Re: Sports
Brunnen-G, on host 203.96.111.200
Thursday, June 14, 2001, at 14:57:33
Re: 180! posted by Faux Pas on Tuesday, June 12, 2001, at 10:27:45:
> Nope. I said that: > > 1. Sweat from physical exertion is an indicator if it is a sport or not, > > 2. the possibility of seriously injuring oneself is another indicator if it's a sport or not, and > > 3. Any game where you can stand around, drinking beer while playing, isn't a sport.
At first I thought maybe the sport/game distinction comes in when you cross some theoretical level of competitiveness (either against yourself or others) instead of just doing it for fun. But that doesn't really work either.
I don't think you can say something is a sport or a game, any more than you can say whether someone is a terrorist or a freedom fighter. It's relative. The *exact same activity* might be considered primarily a sport, a game, a hobby, a workout, an art form or who knows what, according to which participant you ask.
Brunnen-"has never met anyone who failed to understand what either word meant in the context of the conversation, so doesn't really see it as an issue"G
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