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NYC_SKP

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26. I wish more people did think like me. 5,314 better ways to spend your time:

Sun Sep 7, 2014, 02:21 PM

Sep 2014

For starters:

Playing ball with your kids.

Picnic with the wife.

Public service with a service organization.

Reading to poor kids.

Visiting shut-in elderly folks.

Etc., etc.

Sometimes, sports teach sportsmanship and teamwork, clearly not evident in this behavior. Professional sports are now just big business.

Maybe people should get off their asses and do something other than feed the team owners and developers.

Professional sports are a distraction, bread and circuses, overpriced commercialized stupidity.

Someone in this thread called the asshole a hero.

I wonder how many people think like that!

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a**hole crushes beachball that kids are tossing around in Arizona stadium [View all] Liberal_in_LA Sep 2014 OP

Yes,asshole Go Vols Sep 2014 #1

A TOTAL asshole in the stands at a major NFL event, what are the odds? Whoodathunkit? NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #18

Lol. Wow. Do people really think like you? Hemmingway Sep 2014 #23

I wish more people did think like me. 5,314 better ways to spend your time: NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #26

Football is to modern America what the gladiators were to Ancient Rome. Hemmingway Sep 2014 #27

Bread and Circus, distraction and a way to emphasize US vs THEM. uppityperson Sep 2014 #29

Who doesn't like conflicting opinions? Hemmingway Sep 2014 #32

Was that your alert? You seem to be wanting to shut SKP down uppityperson Sep 2014 #36

Edit oops, misread chain kcr Sep 2014 #53

What do you mean, you're "only here temporarily?" morningfog Sep 2014 #58

Glad to see that the comparison to the Roman games is appreciated by the member. NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #37

Better to practice tribalism on the football field than on the battlefield Hippo_Tron Sep 2014 #85

I love pro football xmas74 Sep 2014 #43

Thanks. It's hard to find any public event where there aren't one or two or several jerks. NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #46

Not as loud but they still exist in basketball. xmas74 Sep 2014 #50

Out of curiosity.... A HERETIC I AM Sep 2014 #90

Both within the last year. NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #91

Is okay with you if I take my daughter to the circus? snooper2 Sep 2014 #92

That sounds like quality time to me, a bit more participatory. NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #93

Was that your alert? uppityperson Sep 2014 #28

Did you get that one also? xmas74 Sep 2014 #30

I accidentally hit cancel at the end. Insulting via alert isn't cool, was considering alerting on uppityperson Sep 2014 #33

It was. xmas74 Sep 2014 #39

Good, lost alert privileges for 24 hours. uppityperson Sep 2014 #42

How could we possibly have anything to complain about if everything were hidden? xmas74 Sep 2014 #44

I can't believe that nobody has Jenoch Sep 2014 #69

Ah! College game? Well, that's really a shame. NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #70

I would be highly annoyed Jenoch Sep 2014 #74

One article said that it was during a break in the game. NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #75

This is University of Arizona in Tucson rufus dog Sep 2014 #73

Hell yah rufus steelsmith Sep 2014 #83

I spent a lot of time in AZ rufus dog Sep 2014 #89

Ok, get your point! steelsmith Sep 2014 #107

As opposed to the idiot at a soccer game recently who threw a rock and killed a player? mythology Sep 2014 #78

How about this boy at the Red Sox game a few days ago? bluestateguy Sep 2014 #2

pic here Liberal_in_LA Sep 2014 #4

That was sweet of him. There should be more people like that at sporting events. Louisiana1976 Sep 2014 #48

I can't get too plussed about this. SMC22307 Sep 2014 #3

Seeing red edgineered Sep 2014 #5

The kid in the Green Lantern shirt looks pissed. Codeine Sep 2014 #6

you recognized the logo. lol Liberal_in_LA Sep 2014 #7

I am the dorkiest of dorks, I'm afraid. nt Codeine Sep 2014 #9

You are in good company, then Aerows Sep 2014 #14

It would be funny if the kid walked up to him and said: "When you're 60, I'll be 27 and... BlueJazz Sep 2014 #31

People are there to watch baseball, not beach ball. Renew Deal Sep 2014 #8

People are there to have fun demwing Sep 2014 #12

If they're at a football game to watch baseball Codeine Sep 2014 #15

lol,no shit Go Vols Sep 2014 #34

Agreed GummyBearz Sep 2014 #17

Hero??? Really? People who call assholes like this a hero are really disappointing. NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #21

Just a question GummyBearz Sep 2014 #51

Did you look at the photo in OP? Far from being in a theater setting with a limited view. uppityperson Sep 2014 #52

The asshole was, himself, obstructing the view of those behind him. How is it that this is OK... NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #54

Its a distraction GummyBearz Sep 2014 #61

At an opera or anywhere else, I'd let it go. Not do the Happy Asshole Dance". What would you do??? NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #62

I would not have popped it GummyBearz Sep 2014 #63

Ah, the ways we rationalize our own shortcomings are many and varied. LanternWaste Sep 2014 #97

Interesting... GummyBearz Sep 2014 #102

So maybe steelsmith Sep 2014 #84

Congress should convene immediately to award him a Medal of Honor Renew Deal Sep 2014 #64

Or maybe a ambassador position in Shitstainistan! NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #65

I was waiting for someone to post this. There is always one of them here. nt Logical Sep 2014 #38

What do you mean "you people"? Renew Deal Sep 2014 #67

That's right! People were there to watch hockey. Or tennis. kcr Sep 2014 #56

lol Renew Deal Sep 2014 #66

I bet you have high-blood pressure, don't you? nt Laffy Kat Sep 2014 #79

You spelled it wrong. It's zero. City Lights Sep 2014 #101

What a miserable, bloated jerk. I'll bet his arteries are full of cholesterol, and that's making MADem Sep 2014 #10

Wanna bet the grinning jerks to his left (our right) are his wife and tblue37 Sep 2014 #11

I'd love to have a closer-up shot of that 4b5f940728b232b034e4 Sep 2014 #49

Two reasons: postulater Sep 2014 #13

Bullies suck. Iggo Sep 2014 #16

I guess they'll just have to watch the game they paid for instead. zappaman Sep 2014 #19

I've seen that happen at several Angels games. Initech Sep 2014 #20

glad she got booed and ejected Liberal_in_LA Sep 2014 #47

KR. Prolly kicks his dogs, abuses kids, women, drives a monster truck, loves Ted Nugent. NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #22

Not enough context / Daily Mail. Not making a judgment on this one. chrisa Sep 2014 #24

Should have arrested his ass for criminal mischief Hemmingway Sep 2014 #25

Jail? For getting rid of an annoying 99 cent ball? alphafemale Sep 2014 #82

What a miserable jackass Tom Ripley Sep 2014 #35

yes. the lil kid in the green shirt has his arms up to catch the ball when some adult grabs and Liberal_in_LA Sep 2014 #40

I can't decide which is worst. Brickbat Sep 2014 #41

Good. Keep that dickbag LA tradition in LA. LeftyMom Sep 2014 #45

Totally agree. Especially the wave. Incredibly juvenile and moronic. HERVEPA Sep 2014 #76

Note to self Kalidurga Sep 2014 #55

lol. u can get them real cheap bast party city Liberal_in_LA Sep 2014 #57

I know right it would have been hilarous Kalidurga Sep 2014 #59

Walks like an asshole, talks like an asshole, acts like an asshole, looks like an RKP5637 Sep 2014 #60

I have done this at hockey games ProudToBeBlueInRhody Sep 2014 #68

Yep. I hate that shit. alphafemale Sep 2014 #71

He is a University of Arizona fan, being an asshole is part of thier DNA rufus dog Sep 2014 #72

I hope he gets an un-treatable erectile dysfunction Half-Century Man Sep 2014 #77

Kinda jerkish, linuxman Sep 2014 #80

The article says there was a break in play Art_from_Ark Sep 2014 #87

A beach ball is a bigger distraction at the kinds of events you mention kcr Sep 2014 #98

I've been tempted to do that. MadrasT Sep 2014 #81

Do any Jet (or Bills) fans remember the Pumpkin Game? badtoworse Sep 2014 #86

At the old Candlestick park... yuiyoshida Sep 2014 #88

Landing on the field, that's no good. NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #94

Before Candlestick was closed for good yuiyoshida Sep 2014 #96

Looking at the third picture the people around him don't appear mad WI_DEM Sep 2014 #95

Lots of people hate those damn things. alphafemale Sep 2014 #99

There are lots of those in AZ, unfortunately. nt City Lights Sep 2014 #100

Some people live to assert their He-Man power. Arugula Latte Sep 2014 #103

In Yankee Stadium the Bleacher Creatures would have started the "Asshole" chant msanthrope Sep 2014 #104

I have the feeling that beachball would have yuiyoshida Sep 2014 #105

I simply grab them and hand them to the usher. ScreamingMeemie Sep 2014 #106