Does Eorzea have Baseball?

[JeniLinsky]

Ul'dahans talk an aweful lot about Thal's balls, but I suppose that could be a golf reference as easily as baseball.

[Annana]

Ul'dahans talk an aweful lot about Thal's balls, but I suppose that could be a golf reference as easily as baseball.

Thal is half of the brothers Nald'thal, the patron god of Ul'dah.

Thal is essentially the lord of the underworld. It's a curse, not a sports reference.

[MicahZerrshia]

Ul'dahans talk an aweful lot about Thal's balls, but I suppose that could be a golf reference as easily as baseball.

It's more like when we say bollocks since its used in the same way most the time...which is not a reference to a sports ball

From the dev's own mouth... LOL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CS--izSnbNk

[Ashkendor]

It's more like when we say bollocks since its used in the same way most the time...which is not a reference to a sports ball

From the dev's own mouth... LOL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CS--izSnbNk

Hahaha oh my lord that last anecdote made me laugh aloud and it's after 1am here. xD

Awesome video.

[JeniLinsky]

From the dev's own mouth... LOL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CS--izSnbNk

That's pretty funny; thanks for sharing.

One of the shortcomings of text-based communication is that it's not possible to see when someone's not completely serious; you can't see my smirk when I deliberately misinterpret the balls in question, for instance. But thank you, both of you, for setting me straight.

A friend and I were actually talking about the issue of cursing in Eorzea. Thal and his balls get a lot of attention, but why doesn't anyone ever swear by Menphina's moons, or Llymlaen's flow? They're also nice phrases, given to the same kind of double meaning.

But, uh, sportsball! You know, polo was originally played with a goat's head. We've got mounted troops and goats, I wouldn't be surprised if someone was playing some kind of game with 'em.

[Enkidoh]

A friend and I were actually talking about the issue of cursing in Eorzea. Thal and his balls get a lot of attention, but why doesn't anyone ever swear by Menphina's moons, or Llymlaen's flow? They're also nice phrases, given to the same kind of double meaning.

Funnily enough Gridanians seem to swear "Matron's Teats!" a lot, referring to the old joke about Nophica being, well... bountiful, .

I'm too ladylike and refined for that however - the harshest I ever exclaim is "Azeyma's Rays!", but I guess due to how these things work some smartalec is bound to find a risque double meaning in there anyway.