QUESTION: Why do Americans measure things in terms of 'football fields' ?????? - GoFuckYourself.com

who · 12-29-2006, 11:31 AM

I've been reading a lot of news articles lately and it seems that whenever there's something large being talked about, in order to describe the largeness of it, journalists size it up in terms of how many football fields it could contain.

For example:

"TORONTO, Ontario (AP) -- A giant ice shelf the size of 11,000 football fields has snapped free from Canada's Arctic, scientists said."

What is this all about? Are the readers supposed to suddenly understand the size because they all should know exactly how bit 11,000 football fields are??

L-Pink · 12-29-2006, 11:32 AM

If we used "cricket fields" it would be to confusing, like that metric shit.

scottybuzz · 12-29-2006, 11:33 AM

because then you can get a feel for just how big things are.

ADL Colin · 12-29-2006, 11:35 AM

11,000 football fields is a pretty ridiculous comparison but if you say that a Nimitz class aircraft carrier is 3 football fields long that is pretty clear to an American football fan.

gangbangjoe · 12-29-2006, 11:35 AM

i would love to hear some american guy trying to express his penis length messured in football fields

Dagwolf · 12-29-2006, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by gangbangjoe

i would love to hear some american guy trying to express his penis length messured in football fields

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needlive · 12-29-2006, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by gangbangjoe

i would love to hear some american guy trying to express his penis length messured in football fields

MetaMan · 12-29-2006, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by gangbangjoe

i would love to hear some american guy trying to express his penis length messured in football fields

why would you love to hear a guy express his penis length in the first place?

who · 12-29-2006, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by MetaMan

why would you love to hear a guy express his penis length in the first place?

Lol

Psycho_x · 12-29-2006, 11:44 AM

Because america dosent have camels.As in ( Your leader is hanging from a rope 3 camels long.)

gangbangjoe · 12-29-2006, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by MetaMan

why would you love to hear a guy express his penis length in the first place?

because i know how much you love the cock

and i loooooove to see you smile hun

gangbangjoe · 12-29-2006, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Psycho_x

Because america dosent have camels.As in ( Your leader is hanging from a rope 3 camels long.)

ough

my *broken redneck pride* dector just went KABOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM

who · 12-29-2006, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Psycho_x

Because america dosent have camels.As in ( Your leader is hanging from a rope 3 camels long.)

Interestingly enough, some old arabic word 'kamel' (or phonetically similar) actually means 'rope'. You know the saying about putting a camel through the eye of a needle? It's supposed to mean a rope, not a damn snotty desert beast.

JustinBackDoorCash · 12-29-2006, 11:48 AM

The Length "Football Field" is the closest thing to the Metric system for Americans - Learn to love it!

gangbangjoe · 12-29-2006, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by who

Interestingly enough, some old arabic word 'kamel' (or phonetically similar) actually means 'rope'. You know the saying about putting a camel through the eye of a needle? It's supposed to mean a rope, not a damn snotty desert beast.

your wisdom makes jean claude horny

ADL Colin · 12-29-2006, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by who

Interestingly enough, some old arabic word 'kamel' (or phonetically similar) actually means 'rope'. You know the saying about putting a camel through the eye of a needle? It's supposed to mean a rope, not a damn snotty desert beast.

It's in the Koran too (in needle form)

who · 12-29-2006, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by gangbangjoe

your wisdom makes jean claude horny

american pervert · 12-29-2006, 11:52 AM

football fields are 100 yards so its an easy messurement

gangbangjoe · 12-29-2006, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by who

omg he got old

Elli · 12-29-2006, 11:53 AM

Well this thread went nowhere fast.

I've often wondered the same thing. Especially since Cdn football fields are much larger, yet we insist on using the same comparison sometimes.

who · 12-29-2006, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by american pervert

football fields are 100 yards so its an easy messurement

Haha that's even worse then! surely they could say 1,100,000 yards long instead of '11,000' football fields' ...

Oh, anyway they are talking about 'size' in general, so I suppose they mean area. But again, do they mean surface area or entire area? What's the area of a football field anyway?

And when something is measured as say ten football fields, do they mean the playing area or the entire field? The stadium?

It's so confusing...

spazlabz · 12-29-2006, 12:00 PM

because if you said to your basic red state american that something is 120 yards long they would just stare at you and blink
thats why

spaz

selena · 12-29-2006, 12:15 PM

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ADL Colin · 12-29-2006, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by who

Haha that's even worse then! surely they could say 1,100,000 yards long instead of '11,000' football fields' ...

Oh, anyway they are talking about 'size' in general, so I suppose they mean area. But again, do they mean surface area or entire area? What's the area of a football field anyway?

And when something is measured as say ten football fields, do they mean the playing area or the entire field? The stadium?

It's so confusing...

The usual use is length of the playing area (not counting the endzone). 100 yards.

IWantU_Jeff · 12-29-2006, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by who

I've been reading a lot of news articles lately and it seems that whenever there's something large being talked about, in order to describe the largeness of it, journalists size it up in terms of how many football fields it could contain.

For example:

"TORONTO, Ontario (AP) -- A giant ice shelf the size of 11,000 football fields has snapped free from Canada's Arctic, scientists said."

What is this all about? Are the readers supposed to suddenly understand the size because they all should know exactly how bit 11,000 football fields are??

First bad example since its from TO.. as everyone knows EVERYTHING in Canada is BIGGER lol our field is longer & wider than an American field & (best slogan the CFL ever came up with...) OUR BALLS ARE BIGGER!! lol

But is easier saying x amount of fields cuz everyone (its assumed) things that the a football field is just 100yards (ppl always forget to count the endzone as yardage)
So instead of saying 3000yrds or however many, they just say 30 football fields.

ADL Colin · 12-29-2006, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by who

Haha that's even worse then! surely they could say 1,100,000 yards long instead of '11,000' football fields' ...

Oh, anyway they are talking about 'size' in general, so I suppose they mean area. But again, do they mean surface area or entire area? What's the area of a football field anyway?

And when something is measured as say ten football fields, do they mean the playing area or the entire field? The stadium?

It's so confusing...

The usual use is length of the playing area (not counting the endzone). 100 yards.

12-29-2006, 11:31 AM	#1
who So Fucking Banned Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: ICQ #23642053 Posts: 19,593	QUESTION: Why do Americans measure things in terms of 'football fields' ?????? I've been reading a lot of news articles lately and it seems that whenever there's something large being talked about, in order to describe the largeness of it, journalists size it up in terms of how many football fields it could contain. For example: "TORONTO, Ontario (AP) -- A giant ice shelf the size of 11,000 football fields has snapped free from Canada's Arctic, scientists said." What is this all about? Are the readers supposed to suddenly understand the size because they all should know exactly how bit 11,000 football fields are??

12-29-2006, 11:33 AM	#3
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ADL Colin Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Tube Titans, USA Posts: 11,929	11,000 football fields is a pretty ridiculous comparison but if you say that a Nimitz class aircraft carrier is 3 football fields long that is pretty clear to an American football fan. __________________ Adult Date Link - $50 PPS starting NOW! -- good and JUICY! skype = "adultdatelink"

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Psycho_x Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 697	Because america dosent have camels.As in ( Your leader is hanging from a rope 3 camels long.) __________________

12-29-2006, 11:32 AM	#2
L-Pink working on my tan Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Florida/Kentucky Posts: 39,151	If we used "cricket fields" it would be to confusing, like that metric shit.

12-29-2006, 11:48 AM	#14
JustinBackDoorCash Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 98	The Length "Football Field" is the closest thing to the Metric system for Americans - Learn to love it! __________________ ICQ: 105-650

12-29-2006, 11:52 AM	#18
american pervert Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,830	football fields are 100 yards so its an easy messurement __________________ I can resist everything except temptation

12-29-2006, 11:53 AM	#20
Elli Reach for those stars! Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 17,991	Well this thread went nowhere fast. I've often wondered the same thing. Especially since Cdn football fields are much larger, yet we insist on using the same comparison sometimes. __________________ email: [email protected]

12-29-2006, 12:00 PM	#22
spazlabz Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Kentucky Posts: 6,548	because if you said to your basic red state american that something is 120 yards long they would just stare at you and blink thats why spaz