Comments | homerspy: Cousins + Minature Golf = All-Night Laugh Fiesta

homerspy

Cousins + Minature Golf = All-Night Laugh Fiesta

Jun 30, 2005 09:16

On the way back home we had a teleconference between the two cars driving home about what is considered a sport and why so. There were allegations that golf, bowling, and billiards were not sports. I contested that motion and figured they were since they require hand-eye coordination and are based on the robustness of that coordination and they ( Read more... )

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ex_sanguino June 30 2005, 13:52:24 UTC

some draw the line with the ability to eat/drink/smoke while playing (in which case golf/bowling/billiards need not apply as sports)

ex_sanguino June 30 2005, 15:24:41 UTC

I really like that definition. Though...I've eaten a churro while playing tennis before...where does that leave us?

gorgol June 30 2005, 14:27:39 UTC

marching band?

homerspy June 30 2005, 15:49:29 UTC

Where's your messiah now gorgol?

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miauhaus June 30 2005, 14:47:06 UTC

well if you wanna get technical, merriam webster defines sport (n) as "a source of diversion or recreation". well that makes that simple! so i will now consider watching tv my sport of choice!

homerspy June 30 2005, 15:26:06 UTC

Though in the www.dictionary.com rules it specifies "governed by a set of rules"

miauhaus July 1 2005, 06:34:22 UTC

well then golf, bowling and the like would count- they have rules. as does my tv watching! commercials must all be muted and ... well, i guess that's it.

homerspy July 1 2005, 11:30:28 UTC

Physical activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively.

An activity involving physical exertion and skill that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often undertaken competitively

TV watching might classify.......but how about Fishing?!

brighteyesihave June 30 2005, 15:23:55 UTC

Are we still on this?! I still stand by my reasoning that mind and body working in synchronization. According to others...an eating contest is a sport, major league baseball is not. Logic in that...yet to be determined...

difference in words holdyourbatboy June 30 2005, 17:59:25 UTC

I believe that in order for something to be a sport 2 opposing people/teams must play simultaneously vs each other in a competition based on skill and endurance. To be a sport the competition must give a team the ability to prevent an opponent from scoring highly. Basketball, hockey, and soccer all include defense as a part of the game play, where as gymnastics, golf, bowling, cheerleading, aren't sports because you perform an act and hope your score is higher in the end.

A sport is a competition but a competition is not automatically a sport. Just cause someone is an "athlete" doesnt make what they do a sport either.

I should note that it is strange people refer to gymnastics (and other competitions) as an olymic sport when the olympics is referred to as a collection of games, not sports.

Re: difference in words homerspy July 1 2005, 13:19:29 UTC

But in running for instance...and in swimming...the player's performance is often affected by the competition. If not physically, certainly mentally. The addition of "prevent an opponent" is a very good addition to the definition. The only problem I'm having with it is that now racing around a roller rink wouldn't be a sport...but if you were racing around that same roller rink and threw people out of the rink and elbowed them and such...would it turn into a sport?

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Re: difference in words brighteyesihave July 1 2005, 15:00:49 UTC

Aw...they are trying to hug one another is. Is hugging a sport?

Re: difference in words homerspy July 5 2005, 14:00:05 UTC

only if it is competitive, governed by a set of rules, is physically rigorous, and can be prevented by an opponent.

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