Random Rants

[Japher]

people who call soccer football!

or english people who make fun of people who call soccer soccer, even though the word originated in england

 

[Hornblower]

people who call soccer football!

or english people who make fun of people who call soccer soccer, even though the word originated in england

The world game? The one with the round ball? The one played in almost every country on earth? Football.
The other football games always have a prefix or suffix to differentiate them from Football because they are a little more parochial.
IMHO the name Soccer cropped up because of the corrupting or confusing use of the name football used by these newer and more localised games.
In my country we have no less than 4 different codes of football (plus a few more marginal ones played at a local level). The one with the most influence in their area gets to call itself football. The others have to tack on an additional term to identify itself.

 

[Sophie 378]

OFGS. I just wrote a lyrical and eloquent rant and suddenly it zips back to User CP, killing my text. Basically, I hate people with huge umbrellas, and I hate freezing wind and rain.

 

[conehead234]

Whenever they confuse me and the rest of the Cross Country team for the soccer team. Cross country is more of a sport than soccer will ever be.

 

[Perfection]

Liberal education requirements suck!

Balance be damned! I want science and engineering classes all day long!

 

[The Yankee]

Damn art paper. I just want to fulfill a core requirement! I wanted a cupcake class! Now I'm stuck finding nothing on this piece of Carolingian art from 1200 or so years ago.

 

[bhsup]

I hate the Aztecs in Civ IV. I always seem to start next to them and Monty is always a PITA.

 

[Perfection]

Yeah! We know e-freakin'-nough about stupid art! Carolingians can rot!

 

[The Yankee]

Carolingian is a time period, Perf. Stemming from the reign of Charlemagne.

I just want information about the Lindau Gospel Book Covers, damn it! I already have enough pictures of it!

 

[Perfection]

Carolingian is a time period, Perf. Stemming from the reign of Charlemagne.

They were also a dynasty of rulers (more like Droolers, those stupid SoBs)

I know it's true cause wiki says so:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolingian

They still can still rot!

 

[The Yankee]

They were also a dynasty of rulers (more like Droolers, those stupid SoBs)

I know it's true cause wiki says so:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolingian

They still can still rot!

That's why it has its name. But I don't really care about that unless I can tie it in somehow.

I wonder if I could tie in the triumphant Jesus on one of the covers to something to do with the time of having Arabs invading Europe and more people from the east coming west as some kind of statement. Hmm...

 

[Perfection]

That's why it has its name.

I wonder if I could tie in the triumphant Jesus on one of the covers to something to do with the time of having Arabs invading Europe and more people from the east coming west as some kind of statement. Hmm...

I say we take arms an overthrow those who want us to take such foolishness!

 

[ainwood]

I wonder whether this thread should be deleted at 500 or should we wait for 1000?

 

[Perfection]

I wonder whether this thread should be deleted at 500 or should we wait for 1000?

I think it should be preserved as a testament to things that anger us!

 

[The Yankee]

It can be closed whenever. But this is a good punching bag.

 

[Perfection]

It can be closed whenever.

Closed? Yes! Deleted, no!

 

[Harbringer]

I have my son proudly procaliming he knows what real war is like and doesnt think its all that hard and bad and that he could do it if they would let him. I am sadly one of those parent whos kid thinks that war is "cool" and sounds fun, not surprisingly, he thinks that anarchy would also be "fun" and "cool". He thinks he can just stab every guy that tries to rape him and kill anyone that murders becuase, he can ahdnle war rite? Aye carumba........

edit: ahhh bloody hell, another thread just remeinded me of the war......I hated the war....

 

[Perfection]

How old is your kid?

 

[downtown]

Liberal education requirements suck!

Balance be damned! I want science and engineering classes all day long!

GEN EDS SUCK
I dont want to take science or math! i just want to take goverment and music classes all day!

 

[Harbringer]

How old is your kid?

15,this would be bloody fine if he was say 8 or 9, but at 15 and hes still that blind?