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trumad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-09-06 04:00 PM Original message |
Soccer is seriously the most boring sport on the planet. |
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Runcible Spoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-09-06 04:02 PM Response to Original message |
1. ummm..... |
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KyndCulture (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-09-06 04:03 PM Response to Original message |
2. nu uh.... I'd rather watch.. |
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trumad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-09-06 04:03 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. LOL--- |
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BringEmOn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-09-06 04:09 PM Response to Reply #2 |
9. What channel is that on? |
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wiley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-09-06 04:07 PM Response to Original message |
4. The French could have won. |
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Lost-in-FL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-09-06 04:09 PM Response to Reply #4 |
10. Zadine is not like that and I am very shocked with what he did. |
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ChairmanAgnostic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-09-06 04:13 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. spousette and I wondered about the topical meds and pain killers he took |
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bumblebee1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-09-06 05:23 PM Response to Reply #13 |
38. The grand ditch? |
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Julius Civitatus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-09-06 05:43 PM Response to Reply #13 |
54. I agree. Soccer is exciting till the last minute |
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Julius Civitatus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-09-06 05:36 PM Response to Reply #10 |
49. Sorry, but Zidane has a history of losing his cool often |
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tandot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-09-06 04:17 PM Response to Reply #4 |
18. Yes, I was absolutely PISSED about Zidane |
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Lost-in-FL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-09-06 04:07 PM Response to Original message |
5. Don't watch soccer, watch golf instead. |
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tyedyeto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-09-06 04:15 PM Response to Reply #5 |
15. Ah, NASCAR ... |
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vikegirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-09-06 05:17 PM Response to Reply #5 |
37. Are you calling me stupid? |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-09-06 06:53 PM Response to Reply #5 |
62. NASCAR is lots better than soccer |
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Behind the Aegis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-09-06 04:07 PM Response to Original message |
6. actually, that would be baseball... |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-09-06 04:08 PM Response to Original message |
7. or bowling. watch bowling. |
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hopein08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-09-06 04:08 PM Response to Original message |
8. Dominoes, poker & golf are infinitely more boring! |
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H2O Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-09-06 04:12 PM Response to Original message |
11. Doing laundry |
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MrSlayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-09-06 04:12 PM Response to Original message |
12. Could you imagine the Super Bowl decided by field goals? |
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Bad Penny (392 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-09-06 05:12 PM Response to Reply #12 |
34. well that settles that then |
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bumblebee1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-09-06 05:27 PM Response to Reply #12 |
41. Two of the recent Super Bowls have been decided by field goals. |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-09-06 04:15 PM Response to Original message |
14. Funny how the rest of the planet disagrees. |
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qazplm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-09-06 04:19 PM Response to Reply #14 |
20. sometimes |
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President Kerry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-09-06 04:55 PM Response to Reply #20 |
29. yup.. the rest of the planet is wrong. We're right.. |
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RagingInMiami (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-09-06 04:19 PM Response to Reply #14 |
21. One of the most basic instincts for toddlers is to kick a ball |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-09-06 04:37 PM Response to Reply #21 |
26. Yep. It doesn't take affluence to play. |
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Karenina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-09-06 05:40 PM Response to Reply #26 |
53. Na Du, TN... |
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Julius Civitatus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-09-06 05:46 PM Response to Reply #26 |
56. Well said! |
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ComerPerro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-09-06 04:16 PM Response to Original message |
16. I can't help but wonder: Why not forget the games, and just have shootouts |
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President Kerry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-09-06 04:57 PM Response to Reply #16 |
30. pointless running around.. good one. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-09-06 04:17 PM Response to Original message |
17. Too funny but actually, I love soccer because I can always |
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GOPisEvil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-09-06 04:18 PM Response to Original message |
19. Ever watch a football game with only field goals? |
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mark414 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-09-06 04:25 PM Response to Original message |
22. bah...typical american attitude |
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Kajsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-09-06 04:29 PM Response to Original message |
23. Double bah-humbug. |
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billyskank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-09-06 04:30 PM Response to Original message |
24. Dunno, I watched a seriously boring Grand Prix at Indianapolis |
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Telly Savalas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-09-06 04:32 PM Response to Original message |
25. The aesthetic merit of a sport is based on how many points are scored? |
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matcom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-09-06 04:41 PM Response to Original message |
27. stupid American |
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Spider Jerusalem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-09-06 04:46 PM Response to Original message |
28. That's a very American thing to say... |
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President Kerry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-09-06 05:00 PM Response to Reply #28 |
32. exactly right.. |
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Spider Jerusalem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-09-06 05:10 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. That's okay... |
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-..__... (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-09-06 05:00 PM Response to Original message |
31. Even God hates soccer and thinks that it's boring... |
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Anarcho-Socialist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-09-06 05:14 PM Response to Original message |
35. The rest of the world disagrees |
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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-09-06 05:17 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. Or watch a sport without padding... |
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Kajsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-09-06 05:23 PM Response to Reply #36 |
39. Touche', Writer. |
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cassandra uprising (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-09-06 05:51 PM Response to Reply #36 |
57. Nice form Writer |
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mac56 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-09-06 05:28 PM Response to Reply #35 |
43. "Sport with hardly any commercial breaks" |
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Anarcho-Socialist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-09-06 05:30 PM Response to Reply #43 |
44. We don't have that in Britain n/t |
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mac56 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-09-06 05:26 PM Response to Original message |
40. You know why so many people around the world play soccer? |
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Anarcho-Socialist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-09-06 05:32 PM Response to Reply #40 |
47. I suppose that's why the audience for this event numbers in billions? |
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mac56 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-09-06 05:35 PM Response to Reply #47 |
48. So popular = good? |
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Anarcho-Socialist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-09-06 05:38 PM Response to Reply #48 |
50. What does Britney Spears have to do with anything? |
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mac56 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-09-06 05:40 PM Response to Reply #50 |
52. "the audience for the World Cup numbers in the billions." |
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Anarcho-Socialist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-09-06 05:43 PM Response to Reply #52 |
55. It was point out your original "...so they don't have to watch it" |
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SaveElmer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-09-06 05:27 PM Response to Original message |
42. I totally agree...any sport that regularly has 0-0 ties... |
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lastknowngood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-09-06 05:31 PM Response to Original message |
45. Oh come now. You can sleep through an entire baseball game and |
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Skidmore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-09-06 05:32 PM Response to Original message |
46. Any professional American sport is boring... |
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Julius Civitatus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-09-06 05:56 PM Response to Reply #46 |
59. Well said !!! |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-09-06 05:39 PM Response to Original message |
51. Opinion piece. |
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GalleryGod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-09-06 05:53 PM Response to Original message |
58. But not OUR planet... |
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Endangered Specie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-09-06 06:01 PM Response to Original message |
60. you obviously have never watched golf. |
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stopbush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-09-06 06:52 PM Response to Original message |
61. Americans don't like sporting events that feature non-stop action. |
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sleipnir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-09-06 07:17 PM Response to Reply #61 |
64. Precisely. |
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maveric (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-09-06 07:10 PM Response to Original message |
63. I find it painfully boring. |
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columbusdem (95 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-09-06 07:20 PM Response to Original message |
65. Golf |
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lpbk2713 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-09-06 07:34 PM Response to Original message |
66. Bowling |
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