tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post6592510505241617604..comments2024-03-16T14:43:09.430-05:00Comments on Gentlemen of Leisure: Soccer SeasonAustin Gortonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-53490090770075894692010-06-28T06:37:44.598-05:002010-06-28T06:37:44.598-05:00I'd admit defeat, but it is too much work to d...I'd admit defeat, but it is too much work to do something different from what has been ingrained into my brain for 24 years.<br /><br />Fortunately the World Cup is nearing its end now (it is, isn't it? PLEASE say it is!), so I can let it go. By the time this discussion is revived in four years, I will have forgotten your wise words and I can once again stick my foot in my mouth where it is safely hidden from stray socc... er... footballs.Cruella Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11422848273167338884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-39954705368276302632010-06-25T13:49:15.136-05:002010-06-25T13:49:15.136-05:00Well, technically football here in America is used...Well, technically football here in America is used for a different sport. But at first I was going to call Association Football just "football" because I figured it was American arrogance that created the term soccer with a "we'll call it whatever we want" mentality.<br /><br />However, I decided to look up the etymology of the term soccer and, well, instead of me repeating it you can read for yourself: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soccer#Etymology<br /><br />So, many brands of football existed before Association Football claimed the name for itself. Soccer is just a slang to distinguish the type of football being played, and that seems reasonable to me. If I say football it could mean American Football, Association Football, Australian Rules Football, Canadian Football, etc. Saying "soccer" leaves no doubt as to what sport I'm referring to. <br /><br />And besides, if the Europeans don't like us calling football "soccer" then they only have themselves to blaim. It was a Brit who came up with the term in the first place.<br /><br />(Also, it's WAY too much work to call something different from what has been ingrained into my brain for 29 years.)Dr. Bitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13568570859981368717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-47633701679382078482010-06-21T16:11:49.693-05:002010-06-21T16:11:49.693-05:00@Cruella Collett: The only thing about that post I...@Cruella Collett: <i>The only thing about that post I as a European cannot adhere to is your scandalous usage of the word "soccer".</i><br /><br />Dr. Bitz is on vacation at the moment, but I happen to know he has a response to that, so stay tuned. ;)Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-32427497161601759142010-06-21T15:10:15.504-05:002010-06-21T15:10:15.504-05:00No, no, it's not just you. We can see it from ...No, no, it's not just you. We can see it from Europe too. There are so many things with this sport football that is just plain ridiculous. The football players are actors and cowards. The game of football is boring and a tie in football is about as interesting as a tie on a politician. <br /><br />The only thing about that post I as a European cannot adhere to is your scandalous usage of the word "soccer".Cruella Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11422848273167338884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-55753749890661835582010-06-14T18:43:28.695-05:002010-06-14T18:43:28.695-05:00ok just watched the video. You know, i've bang...ok just watched the video. You know, i've banged my head against other people's heads a fair amount of times in my life and not once did it force me to my knees.<br />I mean, hell, i broke my foot at valley fair and walked on it the rest of the afternoon.<br /><br />My fav is the guy who gets kind of tripped up, but keeps running for 4-5 more steps and then falls and blames the other people 10 feet away from himSarah Ahiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02795455714801965956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-12958049791058984692010-06-14T15:55:00.093-05:002010-06-14T15:55:00.093-05:00Anne, to be fair not ALL soccer player flop and th...Anne, to be fair not ALL soccer player flop and those are just the worst of the worst and they certainly do have legitimate injuries...but it happens way more than it should.Dr. Bitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13568570859981368717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-61433318156186734762010-06-14T11:17:21.730-05:002010-06-14T11:17:21.730-05:00Well, in a testament to how little I know or care ...Well, in a testament to how little I know or care about soccer, I had no idea the refs added on the penalty/out of bounds time to the back end of the halves. <br /><br />Holy hell, that's just...crazy. And wrong. Any idea what the thinking behind that is? <br /><br /><i>you know when everyone watched Lost expecting to get answers to all those mysteries but then the series ended with a bunch of mysteries still unanswered? That's a tie.</i><br /><br />Bwahaha! Brilliant. Ties just strike me as something that shouldn't make it past elementary school "everyone's a winner!" games. <br /><br />Whenever I think of soccer and the cultural differences that make it huge everywhere in the world except here, I always think of the Simpsons episode (shocking, I know) in which the family attends a soccer game. <br /><br />The game begins and the ball is passed back and forth amongst three players on the same team without crossing the center line, so the other team is just watching the ball getting passed, waiting for it to cross over. <br /><br />Kent Brockman is doing the play by play of these events, bored out of his mind, while the Latin American announcer is climbing the glass with excitement as the center holds the ball...holds it...HOLDS IT!!!<br /><br />"Pele is king of the soccer field. With Crestfield Wax paper, you can be king of your kitchen."Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-10792307198863177332010-06-14T10:50:24.134-05:002010-06-14T10:50:24.134-05:00@Falen- LMFAO at Wipeout
Ok, those flop videos we...@Falen- LMFAO at Wipeout<br /><br />Ok, those flop videos were just ridiculous and almost torturous to view.<br />Why did like 90% of those guys clutch their face when they fell, when i couldn't see a single one get hurt in the face? Well- except that one where the guys head butt each other.<br /><br />Also, the enormous time delay on some of them deciding to be hurt or tripped or whatever- effing ridiculous.<br /><br />At first i thought maybe it was our desensitization b/c of american football that i had such disdain for this. But no- they're all a bunch of fakers and drama queens as far as i can tellAnne Ahiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04695186823472404436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-4639427255389024932010-06-14T10:20:16.499-05:002010-06-14T10:20:16.499-05:00ha! My dad asked us if we were following the World...ha! My dad asked us if we were following the World Cup. Which was a weird question. I mean, we don't follow any sports, except maybe some of the olympics or weird X games. Oh, and Wipeout.Sarah Ahiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02795455714801965956noreply@blogger.com