Hamilton; surely he's not going to blow it again? Is he?

[Mr Pig]

I don't know. Do tell us all about it.

Well, according to your hypothesis I think it might be a sport. Maybe. What do we think?

 

[Chuffy]

Well, according to your hypothesis I think it might be a sport. Maybe. What do we think?

Hmmm. Requires physical effort, a degree of fitness, some measure of skill and co-ordination. Could well be competitive. But do you still win if you come first?

 

[Rhythm Thief]

But do you still win if you come first?

Well that was how we played it at my school.

 

[Andy in Sig]

Hey ... wait a minute ... could it be that your idea is (gasp) incorrect and oversimplistic?

Nah, it's based on a brilliantly insightful principle.

 

[Chuffy]

Nah, it's based on a brilliantly insightful principle.

So full of crap modest.

Are you Bonj's dad?

 

[Aperitif]

You're talking crap. who says that a sport has to rely on human energy? You're thinking of exercise - the essence of sport is competition.

Is work sport then RT?

 

[Rhythm Thief]

Errr, no. Certainly my work isn't sport, although it is fun.

 

[Andy in Sig]

So full of crap modest.

Are you Bonj's dad?

I don't think anyone could write my post #154 expecting to be taken seroiusly. I do sometimes hope that humour will get through without having to resort to smilies.

 

[Mr Pig]

I do sometimes hope that humour will get through without having to resort to smilies.

You could always try making your humour funny? Zany idea I know ;0)

 

[Aperitif]

I don't think anyone could write my post #154 expecting to be taken seroiusly. I do sometimes hope that humour will get through without having to resort to smilies.

Andy in Sigh... (complementary smiley for you A.i.S)

 

[Chuffy]

I don't think anyone could write my post #154 expecting to be taken seroiusly. I do sometimes hope that humour will get through without having to resort to smilies.

Yeeeeeesssss.........

But you are Bonj's dad and ICMFP.

 

[col]

Im just wondering if the word sport isnt descriptive of the activity,but the act of fair play,as in being sporting,or sportmanship,just a way of describing being fairly competitive with others,being a sport?

 

[Aperitif]

Sporting - god point col...I was thinking about that in relation to football when riding home last night. A sport but often unsporting in the behaviour of all concerned.
Have a look at this for a laugh...poor old Daily Mail!

 

[Andy in Sig]

Im just wondering if the word sport isnt descriptive of the activity,but the act of fair play,as in being sporting,or sportmanship,just a way of describing being fairly competitive with others,being a sport?

Now you've got on the ground of the moral component of sport, which gets applied outside sport but which I suppose we would call gentlemanly behaviour. I suppose then that having established that F1 is not a sport, we must accuse its drivers, when caught cheating, of being guilty of ungentlemanly behaviour as by definition they can't be guilty of unsporting behaviour.

 

[Mr Pig]

But then, when all is said and done and debated to death, who really gives a s*** what you call it? :0)