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Off Topic Raging on a yank

Discussion in 'Sunderland' started by hordenmackem, Feb 5, 2016.

  1. hordenmackem

    hordenmackem Well-Known Member

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    sitting in an Atlanta airport area hotel and have a drink or two at the bar with my iPad and browsing this forum. I was laughing at one of the threads about songs (some ****ing quality posts btw) when this Yank sitting next to me asks what's funny so I have to explain. He then says, "is that a soccer forum" and I say no it's a football forum. He then responds with "it's a gay sport and only you Europeans play it". I'm guessing by the current look on his face he doesn't like being told to **** Off! I hate having to behave myself when I'm away on business, ****ing dimwit.
     
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    Disco down under Well-Known Member

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    I wasn't aware Africa, South America, Asia and as of recently the US are in Europe.

    Now baseball... The only sport in the world to have a world series when it's only played in one ****ing country,
     
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  3. hordenmackem

    hordenmackem Well-Known Member

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    Disco, I was gonna get round to explaining the whole world view of football thing, but it just felt easier to tell him to **** off. He's now been joined by a couple of friends and I'm getting the evil eye right now.
     
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    Just tell them super bowl is a toilet for big folk in England. Or we play american football equivalent without wearing armour. Cissies.
     
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  5. The Outlaw

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    Just tell them Southern Boys are pussies and they wouldn't know a good tackle if Dick Butkus delivered it.
    That'll get **** going.
     
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  6. Commachio

    Commachio Rambo 2021

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    Indians (not the red type) playing rounders/baseball now.


    Million dollar arm film.
     
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  7. The Outlaw

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    Yeah well, we've won like 125 in a row...credit where due!
     
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    Not sure two lads who couldn't make it into the MLB and got stuck in the minors and the physio room quite makes the sport anything more than national.

    That was a marketing ploy to help the Americans cash in on the subcontinents cricket revenue... See the IPL money.
     
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  9. The Outlaw

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    Cricket revenue? Ffs man, I learn new **** every day. They must be putting brain vitamins in the water down there.
     
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    When you have a billion people watching something on TV... Lotsa revenue!

    Some of the IPL cricketers (Shane Warne and Sachin Tendulkar) earned English Premier League money. $2-3m for 6 weeks work.
     
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    Ok, ok. Hope you're well, mate.
     
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    Disco down under Well-Known Member

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    All good matey, you too! Headed down the Great Ocean Road (See pic) to spend the weekend celebrating my the missus' Grandma's 85th... Should be wild!!!

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  13. The Outlaw

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    Anything called the Great Ocean Road has gotta be special. Beautiful. And, nothing like a wild 85th party!
     
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    I was born in Ocean Road, but that was in Grangetown :(
     
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    I honestly can't understand anyone who actually even takes time to watch American Football..It is utter gash and the actual playing parts only seem to come around every now and again.
    As for baseball, it is just a bastardised version of what we call rounders which is for girls..
     
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  16. Billy Death

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    All yank sports are ****.
     
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  17. hordenmackem

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    the only sport I enjoy watching here in Canada is ice hockey. You have speed, skill and violence all thrown into one sport.
     
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  18. Tel (they/them)

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    **** hole.

    Not a patch on Cheetham Hill.
     
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    Know it well, Leechmere Rd was my stomping ground, Tunna Rocky Hill The Dilly and Hendon Beach playgrounds of the not so well to do.
     
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    I think the best thing you can say about American football is that it's like a game of chess as it certainly isn't action packed. It does beg the question though, who the hell wants to watch a game of chess?

    Ice hockey and basketball are alright in small doses, ice hockey has the violence and basketball is end to end. Baseball however is an awful, awful game.
     
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