Originally Posted By Terminus I say yes, also. There's a way to score (within rules) and you compare the score to see who wins. Sport.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan Last Comic Standing: Not Funny.<< Yet another event that could be improved with hedgehogs.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan Is horseshoes a sport? If ping pong is a sport, pitching horseshoes is a sport.
Originally Posted By Terminus Horseshoes, yes. Defined rules for scoring. Compare score. Sport. Heh... I'm waiting for one that shoots a hole in my theory, but I can't think of any.
Originally Posted By Terminus I'm not saying any of the things are fun or interesting sports, mind you. I'm not commenting on whether they should be in the Olympics or on TV. Or whether they require athleticism or not. Just saying they should be considered a sport because they have measurable defined ways to win. =)
Originally Posted By Terminus Wait, so is Monopoly a sport? No, it's a board game. But it has rules and you can compare money to see who wins... Hm... I'm stumping myself.
Originally Posted By Ursula But Monopoly never ends. Kinda like baseball season. Horseshoes is a sport. As is Bocce Ball.
Originally Posted By LPFan22 ~~~I agree. Tennis is a sport but would be more so if they introduced hedgehogs.~~~ Poor little hedgehogs, lol!
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>Hm... I'm stumping myself.<< Ah ha, you see what I mean? The more you think about this question, it has many layers. Like a Bloomin' Onion.™ And even though sports like baseball and basketball have defined rules for scoring, there are levels of judgement that enter into it. Pro players are rarely called for traveling in basketball, but they palm the ball constantly. At the high school level, you'd be penalized for that. And the matter of personal fouls in basketball. They require the judgement call of the ref. In World Cup soccer, you have players pretending to be hurt in order to draw a yellow or red card on an opponent. There was GRAND theatrics in that. A player would writhe on the ground in agony. If it didn't work, up they hopped, fit as a fiddle again.
Originally Posted By Ursula <<<In World Cup soccer, you have players pretending to be hurt in order to draw a yellow or red card on an opponent. There was GRAND theatrics in that. A player would writhe on the ground in agony. If it didn't work, up they hopped, fit as a fiddle again.>>> Football does that, too. Especially if you're out of time outs and you have a player you don't need in the next play.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Ok, so if dancing is not a sport, and bowling is a sport, and competitive eating is still on trial, where does the guiness book of world records fit in? If I can have 10 more bees in my beard than anyone else, does that make me a sportsman?
Originally Posted By Terminus I agree that the refs have some sway in the game, but I truly believe if you're the better team, you can overcome it. You just have to score more points. If I got all of the close judgement calls from the ref, I would still probably lose to Kobe Bryant 1-on-1 in basketball. He's just that much better than me. So whether or not it defines a sport or not, I still don't like judged "games" as opposed to measurable scoring "games". Personal preferance, I guess.
Originally Posted By Terminus >> If I can have 10 more bees in my beard than anyone else, does that make me a sportsman? << If you're competing with others trying to do the same thing, and there are rules in place (by Guiness or whoever), then I'd say, Yes. You're a sportsman. You're competing in the sport of bee-bearding.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>If I can have 10 more bees in my beard than anyone else, does that make me a sportsman?<< No, but it could get you a reality show.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>If you're competing with others trying to do the same thing, and there are rules in place<< Just like competitive cheerleading. And potato sack races. And pie eating contests. Winning a debate on sports in LP.
Originally Posted By Tiggirl Competitive Eating: Even if you win, you lose. I know the competitive eating discussion was PAGES ago but it had to be said. Also, don't even get me started on 2oony's apparent hate of Bloomin' Onions. Sheesh... does that guy know ANYTHING about snacks?! ~Beth
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Yay, so my son and I are sportsmen when we play chess or battleship. Cool. I don't suck at all sports then.
Originally Posted By Terminus >>Just like competitive cheerleading. And potato sack races. And pie eating contests. Winning a debate on sports in LP.<< I agree with all of those except competitive cheerleading. Isn't that strictly judged? If you can hop faster than the others in a potato sack race, why shouldn't it be a sport? It's just not something most people would be interested in. I should have added "and there's a way to compare scores" to the bee-bearding thing. Chess and Battleship fall under the Monopoly category of "board games" which I'm still trying to find an answer for... I know there are rules and you can compare scores and find a winner... My definition needs to be adjusted to somehow exclude board games/game shows. =) Heh... The sport of Jeapardy!
