The Dumbest Smart Sport Ever
Chess boxing? CHESS BOXING? Seriously, this is a real sport. I was listening to NPR this morning and doubled-checked the date on my watch to make sure it wasn't April 1st again. Turns out some Dutch performance artist started this "sport" after reading a comic book. Four minutes of chess followed by two minutes of boxing for eleven rounds until a knock-out or a checkmate, whichever comes first. Apparently the Germans and Eastern Europeans are seriously digging this sport. There is even a World Chess Boxing Organization (www.wcbo.org.) So does this sport appeal to eggheads who want to get their brains bashed in, or bruisers who want to be loved for their brains and not their brawn. Am I being stereotypical? Yeah, probably, but I really don't get this.
posted by Moxie at 9:30:00 AM
2 Comments:
Well, all new ideas get some criticism. Of course, this isn't a new idea, it's two old ideas mixed in a weird way. As long as they don't take this sport too seriuosly, I don't have a problem with it.
down goes Fisher! Down goes Fisher! Down goes Fisher! Hey I'm glad ben b. doesn't have a problem with it. now we can all relax.
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