• BearOfaTime@lemm.ee
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    4 months ago

    Wow, I never considered this before, like, ever

    (yes, that’s sarcasm, this “joke” is so tired)

    You’re poking fun at Americans with this, but the origin of the term is British - both for American Gridiron and Soccer.

    • CyanideShotInjection@lemmy.world
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      4 months ago

      And to had to that, soccer comes from the term Association Football (hence A.F.C. -> Association Football Club) but since it was too long, the British shortened it to Soccer and it was the prefered term going back as far as the late 19th century. Refering to it as football regained popularity in the UK during the 1960s. As for Gridiron Football, the first part of the name was dropped long ago as at the time all football sports were simply called “football” in North America (this includes Rugby).

      And yes this joke is sooo tired, my first reaction was “oh we’re going back to making those lame repeated memes that made me quit 9gag 10 years ago”

    • johannesvanderwhales@lemmy.world
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      4 months ago

      The name football comes from the fact that it’s descended from…wait for it…rugby football, a term in wide use in Britain.

    • headset@lemmy.world
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      4 months ago

      Americans making up all kinds of weird shit just to justify their handegg in between ads.

    • pop@lemmy.ml
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      4 months ago

      And this argument is isn’t tiring?

      Do you have to use archaic wording and measurement because the british did?

      Seems like a you problem? May be grow up and stop blaming your dad for all your problems?

      • trolololol@lemmy.world
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        4 months ago

        Spoiled brat that used to shoot birds in youth reaches adulthood and starts shooting bigger things