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Zuni Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-30-04 07:00 PM
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Why do people who 'don't care about sports' have to always reply to sports
threads with a negative or sarcastic remark? Does it make them seem superior to us 'neanderthal' sports fans?
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Pacifist Patriot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-30-04 07:01 PM
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1. I don't care about sports and
I never bother to even read those threads let alone reply to them. I'm sure there are far more silent apathetic sports folks than condescending ones. Can't say I much care what anyone finds relaxing or diverting. Sports, drama, sitcoms, music, mystery novels whatever makes you happy man.
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Zuni Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-30-04 07:03 PM
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3. Thank you.
I have no problem with non-sports fans. It is the ones who always jump on threads and bitch about sports that irk me.
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Abelman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-30-04 07:04 PM
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6. There's always
someone to rain on the parade, no matter the topic.
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HalfManHalfBiscuit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-30-04 07:03 PM
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2. Because the less you care about sports, the more intelligent you are
And if you don't even own a TV, you are almost godlike.
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Zuni Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-30-04 07:05 PM
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7. If you only get news from Indymedia, you are no longer in the 'almost'
category, especially if your bookshelves have nothing but Noam Chomsky.
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Tom Kitten Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-01-04 12:24 AM
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16. Now hold on just a second....
what if they have some Howard Zinn books too?
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bettyellen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-30-04 07:11 PM
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13.  i dated someone without a tv....
and guess whay he had...
VIDEOS!!! cheater....
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Zuni Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-30-04 07:13 PM
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14. you mean he had a TV but no channels?
How did he watch movies without a TV?
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bettyellen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-01-04 12:15 AM
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15. worse than that: a monitor for video only.
worked in the biz...

:shrug:
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Fridays Child Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-30-04 07:03 PM
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4. That's what I'm saying.
It seems all messed up, in a stuck-on-the-soapbox sort of way. You know?
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CornField Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-30-04 07:03 PM
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5. Just trying to post my way out of the 700 club
Nothing personal. Besides, I generally like football -- just not that interested in it this year. :)
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Abelman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-30-04 07:05 PM
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8. Lots of folk
in teh 700 club today.
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Zuni Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-30-04 07:07 PM
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10. ain't no thing----there are many other offenders
some of them really do go too far. It is like they hate all 'fun'.
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bettyellen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-30-04 07:10 PM
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12. nah, they just think other things are fun!
like soap operas, knitting, making dip and snacks for the dudes....
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Left Is Write Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-30-04 07:06 PM
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9. I have no idea.
All I know is that we won the Fantasy Football League last year and are hoping to make it two in a row.
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bettyellen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-30-04 07:09 PM
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11. this is where the 700 club is meeting! huh! You crashed a
sports thread??
I will keep my cocamamie theories about sports to myself!!
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