Sport Rule Update
OK. Even though it is timed, and therefore falls under my basic rule #1 about what is and what is not a sport, because, you know, someone has to come in first, I am declaring that Snowboard Cross is not remotely a sport. It's sledding on your feet. Now you're going to ask me about luging and bobsled, aren't you? I'll tell you the difference. In luge, you're going about 90 miles an hour, and in bobsled, it's only a little less. And you are on/in solid sheets/tubes of ice at a 70 degree angle downhill. In the Snowboard Cross, you and a coupla dudes stand on a big ski and slide down a snowy hill. First one down wins. I know technically it's within my definition, but I'm throwing it out 'cause it's stupid.
posted by Teodoro Callate @ 9:37 PM
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sport n
1. an individual or group competitive activity involving physical exertion or skill, governed by rules, and sometimes engaged in professionally (often used in the plural)
2. an active pastime participated in for pleasure or exercise
2. b. Snowboard Cross
3. somebody who remains cheerful when losing or in an unpleasant situation (informal)
4. somebody noted for abiding by the rules in a game or for generally honorable behavior (informal)
5. somebody who is generally good-natured, easy-going, and good company (informal)
6. good-natured joking (formal)
7. contemptuous mockery (formal)
8. an object of ridicule or mockery (formal)
9. somebody or something manipulated by external forces (literary)
10. a gambler, especially somebody who gambles on sporting events (informal)
11. Australia, New Zealand, U.S. a casual form of address, especially used between men or boys (informal)
12. a plant or animal that deviates markedly from its parent stock or type, usually as a result of mutation, especially mutation of somatic tissue
13. a mutant character of a mutated organism
14. amorous behavior such as kissing or caressing (archaic)
v
1. vt to wear or display something, usually proudly or with the intention of impressing others (informal)
2. vi to romp and play happily (formal)
3. vi to enjoy yourself, especially by taking part in outdoor physical activity (formal)
4. vi to joke or trifle with somebody (formal)
5. vi to produce or undergo a mutation
6. vi to ridicule somebody or something (archaic)
adj sports sport
1. relating to or used in physical or recreational activities
2. designed for informal or outdoor wear
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that's the one where they race, right?? i like that. it's better than all the tricks. definitely a sport. and let me tell you...do you consider skiing a sport? slalom and all that? cause, i've heard that snowboarding is just as hard and/or harder, and you can really fuck yourself up doing it.
me, i stay off the cold hills with ice and snow.
however, i DID just say the other day that i was surprised how quickly snowboarding made it into the olympics. is that it? are you grred out by its newness?
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