Football's just not our sport up here in Canada.

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jamesfdouglas
Football's just not our sport up here in Canada.

the cfl is where all the guys who can't cut in the nfl go to play and freeze to death.

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jamesfdouglas
Football's just not our sport up here in Canada.

the cfl is where all the guys who can't cut in the nfl go to play and freeze to death.

Again, football just ain't our thing...

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jamesfdouglas
Football's just not our sport up here in Canada.

the cfl is where all the guys who can't cut in the nfl go to play and freeze to death.

Again, football just ain't our thing...

curling and hockey are noble endeavors. if it can be done on ice, then trust the canadians to get 'er dun....

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jamesfdouglas
Football's just not our sport up here in Canada.

That's because you guys stink up there. You don't have the great players we have down here when it comes to NFL football.

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Koen
'Soccer' comes from the term 'Association Football'.

I don't believe you...why isn't it called "Asoccball' then? Huh?!

It is.

Rugger and soccer.

Public schoolboy twit talk.

Rugby and Association Football.

now with the super bowl out of the way ,it's time for baseball.america's real game .

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now with the super bowl out of the way ,it's time for baseball.america's real game .

Latin America's real game.

Since this discussion drifted to other sports...

During the 24 days I spent in Australia and New Zealand, when I retired to my hotel room in the evening, I turned on the TV watched cricket, not because I liked it, but because I wanted to understand it. After at least 8 to 10 hours of viewing the sport, I was no more informed about the game as I was when I first turned it on.

Can people really say that about any other sport including American or European Football, basketball, hockey, rugby or even baseball?

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Football's just not our sport up here in Canada.

Lucky you,in the USA it surpasses art,music,literature,education and travel. It
is what the culture has been reduced to.

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Since this discussion drifted to other sports...

During the 24 days I spent in Australia and New Zealand, when I retired to my hotel room in the evening, I turned on the TV watched cricket, not because I liked it, but because I wanted to understand it. After at least 8 to 10 hours of viewing the sport, I was no more informed about the game as I was when I first turned it on.

was it the thick aussie accents of the announcers or something that you couldn't understand? were you drinking excessive amounts of fosters?

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Why is it called football if you play mainly with your hands?
Football is what we play in South America and the rest of the world but we really plat with our feet.....

By the way, what does soccer means?

Why? I have the answer but I think it's only understandable in french.
Why? Because ils jouent comme des pieds ><

I LOVE the Super Bowl more than most guys! It should be a national HOLIDAY! I love the pomp, the commercials, the whole vibe! What's not to love!?

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I LOVE the Super Bowl more than most guys! It should be a national HOLIDAY! I love the pomp, the commercials, the whole vibe! What's not to love!?

aside from murderers being feted as heroes and grotesque ads?

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I LOVE the Super Bowl more than most guys! It should be a national HOLIDAY! I love the pomp, the commercials, the whole vibe! What's not to love!?

You ought to get out more.

Like I said, WHAT'S NOT TO LOVE!?

Many people DO love it. Almost 115 million people watched it. it is, by far, the most popular sport in USA. I wish there was more interest in soccer here but it just doesn't seem able to take off.

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Like I said, WHAT'S NOT TO LOVE!?

Everything, except the cheerleaders.

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I LOVE the Super Bowl more than most guys! It should be a national HOLIDAY! I love the pomp, the commercials, the whole vibe! What's not to love!?

aside from murderers being feted as heroes and grotesque ads?

Yes there are some guys in the NFL and NBA I wouldn't want to meet in a dark alley but is soccer such a clean/feel good sport? How many times have there been riots where dozens of people were killed?

not me i'm in it for the wings.

I can't believe so many GUYS are not into football. Just kind of curious....it IS an event if you want it to be. We have a party, lots of really great food, drinks flow, everyone has a team to cheer on, it can get routy, funny and never dull! We made fun of Beyounce, cheered the Bud commercial with the horse, and the baby in the ETRADE commercial...it was a blast!

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I can't believe so many GUYS are not into football. Just kind of curious....it IS an event if you want it to be. We have a party, lots of really great food, drinks flow, everyone has a team to cheer on, it can get routy, funny and never dull! We made fun of Beyounce, cheered the Bud commercial with the horse, and the baby in the ETRADE commercial...it was a blast!

pop quiz - who won the first two super bowls (before it was called the super bowl) - and who was the winning coach? oh, and who played him in a hollywood movie?

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Why is it called football if you play mainly with your hands?
Football is what we play in South America and the rest of the world but we really plat with our feet.....

By the way, what does soccer means?

Because it's the name of the ball, as in "throw me the football, stupid"!

With that logic, shouldn't the name of the game really be "Parallel Striped Egg Ball"?

What! "throw me the Parallel Striped Egg Ball stupid", I don't know - well maybe you are on to something!

I guess they could just shorten it to "Striped Egg Ball".

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I follow music like others follow sports and I really just don't care about the Superbowl. Instead, I'll put on some music, maybe play some Halo 4, something, anything except watch the game. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy football and my dad is a baseball historian so I have a great love of the MLB, but I really just don't care.

Curious if there is anyone else out there in the same boat.

Personally, I don't really understand how English football manages to be of the slightest interest to anyone at all, and I don't understand how American football even works, so whether it's the "cup final" in the UK or the "Superbowl" in the U.S. - it's all a bit meaningless to me. So you're not alone.


As a footnote, the ONLY time I'm interested in football is once every four years when the world cup comes around, and my enjoyment of that competition stems mainly from seeing (as one does on occasions) some little upstart nation that barely even has a national team or league thrash one of the established "giants" of the game. I just laugh, listening to the panel of experts commentating on the game, discussing this cataclysmic event - as if it's something of earth shaking world changing importance ? Idiots .... it's a f***ing game, nothing more and nothing less. And some you win & some you lose, that's all there is to it !

Vote for the underdog, that's what I say .....

No problem! That's certainly your right. No different than the fact millions of people wouldn't walk across the street to watch the Rolling Stones perform.

"Take all the pain...It's yours anyway"

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I can't believe so many GUYS are not into football. Just kind of curious....it IS an event if you want it to be. We have a party, lots of really great food, drinks flow, everyone has a team to cheer on, it can get routy, funny and never dull! We made fun of Beyounce, cheered the Bud commercial with the horse, and the baby in the ETRADE commercial...it was a blast!

pop quiz - who won the first two super bowls (before it was called the super bowl) - and who was the winning coach? oh, and who played him in a hollywood movie?

I'll say the Baltimore Orioles and for coach, gotta go with Hayden Fox, of course played by the immortal Craig T. Nelson.

Next time ask something that requires effort.

Not interested in any sport, I didn't bother with any of the Olympics.

I was flying home from the first No Security shows in '99 and the Superbowl was on TV at SF airport bar, lots of people crowded round. Sat at the other end of bar was Jim Callaghan so I got to chat to him about Stones matters.

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Football's just not our sport up here in Canada.

That's because you guys stink up there. You don't have the great players we have down here when it comes to NFL football.

...and that's why we worship you FrankM.

You're just so damned cool.

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jamesfdouglas
Football's just not our sport up here in Canada.

That's because you guys stink up there. You don't have the great players we have down here when it comes to NFL football.

...and that's why we worship you FrankM.

You're just so damned cool.

I think worship might be too strong of a word. I think the sentiments you are feeling are more along the lines of a good old fashioned "man crush".



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LOVE music, hate sports. I have TRIED to like sports. I just find them boring. When I love a band, I can listen to their album or watch a video of their concert over and over and not be bored. I can't even get through a football game once without falling asleep. What's the point? But millions love to watch sports, so I must be missing something. In a way, I am glad I don't like them. The time I DON'T spend watching sports I use to:
1. Catch up on new music
2. Practice my guitar, drums and harmonica
3. Read
4. Sleep
5. Go shopping (The stores are empty when there is a big game)
6. Watch a movie
7. Paint something and watch it dry. (Yes, even this is more exciting to me than any sporting event).

I got sick of pretending I was going to watch this or that "big game" a few years ago, and now I just say "no, doesn't interest me". I get some strange looks, but that's ok- never wanted to blend in anyway. Every once in a while, someone will say to me "yeah, I am not interested either, but it seems to be the thing to chat about today." Sheeple.