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Thread #150231 Message #3592970
Posted By: GUEST,Big Ballad Singer trying to cut down on cook
17-Jan-14 - 11:34 AM
Thread Name: BS: Use of the word 'football'
Subject: RE: BS: Use of the word 'football'
An acquaintance once explained that (in the American game) the majority of the plays involve use of the hands, not feet. The object possessed by the team is not a ball, it's rather an egg.
Perhaps, then, the US game should be called "Handegg".