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As an American, I have never once in my life used a football field as a size comparison, nor have I heard it used as a size comparison for anything that wasn't
by cthalupa 3y ago
As an American, I have never once in my life used a football field as a size comparison, nor have I heard it used as a size comparison for anything that wasn't roughly football field sized.
It might be used more commonly in some places, but I was baffled by the joke as well.
- voisin 3y agoI actually think the stereotype comes not from normal Americans but rather from American journalism. It is in the news and magazines all the time. I am sure Google nGram could support this but I am heading out the door and can’t look it up until later.