Sports
07 Feb 07
13 Feb 07
Originally posted by WulebgrNot really sure how a rabid poodle attacks... or indeed if that would be immature...
So you attack as a rabid poodle; how mature!
I find it amusing that you've now started to type correctly, as opposed to typing text-speak... I think that shows that I had a point in the first place.
14 Feb 07
Originally posted by blade68ROFLMAO
I find it amusing that you've now started to type correctly, as opposed to typing text-speak... I think that shows that I had a point in the first place.
"started"! 😀😀
I have managed 372 pages of posts with the vast majority without error in typing, spelling, or grammar. If one of my posts has every word spelled incorrectly, it seems that it may have been deliberate.
Yes, you had a point. You couldn't read it, so I broke it down for you. For this, I get personally attacked as by a rabid poodle.
14 Feb 07
Originally posted by WulebgrWoof.
ROFLMAO
"started"! 😀😀
I have managed 372 pages of posts with the vast majority without error in typing, spelling, or grammar. If one of my posts has every word spelled incorrectly, it seems that it may have been deliberate.
Yes, you had a point. You couldn't read it, so I broke it down for you. For this, I get personally attacked as by a rabid poodle.
14 Feb 07
If no one objects to me going back to the original topic...
Does anyone find it ironic that professional sport is trying to find ways to eradicate or reduce draws at a time when the British educational system is trying to remove the concepts of winning and losing from school sports activities?
14 Feb 07
Originally posted by Ian68Both are mistaken. When two teams slug it out and neither can get an advantage, a darw or tie is a satisfying result.
If no one objects to me going back to the original topic...
Does anyone find it ironic that professional sport is trying to find ways to eradicate or reduce draws at a time when the British educational system is trying to remove the concepts of winning and losing from school sports activities?
Schools that eschew winning and losing fail to prepare students for the real world.
14 Feb 07
Originally posted by blade68I suspect the folks pushing such things have ideological issues with the effects of competition, but unless they are thoroughgoing Marxists (or other confirmed opponents of Capitalism) they are intellectually dishonest.
Now I do agree with you on that one.
Anyone that says "It's not the winning or losing that matters, it's the taking part" - has only ever been a loser.
15 Feb 07
Rugby league in Australia has abandoned the draw as well. Everyone seemed terribly upset when Australia and New Zealand played a 3-match series, and the third and deciding match was a draw.
(I think it was Aus-NZ, maybe it was just NSW vs Queensland)
As far as I can tell, though, a common reason for getting rid of draws is that they cause too much trouble when people are placing bets.