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[–] [email protected] 39 points 2 weeks ago (12 children)

The UK sorta tried switching to metric but didn't do it completely and now has a weird system where the system you use depends on the situation I hate it

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

stone is my favorite stupid measure

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[–] [email protected] 47 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

Invents the word Soccer, calls americans dumb for using it.

(TBF it's dumb, especially since you call hand egg football, sry americans)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Third World Ball Chace.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

apparently its short for association football

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

i think assball sounds funnier

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago

Yep! It was to distinguish Association Football ("Soccer") from Rugby Union Football ("Rugger").

I suppose we should use "Gridder" for North American "Gridiron Football".

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 weeks ago

The term football used to apply to any ball sport played on foot (as apposed to on horseback). The idea that it could only belong to soccer is actually quite arrogant.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

The US was a founding member of the Metre Convention, find a new slant

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

We were almost the first country to switch. Now we're probably going to be last

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

Nothing you've said disagrees with the meme.

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