#antisports

[farpointtoys]

Not a fan of sportsball? No worries - Farpoint's got you! We're watching Star Wars here at the shop ALL DAY and live blogging the trilogy as part of Nerd Bowl 2018 over on Facebook! Join the fun with Princess Penelope in-store today 12-4 or online! goo.gl/y2qTM4 #antisports #unsports #starwars #empire #sith #nerdbowl #football #areyoureadyforsomestarwars (at Farpoint Toys & Collectibles)

[free-range-hadrosaur]

Breaking my nephew's worldview

Last night I was hanging out with my 8-year-old nephew, whose family eats, sleeps, and breathes sports. He asked me if I liked Ohio State, and I said, "No, not really." His eyes grew wide and he waved his arms in the air as he sputtered, "That hurts my feelings!" Bewildered, but amused, I said, "I don't have a reason to." His reply:"If Brutus Buckeye were here he'd cry and then punch you in the face!"

[doctorinternet]

Superbowl

So here it is, I figured it out. This is what watching sports is like for me: imagine if you got invited over to somebodies house to watch a season finale of a show you've never seen a single episode of. It's a show that the whole world is watching; people at work, other friends, everybody is involved, so you go, but the show doesn't have like, people and settings and dialogue, it's just hovering, amorphous shapes and otherworldly sounds that occur at light speed, And everybody around you is reacting, rapid fire. And somebody tries to explain to you what's appealing about it, but they're using language and terms you've never heard, and, try as you might, you cannot understand. Eventually, they become frustrated and exhausted at your confusion. Sports!

[jakefalk]

Meh @ sports...

This seems like a much better use!