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- Umpire regarding Bobo playing baseball, "Gone Batty" (1954) Looney Tunes [[Special:Contributions/152.119.255.250|152.119.255.250]] 16:40, 18 September 2013 (UTC) | - Umpire regarding Bobo playing baseball, "Gone Batty" (1954) Looney Tunes [[Special:Contributions/152.119.255.250|152.119.255.250]] 16:40, 18 September 2013 (UTC) | ||
| − | But - rugby players don't wear helmets! Unlike a certain country's so-called "football" players ;) | + | But - rugby players don't wear helmets! Unlike a certain country's so-called "football" players ;) {{unsigned ip|108.162.237.130}} |
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| + | :It's called a "scrum cap". Not really a helmet but a canvas head covering that protects the ears in a scrum, where some players' heads are locked in under the front row's arms. [[User:The Cat Lady|The Cat Lady]] ([[User talk:The Cat Lady|talk]]) 09:46, 12 August 2021 (UTC) | ||
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| + | :Some wear protective padding on their heads. Try a google image search for "rugby headgear". —[[User:CsBlastoise|CsBlastoise]] ([[User talk:CsBlastoise|talk]]) 18:38, 15 December 2016 (UTC) | ||
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| + | I came to this page not really for the explanation, but in search of an answer to this question: Is there any particular reason why the title-text mentions a gorilla? I was thinking it might be a reference to something, either a story involving a gorilla playing a sport (possibly rugby), or a real-life rule against gorillas playing rugby (crazy, but plausible; there are U.S. state laws that are arguably weirder). —[[User:CsBlastoise|CsBlastoise]] ([[User talk:CsBlastoise|talk]]) 18:50, 15 December 2016 (UTC) | ||
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| + | When they're finally writing the entry to cover all animals, will they have enough sense to also prohibit robots and aliens? Or wait, maybe all sapient being should be free to play. But what if they're 600 feet tall and made of neutronium? —[[User:Kazvorpal|Kazvorpal]] ([[User talk:Kazvorpal|talk]]) 16:39, 13 March 2024 (UTC) | ||
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"Quuuuiiiiet!! ... Theres NOTHing IN the RULEbook that SAYS an ELephant CAN'T. PLAY! Plllay ball!!!" - Umpire regarding Bobo playing baseball, "Gone Batty" (1954) Looney Tunes 152.119.255.250 16:40, 18 September 2013 (UTC)
But - rugby players don't wear helmets! Unlike a certain country's so-called "football" players ;) 108.162.237.130 (talk) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)
- It's called a "scrum cap". Not really a helmet but a canvas head covering that protects the ears in a scrum, where some players' heads are locked in under the front row's arms. The Cat Lady (talk) 09:46, 12 August 2021 (UTC)
- Some wear protective padding on their heads. Try a google image search for "rugby headgear". —CsBlastoise (talk) 18:38, 15 December 2016 (UTC)
I came to this page not really for the explanation, but in search of an answer to this question: Is there any particular reason why the title-text mentions a gorilla? I was thinking it might be a reference to something, either a story involving a gorilla playing a sport (possibly rugby), or a real-life rule against gorillas playing rugby (crazy, but plausible; there are U.S. state laws that are arguably weirder). —CsBlastoise (talk) 18:50, 15 December 2016 (UTC)
When they're finally writing the entry to cover all animals, will they have enough sense to also prohibit robots and aliens? Or wait, maybe all sapient being should be free to play. But what if they're 600 feet tall and made of neutronium? —Kazvorpal (talk) 16:39, 13 March 2024 (UTC)
