Touch. What's that all about?

**TraD_MaN** · 13th November 2005, 19:25

fishing is a (hobbie) sport, say no more...

**Virago** · 13th November 2005, 19:42

Originally Posted by Hitcher

While leisurely completing my weekend's collection of Sudoku puzzles.............

Never mind the monkeys chasing the funny ball around the paddock - have you ever managed to complete a 5-star Sudoku without cocking it up?

Up to 4-star I'm fine, 5-star has me beat every time!

**Hitcher** · 13th November 2005, 19:48

Originally Posted by Virago

Never mind the monkeys chasing the funny ball around the paddock - have you ever managed to complete a 5-star Sudoku without cocking it up?

Up to 4-star I'm fine, 5-star has me beat every time!

What's a "5-star" Sudoku? Same as a "diabolical"?

If so, yes. They just take a bit longer and sometimes require an educated guess somewhere in the solving process.

**Virago** · 13th November 2005, 21:08

Originally Posted by Hitcher

What's a "5-star" Sudoku? Same as a "diabolical"?

If so, yes. They just take a bit longer and sometimes require an educated guess somewhere in the solving process.

The way they appear in the Otago Daily Times, they're rated from 1-star (easy), to 5-star (incredibly hard). I'm determined to do a 5 rated one to completion, without having to "guess", and end up stuffing it up (or cheat and look at the solution in the next day's paper).

As I understand it, you should never have to "guess", but I'm damned if I can see a way forward through the hard ones.

**Swoop** · 13th November 2005, 21:16

Originally Posted by myvice

Cricket, don’t get it and I don’t want to!
I've had people try and explain the game but it just wont stick.
Full contact golf? With quad bikes on ice tyres? Heh heh heh...
Now THAT I'd watch!

Cricket???
A game that can take up to a week to play AND still end up in a DRAW!!!

AAAAND all the players wear the same colour uniform... WHITE?? What gives?

**parsley** · 13th November 2005, 21:32

Originally Posted by Swoop

Cricket???
A game that can take up to a week to play AND still end up in a DRAW!!!

AAAAND all the players wear the same colour uniform... WHITE?? What gives?

The secret to cricket is to take a very large, well-stocked hamper with a big stock of booze. I promise you the days will just fly by!

**Swoop** · 13th November 2005, 21:40

Originally Posted by parsley

The secret to cricket is to take a very large, well-stocked hamper with a big stock of booze. I promise you the days will just fly by!

Surely they could liven the boring old game up a bit....
Suggestion A: On an entirely random basis, release a tiger into the playing enclosure. Simple entertainment here really.
Suggestion B: Place land mines in a few random areas of the playing area. This would make the catchers take their eye off of the ball OR show the world how devoted to their game...
Suggestion C: Each spectator entering to watch the game would be in a Lotto type draw as to who would have to streak across the field... Hmmm maybe a pretty BAD idea - forget this one.
There must be a way to make boring sports watchable. Any other suggestions???

**parsley** · 13th November 2005, 22:16

Originally Posted by Swoop

There must be a way to make boring sports watchable. Any other suggestions???

Replace the ball with a hand grenade? Then you could get calls like LBWATOSHIS - "Leg Before Wicket, Arm To One Side, Head In Stands".

**Goddess of Goof** · 13th November 2005, 23:19

Originally Posted by SARGE

and that @#$%^ CURLING Bullshit has got to go

Nothing wrong with CURLING! My son was in the Secondary School's Curling Team - and they won a closely fought Championship against mean rival schools. The game's about keeping cool under pressure...

It was mighty - and the drama! the strategy! the planning! the throws!

The nail biting finish ! You gotta be there to appreciate it.

Ancient Heathen Celt game, of course. You're right about that !

**MisterD** · 14th November 2005, 07:53

Originally Posted by parsley

Reminds me of when they used to show Kabaddi on English TV. Weird game, everybody holds hands and has to hold their breath when they're in the opposing team's half. I could never figure out how the ref knew you weren't breathing!

I think you have to keep chanting "Kabaddi,kabaddi.." so unless you're one of the didgeridoo blokes that can breath in and out at the same time....but yeah weird as!

**MisterD** · 14th November 2005, 07:56

I seem to remember some comedian suggesting combining the ski-jump and skeet shooting....."PULL!"....

**Colapop** · 14th November 2005, 08:27

Is poker (ESPN) a sport? (he's all in?? - Sounds more like porn) Is NASCAR a sport? (Round and round and round and round....)

Grid Iron I get - it's kinda like rugby but with more pads and three teams each, And much better cheerleaders. Two Panthers cheerlaeders were arrested last week after a fight in a bar - they were having sex in a toilet cubicle and the chicks waiting got pissed off (better than being pissed on I say!)

**Swoop** · 14th November 2005, 10:31

Originally Posted by Colapop

Is poker (ESPN) a sport? (he's all in?? - Sounds more like porn) Is NASCAR a sport? (Round and round and round and round....)

Grid Iron I get - it's kinda like rugby but with more pads and three teams each, And much better cheerleaders. Two Panthers cheerlaeders were arrested last week after a fight in a bar - they were having sex in a toilet cubicle and the chicks waiting got pissed off (better than being pissed on I say!)

Ahh yes, I forgot about "round sports" like 400m/800m running + nascar. Anything that goes around in a circle... horse racing,

They all need "spicing up"! ......... 400metres WITH the tiger released 10 seconds after the runners start...