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Posted: 7/23/2013 6:04:49 PM EDT
A bunch of guys sitting around a table wearing sunglasses playing poker. How friggin' exciting. What's ESPN going to show next? World Championship Backgammon? Major League Go Fish?
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Posted: 7/23/2013 6:06:22 PM EDT
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Gotta fill space on all 87 ESPN channels
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Posted: 7/23/2013 6:07:02 PM EDT
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Because it's a sport...like baseball.
And by sport, I mean both activities have out of shape participants who are "all-stars". 
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Posted: 7/23/2013 6:08:16 PM EDT
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it gets better ratings than hockey
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Posted: 7/23/2013 6:08:40 PM EDT
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Hand / Eye coordination
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Posted: 7/23/2013 6:09:23 PM EDT
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A bunch of guys sitting around a table wearing sunglasses playing poker. How friggin' exciting. What's ESPN going to show next? World Championship Backgammon? Major League Go Fish? AGREED! God I hate that and the stupid people who participate in that stupid waste of time! |
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Posted: 7/23/2013 6:09:26 PM EDT
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A bunch of guys sitting around a table wearing sunglasses playing poker. How friggin' exciting. What's ESPN going to show next? World Championship Backgammon? Major League Go Fish? The "E" in ESPN stands for "Entertainment". Some must find that entertaining.
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Posted: 7/23/2013 6:09:27 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Gotta fill space on all 87 ESPN channels |
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Posted: 7/23/2013 6:09:29 PM EDT
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Where have you been for the last 10 years bro?
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Posted: 7/23/2013 6:09:31 PM EDT
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A bunch of guys sitting around a table wearing sunglasses playing poker. How friggin' exciting. What's ESPN going to show next? World Championship Backgammon? Major League Go Fish? lol, i love watching WSOP. i find it exciting. to each their own i suppose. i've never been able to watch televised golf or tennis. |
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Posted: 7/23/2013 6:09:35 PM EDT
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I would enjoy ESPN much more if the suits that ran the network would pull the pons out of their manginas and actually discuss contact sports instead of glorifying the continued pussification of the American male through political correctness. That network is worthless.
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Posted: 7/23/2013 6:10:13 PM EDT
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Chris Moneymaker. That's why.
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Posted: 7/23/2013 6:11:49 PM EDT
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Sport it is not. Poker was broadcast back when there was an NHL strike and they needed filler, from what I remember. They obviously had enough viewers to run a broadcast once in a while. Who knew?
Who wants to watch 24 hrs of MMA and NFL anyway? |
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Posted: 7/23/2013 6:13:57 PM EDT
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Meg Tilly
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Posted: 7/23/2013 6:15:00 PM EDT
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It's more closely aligned with Americans' interests, namely sitting around and eating. Real sports are sweaty and hard work. |
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Posted: 7/23/2013 6:20:28 PM EDT
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Chess tournaments used to be on network TV...
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Posted: 7/23/2013 6:21:28 PM EDT
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I love watching poker.
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Posted: 7/23/2013 6:21:35 PM EDT
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i wondered the same thing
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Posted: 7/23/2013 6:26:57 PM EDT
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A bunch of guys sitting around a table wearing sunglasses playing poker. How friggin' exciting. What's ESPN going to show next? World Championship Backgammon? Major League Go Fish? Multiplayer Starcraft 
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Posted: 7/23/2013 6:27:45 PM EDT
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Because it is one of the few sports without doping charges?
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Posted: 7/23/2013 6:28:29 PM EDT
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How many times do we have to listen to you whine about this. Turn your goddamn TV off.
http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_1_5/1460729_.html |
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Posted: 7/23/2013 6:31:04 PM EDT
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I would much rather watch poker than most sports. I guess like anything if you like the game it is very interesting and entertaining.
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Posted: 7/23/2013 6:32:49 PM EDT
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Still better than sportscenter.
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Posted: 7/23/2013 6:33:54 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Still better than sportscenter. https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/969890_384852774948925_1590157137_n.jpg  |
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Posted: 7/23/2013 6:34:00 PM EDT
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Poker is awesome. It took me a while to pick it up but it is quite fun if you are not playing with a bunch of douche bags who act like they are on WSOP.
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Posted: 7/23/2013 6:34:07 PM EDT
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I've seen everything from Scrabble tournaments to "The View: Sports Edition". ESPN barely ever shows actual games in progress in comparison.
Ever see the movie Dodgeball? ESPN 8: THE OCHO? It's not exactly far off from the truth. 
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Posted: 7/23/2013 6:34:45 PM EDT
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Who wants to watch 24 hrs of MMA and NFL anyway? That would be an awesome channel. No boring shit like baseball, basketball, golf, tennis, hockey or soccer? Sign me up. |
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Posted: 7/23/2013 6:35:42 PM EDT
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A bunch of guys sitting around a table wearing sunglasses playing poker. How friggin' exciting. What's ESPN going to show next? World Championship Backgammon? Major League Go Fish? And trying to see which one could put on the best "tough guy" look. |
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Posted: 7/23/2013 6:36:33 PM EDT
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is this where I laugh at Bass fishing as a competive sport with all the trappings of a water soaked nascar event with trucks, boats and anglers covered with stupid advertising?
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Posted: 7/23/2013 6:36:49 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: How many times do we have to listen to you whine about this. Turn your goddamn TV off. http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_1_5/1460729_.html  |
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Posted: 7/23/2013 6:38:06 PM EDT
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My mom was very entertained at Buffalo Wild Wings last week. She couldn't believe they were betting into the millions. I agree with you though Zhukov.
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Posted: 7/23/2013 6:40:50 PM EDT
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A bunch of guys sitting around a table wearing sunglasses playing poker. How friggin' exciting. What's ESPN going to show next? World Championship Backgammon? Major League Go Fish? Way more exciting than golf or cricket. In fact I'd rather watch poker than NBA basketball. (note that I will watch college ball). |
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Posted: 7/23/2013 6:41:55 PM EDT
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As long as people like you keep tuning in, they'll keep putting on garbage like that. When viewership drops off, they'll have to put actually entertaining sports on.
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Posted: 7/23/2013 6:43:09 PM EDT
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I do. Not as much as I used to though.
It seems the amount of poker I watch is directly correlated to how much I am actively playing. When I was living in Vegas I played a LOT of poker (live and online) and if I wasn't playing poker then I was reading/talking about it and watching it. Nowadays I will watch if it's on and I only play every month or two.  |
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Posted: 7/23/2013 6:44:41 PM EDT
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How many times do we have to listen to you whine about this. Turn your goddamn TV off. http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_1_5/1460729_.html What happens when a Site Staff member dupes themselves? Does the duped thread get locked? Does it make a sound? |
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Posted: 7/23/2013 6:49:13 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: What happens when a Site Staff member dupes themselves? Does the duped thread get locked? Does it make a sound? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: How many times do we have to listen to you whine about this. Turn your goddamn TV off. http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_1_5/1460729_.html What happens when a Site Staff member dupes themselves? Does the duped thread get locked? Does it make a sound? |
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Posted: 7/23/2013 6:51:37 PM EDT
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Actually Poker rates right up there with the OSHA approved American Sports.
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Posted: 7/23/2013 6:52:01 PM EDT
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Why are you watching TV when the 400MT Louisiana salt dome is fixin to launch like some colossal geological mucus plug?
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Posted: 7/24/2013 5:37:39 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Why are you watching TV when the 400MT Louisiana salt dome is fixin to launch like some colossal geological mucus plug? Now *that* I'd watch.  |
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Posted: 7/24/2013 5:44:36 AM EDT
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Because they can only loop 1/2 hour of news so many times in 24 hours
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Posted: 7/24/2013 5:45:29 AM EDT
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Why are you watching TV when the 400MT Louisiana salt dome is fixin to launch like some colossal geological mucus plug? Wut? Bing search didn't turn up anything useful. |
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Posted: 7/24/2013 5:46:12 AM EDT
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It sure is a lot more exciting to watch than golf.
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Posted: 7/24/2013 5:48:21 AM EDT
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People watch it.
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Posted: 7/24/2013 5:48:52 AM EDT
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A bunch of guys sitting around a table wearing sunglasses playing poker. How friggin' exciting. What's ESPN going to show next? World Championship Backgammon? Major League Go Fish? 
Better than watching a bunch of thugs run around with a ball. Or ever worse, a bunch of silly euros play football soccer. I, for one, can't wait for The Ocho. Lawnmower racing is AWESOME. |
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Posted: 7/24/2013 5:54:18 AM EDT
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it gets better ratings than hockey 
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Posted: 7/24/2013 5:54:37 AM EDT
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Probably the same reason there's no MUSIC on MTV. |
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Posted: 7/24/2013 5:55:42 AM EDT
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Meg Tilly She's got a lot miles on her but has very nice humps....
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Posted: 7/24/2013 5:58:09 AM EDT
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Wut? Bing search didn't turn up anything useful. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Why are you watching TV when the 400MT Louisiana salt dome is fixin to launch like some colossal geological mucus plug? Wut? Bing search didn't turn up anything useful. http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_1_5/1511030_Louisiana_sinkhole_now_24_acres.html&light=sinkhole |
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Posted: 7/24/2013 6:01:48 AM EDT
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Same reason Honey BooBoo is on TLC...
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Posted: 7/24/2013 6:02:01 AM EDT
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ESPN is on it's way to being the next MTV. I suppose late at night or during the day when most people are at work they need something to fill their slots so they pick less mainstream "sports".
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Posted: 7/24/2013 6:05:17 AM EDT
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It's more closely aligned with Americans' interests, namely sitting around and eating. Real sports are sweaty and hard work. Quote HistoryQuoted:
It's more closely aligned with Americans' interests, namely sitting around and eating. Real sports are sweaty and hard work. Because playing cards for money is a recent development in society....
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How many times do we have to listen to you whine about this. Turn your goddamn TV off. http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_1_5/1460729_.html What happens when a Site Staff member dupes themselves? Does the duped thread get locked? Does it make a sound? Does this mean we have to bring in a special prosecutor moderator to determine if this thread should be locked? |
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