dane-don Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Somecunt I know kept trying to tell a room of people last night that paintball is a sport. He was clearly well, well wide of the mark, and told so by everyone but the mere suggestion still made me angry anyway. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooky Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Somecunt I know kept trying to tell a room of people last night that paintball is a sport. He was clearly well, well wide of the mark, and told so by everyone but the mere suggestion still made me angry anyway. But it is a sport. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smpar Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 But it is a sport. It's a leisure activity. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooky Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 It's a leisure activity. That it may be, but I would argue that it's also a sport. I've heard it being referred to as an 'extreme sport' and it has organised tournaments around the world and professional teams globally. The definition of sport is "an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc." Paintball would appear to come under this. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Lanarkshire Jag Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 I'd say it's an extreme sport, similar to snowboarding and skiing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_bully_wee Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 I'd say it's an extreme sport, similar to snowboarding and skiing. And feather tickling. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Lanarkshire Jag Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 And feather tickling. Just because it's not as popular here, or indeed played competitively in the UK doesn't make it any less of a sport. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_bully_wee Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 (edited) Just because it's not as popular here, or indeed played competitively in the UK doesn't make it any less of a sport. Aye, fair play, I was just being sarcastic! I'd personally still regard it as more of an activity though, because, as you said, it's not done competitively in this country. It's debatable though, much like darts. I wouldn't say it's extreme to be fair. Maybe bollock-naked paintball, but not regular paintball Edited June 6, 2012 by the_bully_wee 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamboMikey Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 Was just watching The Prestige on BBC2 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Lanarkshire Jag Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 Aye, fair play, I was just being sarcastic! I'd personally still regard it as more of an activity though, because, as you said, it's not done competitively in this country. It's debatable though, much like darts. I wouldn't say it's extreme to be fair. Maybe bollock-naked paintball, but not regular paintball Get yourself a paintball gun. Shoot yourself in the foot. Tell me it's not sore 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_bully_wee Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 Was just watching The Prestige on BBC2 She is absolutely dreamy. I've had a minor obsession with her for a good while now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_bully_wee Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 (edited) Get yourself a paintball gun. Shoot yourself in the foot. Tell me it's not sore My mate went a while back and took 3 point-blank hits on the same bit of the inside of his thigh, it looked absolutely excruciating and was pretty off-putting. I've not actually been paintballing, but I plan to go ASAP! My other mate rammed into the back of me at go-karting and gave me a bloody agonisingly sore neck, it was a yellow flag and he, being the idiot that he is, didn't notice it and beasted it down a ramp at full speed, careering into the back of me Edited June 6, 2012 by the_bully_wee 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LC1876=) Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 I've never been Paint balling but I'm going for my birthday in a couple of weeks, is it any good?, and more importantly does it really hurt? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR96 Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 Was just watching The Prestige on BBC2 Can't stop laughing at that PS - She's hot. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gav-ffc Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 I had a customer who thought as it was the queens Jubilee the free evening and weekend calls we offer this should mean he should get free calls all 4 days of the Jubilee. Oh dear, he was gutted to be told that it was still only evening and weekend calls that are free. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long live the 69 Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 Seen a kid trying to set an empty trolley on fire today? And Paintballing is a sport 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Lanarkshire Jag Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 Seen a kid trying to set an empty trolley on fire today? NOT a sport. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_bully_wee Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 Seen a kid trying to set an empty trolley on fire today? And Paintballing is a sport Mon then square jiggy. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Leitch Loyal Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 If you can smoke and/or drink while you're doing it then it's a game, not a sport. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullywee Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 If you can smoke and/or drink while you're doing it then it's a game, not a sport. are you trying to tell me that you've never had an 11-a-side down the park with your own keeper and a couple of the opposition puffing away as they chase the game in a gung ho fashion? you've never lived, never lived at all. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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