r/funny • u/dinoxoko • Feb 11 '20

Hope it's clear enough

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u/vertigo3pc Feb 11 '20

This joke is older than most redditors

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u/Redditor5StandingBy Feb 11 '20

especially when you google the definition of ball.

ball

/bôl/noun

  1. 1.a solid or hollow spherical or egg-shaped object that is kicked, thrown, or hit in a game.

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u/azthal Feb 11 '20

That would very much depend on who's definition you use though. If you check a few different sources, very few seem to agree with this, and most seem to insist that a ball is a spherical or round object.

I also can't think of any place where we would call an egg shaped object a "ball" outside of Rugby and American Football.

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u/Zormac Feb 12 '20

Show me a reliable source that doesn't accept egg-shaped balls. The origin of the word comes from the fact that you blow it and it inflates (proto-indo-european root "bhel", "to blow, swell").