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Just now, heywoodu said:

I have watched some Brazilian jiu-jitsu and I'm still recovering from the brain damage the boredom gave me, so no thanks :)

 

We had that at the Asian Games and to me that's the worst possible sport. I call it "cat fighting" and since UAE sponsors this sport in Asia , we will have it in all other multi-sports events. :wall::wall:

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Just now, MHSN said:

 

We had that at the Asian Games and to me that's the worst possible sport. I call it "cat fighting" and since UAE sponsors this sport in Asia , we will have it in all other multi-sports events. :wall::wall:

Ah, I think it was you who somewhere had a devastating writedown of this event :d

 

 

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1 hour ago, heywoodu said:

Thank you for explaining to me that things I have enjoyed watching for quite some time now are things I would not miss :)

 

Which is weird, because OMG I actually watch it because I like it :yikes:

 

I wouldn't have asked about in this case NASCAR if I didn't like it, would I? I watch every race of the year, because I like it. May I decide by myself whether or not I do? You finding it boring (because yes, your opinion is not a fact) doesn't mean I can not enjoy it.

 

So there. Hope I didn't get across too angry at someone trying to tell me what I am supposed to like or not even though I already like them or not.

Kind of like when I talk about Dutch sports huh? Don’t be hypocritical. 

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1 hour ago, heywoodu said:

I have watched some Brazilian jiu-jitsu and I'm still recovering from the brain damage the boredom gave me, so no thanks :)

If you’re talking about the Ju-Jitsu in the World and Asian Games, it’s not the same as Brazilian Ju-Jutsu

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1 hour ago, heywoodu said:

"Hey I'm coming to the Netherlands for a few weeks, any idea where I could watch the skateboarding on TV so I won't have to miss it?" 

 

"No you shouldn't watch it, I find it incredibly boring, so don't watch it." 

 

Rant mode is on 

I never said you shouldn’t watch NASCAR. I was just stating as a former fan, why I wouldn’t waste time on it. 

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1 hour ago, heywoodu said:

WEC, lol. As an avid fan of motor racing, both on two and four wheels, WEC is one of the few things I can not bring myself to watch. Only the 24H of Le Mans but that's tradition, and generally not very exciting. 

I find WEC to be the most exciting series. The only motorsports I watch anymore are WEC, IMSA, and the famous races (Monaco, Indy, etc.)

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1 hour ago, heywoodu said:

Actually, your post is sort of what you accused me of a while ago: pretty much burning down something, or attempting to do so, of which I rather clearly showed I like it. 

 

And it's football. Yet another thing I'd gladly give up in order to watch NASCAR (and NFL).

 

Right, never a good idea to go to sleep angry, so imma count to ten and calm down and goodnight everyone, even the Californian Totallympics users :p

Reap what you sow.

 

Goodnight to Belgium’s lame top hat.

 

I’m going to enjoy my WEC, Ju-Jitsu, Frisian, and Korfball tonight

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By the way @heywoodu I didn’t mean my post in a critical way. You had asked the Brazilians advice on sports channels and were talking about things you might watch. I was just trying to give you my opinion, as someone who’s been exposed to those sports for their whole life, on the topic. I’m sorry it offended you. I didn’t mean to discourage you from watching. I was just trying to tell you about the sport’s presence in my country. I feel like I was well in my rights to write what I wrote. I wasn’t attacking you, your country, or your sports. It’s not my fault you’re looking to stoke drama up, just because of what I said a few weeks ago. 

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@heywoodu So look, I’ve said some rude things in this post and in posts. I also realize what I posted right before this is counterintuitive to this post.

 

I’d like to offer out and olive branch and apologize. I’m not good at solving conflict, and I often start drama. I should have though about the post more before I made it. I’m sorry. I try to be a positive member on this forum and build other users up. This afternoon I failed at that. That is my fault, and again, I’m sorry. 

 

:beer: Cheers to being a great user.

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