Buffy (not new thread)
 

If Whedon pulls the same stunt that Tapert/Raimi did on Xena I may just have to stake him myself.

Re Spike's mushiness, he is clearly reverting to his pre-vampire persona of William the Bloody [Awful Poet]. He was a dork then and he's becoming one now. But a hot dork with a good heart, so it's OK.

I'm confused about the Guardian's comment about the [something] becoming the Watchers. The what? It seemed negative at the time, and the Watchers are supposed to be the good guys, so I don't get it. Someone please 'splain.

Happy Gilmore
 

No, you were clear the first time. I'm saying that Annika won 13 tournaments last year and their should be some sort of media attention surrounding her. It's entirely unfair that she is making far less $$ than her male counterparts and is getting 0 airtime. I'm betting that most of the people here didn't know her name before today - but certainly know who Anna Kournikova is - now that's a media circus. I maintain that the guys who will be complaining are the guys who are sucking on that day and will surely blame the media "frenzy" for the game sucking.

Singh apologizes to Sorenstam
 

Don't blame me. I've never even heard of the Colonial. I just figured if everyone was arguing about it, it must be a big deal.

Sport, or not a Sport?
 

Sex?

Woohoo, Olympics here I come (cum?).

Could also be childbirth but then men couldn't compete and would be whiny bitches about it.

Sport, or not a Sport?
 

This sub-conversation is pointless. If chess is not a sport, neither is shooting. If shooting is not a sport, neither is archery. If archery is not a sport, neither is bowling. If bowling is not a sport, neither is horseracing. If horseracing is not a sport, neither is the Iditarod. If the Iditarod is not a sport, neither is NASCAR. If NASCAR isn't a sport, neither is the America's Cup. So what?

The only useful distinction that exists is between wholly judged events (such as figure skating and diving) and events with pre-defined objective standards for determining the winner (such as Australian rules football).

In other sporting news, what the fuck is the ACC thinking, voting to include Miami, BC, and Syracuse? Grrrr.

Sport, or not a Sport?
 

I agree with Purse Junkie on this one. I like the theory that a "sport" requires defense, a way to physically prevent your opponent from reaching a goal. Golf is a competitive activity, but it is not sport.

Baseball=sport
Auto racing=sport
Sprinting=competitive activity
Figure skating=competitive activity
Chess=game
Poker=game

Long distance running=a gray area; you can impead your opponents progress, but only a little bit

Sport, or not a Sport?
 

By definition, golf is a game not a sport.

Baseball may be a sport depending on your definition of "physical activity."

Singh apologizes to Sorenstam
 

Well, fucknut, your points are not any better. I'm not saying that she will compete with the elite or win the tournament, but she won't be dead last either. Do you even read the fucking posts before you start namecalling? First of all, you are talking about the best male golfers. Meanwhile, there are a lot of guys on the list that have never won a tournament and likely never will against the likes of Tiger, Love, Els, et.al. So you don't like sponsor's exemptions. When you become commissioner of golf, you can change that. Until then, what is your big problem with her participating in one tournament? How is this any different from Pro-Am's? Maybe if we let her play, but she doesn't take any prize money you won't have a problem with it? Maybe if it were an Open you'd feel better about it. Now, I'm tired of this argument. You can move on to something else now.

P.S. You really need to get some new material already.

Sport, or not a Sport?
 

Like a dog boasting that if eagles had to walk everywhere, they'd complain about it.

Sport, or not a Sport?
 

That's an easy one: "show me the [football television] money."

Re MR's Avatar
 

Oooops. Thanks, GWNC. :blush:

Sport, or not a Sport?
 

I hate these "sport or not a sport" debates. So in my opinion, this is a partial definitive list of those sport/games that always get debated. (note, anything that I improve at the drunker I get is not a sport).

Horse Racing - sport
golf - sport
bowling - game (I get better when I'm drunk)
curling - game (ditto, although I fear the wrath of my country)
billiards - game (better when drunk)
synchronized swimming - uncategorizable (again, I fear the wrath of outraged Canadians)
rhythmic gymnastics - some kind of unsightly perversion
figure skating - same
diving - sport

That's all I can think of. If people choose to televise these things and call them sports, that is only because they will make more money off them because you don't make money off games. Except when it's "Games", like the Olympic Games.

Sport, or not a Sport?
 

Uh, no. I was simply saying that men would not be happy if there was a sport in which they could not compete even if they wanted to. Fuck it, forget I said it.

Shit

Sport, or not a Sport?
 

Explaining why he may be at the lower end of the body fat range. :P

Edited to add. It must be true what they say about TV adding 10-15 lbs. then b/c he looks bigger everytime I see him.

ACC Gain = Big East Loss
 

I had to double check and make sure it wsn't April Fool's Day when I read this. Just another example of how college sports are the last bastion of amateur sports. Bah! It's all about the cash. Why do schools keep raising tuition if they are pulling in so many millions for tv rights and post-season appearances? I can't see BC and Syracuse leaving the Big East, weren't they both founding members? Virginia Tech and Miami sure, that at least makes sense geographically.