Farewell Rik Mayall, comedy legend

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Originally Posted by Berni

Lol, it's called football because it's a game you play with a ball (that's a round object) & with your feet (the things that are on the end of your legs)
The american's call a game similar to rugby, football!!! although nobody is sure why??? Outside of the states hardly anyone else plays the stupid game despite billions of dollars going into sponsorship every year. We play rugby that does without all that sissy helmets & body armour. Oh yeah & baseball is based on an old English game called rounders, again traditionally played without all the wussy helmets & padding.
Just an observation from an English guy who has lived in the states for 15 years
Havind said that the USA team is doing way better than England right now in the world cup.

Hey I said I have a different definition of football, I didn't say I was desperate enough for entertainment to watch a bunch of dudes run around in tight pants giving each other head trauma. The average American's obsession with NFL is indeed embarrassing, makes the rest of us who have better things to do look bad. lol