What do you think are the characteristics of an Irish Jock?

paky

The term jock is a classic North American stereotype of a male athlete. The etymology of the term jock is believed to be derived from the word jockstrap,[1] which is an athletic support garment worn by men who engage in physical sports. The word jockstrap results from the original meaning of jock, which was a slang term for the penis around the 1700s. The jock stereotype is attributed mostly to high school and college athletics participants who form a significant youth subculture. In sociology, the jock is thought to be included within the socialite subculture, which also contains the preppies and Ivy-Leaguers.[2] As a blanket term, the jock is considered synonymous with an athlete.[3]

Other words that may mean the same as "jock" include meathead, musclebrain, and the similar term musclehead. These terms are based in the beliefs that a jock is muscular, yet slower in the brain, and cannot carry a conversation on any topic other than one relating to weight-lifting or exercise.
However, as with any stereotype or subculture, the image attributed to male athletes by labeling them a jock is unfairly restrictive. While stereotypes often stem from a common trend in society, the over-arching notions behind a stereotype do not apply in all situations.

Kiera

Rugger bugger?

Latchy

Jock itch springs to mind

bigeasyeah

I think 'crap thread'.

Lando Griffin

The GAAA Boys

stovelid

Tartan underpants, pint of Tenants, ginger wig; comic obsession with Brits: the usual.

Latchy

Could you put a head on this pint please

jd007

ts;dr

(too small):P

amacachi

What's an Irish jock, an Irishman living in Scotland or vice versa?

ciano1

Probably sweaty, smelly and hairy!

arybvtcw0eolkf

No idea.

El Weirdo

amacachi wrote: »

What's an Irish jock, an Irishman living in Scotland or vice versa?

Like Ray Houghton or Aidan McGeady.

amacachi

El Weirdo wrote: »

Like Ray Houghton or Aidan McGeady.

Or Ian Paisley. :pac:

Aidric

Collar up on the polo shirt.

jester77

Someone who's parents didn't finish off the 'a' properly on the birth cert causing it to look like an 'o' and were from then on known as Jock

Sofiztikated

Someone that copy and pastes a Wiki article, in an attempt to make a witty opening post?

No?

Oh, thats the OP. Sorry.

Herb Powell

"surf" shorts
I ****ing hate those gimps:mad:

bonerm

paky wrote: »

the word jockstrap,[1] which is an athletic support garment worn by men who engage in physical sports.
over-arching notions behind a stereotype do not apply in all situations.

Not to be confused with ....

derra_121

Im going to throw it out there... Most protestants are Jocks i.e southsiders that go/went to posh protestant schools Michaels etc

The kind that wear Chinos and Dubes and gym the **** out of it cause there so insecure

epgc3fyqirnbsx

derra_121 wrote: »

Im going to throw it out there... Most protestants are Jocks i.e southsiders that go/went to posh protestant schools Michaels etc

The kind that wear Chinos and Dubes and gym the **** out of it cause there so insecure

Is Michaels not run by priests?

Closed ac

OP, are you purposely trying to give us a headache? Make the writing bigger..

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

Nice use of text size to deter the auld folk :P

FlutterinBantam

Schlong like a fucking baseball bat, big thick square head on him. and thinks he is every woman's dream.

No fucking money.

Kasabian

Rhea Shapely Mitten wrote: »

Nice use of text size to deter the auld folk :P

Whats this thread about , does boards come in braile

Pretty_Pistol

Brian O'Driscoll would be an example of one.

Sharpshooter

DKZ wrote: »

OP, are you purposely trying to give us a headache? Make the writing bigger..

Done.

Kasabian wrote: »

Whats this thread about , does boards come in braile

What an idea that would be, all female users have details of themselves in braille so you can get a feel for their personality.

Kasabian

Sharpshooter wrote: »

What an idea that would be, all female users have details of themselves in braille so you can get a feel for their personality.

Excellant idea but there are no women here . :pac:

Sharpshooter

Of course not, it was a braille attempt at humour.

Sea Sharp

This --> http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/03_04/greaseDM2303_468x460.jpg

But with GAA or rugby jerseys instead.

PeterIanStaker

Ross O'Carroll Kelly, or the people that haven't realised he is a pisstake and not the God of the D4's:rolleyes:

Funkstard

derra_121 wrote: »

Im going to throw it out there... Most protestants are Jocks i.e southsiders that go/went to posh protestant schools Michaels etc

The kind that wear Chinos and Dubes and gym the **** out of it cause there so insecure

St.Michaels? The bastion of protestant learning that's run by....erm Jesuit priests?

Hilariously stupid.

Agricola

This guy, or this guy

A common or garden jock and an elite jock.

Sofiztikated

derra_121 wrote: »

Im going to throw it out there... Most protestants are Jocks i.e southsiders that go/went to posh protestant schools Michaels etc

The kind that wear Chinos and Dubes and gym the **** out of it cause there so insecure

*Note to self, attack the post, not the poster.*

This post looks as though the writer was a ****tard.

Most protestant... way to generalise. So, by your reckoning, and my knowledge of schoolyard cliques, most catholics are emos, and most hindu's are geeks?

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Sharpshooter wrote: »

What an idea that would be, all female users have details of themselves in braille so you can get a feel for their personality.

I lol'd.

maxxie

Muppet

Korvanica

- really thick
- the only topic of conversation is the match or last nights training session
- always carrying a hurl or football or rugby ball
- really thick

when i was in secondary school, all i heard in the mornings on the school bus was
" some training last night wasnt it" ,
"did you see the match last night lad",
"jeez lads i love hurlin",
or god forbid one of them missed training - "where were ya last night for training? it was some good boy, we played loads a hurlin"

...

bullets

Back in my school days nearly all the jocks came from rich family backgrounds, were total snobs, and generally assholes.
The Rugby Jock and rugby jock girls were usually the same poeple that would be prefect's and one would always be chosen for school captain.

The Rugby player variety started to develop the square head look early on in their teens that could be recognized
even if they were in school uniforms.

Attire out of school uniform was usually a Rugby shirt with collar turned up. Levi 501 button fly in powder blue, and deck shoes with the bottom sole being of the white rubber varietly with the leather laces curled. Sun Glasses worn on the head regardless of weather.

As a teenager these same people seemed to be the only
people that went on the Ski Trips that were once a year
were must of us lesser Peons could not afford.

Stark contrast to any GAA players that I knew growing up, they were completely different.
typically more down to earth, and from the less Urban areas of the area. They wore their
GAA tops too, but I would never associate any of them with being jocks.

~B

rainbowdrop

They tend to drive Golfs..........

Nolanger

They buy stuff in those 'protein enhancement' shops.