fsks@unc.UUCP (Frank Silbermann) (06/12/85)
>>/* fsks@unc.UUCP / 3:39 pm Jun 7, 1985 */ > >>I must mention that among all the ethnic groups in America, >>Jews de-emphasize athletics the most (many of the older crowd spent >>their time out in the country sitting indoors playing cards). In article <acf4.1560066> mms1646@acf4.UUCP (Michael M. Sykora) writes: >Perhaps secular Jews, but not traditional Jews, many of whom tend to be >sports fanatics. Fanatic as Spectators or participants? The traditional Jews I knew in N.Y. followed all the major teams, because they enjoyed gambling on the outcomes. But as for sports participation -- most considered sports to be merely a way to pass the time, when you had nothing better to do (a rare occasion). The non-Jews I grew up with in Palatka, Florida, on the other hand, considered athletic prowess to be the prime measurement of manhood. >Also, Jews aren't really an ethnic group. No? Then what is your definition of "ethic group", that American Jews do not qualify? Frank Silbermann
jpexg@mit-hermes.ARPA (John Purbrick) (06/13/85)
> What is your definition of "ethic group", > that American Jews do not qualify? > > Frank Silbermann Talk about Freudian slips.
rich@sdcc12.UUCP (rich) (06/13/85)
I bicycle I run I work out, but not at those yuppie clubs. I preffer non-team sports where everybodies' god damn egos get in the way. I play soccer. I do not gamble. I hate the 'thrill of victory'. I feel that it is the wrong motivation. I saw a baseball game in 1978 I saw a hockey game in 1981 I saw a football game in 1982 I once watched part of a fight. I am jewish, in race. And what the hell am I replying to this stupid article for?? -rich ps. Judy , are you proportional? .............
fsks@unc.UUCP (Frank Silbermann) (06/15/85)
In article <sdcc12.378> rich@sdcc12.UUCP (rich) writes: > I do not gamble. > I hate the 'thrill of victory'. I feel that it is the wrong > motivation. > I saw a baseball game in 1978 > I saw a hockey game in 1981 > I saw a football game in 1982 > I once watched part of a fight. > > I bicycle > I work out, but not at those yuppie clubs. > I preffer non-team sports where everybodies' god damn egos get in > the way. > I play soccer. > I run > I am jewish, in race. Is jewish long, medium or short distance? Hurdles, most likely. :-) Frank Silbermann
alan@cae780.UUCP (Alan M. Steinberg) (06/18/85)
Why is this discussion in net.singles? Maybe because there is no
net.religion.jewish.sports or net.jewish.sports or net.sports.jewish...
Anyway, to tie it all in with net.singles, a new phenomenon has appeared in
the San Francisco Bay Area: The Jewish Singles Hiking Club (no smiley-face,
I'm serious). This gives athletic and semi-athletic Jews a chance to meet
AJOS (athletic Jews of the opposite sex) in an informal setting. And if
you don't meet anyone special, at least you get a good workout. It's probably
better than going to a "Kosher Meat Market" (a Jewish singles party which
is like any other singles party, except that everyone is of the Jewish _______
(ethnic, race, religion, creed, or whatever).
There. Now the net is back on track. No thanks is needed (:->).
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Alan Steinberg
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