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Superbowl Numbering
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4 members have voted
| October 27th, 2015 at 2:18:57 PM permalink | |
| Ayecarumba Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 89 Posts: 1744 | The 2015-2016 season's NFL championship is the fiftieth. Ever since the fifth championship, the games have been identified with Roman numerals. Unfortunately, the Roman numeral for 50 is the fairly unimpressive: "L".  The NFL says the change is only for this year, but should the tradition of Roman numerals continue, or is it time to go decimal? |
| October 27th, 2015 at 2:25:31 PM permalink | |
| terapined Member since: Aug 6, 2014 Threads: 73 Posts: 11791 |
Unimpressive? I am a big Anime fan Really like Deathnote Good Anime The lead detective is known simply as "L" Sometimes we live no particular way but our own - Grateful Dead "Eyes of the World" |
| October 27th, 2015 at 2:37:17 PM permalink | |
| Nareed Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 346 Posts: 12545 | I get the unimpressive part. Most graphics would give rise to thoughts such as: "Today's Super Bowl is brought to you by the letter 'L' " Donald Trump is a one-term LOSER |
| October 27th, 2015 at 2:53:25 PM permalink | |
| Ayecarumba Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 89 Posts: 1744 |
I understand he has a name "L Lawliet", but still, even he won't do with just a Times Roman, or Arial font. |
| October 27th, 2015 at 3:25:56 PM permalink | |
| AZDuffman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 135 Posts: 18209 | Roman numerals look classy when the numbers are low and less so as you go up, they just get bulky and confusing. Time to ditch them and move on. The President is a fink. |
| October 27th, 2015 at 3:52:36 PM permalink | |
| terapined Member since: Aug 6, 2014 Threads: 73 Posts: 11791 |
I just looked it up on Wikipedia You are right but I cant remember the show ever mentioning his last name. He is always referred to as just "L". Nobody knows his real name. This is important in the plot. A teenager finds a special Death Note book. (dropped by mistake by some hellish creature) If the teen knows somebody's name and face, all he has to do is write that name in the death note book and that person dies. First the teen kills all prisoners. Now he is thinking of killing the police because they are after him. Sometimes we live no particular way but our own - Grateful Dead "Eyes of the World" |
| October 27th, 2015 at 3:54:59 PM permalink | |
| Nareed Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 346 Posts: 12545 | The other thing is if you recall Super Bowl XL (40 for those who don't speak Roman) was often called "Super Bowl Xtra Large." SB L would be merely "Super Bowl Large." It seems like a step down, unless it's been trying to lose weight. Donald Trump is a one-term LOSER |
| October 27th, 2015 at 7:23:03 PM permalink | |
| Dalex64 Member since: Mar 8, 2014 Threads: 3 Posts: 3687 | LI, LII, and LIII don't sound very interesting. LIV has a certain ring to it, though. "Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts." Daniel Patrick Moynihan |
| October 28th, 2015 at 3:26:54 AM permalink | |
| AZDuffman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 135 Posts: 18209 |
Superbowl XXX---the porno Superbowl! Superbowl XL--the T-Shirt Superbowl! The President is a fink. |
| October 28th, 2015 at 3:41:38 AM permalink | |
| odiousgambit Member since: Oct 28, 2012 Threads: 154 Posts: 5104 | I've known Roman numerals since elementary school, but I never got to the point where I could just read them and not have to translate them [unless real simple] ... so this makes me dislike them if they are flashed quickly by, like in movie credits. Super Bowl XXXXX , damn it! I'm Still Standing, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah [it's an old guy chant for me] |