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   Margueritem said, 2 months ago

   If it’s on the internet, it must be so!

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   Edcole1961 said, 2 months ago

   It actually comes from the name “AsSOCiation Football” a little over 100 years ago. The first players were warriors, who used decapitated heads.

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   Fairportfan said, 2 months ago

   ..as opposed to “rugger” - which is why the name had to be coined; the Brits needing to distinguish between their two different types of footie.

   So that soccer players, who sneer at US Ffootball players as wimps, wouldn’t be truly humiliated by accidentally trying to play Rugby football.

   “It takes leather balls to play rugby”

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   Bill Hinds said, 2 months ago

   I’ve actually done a strip with the kicking-heads-around origin theory.
   I’ve had at least three strips that had images of decapitated heads.
   And my cartoonist friends make fun of me because they think Cleats is not edgy enough. Hah.

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   fritzoid said, 2 months ago

   In Australia, they play Aussie football, Association football, and not one but TWO different types of Rugby football. (1)

   (1) I forget what they’re called, but the Aussies consider them separate sports. The differences in the rules are greater than the differences between AL baseball and NL baseball, but they appear nearly identical to an outsider (that is, to ME). They don’t compete against each other.

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   frogapplause said, 2 months ago

   Ha. Come on, Bill. Your cartoonist friends make fun of you for many, many other things too. Here’s one: http://tinyurl.com/nq4b3s

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   fbjsr said, 2 months ago

   Did you notice the ref wasn’t close enough to the play to make the call?

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   mrprongs said, 2 months ago

   Pebbles there needs to start rehanging with Bamm Bamm.

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   OldHipster said, 2 months ago

   And now folks, it’s “Soc it to me” time.

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    cholldekkgher stenst... said, 2 months ago

    Sure, AlGore invented the Internet, right? Or did he invent it wrong?