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ZombieHorde Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-11 03:11 PM
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Soccer has "Cup," football has "Bowl," does any sport have "Plate,"
or "Saucer," or "Mug," or any other dishware based events? What is the deal with the dishware?
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twogunsid Donating Member (132 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-11 03:20 PM
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1. Horse Racing....
Queen's Plate, Oakleigh Plate etc.
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ZombieHorde Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-11 03:24 PM
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2. Wow. What is with the dishware references? nt
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hughee99 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-11 06:11 PM
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3. The Open Championship (British Open) plays for the Claret Jug.
That starts this week, by the way.
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ZombieHorde Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-11 06:13 PM
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4. Funny. What sport is that? nt
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hughee99 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-11 06:22 PM
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6. Golf. n/t
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joeybee12 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-11 06:19 PM
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5. The Women's Wimbledon Winner GETS a Plate...nt
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ZombieHorde Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-11 06:23 PM
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7. Is that a type of trophy? nt
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madinmaryland Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-11 07:40 PM
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8. The plate...


and for you joey...



:D

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joeybee12 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-11 10:14 AM
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10. Thank God I have you on ignore so I can't see that! nt
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Capt. America Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-11 07:37 AM
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9. Little Brown Jug (MN vs scUM) and Old Oaken Bucket (IU vs. Purdue)
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terryg11 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-11 11:35 AM
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11. home plate.... baseball
nt
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El Supremo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-11 11:47 AM
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12. The Iron Skillet - SMU vs. TCU
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ZombieHorde Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-11 02:40 PM
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13. Why? I don't get it. nt
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El Supremo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-11 03:20 PM
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14. Real origin is probably lost to the fog of time. But...
Wiki says:

The origin of the Iron Skillet is unknown, but one theory states TCU and SMU fans began the tradition back in the 1950s. During pre-game festivities, an SMU fan was frying frog legs as a joke before the game. A TCU fan, seeing this desecration of the "frog", went over and told him that eating the frog legs was going well beyond the rivalry and that they should let the game decide who would get the skillet and the frog legs. TCU won the game, and the skillet and frog legs went to TCU. The tradition eventually spilled over into the actual game and the Iron Skillet is now passed to the winner.
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ZombieHorde Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-11 05:21 PM
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15. Funny. nt
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DinahMoeHum Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-11 07:56 PM
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16. The America's Cup (yachting) is known in some circles as the "Auld Mug"
Edited on Wed Jul-13-11 07:57 PM by DinahMoeHum
even though it does not resemble a coffee mug or anything like that.
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ZombieHorde Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-13-11 09:51 PM
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17. There definitely seems to be a pattern. A funny pattern. nt
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jul61252 Donating Member (50 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-14-11 01:08 AM
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18. self-delete
Edited on Thu Jul-14-11 01:16 AM by jul61252
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