OT: Deutschland Uber Alles!! (Athletically)

We conveniently forget the part about this occurring only AFTER the British had torched our capital.


Yes! And here are the results from 2012:
http://espn.go.com/olympics/summer/2012/results/_/sport/19

Or perhaps they just posted made-up results, figuring that no one would notice that the games were never actually played.


Perhaps it's because it's played on foot, as opposed to, say, polo which is played on horseback, or, for an example Americans can relate to, NASCAR.

Yes, this verses have been removed after 1945. And it had both meanings in the past. Historical it was quite a progressive statement around 1845 and the meaning was that a unified Germany should stand above all this small independent petty principalities. But in the course of the 1st world war the meaning changed.


How interesting, so handball is probably played on hand?

Well, militarily the American forces holding Fort McHenry was undoubtedly more important than their defending the nation's capital.

What was critical was that the 'Redcoats' weren't able to threaten the U.S.A.'s key city, New York, which they had occupied for virtually the entire American Revolution.

Of course, that whole inconclusive conflict was quite unnecessary, it was provoked by the blatant warmongering of 'hawkish' American politicians such as Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun... --C.K.

As usual, we Americans don't like to take the blame for anything, even more so if it is actually our fault. So, I will attempt to blame this on the English.

The theory is this: American football is actually based more on rugby than on what we here in the states so quaintly call "soccer." Rugby was invented in England, itself a descendant of "soccer," (I will continue to call it "soccer," just to avoid confusion as I prattle on) and other "foot" related games, which were referred to as such not because players used their feet to kick a ball, but because it was played on foot (as opposed to horseback, which was more often a sign of game playing by the nobility, than "foot" games, played by the common folk) .

Soccer was originally called "Association Football "(it may still be called this, since, when it comes to soccer, I will refer back to the German portion of this thread, and say in my best Sgt Schultz voice "I know noTHINK; I see noTHINK"). When rugby first came into popularity, it was called "Rugby football" (even though, like its descendant, American football, a large part of the game is played with the hands). So, the name of American "football" is derived from Rugby "football." And, ipso facto, since Rugby football was named and invented in England, calling American football "football" (shortened to one word, because we cannot fathom taking all that extra time to say "American" every time we refer to it) is England's fault. I rest my case.

Later on, in a much less important argument than football, I will explain why - if we are descended from apes - there are still apes around. What, the present day apes haven't quite gotten around to evolving yet? Or, maybe seeing what a mess we humans have made of things, they have chosen not to.

Soccer in the Olympics is a bit different from the World Cup. The team has to be largely composed of 23 and under players with a couple of older age allowed. That's how it used to be, unless it's been changed again.