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h squared wrote:
Roland2k wrote: is subjective. Hence, one who says "this sport is boring" really means "I find this sport boring." As an aside, anyone who uses the word "hence" in a sentence is likely pretty freakin' boring (and/or exceedingly pompous). no way, to me it just means that one took a lot of math classes! (gotta admit i think in my own pompous head with that word.) I thought taking a lot of math classes was a prerequisite for posting to rbr. Wish I'd known it wasn't, I could have skipped a few! Okay, let's talk about the most EXCITING Olympic event to watch. I vote for the hammer throw. That is some out-of-control ****. You just know someone's gonna get hurt eventually. It is the only Olympic event so far that makes me want to yell "Crap! Look out! DUCK!" and duck even while watching TV. Other than watching triathletes corner on bikes, that is. |
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Women's triathlon was fairly interesting to watch. NBC actually did decent editing job for a relatively low interest sport. Is rhythmic gymnastics on NBC? I don't have cable, and would b interested in actually finding out what this much-maligned "sport involves -- keydates |
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h squared wrote in message ...
Roland2k wrote: I'm going to pick a nit here. I think the above two sentences are the same. "This sport is boring" can never be applied objectively. Boring is subjective. Hence, one who says "this sport is boring" really means "I find this sport boring." yes, i see what you're saying. what's important to me is that people actually realize that the "i" part of the sentence is implied in the "this sport is boring". i know i'm guilty of forgetting that now and then. (aside- if we're not careful here a philosophy student will start contributing.) As an aside, anyone who uses the word "hence" in a sentence is likely pretty freakin' boring (and/or exceedingly pompous). no way, to me it just means that one took a lot of math classes! (gotta admit i think in my own pompous head with that word.) in spite of all my argumentative posts, i still think your instructions to learn something about the sport of choice was a good idea and has more substance than all my followups. (wanted to make sure that bit was clear heather It was an open exchange of ideas. That's all I ever want in a discussion. Thank you. Roland |
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Benjamin Weiner wrote: I thought taking a lot of math classes was a prerequisite for posting to rbr. Wish I'd known it wasn't, I could have skipped a few! hey, i believe i've used more math on rbr than in any other part of my life since college. bet you can't claim that, ben. Okay, let's talk about the most EXCITING Olympic event to watch. I vote for the hammer throw. That is some out-of-control ****. You just know someone's gonna get hurt eventually. It is the only Olympic event so far that makes me want to yell "Crap! Look out! DUCK!" and duck even while watching TV. Other than watching triathletes corner on bikes, that is. i haven't seen any hammer throwing i think i have burnout on the olympics. i did like watching the modern pentathlon earlier. i'm not used to seeing horses buck their riders off during jumping events. also the whole format reminded me of henry's infamous donut rides. now that would be a cool olympic event. heather |
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Team Sprint. -WG |
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Curtis L. Russell wrote:
Okay, let's talk about the most EXCITING Olympic event to watch. I vote for the hammer throw. I stumbled on some commentator on MSNBC on the down time and he said that the lack of credible runs on records made everything but the swimming and track relay races less dramatic. And we know how the expected relay records came out. On the non-record/timed events, he felt drugs took the oomph out of the Olympics by tarnishing a lot of the potential human interest stories - like Marion Jones' comeback or the Greek 200 meter guy being out. And he seemed to be someone that liked the Olympics. It's entirely possible that better or more-active drug testing is partly responsible for the lack of credible runs on records - especially in track and field, where the last few years have not seen many new records advanced. This is not just my crackpot theory, there have been several articles on the subject, including one in the NY Times a week or two ago. So that commentator may be talking out of his ass, or he may have his head in the sand, or both. Since he was a talking head on MSNBC ... Anyway, I don't find new records necessary for excitement; like somebody else said, it is interesting to watch people who are very skilled at what they do, even when you only see javelin throwing or sculls or badminton once every four years. Naturally the whole thing is tainted by nationalism and the miasma that is the IOC, but the fiascos add to the excitement - where would politics be without Watergates? I just want to say that I feel a lot better about industrial park crits now. I won't make fun of them for the rest of the year and maybe the next. Hey, that is where the excitement is now, because that's where all the good dope is now. |
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Curtis L. Russell wrote:
Okay, let's talk about the most EXCITING Olympic event to watch. I vote for the hammer throw. I stumbled on some commentator on MSNBC on the down time and he said that the lack of credible runs on records made everything but the swimming and track relay races less dramatic. And we know how the expected relay records came out. On the non-record/timed events, he felt drugs took the oomph out of the Olympics by tarnishing a lot of the potential human interest stories - like Marion Jones' comeback or the Greek 200 meter guy being out. And he seemed to be someone that liked the Olympics. It's entirely possible that better or more-active drug testing is partly responsible for the lack of credible runs on records - especially in track and field, where the last few years have not seen many new records advanced. This is not just my crackpot theory, there have been several articles on the subject, including one in the NY Times a week or two ago. So that commentator may be talking out of his ass, or he may have his head in the sand, or both. Since he was a talking head on MSNBC ... Anyway, I don't find new records necessary for excitement; like somebody else said, it is interesting to watch people who are very skilled at what they do, even when you only see javelin throwing or sculls or badminton once every four years. Naturally the whole thing is tainted by nationalism and the miasma that is the IOC, but the fiascos add to the excitement - where would politics be without Watergates? I just want to say that I feel a lot better about industrial park crits now. I won't make fun of them for the rest of the year and maybe the next. Hey, that is where the excitement is now, because that's where all the good dope is now. |
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