Floyd Landis tests postive again.

[KenM]

http://sports.yahoo.com/sc/news;_yl....grcF?slug=ap-landis-doping&prov=ap&type=lgns


And people wonder why I hate sports. Great role model for the kids. "take drugs to win"

 

[Rodrigo Istalindir]

What I don't understand is, he *knew* he was going to be tested.

I mean, someone that's usually a 'C' student using a crib sheet to cheat on a history test is going to be smart enough not to get every answer right. Landis goes and dopes up to the point that it can't possibly be missed (11x human normal, and almost 3x above the test threshold), and then overcomes what everyone was saying was an unbeatable lead.

A small part of me wants to give him the benefit of the doubt on the 'nobody is that dumb' theory. The rest of me says 'take his stuff and ban him for life' though.

 

[KenM]

he was that high above normal? Wow.

 

[Ranger REG]

And people wonder why I hate sports.

I thought you hate sports because of the physical activities. At least you're fit enough to roll dice.

I hate competition, period. That's why I never play in RPG tournaments.

 

[KenM]

I thought you hate sports because of the physical activities. At least you're fit enough to roll dice.

I hate competition, period. That's why I never play in RPG tournaments.

I hate sports because most people that I have met that play sports act like they are better then everyone and know since they can do physical stuff better then average, they act like thay are god's gift.
I also hate sports because of the double standard society has for sports fans vs. other types of hobbies. If I dress up like gandalf and go to my local con, I get weird looks from people and people think I'm strange. But if in the middle of a NFL football game in December in a snowstorm, I strip down to my speedo underwear and paint my whole body my local teams colors and run up and down the stairs, most people think that's fine. :\

 

[Rodrigo Istalindir]

Both are equally wierd.

But the people that go to football games in nothing but paint in mid-winter are also morons.

 

[Crothian]

Cycling has had problems for quite a while so no suprise here. Sports are still cool though.

 

[trancejeremy]

That's pretty slimy of the article writer to try to harass the guy's parents, though. I mean, sheesh. Why would you pay them a visit?

 

[Ranger REG]

I hate sports because most people that I have met that play sports act like they are better then everyone...

And not in gaming conventions? What world do you live in?

 

[KenM]

And not in gaming conventions? What world do you live in?

All RPG style gamers I have met don't harass other people because it makes them feel good. All jocks I met did.