1. Cricket.
2. Tennis.
3. Formula One.
4. Surfing.
5. Snooker.
6. Golf.
7. Horse Racing
8. Equestrianism.
9. Rowing.
10. Fencing.

you left out  baseball and most olympic events americans expect to win,
and cry when they don't.


In article <OHo9k.96696$P83.59638@newsfe20.ams2>, Arthur Thacker
 wrote:

> 1. Cricket.
> 2. Tennis.
> 3. Formula One.
> 4. Surfing.
> 5. Snooker.
> 6. Golf.
> 7. Horse Racing
> 8. Equestrianism.
> 9. Rowing.
> 10. Fencing.

Arthur Thacker presented the following explanation :
> 1. Cricket.
> 2. Tennis.
> 3. Formula One.
> 4. Surfing.
> 5. Snooker.
> 6. Golf.
> 7. Horse Racing
> 8. Equestrianism.
> 9. Rowing.
> 10. Fencing.

archery's a bit pointless as well

unless you're pointing your bow and arrow at Iain Dowie's thick 
forehead

-- 
+ His Holiness Pope Pompous XVIII

"Public opinion will be led to adopt, without knowing it, the proposals 
that we dare not present to them directly" -  former French president, 
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, re. the Lisbon Treaty

No  one gives a fuck on the everton NG dickhead
"slartibartfast"  wrote in message 
news:280620081409322935%roosta@hhgttg.com...
> you left out  baseball and most olympic events americans expect to win,
> and cry when they don't.
>
>
> In article <OHo9k.96696$P83.59638@newsfe20.ams2>, Arthur Thacker
>  wrote:
>
>> 1. Cricket.
>> 2. Tennis.
>> 3. Formula One.
>> 4. Surfing.
>> 5. Snooker.
>> 6. Golf.
>> 7. Horse Racing
>> 8. Equestrianism.
>> 9. Rowing.
>> 10. Fencing.

On Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:56:45 +0100, STEPHEN wrote...

> No  one gives a fuck on the everton NG dickhead

Why don't you grow up, Stephen?

On 28 Jun, 10:42, "Arthur Thacker"  wrote:
> 1. Cricket.
> 2. Tennis.
> 3. Formula One.
> 4. Surfing.
> 5. Snooker.
> 6. Golf.
> 7. Horse Racing
> 8. Equestrianism.
> 9. Rowing.
> 10. Fencing.


Most sports are pointless.  That's the point.

Or it would be if they had one.

Arthur Thacker expressed precisely :
> 1. Cricket.
> 2. Tennis.
> 3. Formula One.
> 4. Surfing.
> 5. Snooker.
> 6. Golf.
> 7. Horse Racing
> 8. Equestrianism.
> 9. Rowing.
> 10. Fencing.

Tossing off the caber.

-- 
Count Baldoni

johnty laid this down on his screen :
> On 28 Jun, 10:42, "Arthur Thacker"  wrote:
>> 1. Cricket.
>> 2. Tennis.
>> 3. Formula One.
>> 4. Surfing.
>> 5. Snooker.
>> 6. Golf.
>> 7. Horse Racing
>> 8. Equestrianism.
>> 9. Rowing.
>> 10. Fencing.
>
>
> Most sports are pointless.  That's the point.
>
> Or it would be if they had one.

Synchronised swimming on ice is pretty pointless.

-- 
Count Baldoni

On 1 Jul, 06:55, Baldoni  wrote:
> johnty laid this down on his screen :
>
>
>
>
>
> > On 28 Jun, 10:42, "Arthur Thacker"  wrote:
> >> 1. Cricket.
> >> 2. Tennis.
> >> 3. Formula One.
> >> 4. Surfing.
> >> 5. Snooker.
> >> 6. Golf.
> >> 7. Horse Racing
> >> 8. Equestrianism.
> >> 9. Rowing.
> >> 10. Fencing.
>
> > Most sports are pointless.  That's the point.
>
> > Or it would be if they had one.
>
> Synchronised swimming on ice is pretty pointless.
>

How did SS get to be an olympic sport?  It's like having a ballroom
dancing gold medal.

johnty wrote :
> On 1 Jul, 06:55, Baldoni  wrote:
>> johnty laid this down on his screen :
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On 28 Jun, 10:42, "Arthur Thacker"  wrote:
>>>> 1. Cricket.
>>>> 2. Tennis.
>>>> 3. Formula One.
>>>> 4. Surfing.
>>>> 5. Snooker.
>>>> 6. Golf.
>>>> 7. Horse Racing
>>>> 8. Equestrianism.
>>>> 9. Rowing.
>>>> 10. Fencing.
>> 
>>> Most sports are pointless.  That's the point.
>>> Or it would be if they had one.
>> 
>> Synchronised swimming on ice is pretty pointless.
>> 
>
> How did SS get to be an olympic sport?  It's like having a ballroom
> dancing gold medal.

A committee of jokers probably saw some merit in it.

-- 
Count Baldoni

On 28 Jun, 10:42, "Arthur Thacker"  wrote:
> 1. Cricket.

Cricket has several points - point, backward point, silly point - and
the pointed ends on the stumps wot make them stick in the ground.

> 2. Tennis.

Tennis has lots of points too though they count them strangely (15,
30, 40, deuce) and of course you get set points and match points.

> 3. Formula One.

Correct there.  No point to this at all.

> 4. Surfing.

Some boards are a bit pointed at one end.  Sharks are full of points
but they're not really part of surfing.

> 5. Snooker.

Snooker is full of points, though the pointed end of the cue is
actually quite blunt.

> 6. Golf.

Tees have a point on the bottom and there are points in Stableford but
otherwise the whole point to golf is that there is no point to it.

> 7. Horse Racing

Oh, come on.  What's Point-to-Point then?

> 8. Equestrianism.

That's two correct.

> 9. Rowing.

Many boats have a pointed end (however this may be a nautical term)
but that's about it.

> 10. Fencing.

The whole point about fencing is that there are very definitely
points.  Or did you mean 20 yards of larch lap with concrete posts?

Most water sports have no point except for diving and even that's
questionable.  Cycling too has no points unless you count the needles
for all those drugs they use.  Polo - now that's definitely
pointless.  And hockey too, whether played on ice, grass or astroturf,
and as for lacrosse, well, no question.
But the most pointless sport?  The floor exercise in gymnastics.  What
is all that about?