"The Transporter" (transporter)
02/23/2014 at 15:52 • Filed to: None
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The whole "are racecar drivers athletes" argument that is, but...
...ESPN is showing professional bowling right now.
JustWaitingForAMate
> The Transporter
02/23/2014 at 15:55 |
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ath•lete ('ć? lit)
n.
a person trained or gifted in exercises or contests involving physical agility, coordination, stamina, or strength.
I believe the dictionary says yes.
911e46z06
> The Transporter
02/23/2014 at 15:57 |
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Really good bowlers are definitely athletes. Serious bowling is so rough on your body. Just shreds your elbow and wrist.
Bowling's not a sport though. It's a game, like Golf. And racing isn't a sport either. It's an activity, like fishing.
IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK
> The Transporter
02/23/2014 at 15:58 |
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ESPN
E ntertainment & SP orts N etwork.
I think bowling falls under the "entertainment" portion, not the sports portion.
MtrRider
> The Transporter
02/23/2014 at 16:01 |
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Plentiful Booze And Professional Bowlers Association?
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MtrRider
> 911e46z06
02/23/2014 at 16:02 |
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NASCAR drivers are athletes, then?
Jayhawk Jake
> The Transporter
02/23/2014 at 16:03 |
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Fuck off with the 'bowlers aren't athletes' thing.
Bowling takes skill, and it's a competition. Is it an intense physical activity? No, but that's not what defines 'sport' or 'athlete'. Regardless, the amount of practice it takes to reach the level of the PBA bowlers you see on TV isn't exactly a cakewalk.
It's more of a sport than poker, which ESPN shows.
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911e46z06
> MtrRider
02/23/2014 at 16:05 |
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Nah. Doesn't really require skill, strength, training, or anything like that. Unless there's some kind of competition I'm unaware of.
Also, if wanking is shredding your elbow and/or wrist, you're doing it wrong. This has been a pubic service announcement. (see what I did there?)
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Jayhawk Jake
> 911e46z06
02/23/2014 at 16:06 |
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Bowling is a sport. So is golf and racing
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[spawrt, spohrt] Show IPA
noun
1.
an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature , as racing,baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
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Jayhawk Jake
> MtrRider
02/23/2014 at 16:07 |
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Not everyone that bowls treats it as a drinking activity. PBA tour bowling =/= going bowling with your buds
desertdog5051
> IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK
02/23/2014 at 16:08 |
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When it was first started it was E ntertainment & S ports P rogramming N etwork.
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MtrRider
> Jayhawk Jake
02/23/2014 at 16:10 |
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But that's boring. If I were in charge of the PBA, bowlers would have to take a shot for every pin they miss.
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Jayhawk Jake
> MtrRider
02/23/2014 at 16:12 |
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I would much rather watched skilled bowlers bowl skillfully than idiots get drunk.
I fucking hate the people that show up to bowling league just so they can drink. They are the most annoying people in the whole bowling alley. I show up to bowl, not listen to some fat bitch scream about god knows what because she's drunk off her ass.
Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2
> The Transporter
02/23/2014 at 16:24 |
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911e46z06
> Jayhawk Jake
02/23/2014 at 16:31 |
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That definition loses all of it's credibility by including fishing.
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The Transporter
> Jayhawk Jake
02/23/2014 at 16:53 |
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Where did I state, implicitly or explicitly, that bowling wasn't athletic?
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The Transporter
> Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2
02/23/2014 at 16:59 |
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I have that as my wallpaper.
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Jayhawk Jake
> The Transporter
02/23/2014 at 17:06 |
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It wasn't necessarily directed at you per se, just a general 'I'm tired of this' statement.
Besides, I felt like you implied it because you were bringing up the 'are racecar driver's athletes' question while pointing out that PBA was on TV, as if you were criticizing bowling and bowlers in comparison to race car drivers.
beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard
> JustWaitingForAMate
02/23/2014 at 17:35 |
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to expand:
Middle English, from Latin athleta, from Greek athlts, fromathlein to contend for a prize, from athlon prize, contest
So anyone who competes for a prize is an athlete.
Hobbyist Etymologist Away!
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The Transporter
> Jayhawk Jake
02/23/2014 at 17:40 |
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The only thing I was really implying was that if bowlers could be considered athletes (and I'm not doubting the skill that is required to bowl at a professional level), then any discussion about whether racecar drivers are athletes is essentially moot.
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The Transporter
> beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard
02/23/2014 at 17:42 |
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Fantasy sports team managers are also athletes, then.
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beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard
> The Transporter
02/23/2014 at 17:46 |
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and Poets, Architects, painters..
Look at this guy, Alfred Hajos, Silver medalist in
mixed architecture
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_O…