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Post by Flying Monkeys on Jan 7, 2018 13:41:17 GMT
From today's matches, two girly men dancing around a ball (click to enlarge): 
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Post by kls on Jan 24, 2018 12:37:02 GMT
I'm trying to figure out what makes that girly.
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Post by ayatollah on Jan 24, 2018 17:45:40 GMT
I'm trying to figure out what makes that girly. It's not that soccer is girly, my problem is that it's boring. But I'd probably feel different if I knew wtf was going on. I try to watch Rebecca Lowe talk about "preh mee-uh" league on NBC but I usually end up fixing a sandwich. |
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Post by Flying Monkeys on Feb 10, 2018 14:20:53 GMT
I'm trying to figure out what makes that girly. It's not that soccer is girly, my problem is that it's boring. But I'd probably feel different if I knew wtf was going on. I try to watch Rebecca Lowe talk about "preh mee-uh" league on NBC but I usually end up fixing a sandwich. I like the World Cup and European Cup (mainly due to the giant scale of the occasion and the nationalism/warfare on display), but the day-to-day matches are rubbish. Birmingham versus Skegness. Who the hell cares? England 5, Germany 1 - now that was some serious shit! A fantastic evening in the pub. |
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Post by ayatollah on Feb 15, 2018 0:45:06 GMT
It's not that soccer is girly, my problem is that it's boring. But I'd probably feel different if I knew wtf was going on. I try to watch Rebecca Lowe talk about "preh mee-uh" league on NBC but I usually end up fixing a sandwich. I like the World Cup and European Cup (mainly due to the giant scale of the occasion and the nationalism/warfare on display), but the day-to-day matches are rubbish. Birmingham versus Skegness. Who the hell cares? England 5, Germany 1 - now that was some serious shit! A fantastic evening in the pub. I watched the World Cup, Germany vs Argentina. I was very engaged even though I didn't have a clue what was happening other than "That dude is kicking the ball.... now that dude is". I liked that Germany's team was full of real Krauts. Id have loved to see England vs Argentina in 1986, not too long after the Falklands and an English team composed of actual ethnic English players. Of course Id end up feeling the way I have the last 9 days or so, robbed, depressed, defeated, unable to look at my own avatar with childlike innocence and optimism, feeling like it was somehow my fault. :'( |
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Post by Flying Monkeys on Feb 15, 2018 21:29:47 GMT
I didn't have a clue what was happening other than "That dude is kicking the ball.... now that dude is" I'm sure you must have figured out that, among all the girly dancing, there were two goals and they were trying to get the ball into the opposing team's goal...? Id have loved to see England vs Argentina in 1986, not too long after the Falklands and an English team composed of actual ethnic English players After the 1978 World Cup in Argentina, UK team Tottenham Hotspur bought two Argentinian players (no issue, Argentina played incredibly well that year). I bet they enjoyed being in Britain in 82. feeling the way I have the last 9 days or so, robbed, depressed, defeated, unable to look at my own avatar with childlike innocence and optimism, feeling like it was somehow my fault. Why, what happened? |
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Post by ayatollah on Feb 16, 2018 2:20:19 GMT
Well that much I know, but if they use any strategy to accomplish that I cant tell. I'm surprised they didn't send them home. I... um, nothing. I'm okay. |
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Post by Harold of Whoa on Feb 16, 2018 3:25:36 GMT
We're gonna need you to pretend like you care about American football, here, 'kay? |
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Post by ayatollah on Feb 16, 2018 16:41:51 GMT
We're gonna need you to pretend like you care about American football, here, 'kay? No, he should go right on being unaware. |
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Post by Flying Monkeys on Feb 16, 2018 20:49:35 GMT
Well that much I know, but if they use any strategy to accomplish that I cant tell. I already told you the strategy - they dance around the ball - Lambada, Foxtrot, Girly Pout Dance, The I've Been Injured dance - and hope it goes into a goal. WHY DO YOU NOT GET THIS?? |
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Post by Flying Monkeys on Feb 16, 2018 21:02:13 GMT
We're gonna need you to pretend like you care about American football, here, 'kay? I used to watch it in the 80s when it was first shown here in the UK. The programme was actually really good - they spent a bit of time explaining the rules and then showed a game, edited down of course because watching 4 hours of nothing is too dull for us hyperbrains, so they reduced it to the essential 20 minutes of the game. Then showed the leagues, then maybe highlights from some other games. I used to watch it with my Dad, this would have been 1983 or so. For whatever reason, we decided we liked the Green Bay Packers. Top teams at the time we Miami Dolphins, Dallas Cowboys, something to do with the number 49 (LA 49ers?), no wait San Francisco 49ers, LA .. hmmm, what was the LA team called? Anyway, liked it a lot. |
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Post by ayatollah on Feb 18, 2018 0:19:20 GMT
We're gonna need you to pretend like you care about American football, here, 'kay? I used to watch it in the 80s when it was first shown here in the UK. The programme was actually really good - they spent a bit of time explaining the rules and then showed a game, edited down of course because watching 4 hours of nothing is too dull for us hyperbrains, so they reduced it to the essential 20 minutes of the game. Then showed the leagues, then maybe highlights from some other games. We have that here, the game with all the commercials edited out, my cable company carries it and its called "NFL Blitz". The only problem is you cant see it until after the game has been played obviously, and I am too big a fan to not watch the actual game. The English really like that name. In Wales they like the Rams. |
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Post by ayatollah on Feb 18, 2018 0:22:42 GMT
Well that much I know, but if they use any strategy to accomplish that I cant tell. I already told you the strategy - they dance around the ball - Lambada, Foxtrot, Girly Pout Dance, The I've Been Injured dance - and hope it goes into a goal. WHY DO YOU NOT GET THIS?? No, there has got to be more to it than that. Maybe you're not that big of a fan, but I bet you some soccer player says to his team mates "Hey, that dude on the other team always does x, so when he does ill do y and you do z, and we can kick a goal." There has to be a strategy, at least a minimal one. I don't believe you anyway. I think you're having fun with me. |
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Post by Flying Monkeys on Feb 18, 2018 10:03:07 GMT
The English really like that name. In Wales they like the Rams. (rofl) |
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Post by Hairynosedwombat on Mar 25, 2018 21:33:14 GMT
I'm trying to figure out what makes that girly. It's not that soccer is girly, my problem is that it's boring. But I'd probably feel different if I knew wtf was going on. I try to watch Rebecca Lowe talk about "preh mee-uh" league on NBC but I usually end up fixing a sandwich. I've been watching women's soccer. That is girly! There are some hot babes running around getting all excited and sweaty. What's not to like? The skill level in the top games is as good as the men, the game is slower so it is easier to see what is going on (set pieces being set up etc.) and the commentators appear to not expect the audience to be mad soccer tragics so actually explain what is going on. |
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