George Orwell called it in his 1948 publication of 1984. Source in comments.
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I find it interesting how he writes about football being a major religion. It is true both sides of the pond, but yet represents totally different sports.
Me Thinks the control is starting to breakdown.
This would work great on a Halloween costume.
https://files.catbox.moe/p0a6fh.png
But if it was worn to a high school football game instead of for trick or treating. Kek
Orwell has a Halloween vibe.
Uhhh…yup…
Bread, beers and circuses…has worked for many centuries…
Yep, worked just like bread, mead and coliseums worked too lol
He forgot tits
That came later when Playboy was launched. At that time, you could only see that in illegal porn publications, which were tame by today’s standards, nudist publications, or stag films.
I wonder what people of the past would think of OF 😑
Football is not just a matter of Life and Death, it's more important than that. - Alex Ferguson.
Especially why I don't like sportsball
It's not that in itself it's all that bad but is a distraction from more important things
Buncha derps
Too bad they didn't prefer intelligent, long discussions of world events, money, speculation of the future like Jewish culture does
I noticed that there are people who speak about broad trends (us, here), and then there's the other 95% of people who gossip endlessly about other people... the visionary versus the envious
Every single person in the painting—even those who can't see the TV screen—is in gape-faced disbelief that zero players are rolling around on the turf, gripping their leg while grimacing
Soccer: When the butthurt is so bad it requires professional treatment.
https://uproxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/buttspray.gif
Really wish we could embed images/GIFs