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buckeye · 03-12-2004, 09:46 AM

Simply vote if you think halo is a sport

bert · 04-08-2004, 06:44 PM

were you drunk when you came up with this idea??

Ugly Bastard · 04-08-2004, 06:46 PM

I would certainly hope he was.

-Ugly Bastard

Pliedes · 04-08-2004, 07:57 PM

Is chess a sport?

04-08-2004, 10:13 PM

The general consensus is yes... chess is a sport.

While I don't play halo (I could never pick up how to move and view with a controller as opposed to mouse and keyboard), a lot of people I know do. And they take it more seriously than just about anything, even their schoolwork.

[ April 08, 2004, 08:13 PM: Message edited by: DJ FC ]

Mr. Blonde · 04-08-2004, 11:23 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by DJ FC:
And they take it more seriously than just about anything, even their schoolwork.

Lord knows I do. I'm a big Halo fan. However, I do not consider anything that doesnt break a sweat (from physical work, not from being worried that sniper in "Prisoner" is going to get his last kill") constitutes a sport

04-09-2004, 01:29 AM

Do you consider Bobsleading a sport? I'm sure they sweat when they train, but during a competition i highly doubt they sweat.

I believe a sport is anything that a good portion (more than just half) of participants are extremely competitive or winning or losing could be a matter of pride.

If you think about this definition (I have not consulted a dictionary, I'm talking about the connotations of the word 'sport' not its literal meaning), it fits pretty precisely things we would expect to be a sport, and things we wouldnt.

For example: Checkers is not a sport, most players are not extremely competitive or take it as a matter of pride. Checkers is a game.

Eucher is a sport. Chess is a sport. Halo is a sport. While these things aren't athletics, they are still on the same level as athletics when it comes to competition.

[ April 08, 2004, 11:36 PM: Message edited by: DJ FC ]

Beebs · 04-09-2004, 02:03 AM

You've gotta be shitting me FC.
Eucher is not a sport, Chess is not a sport, Halo is not a sport. Im not trying to tear down these activities, but they aren't sports. Anything that is even up for consideration of being a sport should involve physical activity.

Pliedes · 04-09-2004, 02:29 AM

So is cheerleading a sport?

Because if cheerleading is a sport, than playing in a band is a sport.

St. Anky · 04-09-2004, 02:33 AM

well shit

what does "sport" mean?

Beebs · 04-09-2004, 02:37 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Pliedes:
So is cheerleading a sport?

Because if cheerleading is a sport, than playing in a band is a sport.

How so? I would consider playing in a band more of an art than a sport.

Im not saying anything that is physical is a sport, but anything that is a sport should have physical activity.

[ April 09, 2004, 12:38 AM: Message edited by: Beebs ]

Mr. Blonde · 04-09-2004, 02:40 AM

Pliedes, when someone asks someone if they play any sports, how many people do you know who say "yeah, i've been in band for 3 years...1st chair, baby"

renovo · 04-09-2004, 10:59 AM

I don't think playing in a band is a sport, unless its Norma Jean or Seraphim (sp). I think anything other than video games, board games, and musical things are sports. Just because society has not accepted them as sports.

Niger Angelus · 04-09-2004, 12:02 PM

Like when that gay singer from Seraphin got hit by his hippy guitarist and bled, bitch, bled? Huh?

Pliedes · 04-09-2004, 01:15 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Mr. Blonde:
Pliedes, when someone asks someone if they play any sports, how many people do you know who say "yeah, i've been in band for 3 years...1st chair, baby"

Just because people don't commonly identify it as a sport doesn't mean it isn't one.

I'm just saying that cheerleaders usually justify their "sport" by saying that it's extremely physical, they have practices, they have their own competitions, etc... well all those same things occur when one plays in a band. I was just pointing out the similarities.

Quote:

Originally posted by renovo:
I don't think playing in a band is a sport, unless its Norma Jean or Seraphim (sp).

a) Don't ever mention those two bands in the same breathe, for the former is of divine status.
b) I hardly think the homoerotic festivities of the latter band qualifies as a sport.

04-08-2004, 10:13 PM	#5 (permalink)
DJ FC Guest Posts: n/a	The general consensus is yes... chess is a sport. While I don't play halo (I could never pick up how to move and view with a controller as opposed to mouse and keyboard), a lot of people I know do. And they take it more seriously than just about anything, even their schoolwork. [ April 08, 2004, 08:13 PM: Message edited by: DJ FC ]
DJ FC Guest Posts: n/a

04-09-2004, 01:29 AM	#7 (permalink)
DJ FC Guest Posts: n/a	Do you consider Bobsleading a sport? I'm sure they sweat when they train, but during a competition i highly doubt they sweat. I believe a sport is anything that a good portion (more than just half) of participants are extremely competitive or winning or losing could be a matter of pride. If you think about this definition (I have not consulted a dictionary, I'm talking about the connotations of the word 'sport' not its literal meaning), it fits pretty precisely things we would expect to be a sport, and things we wouldnt. For example: Checkers is not a sport, most players are not extremely competitive or take it as a matter of pride. Checkers is a game. Eucher is a sport. Chess is a sport. Halo is a sport. While these things aren't athletics, they are still on the same level as athletics when it comes to competition. [ April 08, 2004, 11:36 PM: Message edited by: DJ FC ]
DJ FC Guest Posts: n/a

04-09-2004, 02:40 AM	#12 (permalink)
Mr. Blonde Spice Master Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 17,969 Internets: 278288	Pliedes, when someone asks someone if they play any sports, how many people do you know who say "yeah, i've been in band for 3 years...1st chair, baby"
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04-09-2004, 12:02 PM	#14 (permalink)
Niger Angelus We still believe. Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Indiana Posts: 4,697 Internets: 216	Like when that gay singer from Seraphin got hit by his hippy guitarist and bled, bitch, bled? Huh?
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03-12-2004, 09:46 AM	#1 (permalink)
buckeye Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 1,100 Internets: 10	Simply vote if you think halo is a sport

04-08-2004, 06:44 PM	#2 (permalink)
bert Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 314 Internets: 10	were you drunk when you came up with this idea??

04-08-2004, 06:46 PM	#3 (permalink)
Ugly Bastard Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 13,643 Internets: 247330	I would certainly hope he was. -Ugly Bastard

04-08-2004, 07:57 PM	#4 (permalink)
Pliedes Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Puget Sound Posts: 4,594 Internets: 1608	Is chess a sport?

04-09-2004, 02:03 AM	#8 (permalink)
Beebs Poor Sport Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Indianapolis / Middlebury / Long Lake Posts: 5,306 Internets: 127341	You've gotta be shitting me FC. Eucher is not a sport, Chess is not a sport, Halo is not a sport. Im not trying to tear down these activities, but they aren't sports. Anything that is even up for consideration of being a sport should involve physical activity.

04-09-2004, 02:29 AM	#9 (permalink)
Pliedes Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Puget Sound Posts: 4,594 Internets: 1608	So is cheerleading a sport? Because if cheerleading is a sport, than playing in a band is a sport.

04-09-2004, 02:33 AM	#10 (permalink)
St. Anky Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 1,581 Internets: 6603	well shit what does "sport" mean?

04-09-2004, 10:59 AM	#13 (permalink)
renovo Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: dallas, tx Posts: 67 Internets: 10	I don't think playing in a band is a sport, unless its Norma Jean or Seraphim (sp). I think anything other than video games, board games, and musical things are sports. Just because society has not accepted them as sports.