Hmmph. I think not understanding American football is perfectly reasonable. Guy over the cube wall was totally laughing at me not knowing what a cornerback was. And you know what? I just had it explained to me, and in ten minutes I won't know anymore. Hit, get hit, throw, catch, kick. Those are the things I get.
I've tried to march in the Slayer Pride Parade ...
Joyce ,'Same Time, Same Place'
Natter 67: Overriding Vetoes
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, nail polish, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
§ ita § - Nov 24, 2010 7:35:06 am PST #7164 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Jesse - Nov 24, 2010 7:37:01 am PST #7165 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I don't know what a cornerback is, and I used to be able to follow the game.
DavidS - Nov 24, 2010 7:42:16 am PST #7166 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
A cornerback is the guy on defense who covers the receivers on the offense.
He's got to be fast. That's all you need to know.
§ ita § - Nov 24, 2010 7:46:32 am PST #7167 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Apparently a safety bit his finger off once so he could get back into the game. *That* I'm going to remember. Cornerback, NSM. Too many positions, too many different people. Not my style of sport. Basketball is by far my preferred American sport. By far. I love the intimacy and more improvisational and flexible nature of it.
I had a cousin who dated college football players, so I spent a fair amount of time hanging out with them and trying to get it, and no. The time spent with college basketball players was much more fun.
Why did I never meet up with any cricket players though?
msbelle - Nov 24, 2010 7:47:01 am PST #7168 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
and have good hands. Deion played both WR and CB. Remember when he was around? I had a huge crush on a CB in college. t /irrelevent
Frankenbuddha - Nov 24, 2010 7:47:30 am PST #7169 of 30001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
They also tend to be prima donnas, though not as bad or as flakey as the receivers can be.
Cornerbacks, that is.
§ ita § - Nov 24, 2010 7:52:37 am PST #7170 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
The Wolverines we hung out with were a cornerback, and two linebackers. The linebackers got all the attention, let me tell you. The cornerback was a bit pissy about it. To be honest, I can't even remember his name. The linebackers, yeah, I still remember them. One because I hooked up with him, and the other because...he was the star linebacker. How many star cornerbacks are there, relatively speaking?
Deion played both WR and CB
That I like. Playing two positions. It's just more unusual than I think it should be.
Jessica - Nov 24, 2010 7:52:47 am PST #7171 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I don't understand American football either. That's why I spend Thanksgiving cooking.
Amy - Nov 24, 2010 7:56:00 am PST #7172 of 30001
Because books.
Was it Kissinger who said, "All fall down, all get up"? That's football to me. S. has explained it roughly a million times, but it just doesn't stay in my brain.
Give me baseball. Nice and linear.
Jesse - Nov 24, 2010 8:00:03 am PST #7173 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Huh. Now I wonder if I knew the positions of the football players I hung out with in college at the time, because I sure don't any more!