Okay, who here besides me pays SO little attention to sports that you can't even name both teams

[DarkTirade]

playing today?

[flvegan]

1. It's the New York Yankees v the Oakland Raiders.

God but I'd love to see that.

[no name no slogan]

2. No it wasn't, it was the Cincinatti Red Legs vs. The Duluth Eskimos

Pay a-fucking-tention, wouldya? :crazy:

[abq e streeter]

46. Wonder how many people here know the deal with the "Redlegs"

That was baseball's Cincinnati Reds, who for I think 3 seasons in the mid-50's changed their name to the Redlegs, just to make sure nobody thought they were commies. True story...

[DarkTirade]

3. Okay, now you're just pullin' my leg...

Raiders are a hockey team, aren't they? :P

[Ptah]

4. So, what's new in your world?

:shrug:

[DarkTirade]

7. I figured I'd take advantage of my personal peace and quiet now and get something uber-geeky done.

Just to balance the scales. :P I haven't had a chance to work on the MMO engine I started recently since the semester started a couple weeks ago.

[struggle4progress]

5. I'm so outta touch I thought "Superbowl" was a bathroom cleaning product

[DarkTirade]

9. I know what it is far too well... I spent three years working at a pizza place near a college.

Super Bowl day was 'Work your ass off' day for those three years.

On the plus side, they paid us time and a half. And I got peace and quiet in the back and didn't have to deal with customers, 'cause I was the only one who didn't want to be near the TV the entire time. :P

[NYC_SKP]

6. I have no idea what you're talking about, "teams", like teams of oxen or?

teams of angels? And, "playing today"???

You lost me.

:wtf:

[DarkTirade]

10. Teams of large men wearing shoulder pads.

Their job is to throw a ball around and/or jump on top of the person with the ball.

I'm not sure how it works beyond that.

[NYC_SKP]

16. I've seen large men in shoulder pads. I've seen them jump on each other.

By the time there was jumping, the pads were usually off.

This was in the seventies, mind you.

It may still happen today. ;)

[arcadian]

8. I beleive todays professional sporting match is between

the Boston Red Stockings and the New York Kinckerbockers.

[DarkTirade]

17. That's such a silly way to name a team, naming them after the color of their uniform...

[nuxvomica]

11. It's the St. Louis Cardinals vs. the Pittsburgh Steelers

The only way I know is that I have money on the Steelers. Now you think you may be outa touch but a co-worker who follows sports nonetheless had no idea how the Baltimore Ravens got their name. When I explained it, he pretended it wasn't important.

[DarkTirade]

18. ... Ravens are a kind of bird, aren't they?

What more is there? :P

[nuxvomica]

31. !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0RV1LvCD1A

[DarkTirade]

32. Good thing I've got fast reflexes...

hit that X button before the video even loaded. :P

[struggle4progress]

28. Well, I was close: I thought Steely Dan and The College of Cardinals were doing "Dualing Banjos"

[nuxvomica]

33. Actually, turns out it's the "Arizona" Cardinals

Which is ridiculous because the cardinal is not indigenous to Arizona. :shrug:

[mwooldri]

12. I'm rooting for Manchester United!

They can beat Chelsea...

Mark.

[DarkTirade]

13. Are you ready for some football?

:)

[redqueen]

23. It's a near certainty.

Did you see the game today?

[JenaLaw]

14. there is a baseball game today?

why didn't anyone tell me?

[DarkTirade]

19. I don't think there are bases in this game.

But don't quote me, I could be wrong.

[buzzycrumbhunger]

15. ??? Tennis isn't a team sport

. . . but I didn't watch the Australian Open, so maybe I missed something. :shrug:

Sorry, since MLB screwed up so I can't watch the Cubbies every day (for free), I don't even do baseball. Does this make me unpatriotic?

[DarkTirade]

20. Unamerican maybe, but not necessarily unpatriotic.

Subtle difference. :P

[LynzM]

21. A-yep.

That'd be me... :)

[DarkTirade]

25. Glad I'm not the only one.

... although I wouldn't be surprised if I was the only one with an X and a Y chromosome... :P

[Deja Q]

22. Well, on my Wii, it's just mii vs the wii. Then, when things get good,

I have to go wee.

:cry:

[DarkTirade]

24. And this little piggy cried wii wii wii all the way home...

[madeline_con]

26. Isn't it the big Dubai vs. Finland game?

:popcorn:

[DarkTirade]

36. Well I think Dubai wins in sand per square inch, but Finland wins the battle of the bands.

:P

[bikebloke]

27. I found out this morning.

Watching France24's news broadcast, they had a story about how the bad economy was affecting it. The Pittsburg Steelers and the New Zealand All-Blacks, right? I know Manchester United isn't playing. In the play-offs, they couldn't get enough wickets for a bingo.

[DarkTirade]

37. ... I am so confused right now.

All this sports lingo is hurting my brain. I can memorize facts about Star Wars just fine. Sports, not so much. :P

[sarge43]

29. Holding up hand.

On my big ole list of "Don't Give A Rat's Ass About This", the Super Bowl place five hundred thirty three.

[DarkTirade]

38. Only time I ever gave a rat's ass bout it

was when I worked at a pizza place. :P

[LaraMN]

30. Me. I told my husband that I thought "Maybe one of the teams had something to do w/ a bird."

:P

He wasn't sure who was playing either, though.

[DarkTirade]

40. All I know is its a bunch of guys who could probably bench press me

throwing a ball around and doing something to score points.

[Pushed To The Left]

34. My Superbowl was last night: The UFC!! St. Pierre vs. Penn

MMA is the only sport that I follow. I didn't even know who was playing until about a week ago. However, I do have the SB on right now and that CareerBuilder (the punching small animals one) commercial was pretty good!

[DarkTirade]

41. I never really got into MMA, despite my interest in martial arts.

Not sure why. Probably 'cause I didn't have cable when it first got big. :P

[mopinko]

55. i had to go to the hardware store today. talk about your no man's land.

the place echoed.

yeah, i could care less. all i know is it isn't the bears.

[Skittles]

35. I'm no sports fan but that is beyond pitiful, DarkTirade

I'll kick your ass while informing you of said teams; yes INDEED

[DarkTirade]

42. ... I know one of the names. So you only have to kick one cheek.

:P

[Skittles]

45. I won't break your arm; I'll just bend it a little

:7

[DarkTirade]

48. But I need that arm!

How else will I scratch those hard-to-reach places?

[kentauros]

39. I not only avoid watching,

I purposely forget when I do learn what the teams are :P

[DarkTirade]

43. I know one of the names.

Just not both. :)

[kentauros]

49. I think the Mockingbirds are one of them

and maybe the Pipefitters are the other?

:P

[DarkTirade]

50. No, I think it's Ironmonger vs. The Crow.

vs.

[kentauros]

52. Well, one of them is already dead

so it's kind of a mismatch :P

[DarkTirade]

54. I dunno, that might be an advantage in a fight to the death.

"This fight ends when one of you kills the other."

"Um..." :P

[Jamastiene]

44. *raises hand*

I haven't a clue. :P

[DarkTirade]

47. But what's your agility up to in Runescape?

:P

[Jamastiene]

64. 89 and still going, even though I'm half asleep now.

Believe it or not, 92 is halfway to 99. :P

[DarkTirade]

65. What kind of curve do they use to determine that?

Just curious. :)

[Jamastiene]

66. Here is the complete experience table.

http://www.tip.it/runescape/index.php?page=xp_table.htm

Here is an even better link that explains it somewhat:
http://runescape.wikia.com/wiki/Experience#Equations

I currently have 5,275,148 XP

I'm not even halfway there yet. I'm 40% of the way there as of right now.

[DarkTirade]

67. Hmm. Looks like it goes up by about 1.1 for every level.

Makes for a fairly steady curve that adds up after a while.

[InvisibleTouch]

51. Heh. Someone ended a phone call to me today with...

..."Enjoy the game," and I had to stop and think, "What game??"

[DarkTirade]

53. Yeah, somebody said something similar to me at work today.

Something like 'I don't want to waste your time, I'll let you go so you can go home and watch the game' or something like that. I was a bit puzzled for a minute. :P

[Oeditpus Rex]

56. Playing what?

:shrug:

[DarkTirade]

58. I think it's football.

:P

[kentauros]

60. You mean it's not this kind?

:P

[Oeditpus Rex]

63. Can't be

This is football:

[Tom Kitten]

57. All I know is that Neil Lomax is the Cardinal's quarterback

Mainly because he was Portland State's QB when I went there...GO ST. LOUIS!

[DarkTirade]

59. The Dr. Seuss character?

[kentauros]

61. But I thought Oregon timber companies

banned the very existence of Lomax...

:P

[kentauros]

62. All I know is:

$100,000 per second.

:P

[last_texas_dem]

68. I could name the two teams playing, but couldn't have told you (before tonight)

any members of either of the teams!

[Kat45]

69. Me! But I found out when I put it on the TV waiting for Bruce.

Funny thing, I've never heard of one of the teams at all! I didn't know there was a football team in Arizona and I've never heard of a football team called the Cardinals. I'm still confused.