If it's athletic and competitive it's a sport. Things you play... as other people have said... are games.
This argument is invalid.I Have No Idea said:What are your thoughts? Agree? Disagree?
Some people say chess is a sport though. I generally hit them till they shut up, but still...Tartarga said:Well I guess by his logic board games are sports now, seeing as how you play them and what not.
This guy seems to have a very odd definition of what a sport is, sport is defined as an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature. I'm not going to call him stupid for this, he's just wrong. I would love to know how he got this idea in his head.
5. Profit?Twilight_guy said:1. Ask him to define "play."
2. Watch him squirm.
3. ???
4. REVENGE!!
Son, I am proud.Auron225 said:By his logic - videogames must be a sport, you can "play" them right?
There is no profit in revenge, the most worthless of causes.Auron225 said:5. Profit?Twilight_guy said:1. Ask him to define "play."
2. Watch him squirm.
3. ???
4. REVENGE!!
Um most sports are not games.I Have No Idea said:In my Calculus class, there's this guy who sits behind me who plays baseball and such. He's been kinda vocal about things like sports, and today the class watched a video about bobsledding and skeleton (looks that last one up if you have to). Now, even though I still have no idea how it tied into the lesson for that day, it was pretty interesting. But the aforementioned baseball player said "That's not a sport. It's not a sport if you can't play it." You can't "play" bobsled, he said. You can't "play" swimming, he said. I (and several others in the class who heard him) think that's a load of bull.
What are your thoughts? Agree? Disagree?
By the way, I'm not trying to demonize the guy, I just think he's pretty dang wrong on this one.
Unless you're a grave digger by trade. Dig two graves first, right?Twilight_guy said:There is no profit in revenge, the most worthless of causes.Auron225 said:5. Profit?Twilight_guy said:1. Ask him to define "play."
2. Watch him squirm.
3. ???
4. REVENGE!!
That is the single most stupid thing I've ever heard. EVER!I Have No Idea said:I"That's not a sport. It's not a sport if you can't play it." You can't "play" bobsled, he said. You can't "play" swimming, he said. I (and several others in the class who heard him) think that's a load of bull.