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Originally posted by Bob Lyle
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Originally posted by wolfpup27
kid: Middle English origin of "kide" and of Scandinavian origin, Old Norwegian "kith", of and pertaining to a young goat, the flesh, fur, or skin of a kid, "kidgloves" - made from the kid leather, or kid skin. (Did you always think that "kidgloves" were something that you wore when you wanted to be nice, and then take them off when you meant business?)
Kinder: derived from German meaning "children" (plural of child), as in "kindergarten" = children + garden.
Sorry everyone, just another referee who can't admit when he's wrong...
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Keep reading in your dictionary. The third definition of "kid" is "child or youngster derived from the word kinder." It was clear in my original post that I referred to youngsters, not goats.
Your line of logic is typical of the some posters from Chicago. When they can no longer defend their position, they introduce extraneous items into the discussion in order to distract the reader from the foolishness of their positions.
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Only a few of you who have replied to my OP stayed on track with my question, and they answered quite well and I understand that there is NO RULE THAT DEFINES BLATENT, or the action that the referee described. It is left up to the "judgment" of the officials. The logic that is very plain to see is that there is no logic to this method; as you have clearly pointed out with story after story after story where a different set of standards are applied depending on the official who is on the field at the time; seems very logical, or is a system fraught with peril (sorry, Bob, for the use of my extensive vocabulary).
(FYI: Bob - "I would have flagged the kid..." from your original post. Look up the word kinder in Webster's dictionary and you will see that it is only used in conjunction with "kindergarten". I would have thrown the "kid" out myself, bell probably dangling from its neck causing a raucous. Oops, sorry, 'nuther obscure word for you to ponder about its origins.)