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Do You Concider Competitive Eating A Sport or Not ?
No offense to the dart throwers
Posted by Mikel LeFort in The online edition
You must always be careful with poll questions, especially if those who may be offended are in town and carrying weapons.
We decided Friday to ask the weekend question, which of these is not a sport:- Darts- Pool- Dog shows- Poker- Bowling
With the state dart tournament in town, it seemed timely, especially given the discussion which arises whenever some of these events come up: In which section do we put them? Sports or news?
What determines a sport? Athletic ability? Does that mean that darts and pool require athletic ability … or just hand-eye coordination?
Isn’t a dog show just a beauty pageant? That is our determination when putting the Westminster stories in the news section (those trainers of the larger breeds though, man they have to do some running around that ring).
What about poker? It’s on ESPN, does that make it a sport? Or is gambling just a game of chance … but if it’s a game, which section does that belong in?
Bowling, well, that is the sport-iest of all the answers, although one could argue that the dogs are in far better athletic shape than many of the bowlers.
Game, sport, recreation, competition, pageant … decisions, decisions.
Others which could have made the poll question: synchronized swimming, rhythmic gymnastics, monster trucks, debate/forensics, chess, weightlifting, table tennis, competitive eating … can you think of others?
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Posted by Mikel LeFort in The online edition
You must always be careful with poll questions, especially if those who may be offended are in town and carrying weapons.
We decided Friday to ask the weekend question, which of these is not a sport:- Darts- Pool- Dog shows- Poker- Bowling
With the state dart tournament in town, it seemed timely, especially given the discussion which arises whenever some of these events come up: In which section do we put them? Sports or news?
What determines a sport? Athletic ability? Does that mean that darts and pool require athletic ability … or just hand-eye coordination?
Isn’t a dog show just a beauty pageant? That is our determination when putting the Westminster stories in the news section (those trainers of the larger breeds though, man they have to do some running around that ring).
What about poker? It’s on ESPN, does that make it a sport? Or is gambling just a game of chance … but if it’s a game, which section does that belong in?
Bowling, well, that is the sport-iest of all the answers, although one could argue that the dogs are in far better athletic shape than many of the bowlers.
Game, sport, recreation, competition, pageant … decisions, decisions.
Others which could have made the poll question: synchronized swimming, rhythmic gymnastics, monster trucks, debate/forensics, chess, weightlifting, table tennis, competitive eating … can you think of others?
This entry was posted on Sunday, February 24th, 2008 at 11:04 pm and is filed under The online edition. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
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