Don't blame us for 'soccer' - GoFuckYourself.com

Mutt · 07-01-2014, 02:21 AM

Blame the Brits, we had nothing to do with the word. I googled, there were different types of football in the 19th century when the rules of football were codified. The 'beautiful game' version, which ain't all that beautiful, became known as 'Association football' because the governing body was The Football Association, got abbreviated to Assoc football - then those effeminate English lads began calling it 'soccer'. The masculine lads continued to play rugby football, which is indeed a rough and manly game from which the greatest football of all, American gridiron football, evolved.

H-Tom · 07-01-2014, 02:54 AM

I call it eggHAND and FOOTball.

Mr. Garibaldi · 07-01-2014, 03:02 AM

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Originally Posted by H-Tom

I call it eggHAND and FOOTball.

indeed

lock · 07-01-2014, 03:43 AM

I agree it is football but teams should hire actors to perform a more convincing penalties. Some very rigged antics and nonsense decisions made this world cup.

balint · 07-01-2014, 03:56 AM

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indeed

PR_Glen · 07-01-2014, 07:17 AM

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I call it eggHAND and FOOTball.

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indeed

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oppoten · 07-01-2014, 07:49 AM

Rugby is still known today as rugger.

Think there are some similar ones in cricket. It all comes from English public schools, where the toffs are educated.

Supz · 07-01-2014, 07:59 AM

Call it handegg or snaglefragle. Whatever the name is, it is still much more entertaining the Futbol. The fake fouls in Futbol make it almost unbearable to watch. Besides the fact that nothing happens in 90% of the game.

CDSmith · 07-01-2014, 08:03 AM

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Originally Posted by H-Tom

I call it eggHAND and FOOTball.

While we're being so pathetically literal we may as well rename Cricket to 'BATball'.

No sense leaving other sports out of this stupid argument. :D

marcop · 07-01-2014, 08:31 AM

I grew up on a council estate in South London, and we called it soccer as much as we called it football.

dyna mo · 07-01-2014, 08:35 AM

the truly funny part about the handegg posters is an American football is shaped nothing like an egg.

basic geometry fail.

VikingMan · 07-01-2014, 01:00 PM

I am fine with people referring to soccer as football as long as whey they do it they make sure to pucker their lips like they are going to suck a cock.

mineistaken · 07-01-2014, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Mutt

The masculine lads continued to play rugby football, which is indeed a rough and manly game from which the greatest football of all, American gridiron football, evolved.

Care to explain how American rugby is greater than original rugby? Fancy safety armor?

mineistaken · 07-01-2014, 01:21 PM

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pics of exceptions

Huh?
Foot is involved 99% of the time in football.
Handegg and foot - most of the time there are hands and not feet.

rogueteens · 07-01-2014, 01:24 PM

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Call it handegg or snaglefragle. Whatever the name is, it is still much more entertaining the Futbol.

LOL, funny. you find two hours of TV where you get to see 1 hour forty five of adverts and talking heads entertaining ....

and lets face it, the few minutes they actually do play is as dull as dishwater. Handegg hasn't caught on in any other country because no one else is stupid enough to be taken in by a whole sport designed for advertising.

mineistaken · 07-01-2014, 01:27 PM

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and lets face it, the few minutes they actually do play is as dull as dishwater. Handegg hasn't caught on in any other country because no one else is stupid enough to be taken in by a whole sport designed for advertising.

Consumer society loves comercials

Deej · 07-01-2014, 02:36 PM

The word originated from heart of the very people that complain about people calling it soccer. The english football association came up with the term.

That's all I ever have to say to some 'bloke' hopped up on ales trying to start shit about someone calling their boring as shit sport soccer. Most of them have no clue about it or even how to retort. They either escalate it by trying to call you a liar or feel really stupid. Either way. Who gives a shit.

Sly · 07-01-2014, 02:51 PM

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a whole sport designed for advertising.

How does that play into the popularity of: flag football, peewee football, junior high football, high school football, and college football?

Such hostility on both sides of this argument. It's worse than a bunch of old high school sport relics whining about women's sports "destroying" their golden moment in life.

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Deej I make pixels work Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: I live here... Posts: 24,386	The word originated from heart of the very people that complain about people calling it soccer. The english football association came up with the term. That's all I ever have to say to some 'bloke' hopped up on ales trying to start shit about someone calling their boring as shit sport soccer. Most of them have no clue about it or even how to retort. They either escalate it by trying to call you a liar or feel really stupid. Either way. Who gives a shit. __________________ Deej's Designs n' What Not Hit me up for Design, CSS & Photo Retouching Icq#30096880

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H-Tom Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: . Posts: 677	I call it eggHAND and FOOTball.

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oppoten NAME THE JEW Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 4,793	Rugby is still known today as rugger. Think there are some similar ones in cricket. It all comes from English public schools, where the toffs are educated.

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Supz Arthur Flegenheimer Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New York City Posts: 11,056	Call it handegg or snaglefragle. Whatever the name is, it is still much more entertaining the Futbol. The fake fouls in Futbol make it almost unbearable to watch. Besides the fact that nothing happens in 90% of the game.

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marcop Content Producer Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 4,144	I grew up on a council estate in South London, and we called it soccer as much as we called it football.

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dyna mo The People's Post Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: invisible 7-11 Posts: 65,291	the truly funny part about the handegg posters is an American football is shaped nothing like an egg. basic geometry fail.

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VikingMan Exploiting human weakness Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: next to a salmon stream Posts: 6,529	I am fine with people referring to soccer as football as long as whey they do it they make sure to pucker their lips like they are going to suck a cock.