I was once told that I should learn to talk baseball so that one day when I marry my husband and I would have something to talk about. My answer was that I wouldn't marry someone if the only thing we had in common was sports. Turned out I was right. Of course, it also turns out that I've started to watch tennis and cycling since DH watches them. So I guess I did eventually learn a bit about sports. Just not baseball.
You guys had a riot? On account of me? A real riot?
Jayne ,'Jaynestown'
Natter 70: Hookers and Blow
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Burrell - Oct 04, 2012 10:10:45 am PDT #24508 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Gudanov - Oct 04, 2012 10:12:11 am PDT #24509 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping
And again: Heh.
If you float one over the plate like that, I've got to take a swing.
Consuela - Oct 04, 2012 10:14:24 am PDT #24510 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
One of the strongest elements tying my sister's family together is their mutual love of baseball. Her younger daughter is in Chile on exchange this semester, and is quite distraught at missing the As charge into the playoffs.
SuziQ - Oct 04, 2012 10:29:39 am PDT #24511 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
I would love to find someone who shares my love of baseball. though that would hopefully just be one piece of the bigger picture. But if they didn't, it wouldn't be a dealbreaker (as long as they could handle my sometimes manic fannishness).
Connie Neil - Oct 04, 2012 10:46:17 am PDT #24512 of 30001
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I have to explain sports to Hubby. I also have to remind him if the president is a Democrat or a Republican.
Jesse - Oct 04, 2012 10:57:21 am PDT #24513 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Pretty much anyone I spend time with shares some interests with me and also has some interests I don't share (and ditto the other way).
Nora Deirdre - Oct 04, 2012 11:04:35 am PDT #24514 of 30001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
I found that I only needed a passing knowledge of the Red Sox (and the AL East) for small talk purposes in the Boston area.
I find the same thing to be true WRT the Saints down here. But it's easier to avoid specific, just say who dat and Drew Brees and you're good.
Jessica - Oct 04, 2012 11:09:15 am PDT #24515 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I find that asking "...what sport is that?" whenever a team name is mentioned gets me out of most sports-related conversations.
tommyrot - Oct 04, 2012 11:10:57 am PDT #24516 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
When people ask me what football team I like, I say I'm a fair-weather fan and root for either the Bears or Packers, depending on how they're doing.
Sometimes these people give me a suspicious look.
JenP - Oct 04, 2012 11:35:10 am PDT #24517 of 30001
I find that asking "...what sport is that?" whenever a team name is mentioned gets me out of most sports-related conversations.
Heh.