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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 1 of 3 1 2 3 Football? #209375 02/04/13 12:36 AM 02/04/13 12:36 AM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu OP Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu   OP Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Nope, handegg. Being the professional sports cynic that I am, I love this. formerly known as etaoin... Re: Football? [Re: Buffalo Shrdlu] #209379 02/04/13 03:12 AM 02/04/13 03:12 AM Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,156 Land of the Flat Water LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel LukeJavan8   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,156 Land of the Flat Water count me in as your lieutenant. Great stuff. ----please, draw me a sheep---- Re: Football? [Re: Buffalo Shrdlu] #209389 02/04/13 11:23 AM 02/04/13 11:23 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Just a minor nit. It should be pointing to the other foot for maximum effect. Re: Football? [Re: Faldage] #209400 02/04/13 06:31 PM 02/04/13 06:31 PM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague Unless he is a leftfooter. (taking the ball with the right foot and shooting with the left. Re: Football? [Re: BranShea] #209403 02/05/13 12:54 AM 02/05/13 12:54 AM Joined: May 2010 Posts: 959 Alaska Tromboniator old hand Tromboniator   old hand Joined: May 2010 Posts: 959 Alaska The photo on the right should be labeled Elbowegg. Re: Football? [Re: BranShea] #209405 02/05/13 01:29 AM 02/05/13 01:29 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Originally Posted By: BranShea Unless he is a leftfooter. (taking the ball with the right foot and shooting with the left. Then get a shot with him using his left foot. I ain't sayin', I'm just sayin'. Re: Football? [Re: Buffalo Shrdlu] #209406 02/05/13 01:51 AM 02/05/13 01:51 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 What I like is when they call basketball roundball. As if that were the onliest sport with a round ball. Re: Football? [Re: Faldage] #209411 02/05/13 11:01 AM 02/05/13 11:01 AM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague "Then get a shot" Get a shot? When he gives one? I ain't askin', I'm just askin'. Re: Football? [Re: Faldage] #209466 02/08/13 10:29 PM 02/08/13 10:29 PM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague Yet this is a real question. What dó you say in general. A player gets a shot when he shoots a ball? It's in these little things a foreign speaker feels most uncomfortable. It's often straight opposites. So I would have said: gives a shot and that would have revealed me as a non native speaker. Re: Football? [Re: BranShea] #209467 02/08/13 10:36 PM 02/08/13 10:36 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,538 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,538 this too shall pass he takes a shot.. he SCORES! and the goalie (goalkeeper) has given (up) a goal. (but that reads more like hockey-speak to me, not being much of a football (soccer) fan. Page 1 of 3 1 2 3 Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------   Information and announcements   Q&A about words   Wordplay and fun   Words and languages in schools   Miscellany   Weekly Themes   Looking for (writers, speakers, ...) (Old) Weekly themes. 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