Originally posted by tonytiger41I'd much rather watch a Japanese eating machine chow down on 49 of America's finest tube steaks than watch a 40-something assistant librarian spell "conquistadors" for a triple word score and the win.
among the events shown on espn sports channel this weekend, the annual coney island hot dog eating contest and a scrabble tournament. the scrabble tournament was interesting enough to sit through, however the hot dog eating contest was quite the opposite.
Originally posted by Moldy Crow#1 - I can't believe Scrabble is on the sports channel either. It must be on the Ocho.
#1 - I can't believe scrabble is on a sports channel . There was nothing else going on in sports that day ? I rather watch figure skating . (OK , maybe not . I'd rather pound nails into my own head than watch either of those .)
#2 - Competitive eating ? Give me a break ! Is this the new PC version of the carnival midway freak show ? Midget bowling wa ...[text shortened]... ic . Get a life ! There's several hours of your precious life's time you'll never get back .
#2 - Competitive eating is the new wrestling, as is Texas Hold'em poker. Check it out: http://www.ifoce.com/index.php
Also, dwarf tossing is still legal in the Province of Ontario, and is socially redeeming in that it allows dwarves like Manuel Wackenheim to earn a descent living. Who knows where that little guy would be without a steady paycheck?
http://www.peak.sfu.ca/the-peak/2003-3/issue9/sp-dwarfs.html
#3 - Scrabble is practiced as a form of forced sterilization in many 2nd and 3rd world countries. Competitive eating is an aphrodisiac - you try eating 135 oysters without getting a boner! I dare you!!
Originally posted by PBE6Like I said , midget bowling/dwarf tossing is more socially redeeming .
#1 - I can't believe Scrabble is on the sports channel either. It must be on the Ocho.
#2 - Competitive eating is the new wrestling, as is Texas Hold'em poker. Check it out: http://www.ifoce.com/index.php
Also, dwarf tossing is still legal in the Province of Ontario, and is socially redeeming in that it allows dwarves like Manuel Wackenheim to earn a ...[text shortened]... ing is an aphrodisiac - you try eating 135 oysters without getting a boner! I dare you!!
I wouldn't get a boner . I wouldn't make it past the second oyster - I'm severely allergic to seafood . But even if I could , being so sloshingly stuffed with raw meat that I'm one surprise burp from puking myself is not sexy to me , nor anyone I've ever been at such close quarters with .
Originally posted by Moldy CrowYou might not get a boner but the rest of your body would be stiff. That should count for something.
Like I said , midget bowling/dwarf tossing is more socially redeeming .
I wouldn't get a boner . I wouldn't make it past the second oyster - I'm severely allergic to seafood . But even if I could , being so sloshingly stuffed with raw meat that I'm one surprise burp from puking myself is not sexy to me , nor anyone I've ever been at such close quarters with .
Originally posted by darvlayYeah but it's a game , not a sport . Sport implies some kind of physical action/skill . A 400 lb inert whale can play chess or scrabble , as opposed to hockey , basketball , or baseball . (Well ok , maybe they could play baseball too , you got me on that one .) Games to me are not spectator events on a crowd scale . Are you proposing to pack the Meadowlands for a checkers tournament , or a yatzee playoff ? Good luck .
What's wrong with Scrabble? It's just a good a game as chess.
Originally posted by Moldy CrowI have a hand-held Yahtzee game that I play whilst pinching loaves at home. It was extremely popular during Fluid Mechanics lectures at University. High score: 630. That's with 4 yahtzees in one game.
Yeah but it's a game , not a sport . Sport implies some kind of physical action/skill . A 400 lb inert whale can play chess or scrabble , as opposed to hockey , basketball , or baseball . (Well ok , maybe they could play baseball too , you got me on that one .) Games to me are not spectator events on a crowd scale . Are you proposing to pack the Meadowlands for a checkers tournament , or a yatzee playoff ? Good luck .
At my Uni the Iron Stomach Champs was an all ticket sold out event every year.
To be champion you had to:
Drink 5 pints of guinness, followed by a pint of excepetionally hot chilli followed by two pints of frozen vanilla ice cream, without vomiting.
In my 4 years there only one person broke the one hour barrier.
Originally posted by invigorateThat is super sickening.
At my Uni the Iron Stomach Champs was an all ticket sold out event every year.
To be champion you had to:
Drink 5 pints of guinness, followed by a pint of excepetionally hot chilli followed by two pints of frozen vanilla ice cream, without vomiting.
In my 4 years there only one person broke the one hour barrier.