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Bread and circus, my friend. We'd like to think we've GreenPartyVoter Feb 2013 #1
+1 nt NYC_SKP Feb 2013 #3
The people cheering are the same ones MineralMan Feb 2013 #2
I once went to the fights nick of time Feb 2013 #4
I've been thinking a lot about ptsd lately. ananda Feb 2013 #5
Disturbing scene? More like a hockey game at a sports bar NightWatcher Feb 2013 #6
Two Minutes' Hate htuttle Feb 2013 #7
I think it's the same response as whatever makes people Ron Green Feb 2013 #8
+ 1 and society is manipulated into being mindless consumers by bread and circus. DogPawsBiscuitsNGrav Feb 2013 #15
Referees allow hockey fights to go on until the players stop, or one of two situations occur. bluestate10 Feb 2013 #9
Hockey is even more popular in Canada. nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #10
I only watch PasadenaTrudy Feb 2013 #11
Blame Canada! Baclava Feb 2013 #12
It always has. NutmegYankee Feb 2013 #13
The single reason I don't watch hockey anymore, MadHound Feb 2013 #14
And nobody messed with Gordie Howe! longship Feb 2013 #17
Frankly I think part of the reason for an increase in violence is the increase in padding MadHound Feb 2013 #18
Howe has an achievement named for him - The "Gordie Howe Hat Trick" JBoy Feb 2013 #23
It does run deep in our society. Apophis Feb 2013 #16
Well, you were at a sports bar. HappyMe Feb 2013 #19
You think that's bad, I take it you've never been to a bar showing a UFC fight then. Initech Feb 2013 #20
Agreed> Here's an note from my father about playing hockey & fighting KittyWampus Feb 2013 #21
Shorter OP: I don't get hockey, but I enjoy looking down on the proles. LeftyMom Feb 2013 #22
{CRACK} "Long drive...! Waaaay back! To the warning track... It's OUTTA here!" cherokeeprogressive Feb 2013 #24
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