Rodger Pettichord Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Hi all. The Covid19 restrictions have resulted in many of us spending much time in front of out televisions watching sports. That leads to this week's Meaningless Topic. THIS WEEK'S MEANINGLESS TOPIC: You are stuck on a desert island. You have a television that will receive only one channel. What sport do you want on that channel? 1. Soccer 2. Basketball 3. Baseball 4. Cricket 5. Boxing 6. Track and Field 7. Swimming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 None of these millionaires who can enjoy their sports while it is forbidden for us. I choose a bigger variation of themes... 8. Sesame Street Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gumbypickett Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Well I will go Cricket. Prefer AFL football or Sprint Cars. cheers Gumby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregmorin Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 NFL football! Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Q Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Since I never watch anything on television, anyway, let alone sports, I don't see why I'd change, even on a desert island. Probably the most fun would be trying to figure out an electric source for said television, just to have something do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W2DR Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 I wouldn't bother with any of them. They're all a waste of time. Life's too sort to spend time with such meaningless stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingleaf Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 Ah man Rodger where is the girlie channel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adambar Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 NFL football. If I had two channel's NHRA drag racing. And a third channel, the Food Network. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Q Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 2 minutes ago, adambar said: And a third channel, the Food Network. In JRR Tolkien's Hobbit, recall how when Bilbo and the Dwarves were transiting Mirkwood, starving, Bombur fell into an enchanted sleep after being bitten by a spider, dreaming of a banquet. When he was awaken he was still starving, but the memory of the dream banquet made it so much worse! So, A food channel on a desert island? Insult to injury! No thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Q Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 27 minutes ago, flyingleaf said: Ah man Rodger where is the girlie channel? In the same vein as my observation on the Food Channel, this to would likely only make it worse, emphasizing what we can't have. Of course for we old Coot's, the spirit is willing, even if the flesh is weak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John York Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 Golf for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifejogger Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 I would have to be seasonal. Fall/winter college football, winter/spring college basketball and summer baseball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 16 hours ago, gumbypickett said: AFL football You mean "real football", Gumby! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 16 hours ago, gregmorin said: NFL football! Greg You save a lot of energy between February and September... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregmorin Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 1 hour ago, Stillwater said: You save a lot of energy between February and September... Free agency, draft, workouts trades and camp! Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gumbypickett Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 5 hours ago, Stillwater said: You mean "real football", Gumby! Sure do Gerold. None of this running with a ball and throwing it behind you. NSW and QLD forum members will rip into me now. cheers Gumby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renault Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 I don't do sports. I'd conjure up a new PC stuffed to the gunnels with every Orbx product imaginable and use it as a big screen monitor. Oh and since I'm in magic mode it would be solar powered along with a free 5 GB/sec dedicated satellite connection for internet. Just cause you're wasting time doesn't mean you can't enjoy yourself Cheers Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Q Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 1 minute ago, renault said: I don't do sports. I'd conjure up a new PC stuffed to the gunnels with every Orbx product imaginable and use it as a big screen monitor. Oh and since I'm in magic mode it would be solar powered along with a free 5 GB/sec dedicated satellite connection for internet. Just cause you're wasting time doesn't mean you can't enjoy yourself Cheers Pete Once that's done, get in the plane, check the (virtual) fuel, start the engine, and fly home. Problem solved! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerribleT Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 Whilst I lean towards Cricket it would have to have darts and snooker as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickel Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 Of that lot... cricket. Test matches only please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olderndirt Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 With the advent of the 'Peacock' channel been watching a lot of Premier League football - strange without the crowds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickel Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 Not sure which is worse... no crowds, or the sound of crowds piped through the PA... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taph Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 9. Rugby not certain if I'll be banned for bring up religion, but what the heck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodger Pettichord Posted March 28, 2021 Author Share Posted March 28, 2021 5 hours ago, Taph said: 9. Rugby not certain if I'll be banned for bring up religion, but what the heck Bless you, my son. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adambar Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 On 3/27/2021 at 11:05 AM, Stillwater said: You mean "real football", Gumby! Guys running around with shorts on isn't "real football" Gerold. This is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gumbypickett Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 22 hours ago, adambar said: Guys running around with shorts on isn't "real football" Gerold. This is. Where do these guys park their bicycles. No helmets and football down here. hehe. cheers Gumby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adambar Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 1 hour ago, gumbypickett said: Where do these guys park their bicycles. No helmets and football down here. hehe. cheers Gumby In the first place it's hard for a 6'5" or more 300+lb beast to fit on a girly bike, they drive trucks around here. Rugby player from the UK tried a couple years ago and couldn't cut it. Also, I wouldn't recommend not wearing a helmet in the NFL, never make it off the field with your head attached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gumbypickett Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 46 minutes ago, adambar said: In the first place it's hard for a 6'5" or more 300+lb beast to fit on a girly bike, they drive trucks around here. Rugby player from the UK tried a couple years ago and couldn't cut it. Also, I wouldn't recommend not wearing a helmet in the NFL, never make it off the field with your head attached. Good come back Adam. But I'm surprised they can fit into a helmet. Next weeks topic, Religion and Politics. Have a good one. cheers Gumby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodger Pettichord Posted March 30, 2021 Author Share Posted March 30, 2021 6 minutes ago, gumbypickett said: Next weeks topic, Religion and Politics. cheers Gumby Probably be less controversial than this one turned out to be, eh Gumby? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adambar Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 55 minutes ago, gumbypickett said: Good come back Adam. But I'm surprised they can fit into a helmet. Next weeks topic, Religion and Politics. Have a good one. cheers Gumby How about basket weaving and yoga. Never watched much soccer, but I like Rugby. Here is a picture of one of the local Pittsburgh, Pa Forge Club Rugby teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gumbypickett Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 20 minutes ago, adambar said: How about basket weaving and yoga. Never watched much soccer, but I like Rugby. Here is a picture of one of the local Pittsburgh, Pa Forge Club Rugby teams. I don't like soccer, the only entertainment is throwing of chairs. Football for me, is Aussie Rules but even that has gone downhill, to many rule changes over the last few decades, it spoils the game. Looking like basket weaving. Cheers Gumby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adambar Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 2 minutes ago, gumbypickett said: I don't like soccer, the only entertainment is throwing of chairs. Football for me, is Aussie Rules but even that has gone downhill, to many rule changes over the last few decades, it spoils the game. Looking like basket weaving. Cheers Gumby Same with the NFL, nothing like it was played in the 70s with all the rule changes. Players today would never make the grade. Like Jack Lambert my favorite player from the Pittsburgh Steelers 70s team. One hard hitting nasty player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gumbypickett Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 9 minutes ago, adambar said: Same with the NFL, nothing like it was played in the 70s with all the rule changes. Players today would never make the grade. Like Jack Lambert my favorite player from the Pittsburgh Steelers 70s team. One hard hitting nasty player. Crikey Id'e run the other way. cheers Gumby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 10 hours ago, adambar said: Rugby. Here is a picture of one of the local Pittsburgh, Pa Forge Club Rugby team Where are you on this picture, Adam? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adambar Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 9 hours ago, Stillwater said: Where are you on this picture, Adam? Unconscious down the field some place. Fast forward a few hours, sitting on the sidelines crying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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