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Old January 23rd, 2003, 04:35 PM
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Default Re: Ignorant American question about European sports...

Actually it looks to have a lot of similarities with lacrosse. Except in lacrosse I don't think you hit the ball with the stick, just the other players.
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I thought "hurling" was a sport you picked up first thing in the morning after a long night of drinking games?!

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That should be cricket.

Do not call it an european game.

It's english. Only them play it, with a few countries from the commonwealth.
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The Irish sport is fun to watch...
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When I first saw it I thought it was Shinty.
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I thought hurling (besides what Slick's comment) was that big stone on ice with all the brooms, haha, see what kind of things people thought up during the middle ages
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