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Post by Cat-Eyes on Jul 8, 2006 23:29:37 GMT 11
AFL's WAY more pointless. You get points for MISSING. They call it football when you get special treatment for catching it! But yes, Rugby's pretty pointless too. Definately seems to be like a giant game of STACKS ON!!  |
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Post by Squirt on Jul 8, 2006 23:35:57 GMT 11
This rant thread is killing me at the moment  Footy pointless?  It isn't I tell you! It's great! |
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Post by Unykorn on Jul 8, 2006 23:54:29 GMT 11
Aw, poor Squirt ... You may rant about our football-abuse if you like  That said, you get points for missing? See, I've never actually watched it for long enough to know how it works, really. Oh yes, that reminds me, something else to rant about: I hate it when people make you feel bad for not going for a footy team. Like as if it's uncool not to like footy just coz everyone else likes it. |
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Post by Squirt on Jul 9, 2006 0:04:46 GMT 11
When I was younger it was uncool to go for the Crows, stupid Crow-haters! Look whose laughing now! I dont mind non-footy people, prefer them over port supporters any day ;D
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Post by Unykorn on Jul 9, 2006 0:11:12 GMT 11
Oh, I didn't mean you Squirt ... I was just thinking back to disturbing childhood memories. I'd given in to peer pressue and said that I went for the Kangaroos. So what if I don't know the bloody Kangaroos themesong, JACQUELINE?!
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Post by Squirt on Jul 9, 2006 0:22:57 GMT 11
hehe, I assumed you weren't talking about me I was just letting all you non-footy people that I won't hate you forever for not realising the brilliance of footy ;D |
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Post by Fuil Dearg on Jul 9, 2006 0:23:15 GMT 11
there's an irish sport called hurling. it involves two teams on a pitch/field with a goals on either side and each player holds something called a hurley in his hand(s). it's a piece of wood (ash) shaped in a very particular way with a bit of metal in attached to the end. players run around the field trying to hit a ball, called a sliotar, with their hurleys to other players to pass the sliotar to other team members and to score in the other teams goals. a sliotar is about the size of my clenched fist. they tackle each other with hurleys. it's mostly a non contact sport; they shove each other shoulder-to-shoulder sometimes if they are both trying for the ball when its travelling through the air. hurleys clash sometimes and ppl call this "the clash of the ash". players wear protective gear but sometimes get injured and occassionally, some are badly injured. this is very much based on non-contact, except to a very mild extent. players are very skilled. if u want to watch some hurley then u can go see 'the wind that shakes the barley' in september. the start of it shows ppl playing hurling in a field. im not reccomending u watch it just to see hurling but it is a very good film.
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Post by Elspeth on Jul 9, 2006 0:35:28 GMT 11
Back to the rants, my friends!
*steers everyone in a ranting direction*
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Post by Rushton on Jul 9, 2006 0:39:08 GMT 11
*sigh*
I hate it when people are passive-aggressive.
It annoys me no end.
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Post by Elspeth on Jul 9, 2006 0:56:10 GMT 11
I really, really hate people who take a trolley of groceries thorugh the eight-items-or-less lane. They receive my glare of death and pointed looks towards the sign. Selfishness like that drives me INSANE. Bring me the spoons!
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Post by Arctic Firefox on Jul 9, 2006 1:49:22 GMT 11
Grrr to you too. AFL was THE most legit bit!!! Show me a more brutal sport (apart from rugby). I dare you. Okay, I cannot let this remark go unaddressed. Here are a just few sports more brutal, dangerous or reckless than AFL: BOXING
KICKBOXING
FREE FIGHTING
FORMULA ONE RACING
MOTORBIKE RACING
MOUNTAIN CLIMBING
EXTREME SPORTSHow many people have died playing AFL? Hmm? Compare that number (which I believe is 0) to the number of dead mountain climbers. The object of AFL, unlike boxing and its variants, is not to beat the crap out of your opponent. Car and motorbicycle racing is reckless; these people are driving at speeds way above the safety limit! And the people who do extreme sports, well ... there are always lunatics. Yes, AFL can be pretty full-on at times. Fortunately, efforts are continuously being made to lessen injury risk while still retaining the spirit of the game. For example, the AFL hires people to do research on injury treatment and prevention. |
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Post by Roland on Jul 9, 2006 1:54:57 GMT 11
*decides not to mention the ED full of broken bones on Saturday afternoons*
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Post by Arctic Firefox on Jul 9, 2006 12:10:53 GMT 11
I'm not saying there isn't some truth to the "brutal" claim; AFL seems to be causing a lot more injuries these days and this needs to be addressed, with a few rule changes if necessary. But to say it's the most brutal sport in the world is just silly.
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Post by Schis on Jul 9, 2006 12:27:13 GMT 11
I hate the HSC and the resulting lack of life that results for me from this- it's the holidays, when your meant to have a break from school, and it seems that basically all I've been doing is school work....ARRRRRRRGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!! I have three assignments, several maths past exams to do, general revision and I'm supposed to get up a "required" amount of sporting hours....when am i meant to have time to do any of this..... And then there's my procrastination that keeps leading me back here to check if there have been any important new posts that I have to be privvy to..... And something else, slightly off the point, but sort of relevant, what is with the crappy television on Saturday nights?  ? There is seriously nothing on. I was so bored I watched the Brady Bunch movie even though I've seen it and it's not exactly one of those movies you go, "Yeah, I really wanna see that again" I mean... i watch some pretty crappy stuff on TV, but still tehre was nothing on to aid me in my procrastination, so I ended up going bed at 8:30 (I wasn't going to resort to watching Charlie's Angels...*shudders*) I think I'll stop ranting now.....but a good rant.... Moonfair draws closer.....(although my HSC had to screw with that as well) |
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Post by avra on Jul 9, 2006 14:49:56 GMT 11
I wouldn't call F1 racing, motorbike racing, moutain climbing "brutal". They're non-contact sports... Dangerous, yes, but not brutal. They're really perfectly harmless until something goes wrong. And boxing - well, that's not a sport. It's just stupid.  But, back to the ranting!  |
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Post by Arctic Firefox on Jul 9, 2006 14:53:01 GMT 11
Boxing's *supposedly* more of a sport than AFL considering that it's an olympic sport!  |
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Post by Squirt on Jul 9, 2006 15:34:33 GMT 11
We are ranting, Avra, we're ranting about other sports being more brutal than AFL ;D
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Post by Emi267 on Jul 9, 2006 15:38:42 GMT 11
Yes, there's a difference between dangerous and brutal. AFL and Thugby are brutal, boxing is for people with serious anger management problem and bullies. All three are stupid.
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Post by Arctic Firefox on Jul 9, 2006 16:18:38 GMT 11
Still, we AFL fans managed to find sports more brutal than AFL, so I guess we win! |
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Post by Emi267 on Jul 9, 2006 17:23:09 GMT 11
You do not WIN.
Does anyone actually know or care about the environmental impact of Lantana in Australia? Or Serrated Tussock? Or willows? I don't. You know probably more people would DO homework if it was remotely interesting. 'Cos I really couldn't care less.
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Post by Squirt on Jul 9, 2006 18:34:23 GMT 11
We totally won, AF ;D
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Post by Emi267 on Jul 9, 2006 18:43:42 GMT 11
Is it just me or does anyone else find it annoying when people just declare they have 'won'?
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Post by Squirt on Jul 9, 2006 19:18:30 GMT 11
It's just you |
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Post by Emi267 on Jul 9, 2006 19:22:38 GMT 11
How did I know someone was going to say that? I DON'T CARE ABOUT THE IMPACT OF INTRODUCED SPECIES ON THE ENVIRONMENT!!!!!!!!!!!!! Well, I don't anymore... This has got to be THE most boring homework EVER... |
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Post by esspess on Jul 9, 2006 21:49:15 GMT 11
GAHHH...what is the point of the online meets if no one shows up. there r like 10 people online yet no ones wants to show themselves
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Footy pointless? 
It isn't I tell you! It's great! 
Jamie Bamber rocks my socks 
? There is seriously nothing on. I was so bored I watched the Brady Bunch movie even though I've seen it and it's not exactly one of those movies you go, "Yeah, I really wanna see that again" I mean... i watch some pretty crappy stuff on TV, but still tehre was nothing on to aid me in my procrastination, so I ended up going bed at 8:30 (I wasn't going to resort to watching Charlie's Angels...*shudders*)
