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thisisa_fake_account t1_iui5bfr wrote
Reply to comment by amazingmikeyc in ELI5 How did knights participate in tournaments like jousting without killing themselves? by QuantumHamster
Because the Americans decided they would find an unnecessarily complicated name instead of going with the obvious one.
"What is this game"
"There's a ball, and you kick, dribble and shoot it with your feet"
"let's call it soccer"
"Why not football?"
"We already have football"
"Why is it called football"
"Because the ball is almost a foot long"
"Aren't balls supposed to be round?"
"..."
"..."
"SOCCER!"
"Soccer!"
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Reply to comment by amazingmikeyc in ELI5 How did knights participate in tournaments like jousting without killing themselves? by QuantumHamster
American one. The one played with hands. The real football has been relatively safer for a long time.
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Reply to comment by tatakatakashi in ELI5 How did knights participate in tournaments like jousting without killing themselves? by QuantumHamster
Waves with both hands while doing a wheelie
thisisa_fake_account t1_j5bedxk wrote
Reply to [Official Source] New York Yankees president Randy Levine joins AC Milan's board of directors by ShitPostQuokkaRome
What kind of a looney toon reverse Ted Lasso is this?