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Where does the saying that a match ending in a draw is like “kissing your sister” come from?

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Where does the saying that a match ending in a draw is like “kissing your sister” come from?
posted Jan 18, 2017 by Deepak Jangid

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In US traditionally the draw is a result that does not satisfy either of the two teams.

This expression comes from Navy coach Eddie Erdelatz in 1953, when he came up with this classic definition for a tie football game while describing a scoreless tie between Navy and Duke. The coach did not explain this metaphor, but it is possible to think about a kiss like a good thing (the victory), and kissing one's sister takes away the good to this gesture.

answer Feb 1, 2017 by Ati Kumar
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