Renton 27780 Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 3 hours ago, Dazzler said: I wish I had an excuse like the computer did it, but no - it was me. All me, and now I'm in the kind of deep pit of despair I only fall in when I do something inexcusably stupid. The last one was using the wrong drill bit, which quickly buckled and swept away an obscene amount of plasterboard. Frank Spencer for the 2020s. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 27780 Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 4 hours ago, RobinRobin said: Congratulations to you. Commiserations to Mrs MF. You don't get that for murder these days. 🙂 He's factored that into his hobby. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonpack 15590 Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 Mood is good, NFL is BAAAAAAACK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 63190 Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 17238 Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 Not even CT would watch the NFL 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonpack 15590 Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 18 minutes ago, Ayatollah Hermione said: Not even CT would watch the NFL Well you do need more than a modicum of intelligence to understand it, surprising for a yank thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 43930 Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 NFL? Not Fucking Likely. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonpack 15590 Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 Just now, Howmanheyman said: NFL? Not Fucking Likely. See my post above 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 12573 Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 On 07/09/2025 at 11:50, Toonpack said: Well you do need more than a modicum of intelligence to understand it, surprising for a yank thing. No you fucking don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonpack 15590 Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 (edited) 8 minutes ago, The Fish said: No you fucking don't. Oh you most certainly do. It is extremely complex and nuanced. Edited September 10 by Toonpack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 63190 Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 I mean take a look around your average NFL stadium. Zero intelligence required or offered. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 12379 Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 I'm intrigued to know what intelligence is required for NFL. It's probably one of the most simple games going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 39227 Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 I can understand how it can require a level of intelligence to play. I heard one of the foreign lads recently talking about how difficult it is to get your head around and learn play books. From a spectator POV it's a pile of shit. I switched it on on Sunday night but it's dull as fuck with constant stop start. They basically move the ball two yards then stop and have to set up to go again, I honestly don't get the sport's popularity. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 42149 Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 I think years ago it was light years ahead of football in this country in terms of fitness, players’ diets, training, analysis and so on. But the game itself is quite straightforward to understand. Apart from the odd snippet I haven’t really watched it since its Channel Four heyday though. There’s too little action relative to the amount of time the whole match takes imo when you watch it live. When C4 first showed it, it was the highlights of the previous Monday night game plus a round up of the other matches. Which I think probably made it more palatable 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 17238 Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 The names of some of the players are quite funny, I’ll give it that 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 12573 Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 46 minutes ago, Toonpack said: Oh you most certainly do. It is extremely complex and nuanced. It isn't though. Team A has 4 goes at getting the ball into the zone marked out at the end of the field. Team B wants that not to happen. If Team A moves the ball forward 10yds+, the 4 count gets reset and they start again. If Team B stop them, then they get the ball. The average "play" has got to be only about 5 seconds before the clock stops, then they stand around for about 30 seconds of slapping each others' botbots and then line up for another go. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 43930 Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 American football is there for advertisements, food, a day out, selling merchandise and some occasional, sporadic movement on the field by some men wearing helmets. HUT! HUT! HUT! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 12379 Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 8 minutes ago, The Fish said: It isn't though. Team A has 4 goes at getting the ball into the zone marked out at the end of the field. Team B wants that not to happen. If Team A moves the ball forward 10yds+, the 4 count gets reset and they start again. If Team B stop them, then they get the ball. The average "play" has got to be only about 5 seconds before the clock stops, then they stand around for about 30 seconds of slapping each others' botbots and then line up for another go. British Bulldog with a rugby ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonpack 15590 Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 15 minutes ago, The Fish said: It isn't though. Team A has 4 goes at getting the ball into the zone marked out at the end of the field. Team B wants that not to happen. If Team A moves the ball forward 10yds+, the 4 count gets reset and they start again. If Team B stop them, then they get the ball. The average "play" has got to be only about 5 seconds before the clock stops, then they stand around for about 30 seconds of slapping each others' botbots and then line up for another go. Simplistic nonsense akin to 22 blokes kick a bag of air around a field, while falling down a lot, and try and get it between some sticks, sometimes they never even manage that and a game ends with no-one even scoring, how shit is that. Your take is the same superficial ignorant shite I've been dealing with for 40+ plus years so do kindly bore off. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 63190 Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 11 minutes ago, Toonpack said: Simplistic nonsense akin to 22 blokes kick a bag of air around a field, while falling down a lot, and try and get it between some sticks, sometimes they never even manage that and a game ends with no-one even scoring, how shit is that. Your take is the same superficial ignorant shite I've been dealing with for 40+ plus years so do kindly bore off. O-FFENCE! CHA CHA CHA O-FFENCE! CHA CHA CHA 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 12379 Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 The point Fish is (I think!) trying to challenge is your claim that you need more than a modicum of intelligence to understand it. As with any sport there is nuance and complexity, but at a basic level the concept is pretty fucking simple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 12573 Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 5 minutes ago, Craig said: The point Fish is (I think!) trying to challenge is your claim that you need more than a modicum of intelligence to understand it. As with any sport there is nuance and complexity, but at a basic level the concept is pretty fucking simple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonpack 15590 Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 6 minutes ago, Craig said: The point Fish is (I think!) trying to challenge is your claim that you need more than a modicum of intelligence to understand it. As with any sport there is nuance and complexity, but at a basic level the concept is pretty fucking simple. The point is, Fish is trying to score a point, it's his reason d'etre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 12573 Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 3 minutes ago, Toonpack said: The point is, Fish is trying to score a point, it's his reason d'etre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 43930 Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 21 minutes ago, Gemmill said: O-FFENCE! CHA CHA CHA O-FFENCE! CHA CHA CHA TP getting very Dee-fensive iyam? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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