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My friend asked me to toss him a flashlight. Only he’s British, so he said “torch.” Anyway, what should I do with his ashes?
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Ah yes. because there's nothing in the least bit odd about calling a light that doesn't flash a flashlight!
I am not a number. I am a ... no, wait!
Precisely!. The term "Torch" was a simplification of the older term "Electric Torch" which was introduced to distinguish them from the original torches (with flames, etc.) that you carried along with your pitchforks. This makes perfect sense. American Electric torches obviously had some connection problems with the early battery systems and kept going on and off and therefore were called "Flashlights". The latter statement has no supporting evidence and is merely a theory as to why this inaccurate name should make any sense at all!
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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Ah yes. because there's nothing in the least bit odd about calling a light that doesn't flash a flashlight!
I am not a number. I am a ... no, wait!
From the country that brought you game-that-doesn't-involve-using-your-foot-to-control-the-ball-but-we'll-call-it-football-anyway. And also game-that's-only-played-in-one-country-but-we'll-call-it-a-world-series. :-D
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer
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From the country that brought you game-that-doesn't-involve-using-your-foot-to-control-the-ball-but-we'll-call-it-football-anyway. And also game-that's-only-played-in-one-country-but-we'll-call-it-a-world-series. :-D
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer
It would be wildly inaccurate to say that baseball is only played in one country. and would have been when the World Series was first played for in 1903. Japan, Australia and New Zealand all had competitive baseball by the end of the 19th Century, for example. The first amateur World Cup of baseball was won by UK in 1938 against USA and 22 countries participated in the 2009 competition. The World Classic, next due to be played in 2017, which incidentally USA! USA!! USA!!! has never actually won (or indeed reached the final), is currently in qualification with the following 16 teams involved hoping for a place against the best 12 teams from the last tournament.
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I am not a number. I am a ... no, wait!
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It would be wildly inaccurate to say that baseball is only played in one country. and would have been when the World Series was first played for in 1903. Japan, Australia and New Zealand all had competitive baseball by the end of the 19th Century, for example. The first amateur World Cup of baseball was won by UK in 1938 against USA and 22 countries participated in the 2009 competition. The World Classic, next due to be played in 2017, which incidentally USA! USA!! USA!!! has never actually won (or indeed reached the final), is currently in qualification with the following 16 teams involved hoping for a place against the best 12 teams from the last tournament.
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AUS BRA COL CZE ESP FRA GBR GER ISR MEX NCA NZL PAK PAN PHI RSA
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I am not a number. I am a ... no, wait!
OK, but how many countries compete in the World Series? (America Junior doesn't count.)
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer
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OK, but how many countries compete in the World Series? (America Junior doesn't count.)
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer
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Are you counting the states as countries? :laugh:
Despite its name, the World Series remains solely the championship of the major-league baseball teams in the United States and Canada, although MLB, its players, and North American media sometimes informally refer to World Series winners as "world champions of baseball".
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer
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OK, but how many countries compete in the World Series? (America Junior doesn't count.)
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer
None. Cities (well, to be more accurate, franchises) compete in the World Series. There will however be players involved from a host of countries other than USA. There are 23 non-US nationalities represented in MLB this year - not quite up to the level of the English Premier League with 58 non-UK, but pretty impressive for what you think is an All-American game!
I am not a number. I am a ... no, wait!
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None. Cities (well, to be more accurate, franchises) compete in the World Series. There will however be players involved from a host of countries other than USA. There are 23 non-US nationalities represented in MLB this year - not quite up to the level of the English Premier League with 58 non-UK, but pretty impressive for what you think is an All-American game!
I am not a number. I am a ... no, wait!
That doesn't count. In a proper "world" sporting event, you should be restricted to fielding players from your own country. Otherwise, it's less about "which country is the best at this sport", and more about "which country is willing to spend the most money on good players". :)
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer
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Are you counting the states as countries? :laugh:
Despite its name, the World Series remains solely the championship of the major-league baseball teams in the United States and Canada, although MLB, its players, and North American media sometimes informally refer to World Series winners as "world champions of baseball".
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer
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CS2011 wrote:
what should I do with his ashes?
Nothing. It's his fault he can't catch. Probably grew up playing soccer, I mean football. :-\
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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OK, but how many countries compete in the World Series? (America Junior doesn't count.)
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer
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Yeah, I mean who would think that football would actually include using your feet to control the ball?
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I was once told the World Series was called such as it was originally sponsored by a newspaper called 'The World'(or similar) - True or False
In his book Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883, Simon Winchester mentions in passing that the World Series was named for the New York World newspaper, but this view is disputed.
World Series Origins : snopes.com[^]:
Negative evidence is easily uncovered by reading accounts of the first few World Series in the major newspapers of the era. The first several contests between the two league champions were reported under a variety of titles — "championship series," "world championship series," "world's series" — before eventually becoming standardized in name as the "World Series." If the name had derived from the New York World's sponsorship, it would have been nothing but the "World Series" from the very beginning (and as far back as 1884).
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer
