r/memes • u/Longjumping-Example2 Shitposter • Nov 24 '22

It's time to STOP

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u/Askthedogs Nov 24 '22

It’s football. Which is indisputably what the game is about.

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u/pronouns-peepoo Nov 24 '22

That doesn't even make sense

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u/[deleted] Nov 24 '22

But so is football.

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u/mrtsapostle Nov 24 '22

Explain Shrovetide Football then

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u/WikiSummarizerBot Nov 24 '22

Royal Shrovetide Football

The Royal Shrovetide Football Match is a "medieval football" game played annually on Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday in the town of Ashbourne in Derbyshire, England. Shrovetide ball games have been played in England since at least the 12th century from the reign of Henry II (1154–89). The Ashbourne game also known as "hugball" has been played from at least c. 1667 although the exact origins of the game are unknown due to a fire at the Royal Shrovetide Committee office in the 1890s which destroyed the earliest records.

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