But Is It A SPORT

But Is It A SPORT

On Nonsportsmanlike Conduct! I take a look at sports from the perspective of someone who was never very good at sports, doesn't really understand them, and yet likes. most of them. At first, I thought it was riding a tricycle, but then I noticed the hangglidery silhouette, and thought I should go look it up and see whether triking was some form of hanggliding but then I got distracted by wondering whether there are any I'd Rather Be Riding A Tricycle bumper stickers, and it turns out that there are not, if my scientific survey can be trusted. I've never understood the argument over whether people were waiters or waitresses, or actors or actresses, or congressmen or loonybinescapees who are coasting on racist Tea Party members eating up her deranged rhetoric, when it's obvious to me that an actor is someone who acts and so forth. That site has a video embedded in it that plays stirring music of the sort that typically plays in the background of midgrade television shows. Probably, they'd pay a lot. Americans are stupid that way.And in other ways. We're engaged in a debate right now about whether to shut down the federal government because the two major parties can't agree on whether we have to cut a lot of money, or even more than a lot of money, out of the budget, as both sides pretend that there isn't enough money to fund basic services like not letting people die in the streets, and yet nobody bothers to mention that we live in a country where we have so much discretionary money we can spend $245 million a year or $466 per minute on stock photos of people cutting lettuce?Yes, you read that right: $466 per minute. Angler of the Year title. S. BadenPowell is in the Hall of Fame for this:

History books recognize Lord Robert BadenPowell for his military genius during the Boer Wars. He practiced catchandrelease fishing nearly 50 years before it became widely accepted and, as is obvious from his writings, was a true believer in anglings powers of healing and the rejuvenating effects of time spent on the water. He traveled extensively, first in the military and later as Chief Scout. And everywhere he went, he fished. Lord BadenPowell passed along these intense feelings about fishing in the Fishes and Fishing chapter of Scouting for Boys: Every Scout ought to be able to fish in order to get food for himself So, basically, he fished a lot, and also founded the Scouts. Good enough for me. (I'm looking at you, NASCAR.)(But not literally, as I never watch NASCAR.). And yet. The talk centered on Joe Gaviola, who'd won 3 of 4 prior tournaments, and who himself said that if he won in 2007, he'd suspect himself of cheating.

You know, while we all laugh at her and/or despair of civilization because we know who she is, Snooki got paid $32,000 to speak at Rutgers. How much did you get paid to speak at Rutgers?Does It Involve Physical Exertion? Judging by The Old Man And The Sea, yes. That guy had the worst time getting that fish back to shore. Judging by the videos you can find of a man fishing via an RC helicopter, no, there's no physical exertion involved. Losers. Plus, that fish totally didn't look dead. Lots of fish lay meekly on their side in the water. Flounder, for example. Don't be hatin' on him just 'cause he's way better than you at RC Heli fishing. Why is it tough/cool to get injured doing a sport? I don't know; I'd think it'd be tougher to never get injured, because that shows you're doing it right, whereas if you get hurt you're obviously doing something wrong, but that's just me. of Curmudgeon; esq. .