For four years, I've been on a quest to spot my collegiate children on TV as they cheer on their respective men's basketball teams. Could it happen before the clock winds all the way down?
Well, you said your heart leapt when you thought you saw Zach, so I approve. I can't say this is a mindless, desperate mania to try to relieve boredom, then. It is interesting to try to distinguish this from the foul ball craze, which you also posted about. For either to be exciting when they come through, they probably have to be seen as unlikely. But if they couldn't happen, there wouldn't be any fascination.
I wonder if people would be interesting in winning the lotto, for being that one in however many, even if it didn't come with any money?
Intriguing concept....a lotto without money. Sounds like what most people actually wind up doing! I've heard it referred to as a tax on people who don't know math.
Astrology and the lotto drive me up the wall, although I suppose they are not absolutely equivalent. The first just being something for which there is not evidence, the second sheer nonsense. A lady was yelling at a bodega owner last week who was trying to facilitate her lotto purchase. I couldn't resist chastising her, although much of my venom was certainly about the inanity. In my head, I was trash talking ("You're going to lose anyway.")
Well, you said your heart leapt when you thought you saw Zach, so I approve. I can't say this is a mindless, desperate mania to try to relieve boredom, then. It is interesting to try to distinguish this from the foul ball craze, which you also posted about. For either to be exciting when they come through, they probably have to be seen as unlikely. But if they couldn't happen, there wouldn't be any fascination.
I wonder if people would be interesting in winning the lotto, for being that one in however many, even if it didn't come with any money?
Intriguing concept....a lotto without money. Sounds like what most people actually wind up doing! I've heard it referred to as a tax on people who don't know math.
Astrology and the lotto drive me up the wall, although I suppose they are not absolutely equivalent. The first just being something for which there is not evidence, the second sheer nonsense. A lady was yelling at a bodega owner last week who was trying to facilitate her lotto purchase. I couldn't resist chastising her, although much of my venom was certainly about the inanity. In my head, I was trash talking ("You're going to lose anyway.")
I clicked "no," but now I wish I did take up this "sport." It sounds fun.
It's never too late, Geoff. You just have to know whenever a friend or family member is at a given game (or other event).