Why is it Super Bowl XLVIII?

[Trekker4747]

Which is just what I said in my second post. Both are just an elaborate way of saying, "because that's how Roman numerals work" but whatever.

But one explains it.

 

[Amaris]

 

[Data Holmes]

What a way for manning to go out.

 

[Captrek]

Go out? Is he retiring?

 

[Gary7]

Yeah... I would. Retire that is, after losing that badly. I think he's had a good run, time to enjoy life before he risks getting busted up and in chronic pain for the stretch of his golden years.

Great pic btw, J.Allen. Good matching.

 

[tomalak301]

Well, what more is there to say? It's a convention which has been in place for quite a while. It's I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX and X. So it's VIII for 8. It's X, XX, XXX, XL and L (I'm only counting up to 50 because I can't be bothered to type out the rest). So it's 40 (XL) + 8 (VIII) this year and next year it'll be XLIX.

Once they get to 50 the Roman numeral thingy will look a bit silly and decidedly un-grand to modern audiences, however. Superbowl L just doesn't have the same ring to it, does it?

Knowing this country, we'll just say "Superbowl XXXXX" and add that it's "too extreme!" or something.

We're full of shit, we are.

I'm sorry but I see that and I think it could be a good porn movie.

 

[Green Shirt]

Well, what more is there to say? It's a convention which has been in place for quite a while. It's I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX and X. So it's VIII for 8. It's X, XX, XXX, XL and L (I'm only counting up to 50 because I can't be bothered to type out the rest). So it's 40 (XL) + 8 (VIII) this year and next year it'll be XLIX.

Once they get to 50 the Roman numeral thingy will look a bit silly and decidedly un-grand to modern audiences, however. Superbowl L just doesn't have the same ring to it, does it?

Knowing this country, we'll just say "Superbowl XXXXX" and add that it's "too extreme!" or something.

We're full of shit, we are.

How about a hybrid number 5X, like a tee shirt size.

 

[Data Holmes]

Go out? Is he retiring?

That was the talk going into the game. That he would be assessing his career future after the game, and people taking about how after everything, that getting a win on his way out would have been the best outcome.

 

[Avro Arrow]

Once they get to 50 the Roman numeral thingy will look a bit silly and decidedly un-grand to modern audiences, however. Superbowl L just doesn't have the same ring to it, does it?

But think of the pun-tential. The pre-game show could be called "The Road to L".

 

[Peach Wookiee]

Yeah... I would. Retire that is, after losing that badly. I think he's had a good run, time to enjoy life before he risks getting busted up and in chronic pain for the stretch of his golden years.

Great pic btw, J.Allen. Good matching.

I'd hate to think the Hawks brought him down. I really like Peyton. But if he does go, at least he's okay to enjoy his retirement. I was a bit worried that he might get carted off the field last night.

 

[RoJoHen]

Well, what more is there to say? It's a convention which has been in place for quite a while. It's I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX and X. So it's VIII for 8. It's X, XX, XXX, XL and L (I'm only counting up to 50 because I can't be bothered to type out the rest). So it's 40 (XL) + 8 (VIII) this year and next year it'll be XLIX.

Once they get to 50 the Roman numeral thingy will look a bit silly and decidedly un-grand to modern audiences, however. Superbowl L just doesn't have the same ring to it, does it?

Knowing this country, we'll just say "Superbowl XXXXX" and add that it's "too extreme!" or something.

We're full of shit, we are.

How about a hybrid number 5X, like a tee shirt size.

It wouldn't surprise me at all if that's what we ended up doing.

 

[Green Shirt]

Because that's how Roman numerals work. Next year's should be XLIX.

Yeah, pronounced 'ex licks'.

 

[M'Sharak]

It's stupid though, why not just call it "Super Bowl 2014" (or 2013 because it's technically the 2013 season)?

Why did a lot of movies up until the 80s or so use Roman numerals for copyright dates?

Most likely because it was also the custom for first-edition book publication dates, which practice persisted until 1968.

 

[Count Zero]

Knowing this country, we'll just say "Superbowl XXXXX" and add that it's "too extreme!" or something.

We're full of shit, we are.

How about a hybrid number 5X, like a tee shirt size.

It wouldn't surprise me at all if that's what we ended up doing.

Well, there already was a Superbowl XL - how did that name go over?

 

[CorporalCaptain]

How about a hybrid number 5X, like a tee shirt size.

It wouldn't surprise me at all if that's what we ended up doing.

Well, there already was a Superbowl XL - how did that name go over?

XL-ently?

 

[RoJoHen]

The X makes it look cool. L isn't cool.

 

[Christopher]

The X makes it look cool. L isn't cool.

LL Cool J might beg to differ.

 

[Locutus of Bored]

The X makes it look cool. L isn't cool.

LL Cool J might beg to differ.

LL Cool J lost any cool points he might have had remaining when he apologized to the South for Sherman's March to the Sea in a Confederate-apologist song, and compared wearing do-rags to wearing the Confederate flag as if they were on the same level.

Plus he's on NCIS LA CBS WTF ASAP, which is ridiculous.

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[USS Triumphant]

LL Cool J lost any cool points he might have had remaining when he apologized to the South for Sherman's March to the Sea in a Confederate-apologist song, and compared wearing do-rags to wearing the Confederate flag as if they were on the same level.

C'mon, now - that song was pure awful, but at least give LL and Paisley credit for what they were trying to do: one of those Ebony and Ivory sort of things to bring people together. I've heard both of them talk about things, and Paisley's song "Welcome to the Future" (which makes me tear up every time during the part about Dr. King and his friend from school), and I have faith in them for that much, at least.

 

[Locutus of Bored]

C'mon, now - that song was pure awful, but at least give LL and Paisley credit for what they were trying to do: one of those Ebony and Ivory sort of things to bring people together.

Lots of people have completely missed the mark while trying to do something they misguidedly thought was positive. I don't see why I should award them Brownie points for it. It's not like they should have had no idea that saying "aww shucks, it's just a Confederate flag; no biggie" to a hypothetical black guy from the song and having an actual black man apologize to the South for Sherman, Reconstruction, gold chains, and standard hair products might understandably ruffle some feathers. Even if one thinks the March to the Sea and Reconstruction were wrong, I think we can all agree that black people should not have to apologize for it on account of prior, contemporary, and subsequent events, yes?

Besides, I just made a jokey offhand remark about how LL lost any cool factor he might have left (which was already depleted on account of this no longer being 1995). I didn't call for him to get banned from music or something.