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Cheap New GeForce 8800 GT Challenges $400 Cards
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Yep, I need to get off of my ass.
I prefer Flambe as apposed flamebait.
The dictionary says, among other things, that a "sport" is a: 3. diversion; recreation; pleasant pastime..
Golf and video games both easily fit into that definition.
So does bridge, Candyland, Tiddlywinks, bowling.
For that matter, so does having sex, painting, keeping a diary, and stamp collecting.
So you're comfortable saying all of those are sports? Just trying to keep things honest here.
Personally I feel a "sport" needs to be a team activity, requires training (sport specific) AND working out (non-sport specific), requires physical exertion during the sport and offer up some sort of offensive/defensive roles. By this definition, that would remove the following : Bowling, Golf, Poker, Horse-Riding, NASCAR (or similar driving competition), and yes video games. Basically if you can be fat and play; not a sport. And if you can drink alcohol while playing; not a sport.
The funny thing is, that paragraph will upset a few people. And I have no idea why. I love playing poker and golf. I bowl occasionally and my wife is a professional horse-back rider. I don't think saying that lessens those competitions and competitors at all. They all require an extreme amount of skill and training. And a lot of them require a lot of stamina (if not specifically strength). But for some reason people are offended by the semantics of it all.