Where the Kids Come to Mouth Off

Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
They had the entire game live in the afternoon. . . .

Again, the only solution is tivo.

Unless you neglected to pad. NBC's scheduled coverage cut off at the end of regulation (they used the first hour of the 3-hour broadcast for women's water polo). Overtime, the requisite post-game disrobing, etc., all lost to the ether...

[notcasesensitive]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
POLL: Are you a paper writer or a test-taker?

I hate tests. I've always been a paper writer. I can take tests and have always done quite well, but I think they're almost always stupid. Papers allow you to demonstrate what you know about a topic in your own way (shaped by how you can best spit back the professor's words when need be).

Test-taker. I procrastinate too much to be a paper-writer. I need someone sitting there watching me take the test in order to buckle down and do it. I've never pulled an all-nighter for a test, but if I had any sort of paper assignment, all-nighter the night before was virtually guaranteed.

[Shape Shifter]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
POLL: Are you a paper writer or a test-taker?

Tossup. Though I've never been stumped on a paper, tests are limited in duration. You just turn them in and you're done. I tended to linger over papers.

[Shape Shifter]

Originally posted by notcasesensitive
I watched some track and field events last night. And I realized that I'm done with the Olympics. I sat there thinking that I'd rather watch something else and was instead guiltily sitting there hating every minute of it.

This is how I ended up watching rhythmic gymnastics. The Summer Olympics take place for two weeks once every four years. Unfortunately, those two weeks seem to last for four years.

[pony_trekker]

and all I got was this lousy T-shirt (tm)

[Shape Shifter]

Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
Nor is synch swimming. It all belongs in cirque du soleil.

As for gymnastics, the federation is filled with the biggest batch of pussy-assholes in the world. First, they acknowledge a mistake and take their own sweet time to say nothing can be done. Then they say nothing can be done to award dual golds.

Now , unwilling to fix their own mistakes, they say Paul Hamm would be the ultimate sportsman if he were to give up his gold medal. Charming. I would never have thought the figure skating federation could be outdone.

And for Coltrane, this bit from Bill Simmons:

Q: I've come up with a legitimate rule to determine whether or not a given activity is a sport. If a girl who's say, at least a B cup DOESN'T need a sports bra in order to participate, it's NOT a sport. This definitely rules out activities such as bowling, billiards and golf. (The only exception here is for sports that take place in water, as the swimsuit acts as a sports bra.) Note that this can only be applied to eliminate activities as sports -- there are definitely activites out there that require a sports bra but aren't sports -- like say, jump rope. Otherwise, I think it works well. What are your thoughts?
--Elizabeth M., Munter, Ga.


SG: I like any sports definition that relies on sports bras and cup sizes to succeed. You need a few more guidelines though:


1. If you can smoke and/or drink while you're competing, it's not a real sport.


2. If you don't need to shower after you're finished competing, it's not a real sport.


3. If judges are deciding the winners and losers, it's not a real sport.


4. If competing at a world-class level means you have to give up your childhood, as well as eating three times a day, having a menstrual cycle, having body hair and breasts, and being taller than 5-foot-3, it's probably not a sport.


5. If you're wearing a shirt that has your name written on the front pocket in script writing, it's not a real sport.


6. If one of the announcers for the sport spawns questions from viewers like, "Hey, is that Ant from 'Last Comic Standing'?" and "Wait a second ... is he crying?", then it's probably not a real sport.


So I'm with you, Elizabeth. Some things should be called "sports," other things should be called "competitions." Both sides can operate under the same sports umbrella ... we just need to remember the difference between the two.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2...simmons/040827

Eta: I'm not so sure about #1. One of my favorite memories from ls was from the annual softball tournament. A teammate stepped up to the plate with a beer and a lit cigarette. He put the beer down and hit a home run, running the bases with his cigarette. He took a triumphant puff as he crossed home. Good stuff.

[taxwonk]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall

TM

POLL: Are you a paper writer or a test-taker?

I hate tests. I've always been a paper writer. I can take tests and have always done quite well, but I think they're almost always stupid. Papers allow you to demonstrate what you know about a topic in your own way (shaped by how you can best spit back the professor's words when need be).

I'm definitely a paper writer. I did okay on tests, but I think I would have done better if I hadn't been in such a rush to make sure I got through the test that I feel sure I regularly missed an issue or fact that cost me something.

[robustpuppy]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
POLL: Are you a paper writer or a test-taker?

I hate tests. I've always been a paper writer. I can take tests and have always done quite well, but I think they're almost always stupid. Papers allow you to demonstrate what you know about a topic in your own way (shaped by how you can best spit back the professor's words when need be).

Tests, baby. It made no difference grade-wise, but I hated having a paper assignment hanging over my head all semester and then spending one long, horrible night (or in the case of my note, one long, horrible three-day period) lamenting my tendency to procrastinate.

Blank blue books and a very compressed time frame energize and focus my mind, but a blank computer screen and a fair amount of time to write something that must be polished combine to fill me with dread and apathy. It's classic perfectionism.

[notcasesensitive]

Originally posted by robustpuppy
Tests, baby. I hate having the assignment hanging over my head all semester and then spending one long, horrible night (or in the case of my note, one long horrible three-day period) lamenting my tendency to procrastinate.

Blank blue books and a very compressed time frame energize and focus my mind, but a blank computer screen and a fair amount of time to write something that must be polished combine to fill me with dread and apathy. It's classic perfectionism.

What she said.

[greatwhitenorthchick]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall

POLL: Are you a paper writer or a test-taker?

test taker. I have no idea why because I don't like pressure. But I do very well on tests (esp. standardized ones - I wish my salary was determined on the basis of a standardized test), and I suck at papers. I'm not a very disciplined writer - I think that is it.

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally posted by notcasesensitive
I've never pulled an all-nighter for a test, but if I had any sort of paper assignment, all-nighter the night before was virtually guaranteed.

I thought this was a given.

TM

[Not Bob]

Originally posted by notcasesensitive
Test-taker. I procrastinate too much to be a paper-writer. I need someone sitting there watching me take the test in order to buckle down and do it. I've never pulled an all-nighter for a test, but if I had any sort of paper assignment, all-nighter the night before was virtually guaranteed.

If I weren't too lazy to answer this question, my response would have been exactly the same.

Clearly, this means that I am the male version of ncs. The Victor to her Victoria, as it were. The Captain to her Tennille. Etc.


ncs (left) and Not Bob at the MTV Video Music Awards, 1975.

[robustpuppy]

Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
test taker. I have no idea why because I don't like pressure. But I do very well on tests (esp. standardized ones - I wish my salary was determined on the basis of a standardized test), and I suck at papers. I'm not a very disciplined writer - I think that is it.

Edited to delete what turned out to be a very mmmm3587ish post.

[Shape Shifter]

Originally posted by robustpuppy
Edited to delete what turned out to be a very mmmm3587ish post.

Except the part about you being an outgoing sociable cat was kinda hot.

[Not Bob]

Originally posted by robustpuppy
(Yeah, I'm a sociable, outgoing cat and not some toolish research drone.)

Drat. I was hoping that you were the glasses-wearing librarian type. You know, for the whole "Good heavens, Miss Sakamoto - you're beautiful!" kinda moment.

C'est la vie.