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Replies: 12 — Last Post July 3 3:19pm by BeautifulGirl15
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call it football...

When they like use HANDS.

I can understand why English football is called football...

Cos we use our feet.

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I've always wondered that myself.
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Cause they like to copy us.

Rugby + Football = American Football

Cricket + Rounders = Baseball

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We are just confused.

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Justin B

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Us americans are losers.
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you know football the american version originated in the UK right?

and that it's called football cause you kick and cove rin a line wehn yuou do kickoffs

they even share terms

fullback

halfback

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Because we decided that, even though gridiron started after "soccer", we should still have the name, because we never knew "football" was already taken, and we're too ignorant to wise the hell up.

edit:
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Post edited at 3:13 pm on July 3, 2009 by StraitjacketJunky

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Quote: from Live Just To Die at 3:11 pm on July 3, 2009
Cause they like to copy us.

Rugby + Football = American Football

Cricket + Rounders = Baseball

the uk originated football

but lets forget that

i mean since people from teh UK came over and started colonies

smh@ peoples history game

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It's because we like to be confusing.

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Bc we r just so much better

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good point..

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Because we're idiots.

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We do use our feet in the game of football. & Don't goalies use their hands in soccer. So not all people in you're so called football only use their feet.

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