The "I don't want to talk about AI" thread, and the new topic is: ridiculous things in sport

[onehitwanda]

Never mind Go, what about Come?

Depends. What is the Pantone shade of the comer's hair?

 

[StillStunned]

Depends. What is the Pantone shade of the comer's hair?

How about "The flames of Hell"?

 

[cw5523729]

, what about Come?

I heard it tastes like ranch dressing

 

[Bamagan]

How about "The flames of Hell"?

Fire is the Eskimo snow of Hades. You gotta be more specific. What's the fuel? What kind of sinner is being incinerated?

 

[onehitwanda]

How about "The flames of Hell"?

So blue/green and minty?

Sign me up!

 

[Jackie.Hikaru]

Too cerebral.

I think it’s stuffy, like golf. If not that then toxic, like competitive video games. If it’s online chess it’s both.

 

[Statius]

I think it’s stuffy, like golf. If not that then toxic, like competitive video games. If it’s online chess it’s both.

I'm gonna irritate some people, but I have no f**king idea how people watch golf.

 

[StillStunned]

What kind of sinner is being incinerated?

Erotica writers.

 

[Kelliezgirl]

This year's Superbowl apparently had an attendance of a little under 66k. The Women's Rugby World Cup final had nearly 82k in the stadium.

The live feed on the BBC website of the first day of the Ashes currently has nearly 125k viewing.

Several college football teams consistently sell out 100,000 seat stadiums. The attendance at the Super Bowl is a function of stadium size, not popularity.
Modern NFL stadiums emphasize quality over quantity.

 

[Kelliezgirl]

Yeah I always found that pretty funny too.
Then I saw a video where an American talked about it being a bit ridiculous. The comments section had me dying. So many people were adamant that obviously the best US team were the World Champions since they had won in the US and the US were obviously the best at American Football. The arguments only got weirder from there.

The World Series isn't football...

 

[Z_TheWriter]

The World Series isn't football...

So I learned from context clues in other posts. I did say I don't really give shit
What I said still applies though, even if I got the sport wrong.

 

[Jackie.Hikaru]

Only if the players - five on each team - are riding ponies and use polo mallets to move the pieces

and when the king is threatened, the term used shouldn’t be “check”
It should be “uh oh”
And checkmate should be “uh oh spaghetti-o”

 

[StillStunned]

Alternatively: a giant chessboard with cats for the pieces. (But without the ponies and mallets.)

 

[Jackie.Hikaru]

No.

What about Go?

I’m staying right here.

 

[SimonDoom]

while we're on this topic: is Chess a sport?

Is chess a kink, or is it a fetish?

 

[Jackie.Hikaru]

Alternatively: a giant chessboard with cats for the pieces

Only if they’re sexy cats.

 

[Statius]

Is chess a kink, or is it a fetish?

Now that is an interesting question!

 

[cw5523729]

Modern NFL stadiums emphasize quality over quantity.

Oooo, shots fired!

 

[cw5523729]

Is chess a kink, or is it a fetish?

As the kink lord, shouldn't you be telling us?

 

[cw5523729]

Alternatively: a giant chessboard with cats for the pieces. (But without the ponies and mallets.)

That could work but you'd have to stick a cardboard box on each square to get them to stay in place

 

[Bazzle]

Too cerebral.

Snooker? Darts?

I guess they are bar sports...

Chess is a hobby?

 

[Bamagan]

Is chess a kink, or is it a fetish?

Amateur chess is a kink. It's the professional players who fetishize it.

 

[TheRedLantern]

I get take out from an Indian place near me sometimes, and they often have cricket on TV, and I love watching it while I'm waiting for my food. I have NO idea what's going on at any time. I don't know if a high score is good or bad. Are you supposed to hit the ball? No clue. And I love it so much.

The owner is an old Indian man, and his friends come by to watch the matches. I cheer when they cheer. Sometimes when they cheer a lot I get extra rice.

Might be my favorite sport.

 

[Statius]

Think there's a difference between sports and games. Chess, billiards are games. That's how I define them.

Now a kink or fetish is another question. Except billiards; that's a fetish. I know because I have a 3 part series (supposed to be 4) revolving around a game of pool

 

[StillStunned]

Only if they’re sexy cats.

Different types of cats for the different pieces. Kittens for the pawns. Maine Coons for the rooks. A Siamese for the queen.

That could work but you'd have to stick a cardboard box on each square to get them to stay in place

That's cheating. Getting the cats to move and stay where you want it half the challenge. The other half is adapting your game when they don't.