My wife is discussing football history with one of her friends...

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by JohnT
UR coming on strong with the obvious bit of wordplay - M$, Winbloze, and now handmelon! :applause:

Nah, Winbloze is your baby, not mine.

[JohnT]

Originally posted by Urban Ranger


Don't pretend to be an expert when you are not.

Stefu orginated the term.

No he didn't. "Melon" as a phrase for the football and "handmelon" for the game was coined quite a few decades ago - for some reason, I'm associating it with Papa Halas and the Chicago Bears.

[Imran Siddiqui]

That's funny, UR saying don't pretent to be an expert and he got it all wrong .

[Peter Triggs]

for some reason, I'm associating it with Papa Halas and the Chicago Bears.

I've occasionally wondered about this word "handmelon". Google turned up only 6 links, one at a site connected with the University of Chicago:

http://rescom.uchicago.edu/dodd-mead-house/lad_chi.html

No positive connection with Halas though.

[JohnT]

I'm digging up a bunch of old Rugby references, and a large number of references to "football shaped melons" and stuff, but a conclusive cite in re: to American football being called melons? Not yet...

[Drake Tungsten]

That's funny, UR saying don't pretent to be an expert and he got it all wrong.

[St Leo]

Someday, I want to date a kernel hacker.

[uh Clem]

JohnT, why don't you just ask your wife about the origin of "handmelon"?

[Sikander]

Originally posted by uh Clem
JohnT, why don't you just ask your wife about the origin of "handmelon"?

If you stump her you can always ask Theben's sister.

[Q Classic]

I'm getting laid by a woman who enjoys watching the game with me. What could be more thrilling than that?

as if the fact that she's your wife, mother of your child, and attractive wasn't enough?




still, i'll admit it's great to have shared interests.