frozen_out Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Just watching the ad for the Olympics and sports that I just don't get started to cross my mind. 1. Anything synchronised. Why? For the love of god, why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bossybabe Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Football: 22 men kicking a spherical object on some grass for 90 minutes, watched by a crowd of baying proles...why??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One-percent Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Golf, a good walk spoilt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frozen_out Posted July 10, 2016 Author Share Posted July 10, 2016 Football: 22 men kicking a spherical object on some grass for 90 minutes, watched by a crowd of baying proles...why??? Proles? Where have you been for the last 25 years? Have you not heard of the prawn sandwiches? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPin Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 V8 lawnmower racing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shindigger Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Anything American, apart from Ice Hockey, when they really go for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
libspero Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Yeah.. I'm another misery guts in this department. I'd re-punctuate the title: Sports, I don't get ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frozen_out Posted July 10, 2016 Author Share Posted July 10, 2016 Anything American, apart from Ice Hockey, when they really go for it. American Football's pretty good. The idea is that your player in any particular position/role is always I'm peak condition. Hence mahooosive squads and a team that changes every time the game starts. I found it pretty exciting when I got into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnionTerror Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Basketball...Team goes up one end and scores, other team goes up the other end and does the same...ad infinitum... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frozen_out Posted July 10, 2016 Author Share Posted July 10, 2016 'Sports' that are not sports: darts, snooker, F1, golf. You wouldn't be a fan of Fred Trueman's Indoor League then? £100 first prize in 5 sports (sorry, 'sports'): Shove ha'penny, bar billiards, skittles, table football and darts. And this is real darts, on a real Yorkshire board, no trebles, no flukey shots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPin Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Yeah.. I'm another misery guts in this department. I'd re-punctuate the title: Sports, I don't get ! I thought you were a normal "serial killer" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CunningPlan Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GloomMonger Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 I don't get how a pro footballer can't hit the goal from outside the penalty area. It's a big goal and it's so easy even I can do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habeas Domus Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Just watching the ad for the Olympics and sports that I just don't get started to cross my mind. 1. Anything synchronised. Why? For the love of god, why? Have you noticed the big difference between male sports and female ones For mens sports - you score a goal you get the point For female sports - it's more like: they perform a gymnastics move or whatever and some guy holds up a score of 9.7 "Well done Jessica but we are giving a higher score to the other girl because she looked prettier while performing the move" Imagine if that was swapped around: "Well done scoring that goal David Beckham, but the judges think the German goal was done with slightly more panache so we are giving them the match". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frozen_out Posted July 10, 2016 Author Share Posted July 10, 2016 Have you noticed the big difference between male sports and female ones For mens sports - you score a goal you get the point For female sports - it's more like: they perform a gymnastics move or whatever and some guy holds up a score of 9.7 "Well done Jessica but we are giving a higher score to the other girl because she looked prettier while performing the move" Imagine if that was swapped around: "Well done scoring that goal David Beckham, but the judges think the German goal was done with slightly more panache so we are giving them the match". That would work, if we didn't also have male gymnastics. I like gymnastics, I like pretty much all sports, except the pointless ones Agree on the basketball. The rules make it pointless. Walking. Why? Either walk or run. Why walk quickly and shag your hips in the process? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccc Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 'Sports' that are not sports: darts, snooker, F1, golf. Would disagree about F1 and golf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNACR Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Quite enjoy playing sports, and sporting activities, but don't understand people who watch it on the telly or spectate. If I liked watching other people do stuff I'd go dogging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPin Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Topless ladies volleyball. Who would watch that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blobloblob Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Walking - the sort where they race one another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Hovis Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 F1. It's a "who's got the best car?" competition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knock out johnny Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Just watching the ad for the Olympics and sports that I just don't get started to cross my mind. You evidently don't 'get' heavyweight boxing judging by your musings on a thread about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battenberg Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Topless ladies volleyball. Who would watch that? There used to be something called Topless Darts on Ice on an old sky channel going back about 20 years. I don't know if it still exists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freeholder Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 There used to be something called Topless Darts on Ice on an old sky channel going back about 20 years. I don't know if it still exists. That was on Live TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilf Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 F1. It's a "who's got the best car?" competition. Not that I'm a big fan of it, but that is the sport. People might think it's about racing round a track, but the object of the sport is just as much building the car in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steppenpig Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Handball, basketball, American football. The bit I don't get about american football is, three friends get together to mess around, one has the ball, one dances around in front of the ball-holder ineffectually, causing no particlar inconvenience whatsoever, ball-holder throws ball to ball-catcher, ball-catcher catches ball and gets incredibly excited about his incredible sporting achievement, celerates extravagently. Game over. Exhausted from their marathon endeavours, the participants go to eat hamburgers and drink beer (this part I understand). The actual professional sport may pan out differently. I've never watched it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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