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Consumer Revolt Spurred Via the Internet
sas-dot writes "UK's newspaper Independent outlines the brewing consumer revolt being fomented on the web. 'Consumer militancy' is becoming ever more common, as individuals join forces on the internet to fight back against the state and big business. Businesses from banks to soccer clubs have been the target of these groups, in each case facing the fury of consumers who feel they have been wronged. For example, 'A mass revolt has left the high street banks facing thousands of claims from customers seeking to claw back some of the £4.75bn levied annually on charges for overdrafts and bounced cheques. More than one million forms demanding refunds have been downloaded from a number of consumer websites. The banks are settling out of court, often paying £1,000 a time.' Are these kinds of organized 'advocate mobs' going to be the future of internet activism?"
Ever watched a 60-yard field goal attempt? Now that's drama.
Knowledge is how to play a game, intelligence is how to win, wisdom is knowing what game to play.
That's "stupid game that goes on for four hours to end in a 1-1 tie, leaving rioting and holliganism as the only option". Real football is much better than that dump spheriod spinoff to the rest of is.
We don't need your football. You see, we've already got one. It's very nice. And kickers are used though they are not part of every play.
Most Americans* do make some attempt to specify American football when the term football can be ambiguous, but you it'll be a cold, cold day in hell before I start using a word other than "football" to talk about American football to my fellow American-football-watching friends.
* America apparently includes the US, Canada, and Australia from your argument since they all use the term soccer frequently. They already each have their own football and tend to use the term to describe their own version (unless they are in mixed company).
He's talking about scrum not scrum.
"If you make people think they're thinking, they'll love you; But if you really make them think, they'll hate you." - DM
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Whatever you call it, it's not football. Big nancy girls footballers may be but at least they don't need to encase themselves in body armour and helmets to prevent their hair getting messed up.
Rugby is far more exciting than either football or that daft american off-shoot ( not to mention american rounders and american netball or whatever you call them ).
Speak for yourself! -- damn whingeing pommies.
(No, no other English-speaking nation in the world is on your side in this .. well, maybe Ireland.)
In the words of our glorious leader: "You forgot Poland"
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"The United States, it seems, is the only country in the world that prefers to use the name football to refer to a game that doesn't actually use the feet."
Umm.. yeah. Ready the pitchforks.
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Historically, American football players didn't "encase themselves in body armour." The rules changes from rugby allowing for distinct downs had a nasty habit killing people, especially with the advent of the flying V formation. If it weren't for the deaths, there would probably be no padding despite the huge number of injuries. Even after a few deaths occurred here and there, American football players resisted any sort of padding for a very long time. It was only after padding became reluctantly common that it morphed into the monstrosity it is today. And there are still serious injuries but it has been a long time since there was a death in the middle of an American football game (though there have been deaths during practice in the meantime).
Which of the following should we call FOOTball?
1. A bunch of players maneuvering a ball around a field using mainly their FEET.
2. A bunch of 'roid monkeys in full body armour running full pelt into each other, sometimes holding a ball, sometimes throwing it. Rarely does it touch the feet.
Software patents delenda est.
1. A bunch of players maneuvering a ball around a field measured with the metric system? Meterball.
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2. A bunch of players maneuvering a ball around a field measured with the 'english' system? Football
Since neither of the sports uses just one foot, shouldn't it be feetball?
FYI: the NFL takes steroids very seriously and tests with great rigor. Not to be confused with there testing of recreation drugs, which they treat as a medical problem. The policy makes sense when you consider it's about maintaing a balance of competitive edges.
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/6744864
I would be surprised if any professional soccer league in world was a strigent about "'roids" as the NFL is.
People are people. If there are people that play football that would take "'roids" then there are people whio play soccer who would take it. The question then becomes "What does the league do to curb it's use?"
on the funny side, while looking up some information, I cvame accross this tidbit:
http://www.athleticscholarships.net/history-of-so
"that took place in the united States was watched by an estimated 33 billion people around the world for almost 27 days. "
33 billion? heh.
Also, at one point it was outlawed in England.
It's a silly debate because Rugby, Football(soccer) and football(football) all go back to the same sport.
If you want to get pendantic, then soccer should be called 'Mob Ball' as it was in Britain at one time. Especially since soccer is a direct descendant of 'Mob Ball'
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