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Anonymous  +  162566 Fri, 25 Nov 05 01:41 PM

Hello

I found some comic (http://www.uclick.com/client/wpc/tm/) in which a guy says :

'A guy catches a pass and does a whole dance routine in the end zone to celebrate what he's done alone...'

What does 'to catch a pass' stand for ?? Does it mean to score a point in a game ??

 

Clive  +  162639 Fri, 25 Nov 05 05:12 PM

Hi,

In games like basketball and American football, when one player throws the ball to another player on the same team, we say he 'passed' the ball. So, his team-mate has to catch the pass. It may or may not lead to scoring a point.

Best wishes, Clive

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Danyoo  +  162785 Sat, 26 Nov 05 01:15 AM
That comic strip is being satirical about the American football players who often like to show off after scoring a touchdown.  In American football, the quarterback throws a pass and if the receiver catches the ball in the end zone, his team gets credited with 6 points.  It's called a touchdown and many players will do a celebratory dance routine which puts all spot lights on himself and totally ignore his teammates.
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