[QUOTE=dyna mo;16421153]i'm not the slightest bit confused, my good man. it appears the confusion lies with you if you believe this thread displays american's view of themselves
no, sweety, I didn't say that, did I? But you go ahead and tear down straw men all day if it gets you off.
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Originally Posted by dyna mo
moreover, your confusion is compounded by the fact the rugby is short for the sport known as rugby FOOTBALL.
like american football (gridiron football), the name has been shortened to simply, rugby.
we shortened the name to football, because calling it gridiron or american would not make much sense, i suppose.
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Oh bless. It's called RUGBY because it was invented in RUGBY. In England. Thanks for trying though.
I wonder why we didn't shorten it to football too?
Oh!
Maybe BECAUSE THERE ALREADY WAS A GAME CALLED FOOTBALL.
Sigh.