Saturday Nov 04, 2006

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This is my first SG blog even though I've been on the site for a little while now. I guess I came for the boobs at first, but I learned pretty quickly that there's more to SG than that.
I do however feel, that the site takes itself a bit to seriously, I mean the articles are great and alot of the board discussions are...
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cyberedz:
Interestingly 'soccer' is actually a very old term for Association Football (to give it its full name). There is a dispute over its etymology. While some believe it's a corruption of 'association' (rugby is often referred to as 'rugger') other believe it derives from the footwear used while playing the game (the boots were known as 'socks', although that word now refers exclusively to the hosiery worn underneath a shoe or boot).

There are many forms of football in the world - if you say it in Australia it means Aussie Rules, in America it refers to Gridiron, in Ireland it refers to Gaelic Football and in many parts of the world it actually refers to Rugby (Union or League).

Good luck on starting a group - I've tried to start many, and in all likelihood it'll be refused as there's already a group dealing with football. Why not just start a thread there ?? Be careful not to piss Alisa off, though...
infrareddeer:
"what's a nubian?" r inte det frn ngon kevin smith film?