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Is pinball a sport
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| October 24th, 2012 at 2:18:03 PM permalink | |
| deadrats18 Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 2 Posts: 24 | If so, will Pinball Roulette ever become an Olympic sport ? |
| October 26th, 2012 at 3:04:19 PM permalink | |
| TheCesspit Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 23 Posts: 1929 | Variability in the table makes it less likely to ever be an Olympic Sport, but I've been known to bet on games of pinball with friends, as a game of skill and chance. And if NasCar is a sport, pinball could be. It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die.... it's called Life |
| October 27th, 2012 at 4:52:08 AM permalink | |
| johnnyq Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1 Posts: 29 | There is a very cool PINBALL "Museum" in Las Vegas. Old classic games have been refurbished and you can play them for a quarter. It's a long walk from the strip so you will probably want to take a bus or rental car to get there. |
| October 27th, 2012 at 8:50:51 PM permalink | |
| s2dbaker Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 13 Posts: 241 | If curling is a sport, then so is pinball. |
| October 27th, 2012 at 9:46:43 PM permalink | |
| Mission146 Administrator Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 23 Posts: 4147 | I must admit that watching Curling is one of my guilty pleasures during the Winter Olympics. I am being completely serious. "War is the remedy that our enemies have chosen..let us give them all they want." William T. Sherman |
| October 28th, 2012 at 5:14:03 AM permalink | |
| johnnyq Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1 Posts: 29 |
Perhaps an intervention is in order ? |
| October 29th, 2012 at 7:29:56 AM permalink | |
| Mission146 Administrator Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 23 Posts: 4147 | I think so, at least I am past the denial stage. "War is the remedy that our enemies have chosen..let us give them all they want." William T. Sherman |
| October 29th, 2012 at 8:16:25 AM permalink | |
| TheCesspit Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 23 Posts: 1929 |
Pinball has more random factors than Curling. Pinball maybe a sport, but not sure it'll be an Olympic one :) It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die.... it's called Life |
| October 29th, 2012 at 9:45:55 AM permalink | |
| Nareed Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 346 Posts: 12545 | How about Monopoly as an Olympic Sport? Maybe Twister, too? I define sport as a competitive activity requiring atheltic abilities and skills. Car racing debatably is a sport, as the drivers need to be in good physical shape, but the competition is mroe important in the contruction area than the driving in most cases. Donald Trump is a one-term LOSER |
| October 29th, 2012 at 10:02:57 AM permalink | |
| TheCesspit Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 23 Posts: 1929 | Pinball requires athletic abilities and skills. If bowling, curling and Nascar does, Pinball does. I've played a lot of pinball, and used to regularly take money of friends playing pinball for small bets. There's a physical skilled involved. Twister could be, there some prowess in being able to bend and shape yourself. Monopoly is a purely mental exercise. And quite a dull game, anyways. But it does fit into the Mind Sports Olympiad : http://www.boardability.com/game.php?id=monopoly It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die.... it's called Life |