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david starling

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Totally random, but "soccer" sounds like "sock her"--not cool, man. Also, the only one who gets to sock the ball is the goalie, so it doesn't describe how the game is played.
Then, there's American "football", and except for punting and field goals, no one is allowed to kick the ball. So that name doesn't describe the game either.

Who invented these dumb names, anyway? :andy:
 

david starling

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Well, it's not polo, that's true. Or, jousting. "Football" obviously belongs to the game everyone else calls "Football". American Football is a form of Rugby, nothing really to do with modern-day "Football" And the etymology for soccer isn't as outlandishly archaic as the excuse for the naming of "American Football", but it is ridiculous. Its supposed to mean "Association Rugby", dropping the "As" at the beginning, and adding a "c" in the middle, dropping the "iation" at the end, and then adding an "er" and dropping the noun "Rugby". The excuse for the "er" ending is a slang term for Rugby, "Ruggers", but at least "Rugby" is the name of an actual game. I guess tennis should be called Football also, because it's not played on horseback either. :lol:
 
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david starling

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On the other foot, I can't really think of a good name for American Football that would describe it well enough. "Baseball" is about rounding all the bases. "Basketball" is about getting the ball through the basket. But somehow, "Goalpostball" doesn't really have the right ring to it. "Peasantball " wouldn't work either, despite the claim it derives from games played by peasants during feudalism. :lol:
 
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