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http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/olympics/2008...ent_6913038.htm
.. Article includes "schedule" .. of events.
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This may sound odd but I have never watched the olympics. I could give a rats ass about sports.
Superbowl is pretty cool and I like to watch Daytona and Talladega super speedway races ...other than that sports to me is pointless when we have homeless and starving, and underpaid over worked officers, teachers, firemen/women, and other people that play more important roles in society.
If humans would spend 1/10th the money on important stuff as they do watching sports or building arenas and stadiums.....a lot of our problems would be solved.
I think sports are selfish and take away from the truly important things in life. Doesn't mean I don't exercise. I eat healthy and ride a bike a pretty good distance every other day. I'm just saying I don't devote my life to it.
They should take the warning labels off of everything and let stupidity sort itself out.
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Hmmn.
hey, Jeff - (wasn't it ? / If I remember currently.)
(Quite a strong "inditement". / - ultimately. .... Wouldn't you say. " / Following below is what I've been able to come up way, .. as a "ping" ? - so to speak, to your "pong" ?, submitted .. above.)
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In "Grade-school" they call, "sports" / .. where lumped together with some amount of "Physical - Education", ...... "Recreation".
With this general idea in mind, .. If one were to take or appreciate what you've said above, .. as a "stance" — i.e. one represented and which "should" perhaps be "furthered" more broadly / - even judiciously by degrees, perhaps, .....
I think, looking a "Sports" .. (.. not only as they involve participation, but even where merely being observed), .... @—> as being "recreative", .. is / - or would be, a good starting point - perhaps, from which to begin to discuss this idea further.
This, even — to a certain extent - realistic, .. where considering and/or, set against a decent amount of "off"- setting, "work-time", put in - previous, —> .. if (or where) / (to .. ?) "watching", different sports, etc.; .... i.e. whether "live and in person", or either whether "live" or "recorded", .. on "TV", ...... (and, or .. even ?) where involving some amount of "beer-drinking". .. (etc.).
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Value, intrinsic. (?) My view: Certainly "variable", where considering one against the other.
But, negligible. (?) .... I wouldn't say so.
Beyond this, .... while it is certainly easy to recognize that individuals — even where thought of as masses, or even "as a whole" — don't always do the best and most altruistic "things" with their "money" - (pulled in - in whatever way), ...... ultimately, .. I don't feel (personally - least-wise) that, .. either whether a more general appreciation, of "Sports", or either, personal participation in, whatever sport, .. is valueless.
This, all, .. not to dispute that people - "in general", .. "could" certainly, be more "responsible", "benevolent and altruistic", .. even more "wise" .. in general, .. with either, or both, .. their money, and even time, .....
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But certainly, "sports-type" "recreation", .. together with, also, even the specific "leisure" involved, "watching" sports, .. each do, in fact, .. have their "value": .. This either whether where set "apart" from generally, or either, more closely "beside" whatever more "lofty" (?) .. pursuits. / - (Or "goals". ?)
Not to be combative, but actually more the opposite, .. Simple observation regarding what you've said above. (Plainly rhetorical.)
" ... U]nderpaid, over-worked officers, .. teachers, firemen/women, .. and other people that play more important roles in society ...", ..... "sponsor", (many) sports "teams" . ? ..... "participate in playing" / "watch", .... (many) different "Sports". ?
"Ball .... (?), @ Three !! ?", ..... (said the, Moma, to the  Baby, .. in the "corn". ?)
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I agree that many of the hard working blue collar people watch sports and love them. I just don't see paying somebody millions of dollars to catch or run with a ball. Its retarded. The money these people make could be used for other things than Bling and selfish things.
If people want to do it then fine. I won't participate in it or spend my money on it.
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hey again, Jeff ..
Regarding this general idea - of yours above :
".. I just don't see paying somebody millions of dollars to catch or run with a ball. Its retarded."
And more specifically this one, following.
".. The money these people make could be used for other things than Bling and selfish things."
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(As for myself ...)
When I ponder the granted, fairly exorbitant salary(s) .. that many, more "professional level players".. "get", .... for their main efforts within whichever sport, .....
.. my "thought" (let settle - as it were), .... is that "many", do .. in fact work to put their money into .... specific, and more charitable efforts, and "enter-prizes".
I don't particularly "know" this to be true, certainly, in all .. cases. - obviously.
@ I'm sure - "reasonably" at least, .. that this information isn't - or wouldn't be, a matter of record.
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Of course, in the "media" (and within it: considering its many different "slants"), ..... you see both ideas "represented" - i.e. "lavishness", .. and solid "charity".
Why not "go with the good", Jeff. ?
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My favorite sport is "baseball" — not a particularly central focus .. at the "Olympics".
Had, I more money, ...... and toward the idea, of working to facilitate, the opportunity - specific, .. for young people, to play more baseball, in more places - right round the whole, ..... perhaps "I'd", put some of that money into this idea — and effort, certainly already generally established.
(Poorer areas, first - obviously, .. i.e. if I had any, more specific control over the idea of just where my funds were going, or to go.)
My point being here, is that .. I image - (at "least"), .. that many even younger "professions", .... aspire to this type of more basic goal.
And that, .. with this broader idea, .. that - also, those closer to retiring, at very least, give thought to it.
Apart from what's covered in the media, ..... who can tell really. ?
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early AM hours "Beijing Standard Time".
(No DST. / just before 4 a.m. local.) http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=33
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Sports should be loved and played.....not paid. That is all I'm going to say on this issue.
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O.k. then.
Olympic participants being of "amateur" status - (.. as a "ruled" at least), .. I'll guess that apart from whatever connected and associated "commercialism" generally attached, or attachable, to the "Olympics", .. that you don't particularly object, to them - more specifically, .. this or either, more generally - if in particularly, .... people taking them in.
Just not particularly interested - as you'd suggested, .. yourself.
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