Caltrops - Rants





	[quote name="Quétinbec"][quote name="I need clarification"] Let's be honest here, QB. Anyone over the age of 25 who actively pursues competitive team sports and isn't a professional athlete is sketchy. There's nothing worse than a bunch of adults grunting and sweating it out on a basketball court. [/quote] All you need is a workable excuse - in this case, the acceptable desire to keep fit. That brings the people together. They're too old for rugby now. Yes, they feel a bit stupid and out of place, but guess what happens next: [quote name="I need clarification"] As you've related in your sad tennis tale, halfway through everyone separates into two camps: those who don't give a shit anymore and wonder why they're wasting their time trying to put a ball in a small hoop, and those who care too much and get angry that everyone else is slacking. [/quote] Right, but this is where it becomes evident you've never done anything like this before, because you're forgetting that there are hardcore dudes on the opposition too, and it only takes one of them to barrel down on a passive or start throwing elbows for every other passive to wonder "what'is that guy's fucking problem?!" and BINGO! Motivation! I've seen more fights in dumb adult leagues than I did during high school and university BECAUSE no one is <i>supposed</i> to be giving a shit. Everyone's like, "Why is that asshole getting so worked up about a stupid basketball game?! I'M GOING TO FUCK HIM UP!". It's awesome. [quote name="I need clarification"] It's easy to see which is the more pathetic group (both of them), but the worst are the guys who come back the next week because they've already spent money on their special sneakers that are the very best sneakers to wear for playing basketball. [/quote] I wore tennis shoes when I played for my high school team because I didn't want people to think I took basketball seriously because at my first all boys high school it was considered a faggot sport, but secretly, I wanted to play for Boston College or UMass like Marcus Camby. I sprained my ankle twice :( [quote name="I need clarification"] You're kidding yourself if you think it's "fun," (it isn't, and you don't think this). You can't talk to regular people about your whores and your job failings and your idiot girlfriend, and as you've said you can only wank and sew for so many hours a day, so you're looking to figure out what "normal" people do in order to have some sort of social interaction. Sadly, you seem to be basing your decisions on beer commercials. [/quote] I like these spiels I get about what I can't get away with in society from PEOPLE TOO FRIGHTENED TO PLAY ORGANIZED BASKETBALL. One of the benefits of changing countries every year is that the friends you leave behind become a much smaller part of your life regardless of whether you leave them on good or bad terms, so you eventually realize you've got nothing to lose if you start taking risks with them and pushing their boundaries. Most people are totally OK with listening to that kind of stuff and usually have shit to add themselves. Not sport buddies so much, if that was your point. Also, I'm not about to be lectured on fun by you. There was a thread recently where I said how great it was to be able to look forward to the HIGH PROBABILITY of me fucking a beautiful Eastern European girl, and you countered with "I prefer the CERTAINTY of looking forward to my son's 10th birthday." Total obliviousness to the importance of risk and uncertainty in any awesome kind of fun. Where do you start with a guy like that? You don't. [quote name="I need clarification"] The proper way to play basketball after 25 is to stroll around the court in jeans and a shirt, occasionally bouncing the ball and then taking a pretend-half-hearted shot now and again, all while talking about your job (sorry), wife (sorry), and kids (sorry). [/quote] Your life sucks.[/quote]