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- gcacho, on 01/03/2009, -1/+43I saw this in Rambo III and it was badass.
- n8o8, on 01/03/2009, -0/+37Guessing this is not one of PETA's preferred sports.
- wreckosaurus, on 01/03/2009, -0/+35I heard they're making a wii version of this game
- murk, on 01/03/2009, -3/+35in kazakhstan we have game called shurik. it is like baseball, except you shoot dog.
- Retnuh730, on 01/03/2009, -0/+26I read a Cracked article on this and other 'sports' that perfectly describes the atmosphere of the game:
"The national sport of Afghanistan, Turkmenistan and other unpronounceable Central Asian nations, it involves a large amount of ululating Arabs tearing around a large area on horseback, trying to wrestle the carcass of a goat from each other in an apparent effort to reaffirm every negative stereotype the world has about them.
The two mounted teams try to throw the dead goat over a goal line or into a tub. This elicits a great deal of enthusiasm, so we assume it constitutes scoring a point. Play is rough, and competitors often wear protective clothing to protect themselves from other riders' boots, whips and probably stray bullets. "
http://www.cracked.com/article_15209_10-most-insan ... - whazdown, on 01/03/2009, -0/+16So? In America men in body armour clash over pig skin.
- rabidbob, on 01/03/2009, -0/+11I guess that's one way of tenderizing meat ...
- GOVATENT, on 01/03/2009, -0/+10and in protest they send nude cheerleaders to the games.
- inactive, on 01/03/2009, -1/+10I also read that article, as always cracked got me laughing, but one error I noticed was that Afghanistan and Turkmenistan aren't Arab nations.
- avesik, on 01/04/2009, -1/+8You do realize that footballs are made of leather, as in, the skin of a dead cow. So a new headline should be, "AMERICANS KICK DEAD COW SKIN AROUND FIELD IN HOMOEROTIC DISPLAY!"
Having said that, the Afghani version is a bit more brutal.
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Ahh.. Whazdown, you beat me to it. - iEATcatFOOD, on 01/03/2009, -0/+7*****. ROFL!!!!
- g33b33, on 01/03/2009, -0/+7Um, there's horses?
- bag2p, on 01/03/2009, -1/+8::claps slowly::
- sdellboy, on 01/03/2009, -2/+8There's no faking injuries in this game...
- mrZo, on 01/03/2009, -4/+10What's the big deal about this? Chasing a dead goat or a ball made of goat skin - is that such a big difference?
- loteq, on 01/04/2009, -0/+6I used go and watch these games all the time.. Its the quintessentially Afghan game in that its a team sport but its also everyman for himself. Your team helps you get the calf away from the opposing team, but as soon as that has been done then they will try to get it away from you. Ive seen people break arms, legs and bleed at the head playing this game. The best teams are sponsored by ex warlords/now prominent govt members. Anyone interested in seeing more can see here.. http://gallery.me.com/loteq/100021 scroll down a bit and let everything load and youll see about 30 decent pictures. (IMHO ;)
- grantmoore3d, on 01/03/2009, -2/+8I need to be more cruel to animals
- kazamx, on 01/03/2009, -0/+6The original footballs used at the conception of the game in the UK were inflated pigs stomachs
- jadrian, on 01/04/2009, -0/+5Yeap!!
And in Rambo III the Taliban are the good guys :D
Do you guys have that movie playing on tv someties over there in the US? Or was it kind of 'banned' after 9/11? - Ogre73, on 01/03/2009, -1/+6Lazybuoy, It's already on ESPN8 - The Ocho
- krnldmp, on 01/03/2009, -1/+6I'd rather raise chickens.
- trixdropd, on 01/03/2009, -0/+4At least it;s not a mountain goat. I don't get the mountain goat love on digg.
- genconkeeper, on 01/04/2009, -0/+4I remember seeing this on the old Mike Douglas Show in the 60's. A buddy of mine who is a muslin convert made a boardgame of it called Afghan Goad Rodeo, a alot of fun. Now you make a fake goat, just to shut the PETA F&*k's up, you could sell it in the West. Hell I'd go see a match.
- zigardne, on 01/04/2009, -0/+4if you've got to feel sorry for something, how bout the goat?
- cfuse, on 01/04/2009, -1/+4Two words: stone age.
- BlondeBoy, on 01/03/2009, -1/+4Best respone on digg
- KegBol, on 01/04/2009, -0/+3The British play a lot of games that are equally brutal. You gonna call us stone age?
- q1w2e3, on 01/03/2009, -0/+3now on ESPN 8: The Ocho
- Jehutes, on 01/03/2009, -1/+4Very entertaining story. I like :)
- inactive, on 01/03/2009, -1/+4I thought it was made out of pig skin?
- AussieFox, on 01/04/2009, -0/+3large black goat, beheaded, **disemboweled**, and soaked overnight in cold water
No guts inside it - 16sinker, on 01/04/2009, -0/+3Video of this game was available to the msm and shown on American tv"before"US forces entered Afghanistan, supposedly chasing Bin Ladin to the mountains at Tora Bora. It was shown on our tv to show how fierce the Afghani fighters were. Remember? The mountain terrain was to much for the US Army, so we invaded Iraq. And so it goes.
- thomleidner, on 01/04/2009, -0/+3during the Soviet occupation the Muj would do this with Soviet soldiers bodies instead of a goat.
- inactive, on 01/03/2009, -0/+3Rambo!
- ChileanGoD, on 01/04/2009, -0/+3Ye good old Afghan Polo.
- KegBol, on 01/04/2009, -1/+3Cos you aren't even manly enough for rugby.
- borez, on 01/03/2009, -3/+5Can't they afford a ***** ball?
- Namco, on 01/03/2009, -0/+2There was a great GFW Radio podcast about this subject last year. Shawn Elliot gave us the scoop on the sport, the people, and their motivations.
- duihomer, on 01/03/2009, -0/+2Photo caption: The sport tests horse-riding skills "and the tensile strength of a goat carcass"... :o)
- Jus2Gud, on 01/03/2009, -0/+2So a football in your eyes is more expensive than livestock? I'm talking intrinsic value here I don't care if they can hunt the goat.
- FluffyWolf, on 01/03/2009, -0/+2We do.
"In North America, the term football refers to a ball used to play American football or Canadian football (both of which developed from Rugby football). It is also referred to as a "pigskin", because of their early use of pig's bladder to cover the ball (see Medieval football)."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_(ball)#Ameri ... - marioara, on 01/04/2009, -0/+2European sport: people clash over a round object made out of pig skin.
- supermanred, on 01/04/2009, -0/+2Nice try, but it's Kazakhstan, but you're probably on Windows and don't have spell check in your browser... either way, fail my brother.
- rcfan155, on 01/03/2009, -2/+4meh, Rambo III described it better
- cyrix, on 01/04/2009, -0/+2YOU'RE A TOWEL!!
- supermanred, on 01/04/2009, -0/+2Im glad PETA exists and that they recruit new people every day.
Leaves more meat for me. They can go ahead and suck on grass and drink tree piss for all I care.
If God didn't want us to eat animals, he wouldn't have made them out of meat. - supreme0armor, on 01/04/2009, -0/+2...
http://current.com/items/86545641/afghan_rodeo.htm
... - lazybuoy, on 01/03/2009, -0/+2So when are they going to start showing this on ESPN?
- koldmilk, on 01/03/2009, -2/+4Why can't we have sports like that =(
- TBombadil, on 01/04/2009, -0/+2aren't other cultures beautiful
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