All things sporting

Fortunately, it seems that the lockout might end sooner than anyone expected, according to the ever-reliable (lol) anonymous sources. The real refs seem ready to go and I for one will welcome them back with open arms despite their imperfections.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/8427652/locked-nfl-referees-return-early-week-sources

Aussie Rules players and Rugby players don't need all that padding. And helmets... Wimps!

American football didn't originally have pads or helmets either and was much more like rugby, but too many people were dying the way Americans played it. The game took a big step towards modern football when Teddy Roosevelt stepped in and told the major figures in the game to make it safer or it would be shut down. The lesson from this is that Americans are just too hardcore for rugby.

Umm... too hardcore for rugby? --- that's why they pad-up, is it?

So hardcore that we had to pad up to stop us from killing ourselves.

Why not play soccer (football), as you would only need knee pads then - and some talent for theatre when your leg gets (apparently) broken and then you make a miraculous recovery?

Soccer? What are you, a Communist?

Soccer is a very respectable sport Eldo!!! It's not playing the sport brought us to Communism!

Wtf knee pads?
Over here on earth we use shinpads
Also usesd 4 cricket where they are slightly bigger

...I'm gonna let that one slide, Lorient.

Is that supposed to b funny or wtf

I could try to explain what I was aiming for, but if I worried myself about every instance of you disapproving of a post I made then I wouldn't have any time left to actually post here. I fully expect a snarky response to this post as well.

Hi I find your reasoning offensive
Reporting to site administrator

Did I run over your dog in a previous life or something?

Possibly I wouldn't be the one to ask
But as a new member you shouldn't be nasty
~reporting to site admin still

Thats a bit woof Eldo

That's a bit much even for me, Chris.

Woof = rough
Or act of a heartless bastard, maybe

I got that one, thanks Ally.

In non-Ally related news, our long national nightmare is over.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/8429885/nfl-reaches-agreement-officials-end-lockout

The real refs are back and Baltimore beat a divisional rival. Life is good.

I'm not a big baseball fan but I'm excited for the Baltimore Orioles who are tied for first place in their division and are going to the playoffs for the first time since 1997!

HEIA TIIIIL HEIJA TIIIIIL DET E TIL SOM E BEST UTEN TVIIIL!!! KOM IGJEN GUTA!!

our city's footbal team is in the cupfinal against Hødd go TIL!

Congratulations, Tromso! I would be rooting for you if I followed Norwegian soccer.

HAHA! great ^^ this needs a dancing sid. for you too Eldo