#43

I think this is a large part of why people follow sports generally, to make small talk slightly easier

I mean there is no other reasonable explanation for why people like sports, it’s all terrible

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#44

It’s actually the best thing. But, it’s like I always say “different things for different people”

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#45

Very wise, I will add that to my lexicon of pithy phrases

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#46

I maintain a low level interest a few different teams (Swansea, Villa, Newcastle and Bristol Rovers) because it makes for really easy small talk with people I have to talk to here. Football’s where I draw the line though, would sooner pretend I’m deaf than try to have a conversation about cricket.

#47

(You’re welcome to do so but please remember to credit me)

#48

Sometimes it’s because they’ve been tricked into thinking it’s good by “society”

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#49
  • I would rather someone made small talk to me about my job
  • I would rather someone made small talk with me about some really specific thing that I have no interest in (eg Pecan Farming)

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#50

Oh I wouldn’t dream of doing it any other way

‘as ant always says, “different things for different people”’

(just practicing)

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#51

Perfect, thank you x

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#52

Pecan farming: fine

That ridiculous display last night: fuck off, nerd

#54

“society”, at it again

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#55

In my opinion it is nice that you started this with “also” when the thing that it was also to was a vote not a post. I liked this.

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#57

How do you get into pecan farming? How long will it take a pecan tree to be ready to nut? I mean if I plant thins afternoon when is my first harvest? How will I survive up until that point? Maybe just carry on my job as usual as is there a lot to do other than harvesting? I would need capital and land.

#58

Would this conversation be about people farming pecans or pecans doing the farming?

#59

The latter, of course.

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#60

Thank you, I have now voted with this is mind

#61

Personally I find following my football team to offer me an almost entirely inconsequential form of escapism, which makes me feel warm inside even when we aren’t winning from a shared sense of solidarity among fans (all sorts of people thrown together by their irrational love of a small football club) when we are done over or even when we play comedically badly, and enjoy feeling a devotion to something that is its own little microcosm, shielded against whatever else is going on in my life, an unyielding constant.

Either that or I fork out a few hunners a year and give up an inordinate amount of my free time to make small talk x

#62

Love it when people get offended by being stereotyped when they actually live up to the stereotype.

Love it.

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#63

The more niche the team the more likely I am to want to talk about it. Used to have a colleague who supported Blyth Spartans, sounded like really hard work.

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#64

Ah! thank you for confirming my theory

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