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From: Doug on 11 Jul 2010 03:10
On 11 July, 07:35, johannes <j...(a)sizefitt2546424322er.com> wrote:
> Quincy wrote:
>
> > On 9 Jul., 10:17, Uncle Dave <davidco...(a)t-online.de> wrote:
> > > On Jul 8, 11:03 pm, Shakes <kvcsh...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > On Jul 8, 2:40 pm, stephenj <sjar...(a)cox.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > UnixDeveloper wrote:
> > > > > > StephenJ, very good point but unfortunately its a double-edged sword.
> > > > > > The fact that there is so much scoring in basketball makes it a boring
> > > > > > game. I cannot watch basketball games for the first 3.5 quarters
> > > > > > because nothing happens or can happen during that period that affects
> > > > > > the result of the game.
>
> > > > > Wow .. i've never heard basketball, a game played by prodigious athletes
> > > > > flying through the air, etc. described as 'boring'. As for game
> > > > > outcomes, well, since dominance is being registered in real-time on the
> > > > > scoreboard, if one team is building a 10-15 point lead - which can
> > > > > happen quite quickly - well you can see how the game is unfolding, etc.
>
> > > > > --
> > > > > As a tourist, you become economically significant but
> > > > > existentially loathsome, an insect on a dead thing.
>
> > > > > - D. Foster Wallace
>
> > > > Actually I find NBA basketball more interesting than soccer, but (I
> > > > maybe grilled on this), I find American Football boring. I came to the
> > > > states 13 yrs ago, and I have still not been able to warm up to
> > > > NFL. :-)
>
> > > > Same is the case with baseball. I don't find it as interesting as
> > > > cricket.
>
> > > I find it incredible that a country that can produce a game so mind
> > > numbingly boring, repetitive and predictable as basketball
>
> > Full agree. Basketball looks always the same.
>
> > Perhaps people like it because of the scoring. 103-87 looks better
> > than football's 1-0.
>
> Cricket is the most boring game to watch. Bing bong clapclapclap, bing...
> And when do they finish the testing and move to the real match?

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