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Donald Ian Rankin

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9. I refuse to pander to the whims of benighted colonials!

Reply to snooper2 (Reply #7)

Fri Jun 12, 2015, 11:46 AM

Jun 2015

The word "football" clearly and unambiguously refers to a game played with a "ball" - a spherical object, controlled using the "feet".

The version of rugby popular in the United States of America should clearly be known as "hand-ellipsoid".

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Women can't compete in violent direct contact sports [View all] packman Jun 2015 OP

HA! Rex Jun 2015 #1

Ronda would break your arm hifiguy Jun 2015 #14

sure they can, but that changes if you throw in mixed gender in some sports cali Jun 2015 #2

Oh, definitely. Lizzie Poppet Jun 2015 #13

Tell that to my neighbor. zappaman Jun 2015 #3

They never met my sister zipplewrath Jun 2015 #4

Technically elbowing people in the face is not meant to be part of football... Donald Ian Rankin Jun 2015 #5

Your point is not my point packman Jun 2015 #6

you mean soccer snooper2 Jun 2015 #7

No it's football malaise Jun 2015 #8

Then you don't get to rename aluminum, because we... Um. Orrex Jun 2015 #17

It was the British who invented the word soccer. alarimer Jun 2015 #19

I know malaise Jun 2015 #20

I refuse to pander to the whims of benighted colonials! Donald Ian Rankin Jun 2015 #9

"pointyball" =P Lizzie Poppet Jun 2015 #11

Sure...but hard fouls happen all the time. Lizzie Poppet Jun 2015 #10

Ronda Rousey would like to have hifiguy Jun 2015 #12

Now add wheels to the mix! Lilith Rising Jun 2015 #15

Sure, but can they dive and roll on the ground and fake injuries as well as men can? DanTex Jun 2015 #16

They obviously can compete with other women. Bonx Jun 2015 #18