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return2ozma@lemmy.world to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days ago

Rename football in America, Trump says, because soccer owns that title

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return2ozma@lemmy.world to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days ago
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  • D_C@sh.itjust.works
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    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heartbreaking:_The_Worst_Person_You_Know_Just_Made_a_Great_Point

    I fucking hate that I actually agree with the fat child rapist. I’m now going to go and scrub my skin off with bleach!!

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      If it helps, he doesn’t actually believe this, or care either way, he’s just extremely bribable.

      • ryathal@sh.itjust.works
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        He also has a grudge against the NFL because Jerry Jones kept him from getting a team.

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    He’s absolutely right. And while we’re at it, can we rename the “World” Series?

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    this is football, there is no question. We have to come up with another name for the other one.

    I suggest remaining American football to “rugby for pansies”.

    Or maybe “handegg”.

    On a side note, this seems like a great way for him to piss off a big chunk of his voter base.

    • MiddleAgesModem@lemmy.world
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      Rugby players don’t get hit like football players do. The lack of padding changes the game.

      • MurrayL@lemmy.world
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        Most people who mock American football as ‘rugby for wusses’ (or similar) don’t even know how the game works, let alone what the legitimate differences are.

      • Em Adespoton@lemmy.ca
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        The passing and scrum rules also change the game. There’s less chance for an unexpected and dangerous hit in rugby. More shove, less hard contact.

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        Different kinds of hits, but… goddamn. I saw a guy in a rugby game take a full-on elbow to the face while running full tilt and go pinwheeling to the ground… and the game continued without so much as a comment from the announcer.

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        In fact handegg players are more likely to suffer serious injuries because of it AFAIK. Particularly brain damage.

    • FEIN@lemmy.world
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      “rugby for pansies” until you get CTE or some irreversible brain injury…

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        You can get CTE playing rugby or soccer too.

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    I can’t believe he said something the entire world outside US agree with 🤣

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      He saya quite a few things we agree on, and surely there should be for you as well, but hatred blinds.

      • ilinamorato@lemmy.world
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        You’ve got your cause and effect reversed. He says vile things, so we point out that he is a vile person.

        It’s his hatred that makes him say hateful things, not ours.

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        He’s bribed to say things people agree with otherwise no he says nothing any sane reasonable person agree with like ever.

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          Like I said: blinded. Any 2 people in the world no matter their differences agree on something.

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    We all know he wants to call it “Trump Ball”. Hell, why only replace one word, let’s call the game “Trump Trump”.

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    So now we do care what other countries think?

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    Trumpball?

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    Feetballs

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      Handegg

      • potoooooooo ✅️@lemmy.world
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        We can call it the NHL. Perfect!

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    He should rename “the gulf of America” back to “the gulf of mexico” while he’s at it

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