John Cleese on Football vs. Soccer

John Cleese is absolutely right on this one. We need to be more creative and follow the standard sports naming nomenclature. He elegantly described all the rules in this quick demo; make up a new word which is comprised of two words just mashed together. One that describes the main body part used and the second word is what the body part is used against. All of the major sports use this system and its clear our American way is just confusing the English. Such examples include:
Horseback riding
Racquetball
and of course the immensely popular sports giant, Handball
We should rename this less popular sports played around the world quickly to avoid further confusion.
Golf- clubball
Baseball- batball
Hockey- stickpuck
Tennis- Racquetball is taken…..how bout tightlywoundstringsoverawoodenframe-ball
Basketball- handball?
Boxing- punchface?
Let’s give credit to the British for sticking to this naming system for the other sports that they have invented, like:
Rugby
Cricket
Badminton
Fuck you John Cleese.
Love,
The United States of America

Hilarious and insightful regarding the commercials, I can barely stand watching a “football” or baseball game anymore with the endless stream of beer and car commercials. Too bad Americans are blind to how sports are manipulated in this regard. If only the Brits had held the colonies for another 100 years or so, we may have been kicking balls around instead of carrying them.