#43109
10/31/2001 5:15 AM
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Oh dear, and beak it sounded so evocative of something or other, too. I thought it might be when one of the players hurls himself face down on the ball in American football to score a try? a goal? whatever they do score in American football anyway.
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#43110
10/31/2001 3:00 PM
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I think that you are thinking of a "touchdown," Bingley. When a team carries the ball (or catches it and retains possession in) the opponent's endzone, the team scores a touchdown, which is worth 6 points. Other ways to score in football: Point after touchdown: Upon scoring a touchdown, a team has an opportunity to kick the ball through the upright goalposts. If it does so, it gets another point. Two-point conversion: Upon scoring a touchdown, a team may, instead of kicking the point after, attempt in a single play to again penetrate the endzone with the ball. If it does so, it gets two more points. Field goal: a team may, when it has possession of the ball during regular play, attempt to kick the ball through the goalposts. If it does so, it gets three points. Safety: if a team traps the other team in its own endzone with the ball, the trapping team scores two points. For more football terms, and more precise definitions, see http://www.firstbasesports.com/glossaries/ftbglos.htm
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#43111
10/31/2001 7:28 PM
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quiz, Sparteye (to which I'm not certain my answer is correct): is it possible for a football game to end with a score of 1-0, and if so, how?
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#43112
11/01/2001 4:27 AM
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>a score of 1-0
And would you read that as "one nil"?
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#43113
11/01/2001 11:40 AM
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Apparently the Canadian Football League (CFL) has slightly different rules about numbers of downs and scoring which some say make the game more exciting than the American version. I'm not much into football so I'm not sure, but my national pride urged me to post this bit of info anyway. The very little football I have watched was CFL football, during the Grey Cup (our finals, equivalent to the US Superbowl but played a good two months earlier, and often in the snow). Any Canadian football fans on the board want to expand on that? (Rouspeteur/BelM/plutarch?)
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#43114
11/01/2001 12:54 PM
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Funny you should mention that, Kieva, since I amost remarked in my prior post that a score of "one" is the only mathematically impossible score in football.
And we would pronounce that score "one-zero" or "one-oh" or "one-nothing," Bingley, but never "one-nil."
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#43115
11/01/2001 1:02 PM
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The major differences between American and Canadian (ha! go ahead, everybody, fight about that terminology!) are: (1) the dimensions of the playing field, the Canadian field being larger; (2) the number of players, 11 in American, 12 in Canadian; (3) three downs to advance 10 yards in Canadian, but four downs in American; (4) in Canadian, a team can score one point for a rouge, awarded to a kicking or punting team if an opposing player is trapped in the end zone on a return play. For more details, see http://www.cuug.ab.ca/~leblancj/stampeders/compare.html
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#43116
11/01/2001 2:15 PM
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Sounds like a sports thread takeover to me and some people complain about food, mutter, mutter ... How about looking in "Loanwords from German"
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#43117
11/01/2001 5:44 PM
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sparteye, I believe vaguely that in some high school leagues, at least, if one team fails to show up the forfieted game is scored as 1-0 -- which can be important for league "tie-breakers" at season end.
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#43118
11/01/2001 6:27 PM
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Gah! People, this is the BIRTHDAYS thread, if you please!!!
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#43119
11/01/2001 8:49 PM
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Well, then, happy birthday to intercollegiate football, first played on November 6, 1869.
And to Troy Aikman, born on November 21.
[duck-and-run emoticon]
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#43120
11/01/2001 9:02 PM
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Jo, you are so kind, and gentle.. it doesn't work.. you must out and out threaten a FOOD FIGHT to stop a sports thread..
maybe your threats don't work-- but when it comes to a food vs sports thread--no one wants to tangle with me! when i threaten food fight, sports talk stops.. (all this power is going to my head!)  Back to Birthday wishes, Please!
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#43121
11/02/2001 7:02 AM
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I really did set up a thread in Loanwords from German. I hope that y'all be very happy there.
To be honest, I might even join in as I haven't a clue about the rules of the football that is played with those big shoulder pads, looks a bit sissy to me, compared to a good old game of rugger!
Please continue in another place.
Now Helen, was that still too gentle?
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#43122
11/09/2001 10:04 PM
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enthusiast
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Arkport one,Hornell none.
using local towns because I despise football, and don't know any major league teams.
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#43123
11/09/2001 10:32 PM
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Happy birthday pi, wherever you have wandered, wherever you have roamed!
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#43124
11/12/2001 2:05 PM
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"one nil"
One ill? Who's sick?
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#43125
11/20/2001 5:02 PM
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, my friend!
Love,
Jackie
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#43126
11/21/2001 1:48 AM
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in time. Close enough. Have a wonderful and happy birthday, Avy.
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#43127
11/21/2001 6:19 AM
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and come back soon, we miss you.
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#43128
11/21/2001 11:06 AM
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(It's the 22nd in Zild, as of this writing.)
Happy Birthday, Sweet Max. Much love.
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#43129
11/21/2001 4:08 PM
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How wonderful to be able to add my Birthday wishes to Avy and Max on the same day even though their birthdays are on different days. Have a terrific birthday you two!
(Thanks Jackie!)
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#43130
11/23/2001 5:09 AM
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Many belated confabulatory wishes for your birthday, Max.
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