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To: SoCal Pubbie

So, your math stinks! Even if you were correct, that the “Super Bowl” didn’t begin until after the merger, XLII plus 4 still only adds up to XLVI, NOT XLVIII!

Since the merger began with the 1970 season (with the first Super Bowl of the merger era in 1971), 2007 was the 38th year of the merger, with Sunday’s game as the 38th Super Bowl of the merger era, so you’re still wrong.

Sorry to insult you, but did you by any chance attend California public schools in the recent past???


54 posted on 01/30/2008 9:43:29 PM PST by ssaftler (Campaign 2008 slogan: DRIP [Don't Return Incumbent Politicians] on Congress)
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To: ssaftler
This Sunday will be the 42nd Super Bowl, or Super Bowl XLII. If you subtract the first four games, played between the champions of the NFL and the AFL, that leaves 38, or XLVIII. You want to explain how was I wrong again?
56 posted on 01/30/2008 11:13:28 PM PST by SoCal Pubbie
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To: ssaftler

Excuse me, you’re right. It should be XXXVLLL. My math is fine, it’s the Roman numerals that are a bit rusty. Now, I won’t insult you by pointing out that you needed to SUBTRACT, not add four games.


57 posted on 01/30/2008 11:18:34 PM PST by SoCal Pubbie
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To: ssaftler

Too bad you can’t edit these posts! That last one’s a typo. Will you forgive me? Let’s try XXXLIII. How about that? Make you happy?


58 posted on 01/30/2008 11:21:10 PM PST by SoCal Pubbie
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I give up! Let’s try XXXVIII. I never claimed a proficiency in Roman numerals!


59 posted on 01/30/2008 11:31:01 PM PST by SoCal Pubbie
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