Games across the pond

Bullitt · 07-16-2004, 12:32 AM

So which do you like better, rugby or american football?

lumberjim · 07-16-2004, 12:38 AM

what the hell kind of a name is "All Blacks"?

wolf · 07-16-2004, 12:45 AM

I don't know enough about Rugby to make a comparison. I don't think I get the obscure sports channel from my cable provider.

ladysycamore · 07-16-2004, 02:03 PM

GO RAVENS!!!!
http://www.baltimoreravens.com/

zippyt · 07-16-2004, 06:21 PM

Rugby ROCKS !!!
football is for pussys !!!!!

wolf · 07-17-2004, 01:36 AM

Da Bears.

jaguar · 07-17-2004, 02:05 AM

LJ, feel free to say that to them, a group of massive brawny moaris. I could do with a laugh

They always seem to wear so much padding in rugby, looks more like a pillowfight compared to rugby.

Bullitt · 07-17-2004, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by wolf

I don't know enough about Rugby to make a comparison. I don't think I get the obscure sports channel from my cable provider.

Eh its not that obscure mate. Has almost as big of a following as soccer in Europe i hear.

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Originally Posted by lumberjim

what the hell kind of a name is "All Blacks"?

Well, if my memory serves me correctly.. the All Blacks are an Aussie team that i think used to be/is a team with abirigional (spelling?) hertage.

One of my rugby teammates gave me this great comparison of rugby and football: "Football is kinda like rugby. Except that its played by little girls who can't take the constant running and need pads because they get owies from the other boys." God i love being a tight end prop who gets to absolutely rape the scrawny backs.... heh heh

jaguar · 07-17-2004, 11:57 AM

The all blacks are NZ, the wallabies are from AU, call an all black member Australian and you'll be all black and blue.

wolf · 07-17-2004, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Bullitt

Eh its not that obscure mate. Has almost as big of a following as soccer in Europe i hear.

Philadelphia has two seasons. Football and Hockey.

Bullitt · 07-17-2004, 02:15 PM

Wow i'm an idiot.. thanks jag for the heads up lol.

DanaC · 07-17-2004, 07:13 PM

I tried watching American football when they showed the Superbowl on latenight tv a few years ago......I cant say as I liked itmuch.....Didnt seem to have much flow....I mean the action would flurry up for a brief spell and then they'd all stop.....and whats with the two seperate teams? a defense team and an offense team? ( have i got that right?)

All seemed very disjointed to me. I like the ebb and flow of Rugby or football( y'know, the original football game....unlike that game which you insist on calling football and which bears closer resemblance to rugby*stops for a moment and takes a deep calming breath*

Rugby is an insane game. Fun to watch.....and excellent practical experience for the medics involved. 'Course.....there'd be less practice for them if the players wore lots of snuggly padding to protect themselves but where'd be the fun in that?

I had a friend who used to be into rugby. He told me stories of what the rugby team are like when they party. .....and when they travel. Frikkin nutters. Rugby lads are notorious here for being complete loons. Bit like your Frat boys. The girls are even worse!

lumberjim · 07-17-2004, 09:09 PM

*cracks knuckles* The 'disjointedness' in Football is part of the appeal. It concentrates your attention *scratches ass* on the game into finite moments. The play may only be 3 or 4 seconds long. *takes a sip of liquid* That draws your attention to what they're doing specifically. you don't get whiplash trying to follow the ball around, *sits up straight* and miss the things that you miss in a constant motion game. You just watch the ball move around. *blinks* *blinks again* Might as well be watching Nascar. It's not like anyone ever scores, either. 1-0 yay!*swats at fly*

please. Football is the best game ever created period. *puffs up chest* Rugby is cool, and the blokes are tough, and all, but gimme a break. *wonders if he made his point*

DanaC · 07-17-2004, 09:23 PM

Do any women play Football in the States? ( American football that is)

wolf · 07-18-2004, 01:22 AM

Not professionally. There are, however, women who have attempted to play football at other levels. It hasn't gone well. I've heard of a few "Powder Puff Football" teams, but they are very few and far between. There was recently quite the scandal related to sexual harrassment of a female kicker for a college team.

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07-16-2004, 12:32 AM	#1
Bullitt This is a fully functional babe lair Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Akron, OH Posts: 2,324	Games across the pond So which do you like better, rugby or american football? __________________ Kiss my white Irish ass.

07-16-2004, 12:38 AM	#2
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	what the hell kind of a name is "All Blacks"? __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

07-16-2004, 12:45 AM	#3
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I don't know enough about Rugby to make a comparison. I don't think I get the obscure sports channel from my cable provider. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

07-16-2004, 02:03 PM	#4
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07-16-2004, 06:21 PM	#5
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	Rugby ROCKS !!! football is for pussys !!!!! __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

07-17-2004, 01:36 AM	#6
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Da Bears. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

07-17-2004, 02:05 AM	#7
jaguar whig Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 5,075	LJ, feel free to say that to them, a group of massive brawny moaris. I could do with a laugh They always seem to wear so much padding in rugby, looks more like a pillowfight compared to rugby. __________________ Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. - Twain

07-17-2004, 11:57 AM	#9
jaguar whig Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 5,075	The all blacks are NZ, the wallabies are from AU, call an all black member Australian and you'll be all black and blue. __________________ Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. - Twain

07-17-2004, 02:15 PM	#11
Bullitt This is a fully functional babe lair Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Akron, OH Posts: 2,324	Wow i'm an idiot.. thanks jag for the heads up lol. __________________ Kiss my white Irish ass.

07-17-2004, 07:13 PM	#12
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	I tried watching American football when they showed the Superbowl on latenight tv a few years ago......I cant say as I liked itmuch.....Didnt seem to have much flow....I mean the action would flurry up for a brief spell and then they'd all stop.....and whats with the two seperate teams? a defense team and an offense team? ( have i got that right?) All seemed very disjointed to me. I like the ebb and flow of Rugby or football( y'know, the original football game....unlike that game which you insist on calling football and which bears closer resemblance to rugbystops for a moment and takes a deep calming breath Rugby is an insane game. Fun to watch.....and excellent practical experience for the medics involved. 'Course.....there'd be less practice for them if the players wore lots of snuggly padding to protect themselves but where'd be the fun in that? I had a friend who used to be into rugby. He told me stories of what the rugby team are like when they party. .....and when they travel. Frikkin nutters. Rugby lads are notorious here for being complete loons. Bit like your Frat boys. The girls are even worse! Last edited by DanaC; 07-17-2004 at 09:05 PM.

07-17-2004, 09:09 PM	#13
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	cracks knuckles The 'disjointedness' in Football is part of the appeal. It concentrates your attention scratches ass on the game into finite moments. The play may only be 3 or 4 seconds long. takes a sip of liquid That draws your attention to what they're doing specifically. you don't get whiplash trying to follow the ball around, sits up straight and miss the things that you miss in a constant motion game. You just watch the ball move around. blinks blinks again Might as well be watching Nascar. It's not like anyone ever scores, either. 1-0 yay!swats at fly please. Football is the best game ever created period. puffs up chest Rugby is cool, and the blokes are tough, and all, but gimme a break. wonders if he made his point __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

07-17-2004, 09:23 PM	#14
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	Do any women play Football in the States? ( American football that is)

07-18-2004, 01:22 AM	#15
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Not professionally. There are, however, women who have attempted to play football at other levels. It hasn't gone well. I've heard of a few "Powder Puff Football" teams, but they are very few and far between. There was recently quite the scandal related to sexual harrassment of a female kicker for a college team. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

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