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Posted: 7/18/2008 3:14:22 PM EDT
From what i can see you guys dress up in leotards and carry your bed mattresses on your shoulders so you dont get hurt. And whats with the helmets? Thats so you dont get hurt too right?
And how do you determine who wins? Is it which supporters crowd can eat the most hot dogs in the 6 hours of breaks in play or which team can field the most players who dont touch the ball? Can someone school me on this please? 
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Posted: 7/18/2008 3:15:03 PM EDT
[#1]
It is the ghey.
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Posted: 7/18/2008 3:15:08 PM EDT
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The object of the game is to get into your opponent's "end zone" as many times as possible within the allotted time.
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Posted: 7/18/2008 3:15:26 PM EDT
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It's that or wrestle around with half naked sweaty guys (rugby). You make the call.
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Posted: 7/18/2008 3:16:31 PM EDT
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Posted: 7/18/2008 3:16:47 PM EDT
[#5]
You play cricket. Conversation over.
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Posted: 7/18/2008 3:18:01 PM EDT
[#6]
Its ok i think you can use 'into your opponents arse' here without a violation
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Posted: 7/18/2008 3:18:09 PM EDT
[#7]
No, you're right, American football was invented for pussies that can't play a man's sport like rugby.
But it's not like Australia's much better. I mean, come on, cricket? Do you guys just make that up as you go along? |
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Posted: 7/18/2008 3:18:40 PM EDT
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Aren't you the same guy who just started the lame metric vs imperial thread?
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Posted: 7/18/2008 3:19:14 PM EDT
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Cadel Evans! ftw!
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Posted: 7/18/2008 3:20:13 PM EDT
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Football stopped being football in the 1960's.
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Posted: 7/18/2008 3:20:14 PM EDT
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They are modern day gladiators playing the most vicious and grueling sport there is. The sheer intensity of play demands equipment to protect the players from certain death. And most coaches in the NFL could kick the collective asses of an entire rugby team, or whatever the hell pansy game you Aussies play.
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Posted: 7/18/2008 3:20:16 PM EDT
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Please stay on track this thread is about ridiculous american sports that no-one else plays
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Posted: 7/18/2008 3:20:30 PM EDT
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Real men play lacrosse nothing better than knocking the shit out of each other with Titanium sticks
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Posted: 7/18/2008 3:21:01 PM EDT
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pfft MMA > * (when it comes to viciousness, aggressiveness, and the ability to kick ass) |
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Posted: 7/18/2008 3:21:45 PM EDT
[#15]
Yeah right 
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Posted: 7/18/2008 3:21:52 PM EDT
[#16]
Those are some nice cars you have, too.
Holdens- pure Australian, right? |
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Posted: 7/18/2008 3:22:26 PM EDT
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Go play cricket and drink your damn kangaroo beer... Football rocks just not the NFL.
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Posted: 7/18/2008 3:22:33 PM EDT
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Don't forget the Aussie Rock vs. American Rock. He had the audacity to say Midnight Oil and INXS are better than The Eagles, Van Halen, Metallica, Skynard, Motley Crue, Poison etc... I smell a rat in the woodpile.
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Posted: 7/18/2008 3:22:53 PM EDT
[#19]
Nah that was twin brother stirring you guys up. This is a more serious thread
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Posted: 7/18/2008 3:23:34 PM EDT
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Posted: 7/18/2008 3:23:43 PM EDT
[#21]
I missed that one. Are all his threads Aussie vs US comparisons? Jealousy is an ugly thing. |
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Posted: 7/18/2008 3:24:16 PM EDT
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It's like a game of chess, with real athletes. Yeah, I've always admired you aussie and brit types who could play rugbee with no pads, but you see, we have specially bread players who weigh 220 lbs and run a 40 yard dash in under 4.5 seconds. The collisions are unbelievably violent. Hence, armour. |
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Posted: 7/18/2008 3:24:53 PM EDT
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Bullshit. It was meant to be played with wooden sticks. <<<<Former Defenseman and purveyor of asswhuppins |
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Posted: 7/18/2008 3:25:07 PM EDT
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Lets keep it on track and not mention AC/DC being the greatest rock band in the world please. This is about helmet ball
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Posted: 7/18/2008 3:25:09 PM EDT
[#25]
Um,
calling football gay. have you seen the shorts aussies wear as they punch their balls back and forth? 
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Posted: 7/18/2008 3:25:32 PM EDT
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Explain what part of what goes on in the MMA could not be construed as part of some intricate homoerotic courtship ritual. |
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Posted: 7/18/2008 3:26:00 PM EDT
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Not sure about pure but you dont need a helmet to drive one either
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Posted: 7/18/2008 3:26:48 PM EDT
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Wow, I have not done this more than a few dozen times or so, but, I am gonna call my congresswoman and ask her to introduce a declaration of war against your homeland for that crazy talk  Tell me though, which Aussi sporting event is watched by billions of people around the globe, like my beloved pussy Superbowl 
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Posted: 7/18/2008 3:27:48 PM EDT
[#29]
+1 |
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Posted: 7/18/2008 3:28:22 PM EDT
[#30]
 This is rugby, is it not?  Looks mighty muddy and GAY.  
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Posted: 7/18/2008 3:28:39 PM EDT
[#31]
Quarterback like to advance toward "tightends" so they can penetrate into the endzone.
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Posted: 7/18/2008 3:29:25 PM EDT
[#32]
Rugby is played in 30 countries and you still think american football has more following I suppose the 'world series' baseball actually includes the whole world
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Posted: 7/18/2008 3:30:00 PM EDT
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Without US scoring system it's turning more into a points game like boxing unfortunately. |
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Posted: 7/18/2008 3:30:19 PM EDT
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Sorry, I don't have closet gay tendencies that cause me to search for homoerotic signs in everything.
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Posted: 7/18/2008 3:30:21 PM EDT
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Thats a fucking Aussi wedding is it not
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Posted: 7/18/2008 3:31:22 PM EDT
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Posted: 7/18/2008 3:32:17 PM EDT
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Most of your players are fat bastards who couldnt handle more than 10 seconds of physical excersise without dropping dead from exhaustion. Thats why you have to stop the game every ten seconds so they fill up on hot dogs
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Posted: 7/18/2008 3:33:01 PM EDT
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So, when can I catch the rugby world championship on tv, and how much will they charge for commercials 
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Posted: 7/18/2008 3:34:03 PM EDT
[#39]
Hey how about all those Semi Autos you had to turn in? Don't ya miss them?
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Posted: 7/18/2008 3:34:26 PM EDT
[#40]
American football exists so that we Americans have something to gripe about on Monday mornings that is not related to politics.
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Posted: 7/18/2008 3:34:28 PM EDT
[#41]
It might be a bit hard if you cant even grasp the concept of what 'football' is
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Posted: 7/18/2008 3:36:49 PM EDT
[#42]
Little men running around in short shorts kicking a spotted ball, and showing colorful cards to each other? |
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Posted: 7/18/2008 3:37:11 PM EDT
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*Sigh* Another foreigner who hasn't even played the sport, I bet.
I've played high school ball and I can tell you--- it's painful. Anyone who says it isn't is a liar. I played Linebacker and Safety and I loved every minute of it. I miss it too. Playing college intramurals is hardly the same... The reason we wear pads is because we tackle the shit out of each other. The padding also serves as a facade of safety so you hit even harder. Either way, you're hurting. My buddy who is an Irish Aussie from the Philippines (I know, mind boggling) and plays rugby here in the states and hopes to transfer to an Australian university to play there. He's a tough guy and he's been playing rugby his whole life. He loves football too. He played ball with me back in high school... and he quit half way through the season. He didn't suck. He said he lost the heart for it and had no regrets admitting it hurt more than rugby. He played Offensive Line. He's tough as balls and wrestles too. Hope that gives you an insight into how REAL American ball is played. EDIT: Just so you know, I highly respect rugby and the balls it takes to play. I've never played rugby. The closest I've done is real American football and backyard tackle football (no pads). If you want to know how serious we Yanks take American ball her in the states, especially in Texas, I suggest watching "Friday Night Lights." |
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Posted: 7/18/2008 3:38:15 PM EDT
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300 million americans will always demand a higher price for commercials because you guys swill coca-cola like no-ones business but your viewing audience wouldnt even 10% of the soccer world cup or the 30% of the rugby world cup.
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Posted: 7/18/2008 3:41:30 PM EDT
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Actually, American children usually play football without pads and helmets. That’s because prepubescent children aren’t strong enough to really hurt each other when playing football… This is also why rugby players don’t wear pads or helmets.
However, when you are dealing with men that can bench press well over 450 pounds, (that’s about 205 kilograms of mass, or in your national units of weight, 3 kangaroos) squat 600 pounds, (273kg or 1/2 a grown croc.) and run the 40 in 4.3, (36.6 meters in 0.8 Fosters) you have to wear some armor. The winner is the team that scores the most points. This is different than rugby where the winner is the one that manages to feel up the most guys during the game. Hope that helps. |
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Posted: 7/18/2008 3:41:39 PM EDT
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You people eat Vegemite,
 but you gave us AC/DC  so, I guess it balances out. Just to be clear, it isn't "American football" it's just plain Football. Lesser men play soccer. Inmates at the asylum play Australian rules football.  Best pick I could find of this maniac. |
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Posted: 7/18/2008 3:43:01 PM EDT
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Posted: 7/18/2008 3:44:00 PM EDT
[#48]
+1. Thats why I played all 4 years of high school. (played defense ofcourse )ETA: Oh and IBTL.
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Posted: 7/18/2008 3:45:54 PM EDT
[#49]
And the fat guys wear helmets to protect their mouths because they do 25 hotdogs a minute Most of the big guys have fat rolls like the michelin man
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Posted: 7/18/2008 3:46:01 PM EDT
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Lacrosse is too much running and no enough hitting for me. I love LAX, don't get me wrong. One of my roommies plays for our university and I always go watch him play. But running around is not my cup of tea. When I switched from Linebacker to play Safety back in high school (didn't gain as much weight)... a little part of me died. There's nothing like hitting every single play. |
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