[kj] Sports

[Alexander Smith]

Let's look at #3, shall we?

Society rejecting someone because they're crap at sports? Doesn't  
that signify to you that perhaps Society at Large is taking sports  
too seriously?

I rest my case.



Alex in NYC



On Oct 5, 2007, at 1:36 PM, jon chapman wrote:


> those people who hate sports were........

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> 1. crap at sports.

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> 2.bullied at school(for being crap at sports).

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> 3.rejected by society(for being crap at sports).

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> > Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2007 14:13:14 +0100

> > From: pmdavies at gmail.com

> > To: gathering at misera.net

> > Subject: Re: [kj] Sports

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> > if my football team lose i may not utter a word for a while. The

> > tattoo is etched next to the scars that supporting that team may  

> have

> > brought.

> > bet ya'd be p*ssed off if the gig you've been aiting for was  

> cancelled

> > last minute on ya! Whos like would your sulk annoy? ; )

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> > But i would say that there is a sports subculture which cannot be

> > controlled by the money men - although exploited through books and

> > films - which is entwined with music and several other 'youth'

> > interests

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> > On 10/5/07, Alexander Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net> wrote:

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> > > Again, sports have their place. But I know several individuals who

> > > just take professional sports WAY, WAY, WAY too seriously (my  

> former

> > > boss for a start -- the man has a Pittsburgh Steelers tattoo on  

> his

> > > fucking arm). If the Steelers lost a game, we could all expect a

> > > deeply unpleasant day in the office. Sorry, but that's just  

> fucking

> > > ridiculous and worthy of nothing but abject contempt.

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