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Mon Oct-18-04 07:55 PM
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Am I the only one here who doesn't care about baseball? |
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Call me "Un-American" or a "commie" if you will, but I seriously don't care whether the Yankees or the Red Sox win. I prefer to watch other sports. Anyway else agree with me?
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Mon Oct-18-04 07:56 PM
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You're the only one.
And btw, you're un-American and a commie! ;)
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Mon Oct-18-04 07:57 PM
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4. Aww, how am I gonna be a commie with nobody else to call 'comrade'? |
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Mon Oct-18-04 07:57 PM
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2. Hating the Yankees was something I was brought up with |
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You learn to hate them if there's a stupid kid who gets coddled by the NY Press for interfering with a ball :).
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Mon Oct-18-04 07:58 PM
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9. Really? I was brought up with computers. |
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Well, it's a trade off I guess :shrug:
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Mon Oct-18-04 08:02 PM
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16. well my dad doesnt know what a computer is |
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Mon Oct-18-04 08:04 PM
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20. My dad could build a computer out of spare parts |
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He's why I'm so computer literate. He went out and bought one for me as soon as I was born.
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Mon Oct-18-04 07:57 PM
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But that's okay, to each their own.
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Mon Oct-18-04 07:58 PM
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but please don't tell my son or brother.
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Mon Oct-18-04 07:58 PM
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atleast you're not subjected to bloody cricket all summer long!
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Mon Oct-18-04 08:00 PM
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13. Ah, so I hear Shane Warne got the all time record last week |
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for the number of wickets in a test match . . . or something like that :D
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Mon Oct-18-04 08:03 PM
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are there rules in cricket,no one could explain it to me in England,but they couldn't understand me being a red sox fan
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Mon Oct-18-04 08:39 PM
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36. once you understand the rules |
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Edited on Mon Oct-18-04 08:41 PM by Djinn
well sort of - I admit it is slightly less crap to have to sit through...it's still a game that takes ALL day to play, then you come back for up to 4 more days and that's just ONE test match.
Shane Warne did break some record or other but according to the cricket tragics I know Muralitharan will overtake him again soon
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Mon Oct-18-04 09:00 PM
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Never heard of him myself. I only have a rough idea of the rules myself, and no-one has managed to explain to me why games can go on for days. I prefer rugby.
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Mon Oct-18-04 07:58 PM
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7. Nope... I don't give a flying ... er... crap about it. |
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Mon Oct-18-04 07:58 PM
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:bounce:
I'm in a house overrun by Yankee fans too! (Yes, they really are that arrogant about baseball. :eyes:)
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Mon Oct-18-04 07:59 PM
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10. No, I'm a commie pinko too...... |
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Mon Oct-18-04 08:13 PM
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So, wanna go out back our rotting apartment building and hit rocks with a stick? :D
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Mon Oct-18-04 07:59 PM
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11. There are 40 threads currently on this Lounge page |
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3 of them are for baseball. Somewhere in those other 37 threads, you can probably find something besides baseball to talk about.
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Mon Oct-18-04 08:02 PM
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15. I am well aware of that |
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but the abnormally large amount of baseball threads has really got to me over the past few days. I needed to vent some frustration, and find out if others agree.
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Mon Oct-18-04 08:03 PM
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It happens every year.
And, P.S., if you're getting angry or frustrated over a few extra baseball threads in the lounge of a web forum, you should probably work on adjusting your perspective on things. Just a thought.
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Mon Oct-18-04 08:07 PM
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22. It's not really anger |
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but a nagging feeling of being left out of an activity that's appreciated and enjoyed by so many. I've played baseball, I'm not all that bad at it, but I can't make myself interested in it. That's the frustrating part. I think I'll get better once ski season starts, assuming anyone on DU is interested in downhill skiing. Go Bode!
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Mon Oct-18-04 08:08 PM
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25. I fell on my ass downhill skiing if it helps |
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You can be interested in it because it's classic good vs evil :).
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Mon Oct-18-04 08:12 PM
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27. Skiing is good vs evil? |
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I've never heard it put that way. So the evil is the trees and the rocks spread everywhere that you could run in to? :shrug:
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Mon Oct-18-04 08:16 PM
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29. the baseball game silly |
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No skiing is a battle to see if I will or will not fall.
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Mon Oct-18-04 08:18 PM
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31. Well, then I'll cheer for the Red Sox then! |
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I'm performing some nasty voodoo rituals on the Yankees. Just need to catch myself a live chicken or a pigeon or something. :evilgrin:
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Mon Oct-18-04 08:06 PM
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21. yes yes someone start a cubs thread |
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when does tiddly winks season begin here on your planet ?
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Mon Oct-18-04 08:00 PM
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12. Well.. "commie" as I may be.. I dont give a rats ass about any sports. |
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after high school I came to the conclusion it was a complete waste of my time and certainly not in my zone of interest. I dont watch them, I dont follow them, I simply dont care about them.
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Mon Oct-18-04 08:01 PM
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I have no interest in it whatsoever.
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Mon Oct-18-04 08:03 PM
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18. watching sports doesn't do a thing for me |
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and it just drives me nuts when I hear guys say "We Won" as if they actually participated when their favorite team wins.
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Mon Oct-18-04 08:07 PM
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23. i'm with ya..I don't care about any sports....Sorry. |
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Mon Oct-18-04 08:08 PM
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24. I wouldn't walk across the street to see a baseball game. |
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But I'm all for the right of others to do so....:)
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Mon Oct-18-04 08:10 PM
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26. I actually like baseball games |
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but I think that's just because of the overpriced hot-dogs laden with at least a pound of onions, mustard, and sauerkraut! Yum! Watching it on TV does nothing for me.
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Mon Oct-18-04 08:19 PM
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32. Dogs with mustard and kruat....ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmm |
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I can get those at home. Hell my girlfriend ( a vegan) has been serving me no meat dogs and I cant tell the difference. Its all about the kruat and mustard.. IMHO.
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Mon Oct-18-04 08:21 PM
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34. Ah, a fellow kraut-lover |
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I could make them at home too (sorta), but for some reason they just taste better when you've paid $10 for one. :D
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Mon Oct-18-04 08:17 PM
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30. You are all missing a great baseball game.... |
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Sorry but I love baseball. It's the only sport I understand.
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Mon Oct-18-04 08:20 PM
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33. I prefer watching snooker myself |
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it's great to watch with some friends and a large amount of beer, assuming everyone understands the game.
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Mon Oct-18-04 08:33 PM
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35. Snooker is a form of pool? |
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Mon Oct-18-04 08:58 PM
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except the table is bigger, there are more balls, very specific rules, and longer cues. It's really great to watch, actually. It takes a hell off a lot of talent to be a good snooker player.
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Mon Oct-18-04 08:50 PM
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37. Closest team is the Tigers. :( |
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I like going to games. Baseball in person is fun but I can't stand baseball on TV!
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Mon Oct-18-04 08:56 PM
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38. Only time I've been into baseball |
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was in the late 70s, living in Boston, when my sports-groupie girlfriend dragged me around to some bars where the Red Sox hung out. Man, Carlton Fisk sure was cute!!
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