Overheard at the Paragon Olympics...
By
Aggelakis,
Posted on: 2012-08-03 21:21 in CoH and CoV General Discussions
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Henceforth, on the rare occasions I mention that sport, it shall always be referred to as Handegg. You are a gentleman and a scholar Zwi!
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Originally Posted by Zwillinger
I prefer the term "HandEgg".
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From Wikipedia's article on soccer:
"The rules of association football were codified in England by the Football Association in 1863 and the name association football was coined to distinguish the game from the other forms of football played at the time, specifically rugby football. The term soccer originated in England, first appearing in the 1880s as an Oxford "-er" abbreviation of the word "association".[6]
Within the English-speaking world, association football is usually called football (colloquially footy) or occasionally soccer in the United Kingdom, and mainly soccer in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States. Other countries may use either or both terms, and may also have local names for the sport."
But I do so love the name "handegg". 
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There are "American-style" football teams and leagues all over the world. If I recall, there are over 300 such teams in Germany alone (at least there used to be).|
Originally Posted by BrainBrillo
Whenever there's any ambiguity, I call them "Association Football" and "American Football." Though I wish the term "Gridiron" football would take off in the latter's case, the sport is pretty much an oddity outside the U.S. and Canada.
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Yes, I am a football nerd and sometimes recreate these teams in Madden NFL (for the PC; another anachronism, but it does allow for custom graphics
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In the UK too, I played gridiron representing my university in a league here. I have to say we only got all the protective gear in the second year I played, and I think it's a better game played without the padding. Rugby players in the UK are known as egg chasers by some people.
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Originally Posted by lionheart_fr
There are "American-style" football teams and leagues all over the world. If I recall, there are over 300 such teams in Germany alone (at least there used to be).
Yes, I am a football nerd and sometimes recreate these teams in Madden NFL (for the PC; another anachronism, but it does allow for custom graphics ). |
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