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[Awaclus]

I find it amusing when people are seriously replying to Salvager's automated explanation for being kicked from my game, thinking that I actually wrote it. Naturally, the people who're just asking what isotropish is aren't particularly amusing, it's somehow very funny when I get responses like "fine! i just like to play".

[liopoil]

I just made sub-par spaghetti.

sub-parghetti?

No.

Scout-ghetti?

Birdie-ghetti?
Eagle-ghetti?

Sub-par:  Good in golf, where the word originated, yet bad everywhere else.

Which isn't strange at all. Par is the expected amount or value. In golf you want to be under it, in life you want to be over it.

super-par should be a term.

[Witherweaver]

I just made sub-par spaghetti.

sub-parghetti?

No.

Scout-ghetti?

Birdie-ghetti?
Eagle-ghetti?

Sub-par:  Good in golf, where the word originated, yet bad everywhere else.

Probably has something to do with golf being a sub-par sport.

[AndrewisFTTW]

[2.71828.....]

I just made sub-par spaghetti.

sub-parghetti?

No.

Scout-ghetti?

Birdie-ghetti?
Eagle-ghetti?

Sub-par:  Good in golf, where the word originated, yet bad everywhere else.

Probably has something to do with golf being a sub-par sport.

whoa, careful what you say there

[Witherweaver]

[Witherweaver]

Not even sure what to say about this one:



Oh, also hilarious behind-the-gif: http://imgur.com/gallery/CfSQj

[pingpongsam]

That was totally a knock-out punch. Clear connection to the chin forcing the cranium back and shocking the spinal column. So, that the guy went down with one lick is not really remarkable at all.

Remarkable things:
The victor was considerate enough to fix the mirror before he left the scene.
At least 8 people ignored the fact that a fellow human being might possibly might be dead or dying.
The person who did finally stop had a child with him.
Once an actual human being paid attention to the injured other people at least acted as if he existed.

[Witherweaver]

That was totally a knock-out punch. Clear connection to the chin forcing the cranium back and shocking the spinal column. So, that the guy went down with one lick is not really remarkable at all.

Remarkable things:
The victor was considerate enough to fix the mirror before he left the scene.
At least 8 people ignored the fact that a fellow human being might possibly might be dead or dying.
The person who did finally stop had a child with him.
Once an actual human being paid attention to the injured other people at least acted as if he existed.

Also remarkable the way the people standing right next to it casually side-stepped, like you would if another passenger was trying to get onto the subway.  "Oh, you have to go clock that guy?  Sorry, let me give you an extra six inches of room."  Zero reaction to the punch itself.

[eHalcyon]

That was totally a knock-out punch. Clear connection to the chin forcing the cranium back and shocking the spinal column. So, that the guy went down with one lick is not really remarkable at all.

Remarkable things:
The victor was considerate enough to fix the mirror before he left the scene.
At least 8 people ignored the fact that a fellow human being might possibly might be dead or dying.
The person who did finally stop had a child with him.
Once an actual human being paid attention to the injured other people at least acted as if he existed.

Sounds like the bystander effect.

[pingpongsam]

That was totally a knock-out punch. Clear connection to the chin forcing the cranium back and shocking the spinal column. So, that the guy went down with one lick is not really remarkable at all.

Remarkable things:
The victor was considerate enough to fix the mirror before he left the scene.
At least 8 people ignored the fact that a fellow human being might possibly might be dead or dying.
The person who did finally stop had a child with him.
Once an actual human being paid attention to the injured other people at least acted as if he existed.

Sounds like the bystander effect.

Which apparently I am immune to. There have been several instances in my life where drastic circumstances or crisis were underway (a person having a seizure under strobe lights, a person hit by a car, etc.) and I was the only one able to take action and actually break other people out of what appeared to be a trance. That Wikipedia article acts as if there is some excuse for being callous to humanity but I think it is indicative of deep societal psychosis.

[AndrewisFTTW]

Oh hey PPS, we need one more player:

http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=11542.0

[eHalcyon]

That was totally a knock-out punch. Clear connection to the chin forcing the cranium back and shocking the spinal column. So, that the guy went down with one lick is not really remarkable at all.

Remarkable things:
The victor was considerate enough to fix the mirror before he left the scene.
At least 8 people ignored the fact that a fellow human being might possibly might be dead or dying.
The person who did finally stop had a child with him.
Once an actual human being paid attention to the injured other people at least acted as if he existed.

Sounds like the bystander effect.

Which apparently I am immune to. There have been several instances in my life where drastic circumstances or crisis were underway (a person having a seizure under strobe lights, a person hit by a car, etc.) and I was the only one able to take action and actually break other people out of what appeared to be a trance. That Wikipedia article acts as if there is some excuse for being callous to humanity but I think it is indicative of deep societal psychosis.

I don't think it's meant as an excuse, but merely as an explanation of an actual, demonstrable psychological effect.  The article gives some explanations for it.  The fact that individuals do help indicate that it isn't some "deep societal psychosis".

[AHoppy]

I just made sub-par spaghetti.

sub-parghetti?

No.

Scout-ghetti?

Birdie-ghetti?
Eagle-ghetti?

Sub-par:  Good in golf, where the word originated, yet bad everywhere else.

Probably has something to do with golf being a sub-par sport.

Woah now... Golf is great.  I would not call it a sport though, more of a game.

[enfynet]

Golf is indeed a sport requiring athletic ability, flexibility, and strength.

I forgot I owned Eraser. Seems ironic.

[AHoppy]

Golf is indeed a sport requiring athletic ability, flexibility, and strength.

I agree wholeheartedly, but as I have heard it, one of the definitions for a sport is the ability to play defensively.  And well, that doesn't really exist in golf.  Your actions (generally) don't impact the other players.  Although, that doesn't really make it a game either....

[ashersky]

Golf is indeed a sport requiring athletic ability, flexibility, and strength.

I agree wholeheartedly, but as I have heard it, one of the definitions for a sport is the ability to play defensively.  And well, that doesn't really exist in golf.  Your actions (generally) don't impact the other players.  Although, that doesn't really make it a game either....

You just aren't good enough yet.  When I'm behind, I'll usually hit my ball into theirs at an angle which forces it into a water hazard or alligator.

[enfynet]

Golf is indeed a sport requiring athletic ability, flexibility, and strength.

I agree wholeheartedly, but as I have heard it, one of the definitions for a sport is the ability to play defensively.  And well, that doesn't really exist in golf.  Your actions (generally) don't impact the other players.  Although, that doesn't really make it a game either....

In contrast to that, offensively golf is a sport based on scoring, and defensively based on giving yourself an advantage over your opponent. Match play golf has almost chess-like defense 

Besides, plenty of other games are called sports that don't require much athletic ability or defense. NASCAR.

[2.71828.....]

Besides, plenty of other games are called sports that don't require much athletic ability or defense. NASCAR.

NASCAR requires requires drivers to have a surprising amount of fitness to anyone who thinks it is merely people driving around in circles for hours on end.  The conditions inside the car get very extreme and drivers can lose between 5-10 pounds of water over the course of a race.  Being able to cope and especially win under those conditions requires some fitness. 

Disclaimer:  Why do I know this?  Because I am living in Southeast and know a bunch of crazy NASCAR fans.  I mean, who in their right mind actually watches cars drive around in circles for hours on end?  Not me.  Seriously, if you are going to watch racing at least watch something like F1.

[pingpongsam]

I think NASCAR is an American travesty but I hold no illusion that it takes anything less than a highly trained, extremely fit and tightly focused individual to compete in what is by all rights, albeit somewhat unfortunately, a sport.

[LastFootnote]

Golf is indeed a sport requiring athletic ability, flexibility, and strength.

I agree wholeheartedly, but as I have heard it, one of the definitions for a sport is the ability to play defensively.  And well, that doesn't really exist in golf.  Your actions (generally) don't impact the other players.  Although, that doesn't really make it a game either....

Solitaire is usually considered a game (although hopefully not a sport).

[Witherweaver]

I think NASCAR is an American travesty but I hold no illusion that it takes anything less than a highly trained, extremely fit and tightly focused individual to compete in what is by all rights, albeit somewhat unfortunately, a sport.

Plus, you have to be really poor and stupid.

[theory]

I've had a lot of long discussions with people over the technical definition of a sport, and it's funny because there's no universal definition that satisfies everyone (i.e., includes everything they want to include and excludes everything they want to exclude).

If you think you've got a good definition, I encourage you to think through how it interacts with these 'edge cases':

* Solitaire
* Billiards
* Track & field
* NASCAR
* Golf
* League of Legends/Starcraft/"e-sports"
* Bridge
* Gymnastics
* Hunting
* Equestrian

[Witherweaver]

Relevant:

[Awaclus]

It's not a sport if you don't use the word "training" and not "practicing" when you're trying to get better at it.