The island of Bermuda is a colony of what nation?

Well, boss, that's because the British, having invented the rules of the game, get 4 berths instead of one -they say it's because they have four different federations-: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

You get red and white painted hooligans when you play against England and happy, drunken fans, in blue shirts who'd lift their kilts at any provocation if you play against Scotland.

As for the other questions, it's for Bubba to answer.

I watch this thread in perplexity, that anyone could start with name calling in the Reference Forum, contrex.

Have patience, Osso. He's new here. He'll learn. Either that, or he won't last long.

OK, I'll watch.

hey contrex ur being a racist

Contrex is quick to fire off the bow, nearly as crabby as some of the rest of us, but I have not noticed his being racist in general.

I agree with the above.

And it certainly is a big adventure for someone from the USA to dig in the history and rules for football ...

I'm Welsh (by ancestry, at least),and I say get out of our country, you rotten, imperialist, colonialist, Pommy bahstahd, contrex,and leave us alone. Go back to your cold, damp, mouldy dunghill of a country and stay there. Free Bermuda, Free Wales. Up Plaid Cymru!

I'm 1/16th Welsh and would that I knew more about that.

I've no opinions at all on Bermuda.

Agree with Merry on Puerto Rico.

osso, hey, homey, how ya doin"?

Grins at Username, sad I don't live in Boston, my mother's hometown, and could meet you. You could tell me about Wales, I bet. In truth I'd like to visit, am constrained with lack of lottery winnings or their real life equivalent. But if I ever get there, if the other bostonians could get their hair washed, ceilings fixed, etc., we could all meet.

Of course, if I did get to visit, I'd come down with a horrible cold in one day...