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[wickedflea]

I do not understand what would possess a person to watch other people playing poker on television.

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[opened---once.livejournal.com]

They have it on ESPN when I'm at the gym and I always get sucked into it somehow. Probably because it's right in front of my face. And because I saw a girl from high school on the World Series of Poker so now I always look for her. But yeah, I don't get it. I guess if you are learning how to play it gives you some strategy?

[wickedflea.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it must be a strategy thing. But still, why?!? I don't want to watch people play checkers or chess--why would I want to watch them play cards?! I dunno. Just another one of those personal-preference things I'll never understand. :)

[lulu-girl.livejournal.com]

probably for the same reason that people watch bowling on television...with slow motion 'strikes'.
bowling. in slow motion.

::boggles the mind::

[wickedflea.livejournal.com]

Gah. People are flickded!

[buscemi.livejournal.com]

Not even if Biz Markie was playing? I saw him on this hip-hip poker show a few weeks back.

[wickedflea.livejournal.com]

haha! Okay, maybe I'd watch the Biz, but even that's pushing it. :P

[theodicy.livejournal.com]

I actually LIKE IT, Clawed, so there.

[wickedflea.livejournal.com]

I DON'T BELIEVE YOU NANANANANANANA

[cierrablue.livejournal.com]

to m e, it's as odd as NASCAR. All they're doing is driving around in circles. What's up with that?

[wickedflea.livejournal.com]

I know it's madness! Hey, when I lived in Virginia, one day I was in the car with some guys, and they turned on the RADIO to listen to the RACE. I said, "How can you listen to NASCAR on the RADIO?!" And they looked at me like I had three heads.

[diamond-j.livejournal.com]

When I first interviewed here at ESPN, they asked me what my least favorite televised sport was.
My answer was Poker.
I told them I thought it was as exciting as watching grass grow.

My interviewers turned out to be poker fans, but I still got the job.

Of course I told them that my favorite was Soccer and their answer was, "Oh, You're the one."

[wickedflea.livejournal.com]

Whoa, soccer! I guess that told them that you're hardcore. =)

[sydelbow.livejournal.com]

Ive seen SO MANY PEOPLE sit there and watch and im like, trapped there, going... ?? can i go home??

[wickedflea.livejournal.com]

It's madness! These people have favorite players and stuff! *boggles*

[sydelbow.livejournal.com]

i dont get it either, man

[sukieseven.livejournal.com]

well, it is *slightly* more exciting than golf. isn't it? shit like that on tv bores me!

[wickedflea.livejournal.com]

Hmmmmmmmmm. I dunno. I hate golf more than just about anything else in the world, but I think it might be more exciting than poker. At least in golf, there's the remote possibility that the ball could nail someone in the head. :P

[wretchmuffin.livejournal.com]

Prob'ly they're high.

[wickedflea.livejournal.com]

Good thought. Comes to think of it, that would explain about 75% of the shit on television!