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So, which sport is the most boring?
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Golf or poker on TV. Take your pick. I really don't see the need for either one.
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All of them. That is if you're talking about watching, and not participating.
I enjoy swimming, target shooting/skeet, driving
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What the hell is snooker? Or bowls?
Shoulda threw in NASCAR.
And is it me or is Darts surprisingly entertaining?
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Originally Posted by Dakar V
And is it me or is Darts surprisingly entertaining?
It depends who you're throwing the darts at.
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Golf golf golf golf golf golf
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Snooker.
Bowls.
Sorry, only 12 options, I listed the stuff that came to mind first.
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Originally Posted by mattyb
Snooker.
Bowls.
Sorry, only 12 options, I listed the stuff that came to mind first.
Jesus, who knew poll had another name after billiards.
Originally Posted by Laminar
Golf golf golf golf golf golf
I'll take golf over baseball any day. Somewhere on the course something is always happening.
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Originally Posted by Dakar V
Jesus, who knew poll had another name after billiards.
Not the same. Take a look at the size of the table in snooker. Huge.
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Originally Posted by osiris
All of them. That is if you're talking about watching, and not participating.
I'd agree with this. I'll play anything, but you'll never catch me watching any sports at all.
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Originally Posted by mattyb
Not the same. Take a look at the size of the table in snooker. Huge.
This only makes your choice of an obscure sport all the more confusing.
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How can anyone not choose cricket; it's like baseball without all the exciting base-running stuff.
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Probably because its never on TV in the states.
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How about USVBA beach volleyball? All those scantily clad and sweaty women knockin a ball around... yuk.
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Originally Posted by ctt1wbw
How about USVBA beach volleyball? All those scantily clad and sweaty women knockin a ball around... yuk.
Way to go for derailing this thread. Surprised that you didn't bring up the Lingerie Football League !!!
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Originally Posted by osiris
All of them. That is if you're talking about watching, and not participating.
I couldn't agree more. I find watching sports on TV is like watching paint dry. I don't mind watching them live so much, but watching them on the idiot box seems a huge waste of time to me. One in a while I might watch a hockey game, but event then it'd just be a couple a season and only if there is nothing else on.
I would say the most boring would be that Canadian game with the big rock and the brooms.
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Originally Posted by Dakar V
I love curling.
Did you get the hat?
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Maybe love was too strong a word.
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Originally Posted by mattyb
Way to go for derailing this thread. Surprised that you didn't bring up the Lingerie Football League !!!
That's not a real sport, although it's pleasing to the eyes.
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Originally Posted by mattyb
Way to go for derailing this thread. Surprised that you didn't bring up the Lingerie Football League !!!
What?
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Golf... doesn't even have hot guys.
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Originally Posted by Salty
Golf... doesn't even have hot guys.
Oh please. Davis Love III is a former Tar Heel, iirc. I wouldn't kick him out of bed.
haha, j/k.
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Cricket.... the dullest sport ever invented, and thats coming from a Yorkshireman!
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I voted for snooker, because I have absolutely no clue what it is and don't have the .38 seconds needed to do a Google search.
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I agree, you forgot Golf. And I wasn't able to edit the option in - it really does seem to be limited to 12 choices.
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Remove Bowls, the inane one. Or Snooker, really.
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Originally Posted by ctt1wbw
Golf or poker on TV. Take your pick. I really don't see the need for either one.
I think the most boring sport would have to actually be a sport, so golf and poker are both out.
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So, American Football is more boring than Snooker, Cricket, or Darts? Typical.
I voted for Cricket. It's a nightmare to watch and almost as painful to play.
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Originally Posted by Chuckit
I think the most boring sport would have to actually be a sport, so golf and poker are both out.
Word up.
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Oh come on now, that's just silly. Poker's definitely not a sport, but golf does require an impressive combination of mental and physical skills.
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Oh come on now, that's just silly. Poker's definitely not a sport, but golf does require an impressive combination of mental and physical skills.
So do hacky-sack and Jenga, but I don't see anybody trying to pretend like those are sports.
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Originally Posted by Chuckit
So do hacky-sack and Jenga, but I don't see anybody trying to pretend like those are sports.
Don't say that too loud or ESPN will have it on prime time.
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Cup stacking is way more interesting than football.
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Originally Posted by ShortcutToMoncton
Oh come on now, that's just silly. Poker's definitely not a sport, but golf does require an impressive combination of mental and physical skills.
You seem to be mistaken. Miniature golf is more of a sport than real golf. It has (more complicated) obstacles, distractions, and precision timing, whereas regular golf has polo shirts, cleats so you don't slip on your ass and visors for no reason.
I would watch darts or bowling over baseball any day though. I really just don't get the immense amount of time people spend watching sports. And I doubly don't understand the loyalty that some people show to a team whose members aren't even from their state.
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But of course, my real answer is the WNBA. That is NOT basketball.
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Thank you.
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Originally Posted by SSharon
You seem to be mistaken. Miniature golf is more of a sport than real golf. It has (more complicated) obstacles, distractions, and precision timing, whereas regular golf has polo shirts, cleats so you don't slip on your ass and visors for no reason.
...but it also doesn't have 50-year chip shots through trees, taken from the rough.
Again, just silly. I don't golf much, but even so I recognize the great combination of mental and physical skill it takes to play the game at a high level. When your movements are measured in fractions of an inch in order to hit the perfect shot, how can it not be considered a sport? When some of the greatest pro athletes on the planet obsessively play it and still can't compete at a professional level, how can it not be considered a sport?
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Golf is a sport. Also, driving a racecar, at high speed, in ANY racing series, is a sport.
I used to play and watch baseball when I was a kid, but I can't stand watching it now. But give me 9 innings of whoever over 1 hour of a soccer match!
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Originally Posted by ShortcutToMoncton
...but it also doesn't have 50-year chip shots through trees, taken from the rough.
yes, by the time golf ends, we're all asleep, and half watching are dead.
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OK, what is bowls? This is bowls. Its really really very boring. It just poped into my head.
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Originally Posted by ShortcutToMoncton
When some of the greatest pro athletes on the planet obsessively play it and still can't compete at a professional level, how can it not be considered a sport?
So the fact that it's something many competent athletes can't do proves it's a sport? By that measure, Bayesian mathematics is probably the world's ultimate sport.
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Baseball, clearly. Went to one game which lasted over 5 hours. You didn't watch the game, you were chatting with friends, went to take some food and when something happened, I missed it, because I was talking …
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