A law to their own

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</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Paratrooper @ Aug. 29 2002,01:42)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">And it is called football!<span id='postcolor'>

You beat me to it

[Tex -USMC- 0]

I got yer football right here:

[bn880 5]

From this example we clearly can see the ball being kicked by the foot during the entire game.

[Tex -USMC- 0]

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</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Tex [uSMC] @ Aug. 29 2002,01:57)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">I got yer football right here:

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New forum rule:

football = football

american football = american footboll and is not the same as football.

Any violations of this rule will result in harsh punishment

[ralphwiggum 6]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (denoir @ Aug. 29 2002,02:52)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">New forum rule:

football = football

american football = american footboll and is not the same as football.

Any violations of this rule will result in harsh punishment      <span id='postcolor'>

insensitive to foreign cultures heh? Bigotry!

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</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (RalphWiggum @ Aug. 29 2002,02:59)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (denoir @ Aug. 29 2002,02:52)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">New forum rule:

football = football

american football = american footboll and is not the same as football.

Any violations of this rule will result in harsh punishment      <span id='postcolor'>

insensitive to foreign cultures heh?  Bigotry!

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No, it is the fact that the majority of the forum members get seriously insulted and offended when you call "American football" for football.

[ralphwiggum 6]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (denoir @ Aug. 29 2002,03:04)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (RalphWiggum @ Aug. 29 2002,02:59)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (denoir @ Aug. 29 2002,02:52)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">New forum rule:

football = football

american football = american footboll and is not the same as football.

Any violations of this rule will result in harsh punishment      <span id='postcolor'>

insensitive to foreign cultures heh?  Bigotry!

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No, it is the fact that the majority of the forum members get seriously insulted and offended when you call "American football" for football. <span id='postcolor'>

then it's mob rule! that's not right!

but on serious note, as long as we understand what a person is saying in context, i think it's ok to use them interchangeably

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</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (RalphWiggum @ Aug. 29 2002,03:07)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">but on serious note, as long as we understand what a person is saying in context, i think it's ok to use them interchangeably<span id='postcolor'>

Click on the link "Board Rules" in this forum

[bn880 5]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Tex [uSMC] @ Aug. 28 2002,20:28)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"><span id='postcolor'>

Oh so the ball is actually kicked once, therefore it must be named football. I was mistaken.

[ralphwiggum 6]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (denoir @ Aug. 29 2002,03:10)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">7--></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (RalphWiggum @ Aug. 29 2002,037)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">but on serious note, as long as we understand what a person is saying in context, i think it's ok to use them interchangeably<span id='postcolor'>

Click on the link "Board Rules" in this forum <span id='postcolor'>

which was updated when?

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Last Updated: Aug. 29 2002,039<span id='postcolor'>

2 mintes after you post that post...silly swedish!

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</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (bn880 @ Aug. 29 2002,03:11)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Oh so the ball is actually kicked once, therefore it must be named football.  I was mistaken.  <span id='postcolor'>

Not only is it hardly football but it is also hardly football.

Dictionary.com:

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">ball   Pronunciation Key  (bôl)

n.

[*]A spherical object or entity

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Note the spherical property.

[ralphwiggum 6]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (denoir @ Aug. 29 2002,03:24)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Note the spherical property. <span id='postcolor'>

geometrically, sphere is a subset of oval in 3-d(damn forgot the term), thus american football posesses intinsics of sphere, and thus can be called a football

[Guest]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (RalphWiggum @ Aug. 29 2002,03:29)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (denoir @ Aug. 29 2002,03:24)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Note the spherical property. <span id='postcolor'>

geometrically, sphere is a subset of oval in 3-d(damn forgot the term), thus american football posesses intinsics of sphere, and thus can be called a football<span id='postcolor'>

And you call yourself a matematician! Being a subset of an ellipsoid is a necessary but not sufficient condition

[Tex -USMC- 0]

Dude, this is pretty sad. Its the name of a sport, for chrissakes. It aint one of the seven sacred words lol

[ralphwiggum 6]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (denoir @ Aug. 29 2002,03:32)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (RalphWiggum @ Aug. 29 2002,03:29)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (denoir @ Aug. 29 2002,03:24)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Note the spherical property. <span id='postcolor'>

geometrically, sphere is a subset of oval in 3-d(damn forgot the term), thus american football posesses intinsics of sphere, and thus can be called a football<span id='postcolor'>

And you call yourself a matematician! Being a subset of an ellipsoid is a necessary but not sufficient condition <span id='postcolor'>

damn i knew you were going to take advantage of that!

though its not sifficient, it is pretty damn close!

and technically, all balls are not completely spherical, only in difference in degree. so since all "spherical" balls are not so "Sphere-like", they are ellipsoid, thus is same as "american football"!

[ralphwiggum 6]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Tex [uSMC] @ Aug. 29 2002,03:36)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Dude, this is pretty sad. Its the name of a sport, for chrissakes. It aint one of the seven sacred words lol<span id='postcolor'>

welcome to wonderful world of nerds and geeks

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</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Tex [uSMC] @ Aug. 29 2002,03:36)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Dude, this is pretty sad. Its the name of a sport, for chrissakes. It aint one of the seven sacred words lol<span id='postcolor'>

Well, obviously you don't get it. Football is sacred! That is what the majority of the world's male non-US population think

[ralphwiggum 6]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (denoir @ Aug. 29 2002,03:38)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Tex [uSMC] @ Aug. 29 2002,03:36)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Dude, this is pretty sad. Its the name of a sport, for chrissakes. It aint one of the seven sacred words lol<span id='postcolor'>

Well, obviously you don't get it. Football is sacred! That is what the majority of the world's male non-US population think <span id='postcolor'>

yeah!

when you have a room full of Europeans in it and want to have them fight each other, throw in a soccer ball.

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</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (RalphWiggum @ Aug. 29 2002,03:40)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">throw in a soccer ball<span id='postcolor'>

Did you read the part of the board rules that says:

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[ralphwiggum 6]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (denoir @ Aug. 29 2002,03:41)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (RalphWiggum @ Aug. 29 2002,03:40)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">throw in a soccer ball<span id='postcolor'>

Did you read the part of the board rules that says:

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bite me Volvo boy...!

*oh crap, just realized that Volvo is a solid safe car....ouch....!

but i'm pretty sure that all males, when it comes to talk of 'balls' think of something else too

[red oct 2]

ok not that im trying to start a arguement, and believe that people should pay for their wrong doings, but what should be made of this?                                                                            or this? (look at article Srebernica soccor game for first link) (addtional note: not related to sports) or how about Brittians little diamond lust in south africa? sure you can boo us for are dire need for Oil but what praticle use would dimonds have that are contoled by a diamond cartel and all the while this op is goin on people are getting their apendages cut off by waring factions because of all this? i haven't heard of anything about this now?

[Col. Kurtz 0]

I reckon my beloved thread will go another page before Denoir will put his foot down and close it becuase totally off topic and no one is tlaking about the ICW.

[bn880 5]

In this case even denoir will have to think hard to close this thread, since even he participated in the sin of taking it off-topic.

Maybe Americans are going to call it football just like Brits insist to drive on the left side and use the Imperial system.

[Tex -USMC- 0]

American football is real football, because for all I know, you guys, this forum, and the world as I know it is a huge hallucination. Therefore, if you guys dont actually exist, neither do your opinions, leaving my opinion as the only game in town. Ergo, American football IS football, even if football itself is just a figment of my imagination.