A fan base more divided than Ninja Turtle fans? - Page 5

*Prowler* · 11-13-2013, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Davetello

Thanks. That's nice to know

I probably like Benfica most of the big three in Portugal, coincidentally. Your club has a sensational history and I believe has the most paid up members of any club in world football - or did. Hard end to the season last year though (sorry to remind you).

Fancy your chances against Sweden? You have been woeful recently and Ronaldo hasn't performed for ages.

We are sidetracking the discussion here but it would be great to talk football and turtles in private some time.

Indeed we are.Sent you a PM.

~~Leo656~~ · 11-13-2013, 09:28 PM

Davetello: Some people treat sports as kind of a religion here, though, especially American football. I used to work with a bunch of guys who made it a point to tell the boss in advance they were not coming in to work the Monday following the Super Bowl. This used to piss me off, because in that job (moving furniture) the fewer people come to work means each crew is going out short-handed, which can make a job take twice as long, which leads to people not wanting to pay because the bill went over the estimate, and so on and so on. So I always considered it insanely unprofessional that people could get away with it so easily, whereas I'd get yelled at if I was sick and coughing up blood from a respiratory infection.

So one time I casually asked one of these guys how they'd feel if I took off from work the day after WrestleMania, since I'm a wrestler and don't care about sports much otherwise, and then *they* would get screwed into going out short because I didn't come in. They're like, "Well that's different, that's just bullsh*t." I'm like, how is it any more or less bullsh*t than you or anyone taking the day off because you spent all day getting drunk watching football? It's not like the viewer has any personal investment into who wins or loses, it's all just entertainment.

But anyways, how it seems to break down here is: You can't call out of work for being sick. You can't call out of work if you're drunk or hungover. BUT, if you're drunk or hungover because there was a really big GAME on TV, well, sure, THAT is perfectly acceptable.

Also, church and football both treat Sunday as the most important day of the week, so yeah, in some ways sports really are like a religion, here.

11-13-2013, 09:28 PM	#82
~~Leo656~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,703	Davetello: Some people treat sports as kind of a religion here, though, especially American football. I used to work with a bunch of guys who made it a point to tell the boss in advance they were not coming in to work the Monday following the Super Bowl. This used to piss me off, because in that job (moving furniture) the fewer people come to work means each crew is going out short-handed, which can make a job take twice as long, which leads to people not wanting to pay because the bill went over the estimate, and so on and so on. So I always considered it insanely unprofessional that people could get away with it so easily, whereas I'd get yelled at if I was sick and coughing up blood from a respiratory infection. So one time I casually asked one of these guys how they'd feel if I took off from work the day after WrestleMania, since I'm a wrestler and don't care about sports much otherwise, and then they would get screwed into going out short because I didn't come in. They're like, "Well that's different, that's just bullsht." I'm like, how is it any more or less bullsht than you or anyone taking the day off because you spent all day getting drunk watching football? It's not like the viewer has any personal investment into who wins or loses, it's all just entertainment. But anyways, how it seems to break down here is: You can't call out of work for being sick. You can't call out of work if you're drunk or hungover. BUT, if you're drunk or hungover because there was a really big GAME on TV, well, sure, THAT is perfectly acceptable. Also, church and football both treat Sunday as the most important day of the week, so yeah, in some ways sports really are like a religion, here.