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And here are the Star Wars Football* results:

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  • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

    R2D --- 2, C3P --- nill

    * "Soccer" for those on the wrong side of the Pond

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    Daniel Pfeffer
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    Wouldn't that be Star Wars? :confused:

    Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.

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      Wouldn't that be Star Wars? :confused:

      Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.

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      Rage
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      Star Wars ? With R2D2 and C3PO ? Ahahah. How can one be so ignorant of scifi culture. What's next ? Han Solo as captain of the Millenium Falcon and Spoke having pointy ears ?

      Do not escape reality : improve reality !

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        Star Wars ? With R2D2 and C3PO ? Ahahah. How can one be so ignorant of scifi culture. What's next ? Han Solo as captain of the Millenium Falcon and Spoke having pointy ears ?

        Do not escape reality : improve reality !

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        "Eliminated the impossible, you have. Be the truth whatever remains, it must." Pointy-ear Spock

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        • D Daniel Pfeffer

          Wouldn't that be Star Wars? :confused:

          Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.

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          OriginalGriff
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          Nothing to see here, move along, move along ... :InnocentWhistleSmiley: :-O

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            "Eliminated the impossible, you have. Be the truth whatever remains, it must." Pointy-ear Spock

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            Mark_Wallace
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            If Conan Doyle were alive today, he'd be rolling over in his grave.

            I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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            • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

              R2D --- 2, C3P --- nill

              * "Soccer" for those on the wrong side of the Pond

              "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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              Rick York
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              The oddest thing about the word "soccer" to me is the Brits actually invented it and then moved on to use football later. In the US we had a football so the change never happened. FWIW, somehow the word "soccer" is a shortening of the word "association". I can't explain the leap between them but I'm an American so I don't have to.

              "They have a consciousness, they have a life, they have a soul! Damn you! Let the rabbits wear glasses! Save our brothers! Can I get an amen?"

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              • R Rick York

                The oddest thing about the word "soccer" to me is the Brits actually invented it and then moved on to use football later. In the US we had a football so the change never happened. FWIW, somehow the word "soccer" is a shortening of the word "association". I can't explain the leap between them but I'm an American so I don't have to.

                "They have a consciousness, they have a life, they have a soul! Damn you! Let the rabbits wear glasses! Save our brothers! Can I get an amen?"

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                OriginalGriff
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                We just call it "Wendy Ball" and leave it at that.

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                • R Rick York

                  The oddest thing about the word "soccer" to me is the Brits actually invented it and then moved on to use football later. In the US we had a football so the change never happened. FWIW, somehow the word "soccer" is a shortening of the word "association". I can't explain the leap between them but I'm an American so I don't have to.

                  "They have a consciousness, they have a life, they have a soul! Damn you! Let the rabbits wear glasses! Save our brothers! Can I get an amen?"

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                  Football was originally known as association football, to distinguish it from rugby football, a totally different game.

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                    If Conan Doyle were alive today, he'd be rolling over in his grave.

                    I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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                    OriginalGriff
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                    Didn't Spock write baby books?

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                    • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                      R2D --- 2, C3P --- nill

                      * "Soccer" for those on the wrong side of the Pond

                      "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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                      j snooze
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                      Well Luke at that score. Its solo. I guess if its over I can't leia bet down on it. Kinda surprised though, pretty sure someone told me OB won.

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                      • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                        Didn't Spock write baby books?

                        "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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                        He called them baby books, but they were really instruction manuals for building psychopaths.

                        I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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                        • R Rick York

                          The oddest thing about the word "soccer" to me is the Brits actually invented it and then moved on to use football later. In the US we had a football so the change never happened. FWIW, somehow the word "soccer" is a shortening of the word "association". I can't explain the leap between them but I'm an American so I don't have to.

                          "They have a consciousness, they have a life, they have a soul! Damn you! Let the rabbits wear glasses! Save our brothers! Can I get an amen?"

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                          Quirkafleeg
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                          "Soccer" came from Oxford University students, shortening "association football". They also came up with "Rugger", shortening "rubgy football". Given both words came from what most normal Brits deem(ed) a snobbish institution in a period where association football was considered the "working men's game", it is not much of a surprise that it never caught on in the minds of the impoverished British labourers of the past. Even "Rugger" is rarely, if ever, used now - it is also widely considered a "toff" word..

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