Re: super bowl thingee
Rafael Caetano wrote:
> Declan Murphy <declan_murphy@hotmail.com> wrote:
> (...)
>
>>*Merkin Football* - lotsa tight pants and pretty boys - sucks to high
>>heaven.
>>
>>*Association Football/Soccer* - not too shabby, but sucky in its own way.
>>
>>*Rugby Union* - a game for thugs played by gentlemen - damn stupid, but....
>>
>>*Rugby League* - a game for gentlemen played by thugs - sucks to high
>>heaven.
>>
>>*Austrian Rules* - genuflect in the memory of the king kickin' a lazy 5
>>'gainst St. Kilda at the 'G.
>>
>>Are there any other games called football?
>
> Don't you Brits play futsal (indoor football)?
(Brits? The ghost of my terrorist grandmother stirs)
Ahh - I've played a game that I assume is similar, "indoor soccer". 5
per side, played on/in an indoor cricket court (the Australian version
of it anyway). You could kick the ball against the side netting etc
without a throw in. Good way to triangulate.
That the one? Fun and not too shabby, but still sucky in its own way.
> It's very popular in Brazil. Well, pro futsal is not so popular, but
> the sport most people actually play is futsal, not football
> ("soccer").
>
> Rafael Caetano
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