that's because sports f***ing rock, and the rest of that shit you mentioned is pre-packaged bullshit.
Hmmm.....i think you struck a nerve :) On 8/23/07, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I like his honesty. He's saying that no matter how outraged people > are, in general, sport fans are suckers. They spend more and more and > more and, no matter what kind of BS the players do, they just keep > paying and then pay more. So he's just being honest: "people will > watch this guy even if he's OJ and my job is to win so why not?" > > Now, saying that sports fans are suckers is certainly provokative, but > I can't of a any other activity that people spend more on to *view*. > > For example, there are lots of movie fans out there, but only the most > crazed will spend money to "get the jersey" of a movie star. Music? > Same. The stage? Even fewer there. > > Don't get me wrong, I like sports. I used to love watching prof > football, but I stopped years ago. My brother, who was a true > fanatic, quit 2 years ago with the Randy Moss debacle; he burned all > of his football stuff in his driveway and a few of his neighbors > brought their stuff over too. > > As professional sports like basketball and football move to the prison > yard, many people will continue to watch. They'll pay more. In fact, > I bet the PFL (prison football league) will get more $$$ than the NFL > in years to come. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Create robust enterprise, web RIAs. Upgrade to ColdFusion 8 and integrate with Adobe Flex http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=RVJP Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:241174 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
