Just a thought...

PhysiologyRocks

If you break most things down to their basic components, then most things are ridiculous.

Tennis, for example. It's two people hitting a ball to one another, but sort of trying not to.

Surfing. You swim out, and stand as the wave washes you in. You repeat.

Television. You view pictures and listen to sounds.

Dancing. Even though the music hits your ears, you wriggle the rest of your body.

I believe these things are, in their own ways, worthwhile/skilled/fun and everything. Just broken down, they seem kinda odd.

Kiera

Thread whore!

AnonoBoy

PhysiologyRocks wrote: »

If you break most things down to their basic components, then most things are ridiculous.

My God! You're right! :eek:

Might as well end it all now OP. Nothing is worth while.

PhysiologyRocks

AnonoBoy wrote: »

My God! You're right! :eek:

Might as well end it all now OP. Nothing is worth while.

But I love life!

AnonoBoy

PhysiologyRocks wrote: »

But I love life!

But when you break it down to its basic components it's ridiculous.

Agricola

Some valid* points you make there.

I remember a friend once sayin how weird cars were. You sit in this box with wheels and wait untill it ferries you to another location.

Or sleeping. When it gets dark, you go and lie horizontally, covering yourself up with large pieces of cloth and then go unconscious til it gets bright again.

Emmmmmmmmmmm.




* points may not be valid - poster being polite

Neamhshuntasach

Sex: Poking something into a hole. I'd rather watch Kirstie Alley get fatter.

PhysiologyRocks

AnonoBoy wrote: »

But when you break it down to its basic components it's ridiculous.

Not life. MOST THINGS! Not all.

My family is not ridiculous. My friends aren't. My plans aren't.

Even when broken down (figuratively).

Just many activities are.

And don't get all pedantic on me!!!

candlegrease

You have a crazy mind!

PhysiologyRocks

candlegrease wrote: »

You have a crazy mind!

Crazy... or brilliant???

AnonoBoy

PhysiologyRocks wrote: »

My plans aren't.

Heh! Heh! Heh!

Yes they are. Admit it.

candlegrease

PhysiologyRocks wrote: »

Crazy... or brilliant???

....brilliantly crazy

PhysiologyRocks

AnonoBoy wrote: »

Heh! Heh! Heh!

Yes they are. Admit it.

Do you know my plans????

AnonoBoy

PhysiologyRocks wrote: »

Do you know my plans????

Of course. I broke them down and found they were ridiculous.

mark renton

PhysiologyRocks wrote: »

Do you know my plans????

yes - to get everybody to break things down into components

PhysiologyRocks

No those aren't my plans!

AnonoBoy

PhysiologyRocks wrote: »

No those aren't my pants!

Why are you wearing them then?

Heh! Heh! Heh!

Did you see what I did there?

ejmaztec

Neamhshuntasach wrote: »

Sex: Poking something into a hole. I'd rather watch Kirstie Alley get fatter.

Isn't that how she got fatter, poking stuff into the wrong hole?

Epic Tissue

Putting trousers on. One leg at a time. Ridiculous!!!

chin_grin

Having a first-foot-to-put-on-sock routine. Not that I do........but that's just weird. Ahem. <proceeds to click light on and off ten times>

phasers

ALAN PARTRIDGE:This is Sports Desk, I'm Alan Partridge.The World Snooker Championships in Reading were thrown into chaos this afternoon, when midway through the Steve Davis/Jimmy White quarter-final, a young child stood up in the audience and shouted, "Hold on! All this game is is two blokes hitting some balls around a table for a couple of hours! Where's the entertainment value in that?" The rest of the audience realised how foolish they'd been for so many years, and the disillusioned players were unable to continue.

ALAN PARTRIDGE: Later on, the British Open Golf Championship was thrown into chaos today when, as Nick Faldo prepared to put on the 17th green, a young child stood forward from the group of spectators and shouted, "What a swizz! This is just a load of old blokes in sweaters knocking a ball about with a stick!" Faldo was sighted later in the bar, mumbling "What's the point of it all?" into an empty glass.

CHRIS MORRIS: News, now. Today's meeting of the United Nations was cast into turmoil when midway through a heated discussion, a small child shouted from the public gallery, "Hang on a minute! This is just a load of old men shouting at each other with those things in their ears! It's all quite pointless." Delegates were visibly shocked, there was a small outbreak of confusion, then everybody just resigned and wandered home.

Ostrom

PhysiologyRocks wrote: »

If you break most things down to their basic components, then most things are ridiculous.

Tennis, for example. It's two people hitting a ball to one another, but sort of trying not to.

Surfing. You swim out, and stand as the wave washes you in. You repeat.

Television. You view pictures and listen to sounds.

Dancing. Even though the music hits your ears, you wriggle the rest of your body.

I believe these things are, in their own ways, worthwhile/skilled/fun and everything. Just broken down, they seem kinda odd.

Its ok, just a small existential crisis

cherryghost

OP has gone insane imo

Elliemental

PhysiologyRocks wrote: »

If you break most things down to their basic components, then most things are ridiculous.

Tennis, for example. It's two people hitting a ball to one another, but sort of trying not to.

Surfing. You swim out, and stand as the wave washes you in. You repeat.

Television. You view pictures and listen to sounds.

Dancing. Even though the music hits your ears, you wriggle the rest of your body.

I believe these things are, in their own ways, worthwhile/skilled/fun and everything. Just broken down, they seem kinda odd.

Football. A load of over paid primadonnas kicking an inflated sheep`s bladder round a muddy field. Thats ridiculous!

Banter Joe

Making things seem pointless: You break things down to their simplest understanding but then realise they weren't that simple in the first place.

4zn76tysfajdxp

phasers wrote: »

ALAN PARTRIDGE:This is Sports Desk, I'm Alan Partridge.The World Snooker Championships in Reading were thrown into chaos this afternoon, when midway through the Steve Davis/Jimmy White quarter-final, a young child stood up in the audience and shouted, "Hold on! All this game is is two blokes hitting some balls around a table for a couple of hours! Where's the entertainment value in that?" The rest of the audience realised how foolish they'd been for so many years, and the disillusioned players were unable to continue.

ALAN PARTRIDGE: Later on, the British Open Golf Championship was thrown into chaos today when, as Nick Faldo prepared to put on the 17th green, a young child stood forward from the group of spectators and shouted, "What a swizz! This is just a load of old blokes in sweaters knocking a ball about with a stick!" Faldo was sighted later in the bar, mumbling "What's the point of it all?" into an empty glass.

CHRIS MORRIS: News, now. Today's meeting of the United Nations was cast into turmoil when midway through a heated discussion, a small child shouted from the public gallery, "Hang on a minute! This is just a load of old men shouting at each other with those things in their ears! It's all quite pointless." Delegates were visibly shocked, there was a small outbreak of confusion, then everybody just resigned and wandered home.

Where...did you get those quotes?

phasers

It's from On the Hour Frada, I got them from my ipod.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Hour

af_thefragile

Although I like the sea and all, Surfing does kinda seem slightly pointless...
You spend so much effort swimming out into the sea to catch the best wave only to ride it straight back to the shore.

I much prefer sailing and windsurfing to that. Atleast you have some control over which way you wanna go and such and you don't spend more than half your time just trying to "catch that wave!"...

hudsonriver

af_thefragile wrote: »

Although I like the sea and all, Surfing does kinda seem slightly pointless...
You spend so much effort swimming out into the sea to catch the best wave only to ride it straight back to the shore.

I much prefer sailing and windsurfing to that. Atleast you have some control over which way you wanna go and such and you don't spend more than half your time just trying to "catch that wave!"...

Hey Man, dont diss the wave, you're just part of the system.
The wave will break you free, man

*Sits back tokes on joint and dreams of the big one in '79

mark renton

I'm not exactly sure why, but when I seen this I thought of this thread

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/18/20090917/tod-frantic-kangaroo-smashes-into-aussie-37b0eca.html

TPD

phasers wrote: »

ALAN PARTRIDGE:This is Sports Desk, I'm Alan Partridge.The World Snooker Championships in Reading were thrown into chaos this afternoon, when midway through the Steve Davis/Jimmy White quarter-final, a young child stood up in the audience and shouted, "Hold on! All this game is is two blokes hitting some balls around a table for a couple of hours! Where's the entertainment value in that?" The rest of the audience realised how foolish they'd been for so many years, and the disillusioned players were unable to continue.

ALAN PARTRIDGE: Later on, the British Open Golf Championship was thrown into chaos today when, as Nick Faldo prepared to put on the 17th green, a young child stood forward from the group of spectators and shouted, "What a swizz! This is just a load of old blokes in sweaters knocking a ball about with a stick!" Faldo was sighted later in the bar, mumbling "What's the point of it all?" into an empty glass.

CHRIS MORRIS: News, now. Today's meeting of the United Nations was cast into turmoil when midway through a heated discussion, a small child shouted from the public gallery, "Hang on a minute! This is just a load of old men shouting at each other with those things in their ears! It's all quite pointless." Delegates were visibly shocked, there was a small outbreak of confusion, then everybody just resigned and wandered home.

You have a great taste in comedy.

dubois90

football-20 people kicking the ball around a field. except for the very top level if you deconstruct it enough its a borin game. i support shamrock rovers for the banter:D

jumpguy

If you break down an atom into it's basic components you get nothing more than a mere dense positive nucleus, with neutrons and protons, and a tiny few electrons orbiting around it in little waves, occupying different orbits or energy levels.

LadyJ

Bathrooms: You spend a ridiculous amount of money on decorating a room with curtains, nice floors, bright paint and fun patterns on your toilet seat. You may even have a few magazines in there.

All this for the place you go to take a dump and scrub dirt off yourself.

Jesus Wept

dubois90 wrote: »

football-20 people kicking the ball around a field. except for the very top level if you deconstruct it enough its a borin game. i support shamrock rovers for the banter:D

Were 2 people sent off?

jumpguy

Yet another one, the Church's stance on contraception.
They don't mind biology, such as waiting for the perfect time on the menstraul cycle. But physics and chemistry are a no-no.

LadyJ

Mass: Standing up, sitting down, kneeling down while some guy in a dress reads lots of stories and people mumble parts of poems that they've learned off under their breath. Then they shake hands, put money into baskets and have lunch.

Ruu_Old

Good god, so football is a bunch of men in shorts running around a large field kicking a leathery bag of wind into a giant onion bag? Help us all!:eek:

LadyJ

Ruu wrote: »

Good god, so football is a bunch of men in shorts running around a large field kicking a leathery bag of wind into a giant onion bag? Help us all!:eek:

And you're sittin' there, imaginin' that, with a big smile on your face.....