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Spider Jerusalem

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70. Yes, ritualised violence.

Mon Feb 2, 2015, 09:42 AM

Feb 2015

Are you aware of the rate of brain damage and long-term neurological issues in pro football players? Helpful hint: between age 30 and 49 risk of dementia is 19 times higher than the general population. Also, look up "chronic traumatic encephalopathy". 33 out of 34 former NFL players tested for CTE postmortem had it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NFL_players_with_chronic_traumatic_encephalopathy

The only sport you can reasonably compare American football to in terms of the risks and injuries inflicted on competitors is boxing (and football may be worse, honestly).

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Well I LOVE Super Bowl Sunday...who's with me??? [View all] titaniumsalute Feb 2015 OP

I hope you enjoy the event Sherman A1 Feb 2015 #1

It' a national treasure yeoman6987 Feb 2015 #53

Proud???? Of a bunch of whining, lying cheaters??? Well, at least American kids learned a big lesson adigal Feb 2015 #54

I love them so much.....I am watching the MVP ceremony right now. yeoman6987 Feb 2015 #55

I guess you cheer for Wall Streeters who cheat teachers out of their pensions adigal Feb 2015 #61

Strange comparison. Oh well nobody can take this away from me yeoman6987 Feb 2015 #64

Put an asterisk next to this win adigal Feb 2015 #84

America's team? proud for country. Is theis sarcasm, or are you smoking something? HERVEPA Feb 2015 #57

Obviously you didn't watch the game or you would not question me yeoman6987 Feb 2015 #58

Tom won because the Seahawks made the stupidest call in the history of football and he threw two adigal Feb 2015 #62

Even the President finds calling Tom a cheater silly yeoman6987 Feb 2015 #65

yeah, people with 9-figure net worths totally deserve an oversized product-placement truck foo_bar Feb 2015 #67

Tommy won a truck?? pangaia Feb 2015 #81

I am afraid I must disagree Sherman A1 Feb 2015 #66

did you forget the sarcasm thingy? pangaia Feb 2015 #80

Plenty of time for Puppy Bowl and Kitten Bowl shenmue Feb 2015 #2

Not me. Atman Feb 2015 #3

I love the super bowl sharp_stick Feb 2015 #4

Me! Me! rock Feb 2015 #5

-I- won't make fun of football... brooklynite Feb 2015 #6

I do enjoy it but.... madamvlb Feb 2015 #7

I love the Super Bowl. JeffHead Feb 2015 #8

This! ^^^^^ KatyMan Feb 2015 #11

My home town is home to the ChazII Feb 2015 #37

my favorite two words of late... yuiyoshida Feb 2015 #13

Amen n/t gladium et scutum Feb 2015 #21

+1 for "Pitchers and Catchers Report" ! Gidney N Cloyd Feb 2015 #16

Got that right GP6971 Feb 2015 #33

I agree 100% about the two week pre-game. titaniumsalute Feb 2015 #40

Like those 'feel good' stories during the olympics KatyMan Feb 2015 #71

I know...that drives me more nuts than anything titaniumsalute Feb 2015 #73

YESSSSSSSSSSSS ! pangaia Feb 2015 #82

Thank goodness Downton Abbey is on tonight. TheCowsCameHome Feb 2015 #9

Yep. TwilightGardener Feb 2015 #12

Yep. And British Baking. And Grantchester. WorseBeforeBetter Feb 2015 #15

Oh yeah, Bingate AwakeAtLast Feb 2015 #23

Keep calm, bake on... WorseBeforeBetter Feb 2015 #26

Hahaha. narnian60 Feb 2015 #59

Never used to, but cilla4progress Feb 2015 #10

Mine, too! Thanks for the accolades. Stardust Feb 2015 #39

I'm sorry for your loss. pangaia Feb 2015 #83

I know ... cilla4progress Feb 2015 #86

Guess god was on the Pats side this time. :>) pangaia Feb 2015 #89

Sad face cilla4progress Feb 2015 #91

Go Seahawks! liberal_at_heart Feb 2015 #14

+1000 GP6971 Feb 2015 #34

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Feb 2015 #17

I likewise love Super Bowl Sunday because it's a great day to SheilaT Feb 2015 #18

LOVE it! Go Pats! cherokeeprogressive Feb 2015 #19

I do. Sport! Sport! Sport! Go team go! JaneyVee Feb 2015 #20

It's all about the snacks cyberswede Feb 2015 #22

Here... TeeYiYi Feb 2015 #24

Are those Pats cookies? They look kinda deflated. cyberswede Feb 2015 #25

Yeah,... they do look a little squishy... TeeYiYi Feb 2015 #27

They look yummy though cyberswede Feb 2015 #28

"Yummy"... TeeYiYi Feb 2015 #29

Patriots blow out oberliner Feb 2015 #30

BEEEP....wrong. titaniumsalute Feb 2015 #42

Patriots won and it was high scoring oberliner Feb 2015 #45

You shoulda left it alone, eh? Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2015 #47

You post on my thread said titaniumsalute Feb 2015 #48

That's true oberliner Feb 2015 #50

LOL...yes you did. Nice work. titaniumsalute Feb 2015 #52

. MohRokTah Feb 2015 #31

+1000!!!! GP6971 Feb 2015 #35

+1!!!!' Inkfreak Feb 2015 #32

worthless waste of my time... chillfactor Feb 2015 #36

If you don't watch it than it isn't worthless or a waste of your time... titaniumsalute Feb 2015 #43

Bless your heart. n/t cherokeeprogressive Feb 2015 #46

I tuned in for Katy Perry, now I'm stoked! Great game!!! Stardust Feb 2015 #38

That was a great, to-the-last-minute game. nt msanthrope Feb 2015 #41

Heck yeah... titaniumsalute Feb 2015 #44

Well it was nice to see a hockey game break out at the end. Initech Feb 2015 #49

That was an insane ending edhopper Feb 2015 #51

Yeah that Hawks catch on the 5 was nuts titaniumsalute Feb 2015 #60

I do too, though fishwax Feb 2015 #56

I don't like to be distracted from my drinking by spectator sports Tom Ripley Feb 2015 #63

The Super Bowl is the perfect expression of the American national character. Spider Jerusalem Feb 2015 #68

What an extremely simplistic view titaniumsalute Feb 2015 #69

Yes, ritualised violence. Spider Jerusalem Feb 2015 #70

Yes sports is dangerous... titaniumsalute Feb 2015 #72

I didn't say "not play sport at all", but not play football, as it's currently played? Probably. Spider Jerusalem Feb 2015 #75

Right on. titaniumsalute Feb 2015 #77

Ah, but there was evidence of long-term problems. Spider Jerusalem Feb 2015 #79

Yeah I think it is human nature to ignore symptoms of something titaniumsalute Feb 2015 #90

And rewarding cheating - please, don't forget that! American as Apple Pie adigal Feb 2015 #85

I do too! Marrah_G Feb 2015 #74

I do too! HappyMe Feb 2015 #76

I agree with your last sentence. pangaia Feb 2015 #78

I look forward to it madokie Feb 2015 #87

I love Superb Owl day too. n/t benz380 Feb 2015 #88