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[–] yermaw@sh.itjust.works 2 points 18 minutes ago

Thats the same face I make when you call them "crossing guards" instead of "lollipop ladies"

[–] gmtom@lemmy.world 0 points 48 minutes ago (1 children)

Fake British word is probably my all time least favourite genre of meme

[–] Return_of_Chippy@lemmy.world 0 points 19 minutes ago

Which one is fake?

[–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 9 points 7 hours ago

Pretty sure there is more than one foot involved. Therefore it should be called feetball.

[–] Devadander@lemmy.world 9 points 7 hours ago

‘Soccer’ is the British word for the sport already. Don’t let them pretend

[–] HulkSmashBurgers@reddthat.com 4 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (2 children)

Dude in the thumbnail must be a super messy eater.

Mofo ain't got no lips!

He must be using up toothbrushes like other people are using up toilet paper.

[–] spicehoarder@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 hour ago

Bad candidate for most British "food".

[–] Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk 29 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

Americans when you call it "rugby for girls" and not "runny jumpy catch between adverts":

[–] gmtom@lemmy.world 1 points 50 minutes ago

Womens rugby is infinitely better than American Football

[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world -1 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Search "brutal NFL hits" on YouTube and tell me again why you think a bunch of dudes on their knees hugging and playing reverse tug-of-war is manly

[–] Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk 6 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

Check the community, Chuckles!

Besides, I’m a Bears fan, so I’ve seen plenty of footage of Dick Butkus’ hits.

You know, years ago I saw a bit on a UK NFL show where they had a couple of rugby players and a couple of NFL players try each others’ sports.

The NFL players came out of the experience saying “Hell, that game is brutal. They’re big guys and they hit hard, and they don’t wear any padding. No thanks!”

The rugby players came out of the experience saying “Hell, that game is brutal. You’ve got the pads, sure, but that just means everyone hits each other harder! No thanks!”

[–] ParadoxSeahorse@lemmy.world 8 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (2 children)

Can we just call it all football!?

  • Ruggers Football
  • Assoccers Football
  • Gridders Football
  • Basketters Netball
  • Softy Rounders Ball
  • Crickers Baseman’s Ball

And let’s have mixed teams

[–] UltraMagnus0001@lemmy.world 3 points 10 hours ago

Got the British teeth right

[–] DimFisher@lemmy.world 2 points 10 hours ago

Ok I know this is irrelevant but this is Baraka from Mortal Kombat and with that mouth nobody can spell a word out of their mouth but surprisingly he does 🤣

[–] DisgruntledGorillaGang@reddthat.com 19 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

The British invented the term soccer. If they give you shit about using it, tell them they can fuck right off.

[–] sundray@lemmus.org 10 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (1 children)

British toffs invented the term soccer.

[–] DakRalter@thelemmy.club 6 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah, it's like saying we should call rugby "rugger", because that's what the old Etonians called it (I don't know if they still do).

[–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 4 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

Its Oxford University slang derived from Rugby School slang, rather than Etonian. However, many do still refer to the morning meal as “brekkers” and nakedness as “starkers”, regardless of class.

[–] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 points 9 hours ago (1 children)
[–] 15liam20@lemmy.world 1 points 28 minutes ago
[–] saltesc@lemmy.world 63 points 22 hours ago (6 children)

Most of the world calls it football because feet and ball. American football is usually referred to as commercials or ads.

[–] bstix@feddit.dk 12 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Etymology-wise, football is actually called football because it's done on foot as opposed to on horse.

[–] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 3 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

Ah so that's why its Polo and not "horse polo"

[–] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 6 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

It’s named after the shirt.

Which in turn got its name from Marco Polo.

[–] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 points 4 hours ago

Oh that makes sense! Polo shirts have that little horse guy on them sometimes.

[–] yakko@feddit.uk 6 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

What. Horseball was taken?

[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

Yep, check Pornhub for proof

[–] tomi000@lemmy.world 14 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

It seems so stupid to me that Americans took over the name football for a sport thats not even mainly played by foot, and then pretend like thats the sport that naturally belongs to the name. Like wtf.

[–] Wolf314159@startrek.website 11 points 11 hours ago

This is why the fuck: american football evolved from Association Football (soccer) and rugby. Americans didn't take over the name, the names for each version of the "ball game on a field with goals at either end" developed from different regional slang as each sport evolved and grew into popularity in their respective places. Each of those sports developed various shortened or slang versions of their name. Rugby was really Rugby football. Association football became soccer, a term coined in London and adopted by Americans. Gridiron football evolved from both and become what Americans just called football.

[–] N0t_5ure@lemmy.world 23 points 21 hours ago
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[–] ceenote@lemmy.world 74 points 23 hours ago

One of my all time favorite memes

[–] stoly@lemmy.world 17 points 18 hours ago

Soccer = aSSOCiation Football. It’s a British term.

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