interesting metaphor

[Marc Velasco]

alternate hypothesis

one possibility is that a dominant foot for standing/jumping (the chocolate
foot) is not the same as a dominant foot in terms of coordination/shooting.

right-footed/right-handed people tend to jump off of their left foot (making
the left the chocolate foot).  this naturally means their chocolate foot
will not be their favored shooting foot.  van Persie's case would be exactly
the opposite, since he's a lefty.



On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 11:57 AM, Arnold Zwicky <zwicky at stanford.edu> wrote:

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> a Dutch-German difference?
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> > From: Victor Steinbok <victor.steinbok at verizon.net>
> > Date: December 9, 2008 7:18:03 AM PST
> > To: "Arnold M. Zwicky" <zwicky at csli.stanford.edu>
> > Subject: interesting metaphor
> >
> > =46rom a daily soccer report (no source given in the email):
> > Quote of the Day
> >
> > - Robin van Persie on overcoming his right =93chocolate leg=94 issue: =
> "I =20
> > know I can shoot with my right, although my left is better, but it=92s =
> =20
> > basically down to your belief in the power of your wrong foot. In =20
> > Holland we call it my =91chocolate leg=92 but positive thinking is the =
> =20
> > key for me.=94
> > OK, here's one source.
> >
> > Here's another version. The interesting thing here is that it means =20=
>
> > exactly the opposite from van Persie's statement.
> > http://www.doubletongued.org/index.php/citations/chocolate_leg_1/
> > Catchword for =93chocolate leg=94
> >
> > Catchword: chocolate leg
> > Filed Under: English, Sports & Recreation
> > Part of Speech: n.
> > The part of speech reflects that used in the full entry, and not =20
> > necessarily the part of speech as it is used in the quotation below.
> > Quotation: =93There=92s even something like a =91dominant leg=92! You
> =20=
>
> > automatically try to take off from that one if attempting to jump. =20
> > Try. You=92d be amazed. There=92s a phrase for that in German: =20
> > =91Schokoladenbein.=92=94 =93Chocolate leg? I=92m going to assume that =
> =20
> > something was lost in the translation here.=94
> > Article or Document Title:
> > =93Re: Left-orium=94 (URL)
> > Author:
> > John C.
> > Article, Document, Publication, Web Site:
> > Usenet: rec.games.roguelike.adom
> > Date of Publication:
> > Dec. 29, 2002
> > This cite belongs to a full entry for chocolate foot.
> > Posted 9 Feb 05 | Permalink |
> >
> > http://www.doubletongued.org/index.php/dictionary/chocolate_foot/
> > Dictionary definition of =93chocolate foot=94
> > chocolate foot
> >
> > n. the foot favored to use or to start with when running, biking, or =20=
>
> > kicking; one=92s dominant foot. Subjects: English, Body, Sports & =20
> > Recreation
> > Etymological Note: Perhaps a calque from the German Schokoladenbein =20=
>
> > =91favored leg=92 (literally =91chocolate leg=92). A similar German =
> word is =20
> > Schokoladenseite =91attractive side=92 (literally =91chocolate side=92).=
>
> > 1 Comment | Cites | Permalink | Tell a Friend
> > Citations: 1996 Hans Rey, Scott Martin Mountain Bike Magazine=92s =20
> > Complete Guide To Mountain Biking Skills (Feb. 15) p. 116: Keep your =20=
>
> > pedals horizontal, with your =93chocolate foot=94 (your strongest =
> foot) =20
> > forward. 1999 [Klieg] Usenet: alt.mountain-bike (Mar. 19) =93Re: =20
> > Riding in Arizona=94: Chicken Point has a sreaming single track =20
> > descent off it that has a nasty habit of turning your chocolate foot =20=
>
> > into good because you are hardly pedaling, jsut keeping the pedals =20
> > level and coasting at 30mph. 1999 Scottish Daily Record (Sept. 20) =20
> > =93Roddy gets it right with a bit of luck=94: I turned inside a =20
> > defender, created a bit of space and hit a shot with my chocolate =20
> > foot, my right, and luckily it went in. 2002 John C. Usenet: =20
> > rec.games.roguelike.adom (Dec. 29) =93Re: Left-orium=94: =93There=92s =
> even =20
> > something like a =91dominant leg=92! You automatically try to take off =
> =20
> > from that one if attempting to jump. Try. You=92d be amazed. There=92s =
> a =20
> > phrase for that in German: =91Schokoladenbein.=92=94 =93Chocolate leg? =
> I=92m =20
> > going to assume that something was lost in the translation here.=94 =20=
>
> > 2004 Leonard Zinn Zinn=92s Cycling Primer (June 1) p. 34: The first =20=
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> > thing you must know before hucking yourself off a drop-off is which =20=
>
> > foot is your =93chocolate foot,=94 as Hans =93No Way=94 Rey calls it. =
> Your =20
> > chocolate foot is your favorite foot, the one you always keep =20
> > forward when standing on the petals.
> > Posted 9 Feb 05 | Permalink
> >
> >
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