Re: Female sports, are they taken seriously by the media ? : Thu Dec 01, 2011 3:57 pm  

Ferocious Aardvark wrote:

:lol:

If you really think moving chess pieces involves "physical exertion" then you are mad as a box of frogs. Honestly, it ain't what we're talking about.

Gardening is, actually, an extremely good source of physical activity. It can involve a great deal of exertion, and usually much aerobic exercise. But it is plainly nutty of you to suggest it fits the definition as a sport, so I am more inclined to the view that you're on the wind up.

Gardening fit your definition of sport perfectly "An activity involving physical exertion and skill that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often undertaken competitively".

You could also include Masterchef and the Great British Bake Off as sporting events using that definition.

And "physical exertion" can mean blinking. I'm a scientist, I measure femtograms of substances in biological solution, without setting parameters for the quantity of exertion the statement you made is completely applicable to the act of moving a chess piece.

Re: Female sports, are they taken seriously by the media ? : Thu Dec 01, 2011 7:32 pm  

Who is the governing body that sets the rules for gardening?

Re: Female sports, are they taken seriously by the media ? : Thu Dec 01, 2011 8:01 pm  

Dave Lister wrote:

Who is the governing body that sets the rules for gardening?

Royal Horticultural Society

Re: Female sports, are they taken seriously by the media ? : Thu Dec 01, 2011 8:03 pm  

Dave Lister wrote:

Who is the governing body that sets the rules for gardening?

GFBGS.

Gnomes and Fairies at the Bottom of the Garden Society.

Re: Female sports, are they taken seriously by the media ? : Thu Dec 01, 2011 9:26 pm  

Dave Lister wrote: Who is the governing body that sets the rules for gardening? I believe these guys are the equivalent of UEFA. http://egvga.webs.com/showrules.htm

Dave Lister wrote: Who is the governing body that sets the rules for gardening? I believe these guys are the equivalent of UEFA. http://egvga.webs.com/showrules.htm

Re: Female sports, are they taken seriously by the media ? : Fri Dec 02, 2011 2:57 pm  

DHM wrote:

Gardening fit your definition of sport perfectly "An activity involving physical exertion and skill that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often undertaken competitively".

You could also include Masterchef and the Great British Bake Off as sporting events using that definition.

And "physical exertion" can mean blinking. ..., without setting parameters for the quantity of exertion the statement you made is completely applicable to the act of moving a chess piece.

Not at all. You are relying on semantics to produce an absurd argument, and making yourself look like some remedial pedant who came last with nul points in the school debate, but is convinced he won.

DHM wrote:

I'm a scientist, I measure femtograms of substances in biological solution

Is that right? You're such a zany guy, I'd never have guessed, but jolly well done with that

Re: Female sports, are they taken seriously by the media ? : Fri Dec 02, 2011 3:17 pm  

Ferocious Aardvark wrote: Not at all. You are relying on semantics to produce an absurd argument, and making yourself look like some remedial pedant who came last with nul points in the school debate, but is convinced he won. Is that right? You're such a zany guy, I'd never have guessed, but jolly well done with that Too f******g easy pal.

Ferocious Aardvark wrote: Not at all. You are relying on semantics to produce an absurd argument, and making yourself look like some remedial pedant who came last with nul points in the school debate, but is convinced he won. Is that right? You're such a zany guy, I'd never have guessed, but jolly well done with that Too f******g easy pal.

Re: Female sports, are they taken seriously by the media ? : Sat Dec 03, 2011 9:08 am  

DHM wrote: Too f******g easy pal. Oh dear. A decent fisherman never lets out that he is fishing. Sign of a lost argument usually.

DHM wrote: Too f******g easy pal. Oh dear. A decent fisherman never lets out that he is fishing. Sign of a lost argument usually.

Re: Female sports, are they taken seriously by the media ? : Sat Dec 03, 2011 12:03 pm  

DHM wrote: Too f******g easy pal. the lady doth protest too much, methinks

DHM wrote: Too f******g easy pal. the lady doth protest too much, methinks

Re: Female sports, are they taken seriously by the media ? : Sun Dec 04, 2011 9:47 pm  

I'm not sure whether contortionism constitues sport, but I sure there are many on here who could TAKE it seriously: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... endar.html

I'm not sure whether contortionism constitues sport, but I sure there are many on here who could TAKE it seriously: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... endar.html