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Basically.No, we call it hand egg. But just to annoy the rest of the world, we tell them all we call it "football"
Shiggums
Well, it's also called pigskin although I can't remember in my lifetime an oinker was ever used in making one.
I always just called my football Earl, but it never really caught on. Also, hand egg is only what they call in on TV. American slang has dubbed it football, because we hate the fact that the rest of world loves such a boring and senseless sport. I mean, if people aren't getting hurt then what's the point?Well, it's also called pigskin although I can't remember in my lifetime an oinker was ever used in making one.
jun_aka_pekto
Well, it's also called pigskin although I can't remember in my lifetime an oinker was ever used in making one.
jun_aka_pekto
They were originally made from a pig's bladder, hence the term pig skin.
Personally, I think they should call American football "WARBALL". The team formations remind me of the frontlines in a war/strategy game. That's why I like the game.
I'll stop calling it "football" when you Brits stop calling elevators "lifts"!cd_rom
Both have pretty much the same meaning, but hell why use 4 syllables when 1 will suffice? Seems like waste of jaw movement if you ask me.
And what the hell is cold on the cob as someone mentioned earlier? I don't even know what a popsicle is. You guys speak funny :P
If you guys would play a real sport like American football, we wouldn't have this problem. Yea, that just happened. In all seriousness though, where did they even get the idea to call American Football, football?
You're obviously joking but if you aren't I'm wondering why is it a real sport? aren't all sports real?If you guys would play a real sport like American football, we wouldn't have this problem. Yea, that just happened. In all seriousness though, where did they even get the idea to call American Football, football?
PEELEDbanana
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