Some things I just don't get.

[lostkat]

Originally Posted by Pumpkinstew

I don't get...

the appeal of Mark 'Chappers' Chapman.
Renault Twingos
Big Brother
coffee Quality Street
cricket (5 DAYS and it's still a ****ing draw)
people who run in the rain (it's scientifically proven it gets you wetter than walking)

Hehe, I concur with all of this apart from the running in the rain. I run in the rain, but not to get out of it to a dry place. I just prefer running in drizzle over running in the dry as it cools me down. I guess I'll feel different when it gets bloody cold

I also agree with Flibster about those bloody kids who walk around with their phones blaring out music. Some of them do it when they're on their own. EARPHONES??? No one wants to hear your emo tunezzz, kid.

[loki]

Another thing I don't get is Art. I suspect this is more to do with my ignorance than anything else. I suppose the best way I can describe it is I can look at photo's and find them very moving and emotional. They capture a moment and a multitude of feelings and emotions. To me it's stimulating.

Yet I never feel the same urge to goto a gallery and view anything. About 8 years ago, Me & Sarah went to Paris for the weekend and did the usual tourist hot spots and inevitably we went into the Louvre and viewed The Mona Lisa. I must admit, I was very indifferent to it. And right at the other end of the scale what I really don't get are those pieces that are flecks of paint across a canvass that you would hear non arty types saying "My Six year old could do that"

[Wryel]

Originally Posted by Lomster

Arghhhh kids playing music on the bus is really annoying especially when about 5 of them are playing different songs

My phone is louder than any cheap kiddies phone! Teenagers don't like trance!

[Metalface Mark]

I love baseball, i subscribe to mlb's online service which is fantastic, i can watch any game at work the next day.

The thing about baseball is its all about the statistics, its fantastic, much more interesting than cricket, and you have to take your hat off to guys who go out and play 150 odd games a year.

[Garp]

Baseball is one of the few sports where you can be crap and still be considered great. You only have to be successful 1/3rd of the time. Even some of the greats were only just better than 1/3rd!

[Metalface Mark]

Originally Posted by Garp

Baseball is one of the few sports where you can be crap and still be considered great. You only have to be successful 1/3rd of the time. Even some of the greats were only just better than 1/3rd!

Look at footballers, most teams lose at least one goal a game, does that mean goalies are considered crap for not doing their jobs? Or strikers who dont score every time, should they be considered crap? Are golfers crap for not hitting a birdie every round?

Its no different to any other sport, every sport is the same.

[Garp]

Golfers manage to hit the ball every single round Baseballers are more likely to get a strike than a hit, they only have to hit one third of the balls coming towards them!
I'm not being critical of the sport at all, it's just an amusing quirk of it.

[bam]

Originally Posted by Garp

Golfers manage to hit the ball every single round Baseballers are more likely to get a strike than a hit, they only have to hit one third of the balls coming towards them!
I'm not being critical of the sport at all, it's just an amusing quirk of it.

1/3, as in you have 3 strikes? There's a fundamental difference between gold and baseball here, namely that in baseball the ball you're trying to hit is moving, pretty damn quick and depending on how it's thrown could move anywhere (knuckle ball).
Next time you play gold see how well you do with someone throwing the golf ball to you

[Admiral Huddy]

Actually, I don't get why people smoke and what they get out of it? I tried it once, like you do, and nearly died.. I'm confussed by this.

[BBx]

I don't get why certain members of the London community feel that they are above queuing rules and push in at the bus stops.

BB x