# The Super Bowl and Roman numerals

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-super-bowl-and-roman-numerals/680404>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [February 3, 2014, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-super-bowl-and-roman-numerals/680404 "2014-02-03T07:59:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2014, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-super-bowl-and-roman-numerals/680404/21 "2014-02-03T21:05:49Z")

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Hey ever since I was a little kid and learned about Roman Numerals, I have REALLY been looking forward to Superbowl L. They better not change it!!! I think it will be so amusing. Just a big ol’ fat capitol L, with everyone asking “why are they calling it Superbowl L what does it stand for???”

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**Author:** ![LawMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2014, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-super-bowl-and-roman-numerals/680404/22 "2014-02-03T21:09:08Z")

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And in Espanol, it’ll be “El Superbowl L”. (yes, yes, I know.)

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**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2014, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-super-bowl-and-roman-numerals/680404/23 "2014-02-03T21:11:58Z")

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> [@enipla](#):
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> Heh. Superbowl ‘L’. I wonder if they will use that?
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> ‘L’ Just a big 'ole capital L.
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> Maybe they’ll do something like ‘XXXXX’ 😃

I expected that to appear lettered on a little brown jug. Ha Ha Ha Hee Hee Hee… 😃

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**Author:** ![John\_Bredin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@John\_Bredin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Bredin)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2014, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-super-bowl-and-roman-numerals/680404/24 "2014-02-05T22:41:49Z")

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> [@enipla](#):
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> Heh. Superbowl ‘L’. I wonder if they will use that?
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> ‘L’ Just a big 'ole capital L.
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> Maybe they’ll do something like ‘XXXXX’ 😃

Now that the cold-weather-outdoor “rule” has been broken, they should have set Superbowl L for Chicago – take the L to L. 😛 Alas, [del]San Francisco[/del] [del]San Jose[/del] Santa Clara got it. ☹

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**Author:** ![Xema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9de053/32.png) [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2014, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-super-bowl-and-roman-numerals/680404/25 "2014-02-06T01:08:21Z")

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> [@John\_Bredin](#):
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> Alas, [del]San Francisco[/del] [del]San Jose[/del] Santa Clara got it. ☹

Bloody 'L.

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