Field Theory: How's that working out for you? Being clever?
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Danielle, in reply to
Casting my mind back to my childhood holidays on Auntie Betty's farm in Invercargill... don't they look like that when anything unusual happens? Shearing, drenching, being herded into another paddock... they're kinda twitchy.
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I will never again be able to even think about shearing without remembering David's bus story.
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Craig Ranapia, in reply to
Re: is (not) a Sport.
Sport is a thing where what you do to win directly opposes what the other person is doing to win at the same time.So, golf isn’t a sport but chess is? I don’t know, but it seems like the old distinction between arts and crafts. Faintly interesting, but since I can no more knit an afghan than paint the Sistine Chapel ceiling it’s really a distinction without a difference. I enjoy watching the fruits of people who do shit so far about my level of competence my neck hurts from looking up for long periods. :) (Might give the competitive wood chopping a miss, though. The very thought makes my back spasm with memories of an ill-advised - and doomed - fit of machismo.)
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Sacha, in reply to
So, golf isn’t a sport but chess is? I don’t know, but it seems like the old distinction between arts and crafts
yes, what's the point of making a distinction again?
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giovanni tiso, in reply to
yes, what’s the point of making a distinction again?
Semantics. Which, ironically, is so a sport.
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Ngaire BookieMonster, in reply to
Awww Sesqui. We remember ye fondly.
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Rich Lock, in reply to
Skydiving is not a sport, but it is really dangerous
Oh, not that dangerous, really. If something goes wrong with your parachute, you have the rest of your life to sort it out.
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Sacha, in reply to
Semantics. Which, ironically, is so a sport
so true
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Rich Lock, in reply to
What are your thoughts on shearing? Because I want to get behind that
I will never again be able to even think about shearing without remembering David's bus story.
Are you shearing that sheep, Megan, or should I get my own? :)
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Politics - Game or Sport?
No balls on show...
No real fighting...
(or opposition)
No sweating...
(well maybe some
and lots of urgency)
No FPP anymore...
(Flogging dead horses
does occur though)
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Joe Wylie, in reply to
Awww Sesqui. We remember ye fondly.
SOUVENIR T SPOON NZ SESQUI 1990
The auction closed and did not sell. -
Is roller derby a sport?
I reckon one could smoke while performing at it, and some judges might give you extra marks for doing so (is that how scoring works in RD?).
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Megan Wegan, in reply to
I reckon one could smoke while performing at it, and some judges might give you extra marks for doing so (is that how scoring works in RD?).
One absolutely could not smoke, while playing roller derby, unless one wanted to cause burns to oneself, and other players. Also, it would likely cause one to be off balance, which is a recipe for serious injury.
And no, that's not how scoring works. At all. There are no judges.
Points are scored when the designated scoring player (the "jammer") of a given team laps members of the opposing team;[1] hence offense and defense typically occur simultaneously.[2]
Seriously, I have watched a lot of sport in my life, and derby is well and truly one of them. Once you look past the fishnets, it is freaking hard out, athletic, skilled, and requires immense fitness.
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from the embankment...
ANZ chief economist Cameron Bagrie said the tourism boost would be "chunky ... but it is not an absolute screamer".
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recordari, in reply to
What are your thoughts on shearing?
My dad worked on a sheep station, but somewhat before my time. I have this romanticised view of it all, possibly helped by iconic photography by the likes of Brian Brake.
He did a nice series of wood choppers at a fair too. -
BenWilson, in reply to
yes, what's the point of making a distinction again?
If there is any good purpose at all, it's usually so that you can communicate ideas without confusion. But this kind of debate is very often used to make sure other people can't communicate their ideas. Semantic debate is usually a sign of a debate that's going nowhere, and is simply a struggle to control the way people think by attacking the tools of thinking. Sometimes that is actually a justified thing to do, if the tools have been set up to disadvantage particular thoughts. It can also be useful if the purpose is technical, and no one really has anything vested in the terms, they just want precision.
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Megan Wegan, in reply to
Ooo, that's awesome, thank you.
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Bart Janssen, in reply to
Bring. It. On.
You're probably taking the piss, but I _love_ watching woodchopping competitions. Man + log + ax. What's not to love.
I don't think he's taking the piss. And I love woodchopping as well. I don't travel out of my way to see it but if it's on at a fair or something I'll stand and watch in awe at strong men and women wielding lethal weapons with skill and power.
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Bart Janssen, in reply to
Man + log + ax
Have you seen the axewomen! Move over Xena!
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Sacha, in reply to
yeah but why does it matter in the slightest, in this case? really
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Bart Janssen, in reply to
The scale of college football is hard to believe sometimes.
I also walked into what I thought was some lecture theatre complex in Purdue, it was in fact their Basketball stadium 14000 seats. When you look down at the court from the top it is the size of a postage stamp!
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Bart Janssen, in reply to
Semantics. Which, ironically, is so a sport.
Champions get a pendant?
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Sacha, in reply to
applause
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giovanni tiso, in reply to
Champions get a pendant?
The farce is strong in this one.
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Bart Janssen, in reply to
applause
Doing lap of honour now.
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