Usually end of January, isn't it?
Couldn't believe how many people got excited about it, even though they'd no alliegance to the teams.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Thu 23 Dec 2010, 21:05, 2 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

When I was a kid TD the FA Cup final was a 'must see' event
Not these days though.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Thu 23 Dec 2010, 21:06, Reply)

I suppose it was when I was a kid too.
My old fella is into football - if Barrow AFC constitute football - but I've always been Cricket.

But yes, the cup final was always a big thing. Possibly because in those days it was the only televised live game of the season.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Thu 23 Dec 2010, 21:10, Reply)

It is exciting, just to see who ends up on top

( Lisette von Falcon, Thu 23 Dec 2010, 21:07, Reply)

Not baseball then?
We went to a bar next to Wrigley Field in Chicago in May.

There was no game on but I couldn't believe how small it was.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Thu 23 Dec 2010, 21:15, Reply)

not really
I watch the local girls softball team in summer and that's about it.
I was into womens MMA for about a minute. Now that was hot.
( Lisette von Falcon, Thu 23 Dec 2010, 21:18, Reply)

MMA?
Next time I'm over (next October) I might have a look at women's softball. But I might get arrested.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Thu 23 Dec 2010, 21:21, Reply)

mixed martial arts
Gina Carano
hellllloooooooo
( Lisette von Falcon, Thu 23 Dec 2010, 21:28, Reply)

Pretty though she is
I couldn't find her attractive, based purely on her being a fighter.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Thu 23 Dec 2010, 21:30, Reply)

oh, what's worse, a calculated fight against matching opponents, or a trashy girl pulling another birds hair because she was talking to her man?

( Lisette von Falcon, Thu 23 Dec 2010, 21:39, Reply)

Good point.
I've never understood boxing on the same basis - if I wanted to watch two big guys knocking seven shades of shit out of each other there are several bars near me where this happens every night.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Thu 23 Dec 2010, 21:43, Reply)

New one on me
She's hot - but she'd smash me down so I'll not be bothering her.

Is this a big spectator thing in the US then?
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Thu 23 Dec 2010, 21:32, Reply)

they don't fight as often as the men do
I went to a local match, the locals were pussies except for these two fat blokes, punched the fuck out of eachother, the skinny guys just grappled and tried to choke eachother out
( Lisette von Falcon, Thu 23 Dec 2010, 21:35, Reply)

I don't really follow american football
but I have a few americasn friends who are mental fans. The one in Boston follows the Pats (unsurprisingly) and the one in Baltimore is a mad ravens fan. Consequently, I feel obliged to shout for either of those teams if they make it to the Superbowl.

If the Superbowl is in January, what's the one at Thanksgiving?
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Thu 23 Dec 2010, 21:20, Reply)

We beat the ravens. You can rub that in their face. And we're basically tied with the Patriots right now, I feel they're our only threat to the title
It's just called the Thanksgiving Classic according to wikipedia. I think it's the same teams play each year.
( Lisette von Falcon, Thu 23 Dec 2010, 21:25, Reply)

I saw a bit of the Pats / Packers game the other day
some of it seemed quite interesting. Didn't understand a lot of it, to be honest.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Thu 23 Dec 2010, 21:39, Reply)

it can be hard when you don't know what's going on
just ask your friends loads of questions, even if you don't care, you can annoy the shit out of them
( Lisette von Falcon, Thu 23 Dec 2010, 21:41, Reply)