Bodybuilding is not a sport.

[G o a t b o y]

Lifting weights is an athletic activity, but bodybuilding is not a sport, it is a pageant.  Earl is oblivious to this distinction.

[Earl1972]

So beauty contestants are also pro athletes? 

we already went over this, you aren't listiening to my arguement

your mind has already been made up

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[body88]

"Pro?" ARE THEY GETTING PAID?

ATHLETES? 70%.

I don't know.  But they train in the gym, diet and "pose" onstage like bb's.

[body88]

we already went over this, you aren't listiening to my arguement

your mind has already been made up

E

I forgot what was said.  My mind is open.  Fire away.  I'm not kidding, I have an open mind right now.

[G o a t b o y]

we already went over this, you aren't listiening to my arguement

your mind has already been made up

E

That's because you're wrong.

[Earl1972]

Lifting weights is an athletic activity, but bodybuilding is not a sport, it is a pageant.  Earl is oblivious to this distinction.

so are the newspapers and the great Arnold

but hey "goatboy", "the coach", and "body88" know better

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[Earl1972]

I forgot what was said.  My mind is open.  Fire away.  I'm not kidding, I have an open mind right now.

read the thread, i'm tired of typing the same thing

it's not just you, all of your minds have already been made up

there is nothing i can say to change it

think what you want

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[body88]

so are the newspapers and the great Arnold

but hey "goatboy", "the coach", and "body88" know better

E

This is not a good argument earl.  Newspapers are wrong all the time.  Also, where would they put something about BB (if not the sports section).

[Earl1972]

That's because you're wrong.

and you're going to be siting in front of your computer wacthing the live webcast of the 09 arnold

your favorite sport

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[Earl1972]

This is not a good argument earl.  Newspapers are wrong all the time.  Also, where would they put something about BB (if not the sports section).

entertainment section

getbiggers can't be wrong?

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[The Coach]

Give it Earl, you're losing.

[G o a t b o y]

Earl owned:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sport#Terminology

[Earl1972]

Give it Earl, you're losing.

i'm undefeated

i'm making you look like mccain in the 08 election

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[Earl1972]

Earl owned:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sport#Terminology

yeak wikipedia owns me

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[The Coach]

Your done Earl.

[Soundness]

Earl as much time as you've spent in this thread, it is apparent you have some major, major fucking doubts about your take on the topic deep down in your mind. = SELF DOUBT STILL TRYING TO FIGURE THINGS OUT I SEE!

[G o a t b o y]

yeak wikipedia owns me

E

Here...  I'll quote the section for you:

In British English, sporting activities are commonly denoted by the collective noun "sport". In American English, "sports" is more used. In all English dialects, "sports" is the term used for more than one specific sport. For example, "football and swimming are my favourite sports", would sound natural to all English speakers, whereas "I enjoy sport" would sound less natural than "I enjoy sports" to North Americans.

The term "sport" is sometimes extended to encompass all competitive activities in which offense and defense are played, regardless of the level of physical activity. Both games of skill and motor sport exhibit many of the characteristics of physical sports, such as skill, sportsmanship, and at the highest levels, even professional sponsorship associated with physical sports. Air sports, billiards, bridge, chess, motorcycle racing, and powerboating are all recognized as sports by the International Olympic Committee with their world governing bodies represented in the Association of the IOC Recognised International Sports Federations.[1]

Sports that are judged rather those that rely on objective measures are distinct from other judged activities such as beauty pageants and bodybuilding shows in that it is an actual activity that is being evaluated, rather than the physical attributes of the participant. Thus, while weightlifting is a sport, bodybuilding competitions are not.

[Earl1972]

Earl as much time as you've spent in this thread, it is apparent you have some major, major fucking doubts about your take on the topic deep down in your mind. = SELF DOUBT STILL TRYING TO FIGURE THINGS OUT I SEE!

i agree i am spending way too much time in this thread, that's why i said before there is nothing i can say to change their minds

i have no doubts, i at one time didn't think bodybuilding was a sport but i was proved wrong

i tried to be a nice guy by educating them, guess i failed

oh well, as long as i know the truth that's all that matters



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[Earl1972]

Your done Earl.

i'm alive and kicking

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[G o a t b o y]

Earl as much time as you've spent in this thread, it is apparent you have some major, major fucking doubts about your take on the topic deep down in your mind. = SELF DOUBT STILL TRYING TO FIGURE THINGS OUT I SEE!

See, Earl figures if it is a "sport", he needn't question himself or his sexuality for being a rabid "fan" of it.  Nothing more manly and heterosexual than sports, right?  That's why he's arguing this so hard.

[Earl1972]

Here...  I'll quote the section for you:

wikipedia can be edited by anybody, right?

either way, Newspapers > wikipedia

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[Soundness]

i agree i am spending way too much time in this thread, that's why i said before there is nothing i can say to change their minds

i have no doubts, i at one time didn't think bodybuilding was a sport but i was proved wrong

i tried to be a nice guy by educating them, guess i failed

oh well, as long as i know the truth that's all that matters

E

E

Exactly, if you feel you know the truth you'll be content, but discuss it if you feel you're reaching others.

BTW, if you've presented your point concisely and accurately and they don't understand it, it is they who fail, not you.  

[Earl1972]

Earl as much time as you've spent in this thread, it is apparent you have some major, major fucking doubts about your take on the topic deep down in your mind. = SELF DOUBT STILL TRYING TO FIGURE THINGS OUT I SEE!

and you could also say that for these other guys to constantly argue it, they are having major doubts

ever think of that?

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[Earl1972]

See, Earl figures if it is a "sport", he needn't question himself or his sexuality for being a rabid "fan" of it.  Nothing more manly and heterosexual than sports, right?  That's why he's arguing this so hard.

so this would mean you are gay?

you think of it as a pageant, yet you live for this forum and watch all the live shows

you are every bit the fan i am if not more, i have watched ONE webcast, you watched them all

E

[Soundness]

and you could also say that for these other guys to constantly argue it, they are having major doubts

ever think of that?

E

Yes and I definately agree with that. It's not a one-way street; anyone who's going back and forth on the issue is fucking PERPLEXED!

Hey, it's enertaining, though, so keep up with the entanglement brain buddies.