Basketball—a bunch of tall men jumping a few short inches to stuff the ball and get everyone excited that they can actually do such a simple thing.Baseball—a pitcher taking forever in long-range conference with the catcher over what kind of pitch he will make.American football—a game that takes forever because of all the times out and huddles, with no true indication of when the game will end.Do you get the idea that I am not particularly impressed with any of them? I am marginally more interested in the true (international) football, AKA soccer, but I still would rather be watching other things on TV. The biggest advantage of Association Football is that you can more easily predict when a game will actually be over and you can get to the next program.
And yes, I do know that the third sport I mentioned above does not, by any stretch of the imagination, fall under the category of “round” ball, but on the general topic of which sports are interesting and which are boring, here is where I stand.
Gokie, you had a good teacher….But there is a problem with the language here….We’re going to have to make a decision…Which is easier, “His or Her”, or “Their”? Example.: A sign in Topinabee, MI, “Anyone that leaves trash on the beach, could lose their right to use the beach”….Put his/her in there and it looks stupid…
And just always using “his” as the pronoun seems kinda stupid too…
.I can’t believe I’m taking this position in this discussion, I’m usually a grammar nazi….
alviebird about 11 years ago
Edited:
I’m with Janis. I dislike basketball immensely. I’ll be SO glad when the madness ends. How much longer is it, anyway?
I need to start proofreading.
Varnes about 11 years ago
AshburnStadium, “Each to their own taste, said the old woman as she kissed the cow…”…..
j-birds3 about 11 years ago
Ii’s that time of the year Janis….I guess you could call it a sport because ball are involced ;→
Dani Rice about 11 years ago
Maybe he’s going to play golf. Now THERE’S a boring game to watch. A good walk ruined, and I agree.
j-birds3 about 11 years ago
@rollsroycesorry should of been involved…
doublepaw about 11 years ago
Hoops are okay, but now the real sport begins……..baseball!
Burnside217 about 11 years ago
What, she doesn’t like soccer?
hippogriff about 11 years ago
Basketball: a bunch of guys in their underwear agitating a bag of air.
daveoverpar about 11 years ago
He’s talking about table tennis(ping pong).
gocomicsmember about 11 years ago
Basketball—a bunch of tall men jumping a few short inches to stuff the ball and get everyone excited that they can actually do such a simple thing.Baseball—a pitcher taking forever in long-range conference with the catcher over what kind of pitch he will make.American football—a game that takes forever because of all the times out and huddles, with no true indication of when the game will end.Do you get the idea that I am not particularly impressed with any of them? I am marginally more interested in the true (international) football, AKA soccer, but I still would rather be watching other things on TV. The biggest advantage of Association Football is that you can more easily predict when a game will actually be over and you can get to the next program.
gocomicsmember about 11 years ago
And yes, I do know that the third sport I mentioned above does not, by any stretch of the imagination, fall under the category of “round” ball, but on the general topic of which sports are interesting and which are boring, here is where I stand.
Varnes about 11 years ago
Gokie, you had a good teacher….But there is a problem with the language here….We’re going to have to make a decision…Which is easier, “His or Her”, or “Their”? Example.: A sign in Topinabee, MI, “Anyone that leaves trash on the beach, could lose their right to use the beach”….Put his/her in there and it looks stupid…
And just always using “his” as the pronoun seems kinda stupid too…
.I can’t believe I’m taking this position in this discussion, I’m usually a grammar nazi….
littleannoyingdog about 11 years ago
I was thinking baseball myself.