	18-02-2002 03:33									#77
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quote: Originally posted by Wille Try finding some european who loves baseball, not that easy huh? The thing as that you have to understand the game in order to enjoy it most of the time.

Well, last time I checked I was European and I love baseball (and for once I mean the Ameriko thing (( and the Cuban thing too, I saw the Cuban team play once here in Holland))). Problem is that all the good games are aired in the middle of the night over here and the last couple of years on pay-tv

	18-02-2002 03:39									#78
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quote: Originally posted by Hueij Well, last time I checked I was European and I love baseball (and for once I mean the Ameriko thing (( and the Cuban thing too, I saw the Cuban team play once here in Holland))). Problem is that all the good games are aired in the middle of the night over here and the last couple of years on pay-tv

Yeah and of course there are people like you who like and understand the game, but you are part of a minority are you not? Vice versa with the states and football.

	18-02-2002 03:48									#79
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quote: Yeah and of course there are people like you who like and understand the game, but you are part of a minority are you not? Vice versa with the states and football.

Well, as a Euro I'm definitely a minority, but in Holland baseball is one of the "big" small sports. We are not Euro champion for nothing The Dutch team is known for occasionally beating American college teams. Not too often though And IIRC we beat Cuba in the last Olympics.

	19-02-2002 00:21									#80
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I went to watch Houston Astros play Chicago Cubs a year ago in September. Wrigley Field the stadium?

Anyway both teams were bottom of the league and so it made the game extremely exciting - both pithchers were so crap the score was ~ 13-11.

I got to see the infamous Sammy Sosa, but not being a baseball fan didn't recognise the name at the time.

I know the rules of baseball, thanx to a partial American childhood, but I'm not interested in it.