No, actually. Nobody can explain it because we just don't know. Hell, we're not even sure where the word "tennis" comes from in the English language. There's a lot of theories, but no definitive answer. A common one is monks using a clockface to score, and at some point, 45 was changed to 40 because it was easier to write in French, which was the dominant language of English aristocracy at the time. Love used in place of zero possibly predates tennis in other sports, maybe from the French word "l'oeuf," meaning egg, but again, nobody fuckin knows for sure.
> like really a boring ass sport
You clearly have never played and dont appreciate just how fucking good the pros are. It is far from boring if you know whats going on.
I know a bit about Soccer from playing yet I never watch it. Can't get excited about it. But I agree it's the same with tennis for me.
I've never played football ever but I love watching it. Same with hockey and baseball.
I know 80 in French is essentially just 4x20, but I feel like I remember learning 40 had it's own specific word. Either way, I can definitely see why switching 40 is easier, because French numbers are long as hell when they don't end in a 0.
The origins of 'love' as a score lie in the figure zero's resemblance to an egg. In sport, it's common to refer to a nil or nought score as a duck or goose egg, and the French word for egg is l'oeuf - the pronunciation of which isn't too far removed from the English 'love'.
They speculate it was based off a clock. Maybe someone was keeping score with a broken clock or something at first. But then 45 was shorthanded to 40 as slang... but then somehow the game ended at 45 instead of 60, because who cares what it ends at because it's done? Nobody really knows for sure though, because it just started being accepted everywhere like slang does.
As for "love", that was commonly used in other games to mean "zero", but again it came up like slang, so nobody knows for sure why it originated. Eventually everyone else moved off it, but for some reason it stuck in tennis.
Now it just stays that way because tradition. You could keep score in increments of 1 if you wanted, it would mean the same thing, but tennis players would think you were weird.
Would be funny if Jordan Love did a 2 beer salute on the field after every Packers win. I bet the league office would stop that shit real fast 😂
Nah, I ain’t letting you will this into existence
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The odds are astronomically low, but technically you can get into the playoffs with a 4-13 record without tiebreakers, and a 3-14 or 0-11-6 record including tiebreakers. But this ain't the NFC South.
Oh and you can even get in with WORSE records but that involves multiple cancelled games.
Honestly as a packer fan I am 100% ok with them tanking next season if it gets them a first round draft pick next year…but only if they don’t completely blow their pick which is a very probable situation.
Except Gutey historically has landed almost every pick in the 1st round on the head. Obviously Jordan Love will be the only one talked about but he’s done very well in the draft.
This can only age poorly for the Bears fans.
One of the following is going to happen:
-Jordan Love decimates the Bears twice, causing half the heads in the upper Midwest to silently explode.
-Love sucks, we do go 5-12, but the Bears go 3-14... Again.
-All this haha fun shit about the trade ends with it falling through, Aaron rides the bench, bears injure Love, and Aaron comes in to burn Soldier field to the ground one last time.
As I said, can only end badly for them.
If it’s in the mirror wouldn’t it be backwards? So that means the packers will go 21-5
but 26 games? how does it make any sense my eagle shit brain is going to explode
3 Postsason 17 regular season 3 Preseason 1 MLF coaching pro bowl 1 Family night 1 Jordan Love on jeopardy **26-0**
It wouldn't just be backwards, it'd also be flipped. Ah shit they're gonna go 51-2
Wouldn’t it be 51-2?
Can't wait for the "Love-17" memes. ( tennis reference)
Can anybody explain to me why Tennis has such weird scoring/scoring names? If it wasn't for Wii Sports I wouldn't understand it at all
No, actually. Nobody can explain it because we just don't know. Hell, we're not even sure where the word "tennis" comes from in the English language. There's a lot of theories, but no definitive answer. A common one is monks using a clockface to score, and at some point, 45 was changed to 40 because it was easier to write in French, which was the dominant language of English aristocracy at the time. Love used in place of zero possibly predates tennis in other sports, maybe from the French word "l'oeuf," meaning egg, but again, nobody fuckin knows for sure.
why tf tennis gotta be mysterious like that like really a boring ass sport has a more interesting background than actual play
its fun if you are the one playing it, tho. Until you get that elbow problem. Then it isnt fun and you stop playing and take up a golf club.
playing seems fun. watching, sucks ass. i agree. same with soccer
> like really a boring ass sport You clearly have never played and dont appreciate just how fucking good the pros are. It is far from boring if you know whats going on.
I know what's going on and how hard it is. It's still boring to watch
I know a bit about Soccer from playing yet I never watch it. Can't get excited about it. But I agree it's the same with tennis for me. I've never played football ever but I love watching it. Same with hockey and baseball.
I know 80 in French is essentially just 4x20, but I feel like I remember learning 40 had it's own specific word. Either way, I can definitely see why switching 40 is easier, because French numbers are long as hell when they don't end in a 0.
French numbers are dumb as hell. It's why I refuse to learn the language. Definitely not cuz I'm lazy.
Danish numbers would like a word. That word is Syvoghalvfemsindstyve (ninety-seven). 7 + (-½+5) x 20
Yup. That's worse. Fuckin Danes.
The origins of 'love' as a score lie in the figure zero's resemblance to an egg. In sport, it's common to refer to a nil or nought score as a duck or goose egg, and the French word for egg is l'oeuf - the pronunciation of which isn't too far removed from the English 'love'.
Because fuck you, that's why
They speculate it was based off a clock. Maybe someone was keeping score with a broken clock or something at first. But then 45 was shorthanded to 40 as slang... but then somehow the game ended at 45 instead of 60, because who cares what it ends at because it's done? Nobody really knows for sure though, because it just started being accepted everywhere like slang does. As for "love", that was commonly used in other games to mean "zero", but again it came up like slang, so nobody knows for sure why it originated. Eventually everyone else moved off it, but for some reason it stuck in tennis. Now it just stays that way because tradition. You could keep score in increments of 1 if you wanted, it would mean the same thing, but tennis players would think you were weird.
Like everything else, just google it. You’ll find an explanation.
Becasue Love meant nothing to the creator of the game.
This is legit witty.
Surely you mean 15-Love
nice the first 5-12 superbowl team
All 5 wins in the division while the rest of us go 3-14 each. Because of course that would happen.
They can’t play us five times.
goodell from the top rope
and the referees with the stone cold stunner!
Would be funny if Jordan Love did a 2 beer salute on the field after every Packers win. I bet the league office would stop that shit real fast 😂 
Lions forfeit 2nd game
5-1 in division, only loss was to Minnesota at Lambeau
When 2013?
after 2012
Happened 2020
Wow
Dalvin Cook 200 yard, 4 TD game will do that lol
Abso-fucking-lutely ***IGNORING*** your shitastic run defense for years will do that
Ignoring run defense when Minnesota has had Adrian Peterson and Dalvin Cook run all over them has always baffled me as a Packers fans.
Holy shit I could not believe my eyes when I saw your username. I was born in Kotz and lived there for awhile. What's a pack fan doing in AK?
The United States Government paid me to be there.
Nah, I ain’t letting you will this into existence https://preview.redd.it/z8eydn6ja0ra1.jpeg?width=905&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7461b16354e9b6d0610181fa39b4593352db2ed7
Would that even happen ever? Like the whole division would have the eat arsenic laced shit.
The odds are astronomically low, but technically you can get into the playoffs with a 4-13 record without tiebreakers, and a 3-14 or 0-11-6 record including tiebreakers. But this ain't the NFC South. Oh and you can even get in with WORSE records but that involves multiple cancelled games.
Now theyre gonna go 12-5 just because of this post smh my head
Shake my head my head?
I think their horn gives them brain damage
Got em. Lmao ass off
Methinks he did that on purpose
Marvin Harrison Jr. here we come!
good luck out-tanking arizona
Caleb Williams, Drake Maye and Brock Bowers all muddle the top. All we need to do is make top 5
Pick no. 6 incoming
Brock Bowers will not go before MHJ, Sam Hartman may make a case to be a top 5 pick at Notre Dame tho
That would entail Norte dame being good
Prepared to tank for em 💪
Fucking Christ this is better than the first meme lmao
well the first meme wasn't good (im a packer fan)
Obligatory FTP
As is custom. FTP
FTP always and forever
And ever. Amen. FTP
Here, here! FTP!
To be fair, FTP
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*breathes in deeply* Weird this also smells like Hopium. 🤔
1 bad season then 10-15 straight years of MVP like QB play. That’s the formula.
Please god
Lol. 0-16.
lol
Omg can you imagine?
Much more accurate
The joke is you think they’ll win 5 games.
Honestly as a packer fan I am 100% ok with them tanking next season if it gets them a first round draft pick next year…but only if they don’t completely blow their pick which is a very probable situation.
Except Gutey historically has landed almost every pick in the 1st round on the head. Obviously Jordan Love will be the only one talked about but he’s done very well in the draft.
Of the one we can definitively grade its only Jaire, Gary, and Savage. Which is good, but saying “almost always” for 2 out 3 guys isn’t saying much
2-4 in the Division? Sorry Bears.
I can tell a Packers fan made this cuz he was bold enough to say they win 5 games
First of all, a bears fan made this. Second of all, we are way more delusional than saying only 5 games.
No way a bears fan spelled “5-12” right.
Budweiser is 5% and comes in a 12pk. We know these numbers quite well, sir.
This can only age poorly for the Bears fans. One of the following is going to happen: -Jordan Love decimates the Bears twice, causing half the heads in the upper Midwest to silently explode. -Love sucks, we do go 5-12, but the Bears go 3-14... Again. -All this haha fun shit about the trade ends with it falling through, Aaron rides the bench, bears injure Love, and Aaron comes in to burn Soldier field to the ground one last time. As I said, can only end badly for them.
Hahahahaha
This is all going to be very funny in like 6 months
More like nine months, but yeah.
Jordan Love’s nickname after this season is “Pick 6 Jordan”
Clever
Yeah idk where they were going with that one
Rolls off the tongue
Another smooth brained Bears fan thinking this will finally be their year, and only way of coping is to shit on the Packers. Cope harder.
I smell your fear
Nothing says rent free like redoing a meme because it was pro Packers
Nothing says low rent like the entire state of Wisconsin
Good one?
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I’d rather my favorite team win, but I guess that’s just me.
Stop making sense!
5-12 is being very generous. They will get at best 4 wins this year
Excited to pick up whatever defense is playing the packers that week