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Post by Jessica on Jun 30, 2021 21:02:11 GMT
Not as big as in the US, but there are still those of us who tune in. Two of the 5 "main" TV channels show it, too. I'm not sure what got me into really. I used to watch the highlights with my dad when I was young, then had nothing to do with it for a few years. At university some of the campus bars used to stay open late on Super Bowl night so that students who wanted to could watch it communally, so I always used to go to that. Then when I left university, I kept watching it and a few of the people that I used to watch it with and I would discuss the game on FB or Twitter, or those sorts of places. That social aspect has fallen away now, but I still watch it. Probably because it is the only thing like it that I watch - once per year makes it a special event and something to look forwards to. I think that is pretty neat. Especially since my Chiefs have been in it the last couple years!
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Post by Jessica on Jun 30, 2021 21:03:37 GMT
Haha, I gotta say I get it and I understand it and I am one of them. I am a diehard sports fan and a coach. And if I met a genie tomorrow and he could turn me into a woman on the outside, I would still be aggressive and tribal and crazy sports fan! If you all could see the video of my reaction when the Royals won the World Series in 2015 you all might not believe I am actually a woman on the inside anymore haha. I screamed and yelled and opened the door and ran outside and yelled and ran back inside and yelled at my friend filming me and cursed and scream and yelled some more haha! Watching sports definitely brings out the manly side in me for sure! Perhaps I will come on here when I am watching a big game sometime and some of you can get to know the James side of me a little better haha! I promise he would still be a perfect gentleman. I mean having never seen you go mad when your team wins, I wouldn't like to make any assumptions, but England fans do have an unfortunate (though earned) stereotype of not just being energetic, but violent with their reactions. Your team won - smash things and hurt people. Your team lost - smash things and hurt people I wonder if it's that over-aggressive reaction that we both saw last night, as opposed to just people getting very excited and loud about it. There are definitely people in America with that reaction (especially fans of Philadelphia teams) there is almost always rioting in a city when the win a major title. I certainly don't do that. I just scream and yell and buy everyone in the bar drinks haha!
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Jul 3, 2021 19:53:02 GMT
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Post by Maria on Jul 3, 2021 19:53:02 GMT
Well that's started well! (Yes I'm watching the England game... and yes, I blame the two of you )
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Post by Lily on Jul 3, 2021 20:09:39 GMT
Nice start to the second half too!
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Jul 3, 2021 20:19:53 GMT
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Post by Jessica on Jul 3, 2021 20:19:53 GMT
Looking good for your boys!
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Jul 3, 2021 20:31:30 GMT
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Post by Maria on Jul 3, 2021 20:31:30 GMT
Looking good for your boys! £10 says we win I like your new avatar btw
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Post by chloé on Jul 4, 2021 9:17:47 GMT
Sorry but I’m definitely into rugby, I find soccer boring. I sleep nearly each time when I watch football. Sorry. I think I prefer rugby bodies… and the game also.
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Post by Jessica on Jul 4, 2021 14:55:11 GMT
Looking good for your boys! £10 says we win I like your new avatar btw What is that like 50 cents American It is based off a new picture I did of me on Faceapp that I think really looks a lot more like the real me!
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Jul 4, 2021 17:19:10 GMT
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Post by Maria on Jul 4, 2021 17:19:10 GMT
£10 says we win I like your new avatar btw What is that like 50 cents American It is based off a new picture I did of me on Faceapp that I think really looks a lot more like the real me! It would be about $14 lol. Plus the interest as I've now been waiting for a day
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Jul 4, 2021 17:26:21 GMT
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Post by Maria on Jul 4, 2021 17:26:21 GMT
Sorry but I’m definitely into rugby, I find soccer boring. I sleep nearly each time when I watch football. Sorry. I think I prefer rugby bodies… and the game also. I've never been able to get into rugby. To me it is just people running into each other. No finesse, just SMASH, SMASH, SMASH. It just felt... violent. It probably didn't help that for my first two years of secondary school I was forced to play for one term each year. I hated it. I hated being knocked to the hard ground - it hurt. Because I'm not aggressive and didn't want to hurt anyone, when I had to run at them I would just hit them in the waist and bounce off, which I would then be mocked for. So all in all, there is almost nothing about it that appeals to me, I'm afraid.
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Post by chloé on Jul 4, 2021 18:19:46 GMT
Sorry but I’m definitely into rugby, I find soccer boring. I sleep nearly each time when I watch football. Sorry. I think I prefer rugby bodies… and the game also. I've never been able to get into rugby. To me it is just people running into each other. No finesse, just SMASH, SMASH, SMASH. It just felt... violent. It probably didn't help that for my first two years of secondary school I was forced to play for one term each year. I hated it. I hated being knocked to the hard ground - it hurt. Because I'm not aggressive and didn't want to hurt anyone, when I had to run at them I would just hit them in the waist and bounce off, which I would then be mocked for. So all in all, there is almost nothing about it that appeals to me, I'm afraid. No problem Maria, I understand. I played the rugby during 9 years, and my son plays for 7 years, he is 13. I love the french flair. Since the rugby became professional it became too violent, before it was a sport of dodging. But it is beginning to change with the new rules against the violence, but I understand that you don’t like the rugby.
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Post by Jessica on Jul 7, 2021 14:14:16 GMT
Todays the day right? Eng vs. Den?
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Post by Lily on Jul 7, 2021 14:25:48 GMT
Todays the day right? Eng vs. Den? That's right. Starts at 8 pm, that's noon for you I think. I hope I can get my head in the game if you know what I mean.
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Post by Jessica on Jul 7, 2021 14:40:45 GMT
Todays the day right? Eng vs. Den? That's right. Starts at 8 pm, that's noon for you I think. I hope I can get my head in the game if you know what I mean. Sounds like you want to give the players head? Sooooorrry.....I couldn't resist.
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Post by Lily on Jul 7, 2021 14:51:39 GMT
That's right. Starts at 8 pm, that's noon for you I think. I hope I can get my head in the game if you know what I mean. Sounds like you want to give the players head? Sooooorrry.....I couldn't resist. Get your filthy mind out of the gutter Jessica! You should know that a sweet and innocent girl like me would never imply such a thing.
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