Comments on: It seemed like such a good idea.. http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/09/15/it-seemed-like-such-a-good-idea/ General interest observations and true web-log. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:50:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: moss http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/09/15/it-seemed-like-such-a-good-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-789309 moss Sun, 16 Sep 2007 11:23:54 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=13661#comment-789309 #5, remember American sport is designed to be like American sex: short and abrupt - lots of commercials telling you how great you are. #5, remember American sport is designed to be like American sex: short and abrupt – lots of commercials telling you how great you are.

]]> By: Pele http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/09/15/it-seemed-like-such-a-good-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-789124 Pele Sun, 16 Sep 2007 06:17:36 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=13661#comment-789124 It certainly an athletic sport, far more so than most North American popular sports. The only things close to being as grueling are basketball (lotza running, but a nice smooth court, not a coarse hard field) and hockey (hickory sticks, steel blades, a hard plastic projectile, checking, a sport that inevitably results in missing teeth, and so on). Boxing and martial arts don't count, 'cause that's just beating the shit outta somebody (Carlin). It certainly an athletic sport, far more so than most North American popular sports. The only things close to being as grueling are basketball (lotza running, but a nice smooth court, not a coarse hard field) and hockey (hickory sticks, steel blades, a hard plastic projectile, checking, a sport that inevitably results in missing teeth, and so on). Boxing and martial arts don’t count, ’cause that’s just beating the shit outta somebody (Carlin).

]]> By: JoaoPT http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/09/15/it-seemed-like-such-a-good-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-788840 JoaoPT Sat, 15 Sep 2007 22:03:09 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=13661#comment-788840 This weekend i'm painting tha ceilings... so watching paint dry comes to mind... This weekend i’m painting tha ceilings… so watching paint dry comes to mind…

]]> By: Kevin http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/09/15/it-seemed-like-such-a-good-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-788687 Kevin Sat, 15 Sep 2007 19:10:37 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=13661#comment-788687 Cricket nothing! Try Curling! Cricket nothing! Try Curling!

]]> By: Ben Waymark http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/09/15/it-seemed-like-such-a-good-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-788667 Ben Waymark Sat, 15 Sep 2007 18:42:41 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=13661#comment-788667 If you think soccer is boring, trying watching cricket.... If you think soccer is boring, trying watching cricket….

]]> By: andy http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/09/15/it-seemed-like-such-a-good-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-788652 andy Sat, 15 Sep 2007 18:35:09 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=13661#comment-788652 and soccer isn't even an interesting sport. *ducks* and soccer isn’t even an interesting sport.

*ducks*

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