Viewing a single comment thread. View all comments

OkayTryAgain t1_ixjvpcp wrote

Reply to comment by pillbinge in Can someone please explain how the high school football schedule works in MA? by [deleted]

Out of all the words and grammar you've used in your post, have you ever considered sharing the actual duration of this rivalry?

−8

pillbinge t1_ixjwf7t wrote

Weird to mention words and grammar, but it's well over a hundred years. It dates back to the late 19th century.

2

OkayTryAgain t1_ixjzj9f wrote

It's not weird when you're making a claim that can be measured. Especially when writing a whole paragraph about it.

"This person was the oldest person who over lived."

That's a statement missing a vital component. How old were they?!

Lastly, they aren't the oldest rivalries in the the state or the nation.

−2

SouthShoreSerenade t1_ixk5j4c wrote

>Lastly, they aren't the oldest rivalries in the the state or the nation.

It is absolutely the oldest rivalry between two public high schools in the United States, ya rude ding dong.

6

pillbinge t1_ixk0g35 wrote

It is weird when grammar or word count doesn't matter. It's weirder that you think the whole paragraph was dedicated to those two teams.

Lastly, they aren't the oldest rivalries in the the state or the nation.

Oldest? Wouldn't know. Now you're not saying which team has it, which is, at best, thoroughly ironic. Thankfully I didn't say they were the oldest in a definitive way. It was very clear to anyone who speaks English that I'm banking on it but not too dedicated, nor invested. I could be wrong, but I'm not down anything for it. They probably are the oldest in the country. You should spend your time looking it up for me.

1

OkayTryAgain t1_ixk0su1 wrote

Nice.

Enjoy Thanksgiving.

−1

pillbinge t1_ixk52iw wrote

Who's the oldest person who ever lived and what's the oldest rivalry? You haven't answered these questions, but you have made this into a thing for yourself. Let's see you see it to the end.

1

Sufficient-Voice-210 t1_ixmck4a wrote

Oldest in US is Norwich Free Academy and New London High dating back to 1875. Oldest between two Massachusetts schools is indeed Wellesley and Needham since 1882. There is a rivalry between Phillips Academy Andover (MA) and Phillips Exeter Academy (NH) from 1878

1