same here dog. except one marcus allen jersey On 8/23/07, G Money <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Maybe I'm the exception to the rule for the normal sports fan, but I spend > very little on my sports obsessions. I ensure that I have ESPN in my cable > package, but that's it...no NFL package or MLB package or any of that. I > rarely attend Royals or Chiefs games anymore, though I watch them > religiously on basic cable or listen to them for free on the radio. > > My obsession is not with the team or its merchandise...its with the sport > itself. Thats why, much to my wife's chagrin, I can sit down and watch just > about any professional or college sporting event, and thoroughly enjoy > myself....doesn't matter who's playing. > > On 8/23/07, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > gMoney wrote: > > > 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 :) > > > > > > > That's what I do! Although I'm not sure what the "pre-packaged" > > comment means ... > > > > But, yeah, the sentiment about "sports rocking" is the point - if > > you're way into sports, you probably have expensive cable/Sat > > channels, jerseys and/or other paraphernalia, and probably go to > > games. So let's go to the big board ... > > > > Sports that you view (vs. play) > > -------------------------------------------- > > Monthly sports costs: let's say $50 for cable/sat costs = $6000/yr > > Yearly costs: say $500 on crap; $1500 on games, food, fantasy crap, etc. > > > > So that's $8000 per year on something to view which is purely > > discretionary entertainment; that is, sports viewing serves no other > > purpose than for viewing vs., say, buying a fancy car which also > > provides transportation (or a house for that matter). > > > > That's pretty expensive and I can't think of any type of entertainment > > that costs as much and who's yearly inflation is higher. > > > > Is that bad or good? Probably neutral, but interesting nonetheless. > > > > > >
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