[Gorefest]

It always boggled me how you can take the name of an existing game and then attach it to another game where most of the time feet aren't involved at all, in the process renaming the original game that uses feet almost exclusively. Unless an American foot is a slang term I'm not familiar with.

[Tiste Simeon]

I believe the game was named after Rugby Football as their ball was shaped similarly to a rugby ball. Soccer was actually an English (as in from England not just part of the English language) word originally (something to do with the lower classes not wanting to play a similar game to the upper classes, or perhaps vice versa, so changing the name. Also, it derided from "association football") The Americans took both the words football and the word soccer and applied it to the too sports in the way that they seemed to think best. It is only in the 20th Century that the word soccer became more "The American word for football, look at their stupid game called football that doesn't use feet"

Or so I read somewhere and can't find the source right now... EDIT: Read more here.

In other news, making me happy is the fact that last month we paid off a 10% chunk of our mortgage and now we have renewed it with a fresh 2 year fixed rate and significantly lower monthly repayments. Sweet.

This post has been edited by Tiste Simeon: 15 January 2015 - 12:23 PM

[Maark Abbott]

*Handegg

[Raymond Luxury Yacht]

Jesus do we have to have this fucking conversation again. Har har har, it's called football but you play with your hands. LOOLOLLOOLOLOLOLO! Someone needs to go into standup comedy, with those kind of instincts for a fresh new joke. Handegg HA! Because you hold it in your hand, and because it isn't round it isn't a ball anymore?

Tiste explained why it is called football, so I won't go into that. If that doesn't satisfy you, keep in mind that if you look at team records, most teams' all time high scorer is a kicker, BECAUSE YOU KICK THE FUCKING FOOTBALL ALL OF THE GODDAMM TIME! You kick to start the game, you kick if you want to score from a distance, you kick if you run out of downs and want to play for field position, you kick an extra point after a touchdown, and then you kickoff again after every score.

Why this bizarre insistence that the game must be named after the part of the body you play it with?

[worry]

Now do one about my routine on grandmas who can't set the time on their VCRs. I mean it can't be 12:00 all the time can it??

[Raymond Luxury Yacht]

And what's the deal with these airplane peanuts?

[Gust Hubb]

Dunno, but the nuts lady VIP in Korea certainly went nuclear over it!

[Maark Abbott]

Raymond Luxury Yacht, on 16 January 2015 - 01:12 AM, said:

Jesus do we have to have this fucking conversation again. Har har har, it's called football but you play with your hands. LOOLOLLOOLOLOLOLO! Someone needs to go into standup comedy, with those kind of instincts for a fresh new joke. Handegg HA! Because you hold it in your hand, and because it isn't round it isn't a ball anymore?

Tiste explained why it is called football, so I won't go into that. If that doesn't satisfy you, keep in mind that if you look at team records, most teams' all time high scorer is a kicker, BECAUSE YOU KICK THE FUCKING FOOTBALL ALL OF THE GODDAMM TIME! You kick to start the game, you kick if you want to score from a distance, you kick if you run out of downs and want to play for field position, you kick an extra point after a touchdown, and then you kickoff again after every score.

Why this bizarre insistence that the game must be named after the part of the body you play it with?

This is as proportionate a response as when the hu-maaans delivered Ziltoid their ultimate cup of coffee. I am satisfied.

Also, *handegg.

[The Hust Legion]

i got a uni offer for medicine!! ^^ (if i get the grades I'm going ofc). i can't mention it much elsewhere. but i kinda just wanna shout it out.

[Solidsnape]

The little fella is back home and in a much better fettle.
Just in time for me to go to see Tommy Emmanuel tonight.

For anyone who's confused, he's not a metal band.

[Tiste Simeon]

Good to hear, SS!

[TheRetiredBridgeburner]

Solidsnape, on 21 January 2015 - 05:18 PM, said:

The little fella is back home and in a much better fettle.
Just in time for me to go to see Tommy Emmanuel tonight.

For anyone who's confused, he's not a metal band.

Good to hear!

MMHT: Well alright, it was yesterday. I'm getting a promotion!

The junior solicitor at work left last week, and my boss grabbed me yesterday and said that (on the basis I go away and research courses, fees etc and have a think about it), if I wanted to take my exams to be a full paralegal then they'd support me through it and basically put me in her role. Apparently there was a meeting of the partners to discuss recruitment and several of them said straight away "Why not ask Hannah if she wants to train up?"

Happily, it comes with the proviso that I don't start the new role/training for a couple of months to let me get totally back on my feet post-surgery. I'm back working full-time but by no means 100% yet, so that's a bit of a relief.

I've only been there four months. I'm in total shock!

[Maark Abbott]

See, I'd love to train up but (as you will possibly remember) the company I work for seems a bit stingy about such things.

At least the current role is going better than the old one I was in.

[pathos]

Booked our hostel for our first three nights in Sydney for the world cup

[Tsundoku]

2 absolute cracker goals from Tim Cahill puts us into the semifinal of the Asian Cup.

[Messremb]

The whole loft is insulated and boarded, meaning we can move boxes of stuff that have been cluttering the rest of the house since we moved in out of the way. My DIY skills are clearly growing.

[Nicodimas]

In a week I will be at the Phoenix Open...

a) Tiger will be there!!!
Superbowl is in town!

200k-250k People are expected to be there on sat alone. One big party...

Hard to explain..just how much fun it is.

http://www.nytimes.c...party.html?_r=0

[Maark Abbott]

See the fitness/weightlifting thread. HOORGH.

Also, day off today so doing some writing now, then settling down with The Witcher for the rest of the day.

And because I did so well in the gym, treating myself to a bottle of DBC Chesil pilsner.

[Solidsnape]

Just been scouting Gluten Free eateries in Amsterdam ready for my trip to Nederland in 3 weeks time!!!

Pleasantly surprised by all the options.
Looking forward to it even more now.

[Maark Abbott]

I only enjoy Heavy Corvettes, and that because they're durable enough not to get killed off by Taiidan frigates.