Sporty people are BIG MEANIES!

Digi_Tilmitt · 20-09-2001 9:27pm #1

In school I notice that generally people who play sports are more rough more stupid and more mean than people who don't. Has anyone else noticed the way they all are so barbaric and think that they are 'rock hard.' They should not be allowed to attempt to oppress us nice pleasent people.

I say burn 'em all!

gandalf · 20-09-2001 9:55pm

Ahh your talking about those wonderful species of Irish Schoolboy called the "rugger bugger" normally move in pack and hang around the school hockey team. Yeah your right they are not normally the brightest except for the odd A student mixed in.

Gandalf.

b20uvkft6m5xwg · 20-09-2001 10:03pm

In school I notice that generally people who play sports are more rough more stupid and more mean than people who don't.

IMO this is a Sweeping Generalisation founded on Bovine Excrement

As as person who played/plays sport in school/college...

1. I'm not "more rough" than the avg. person
2. I'm not "more stupid"
3. I'm not "more mean"

Maybe these are traits of your peers who play sport, but remember theres a whole world outside your local school... So check it Out !;)

Wolf · 20-09-2001 11:57pm

Funny thing is I played rugby, soccer and a few other sports on the side and generaly mixed with everyone but mostly the popular crowd. Im not aggressive or rough, however I couldnt agree with you more. The people on the sports teams do tend to be arrogent p1cks with overself inflated opinions of themslevs and a tendancy to pick on those smaller,weaker and/or less popular than themsleves.
The real trick is talk to them as you would to others that are your friends and alot of the time they can be alright.

Xterminator · 21-09-2001 8:01am

I don't really believe that just because they take part in sports they are meaner or less intelligent. (there are arguements that peope who dont take part are less intelligent)

But they do tend to form their own 'exclusive circle' of friends, and looking in from the outside you amy belive they are unfriendly people.

They will frequently be self confident people, who can/will stand up for themselves, and if you are dealing with them, and you dont stand up for youself equally, right from the start, u might lose their respect.

As for this rugger bugger crap .. It brings to mind 'Thou shalt not covet'. Rugby forms strong firm bonds, and if youre not in .. its easy to look in the window and be coveteous.

X

gandalf · 21-09-2001 9:00am

Originally posted by Xterminator
As for this rugger bugger crap .. It brings to mind 'Thou shalt not covet'. Rugby forms strong firm bonds, and if youre not in .. its easy to look in the window and be coveteous.

X

Hmm I was on the school JCT but decided to play soccer instead (btw this is many many many years ago) due to a neck injury.

Yes I do agree that alot of "sporty types" are very confident but some times they can be too confident and then they do get peoples backs up.

Gandalf.

(BTW if you saw me know you'd know the only sport I take part in is couch football watching

)

Omega_Weapon · 21-09-2001 5:21pm

Being as I go to the same school as Tilmitt, I have to agree that what he said happens to be the case. They do tend to be the 'meaner' types.

b20uvkft6m5xwg · 21-09-2001 6:42pm

Maybe these are traits of your peers who play sport, but remember theres a whole world outside your local school... So check it Out !

*AHEM*

Nobody is denying there are "meanies" in your school- but to say everyone who plays sport is such.... Is blatantly misleading:)

Magwitch · 21-09-2001 7:24pm

An interesting opinion. As a parrallell thought I have seen "macho" Nerds, a conversation I overhead at a bus stop between gawky looking twenty somethings came to a head with the "Alpha Nerd" threatening violence (he siad "I will bash you on the nose"). The brutish behaviour you speak of is evident in every strata of "Maledom", it only becomes more prevalent when different social groups cross over.:rolleyes:

Digi_Tilmitt · 21-09-2001 7:40pm

Originally posted by 80project.com

*AHEM*

Nobody is denying there are "meanies" in your school- but to say everyone who plays sport is such.... Is blatantly misleading:)

Hey, I said Generally in bold font. Not everyone but quite a lot are big Meanies!

b20uvkft6m5xwg · 21-09-2001 8:06pm

Originally posted by Digi_Tilmitt

Hey, I said Generally in bold font. Not everyone but quite a lot are big Meanies!

Generally...

"Without regard to specific circumstances, collectively as a whole, usually as a rule" Oxford Dictionary

If you stand by that statement, given the above defintion, then IMO you statement is still incorrect. If you had qualified it in some way then maybe it could be considered more as an expression of opinion, but to continue on from your opening statement with this....

Has anyone else noticed the way they all are so barbaric

further galvanises my point that you are making a false broad-sweeping generalisation:)

Digi_Tilmitt · 21-09-2001 8:26pm

Originally posted by 80project.com

Generally...

"Without regard to specific circumstances, collectively as a whole, usually as a rule" Oxford Dictionary

If you stand by that statement, given the above defintion, then IMO you statement is still incorrect. If you had qualified it in some way then maybe it could be considered more as an expression of opinion, but to continue on from your opening statement with this....

further galvanises my point that you are making a false broad-sweeping generalisation:)

Now I'm confuzed..............well what I meant was mostly........

Omega_Weapon · 22-09-2001 5:27pm

Shaddup, shaddup, SHADDUP!!! It's true, damn you! Aarrggh! Listen to me! The world is falling to ruin thanks to idiotic muppets like the aforementioned 'sporty-people'.

Goddess · 22-09-2001 7:06pm

The lot of yea are MUPPET'S

Goddess · 22-09-2001 7:11pm

I play sport and I'm not a meanie and I'm a girl (Hope u like my logo).
I go to the same school as Tilmitt and Omega_weapon and there aren't any meanies in the school.

Omega_Weapon is a muppet

b20uvkft6m5xwg · 22-09-2001 7:58pm

I go to the same school as Tilmitt and Omega_weapon and there aren't any meanies in the school.

Well Lads according to Goddess, You're talking through your arseholes.
Like I initially suspected;)

amp · 22-09-2001 9:20pm

I think that Tilmitt and Omega_Weapon are just jealous that the sporty types get all the chiks.

Omega_Weapon · 23-09-2001 6:28pm

Not only is Goddess completely and utterly wrong, as she has been in our school for just 3 weeks, a new first year, but she is a VERY annoying runt of a muppet.

Goddess · 23-09-2001 7:03pm

Runt,
You have some cheek he who is a Nerd

Omega_Weapon · 23-09-2001 7:10pm

Do I now?

gandalf · 23-09-2001 7:52pm

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Sporty people are BIG MEANIES!

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