What constitutes a sport?

[flipside]

Originally posted by -Jrabbit
1. Sports do not exist.
2. We exist on the Sports Forum.
Ergo,
3. We do not exist.

*idly watches Jrabbit wink out of existance through his own logical inconsistancies, throws popcorn, and wonders if it counts as a spectator sport that threatens his existance *

[Flubber]

Originally posted by flipside


*idly watches Jrabbit wink out of existance through his own logical inconsistancies, throws popcorn, and wonders if it counts as a spectator sport that threatens his existance *

:lol

I have always had great difficulty defining what is or is not a sport. No single test seems sufficient. If its

1.athletic prowess, you have to consider things like rythmic gymnastics or one-handed handstands to be sports

2. Keeping score, is crib or darts a sport?

3. Strategy and tactics-- chess, monopoly, go??


Etc etc etc-- FRankly it would take more effort than it is worth to come up with a definiton since on any definition, 75% of people would find reason to disagree

[Imran Siddiqui]

How about we just talk about whatever the Hell we want on this forum if it can concievably end up on the sports page so that we don't argue if X is a sport .

[rah]

If that isn't begging for a case closed or toast (depending on which twin we'll thinking about)

But since there have been some great lines and at least some debate........ Let the madness continue.

[Imran Siddiqui]

I'm telling you rah, voting for the hottest babe IS a sport... it involves physical activity , and is competition! We'll keep score, and there will be some strategy in a 64 woman tourney (vote a hotter woman down because she'll be facing your favorite in the next round if she wins.. etc ).

[-Jrabbit]

I'm flip-flopping.

If it's on an ESPN network or in the Olympics, it's a sport.
Otherwise, I don't exist.

So a big to: women's billiards, poker, golf, ping pong, lumberjack stuff, and competitive spelling!

[rah]

You must include ESPN2

Bass fishing, refrigerater races, and all the extreme non-sports.

[Dauphin]

I've come up with a new test. IF the Aussies are good at it, it's got to be a sport. This includes the sports of Aussie rules football, rugby (union and league), cricket, swimming, barbie lighting and beer drinking.

[Flubber]

Originally posted by -Jrabbit
I'm flip-flopping.

If it's on an ESPN network or in the Olympics, it's a sport.
Otherwise, I don't exist.

Does ESPN show professional wrestling ??

Originally posted by -Jrabbit


So a big to: women's billiards, poker, golf, ping pong, lumberjack stuff, and competitive spelling!

Some of that lumberjack and strongman stuff seems hard

[Drake Tungsten]

I'm telling you rah, voting for the hottest babe IS a sport...

No, it isn't. No teams, subjective scoring, no physical contact between members of opposing teams.

Babes engaged in tag-team mud wrestling, on the other hand...

[SlowwHand]

Originally posted by -Jrabbit
If it's on an ESPN network or in the Olympics, it's a sport.
Otherwise, I don't exist.

For God's sake, count it as a sport!

I don't want to lose -Jrabbit.