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"Bryan" writes:
Jack VK2CJC wrote:
when the Steelers-Patriots game began.

Not being from the US, this is a phenomenon of which I am unfamiliar.

What's it all about?

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Jack VK2CJC / MM0AXL
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Mid North Coast Amateur Radio Group www.mncarg.org
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Hi Jack,

It's what we call football (played with protective padding) in the states.
I would hazard a guess that soccer or rugby (played w/o padding) is a bit
rougher.
I understand that the difference between soccer and rugby is that in soccer,
injuring your opponent is incidental to scoring while in rugby, scoring is
incidental to injuring your opponent. ;-)

73,
Bryan WA7PRC

Look at his call. Then ask him about his brand of football!!

bill
KB3YV

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Bill Gunshannon wrote:
Bryan writes:
Jack VK2CJC wrote:
when the Steelers-Patriots game began.

Not being from the US, this is a phenomenon of which I am unfamiliar.

What's it all about?

--
Jack VK2CJC / MM0AXL
FISTS #9666 CW Ops QRP Club #753
Mid North Coast Amateur Radio Group www.mncarg.org
Skype- vk2cjc MSN Messenger- (this emails return address)

Hi Jack,

It's what we call football (played with protective padding) in the
states.
I would hazard a guess that soccer or rugby (played w/o padding) is a
bit
rougher.
I understand that the difference between soccer and rugby is that in
soccer,
injuring your opponent is incidental to scoring while in rugby, scoring
is
incidental to injuring your opponent. ;-)

73,
Bryan WA7PRC

Look at his call. Then ask him about his brand of football!!

bill
KB3YV

Yes, I've worked many VK... I should've mentioned Australian Rules Football.
A friend (with tongue in cheek) explained it to me, "The first rule is,
there are no rules." ;-)
As a kid, we used to play touch (American) football in the schoolyard. It
was too easy to tag a ball carrier, so we made it two-handed. That was too
easy, so we made it two-handed-below-the-knees. Whether your tagged the
ball carrier or not, you were headed for the ground. The question was how
much it was going to hurt! ;-)
73,
Bryan WA7PRC