Watching the Superbowl - Poll

[ThomWV]

Do you watch the Superbowl, have you watched it, will you watch it. I'll set the extremes and the middle, you pick your point of interest.

[GoneOffShore]

1. Pass the salt please

:popcorn:

:beer:

[Cant trust em]

2. Ranked choice polls are awesome!

Fun times Friday.

[southerncrone]

3. #8 Only watching to see entertaining commercials.

[T Wolf]

4. And CBS's discriminatory ad policy is the decision-affirming point. The game is always boring

which is why people pay attention to the million dollar plus ads.

There will not be much impact of any protest against the bigots at CBS, primarily because the Super Bowl is exactly the kind of bread & circuses bullshit that the system uses to blind the peons to what is actually happening.

[11 Bravo]

61. Yeah, the last two were real snooze-fests, weren't they?

[MadBadger]

64. Just admit now you didnt watch the game last year.

[hamsterjill]

5. Glad to see (at this time, at least) that there are 7 other people

Who, like me, could care less about the Superbowl. Life is simply too short!!!

[Political Heretic]

18. Why are you "glad" to see this?

[hamsterjill]

44. Because there is way too much emphasis

Because there is way too much emphasis put on professional sports in my opinion.

In the grand scheme of all things, it's still "JUST" football.

[hamsterjill]

47. Deleted - reply went through twice

[conscious evolution]

6. You could not pay me enough to watch that mindless crap.

[Name removed]

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[glinda]

8. Usually watch it but may boycott it if they run the Pro-Life Ad.

[Richard D]

9. I never watch bowling on TV . . .

super or ordinary.

[tilsammans]

10. It's a family tradition on Super Bowl Sunday . . .

. . . to sit in front of the tube and eat ourselves silly. Most of the time, we don't care about the outcome of the game. It's just fun to get together! And as we all get older, every time is that much more precious. :grouphug:

[flvegan]

11. I'll have it on. "Watching" it while I do 10 other things, most likely.

I rarely just sit and watch tv.

[me b zola]

12. I like football, but I'm going to pass this year.

I'm not going to give CBS a ratings boost with my viewership. Freak 'em. Any ad that hints to the LGBT community cbs refuses to air, but they will gladly air an ad from the lunatic rw. Sorry, but I have plenty of other things to do on Sunday.

[Rhythm]

13. I like football... i'm rooting for the Saints... but CBS can bite me. n/t

[seabeyond]

14. i have no interest, but the other three in the house will. and two of them will continually

interupt what i am doing to give me every bet of feedback, even though i have no interest

didnt know where to put that in the poll, lol

[sharp_stick]

15. I will not miss it

I love football, my wife loves football and we really enjoy setting up a party during the SuperBowl.

[Lyric]

16. Not watching it this time.

We usually do, but not this time. Not after the CBS ad discrimination crap.

[Political Heretic]

17. DU, I swear, is so full of elitist snobs.

But hey, that coincides with my theory - which has some anecdotal grounding, given that a survey was conducted of KOS members which found this very thing, and I doubt DU is much different - that DU is overpopulatued by upper-middle class, trending toward rich, white people.

[seabeyond]

20. why do you come to that conclusion from this thread....

thanks in advance

[Political Heretic]

23. Figure it out.

[seabeyond]

33. gosh... i hate to make assumptions on something so vague, because inevitably

i will be wrong. and i hate drawing an incorrect conclusion especially when not necessary simply by asking a question.

so i will leave it at that.... since you dont want to take it any further in clarity. which is totally cool too.

[madokie]

19. Party here at my house

[Vinnie From Indy]

21. This year I will watch with friends here in Indy

Other years I make a point of skiing in Colorado or Tahoe on Super Bowl Sunday. You will NEVER find a better day to go skiing with friends/family/alone. There is something magical about being high up on a mountain about to take the plunge down an almost deserted run.

[KamaAina]

22. Sorry, can't

As soon as the Saints took a 5-yard false start penalty on first and 10 from their own 32 in the first quarter, I'd be likely to throw a brick through my brand-new flatscreen! :scared:

GEAUX SAINTS!!!

[Political Heretic]

24. [TAG] - this thread has been tagged as example of bourgeios underground in action.

Tagged for easy searching and reference.

[Common Sense Party]

28. So, you're bourgeois if you find football boring? Gotcha.

What color is the sky in your world?

[seabeyond]

36. or bourgeois cause gonna watch regardless of controversy? nt

[Common Sense Party]

37. There's controversy? That's how out of it I am.

What is the controversy?

[seabeyond]

40. lol... i see it a bet different from everyone else. but... per majority

a gayish ad was refused. while cbs accepted an anti abortion ad

i see it as they allowing patriarchy to rule, any commercial going after women thumbs up and any commercial the make men uncomfortable, thumbs down. and certainly anti gay which is majority view

[Common Sense Party]

43. Oh, yeah. I heard something about that.

I was thinking of controversy related to the game or the teams themselves.

[seabeyond]

46. see, not as out of touch as you thought. lol. nt

[Common Sense Party]

49. Oh, I am...believe me, I am.

I wish life had subtitles so I'd know what's going on.

[seabeyond]

51. bah hahahah. lol. that short attention span

teasing...

[Common Sense Party]

54. And if life had an instant replay button, too...

...I'd be all set.

[Political Heretic]

41. 34% "You could not pay me to watch that mindless crap"

Series of responses in thread talking about the "minds" and "character" of people who do watch sports.

Some even suggesting that only the ignorant of "conservative" could enjoy something as pedestrian as "sports."

If you don't see it, then don't worry about it.

[seabeyond]

45. hey... how come clarify for that poster and not me, lol. i gotcha

always been an athlete and athletics in family forever. i can appreciate sports.... value them. and encourage with boys.

i am not interested in the game, though in past big chunks of time for game was cool with me. not so much now

but can certainly appreciate what you are saying. not interested, dont watch, but what you state people are saying, ....... silly.

thanks, though indirectly.

[Political Heretic]

55. LOL I don't know.

Honestly, probably because your username reminds me of someone else subconciously :P

Sorry bout that.

[Common Sense Party]

48. Different strokes for different folks.

I find nothing pedestrian or lowbrow about football, car racing, hunting, etc. etc. etc.

They're just not my cup of tea.

I'm not a huge sports fan. I watch March Madness every year, and I watch World Cup soccer every four years (online, since I don't have TV). Most people think soccer is terribly boring. Fine by me. I find baseball and football to be boring to watch, as well as NBA basketball. That hardly makes me elitist.

[Political Heretic]

53. Like I said. Don't worry about it.

[zipplewrath]

25. I always encourage everyone to watch

This country tends not to have "national" events anymore. The superbowl is one of the few remaining events we all tend to share in. I encourage people to gather together to "watch" it. It's why Tebow's ad is so objectionable. We should seek NOT to divide us for those 4 hours. Quite honestly, THIS is the time for some "bipartisainship". Reid and McConnell should watch on a big screen in Statuary Hall. Oh, and this year, Super bowl parties should put a "Haiti" bowl in the middle. You select a team, and a dollar for every field goal, 2 for a touchdown. A buck if your quarterback gets sacked. A buck for every interception. Think drinking game rules for a charitable cause.

[Common Sense Party]

26. You COULD pay me enough, if you have lots of money.

I'd say my time would be worth at least a few thousand bucks.

[FarCenter]

27. Will record it and later watch the less than 15 minutes of actual playing time

[LeftofU]

29. Can't miss my Saints....

Who Dat! Geaux Saints

[Feron]

32. +1

No way I'm missing this historic Super Bowl. Satan is ordering his snuggie as we speak!

[county worker]

30. My wife will have in on and I will see parts of it in passing through the room.

But it is not an important thing to me

[Joe the Liberal]

31. I could care less either way, I really don't care about sports all that much......

I have watched it in the past when I was younger but I doubt I'll watch it this time.

[Voltaire]

34. I'm an Eagles Fan married into a Colts family

I even work for the Colts most Sundays. So yeah, I'll be watching. But there have been times in the past few years when I haven't watched the Super Bowl, seems the older I get the less interested I am in a lot of pro football. I hardly even watch the games I work, that's the God's honest truth.

[SidDithers]

35. Meh..

I'll probably check on it, but gone are the days of Super Bowl parties. I just can't get excited about the NFL game anymore.

Edit: and because we get the Canadian feed, I don't even get to see the much-hyped ads. They're pre-empted by the Canadian broadcaster.

Sid

[Voltaire]

38. It really is a diminished product

Can't really put my finger on it, probably because I don't have enough fingers. But the game isn't what it once was, I mean league play overall.

[Common Sense Party]

42. I watch all the ads online the Monday after.

Yahoo or someone usually posts them all in a group, so you can just go from one to the next. We don't have any TV reception anymore, so even if I wanted to watch it, I can't. But about 20-25% of the over-hyped, over-priced ads are creative or humorous enough to watch online.

[rucky]

39. If my father in-law is making his chili, then it's a yes.

otherwise, meh.

[Common Sense Party]

50. Mmmmm. I'll have a bowl. n/t

[Rebubula]

59. Wish...

...I had a bowl right now.....OH...you are talking about Chili.....nevermind.


:P

[Common Sense Party]

60. You must be thinking of a "super" bowl.

How's it going, Cheech?

[Rebubula]

67. Cheech???

Dave's not here, man....


cough-cough...

[Echo In Light]

72. _

[Common Sense Party]

75. No, man! It's ME, Dave!

I got the stuff! Open up!

[montanto]

52. I'd watch it for a million dollars.

[Common Sense Party]

57. I'm cheaper than you. I'd take $5000. For one night? Sure.

Especially if someone makes nachos.

[Norwood]

56. Will likely be working during the superbowl

I usually catch it though

[Rebubula]

58. I will be....

...hanging out with a bunch of friends...drinking, talking and eating lots of high fat foods. Oh...there may be a football game on as well...


BTW...love all the stupid stereotype posts above that suggest that somehow sports appreciation is not a liberal trait. Sports transcends politics unless you try to drag it down. I suspect that much is due to inflated self worth and feeling that some things are 'beneath' these folks and THEREFORE must be right wing.

[bikebloke]

62. I don't follow bingo.

Or is it competitive knitting?
:P

[Arkana]

63. I'm watching the Super Bowl. I would watch it on another network if it wasn't

CBS-exclusive, but it's only CBS, so that's where I'll be watching it.

GO SAINTS!

[bigwillq]

65. I will be watching

I've watched every Super Bowl since I knew what a Super Bowl was.

[Gregorian]

66. SPORTS CRISIS? HELL NO.

I don't have a ball fetish.

But I do reserve June for the Tour de France.

[Forkboy]

68. I'll probably watch it. Is there any hockey on opposite?

Or maybe I'll just listen to more music. Or all of the above. :)

[gleaner]

69. I picked #10 ...

I would not call it mindless crap though. It is something that people who like the event enjoy doing and that's fine. My husband watches it and enjoys it. Televised sports don't do it for me. I'd rather play a mindless computer game.;)

[librechik]

70. I'm not in America this year, so won't watch (thankfully--

my hubby has developed a new intense fascination and dependence on football this season. Glad he's there to watch the Saints and I'm in Melbourne watching the koalas and fruit bats. too hard to summon up enthusiasm in response to his avidity.

[TexasObserver]

71. You could not pay me enough to watch that mindless crap.

I like Superbowl Sunday because it gets most of the assholes off the street. You can go anywhere there isn't a television and have a great time. And the next day, no more SUPER BOWL SUPER BOWL SUPER BOWL.

Much ado about nothing.

[NoPasaran]

73. Meh

My only interest in football is hating the Dallas Cowboys.

[Hippo_Tron]

74. Other: I usually don't care much but this year is a big deal

This is the first Superbowl for the Saints in franchise history. It is a big deal for most people with at least some connection to New Orleans.

[Obamanaut]

76. More DUers would watch it if the name were changed to

'Uberbowl', much like 'uber rich', 'uber liberal' etc. But we don't like the word 'homeland.'