Bluegrime on 15/8/2010 at 20:35
Pro rasslin' isn't my cup of tea but I can honestly say I couldn't do that for a living. Regardless of the mechanics behind actually getting them up, actually holding a 240 lb guy in the air and moving around is relatively impressive. There's a good reason firemen use the over the shoulders method rather then trying to do something semi-athletic with an unevenly distributed weight with poor handholds.
I stopped watching it in the 90s an this is probably nostalgia talking but I remember some relatively cool stuff happening back when I was a kid. One I remember to this day is The Giant (A giant by pro wrestling standards at 7'0-ish) catching Kevin Nash (A "normal" sized giant guy at 6'8) when he jumped through the ropes at him like a cruiserweight. Scripted or not that was a real "no way" kinda moment that wasn't topped until that hundred yard touchdown last year.
CCCToad on 15/8/2010 at 22:47
Quote Posted by fett
CCCToad - too sophisticated for ttlg.
sophisticated? Not at all, I'm just an ass.
ercles on 16/8/2010 at 23:52
Quote Posted by fett
To each his own, and all apologies to wrestling fans, it just looks to me like bad acting + fake fights + pre-pubescent drama + oily men in thongs = silly. I guess I'm overlooking the deeper narrative
I'm not sure how you can walk the line of "to each his own"/"no offense to you guys" and then spend a whole thread shitting on someone's form of entertainment by trying to prove to someone that what they like sucks. I don't really see how you can either expect to convince someone that what they like sucks, or learn the reasons they like it just by constantly telling them that they like watching immature homo-erotic theater.
Bobotsin on 17/8/2010 at 01:06
Professional Wrestling; The Jerry Springer Show; etc... some people can "get it" and enjoy that type of entertainment. I used to enjoy it as well when I was younger. Some of these guys actually had hilarious gimmicks.
CCCToad on 17/8/2010 at 01:24
Quote Posted by ercles
I'm not sure how you can walk the line of "to each his own"/"no offense to you guys" and then spend a whole thread shitting on someone's form of entertainment by trying to prove to someone that what they like sucks. I don't really see how you can either expect to convince someone that what they like sucks, or learn the reasons they like it just by constantly telling them that they like watching immature homo-erotic theater.
Does that even need to be explained? its identity validation. This article isn't about wrestling, but it does describe the psychological process behind such behavior.
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http://onlyagame.typepad.com/only_a_game/2008/10/on-fanboys.html)
fett on 17/8/2010 at 02:18
Yes, I'm an anti-wrestling fanboi. It couldn't simply be that I'm baiting the wrestling fans in here just because I think wrestling is silly. I'm not clever enough for that. Maybe instead I'll resort to proclaiming myself a dick, or an ass, or something, so I can desperately gain the acceptance I need in real life from an online gaming forum. How's that for demonizing my opposition? You'd better bring really big fucking guns in here the next time you try to psycho-analyze me over something so insignificant as me dicking around in a wrestling thread. Trust me, I already understand more about you from two posts in this thread than you even know about yourself, because it's just THAT transparent. ;)
edit: I have to admit, I feel a bit out of line here because I bitched at Koki for trolling my Rush thread. I was just trying to poke a bit of fun at a sport that is admittedly and unabashedly cheesy. I probably went on for too long, so if anyone's butt hurt, I apologize.
june gloom on 17/8/2010 at 02:47
Don't ever feel bad for punting Koki across the yard for peeing on your shoe. It's Koki.
fett on 17/8/2010 at 04:43
Oh, Koki's a grade A asshole (take notes CCCToad), it's just that I realize some may have taken me to be doing the same thing in this thread. I thought I was being a good natured enough about it, but now thanks to CToad's insight, I realize I have a deep seated identity problem and have a slavish attachment to my anti-wrestling stance. I guess admitting it is the first step to change. I'm off to buy a unitard and folding chair first thing in the morning.
SubJeff on 17/8/2010 at 06:39
Quote Posted by ercles
I'm not sure how you can walk the line of "to each his own"/"no offense to you guys" and then spend a whole thread shitting on someone's form of entertainment by trying to prove to someone that what they like sucks. I don't really see how you can either expect to convince someone that what they like sucks, or learn the reasons they like it just by constantly telling them that they like watching immature homo-erotic theater.
But I don't thing he is shiting on anything; he's just telling the truth. A friend of mine is engaged to a fat girl and whilst I know he's attracted to her (and has been to other fatties) and can say "if that's your bag you go for it" it doesn't stop her being fat nor him being a fatty lover.
Kolya on 17/8/2010 at 11:16
But it should stop you from constantly calling his fiancée a fatty and him a fatty-lover. Not only for base tact or discretion, but because saying "if that's your bag you go for it" and then keeping on to poke at it isn't telling the truth, it's just duplicitous.
