Something to fight about

[CDGator]

Is it a sport?

1) bowling
2) golf
3) fishing
4) table tennis
5) cheerleading
6) NASCAR
7) Competitive eating
8) competitive gaming
9) poker
10) darts

 

[Gator By Marriage]

A sport has a ball (or puck) and people playing defense. The items you listed are activities, not sports.

 

[CDGator]

A sport has a ball (or puck) and people playing defense. The items you listed are activities, not sports.

Air hockey, foosball?

 

[Gator By Marriage]

Sport.

 

[Spurffelbow833]

If competitive eating were a sport, I'd lose weight doing it because I suck at sports.

 

[gardnerwebbgator]

1 & 2 are sports. The rest aren’t.

 

[Spurffelbow833]

A sport has a ball (or puck) and people playing defense. The items you listed are activities, not sports.

Then you don't consider any judged competition or racing of any kind to be a sport?

 

[Gator By Marriage]

Then you don't consider any judged competition or racing of any kind to be a sport?

Correct

 

[Spectator]

1,2,3 = leisure activity sport
4 = ping pong
5 = athletic activity with sporting competitions
6 = sport, sports entertainment, with stupid rules about stages, cautions, and playoff points
7,8 = no
9, 10 = indoor sporting games

 

[Nalt]

1) bowling Yes
2) golf Boring, but I would have to concede that it is so, yes
3) fishing Yes, it is also a very good leisure activity
4) table tennis Yes
5) cheerleading NO!
6) NASCAR NO
7) Competitive eating NO
8) competitive gaming NO
9) poker NO
10) darts Maybe yes, maybe no

But you left off

11) Hunting Same answer as for #3, yes, but also a good leisure activity
12) Tractor pulling No, just another version of "motor" sports. It takes skills but IMO, most anyone could learn to do it.
13) Skeet/trap shooting No
14) Turkey shoots No, but it does take a certain skill to be good at them

 

[Bushmaster]

A sport has a ball (or puck) and people playing defense. The items you listed are activities, not sports.

I agree, but table tennis has both. Its the only one on the list.

 

[Gatordiddy]

Correct

 

[Gator By Marriage]

I agree, but table tennis has both. Its the only one on the list.

missed that one; its a sport.

 

[bradgator2]

The only one I know for certain: if it has a judge giving a score... not a sport. Matter of fact, it should be outlawed.

But basically no summer olympic event is a sport? (except basketball, lacrosse, volleyball, tennis)
But boxing, Wrestling, Swimming, track and field, cycling, judo?

 

[Okeechobee Joe]

Some say golf is a game; just an "expensive way to play marbles". Others say it is a sport. I say it is neither. To anyone who has tried to get good at it, "golf is a plague invented by the Calvinistic Scots as a punishment for man’s sins.”

Give credit to G. K. Chesterton and James "Scotty" Reston for the quotes.

 

[Nalt]

The only one I know for certain: if it has a judge giving a score... not a sport. Matter of fact, it should be outlawed.

But basically no summer olympic event is a sport? (except basketball, lacrosse, volleyball, tennis)
But boxing, Wrestling, Swimming, track and field, cycling, judo?

Trying to outrun the other competitors (whether long or short distance) isn't a sport?
Trying to throw an object further than the other competitors isn't a sport?
Trying to swim faster than others isn't a sport? Now I would agree that diving and synchronized swimming isn't but the races?
Even cycling is person against person trying to out do the others. Sport!

 

[BeachGator]

Some say golf is a game; just an "expensive way to play marbles". Others say it is a sport. I say it is neither. To anyone who has tried to get good at it, "golf is a plague invented by the Calvinistic Scots as a punishment for man’s sins.”

Give credit to G. K. Chesterton and James "Scotty" Reston for the quotes.

Boy, do you ever have that right. Golf is a money pit.

 

[soflagator]

Is it a sport?

1) bowling
2) golf
3) fishing
4) table tennis
5) cheerleading
6) NASCAR
7) Competitive eating
8) competitive gaming
9) poker
10) darts

1) bowling—no, hobby
2) golf—yes, sport
3) fishing—no, but definitely a skill
4) table tennis—“sure, Chan”
5) cheerleading—no, side entertainment
6) NASCAR—no, machine
7) Competitive eating—no, fat people
8) competitive gaming—no, fat nerds
9) poker—no, but see “fishing”
10) darts—no, you’re in a bar for goodness sake

 

[Nalt]

1) bowling—no, hobby
2) golf—yes, sport
3) fishing—no, but definitely a skill
4) table tennis—“sure, Chan”
5) cheerleading—no, side entertainment
6) NASCAR—no, machine
7) Competitive eating—no, fat people
8) competitive gaming—no, fat nerds
9) poker—no, but see “fishing”
10) darts—no, you’re in a bar for goodness sake

While I agree that competitive eating isn't a sport, this dude, Joey Chestnut, is definitely NOT fat. Probably in better physical shape than most everyone on this message board...



And this is Chestnut's biggest rival in the competitions. His name is Takeru Kobayashi.

 

[soflagator]

While I agree that competitive eating isn't a sport, this dude, Joey Chestnut, is definitely NOT fat. Probably in better physical shape than most everyone on this message board...

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And this is Chestnut's biggest rival in the competitions. His name is Takeru Kobayashi.

Shocked that our resident Bammer is overly familiar with competitive eating, including knowing the names of the top of the field.