CopperHeart said:
Aren't they still allowed to block with their sticks, skates, or even check the other guy?
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They are allowed, but they don't block shots with their sticks because that usually deflects the puck and makes it more likely that the goalie won't stop the shot. They don't block shots with their skates because it risks injury for something that means nothing; why would a player risk a broken foot to block a shot in the All-Star game? They are allowed to bodycheck the other player, but the unwritten rule is that you don't do that in an All-Star game.
If you're not familiar with hockey All-Star games, you might not fully appreciate the difference between the way players play in an All-Star game versus how they play in a regular season or playoff game.
Scott123 said:
That's the problem with Soccer...no checking. Would be wayyyyyyyyyyyyyy more fun if you could past a guy as he ran up field. Then start a fight.
Soccer players are pussies...FACT! That's what I learned from World Cup
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Boy, that sure didn't look like a question.
Scott123 said:
That's the problem with Soccer...no checking. Would be wayyyyyyyyyyyyyy more fun if you could past a guy as he ran up field. Then start a fight.
Soccer players are pussies...FACT! That's what I learned from World Cup
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that is so true scotty. they dont even get touched and they act like they got shot by a 12 gauge point blank. then after they get the call in their favor they are totally fine. Maybe Jaime Varner should become a soccer player :lol:
Gnarcore said:
I am completely ignorant of why Carlos Mencia is funny.
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I saw Mencia at Zanie's in the subburbs of Chicago about 9 years ago... he had a good act. It wasn't all race jokes, he had a lot of solid political jokes and a lot of jokes about religion, his upbringing, and things of that nature. I remember his political jokes being spot on at the time.
His TV show was horribly unfunny though, and everything I've seen him in and everythign I've heard about him since has been unfunny. As far as the TV show, I remember being pumped up for it, then I saw it and couldn't believe the same edgy guy I had saw about 9 years ago was doing such a stupid show that relied on the most tasteless stereotypes to succeed.
osubuckeye4 said:
couldn't believe the same edgy guy I had saw about 9 years ago was doing such a stupid show that relied on the most tasteless stereotypes to succeed.
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Maybe that's what gets ratings.
Scott123 said:
Soccer players are pussies...FACT! That's what I learned from World Cup
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The other day I was like "I'll give the World Cup a chance" and turned it on. Within a minute, a guy bumped into another guy and started crying. No Joke.
Scott123 said:
That's the problem with Soccer...no checking. Would be wayyyyyyyyyyyyyy more fun if you could past a guy as he ran up field. Then start a fight.
Soccer players are pussies...FACT! That's what I learned from World Cup
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Scott did you even watch ANY of the World Cup?
With the way they flail around on the ground when someone runs by too close can you imagine if they actually collided? Good lord no one would ever score. There would just be 22 people laid out on the field crying and flopping around like they had their leg cut off without anesthesia. :lol:
^^^and it would be way more entertaining than actually watching the game.
Imagine seeing this in a soccer game regularly.......
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lenOzBH_AkQ
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KillswitchKen said:
Not sure if this is really ignorance or just a dumb random question. Either way here it is....
Why during the World Cup soccer games is there always that buzzing/humming sound in the background?
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Even more perplexing, why do Americans pretend to care about the World Cup? None of them even like Soccer.
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National pride. The same reason people during the Olympics cheer their asses off for sports such as swimming, track, or curling, but wouldn't be caught dead watching it otherwise.
CopperHeart said:
Why don't hockey leagues ban fighting?
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I'm thinking the same reason that NASCAR encourages (or at least doesn't discourage) activities that result in crashes. Ratings.
CopperHeart said:
osubuckeye4 said:
couldn't believe the same edgy guy I had saw about 9 years ago was doing such a stupid show that relied on the most tasteless stereotypes to succeed.
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Maybe that's what gets ratings.
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Couldn't have been very good ratings, seeing that his show was cancelled within 3 seasons
osubuckeye4 said:
CopperHeart said:
osubuckeye4 said:
couldn't believe the same edgy guy I had saw about 9 years ago was doing such a stupid show that relied on the most tasteless stereotypes to succeed.
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Maybe that's what gets ratings.
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Couldn't have been very good ratings, seeing that his show was cancelled within 3 seasons
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Good point, but it did get renewed. I'm sure it can be syndicated and DVD sales can't be hurt etiher.
ResoluteProtector said:
Why do people call it pawning?
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It's originally "owning", but
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WN is a common misspelling (mistyping?) of
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WN, so it became "pwning".
Why are there offsides in soccer? Seems like if did away with that rule there would be less controversial calls and more goals scored. Maybe I'm missing something though.
Sedulous said:
Why are there offsides in soccer? Seems like if did away with that rule there would be less controversial calls and more goals scored. Maybe I'm missing something though.
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To keep attackers from camping next to goal, waiting for a pass.
CopperHeart said:
Sedulous said:
Why are there offsides in soccer? Seems like if did away with that rule there would be less controversial calls and more goals scored. Maybe I'm missing something though.
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To keep attackers from camping next to goal, waiting for a pass.
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Also known as "cherry picking". I'd imagine that's the same reason they don't do away with it in hockey. You'd have teams that just play one guy towards the back of the attacking team and as soon as they got the ball/puck they'd clear it right to the cherry picker. Which would make the other team have to leave a guy back also. It would ruin the sport.
