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Re: American Football in London!!
« Reply #30 on: October 28, 2008, 03:27:17 PM »
Well, if our dear Jane mentioned it Northanger Abbey (published before the first game in America) - that settles it! :D


Well that hardly makes it an English game! Not completely convinced of this one yet.  :D

Anyway, we aren't worlds apart are we? You guys have cricket, we have baseball. You guys have rugby, we have American football. You guys have snooker, we have pool. Can't we all be friends? :lol: :lol:
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Re: American Football in London!!
« Reply #31 on: October 28, 2008, 03:30:44 PM »
No. :P

and we have pool too! You lot just play some weird version of it.
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Re: American Football in London!!
« Reply #32 on: October 28, 2008, 03:37:53 PM »
What do you guys play? 8-ball and 9-ball are the most common with us.

In attempt to seek common ground, I will say that I have grown quite fond of snooker. Although, I find it incredibly difficult. :D
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Re: American Football in London!!
« Reply #33 on: October 28, 2008, 03:50:31 PM »
Didn't they ( Treets) melt in your mouth but not in your hand? A remarkable quality for an item of confectionary-pushing the performance envelope somewhat.

Correct!  Although I never put it to the test...

I used to like those walnut whips-do they still make them?

I had one (well, two... ) just a few weeks ago.  They're not the same though - the chocolate is thinner and not so intricately layered, and now there's only a walnut on the top, no second one hidden at the bottom like there used to be.  Penny-pinchers.

Oh god.. I really want a Walnut Whip and another Wispa bar now... Wispa bars are smaller to but at least they are back.  :?
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Re: American Football in London!!
« Reply #34 on: October 28, 2008, 03:55:05 PM »
What do you guys play? 8-ball and 9-ball are the most common with us.

In attempt to seek common ground, I will say that I have grown quite fond of snooker. Although, I find it incredibly difficult. :D

I don't know about pool, but snooker is a fine game.

Tough playing the long shots if you have difficulty getting your leg over, though.
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Re: American Football in London!!
« Reply #35 on: October 28, 2008, 04:10:08 PM »
I have found that after playing a game of snooker, pool is a breeze.
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Re: American Football in London!!
« Reply #36 on: October 28, 2008, 05:22:58 PM »
I prefer pool
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Re: American Football in London!!
« Reply #37 on: October 28, 2008, 06:26:10 PM »
Didn't they ( Treets) melt in your mouth but not in your hand? A remarkable quality for an item of confectionary-pushing the performance envelope somewhat.

Correct!  Although I never put it to the test...

I used to like those walnut whips-do they still make them?

I had one (well, two... ) just a few weeks ago.  They're not the same though - the chocolate is thinner and not so intricately layered, and now there's only a walnut on the top, no second one hidden at the bottom like there used to be.  Penny-pinchers.

Oh god.. I really want a Walnut Whip and another Wispa bar now... Wispa bars are smaller to but at least they are back.  :?


 Mmmmm I had a Wispa yesterday. Scrumptious.

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Re: American Football in London!!
« Reply #38 on: October 28, 2008, 07:07:02 PM »
Yes I saw a Whispa display the other day in that fine purveyor of periodicals known as W H Smith and remarked upon it to Mrs 38th who was equally but nonetheless as pleasantly surprised.
In any event, I am not sure that Amercian Football will work here but hey, nothing ventured an all. My son has promised to take me to a game when I next visit him. Not being a great fan of team sports, I shall ensure that I take my Ipod.
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Re: American Football in London!!
« Reply #39 on: October 28, 2008, 09:07:59 PM »
I think American Werewolf in London is better than American Football in London.
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Re: American Football in London!!
« Reply #40 on: October 28, 2008, 09:40:20 PM »
its certainly better than An American Werewolf in Paris
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Re: American Football in London!!
« Reply #41 on: October 28, 2008, 10:16:04 PM »
What a bizarre and disperate thread...

The cream is different in Walnut Whips now.

And I never liked Wispas.  Quite frankly, the vending machines can keep them.

And America (and Americans, and American sports) have their good points.  My brother in law is an American, and constantly keeps me on my toes by buying interesting and obscute guitar stuff cheap from his mates all over the world.

And he sold me his Orange.

God bless America.
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Re: American Football in London!!
« Reply #42 on: October 28, 2008, 10:36:34 PM »
i'm fairly positive that the only reason we don't like each others sports is simply for the lack of understanding how to play.

i've learned to understand rugby (kind of) and i think its a good sport. rugby is becoming a very popular sport in high schools and colleges in the US. i've always liked soccer (football...) as well.

by the way, the philadelphia phillies are in the world series!!! one more win to win it all! (i'm from philadelphia).

oh, and i believe its called the world series, not because baseball is a world sport (well it kind of is), but because the best players from around the world play in it.

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Re: American Football in London!!
« Reply #43 on: October 28, 2008, 10:36:52 PM »
I too am a fan of the USA inasmuch as every time I have been there, I have loved it and have enjoyed a warm welcome. I have a few friends there too and my son has made it his home. OK so they go a little overboard with their sports but bless them, they just want to be loved.
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Re: American Football in London!!
« Reply #44 on: October 28, 2008, 10:45:16 PM »
Thew  world series is named because it was originally sponsered by the Chicargo World newspaper.  When the newspaper no longer sponsered it, they kept the world bit.  Still doesn't make it any more interesting though.  I didn't think that any sport could be more dull than cricket, but they somehow managed to top it.

I like snooker, it's like golf in the fact that everyone is cr@p at it. Makes you feel better.  I've played on a pro table and it was WAY more difficult than normal club tables, the pockets are much tighter.  I prefer pool though, but can;t get on with the american tables.  It's like playing into buckets on a cloth made of jeans.  I like to smaller tables with tighter pockets a lot more, but I supposed that's just what I'm used to.

I had the american football on for a bit, but queeny and my mate made me turn it off.  Don't mind it too much but probably couldn't watch a whole game.  Rugger - now that's a propper game.  :D Well, that and British Bulldogs, we should have it in the olympics.
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