Yikes, is this already my 1000th post?

[Angel Tarragon]

Hmm....

 

[Rystil Arden]

I take it that it would be women then?

Oh, I guess it could be that, but religion is a vice that can't be mentioned here, whereas women seem like they can (from all your previous mentioning above). His vice could also be politics

 

[Angel Tarragon]

Right, that does make sense.

 

[Jdvn1]

For someone who does pretty well in trivia contests (including that one TV game show I was on), I am blissfully ignorant about all of pop-culture. Music? I listen to Classical and don't know who any of the modern guys are. TV? Don't really watch it much. Sports? Ignore 'em. The only time I get pop-culture questions in game shows are when they are RPG related. Like the three-part bonus on D&D that showed up once.

Aww, what a shame. Classical music? Sure, I like me some Bach, Tchaikovsky, Stamitz, or Rachmaninoff, but there are some really cool modern remixes of those guys too. As a music purist, I'm hugely fascinated about music as a societal outlet, and how it developed into current pop culture. Sure, knowing how Beethoven's 9th spurred the Romantic era in music is nice, but if you can trace it to Britney Spears or Metallica, that's something. Copland and Gershwin were all about bring music to the masses.

I'm not huge on TV either, but it is interesting to relate Opera to TV. Seeing as how they both are public media. The Germans had puppet operas that was put on for the lower classes. That was the TV of today. Now, puppet operas (which evolved into full operas) are "fine art."

I also like Sports, but not particularly from a historical perspective. Although sports history is neat, I'm not big on the origins.

But you're missing out. I think. Your opinion will obviously vary.

 

[Jdvn1]

huh, what other famous women can we Mack on??

Shannon Elizabeth?

 

[Rystil Arden]

Aww, what a shame. Classical music? Sure, I like me some Bach, Tchaikovsky, Stamitz, or Rachmaninoff, but there are some really cool modern remixes of those guys too. As a music purist, I'm hugely fascinated about music as a societal outlet, and how it developed into current pop culture. Sure, knowing how Beethoven's 9th spurred the Romantic era in music is nice, but if you can trace it to Britney Spears or Metallica, that's something. Copland and Gershwin were all about bring music to the masses.

I'm not huge on TV either, but it is interesting to relate Opera to TV. Seeing as how they both are public media. The Germans had puppet operas that was put on for the lower classes. That was the TV of today. Now, puppet operas (which evolved into full operas) are "fine art."

I also like Sports, but not particularly from a historical perspective. Although sports history is neat, I'm not big on the origins.

But you're missing out. I think. Your opinion will obviously vary.

But you're missing out. I think. Your opinion will obviously vary.

And it does I can appreciate the arguments of my more music-loving friends, and I have nothing against TV as I do against the other two, I just don't find myself watching it too much. Sports though...sports...ugh. There was an Emory girl killed during the rioting after the Sox World Series win. Sickening, and not too uncommon I know people who joined in the rioting and called it "fun."

 

[Jdvn1]

Well, anything taken to an extreme is dangerous. Too much oxygen will kill you. (a la Bradbury) I used to hate football -- nothing but senseless violence -- until I learned the strategy behind it. Now I think of it as a thinking man's game. When to run what type of offensive/defensive plays against what types of opposition, how to pick out the other side's strategies, how to minimize your weaknesses while maximizing your strengths... In basketball, it's more off-the-cuff thinking. Reactions, a lot of it. Soccer is a mix of the two. Baseball... is boring. I mean, I appreciate some plays, but a lot of the game is waiting. Maybe it's too much strategy, maybe it's that the strategy is repetitive.

Rioting is stupid, no matter what the cause. But those are extreme cases, too. If you go to a sport's bar to watch a game, it's highly unlikely to get rowdy. IME, anyway. Championship Series cause more emotions than most games, though.

I dunno. I appreciate the games, I don't care about the celebration and hoopla. That's my take on it. I agree with you about the rioting, though.

 

[Darth K'Trava]

Meh, my vices are mythology, literature, and history, instead of TV, sports, and movies. We all like different things, but from what I can tell, very few people are like me.

Yeah. We don't go around with a huge eyeball as an avatar....

 

[Darth K'Trava]

Well, anything taken to an extreme is dangerous. Too much oxygen will kill you. (a la Bradbury) I used to hate football -- nothing but senseless violence -- until I learned the strategy behind it. Now I think of it as a thinking man's game. When to run what type of offensive/defensive plays against what types of opposition, how to pick out the other side's strategies, how to minimize your weaknesses while maximizing your strengths... In basketball, it's more off-the-cuff thinking. Reactions, a lot of it. Soccer is a mix of the two. Baseball... is boring. I mean, I appreciate some plays, but a lot of the game is waiting. Maybe it's too much strategy, maybe it's that the strategy is repetitive.

Rioting is stupid, no matter what the cause. But those are extreme cases, too. If you go to a sport's bar to watch a game, it's highly unlikely to get rowdy. IME, anyway. Championship Series cause more emotions than most games, though.

I dunno. I appreciate the games, I don't care about the celebration and hoopla. That's my take on it. I agree with you about the rioting, though.

I used to think football was boring for the longest time.

As far as sports go, I only watch Pro football and College basketball.

Rioting is stupid. What's the point, whilst in the midst of your celebrations, you go around and trash other people's property just to show how much of an ignorant ass you are to start with.

 

[Darth K'Trava]

Oh, I see how it is...(religion). Good call in keeping that off the boards.

It's either religion or what that should stay in the "red light district"....