MyOwnWay 0 #26 November 5, 2003 QuoteQuoteMr. Webster says a sport is: "any activity or experience that gives enjoyment or recreation" Cool!!! so "killing kittens" is a sport too i was thinking about sex as a sport_________________________________________ all good things are wild and free - Henry David Thoreau Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jib 0 #27 November 5, 2003 Quotei was thinking about sex as a sport You've never heard of sport fucking? -------------------------------------------------- the depth of his depravity sickens me. -- Jerry Falwell, People v. Larry Flynt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shark 0 #28 November 5, 2003 QuoteQuotei was thinking about sex as a sport You've never heard of sport fucking? As opposed to military or commercial fucking? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #29 November 5, 2003 QuoteTo me, anything where the competition is judged isn't a real sport. What's the difference between a judge and a ref?quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MyOwnWay 0 #30 November 5, 2003 QuoteWhat's the difference between a judge and a ref? hmm. . . . interesting question _________________________________________ all good things are wild and free - Henry David Thoreau Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Katzeye 0 #31 November 5, 2003 Yeah right. Skydiving ISN'T a sport, but bowling IS? Go figure. Is a chicken omelette redundant? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #32 November 5, 2003 QuoteQuoteWhat's the difference between a judge and a ref? hmm. . . . interesting question *** A ref can't give ya 20 years without the posibility... ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riddler 0 #33 November 6, 2003 We have competitive meets where people enter and win prize money. That makes it as much of a sport as soccer or curling. You'll never convince some people. I heard one person state that baseball isn't a sport. His rationale was that "anything you can do while drinking a beer is not a sport" Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiveNFlorida 0 #34 November 6, 2003 You mean skydiving is a sport? Well, I suppose i'm not as lazy as I once thought I was, then Angela. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tenfootswoops 0 #35 November 6, 2003 I totally agree with AndyMan. There are also "events" in the Olympics that are not sports in my mind. Figure skating is a perfect example and similiar to your post. It is a judged event based on artistic impression. Speed skating is a sport. Ice hockey is a sport. I love skydiving and would like to compete but I don't categorize it as sport. D.J. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KerMor 0 #36 November 6, 2003 If you include packing, then skydiving is definitely a sport You can't determine the length of your life - but you can control its height and depth. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hazarrd 1 #37 November 6, 2003 ive only ran into this problem once, and its one of my roomates who will go into nonstop forever. ive give up because everytime i try and bring up a good point, he just goes on and on with the same thing. just ignore it and laugh, and try not to let it get to you. who gives a shit if someone doesnt think its a sport. .-. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #38 November 6, 2003 I think there is a sport aspect to skydiving, but jumping out of a planes and falling isn't necassarily a sport. Just like riding a push bike to the corner shop isn't a sport, but competitive road racing is.just my $0.02c (AUD)You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tigra 0 #39 November 6, 2003 I stopped trying to "justify" skydiving to wuffos a long time ago, and really, isn't that what this question is about? Its just not worth the time to argue with someone who will never get it. Just walk away. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dbagdrew 0 #40 November 6, 2003 I agree with Squeak, skydiving, when you are talking about competing and training, then we definitely have a sport. But doing a couple jumps a month is much more of a hobby or an "activity", as a friend of mine calls it.Education: that which reveals to the wise, and conceals from the stupid, the vast limits of their knowledge. - Mark Twain Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ihateskydivers 0 #41 November 6, 2003 they are right, you sit around all day, sit in the plane, then fall out. oh and drink beer all night. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marcandalysse 0 #42 November 6, 2003 QuoteI tell'em that if it wasnt a sport, where did I get my athletic lean body from???? hehehe...wish I could say that! "The reason angels can fly is that they take themselves so lightly." --GK Chesterton Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sburkart 0 #43 November 6, 2003 I'd say define "sport." Even for a hobbyist like me it's a pretty physical endeavor- hell, it's got me working out at two gyms- and there seems to be no shortage of skilled, competitive and athletic types running around the DZ who would look just as at home on any kind of field or court. And there are a number of teams there and competitions are held every year. Hmm... I dunno. I quit trying to blow a ball past guys when it became obvious they were getting twice as big and half as old as me, and the thrill of trying to catch, block or dodge a bullet hit back up the middle was getting beyond my idea of "sport", so I retired from all of that. It's true the Earth is MUCH bigger than me. And it is also true that it is spinning at a couple of thousand miles per hour while traveling 50-some thousand miles per hour through space. Taking a 120 MPH run at it probably isn't a good idea for most people on most days. Okay, maybe I'm cocky, but the book says I am billions of years younger than the Earth and, more importantly, it's a lefty. I OWN lefties. Game, set, match. See? It's a sport. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RevJim 0 #44 November 6, 2003 Skydiving? A sport? Bah! Gravity is NOT a sport. Now, that stopping in time to stay alive at the end of a skydive, now that's a sport!It's your life, live it! Karma RB#684 "Corcho", ASK#60, Muff#3520, NCB#398, NHDZ#4, C-33989, DG#1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RkyMtnHigh 0 #45 November 6, 2003 QuoteSkydiving? A sport? Bah! Gravity is NOT a sport. Now, that stopping in time to stay alive at the end of a skydive, now that's a sport! ______________ THERE YOU ARE REV! I'm baack! _________________________________________ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RevJim 0 #46 November 6, 2003 QuoteTHERE YOU ARE REV! I'm baack! hey sweetie! So, is skydiving a sport to you, yet? It's your life, live it! Karma RB#684 "Corcho", ASK#60, Muff#3520, NCB#398, NHDZ#4, C-33989, DG#1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpinjackflash 0 #47 November 6, 2003 QuoteDo you ever have people that will argue to no end that it isnt a sport? What do you tell them? I'm working real hard to quit talking to people that don't jump... It's a plan, shoddy maybe, prolly not though. jjfIt's a gas, gas, gas... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WFFC 1 #48 November 6, 2003 QuoteWhat do you tell them? I tell them it's better than driving around in circles for 500 miles. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,107 #49 November 6, 2003 QuoteI don't think there's tracking comps in the Nationals, but I could be wrong. _Am How does 10-way speed differ in concept from the 100 yard dash in track & field? Clock starts at the beginning, stops at the end, fastest time wins.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,107 #50 November 6, 2003 Quote i was thinking about sex as a sport Nigel Kneale beat you to it: www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/cinema/features/sex-olympics.shtml... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
