International I Hate Sports Club

Graduating high school?
Dude, no offense, but the phrase "graduating high school" means even less now then it did when I graduated, and I graduated BEFORE the whole "no child left behind" crap. At least back then, you had to know something to graduate. Now, no matter how stupid you are, there's no way in hell you won't graduate. So if you're an asslete, all you really need to know is how to crayon your name on your papers.

Fitz301

Didn't say graduating meant a whole lot. Just describing where how far along I was in my education.

Fitz301 wrote:Graduating high school?
Dude, no offense, but the phrase "graduating high school" means even less now then it did when I graduated, and I graduated BEFORE the whole "no child left behind" crap. At least back then, you had to know something to graduate. Now, no matter how stupid you are, there's no way in hell you won't graduate. So if you're an asslete, all you really need to know is how to crayon your name on your papers.

Fitz301

Yep, a GED can pretty much replace a highschool diploma.

Fitz301 wrote:Graduating high school?
Dude, no offense, but the phrase "graduating high school" means even less now then it did when I graduated, and I graduated BEFORE the whole "no child left behind" crap. At least back then, you had to know something to graduate. Now, no matter how stupid you are, there's no way in hell you won't graduate. So if you're an asslete, all you really need to know is how to crayon your name on your papers.

Fitz301

It does if you go to the right school.

Detroitsportsfan08 wrote: Lastly, about skimmed, I don't know. You may be right. However, it's quite sad that I speak better english than most of you here when I'm about to graduate high school this year. That is given that you guys are at least two years removed from high school.

Ever seen Star Wars? The ability to speak doesn't prove intelligence.

Detroitsportsfan08 wrote:...I double checked on google you will find that the "G" in German when referring to the language should in fact be capitalized. Look for yourself.

So far, that is the ONLY thing I've agreed with that has come out of your mouth. Though everyone should know that since it's COMMON SENSE - you shouldn't have needed to looked that up on Google.
Don't make me gather suspicion, guys. You don't wanna know me when I'm suspicious of anyone's capabilities, whether grammatical or not.

Well the guy told me I was wrong, so I started to second guess myself.

Detroitsportsfan08 wrote:Funny, because athletes will be the first ones to tell you they're not heroes, and the first ones to thank the troops overseas.


If you watch any sporting events, they are very involved with the troops, and they're always talking about them.

After 9/11, the Jets, Giants, and Patriots all did a lot with the NYPD and the NY Fire Department.

You guys are arguing against something that no one even thinks. And when people call an athlete a hero, they mean in the context of that game, season, etc.

Funny, I didn't think they were talking about whether or not the athlete thought he or she was a 'hero'. I don't think anyone self-defines as a hero, that would just be a sense of self-importance. Heroes in modern society, and throughout history, are usually defined as such by their adoring fans.

And that is how I took it when the word 'hero' was used to describe an athlete.

So, by definition, the person really being accused here is you, the sports fan, for lifting these people up to heroic status.

As for heroes, you can define anything you want to as a hero, your own opinions, preferences and standards determine that, but the bottom line is this.

If a group of sports fans hate me because I don't think their hero is great, then I shouldn't be persecuted for thinking or feeling that way. And that is the point of this website.