John Cleese - Football vs Soccer

[Nando Vallart]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sD_8prYOxo

:laughing7:

 

[JaySwear]

pretty funny, i'm all for misinformation as long as it's in the name of comedy :laughing7:

but i do hate that the english can't admit that "soccer" was an english word long before we americans started calling it soccer over here. we didn't start it!

 

[GoDrex]

american football is just our version of a war game. because we're a war-like people, but we don't want to see the actual blood and guts.

 

[GoDrex]

for those that might not have ever heard this



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=om_yq4L3M_I

 

[JaySwear]

american football is just our version of a war game. because we're a war-like people, but we don't want to see the actually blood and guts.

unless you're playing quarterback during a giants / jets game. in which case you might end up with 15 stitches!

PS: george carlin is definitely one of the funniest human beings who will ever walk the earth! great video

 

[Graffiti62]

I grew up outside of Green Bay, Wisconsin. I can't imagine him on the side of a soccer field...

 

[OzziePete]

You are brave Fernando!

I thought we all agreed to be diplomatic in the name of global communications and agreed to disagree on a number of issues and leave them be!

If anyone wants a history about the use of the name 'soccer' to describe Association Football, please PM me..... I have been through this argument/discussion/debate numerous times. Basically the word 'soccer' is thought to be a retort to taunting of Association Football people calling Rugby players : 'Ruggers', in the UK. The rugby people took the s.o.c. out of the association and started taunting the Association Football people about 'soccer'. Believed to be a derogatory term, initially and still to many purists..

 

[OzziePete]

for those that might not have ever heard this



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=om_yq4L3M_I

Would love Mr. Carlin to watch a Cricket Test match, I'm sure he'd have plenty to writre comedy about there..... Don't even ask what is the lbw law in Cricket!  :laughing7: