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	Am I the only one who misread the title of this comic as "Meatball"? [[User:Jevicci\|Jevicci]] ([[User talk:Jevicci\|talk]]) 14:30, 7 April 2015 (UTC)		Am I the only one who misread the title of this comic as "Meatball"? [[User:Jevicci\|Jevicci]] ([[User talk:Jevicci\|talk]]) 14:30, 7 April 2015 (UTC)
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		+	:The Wikipedia page says "Not to be confused with Meatballs." [[Special:Contributions/172.71.166.230\|172.71.166.230]] 22:07, 9 August 2023 (UTC)

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	Perhaps this is how you play [https://xkcd.com/1480/ sportsball]? [[Special:Contributions/141.101.64.11\|141.101.64.11]] 11:19, 5 April 2015 (UTC)Indigofenix		Perhaps this is how you play [https://xkcd.com/1480/ sportsball]? [[Special:Contributions/141.101.64.11\|141.101.64.11]] 11:19, 5 April 2015 (UTC)Indigofenix
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		+	:Have you seen the [https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/aWTjaTaTib5jIi7ZoHC9yzrx8xk4RSIo videogame version]?[[Special:Contributions/162.158.74.33\|162.158.74.33]] 02:44, 12 March 2017 (UTC)

	Over here in Rightpondia (UK), "Hockey" means "Field Hockey" (I'm sure I've never actually heard "ball hockey" as a term before, ''ever'', although must be the same)... although it's mostly popularised as a (often very vicious!) girl's sport; see the St. Trinians cartoons/films. Although we understand Leftpondians (and especially Upper-Leftpondians) mean Ice Hockey when they miss off the qualifier. Just as vicious, of course (except now that everyone wears armour... also c.f. usual comments regarding Rugby League/Union vs 'American Football'/Gridiron). But none of these have anything on the near-variant of these games (mainly in Ireland) that is Hurling..! (As to Field Hockey as Aussie Rules Football is to Association Football?)[[Special:Contributions/141.101.98.192\|141.101.98.192]] 16:25, 3 April 2015 (UTC)		Over here in Rightpondia (UK), "Hockey" means "Field Hockey" (I'm sure I've never actually heard "ball hockey" as a term before, ''ever'', although must be the same)... although it's mostly popularised as a (often very vicious!) girl's sport; see the St. Trinians cartoons/films. Although we understand Leftpondians (and especially Upper-Leftpondians) mean Ice Hockey when they miss off the qualifier. Just as vicious, of course (except now that everyone wears armour... also c.f. usual comments regarding Rugby League/Union vs 'American Football'/Gridiron). But none of these have anything on the near-variant of these games (mainly in Ireland) that is Hurling..! (As to Field Hockey as Aussie Rules Football is to Association Football?)[[Special:Contributions/141.101.98.192\|141.101.98.192]] 16:25, 3 April 2015 (UTC)

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 :I sure hope so!! [[User:Luc|Luc]] ([[User talk:Luc|talk]]) 03:10, 16 July 2016 (UTC)
-Perhaps this is how you play [https://xkcd.com/1480/Sportsball]? [[Special:Contributions/141.101.64.11|141.101.64.11]] 11:19, 5 April 2015 (UTC)Indigofenix
+Perhaps this is how you play [https://xkcd.com/1480/ sportsball]? [[Special:Contributions/141.101.64.11|141.101.64.11]] 11:19, 5 April 2015 (UTC)Indigofenix
 Over here in Rightpondia (UK), "Hockey" means "Field Hockey" (I'm sure I've never actually heard "ball hockey" as a term before, ''ever'', although must be the same)... although it's mostly popularised as a (often very vicious!) girl's sport; see the St. Trinians cartoons/films.  Although we understand Leftpondians (and especially Upper-Leftpondians) mean Ice Hockey when they miss off the qualifier.  Just as vicious, of course (except now that everyone wears armour... also c.f. usual comments regarding Rugby League/Union vs 'American Football'/Gridiron).  But none of these have anything on the near-variant of these games (mainly in Ireland) that is Hurling..! (As to Field Hockey as Aussie Rules Football is to Association Football?)[[Special:Contributions/141.101.98.192|141.101.98.192]] 16:25, 3 April 2015 (UTC)

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 :I sure hope so!! [[User:Luc|Luc]] ([[User talk:Luc|talk]]) 03:10, 16 July 2016 (UTC)
-Perhaps this is how you play [https://xkcd.com/1480/ sportsball]? [[Special:Contributions/141.101.64.11|141.101.64.11]] 11:19, 5 April 2015 (UTC)Indigofenix
+Perhaps this is how you play [https://xkcd.com/1480/Sportsball]? [[Special:Contributions/141.101.64.11|141.101.64.11]] 11:19, 5 April 2015 (UTC)Indigofenix
 Over here in Rightpondia (UK), "Hockey" means "Field Hockey" (I'm sure I've never actually heard "ball hockey" as a term before, ''ever'', although must be the same)... although it's mostly popularised as a (often very vicious!) girl's sport; see the St. Trinians cartoons/films.  Although we understand Leftpondians (and especially Upper-Leftpondians) mean Ice Hockey when they miss off the qualifier.  Just as vicious, of course (except now that everyone wears armour... also c.f. usual comments regarding Rugby League/Union vs 'American Football'/Gridiron).  But none of these have anything on the near-variant of these games (mainly in Ireland) that is Hurling..! (As to Field Hockey as Aussie Rules Football is to Association Football?)[[Special:Contributions/141.101.98.192|141.101.98.192]] 16:25, 3 April 2015 (UTC)

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	This... looks amazing! I wonder if this is going to be a case of xkcd influencing real life, like geohashing, the "citation needed" on speeches or cory doctorow cosplaying... cory doctorow. [[Special:Contributions/173.245.48.29\|173.245.48.29]] 08:26, 3 April 2015 (UTC)		This... looks amazing! I wonder if this is going to be a case of xkcd influencing real life, like geohashing, the "citation needed" on speeches or cory doctorow cosplaying... cory doctorow. [[Special:Contributions/173.245.48.29\|173.245.48.29]] 08:26, 3 April 2015 (UTC)
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		+	:I sure hope so!! [[User:Luc\|Luc]] ([[User talk:Luc\|talk]]) 03:10, 16 July 2016 (UTC)

	Perhaps this is how you play [https://xkcd.com/1480/ sportsball]? [[Special:Contributions/141.101.64.11\|141.101.64.11]] 11:19, 5 April 2015 (UTC)Indigofenix		Perhaps this is how you play [https://xkcd.com/1480/ sportsball]? [[Special:Contributions/141.101.64.11\|141.101.64.11]] 11:19, 5 April 2015 (UTC)Indigofenix

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 The title reminds me of J H Conway's paradoxical "Metagame", whose rules are: the first player (L) names a finite game (e.g. Nim), and then the two players (L and R) play that game. Is Metagame a finite game? If it is, then each player in turn can name Metagame, and the process never ends, so it isn't finite. But if it isn't finite, L must name another finite game, so the game does end. [[Special:Contributions/141.101.98.216|141.101.98.216]] 10:04, 4 April 2015 (UTC)
-Reminds me of Hich-Hiker's "Brockian_Ultra-Cricket" <ref>{{cite web|url=http://hitchhikers.wikia.com/wiki/Brockian_Ultra-Cricket|title=Brockian Ultra-Cricket - Hitchhikers|accessdate=2015-04-04}}</ref> :
+Reminds me of Hich-Hiker's "Brockian_Ultra-Cricket" http://hitchhikers.wikia.com/wiki/Brockian_Ultra-Cricket|title=Brockian Ultra-Cricket - Hitchhikers :
 ''"Rule Four: Throw lots of assorted items of sporting equipment over the wall for the players. Anything will do – cricket bats, basecube bats, tennis guns, skis, anything you can get a good swing with.

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	I know I am not the only person who once tried to play Calvinball. At least I hope I'm not. [[User:YourLifeisaLie\|The Goyim speaks]] ([[User talk:YourLifeisaLie\|talk]]) 12:48, 7 April 2015 (UTC)		I know I am not the only person who once tried to play Calvinball. At least I hope I'm not. [[User:YourLifeisaLie\|The Goyim speaks]] ([[User talk:YourLifeisaLie\|talk]]) 12:48, 7 April 2015 (UTC)
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		+	Am I the only one who misread the title of this comic as "Meatball"? [[User:Jevicci\|Jevicci]] ([[User talk:Jevicci\|talk]]) 14:30, 7 April 2015 (UTC)

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 Indeed, my first thought on seeing this was this is exactly the opposite of CalvinBall. Which may well be thr point.[[Special:Contributions/141.101.99.40|141.101.99.40]] 12:27, 6 April 2015 (UTC)
 I see influences of Hofstadter's ''Godel,Escher,Bach'', which has
 ) the idea of how the play-by-play of a football game would be altered if it were baseball (among other counterfactuals), and
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 Ponytail has a feynman diagram on her rule sheet :) {{unsigned ip|141.101.104.75}}

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	I'm surprised no-one has mentioned actual [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metaballs Metaballs] yet. [[User:Daedalus\|Daedalus]] ([[User talk:Daedalus\|talk]]) 20:19, 6 April 2015 (UTC)		I'm surprised no-one has mentioned actual [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metaballs Metaballs] yet. [[User:Daedalus\|Daedalus]] ([[User talk:Daedalus\|talk]]) 20:19, 6 April 2015 (UTC)

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