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Post by stokerino on Jan 19, 2010 8:41:49 GMT
I have to say, I have never connected the word 'socks' with 'soccer'. Not even in my most imaginative mockery.
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Post by Ally on Jan 19, 2010 8:46:13 GMT
where do you think they came up with soccer, then? the first thing you think of is 'socks' which isn't really relevant to the sport (unless you count being concerned about athlete's foot) and what about rugby? there are no rugs involved. When I hear the word "soccer" I think of punching sound effects ("Sock! Bam! Pow!"), which fits some of the game's fans fairly well. Rugby's named after the school: (Although QI tells us William Webb Ellis had nothing to do with the invention of the game, and never knew he'd been credited with it)
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Post by stokerino on Jan 19, 2010 9:12:25 GMT
I'm pretty sure that the mick was being taken and that a brief guide to the origin of rugby wasn't really required. >_>
But while we're here... Football's full (or at least, original) name is of course 'Association Football', and 'soccer' was a slang abbreviation of 'association'.
The reason it included the word 'association' at all was to distinguish it as having proper teams/rules/etc., as opposed to the older forms of football that generally involved two neighbouring villages kicking the shit out of each other over an inflated pig's bladder.
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Post by Emily on Jan 19, 2010 10:13:50 GMT
anyway... is there a football pokemon? I bet there is.
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Post by stuart alman on Jan 19, 2010 11:53:42 GMT
It is "Football" because it is a game played on the feet, and fancy footwork is needed to get the ball Where as our football is played by people running on their hands and no fancy footwork at all you mean? Rolls eyes
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Post by stokerino on Jan 19, 2010 11:55:58 GMT
If there isn't a football pokemon, we can just have them kick a pokeball around...
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Post by Ally on Jan 19, 2010 12:50:03 GMT
I'm pretty sure that the mick was being taken and that a brief guide to the origin of rugby wasn't really required. >_> I can't tell people's tone over the Internet, I just assume they're serious - unless it's you, then I assume sarcasm
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Post by tangent on Jan 19, 2010 13:10:40 GMT
It is "Football" because it is a game played on the feet, and fancy footwork is needed to get the ball Where as our football is played by people running on their hands and no fancy footwork at all you mean? Rolls eyes Actually, that would be rather cool to watch! =^-^=
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Post by Ally on Jan 19, 2010 19:34:01 GMT
I'd watch that! The best thing about any sport is slapstick, and that would have so much potential!
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Post by Emily on Jul 2, 2010 21:46:15 GMT
Back to Eva... just watched the first new one. See what you meant about the goddamn rainbows.
Bits of it really benefited from better fx... the angels were a lot more convincingly badass and nasty. Especially the shiny diamond one...whatever number that was, that kicked ass. In other places though it was just annoying (see rainbows and pointless glowy lights on everything) Looking forward to part 2.
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Post by jonathan on Jul 3, 2010 23:43:58 GMT
Yeah Ramiel is fucking badass now. Here's a thought for you though: if he's got a particle beam that can literally melt half a mountain instantly, why does he choose to drill very slowly to NERV HQ?
Anyway, I guarantee you will enjoy 2. Don't forget to wait around for the post-credits sequence.
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Post by Emily on Jul 11, 2010 10:38:36 GMT
err... because.
Because the scroll said thats what'd happen! isn't that how we explain all the other crazy nonsense in Eva? "aha yes, the mysterious dead sea scroll... it's all going to plan ... instrumentality bleh bleh bleh pseudo religious babble"
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Post by Ally on Jul 11, 2010 16:53:32 GMT
I just had a thought...does anyone else think that Eva is what you'd get if you spliced Dan Brown and Quentin Tarantino's brains together?
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Post by Emily on Jul 11, 2010 18:29:13 GMT
aaaayup.
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Post by Emily on Jul 11, 2010 23:00:24 GMT
part 2, part 2... things that immediately leap out at me;
Do the makers of this franchise HATE Asuka? Because that is the only explanation I can come up with as to why you would bring her back in only to ruin her life SOME MORE.
Shinji seems to have manned up just a tiny bit, I liked EVA 01 having a tantrum and stomping on the stupid pyramid.
Rei has a personality now... who knew?
damn you glasses girl, why do you even exist? You seem to have acheived nothing more than a bit of peripheral fanservice. Go away- Asuka is more fun.
As for Kaoru "This time" you say? He frightens me a LOT.
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Post by jonathan on Jul 12, 2010 11:26:34 GMT
Pyramid remind you of anything? Probably just another red herring, though, like the sea turned out to be. I personally enjoyed Mari even if she is underdeveloped so far, it looks like she'll have a more relevant part to play in the next movie. Asuka gets better too, and comes back as a pirate. The focus has been more on Rei x Shinji so far, anyway. Personally I'm hoping Asuka's going to end up battling Shinji to keep her own (and humanity's) individual ego(s), while he's fighting for tangification. What actually happens will probably be much weirder, though. I have no idea what Kaworu's going to end up doing. And here's something you may have missed from the bit where Unit 03 starts going wrong.
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Post by Emily on Jul 13, 2010 11:19:36 GMT
she comes back... as a pirate!? goddamn it thats just DUMB!
ooh pyramid stomping, maybe it's a metaphor. Never did understand that sequence in the sand before.
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Post by jonathan on Jul 13, 2010 22:22:19 GMT
she comes back... as a pirate!? goddamn it thats just DUMB! Did you not watch the next "episode" preview?? She has an eyepatch! (presumably due to Angel contamination)
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Post by Emily on Jul 14, 2010 15:52:40 GMT
eyepatch is not synonimous with pirate...
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Post by jonathan on Jul 14, 2010 16:34:19 GMT
You weren't meant to take that completely literally, you know.
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