OT: why football is better than American football
 

Because it uses the ball with the shape God choose for the Universe http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon6.gif

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3175352.stm

Re: OT: why football is better than American football
 

That's not a football shape, it's a soccer ball. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif

Re: OT: why football is better than American football
 

No, it is a football http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif Football is a game played by kicking the ball. Your favorite sport is technically Handball http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

[ October 09, 2003, 15:56: Message edited by: oleg ]

Re: OT: why football is better than American football
 

Actually my favorite sport is Baseball, but that's another topic. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

So Soccer should be renamed Headball? Kneeball? Chestball? Maybe, "Everything but your hands, unless you are the goalie and then you can use your hands too, Ball" I saw all those being used in a soccer game once. Right before I fell asleep that is. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Actually, with all the penalty delays, video replay for disputed ref call delays, commerical break time outs, ad infinitum ad nauseam, we can't really use the "boring" argument against soccer anymore. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...s/rolleyes.gif

Re: OT: why football is better than American football
 

OK NOW!!!!

Let's get a profesional US Football team to play one of your football teams in a mixed rules game.
You may run, but your gonna slow down sometime... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/shock.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

Re: OT: why football is better than American football
 

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Actually, with all the penalty delays, video replay for disputed ref call delays, commerical break time outs, ad infinitum ad nauseam, we can't really use the "boring" argument against soccer anymore. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...s/rolleyes.gif </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">No, the delays in Football are anoying at times, but they are strategically placed to allow snack/bathroom breaks without missing any of the action. In soccer you can take a 2 hour bathroom break and not miss anything significant. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

Whew, that line at the snack bar took forever. What'd I miss?

Uh, they all ran this way for a while, then they all ran back the other way for a while. Actually I am not sure about any more then that cause I have been sitting here doing my taxes to keep from nodding off. But the score is still tied, zero-zero.

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Actually, given this quote from the article:

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">I'd say He modeled the Universe after Dungeons & Dragons.

And if He's the DM, I say He's totally cheap when it comes to handing out magic items. I'm, what, an 8th level peon and not one +1 sword in sight.

Re: OT: why football is better than American football
 

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Actually, with all the penalty delays, video replay for disputed ref call delays, commerical break time outs, ad infinitum ad nauseam, we can't really use the "boring" argument against soccer anymore. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...s/rolleyes.gif </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">No, the delays in Football are anoying at times, but they are strategically placed to allow snack/bathroom breaks without missing any of the action. In soccer you can take a 2 hour bathroom break and not miss anything significant. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif
</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">As opposed to the fast action, never boring game of baseball. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">How wbout they play a European rugy team instead? Those woosies wouldn't even step on a field with out 100 pounds of bullet proof armour. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif