Poll: Why "soccer?"

[Mr. Grey]

So long as Soccer comes from Association Football the name doesn't matter.

And in America I'm pretty sure we call it Football because in the very beginning of the game we kick the ball with our foot to start it off.

 

[thethingthatlurks]

So long as Soccer comes from Association Football the name doesn't matter.

And in America I'm pretty sure we call it Football because in the very beginning of the game we kick the ball with our foot to start it off.

You could make the same assumption for Handegg (yes, I'll call it that from now on) though. The NFL=National Football League, yes? So why not Leaguer?

 

[daemon37]

ABBREVIATED QUOTE...If somebody gets confused, call their sport handegg/soccer rugbyknockoffwheresweatymuscualmentackleeachothertothegroundwhilemostviewerstrytocoveruptheirboners.

That name may be a bit too difficult to pronounce for most handegg fans.

 

[Riobux]

Handegg sounds more appropriate personally.

 

[Mr. Grey]

So long as Soccer comes from Association Football the name doesn't matter.

And in America I'm pretty sure we call it Football because in the very beginning of the game we kick the ball with our foot to start it off.

You could make the same assumption for Handegg (yes, I'll call it that from now on) though. The NFL=National Football League, yes? So why not Leaguer?

Fair enough, it just doesn't really matter is all. I just think that's why we called it that to begin with.

Or we wanted our own Football but we didn't want to act like Europe. Since we spell words like realise with a 'z'. Because that makes it awesome American. We might have been in isolation then also.

We should have just kept it Leatherhead or something.

As for Leaguer, we have Major League Baseball as well. So, I don't think that would catch on... although I think a video game was called that involving American Football. I don't know for sure though.

 

[Doug]

We call it different names, does it really matter that much?
<quote=Romeo and Juliet>That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet.

Not if you called them stink berries.

 

[SnipErlite]

Handegg. Or re-name American Football soccer, just to confuse 'em

 

[Souplex]

Soccer's real name is already communist kickball. Football involves feet and balls, but no Communism, so I don't see the problem.

 

[Fallen-Angel Risen-Demon]

<quote=Romeo and Juliet>That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet.

exept if we call it Stinkypileofshit.
Yeah I said it...

 

[Angry Caterpillar]

We call it different names, does it really matter that much?
<quote=Romeo and Juliet>That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet.

Not if you called them stink berries.

<quote=Romeo and Juliet>That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet.

exept if we call it Stinkypileofshit.
Yeah I said it...

I'm blown away by the fact you think you can change the scent of a flower by changing it's name.

 

[Fallen-Angel Risen-Demon]

We call it different names, does it really matter that much?
<quote=Romeo and Juliet>That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet.

Not if you called them stink berries.

<quote=Romeo and Juliet>That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet.

exept if we call it Stinkypileofshit.
Yeah I said it...

I'm blown away by the fact you think you can change the scent of a flower by changing it's name.

Well nobody would smell them if they were named THAT would they?

 

[Doug]

I'm blown away by the fact you think you can change the scent of a flower by changing it's name.

You wouldn't be if the metaphor was phrased "I'm totally convinced by"

 

[Angry Caterpillar]

Well nobody would smell them if they were named THAT would they?

Sorry to let you down, but even if the entire world renamed roses as such, they would still smell nice.

I'm blown away by the fact you think you can change the scent of a flower by changing it's name.

You wouldn't be if the metaphor was phrased "I'm totally convinced by"

Except it isn't. Which is why I used it.

 

[Ham_authority95]

I think it would make more sense to call American football "soccer" to switch the names around completely.

 

[Ham_authority95]

I think it should just be switched like soccer called football...american football called soccer

You though of that too? *high five*

 

[Captain Lag]

I was at the meeting that they decided this at you see, and we actually decided on calling it soccer to confound the rest of the globe because were America and we're awesome and sweet.

 

[Maze1125]

We call it different names, does it really matter that much?
<quote=Romeo and Juliet>That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet.

Not if you called them stink berries.

<quote=Romeo and Juliet>That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet.

exept if we call it Stinkypileofshit.
Yeah I said it...

I'm blown away by the fact you think you can change the scent of a flower by changing it's name.

That's the people of the human mind.
Is someone is set-up to believe something is a certain way, they're often more likely to see/smell what they already believe than how it actually is.

 

[Skeleon]

The whole world calls it football and if that confuses some Americans, I don't care.
I won't use their specific word, just like I would never use their system of measurements while the rest of the world uses the metric system.

 

[Magnalian]

I don't get why they didn't call it American Rugby or something. As far as I know those two sports are pretty similiar, although rugby is more badass.

I think we should start calling American football soccer from now on.

I agree though handegg is growing on me

You should get that checked out, it doesn't sound too healthy.

 

[Doug]

I'm blown away by the fact you think you can change the scent of a flower by changing it's name.

You wouldn't be if the metaphor was phrased "I'm totally convinced by"

Except it isn't. Which is why I used it.

It would be if you rephrased as "I'm totally in agreement with you".