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Such as combining one frisbee and the pool. Or, a volleyball and the pool.

Or, my favourite, flicking rubber bands at someone until they get so annoyed at you that they take up the ceremonial rubber band and flick you back. It's good to have many rubber bands handy, just in case some break, or get lost, or end up being eaten when someone does a bad flick.

(As you can see, I'm very, very, very bored. )

Rubberbands. The really great thing about rubberbands is you can take a bag of them (the loose kind, you don't really want to INJURE anybody) and take them with you to concerts. Then when those annoying yahoos in front of you won't sit down, you hit 'em with a rubberband. They never figure out where it came from and it works like a charm.

I beg to differ on frisbee, maybe not a sport, but alot of people play frisbee golf. Frisbee football is tons of fun and really is a sport. Ultimate frisbee is an incredibly demanding sport--it's one I've always avoided, like Rugby and running--too much work!!!

I think I saw someone trying to jog, do yoga, and do aerobics all at the same time. Weird...

Never try to catch a rubberband in your mouth. They aren't tasty.

I think your post may be referring to stuff like figure skating or dance-gymnastics, or stuff like that... (yuck)

To me, a sport is basically any physical game/activity that can be objectively measured (a total of goals is scored, a jump is measured, etc.). And, yes, bowling could be called a sport by this definition

Figure skating and dance gymnastics can be somewhat measured. I think that sports like those or cheerleading are only a sport when they are competitive though. Just doing it for presentation doesnt count. As for rubberbands they are really good on roller coasters. Also, they make a great fire starter. The little suckers burn for forever.

Stave wrote:Also, they make a great fire starter. The little suckers burn for forever.

Damn! That's good to know! And if you have contests to see who can make the longest-burning rubber band, you might, by Usivius' definition, even have a sport!

is curling a sport?

I think that maybe, yes, it is considered a sport.

Dictionary.com defines sports as follows:

Physical activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively.

By that definition, my beer drinking can sometimes be considered a sport.

ur-bane wrote:I think that maybe, yes, it is considered a sport.

Dictionary.com defines sports as follows:

Physical activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively.

By that definition, my beer drinking can sometimes be considered a sport.

And I play to lose!

While figure skating, rhythmic gymnastics, cheerleading, and ballroom dancing may all be debated as to whether or not they are a sport, you do have to admit those who perform in those areas are all athletes.

Menolly wrote:While figure skating, rhythmic gymnastics, cheerleading, and ballroom dancing may all be debated as to whether or not they are a sport, you do have to admit those who perform in those areas are all athletes.

They wouldn't be debated for long. I admit you have to be fit to do them but that doesn't make it a sport

Man on Mowgli wrote:

Menolly wrote:While figure skating, rhythmic gymnastics, cheerleading, and ballroom dancing may all be debated as to whether or not they are a sport, you do have to admit those who perform in those areas are all athletes.

They wouldn't be debated for long. I admit you have to be fit to do them but that doesn't make it a sport

ur-bane wrote:Dictionary.com defines sports as follows:

Physical activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively.

Stave wrote:Figure skating and dance gymnastics can be somewhat measured. I think that sports like those or cheerleading are only a sport when they are competitive though. Just doing it for presentation doesnt count.

What Stave said.

Is darts a sport? If so then it's played by some of the fattest athletes in the world.

What about martial arts? Most martial artists would be loathe to describe their art as a sport, but some (Judo, Tae Kwon Do) have enough rules to make them sports.

I enjoy darts, although i wouldnt say its a sport.
( and im not fat; )

Nav wrote:What about martial arts? Most martial artists would be loathe to describe their art as a sport, but some (Judo, Tae Kwon Do) have enough rules to make them sports.

Hmm...

I competed in karate-do (took a silver in weapons for my age group) at the Florida Sunshine State Games, a sporting event, several years ago...

Yes, CURLING IS A SPORT!

Sorry, just finished watching a tourney here where the winners will be representing us (Canada) in Italy this Olympics... Great matches! (no snickering please...)

you crazy canadians! www.curling.ca/



and for us Americans...
www.skti.org/games/jarts.html

Just try not to get beaten by a crack team of Scottish part-timers this year!

Nav wrote:Just try not to get beaten by a crack team of Scottish part-timers this year!

I had no idea crack was a problem in Scotland.