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hlthe2b

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2. I doubt you needed to go further than football and gophers.

Reply to viva la (Original post)

Sat Oct 2, 2021, 03:51 PM

Oct 2021

Though they might be curious why/how they earned the name?

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Imagine what a non-native speaker would think of this sentence? [View all] viva la Oct 2021 OP

Strange american dweller Oct 2021 #1

I doubt you needed to go further than football and gophers. hlthe2b Oct 2021 #2

Because they gopher it on 4th down? n/t Harker Oct 2021 #5

I am a native speaker, and it sounds goofy to me. Harker Oct 2021 #3

We haven't even gotten to the great penetration viva la Oct 2021 #4

A tight end can help there. n/t Harker Oct 2021 #6

Or "The Wolverines kicked some Badger ass today." milestogo Oct 2021 #7

"There's a Dolphin down on the field." Auggie Oct 2021 #8

Hail Mary ! Interception ! Oh God ! Tetrachloride Oct 2021 #9

Trojans pound Beavers. Marcuse Oct 2021 #10

hahahahahahaha Capt. America Oct 2021 #11

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