The Vent and Rant Thread - Page 1697

speakingtohe · 01-27-2015, 10:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Quexos

I wish boxing was fake. Two idiots actually hitting each other till they are knocked out then repeating this again and again for years and years throughout their career until they end up with neurological damage like Cassius Clay and his uncontrollable shaking.

And they're willing to call that a sport, seriously!

People do hit each other etc. and can get hurt in wrestling etc. Boxing is scripted and the winner is predetermined in popular televised matches though.

I am under the impression from male friends that scripted boxing came first.

Helen

pdurrant · 01-27-2015, 12:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by speakingtohe

People do hit each other etc. and can get hurt in wrestling etc. Boxing is scripted and the winner is predetermined in popular televised matches though.

I am under the impression from male friends that scripted boxing came first.

I thin you have those the wrong way around. People get hurt and killed in boxing. Professional wrestling is the one that's now essentially theatre.

Boxing and wrestling are both ancient.

Stitchawl · 01-27-2015, 08:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pdurrant

I thin you have those the wrong way around. People get hurt and killed in boxing. Professional wrestling is the one that's now essentially theatre.

Boxing and wrestling are both ancient.

Wrestling can be great fun, especially if it's with someone you love and either Jello-O or olive oil is involved...

Stitchawl

eschwartz · 01-27-2015, 08:21 PM

Isn't MR supposed to be a family-safe website?

cromag · 01-27-2015, 10:51 PM

Okay, make it a ball pit!

speakingtohe · 01-28-2015, 03:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pdurrant

I thin you have those the wrong way around. People get hurt and killed in boxing. Professional wrestling is the one that's now essentially theatre.

Boxing and wrestling are both ancient.

People can be hurt and killed lying in bed. AFAIK everything WWF is scripted and they admit it.

Not that I am a fan of people being hurt and killed. Just as happy if they are scripted, rather than fights that leave humans or animals dead or brain dead.

Helen

PeterT · 01-28-2015, 06:06 PM

GRRR... The things people will do..

Before Christmas my wife went into a local drug store and among other things purchased a $250 pre-paid Visa card. (Not really sure WHY she did it but that's immaterial).

Today she went to use the card as part of the payment for an iPad and we had great trouble with the store being able to use it. Eventually we gave up, and while she was paying, I went to verify the balance on the card.

I got through to the IVR, keyed in the card # and expiry date, and was then stymied when it asked for the CVV2 code from the back of the card; there was no visible code. It looked like there might have been one, but it had been scratched off.

I had a sinking feeling.

On getting home I decided to try again, and found there was no option on the IVR to speak to an attendant, so I decided to try the "Report lost card" option.

Lo and behold, we got a human being who was willing to help; giving her the number confirmed my bad feelings; the card only had about $2.00 left on it.

She was prepared to give us a list of all the transactions done on that card; sure enough not one of the transactions was recognized by us.

Now I have to send a fax / letter to them officially disputing them, and they in turn will flag them as fraudulent transactions.

Time for me to head back to the store and take a look at some of the cards on the displays there. I'm convinced that the CVV code should be hidden on the back of the card.

I plan to chat with the cashiers on duty and suggest that in future they might want to verify that the CVV code is still hidden when the cards are sold.

I think what happened is someone revealed the CVV code, recorded all the info from the card and then simply called in to check the balance until the card was activated.

badgoodDeb · 01-28-2015, 07:27 PM

WOW. Thats really despicable!

WT Sharpe · 01-28-2015, 07:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by speakingtohe

People can be hurt and killed lying in bed. AFAIK everything WWF is scripted and they admit it.

Not that I am a fan of people being hurt and killed. Just as happy if they are scripted, rather than fights that leave humans or animals dead or brain dead.

Helen

Wrestling is indeed scripted but it's still dangerous. I've heard it said that professional wrestlers retire with a greater injury rate than U.S. football players. That's saying something.

Stitchawl · 01-28-2015, 09:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

Wrestling is indeed scripted but it's still dangerous. I've heard it said that professional wrestlers retire with a greater injury rate than U.S. football players. That's saying something.

From what I heard, there are actually more injuries in professional baseball. Probably not as severe, just more frequent.

Stitchawl

WT Sharpe · 01-28-2015, 10:16 PM

Could be. I've seen no actual comparative numbers.

WT Sharpe · 01-28-2015, 10:30 PM

Seems what I heard was right. Here's an article that states pro wrestlers run a 20% greater risk of early death as compared to professional football players.

http://www.medicaldaily.com/pro-wres...ifelong-318732

Stitchawl · 01-28-2015, 11:04 PM

Me too.
Here's a list compiled by the Olympic committee and presented by Scientific American on injury numbers for its events.
My coach located this list to show that Fencing was safer than ping pong... but it also shows baseball having more injuries than wrestling.

Stitchawl

kindlekitten · 01-29-2015, 03:33 AM

[QUOTE=Stitchawl;3035203]From what I heard, there are actually more injuries in professional baseball. Probably not as sev

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

Me too.
Here's a list compiled by the Olympic committee and presented by Scientific American on injury numbers for its events.
My coach located this list to show that Fencing was safer than ping pong... but it also shows baseball having more injuries than wrestling.

And still less than mine. *kidding*

Stitchawl

I think this quote session is very flawed for some reason
anyway, I can't see the quote close I up, but wonder what it would reflect for professional rodeo riders, or skiers

kindlekitten · 01-29-2015, 03:46 AM

Anyway, I had finally managed to drift off right before my last post, when what to my wondering ears should appear but motorcycles 2 of them, certainly racing. On the mainland. Hearing anything here is very unusual. Hearing anything this up close and personal is fairly bizarre. I guess it's a matter of wind, or not, various pressures and so on. Very annoying. Anyway, I now have to pee and Arwen is sound sleep between my legs.
Le sigh

01-28-2015, 10:30 PM	#25452
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,072 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	The Vent and Rant Thread Seems what I heard was right. Here's an article that states pro wrestlers run a 20% greater risk of early death as compared to professional football players. http://www.medicaldaily.com/pro-wres...ifelong-318732

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