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In reply to the discussion: Am I the only one who just doesn't give a shit about the Super Bowl? [View all]applegrove
(121,735 posts)348. I love the Superbowl because it means
football season is over. I played flag football in public school and loved it. I know the plays. But I can't stand watching it while my dad watches it every weekend.
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Am I the only one who just doesn't give a shit about the Super Bowl? [View all]
DainBramaged
Feb 2013
OP
I'm happy for my friends who enjoy it, but I don't care about it for myself...
CaliforniaPeggy
Feb 2013
#4
I have not watched a Super Bowl for years and I don't intend on watching tonight
Bjorn Against
Feb 2013
#6
Hell no you aren't. I stopped watching them years ago. The Ravens are from my own
southernyankeebelle
Feb 2013
#8
In fairness the Greenbay Packers came out against Scott Walker's union busting moves a few years ago
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
Feb 2013
#304
A bunch of millionaires with a career life expectancy of about 7 years.
A HERETIC I AM
Feb 2013
#335
And it will probably end 0-0, and they go to overtime or penality kicks. Real exciting.
Elwood P Dowd
Feb 2013
#399
They are my team! I went to a game with the Cub Scouts. Frank Gifford was the running back...
immoderate
Feb 2013
#45
After the game the group of us (in early September) played cards in the parking lot
DainBramaged
Feb 2013
#66
I thought being able to buy tickets on game day meant your team sucks and no one is at the game. n/t
cherokeeprogressive
Feb 2013
#203
"Them"? Come on...think of it as good for the economy. New Orleans can use the $$
FailureToCommunicate
Feb 2013
#255
This thread isn't about your need to throw turds but you seem to find it necessary anyway
DainBramaged
Feb 2013
#285
no one gives a shit that you do or don't give a shit about the superbowl
ProdigalJunkMail
Feb 2013
#147
I can't wait because it means I can break into the huge chocolate chip SuperBowl cookie
Baitball Blogger
Feb 2013
#26
No, but you're apparently the only one who decided to make an OP out of it.
Comrade Grumpy
Feb 2013
#28
It is indeed, and that's a great idea! I wonder if we'll have a repeat of the World Series?
arcane1
Feb 2013
#67
My favorite cities are San Francisco, Boston and New York City. I love the weather in SF.
bluestate10
Feb 2013
#77
Good luck to you. There was a brief time when the Superbowl commercials were
Egalitarian Thug
Feb 2013
#226
I don't plan to watch. The game starts too late and lasts to midnight in the east.
bluestate10
Feb 2013
#68
btw TODAY!!!! is the BEST day to get great deals on auctions ending on Ebay!!
tomm2thumbs
Feb 2013
#76
I've never liked sports. I don't like the idea that those who lose, feel badly.
LiberalLoner
Feb 2013
#80
Totally indifferent to this or any other sport, and all the SB hype turns me off all the more
Populist_Prole
Feb 2013
#82
I'll watch the puppy bowl today (3-5pm EST on Animal Planet.) but not the SB
AverageMe
Feb 2013
#132
Shame! When an owl - or any bird! - has accomplished as much as The Superb Owl has, it should be...
harmonicon
Feb 2013
#140
I don't care, nor do I care about the World Series or the NBA playoffs
Lydia Leftcoast
Feb 2013
#145
The opposite of both love and hate is indifference. Or, in this case, boredom.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Feb 2013
#154
the real question is why do you think anyone gives a shit whether you give a shit?
onenote
Feb 2013
#182
Or alternatively, why you think that anyone gives a shit about your not giving a shit about his shit
Democracyinkind
Feb 2013
#423
Hell no and and what gets me are the idiots who just wanna watch to dumb commercials
mike200
Feb 2013
#193
No, there is usually 1% of the population who don't give a shit about anything.
former9thward
Feb 2013
#198
Absolutely no interest here...we plan to find a nice Italian restaurant WITHOUT a tv screen and
Rowdyboy
Feb 2013
#213
Exactly. There's at least one of these OP's every year, in fact, at every
TheManInTheMac
Feb 2013
#414
TO the extent I do (not very much) I'd rather see the team that's fully behind equality for GLBT win
MNBrewer
Feb 2013
#247
Nice time to go to the gym .. then a movie .. now should I see Lincoln or Argo?
YOHABLO
Feb 2013
#281
Does my future health and happiness depend on it? No. Does my continued existence? No.
AngryOldDem
Feb 2013
#295
Normally I love watching football on Sunday, but the Superbowl is the most over-hyped, anti climatic
world wide wally
Feb 2013
#321
I will watch it and not pay much attention. I will talk through the game, as will everyone
MADem
Feb 2013
#322
on the Greatest Page and rising fast - enjoy the rest of your Sunday DainB
tomm2thumbs
Feb 2013
#326
Every February this thread happens, and every February I add my name to those who don't care about
Flaxbee
Feb 2013
#331
I live in the only major metro area without a football team (LA) and I'm watching.
Initech
Feb 2013
#349
I'll just go to my local strip club if I want to see a wardrobe malfunction.
99th_Monkey
Feb 2013
#385
Who really cares? Yet another Over Paid, Over Hyped, Over Patriotic, Hyper-commercial for
Ford_Prefect
Feb 2013
#412
I have NO interest in any professional football, and most professional sports, period.
northoftheborder
Feb 2013
#416
Superbowl was yesterday? Wasn't everyone watching The Walking Dead marathon?
MattBaggins
Feb 2013
#433