The bored thread

[MusicMan]

George harrison's wife.....clapton fell in love while recording while my guitar gently weeps with George

correctomundo. did u google that? or you knew it? cuz its a week ban for cheating lol

[jonf]

I knew it before you even wrote down the question...I'm in your head.

[Indio]

I knew it before you even wrote down the question...I'm in your head.

[PEI Golfing]

I knew it before you even wrote down the question...I'm in your head.

Yeah ,but you did not know this one ..........

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMriTkE3igY

[Golfbum]

Yeah ,but you did not know this one ..........

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMriTkE3igY

YES SIR, that idea of not getting any sleep really paid off for that
Air Head!

[jonf]

Yeah ,but you did not know this one ..........

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMriTkE3igY

pfft, get real. Look at that putz's hair. There's no volume to it. no body. It's weak. I'm offended you would compare my gorgeous locks to his.

[PEI Golfing]

pfft, get real. Look at that putz's hair. There's no volume to it. no body. It's weak. I'm offended you would compare my gorgeous locks to his.

Your right his looks like a "do it at home job". Yours definetely "screams" of 4 hours in a chair at Renaldo's.................

[jonf]

nah, its just 21 years of natural beauty

[Hacker]

pfft, get real. Look at that putz's hair. There's no volume to it. no body. It's weak. I'm offended you would compare my gorgeous locks to his.

OMG!!!!

I must need glasses - for a second there I thought that we were discussing the finer points of hair styling

[PEI Golfing]

nah, its just 21 years of natural beauty

Nothing compared to Mr. Poulter....................

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...%3Den%26sa%3DG

[nokids]

i was so bored i bumped the bored thread

[Sakuraba]

Maybe a little too drastic for me right now. I'm not that bored....yet.

I guess the boredom got to you after all!

[nokids]

Ben

Ben… .


Leia,

Leia….



Tom Selleck

[nokids]

filler

[Kiwi]

1. Charlie Sheen;
2. Charlie Sheen talking about Charlie Sheen;
3. Oprah;
4. Oprah talking about her new network - OWN;
5. ALL Reality TV shows

[Kiwi]

Ya, by that definition, but that's the whole question, isn't it? To me, something like pool, or darts, or car racing, or curling, where physical skill is required, but there is no requirement for athleticism, don't really count as sports. But others clearly disagree. It's a pretty subjective question.

So what is your def of "athleticism". Does it relate to skill and/or physical exertion or something else?

[nokids]

my keyboard has diarrhea

[jonf]

So what is your def of "athleticism". Does it relate to skill and/or physical exertion or something else?

Interesting this got brought up...glad I decided to revisit this thread.

I had this discussion with some fellow students the other day - we were trying to figure out a rigorous way to define a sport (based on my basic thought process, which not all agreed with). This is what we came up with (roughly):

1 - Any propulsion must be human generated. (no engines, no horses)
2 - Skill being equal, power will provide an advantage (ie, if two players have identical skill levels, the one who is stronger will have the advantage).
3 - No points for 'artistic merit'

[pw14]

I hope you're not serious. Just because it gets hot doesn't make it a sport. By that logic, sitting in the sauna at the gym is a sport . And i've seen some overweight lookin nascar drivers. The only people in racing who might be considered athletes are the pit crew. Those guys have some quick feet and hands.

Actually, sitting in a sauna is a sport. And a silly, life threatening one at that. Proof.

[Kiwi]

Interesting this got brought up...glad I decided to revisit this thread.

I had this discussion with some fellow students the other day - we were trying to figure out a rigorous way to define a sport (based on my basic thought process, which not all agreed with). This is what we came up with (roughly):

1 - Any propulsion must be human generated. (no engines, no horses)
2 - Skill being equal, power will provide an advantage (ie, if two players have identical skill levels, the one who is stronger will have the advantage).
3 - No points for 'artistic merit'

What caught my eye with your initial comment was that you included Curling. I assumed that making that comment you had little or no experience with that "sport". By definition, above, Curling is not considered, by your group, to be a sport. Strength has little to do with success in Curling, as most women can curl at the same level as men, with the possible exception of the .1% who are professional. And that may only be due to the time they, the men, are able to devote to their "sport". I am sure, with a few moments thought, I'd be able to list several other "sports" that your group would not agree on. Good debate though. BTW I am a 60 year-old male, once a week curler.

[pw14]

What caught my eye with your initial comment was that you included Curling. I assumed that making that comment you had little or no experience with that "sport". By definition, above, Curling is not considered, by your group, to be a sport. Strength has little to do with success in Curling, as most women can curl at the same level as men, with the possible exception of the .1% who are professional. And that may only be due to the time they, the men, are able to devote to their "sport". I am sure, with a few moments thought, I'd be able to list several other "sports" that your group would not agree on. Good debate though. BTW I am a 60 year-old male, once a week curler.

I curl 4-5 times a week and you are nuts if you think it is not intense, exhausting exercise when you truly learn the game. Men are better curlers than women precisely because they do generate more power both in throwing and in sweeping rocks. There is also a seasonal and esthetic compatibility between golf and curling; one season ends when the other begins in this part of the world, and the strategic similarities extend to the exact exertion of appropriate force needed to accomplish a very specific goal using a smooth repeatable mechanical delivery. Golf and curling are the two most complicated sports i know, diss it at the risk of missing out on something that can only add to your understanding of elaborate game theory.

[goochy]

Wow...I 've been to whole conferences where this has been discussed. It is ultimately a subjective opinion...there is no definitive answer as such. What is funny though is how upset people get when you define their "activitivity" as not a sport. It's not as if being a sport makes an activity somehow "better". Ballet Dancers and Circus performers have skill and "athletism" few could imagine but they don't consider their activities to be sports.

I was at a British Olympic Academy conference in 2000 when a group of us came up with the following criteria to make something a sport (there was not unamimous agreement btw)...in order of significance

1. The activity must require physical skill to perform (chess and poker don't cut it I'm afraid)
2. The activity must be competitive with a defined outcome...more goals...more points..more distance etc (thats where ballet loses out)
3. The competition must be against fellow competitors (this was contenious, eg mountaineering where it is you vs the mountain was out)
4. The outcome must be objective (this was the most contraversial point...ie no "scored" sport like gymnastics and diving)

So by that definition is curling a sport..absolutely, is golf a sport absolutely. But we must not confuse sport with athleticism. Different sports require different physical abilities, some more than others. A perfect definition?..of course not....the best we could come up with...pretty much

BTW personally I would consider sports like Formula 1 Motor Racing, Horse racing etc are most definitely sports. To some degree, the car, horse, bike etc is just a tool like a racket, club or a stick. Those sports meet the criteria above so in my book...they're in

[Kiwi]

Interesting insight Goochy. Not sure I'd put baseball, hockey, and golf in the same category as Nascar/F1 and Horse Racing. They all use "tools" but I would (subjectively) divide the tools into two categories, one hand held and the other machines (including horses). So what is athleticism? Is it merely strength, or is it more complicated, and include some mental skills and/or (for lack of a better word) "talent" such as reflexes (tennis), or hand-eye coordination (baseball)?

[Kilroy]

To me horse racing is an athletic competition between horses. Sorry to all jockeys...

Car racing on the other hand is far more of an endurance test than many imagine, but I dunno about it being a sport per-se. The winner is the best car/driver/pit crew

Golf, bobsledding, gymnastics and baseball to me are all sports.

Not sure how to quantify that... but that's my take for what it's worth.

[nokids]

I say hijacking threads is a sport.

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[Chieflongtee]

What about water skiing and parachuting?

[Kilroy]

I say hijacking threads is a sport.

It's the bored thread. I'm so bored waiting for spring I'll even debate "what is a sport". That's some serious boredom.

[goochy]

I'm so desperate for the season to start i have actually checked the weather network 7 times so far today in the hope it will change to 15*

[nokids]

It's that time of year!


bump

[nokids]

No dawn, asian dawn, d - a - w - n