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[4815162342]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

It all pales compared to Peter Chao.

I would add Barkman and Chicago206 to the list.

[Steve D]

Originally Posted by 4815162342

I would add Barkman and Chicago206 to the list.

My "favorites" were the Bruces and Lichtman.

Originally Posted by bn2cardz

Man, really bringing up the past now. Isn't Kevin Quinn the guy that got banned because he said he could hack this website. Then Leon put "idiot" next to his name telling him to hack that and fix it?

Note to Self: Never get on Leon's bad side!


Steve

[Eric72]

Originally Posted by Steve D

My "favorites" were the Bruces and Lichtman.

Steve

I believe Jeff is still a member in good standing; however, could be wrong about that. As for Bruce, may he rest in peace.

Best regards,

Eric

[1880nonsports]

for most popcorn worthy participants would be in the following order - I have had no life for basically forever and followed them all. Each had their moments - some more consistently than others.....

Adrain
Barkman
Chao(S)

the Bruces (RIP) not so much

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It is an unimaginable tragedy, thirty-one young adults have died. It's a senseless shame. This is the reason that we play sports. It allows us to take out our agressions on the playing field. Can you imagine Barry Bonds with a gun, or Wilt Chamberlain with a gun. Thank God for sports.

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Maybe I'm exaggerating the importance of sports. But how about Jesse Owens at Hitler's Olympic games. Wasn't he in fact showing the master race, that blacks could compete. If I'm totally off-base let me know. Without doubt the killings were a tragedy, but think of what this world would be like without the Olympics every four years.

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Maybe I'm exaggerating the importance of sports. But how about Jesse Owens at Hitler's Olympic games. Wasn't he in fact showing the master race, that blacks could compete. If I'm totally off-base let me know. Without doubt the killings were a tragedy, but think of what this world would be like without the Olympics every four years.

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Maybe I'm exaggerating the importance of sports. But how about Jesse Owens at Hitler's Olympic games. Wasn't he in fact showing the master race, that blacks could compete. If I'm totally off-base let me know. Without doubt the killings were a tragedy, but think of what this world would be like without the Olympics every four years.

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Okay, the part about pondering what specific people might do if they had a gun and no sports outlet is dumb, but I think his greater point is valid.

Sports are an outlet for normal competitiveness. And the Olympics do draw people from different countries together. Americans cheering for Olga Korbut going through her gymnastic routines, for instance, has a real subliminal effect in making people realize that while governments sometimes have idiot leaders, people from different nations are generally very much like us.

I've always felt that in Europe in 1944, let's say, the average American and average German soldiers didn't hate each other at all... they probably both hated Hitler for being put in the ridiculous position of having to try to kill each other to survive.

Sports wouldn't be so universally popular if they didn't serve some real purpose. Part of that purpose is directing things like aggression, physical release of adrenaline, community or national pride and identification, the desire to be victorious (even if our actual role is to sit on a couch with a bag of Doritos cheering for our team,) into contests that are governed by rules, and don't involve bloodshed (boxing aside.)

Here in Minnesota, the Sioux Indians (in the south) used to send raiding parties against the Chippewa Indians (in the north) with regularity. Now, we send the Vikings over to Wisconsin and let them bring us glory by beating the Packers.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Yeah if I didn't have sports teams to release my aggression vicariously I would be out there committing violent acts.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by 4815162342

I would add Barkman and Chicago206 to the list.

They had their moments, yes, but Chao was in a class by himself IMO. Any man who debuted with a post asking if Joe Jackson didn't wear shoes how did he avoid getting spiked. and went from there to reacting to the Virginia Tech shooting by wondering what would happen if Barry Bonds had a gun, has no peer.

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I think Cole Bartiromo deserves an honorable mention. I am sure we are all waiting with baited breath for the activation of his stealth accounts.