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Cliff Glitchard
from DEEP DOWN INSIDE on 2019-08-27 01:20 [#02584194]
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What is your favourite English words/terminology that American's missuse to pretend they are superior to English?
Mine is; First Floor - which is American for Second Floor. (go figure)
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wavephace
from off the chain on 2019-08-27 01:28 [#02584197]
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I'm not big on sports (other than the Women's World Cup and the WNBA), but for me it's gotta be "football". Unlike the American version, the game is actually played with a ball, and feet. Crazy, I know. And "soccer" just makes me think of domestic violence against women
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Cliff Glitchard
from DEEP DOWN INSIDE on 2019-08-27 01:46 [#02584206]
Points: 4158 Status: Lurker | Followup to wavephace: #02584197
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Unfortunately soccer is an english word, described as football for Amercians so you haven't won a Brand New Datsun.
* ushers Cynthia to bring out a 89 Nissan Datsun by towrope by tractor *
Unfortunately this is what you could have won.
And this is what it looks like on fire because you lost.
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EpicMegatrax
from Greatest Hits on 2019-08-27 01:54 [#02584209]
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soccer is actually pretty shit to watch. the field is too big. no one ever scores. hockey is only slightly better -- still no scoring ever; instead people push each other over and fight with co^H^Hsticks
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wavephace
from off the chain on 2019-08-27 01:56 [#02584210]
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I don't actually watch
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EpicMegatrax
from Greatest Hits on 2019-08-27 01:58 [#02584211]
Points: 25264 Status: Regular
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basketball is the only major sport i find tolerable. rapid scoring, regular acrobatics, smallish playfield. regulations allow certain clods to go wild with hair and shoes and whatever; this adds to the flair.
really, though, darts was what caught me by surprise. i walked in the door, and a roommate had darts on. at first, i thought, "oh, what shit."
ten minutes later, i realized i was still standing in the doorway. i had not even taken off my shoes.
professional darts is owsum for so many reasons. first and foremost: the faces the guys make when they're about to throw. it's like music. hilarious music. aside from that, darts is very streak-y. a guy will be killing it and then the other guy will be killing it instead of tit-for-tat methodical plays being the norm, as are with most TV sports. then, of course, the whole "studio audience" is sauced and wearing costumes and 2/3 of the cameras are covering the audience, because you really only need a fixed camera or four to cover the actual game
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