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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAm I the only one who just doesn't give a shit about the Super Bowl?
woo me with science
(32,139 posts)FrodosPet
(5,169 posts)And I loved it! Great game from both teams. Congrats to Baltimore, which also happens to be the city where the greatest show in history, "The Wire", was filmed.
It, along with "Breaking Bad" set the standard for television drama.
Deep13
(39,154 posts)Response to DainBramaged (Original post)
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CaliforniaPeggy
(149,178 posts)awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)and hope that you, my dear Peggy, enjoy yourself not watching it
yellerpup
(12,249 posts)Deeply.
Zoeisright
(8,339 posts)It's a much, much better show. Plus there's the Kitten Halftime and some gerbils in a blimp.
valerief
(53,235 posts)yellerpup
(12,249 posts)on another link. Thirty-three adorable puppies! I am so THERE!
another_liberal
(8,821 posts)The hedgehogs as cheerleaders were a touch of genius.
femmocrat
(28,394 posts)calimary
(80,521 posts)Bjorn Against
(12,041 posts)cherokeeprogressive
(24,853 posts)southernyankeebelle
(11,304 posts)state and I still won't watch it. I think the games have become overrated and at the end a let down big time. So I'll be tuning in to Downtown Abbey.
MineralMan
(146,116 posts)Anyhow, I don't follow baseball.
freedom fighter jh
(1,782 posts)I don't know whether to say I'm not watching or I'm not planning to watch it -- I don't even know what time it's on.
Maraya1969
(22,408 posts)PADemD
(4,482 posts)Hope there's a good movie available.
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)The Candidate is in Redbox. Sadly, it is too close to the truth of politics.
PADemD
(4,482 posts)My son downloaded House of Cards, with Kevin Spacey. We're going to watch that.
I did see The Candidate a few years ago, and it is a funny movie. Thanks for the suggestion.
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)I like Spacey.
xtraxritical
(3,576 posts)awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)homegirl
(1,417 posts)Professional sports have become such obvious corporate money making events that it is hard to watch. Consider football, four hours of hype, bands and above all advertising to play a game that should last one hour. Folks, it all about making money. And don't forget the week long buildup and false suspense.
Yes, there were a few good movies on TV and lots of good books, or relax by doing a little gardening.
Spirochete
(5,264 posts)I've never liked the 49'ers, and the Ravens are the team that shithead Art Modell took out of Cleveland, the former Browns, so I hope they lose too, even though Modell is finally deceased.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,063 posts)who aren't really all that interested but are using it as an excuse to have a party. And that's fine. I will be at a relative's birthday party today, and we might watch part of the game, but at 8:00 the channel will be switched to PBS so we can watch Downton Abbey.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)I wouldn't miss it for the world. (pathetic, I know, but I'm addicted.)
I could give a crap about the Super Bowl, even if there was no Downton Abbey.
Glimmer of Hope
(5,823 posts)msongs
(67,128 posts)RKP5637
(67,008 posts)timdog44
(1,388 posts)in a union, who don't support other unions.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(106,786 posts)AlbertCat
(17,505 posts)You're thinking baseball!
In football they line up in 2 lines facing each other, yell something, and then run headfirst into each other.
dwp6577
(103 posts)that's what my dad calls them...and he's correct.
maybe I'll watch some of it
A HERETIC I AM
(24,307 posts)I'm not too interested in the game, but I don't begrudge them the money they make.
Playing professional football is the equivalent of being in 15 car wrecks a year.
Tien1985
(920 posts)They make more in one year than I'll make in 40, even getting a 3% yearly raise. I think that is a bit much for running around in circles. But lucky them, I guess.
arcane1
(38,613 posts)I'm going to relax at home and avoid the yahoos today
NJCher
(35,341 posts)For saying "uninterested" and not "disinterested."
Your resident English teacher,
Cher
marybourg
(12,531 posts)coalition_unwilling
(14,180 posts)boredom as Golf or NASCAR racing.
Aquavit
(488 posts)The "real" football championship will be held at Wembley Stadium on May 25th. I couldn't care less about the game being played today.
Elwood P Dowd
(11,443 posts)Much better than that 34-31 boring thing tonight.
frylock
(34,825 posts):yawn:
Rex
(65,616 posts)Could care less. Don't own a TV.
dkf
(37,305 posts)JimDandy
(7,318 posts)Many restaurants and bars will have it on their TVs, so it'll be difficult avoiding it. Hope you enjoy your lunch anyway.
hedgehog
(36,286 posts)I especially like the green pressed glass one.
RKP5637
(67,008 posts)nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)immoderate
(20,885 posts)--imm
DainBramaged
(39,191 posts)When you could actually go on game day and buy tickets. Phil Simms, the cast of characters. Great time.
immoderate
(20,885 posts)I haven't been in New York in 20 years. It's too difficult to change teams!
Note: I stopped following baseball when the Dodgers left Brooklyn.
On edit: I also follow the Cowboys, but I root against them!
--imm
DainBramaged
(39,191 posts)till it was dark. What a great time we had. And this was when people had station wagons so tailgating wasn't what it is today. Couple of coolers, a barbecue, car table and folding chairs.
It was funnnnnnnn.
cherokeeprogressive
(24,853 posts)ecstatic
(32,532 posts)I know San Francisco beat Atlanta, but I haven't bothered to check who they'll be playing against. Nevertheless, I'll probably fake the funk at a super bowl party today.
JimDandy
(7,318 posts)and then give some more.
etherealtruth
(22,165 posts)dballance
(5,756 posts)The worshippers of the football gods didn't take kindly to my post. Read the replies to my post on this other thread.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=2301853
DainBramaged
(39,191 posts)FailureToCommunicate
(13,968 posts)For a lot of folks down there this is make or break income.
http://www.nola.com/superbowl/index.ssf/2013/01/super_bowl_2013_reverberating.html
Just saying.
DainBramaged
(39,191 posts)And I have laundry to fold back later
FailureToCommunicate
(13,968 posts)Enjoy the laundry folding party.
Comrade Grumpy
(13,184 posts)And I see you're still going on with your snide self. You like to stir shit and then complain about it. Nice.
dballance
(5,756 posts)I posted a simple comment that suggested there are other things in life than the Super Bowl. The people who responded were perfectly free to ignore it and go on with their lives but they chose not to. It's my right to refute their snide comments.
ProdigalJunkMail
(12,017 posts)you know that damned well. typical...
sP
dballance
(5,756 posts)if those delicate flowers can't handle some criticism of their insanely violent sport. And a sport that breeds the types of cultures around the football programs at Penn State, Notre Dame, Steubenville and all the ones where abuses go on and get covered up that aren't in the news.
I saw it through my high school years and college years.
ProdigalJunkMail
(12,017 posts)you play the provocateur and then act like it was just criticism of the sport when it was really criticism (and thy holier than thou attitude) of anyone who likes the sport.
my guess is you failed at sports and that has left you bitter with a desire to lash out at those with whom you could not keep up. dollars to doughnuts...
sP
DainBramaged
(39,191 posts)Jesus dude leave people alone
GaYellowDawg
(4,442 posts)You went pretty far over the top on that post. If you get into the middle of a post about a hobby and post the worst possible things you can think of to say about that hobby and the people who engage in it, you're going to get some pretty indignant replies. I don't follow pro sports of any kind but I'm not up in anybody's face about it. I wouldn't have put that link up in my reply. It makes you look bad because you pretty clearly put that reply up just to be a complete asshole.
RKP5637
(67,008 posts)ProdigalJunkMail
(12,017 posts)but your snide remarks and obvious judgment of those who DO like the superbowl as somehow less enlightened than you might be the reason you are being discussed in such 'pleasant' tones.
sP
Apophis
(1,407 posts)GaYellowDawg
(4,442 posts)I have teams that I follow in a few sports, and if they're not playing, I'm not interested. I'm still going to a Super Bowl party to socialize, though.
Baitball Blogger
(46,532 posts)I bought at Publix!
Silent3
(14,958 posts)Comrade Grumpy
(13,184 posts)DainBramaged
(39,191 posts)Go bash someone else pal.
On edit,
LONG after you and your pals are gone, I'll still be here. So go find someone else to stalk. OH and have a nice day.
cherokeeprogressive
(24,853 posts)Mister Ed
(5,877 posts)Last time I gave in and watched was when my home-state team (the Vikings) were up against the New Orleans Saints. It was easy to tell that the Saints were deliberately aiming to injure the Vikings' quarterback, Brett Favre. An inquiry has since verified that, but it didn't take any formal inquiry for me to see it. It was blatantly obvious.
I got no time for that stuff.
forestpath
(3,102 posts)lpbk2713
(42,674 posts)But all the hoopla is really a turn off. I really don't GAF about Beyonce or anything else. If I do watch I'll have the volume way down or maybe even muted. I know the announcers will be hyping their asses off
madrchsod
(58,162 posts)DainBramaged
(39,191 posts)GaYellowDawg
(4,442 posts)I'm pretty much counting the days until college football begins again. But then again, each to his own.
DainBramaged
(39,191 posts)College has football?
GaYellowDawg
(4,442 posts)It sure does. My alma mater has been playing football since 1895. You're a little late.
kurtzapril4
(1,353 posts)Do you know what network/s show F1?
Luminous Animal
(27,310 posts)and the streets will be near empty. A great day to walk around for a few hours.
DainBramaged
(39,191 posts)Passed the supermarket, PACKED I tell ya packed.
Spring is when the snow stops, which is next month, and ohboy will I be happy.
arcane1
(38,613 posts)I should make sure to avoid public transportation this evening
Luminous Animal
(27,310 posts)It's too bad.
By the way, I just got back from a lovely two hour walk through the Castro and the Mission. It was grand.
bluestate10
(10,942 posts)I love the ethnic diversity in all three cities. I love the old line elegance of Boston.
Egalitarian Thug
(12,448 posts)Many years ago I used to watch for the commercials, but they started to suck after too much attention was given to them. After I stopped watching TV, I found I cared less and less.
Unless the Broncos are playing, I can't seem to break that addiction.
Johnny Noshoes
(1,977 posts)I used to work for a media monitoring company - it went bust the end of August 2011 - and the Super Bowl with all of the commercials was "our" Black Friday. All the hype and all the bs over the ads the company made big bucks. I miss having a job but I DON'T miss all the Super Bowl bs. This is the second Super Bowl without a job for me but hey I just keep plugging away and figure I'll find one soon enough. My best friend - an IT guy finally started a new job this past month and he was out of work for 18 months. The woman I used to work with finally got a job just recently so hey fingers crossed and all.
Egalitarian Thug
(12,448 posts)creative and innovative (and probably more effective), but once the hype hit hard all that went away.
Politicalboi
(15,189 posts)I couldn't care less about it. Grown men chasing a ball. LOL! And people pay them money for that. And now with the concussion shit going around, maybe someday there will be NO MORE football. YEAH! And ALL sports will be pay per view. That way NO TV shows get preempted by their shit.
greatauntoftriplets
(175,652 posts)I'm going to watch the Downton Abbey bowl!
cantbeserious
(13,039 posts)eom
struggle4progress
(117,946 posts)Mnemosyne
(21,363 posts)watercolors
(1,921 posts)X_Digger
(18,585 posts)Cleita
(75,480 posts)Let's declare this thread a Super Bowl free one.
RKP5637
(67,008 posts)peace13
(11,076 posts)iemitsu
(3,888 posts)until I get to the grocery store and there is no one there.
The best time to shop is during one of these games.
lunatica
(53,410 posts)It will be lovely!
sakabatou
(42,064 posts)So, I'm recording it for them.
tblue37
(64,847 posts)but I cannot fathom WHY people would spend one second of their life on such caca, even if someone paid them to do so!
JimDandy
(7,318 posts)Brigid
(17,621 posts)I've never been much of a football fan. But Go Cubbies!!!
Recursion
(56,582 posts)Feel better?
lastlib
(22,895 posts)DebJ
(7,699 posts)I can't watch any type of game with cheering crowds and stay awake.
Since I had a family incident last night to deal with, that's good....I need a nap!
Apophis
(1,407 posts)I don't like how this country glorifies a bunch of overpaid athletes who can throw a ball or can tackle someone.
bluestate10
(10,942 posts)There is no reason at all why the game can't start no later than 4pm in the east.
quinnox
(20,600 posts)I basically gave up on all sports in terms of watching them for the past 20 years except for tennis.
But recently, I have thought I might start following the Dodgers again, starting this year, because I used to follow baseball and the Dodgers religiously.
Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)nor do I care. However, it has been good for sales of chips, snacks, soda & beer.
rightsideout
(978 posts)radicalliberal
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(Just havin' a little fun. Enjoy the game! )
rightsideout
(978 posts)They even have a little purple in them!
tomm2thumbs
(13,297 posts)no interesting whatsoever in any at dinner last night either, from the waiters & waitresses to everyone at the table
airplaneman
(1,231 posts)freshwest
(53,661 posts)Cooley Hurd
(26,877 posts)...regardless of the outcome.
That's a basic fact.
DainBramaged
(39,191 posts)more people will go to bed hungry than attend the super bowl. More people will got to emergency rooms as a last resort because of their illness because they have no health care than will attend the super bowl.
And on and on. One Super Bowl ticket would pay for my medications for a year.
And God will be given credit for these assholes throwing a ball around.....
rakeeb
(201 posts)One would think that with your engaging personality that "assholes" would be lining up around to block to give you money for your medications.
Like many people who will be watching the game, I will watch and remain fully confident that these few hours on this Sunday will in no way hinder whatever money is spent or hours dedicated to helping those less fortunate.
Enjoy spending your Sunday afternoon judging others, sounds exhilarating.
DainBramaged
(39,191 posts)I can see you've made a LOT of friends here.....
rakeeb
(201 posts)the obvious irony that calling anyone who doesn't think exactly like you an asshole makes you appear to be, well, exactly what you are calling everyone else.
You seem to have a lot of anger, the kind of anger that might require more than just trying to work it out by calling people names on a forum on the intarwebs.
tomm2thumbs
(13,297 posts)*word to the wise*
JimDandy
(7,318 posts)longship
(40,416 posts)I just do not like US football. Not at all.
But if somebody broadcast the AFL Premiership game, I would throw a Footy party. However, I don't know how many would attend. I'd probably have to celebrate by myself here in rural MI.
Go Sydney Swans!
oldbanjo
(690 posts)LiberalLoner
(9,760 posts)rurallib
(62,328 posts)Populist_Prole
(5,364 posts)I had a mild interest in baseball and hockey in my mid teens but always found foootball very boring. The obnoxious announcers, loud stupid ads, and the incessant talk talk talk about it all pushed me from indifferent to active dislike.
MotherPetrie
(3,145 posts)blitzburgh55
(411 posts)this match up is a Steelers fans worst nightmare...lol.
whistler162
(11,155 posts)Response to DainBramaged (Original post)
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Historic NY
(37,449 posts)going to gym & watch videos.
Richard D
(8,673 posts)Rob H.
(5,335 posts)Response to Rob H. (Reply #91)
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Apophis
(1,407 posts)alterfurz
(2,466 posts)matt819
(10,749 posts)All I know is that there's a shortage of chicken wings.
graywarrior
(59,440 posts)Iggo
(47,468 posts)I like it, though.
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)libodem
(19,288 posts)But HELL NO!!!
Cynicus Emeritus
(172 posts)Even more outrageous...our elected leaders force us build stadiums for their crony wealthy owners so they can have grossly overpaid celebrity players that the public can then become enamored with and worship. The scheme of celebrity, sports, etc is used as a form of propaganda intended to keep the public's mental focus on frivolous stuff and not on critical thinking and how we are being royally screwed.
IthinkThereforeIAM
(3,070 posts)... to the, "two brothers" super bowl hype(which the NFL has been chomping at the bit for since 2011), trying to get folks minds off of the bountygate. Those that watched the games, at least in the AFC could see how "missed", calls let the Ravens stay in their games, even spotted them an easy touchdown or two.
And then there is Ray Lewis, who should be doing 60 years to life in a prison. Come on Ray, tell us who really killed those two guys.
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)(but hate halftime). That being said, I can understand why some don't. Whatever gets you through the night, to quote a smart man.
Jackpine Radical
(45,274 posts)Isn't that some kind of football game or something?
Arkansas Granny
(31,476 posts)MynameisBlarney
(2,979 posts)I do enjoy being with my friends and eating all the food they cook though, lol
Kablooie
(18,543 posts)And I'll rot there with you.
I don't even know how football is played.
eh.
Carolina
(6,960 posts)Frankly, I think 24/7 sports is partly responsible for the dumbing down of America... kinda like bread and circuses and gladiators in forum. Keep 'em distracted, stupid, and under the emperor's thumb
Nika
(546 posts)Never heard of it. I have excellent willful ignorance of very boring games involving territorial gains and losses. Though those uniforms show off men's skinny butts quite nicely.
Have to say one good thing about the sport.
JimDandy
(7,318 posts)worth watching. (Don't let my moniker fool you-I'm female, single and appreciate the sights.)
old guy
(3,281 posts)RebelOne
(30,947 posts)The only reason I would have watched this game is if my home team the Atlanta Falcons were playing.
Buzz Clik
(38,437 posts)I am not excited about the half time or the commercials, but I love the game.
Ian Iam
(386 posts)I enjoy the game as well.
BlueCaliDem
(15,438 posts)WilliamPitt
(58,179 posts)Insert rhetoric here.
DainBramaged
(39,191 posts)I hope you have a great time.......I have some Top Gear reruns to watch on Netflix....
kurtzapril4
(1,353 posts)starts tonight on BBCA!
Blue_In_AK
(46,436 posts)It won't be on here. We don't watch any pro football, just college.
Hekate
(89,974 posts)Aida -- it's telecast at the local Music Academy today, and should be good. My husband says "Look for the elephants," then starts humming the Triumphal March.
snooper2
(30,151 posts)to random people LOL
tavernier
(12,299 posts)But here I stand making a dish to pass at one of the two parties I've been invited.
Who is playing? I guess I should know that much before the umpire hollers Play Ball.
Leslie Valley
(310 posts)She'd rather watch figure skating too.
WillyT
(72,631 posts)BuelahWitch
(9,083 posts)Swede Atlanta
(3,596 posts)I have never understood the game of football. It always seemed like a game in which over-sized men who padded themselves, a sign of cowardice, tapped each other on the butts as they tried to move a piece of animal skin down a field. As a gay man I can appreciate the tapping on the butt but otherwise, not so much.
I'm not suggesting the players are not athletes or that skill is not required.....my only point is I never understood the interest in the sport similar to my amazement at people who champion golf.
Give me a game of soccer or rugby (men who don't pad themselves from injury), tennis or even baseball....but football has never interested me.
drm604
(16,230 posts)One thing I really don't get is the people who say they "watch it for the ads". They've somehow managed to successfully market commercials, as if the commercials themselves are a product.
elleng
(129,759 posts)DakotaLady
(246 posts)who don't care. I'm going to watch more episodes of House of Cards ... yay me.
Chalco
(1,301 posts)jonthebru
(1,034 posts)Its a good time to be out and about, the beach is basically empty.
I should that the game starts in Hawaii at 1400 hours plenty of daylight left...
DainBramaged
(39,191 posts)I hear they are getting pretty heavily bombarded by the debris ball from the tsunami....
AverageJoe90
(10,745 posts)TBH, I live in Texas so I probably wouldn't be able to make too many close friends(this IS football country after all), but frankly, I still don't give a flying fuck about the S***r B*wl.
Skidmore
(37,364 posts)either. Don't understand it, don't care to either.
Plucketeer
(12,882 posts)if I COULD care less than I already do. I don't think a concerted effort at trying would result in any LESS enthusiasm for the SB or ANY football at that!
cer7711
(502 posts)Last edited Sun Feb 3, 2013, 04:52 PM - Edit history (1)
I'll pay attention to the final score just to find out which team God sided with.
AverageMe
(91 posts)I really dont care about the SB and will not watch it. My team (Jets) is not in it so who cares. Just a lot of hype.
datasuspect
(26,591 posts)me, chet, brent, chad, logan, and hunter "the kegmeister" and a bunch of other dudes from State are partying our balls off today!!!!11111 WWOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!11111
JAEGER BOMBS AND BUD LIGHT BABAY!!!!11111
hopefully they'll have a good bathroom to do coke in!!!!111
CranialRectaLoopback
(123 posts)As does our President.
Siwsan
(26,123 posts)One of my all time favorite movies with one of my all time favorite movie stars - William Powell.
caledesi
(11,903 posts)Jamaal510
(10,893 posts)and even I could care less about the Super Bowl. If the Raiders aren't playing in it, it's pretty much ho-hum for me. But what I don't like about Super Bowls is the extra attention being paid to the commercials. Yeah, there are a bunch of special commercials for Super Bowls. So what? They bombard us with stupid commercials all the time. Commercials have really become a turn-off for me when it comes to spectator sports. It's why I can rarely sit through an entire game, even if my favorite team plays. Especially the beer and the phone commercials....I don't know how much more I can stomach them. I'd rather the networks not go to commercials, and just either continue to show the players getting off the field, or have dead air until the break is over. With all the commercialism, I feel as though I and other viewers are being treated like mindless drones.
AsahinaKimi
(20,776 posts)harmonicon
(12,008 posts)oh... ok. Never mind.
avebury
(10,941 posts)Response to DainBramaged (Original post)
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CBHagman
(16,964 posts)The entire universe is jam-packed with human beings who will think of nothing else for the next day and a half. It is unanimous, I tell you, unanimous.
Now, don't you feel completely alone?!
Ian Iam
(386 posts)RESISTENCE IS FUTILE!
Lydia Leftcoast
(48,217 posts)Does that make me a bad American?
El Supremo
(20,363 posts)Shit!
DainBramaged
(39,191 posts)LiberalEsto
(22,845 posts)Opiates for the masses...
noamnety
(20,234 posts)I have an app on there that will accrue points if I check into it, so I'll turn it on long enough to get the points for watching (10 seconds for audio recognition). Eventually I'll trade in my points for a lowe's gift card.
Other than that though - no interest.
mantis49
(807 posts)AAO
(3,300 posts)DemoTex
(25,334 posts)Tierra_y_Libertad
(50,414 posts)Watching grown men chase around a pointy ball, and screaming announcers, has limited entertainment value.
NRaleighLiberal
(59,922 posts)Claybrains
(132 posts)Cobalt Violet
(9,905 posts)So the super bowl is meaningless to me.
pecwae
(8,021 posts)PuppyBowl, yes.
Arugula Latte
(50,566 posts)KittenBowl!!!
sharp_stick
(14,400 posts)but I've got a bunch of friends and their kids coming over. Beer in the fridge, wings ready to cook, pulled pork pulled, chips, salsa, spinach/artichoke dip and homemade guacamole.
Even without the football we're going to have some fun.
RedCappedBandit
(5,514 posts)Don't care either.
DollarBillHines
(1,922 posts)A friend of mine throws legendary Super Bowl parties. I woudn't miss one far any reason (unless, maybe, I was dead).
napkinz
(17,199 posts)What's the best thing for neo-constipation?
Turbineguy
(37,127 posts)I've dropped my superbowl and I don't give a shit!
sellitman
(11,591 posts)Craft beer, home made salsa, burger & Dogs.
In short, it's just an excuse to eat and drink and watch expensive commercials.
Unless my NY Giants are playing.
rainbow4321
(9,974 posts)I'm dreading tonight at work (8pm to 8am) because historically people call in on SB Sundays...shit, people, you KNOW well in advance WHEN the damn game is gonna be...why not just try to schedule yourself around it or switch with someome, etc...or here is a thought: suck it up, use some work ethic and just show THE FUCK UP FOR YOUR HEALTHCARE JOB!
Instead, they call "in sick". Given I work at a federal facility, I wish they would just make the day a Federal holiday since that's the only time the majority of my co workers make a point of showing up (cuz otherwise they don't get the extra pay) like they should!
underpants
(182,064 posts)sarge43
(28,935 posts)Moondog
(4,833 posts)bigwillq
(72,790 posts)rightsideout
(978 posts)The slopes are usually less crowded.
Or I go skiing and leave to come home before the game if I have teams I'm rooting for.
Since the Ravens are in the game this year we got the skiing out of the way yesterday.
But during the regular season I generally don't watch too much football except for when the Ravens or Redskins play but I often can't sit through a whole game. I was never really in to team sports and sucked at them at school. And I can't sit through a baseball game either. Too long.
I have friends, family and neighbors who are really into football and know all the players and details. I often feel completely left out of the conservations.
Now sports are fun if I'm involved but I generally suck at baseball and can't throw a football to save my life so I never really followed those sports so was never really interested. But I enjoy playing tennis, sailing and skiing. Those are the only sports I'm a little good at.
But this year I've been following my home team, the Ravens, more then usual and excited they made it into the Superbowl
So go Ravens!!
TeamPooka
(24,122 posts)lebkuchen
(10,716 posts)However, I was a big 49er fan back when the team was always coming in last. I'd like to see some more of the 49er magic today.
uppityperson
(115,674 posts)Wolf Frankula
(3,595 posts)Why not just cut pig in half, then both gangs eat.
Wolf
geckosfeet
(9,644 posts)Little Star
(17,055 posts)datasuspect
(26,591 posts)Never have cared about the game and never will. Even when this area of Wisconsin's sacred Green Bay Packers have played.
Democracyinkind
(4,015 posts)onenote
(42,295 posts)Democracyinkind
(4,015 posts)Or, why I give a shit about why anyone would think shit about your not giving a shit about his shit.
JimDandy
(7,318 posts)so invite a bunch of friends over who also couldn't care less, turn on the game, yell at both teams and all of the umps and coaches, scarf down some snacks, laugh at the ads, tickle your kids and enjoy the companionship of those you love.
Those are my plans (at someone else's house), and I'm rooting for you. From someone else who also doesn't give a shit about the SB....
MissMarple
(9,656 posts)It's always good to hang out with the family.
robinlynne
(15,481 posts)brucefan
(1,549 posts)There's over 300 million people in this country
Myrina
(12,296 posts)n/t
eppur_se_muova
(36,222 posts)I hope so, so then I won't have to hear about it much longer.
mike200
(1 post)DainBramaged
(39,191 posts)DainBramaged
(39,191 posts)PS I cried over a beer comercial
aintitfunny
(1,421 posts)The home team is in it! Go Ravens!
Ian Iam
(386 posts)there is no legal requirement in any state of America that you must watch the game.
former9thward
(31,679 posts)Especially if the dirty masses do.
City Lights
(25,171 posts)lanlady
(7,133 posts)I'm reading a book today, blissfully tuned out of all the hype.
prairierose
(2,145 posts)bread and circuses
putitinD
(1,551 posts)Tab
(11,093 posts)and that was by accident. My wife had Ellen on and Ellen did a Super Bowl themed game, naming the teams.
Hate to say it, but I don't even understand the frickin' game, much less how people keep all those players and stats in their heads. It's worse that baseball.
Not a Fan
(98 posts)No. We don't watch any of that either. We stopped watching all television over nineteen years ago - that included all sports. We just ignore it all. Plenty of other things to fill your day with. If we want we can see some of the commercials later because people tend to post the ones they like best. But the commercialism is why we gave television up to begin with - we didn't want corporate America owning our children's souls. The kids are out of the house now and we do use netflix. And we always kept a television for viewing movies. Our set is nineteen inches and is older than our oldest child who is twenty-eight - some day it will have to go.
WinkyDink
(51,311 posts)Beartracks
(12,749 posts)P.S. But I'll watch the commercials at some point online.
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usafvet65
(46 posts)..... basketball, hockey, tennis, golf....... etc. etc. .
But is does not include fishing, fly fishing and ice fishing. Any fishing.
Thanks dad for teaching me to fish many many seasons ago.
oldandhappy
(6,719 posts)Another media hyped event. A few serious football fans and the whole media world care about this. The rest of us get a day with very little traffic on the road!
bluedigger
(17,073 posts)Just like last year, and the year before, and the year before, and...
Rowdyboy
(22,057 posts)settle down for a serious meal-its an annual tradition for us.
Professional sports bore me to tears and thankfully my partner feels the same.
Left Turn Only
(74 posts)I'm amused when I see people all excited while watching sports. It seems people pick a team for whatever reason and get behind them even though they have no connection to any of the players. I loved playing neighborhood sports when I was a kid, but I've never gotten any vicarious pleasure watching other people play a game.
Go Vols
(5,902 posts)and get behind it although they usually have no connection.
I make a good deal of money betting football and its much like picking stock,weigh the good and bad and put your money down.
I will be watching.
Left Turn Only
(74 posts)That's a reason for excitement.
Go Vols
(5,902 posts)Phillip McCleod
(1,837 posts)i'm avoid all forms of social media today simply b/c i'm sick of ppl tacking "go ___s!" onto everything. seen it here too but its easier to scroll on.
AgingAmerican
(12,958 posts)n/t
coyotespaw
(1,035 posts)make such a big deal about not giving a shit about them? I could make a hundred posts about things that I don't give a shit about, but I don't. Why don't I make those posts? Because I actually don't give a shit about them, and I'm not so attention starved that I have to make a big deal about shitting on someone else's parade. If you really didn't give a shit about the Super Bowl, this post wouldn't exist.
Ian Iam
(386 posts)DainBramaged
(39,191 posts)and quite frankly, I don't give a shit that you don't.........
TheManInTheMac
(985 posts)holiday, too, and they actually care a great deal; They need these things to say "Look at me! I'm edgy and hip and I don't give a shit about this."
whistler162
(11,155 posts)PDJane
(10,103 posts)happyslug
(14,779 posts)aquart
(69,014 posts)Nedsdag
(2,437 posts)I could watch Downton Abbey if I want to, but I bought the DVD last Wednesday of this season. I just finished watching it, so I don't have to watch it on public television any more this year.
For DA fans in here, expect another shocker coming up.
undeterred
(34,658 posts)TexasProgresive
(12,147 posts)as much as I care about the Kardashians. Not a bit.
rocktivity
(44,546 posts)I don't tune in until kickoff (6:30PM EST), and spend the day doing my taxes instead.
rocktivity
marked50
(1,348 posts)AndyA
(16,993 posts)It is not possible for me to be less interested in the Super Bowl. With the average price of a ticket at $3,400 it's way overpriced and overrated.
Somewhere along the way, we've lost focus of what sports are supposed to be. Instead of focusing on education, schools and colleges focus instead on their sports teams. Sports celebrities are no longer people we want our children to look up to. They use drugs to improve their performance, abuse animals, abuse their family members, and generally are poor sports about the whole thing.
I realize not all sports celebrities are like this, but all too often the headlines include their names along with the details of what they've done.
It's just big business, taking advantage of people like all other big businesses these days. An athlete who breaks the rules should be out of the league permanently, that would set a good example of what happens when you break the rules. Instead, too often, they get slapped on the hand and are allowed to return after a time.
I'd rather see schools and colleges focus on education instead of sports, and professional sports should set a good example for our youth, which they often do not.
I won't be watching, and I won't feel like I've missed anything.
TheCowsCameHome
(40,159 posts)tledford
(917 posts)Hard Assets
(274 posts)Hoogivesacrap?
JimDandy
(7,318 posts)KeepItReal
(7,769 posts)Perfect weekend for my boys from outta town.
We ain't rich - still having a ball.
Laissez les bons temps rouler!
OrwellwasRight
(5,170 posts)TheCowsCameHome
(40,159 posts)and we still lost the tenpin bowling tournament.
DissidentVoice
(813 posts)I don't even know who is playing.
patrice
(47,992 posts)MNBrewer
(8,462 posts)NYC_SKP
(68,644 posts)Because I meeting I was never happened because a big wig gave tickets to the big wig I was scheduled to meet with.
Drove to SF and, once there, was begged to reschedule.
Fucking professional sports, they're not even fun any more.
Bread and Circuses.
DainBramaged
(39,191 posts)Isoldeblue
(1,135 posts)Shows how much I care
Nevernose
(13,081 posts)Except in this version, we pay them more money in a year than most people see in a lifetime and Beyonce sings in the middle part. Oh, and instead of coming inside when it gets dark, the grown men playing a children's game either suffer life-long brain trauma or declare bankruptcy.
lillypaddle
(9,580 posts)I don't either.
Heathen57
(573 posts)marathon "Missing Persons". Shows how much I care about football. Reruns are more interesting.
gadjitfreek
(399 posts)Zoeisright
(8,339 posts)Pool Hall Ace
(5,849 posts)I used to be a big football fan, bu I've since lost interest.
Dog Gone at Penigma
(433 posts)Ahhhhhhhhhhhh ...........nice!
JimDandy
(7,318 posts)snacking game to begin.
NOLALady
(4,003 posts)No crowds at all!
zeemike
(18,998 posts)I don't even know what teams are playing or where...cause I don't watch TV I suppose...cause if I did I would have to know whether I wanted to or not.
BrainMann1
(460 posts)It's easy for us to see if someone is not a fan, sorry.
johnp3907
(3,720 posts)A Russian NHL player said it best a few years ago: "I don't understand. Every 5 seconds the whistle blows and they stop play."
Milliesmom
(493 posts)A non event in my life.
peace frog
(5,609 posts)Not missing a thing.
Raine
(30,519 posts)Ian David
(69,059 posts)LeftInTX
(24,416 posts)I'm not a sports person.
The only time I've watched the Super Bowl was when the Packers played.
DainBramaged
(39,191 posts)RebelOne
(30,947 posts)At least the puppies are cute.
Clouseau2
(60 posts)I live in San Francisco, and the only thing I'll watch is maybe some of the commercials, if they are clever ...
Last year, our team won the World Series and there were massive riots, with over 30 fires set across the city, and a large amount of property damaged, including a city bus being completely destroyed.
I was walking through the city and some owners were boarding up their businesses.
I don't blame them.
99Forever
(14,524 posts)Some sort of industrial strength toilet?
liberalmuse
(18,670 posts)xloadiex
(628 posts)I think it's the fact that our teachers and police make around 40K per year while someone who plays a GAME makes in the millions. That's just screwed up.
I find the puppy bowl much more entertaining.
penndragon69
(788 posts)Isn't that a food bowl for a Mastiff or a great Dane?
YOHABLO
(7,358 posts)Tom_Foolery
(4,688 posts)I heard some talking head sports guy say that the Super Bowl was the closest thing we have to a war. Really? If the spectators could shoot at the players, that might come close to a war.
SheilaT
(23,156 posts)I have zero interest in professional sports, and one of the things I love best about living in New Mexico is: no professional major league sports.
And apparently I was quite confused about who is actually playing, since from hints dropped as I read through the posts, teams were named that I didn't know were in it.
It also helps that I don't have a TV, which has vastly improved the quality of my life for the nearly five years I've been without.
crim son
(27,462 posts)You'll find that not only are you not the only person who doesn't give a shit about it, you aren't the only person who has asked the same question.
DainBramaged
(39,191 posts)harun
(11,347 posts)bluestateguy
(44,173 posts)But there are other issues that I consciously ignore as well.
I ignored the so-called "fiscal cliff", and it all came out just fine.
AngryOldDem
(14,060 posts)But I enjoy it, so therefore I will watch it.
If that makes me part of the Great Unwashed, then oh well.
Takes all kinds to make the world go 'round.
FarCenter
(19,429 posts)In may cases it turns into a game of two teams each trying not to lose.
Lousy conservatives!
Mira
(22,378 posts)but I got to thinking after I posted the picture of food for the super bowl that I did not know if the Super Bowl is football, or baseball.
So I looked in the paper and say they said there was a quarterback involved.
I think that means football, and that slakes my thirst for knowledge on the subject.
( I must admit though I did not go to school in this country, but have lived her for many decades )
secondvariety
(1,245 posts)until I go to bed. Get my last fix of football.
Purveyor
(29,876 posts)rury
(1,021 posts)I just want to see President Obama be interviewed on the pre-game show. Then I will go read a book or something.
Mosaic
(1,451 posts)Maybe we can evolve as humans. Cancel this yearly shit show I say!
Maraya1969
(22,408 posts)alp227
(31,942 posts)thucythucy
(7,948 posts)bermudat
(1,329 posts)I'm doing a little cleanup. Rather do that than watch it.
MrSlayer
(22,143 posts)But not this year. We have Ray the murdering phoney Jesus freak Lewis vs. the ironically homophobic 49ers.
Not interested at all.
valerief
(53,235 posts)zanana1
(6,074 posts)Football just wasn't that important In the 60's and early to mid 70's the Super Bowl was mostly for people who were betting on the teams. That was before America became "dumbed down". Sorry, football fans, but I've waited so long to say it. If you genuinely enjoy football, that's great, but if you go crazy over it because other people do, it's kinda sad.
Smilo
(1,944 posts)moondust
(19,895 posts)I like the complexity and strategizing of the game (as opposed to something like soccer). Even played on my high school team. I knew of a kid back then who died after suffering a spinal cord injury in a football game.
As the years have passed the players have gotten bigger and stronger, the hits more powerful, and the injuries more frequent. Somebody is making a lot of money off it so it's not likely to change much anytime soon.
I'll probably watch the game but not with much enthusiasm.
world wide wally
(21,714 posts)game of the year. The season is already over unless you are a fan of SF or Baltimore.
MADem
(135,425 posts)gathered in our home. We will be reverently silent during the commercials, and critique them noisily when the game starts up again. If there is a good play or two, we will remark upon it but we will not be hoo-rahing or bellowing like Joe on Family Guy.
We will comment mercilessly on the quality of the half time program, particularly if their is a surfeit of patriotic excess (not a problem in recent years like it was during the BushCorp era). We will enjoy a nice meal and some beverages.
Do I care who wins? Naaah. No one does, unless it's "their" favorite team.
Yavin4
(35,309 posts)Superbowls, World Cups, Olympics, etc. are all beloved by millions, and sometimes billions, of people worldwide. Better that mankind play sports instead of fighting wars.
Auntie Bush
(17,528 posts)Yavin4
(35,309 posts)all over the globe.
DainBramaged
(39,191 posts)see you on the dark side of the moon
tomm2thumbs
(13,297 posts)allan01
(1,950 posts)breaking a self imposed radio silence here . i dont give a hoot either .
tsuki
(11,994 posts)Hoyt
(54,770 posts)nilram
(2,878 posts)Stores should have fewer people in them. Excellent.
Flaxbee
(13,661 posts)the game, period. In general - don't care about professional sports, with the exception of a baseball game on a warm summer evening.
I think the slavish devotion to a sports team, that someone's happiness depends on who wins and who loses, is really quite tragic.
Yavin4
(35,309 posts)And I don't care about your [insert your favorite event] either.
virgdem
(2,116 posts)both hubby and I don't watch. However, we did watch the Puppy bowl and Kitty half time on Animal Planet and thoroughly enjoyed the action.
bmbmd
(3,086 posts)you just missed the Sandy Hook Elementary Choir singing with Jennifer Hudson. Getting a little misty in here. America, America-God shed his grace on thee. Indeed.
Oakenshield
(614 posts)I've never cared for sports. Why should anyone care who throws/catches or hits a freaking BALL? It's all trivial.
malthaussen
(17,024 posts)You are, however, in a very small minority.
-- Mal
Scootaloo
(25,699 posts)But they did, so I'm not.
DLnyc
(2,479 posts)Canuckistanian
(42,290 posts)I've tried, but I just don't get the point of football games. It just seems like such a game of ritual and short-term drama rather than athletic prowess.
joanbarnes
(1,715 posts)Curmudgeoness
(18,219 posts)tclambert
(11,077 posts)And the rest of us are keeping one eye on you.
ananda
(28,758 posts)I won't be watching either.
barbtries
(28,689 posts)applegrove
(117,885 posts)football season is over. I played flag football in public school and loved it. I know the plays. But I can't stand watching it while my dad watches it every weekend.
Initech
(99,881 posts)Whisp
(24,096 posts)arthritisR_US
(7,251 posts)Whisp
(24,096 posts)in HS or college.
seems to be the thang.
Yavin4
(35,309 posts)Maybe its because of posts like these.
Whisp
(24,096 posts)enjoy the show.
Yavin4
(35,309 posts)And with thoughts like that, we wonder why we can't win elections in certain parts of the country.
deutsey
(20,166 posts)treestar
(82,383 posts)watching videos with headphones and reading DU.
I can see that it is 20-3 Baltimore in the Second Quarter.
Tien1985
(920 posts)I only want to know who wins so I know which group of co-workers to avoid tomorrow.
Demoiselle
(6,787 posts)I'm just waiting for Downton Abbey....
onlyadream
(2,156 posts)Wish we could get into it, but it ain't gonna happen. Ever.
another_liberal
(8,821 posts)What the hell is wrong with San Francisco! Twenty-one to six, Ravens, at the half?
Don't they know people have money on this game!
Then, on the other hand:
Should this post be on a different string?
Skittles
(152,918 posts)but love the Superbowl Potluck goodies
Jane Austin
(9,199 posts)Before my husband died, we always took advantage of the Super Bowl by going out to eat at really popular restaurants that were otherwise too crowded or too noisy to enjoy.
This is a bittersweet day for me.
ProfessionalLeftist
(4,982 posts)Thank heavens I don't have a TV so don't have to be subjected to it.
drmeow
(4,986 posts)madashelltoo
(1,685 posts)progressoid
(49,753 posts)tpsbmam
(3,927 posts)I made the mistake of going to the market & liquor store yesterday......had no idea it was super bowl Saturday.....figured it out when I was in the mile long market line....will never make that mistake again! From now on I'll pay attention to when the fucking super bowl is happening so I can avoid the LINES LINES LINES LINES LINES LINES LINES LINES LINES LINES LINES LINES LINES LINES LINES LINES LINES LINES LINES LINES LINES LINES LINES LINES LINES LINES LINES LINES LINES LINES LINES LINES !!!!!!!!
Holy shit!
Oh, you mean there was/is a football game today? Don't know who played/is playing and/or who won/is winning. And don't care. And never will.
All I know is to learn next year when the fucking thing is and get all errands run before super bowl eve!
pauldemmd195j
(36 posts)I loathe the Super Bowl. It truly sucks AND blows.
lexw
(804 posts)but a couple years ago I went to the gym while it was on, thinking I could get a work out in while watching it, but not a single tv had the Super Bowl on. So, I think there are many folks out there that just want to get away from the Super Bowl.
jimlup
(7,968 posts)The game itself is almost an afterthought considering all the over-hype. It's a shameful display of American consumerism at its worst.
TM99
(8,352 posts)since I was a little boy. I just outgrew the bread & circus. I don't have cable TV. I never follow any sport not even the Olympics.
I would rather 'do' a sport (martial arts, running, rugby, etc.) than 'watch' a sport.
I will be watching the rest of Season 1 of The Borgias tonight.
Lane1340
(20 posts)As soon as it becomes a blowout, I'm off to better things...
Flatulo
(5,005 posts)Never understood the allure of giants crushing each other.
I'm watching Downton Abbey.
ChazInAz
(2,527 posts)I have no interest in spectator sports.
In fact, I have only gone to one football game: Illinois Wesleyan's 1968 Homecoming game, my freshman year there. We lost.
libodem
(19,288 posts)For Whatever Reason??? Oh Well..
brooklynite
(93,626 posts)99th_Monkey
(19,326 posts)don't need no stinkin' NFL for that.
femmocrat
(28,394 posts)Thank you, Animal Planet. I hope those puppies all find good homes.
llmart
(15,476 posts)I enjoyed Downton Abbey though.
calimary
(80,521 posts)We were busy running errands. GREAT time to be on the road - nobody else was out! Freeways were open, major boulevards were empty, perpetually gridlocked intersections were flowing smoothly as could be. Totally uncrowded roads! But in residential neighborhoods near us you couldn't find a parking space along the curb to save your life. Must have been a lot of Super Bowl parties going on.
csziggy
(34,115 posts)It was great!
RoccoR5955
(12,471 posts)emsimon33
(3,128 posts)No lines...same with Starbucks.
Gotta love the Super Bowl for cutting down on traffic.
Beacool
(30,243 posts)Although I tend to root for the underdog, so I'm glad that the Ravens won.
emmadoggy
(2,142 posts)I just posted on FB something to that effect.
I spent the evening working on a puzzle and listening to music. Hubby and daughter watched though. If it was our home team playing, I might be a little more into it, but otherwise I just don't care.
Overhyped, overblown, half-time shows are mostly lame, and the commercials really aren't as great as people rave about. I think they used to be better, but now they are all just trying too hard to be THE funniest, or coolest, or heart-tuggingest. Yawn.
donheld
(21,311 posts)Anser
(210 posts)AllyCat
(15,987 posts)BlueStater
(7,596 posts)Mojorabbit
(16,020 posts)Maybe it is because I am older but the noise level bothers me and I have for some reason lost all interest in it. I used to hate baseball but find I am enjoying
it now. No idea why.
Zax2me
(2,515 posts)But it is consistently the most watched program year in and year out.
AsahinaKimi
(20,776 posts)Last edited Mon Feb 4, 2013, 04:49 AM - Edit history (2)
I started to watch it, but It really wasn't of interest to me. I am a OAKLAND Raiders fan, so even though I live in San Francisco, it had no real meaning to me. I did have a nice big duck dinner before the game, so that's probably why I got sleepy. The duck and the nap was nice!
Blue_In_AK
(46,436 posts)so I don't have to be conscripted into the Beyonce wars.
Warpy
(110,744 posts)and the Stupor Bowl is just going to have to proceed without me.
I didn't even know who was playing until people here started to post scores.
HiPointDem
(20,729 posts)DFW
(53,930 posts)I have NEVER watched a super-bowl, and the only time I ever use the term is when a particularly large portion of thick hot and sour soup is put before me.
Demo_Chris
(6,234 posts)Ford_Prefect
(7,772 posts)the excesses of consumer exploitation.
TMC has a better show.
Just a bunch of people paid a ton to make money for the team owners.
Lebam in LA
(1,344 posts)Didn't even know it was on yesterday
northoftheborder
(7,565 posts)I enjoy watching my university play football, love professional tennis, and a lot of the olympic sports. That's it. Edit: I watch some golf tournaments.
april
(1,148 posts)jambo101
(797 posts)Superbowl? I went to bed at 7pm.
Tommy_Carcetti
(43,053 posts)Woo-hoo!!!!
No.
raccoon
(31,083 posts)doeriver
(793 posts)You are not alone...I have no interest in either watching or subsidizing socialist professional (or college) games organizations with tax dollars.
Chakaconcarne
(2,367 posts)Now, world cup..........yes.
Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)Now that this silliness is over, it's time for some goddamned BASEBALL!!!
efhmc
(14,706 posts)mike_c
(36,191 posts)eom
Hamlette
(15,384 posts)I wasn't paying attention to the super bowl being on but was shocked when I got to Costco and saw parking spaces! right at the door! All over the place. The parking lot was almost empty. I thought maybe it was close to closing time so I kind of hurried with my shopping until I realized the reason.
It's the perfect time to run errands.
demwing
(16,916 posts)Is that just like a regular bowl, packed a little tighter, maybe with a drop of hash oil?
Sound pretty damned good to me.
MattBaggins
(7,892 posts)Dpm12
(512 posts)Super Bowl too. Hate football and sports in general.
NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)But I do know the money that the Super Bowl will bring into NO. I also know that many people love their sporting events and it gives them a nice break for entertainment. We all need a little bit of that these days. And the local business that will be helped.
So yes, I give a shit about the Super Bowl because I give a shit about others.
mlevans
(843 posts)KauaiK
(544 posts)same thing for golf and boxing. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. Actually Super Bowl Sunday is the best day to go somewhere that is usually crowded.
dbackjon
(6,578 posts)Should we all make threads about everything we don't give a shit about?
SemperEadem
(8,053 posts)had a nice quiet evening reading, something I haven't taken the time to do for a long, long time. Sheila Bair's book "Bull by the Horns".
jambo101
(797 posts)white_wolf
(6,238 posts)So much better than the Super Bowl.