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what's the most elitist sport for least money?

post #1 of 18
11/5/10 at 1:13am
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I was going through an estate sale a few days ago and I saw a gold Swiss clock made by Gubelin with the following engraving on the top: Dave Perry, Host of the year, (local city) Yacht Club. So the guy got a fancy clock for throwing parties? That to me sounds like an exclusive past time. But for those of us small-timers, what sport can I join that gives away fancy clocks for least money spent/ time involvement?
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post #2 of 18
11/5/10 at 1:17am
Courtship
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post #3 of 18
11/5/10 at 1:24am
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Courtship

yes and no. The closest thing to it is angling, but we all know equipment counts.
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post #4 of 18
11/5/10 at 3:09am
jogging.
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post #5 of 18
11/5/10 at 5:40am
Politics. Everyone else pays for your campaign and you just have to be nice to people until they make you leader of the free world.
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post #6 of 18
11/5/10 at 6:49am
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But for those of us small-timers, what sport can I join that gives away fancy clocks for least money spent/ time involvement?

Fencing - all you need is a foil and a dream. There's so few people doing it, the worst fencer is the world is probably ranked 20th.
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post #7 of 18
11/5/10 at 9:55am
Badminton
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post #8 of 18
11/5/10 at 10:06am
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Fencing - all you need is a foil and a dream. There's so few people doing it, the worst fencer is the world is probably ranked 20th.
is this the sport that makes Europeans look like pu$$ies? Their swords bend like a noodle stick.
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post #9 of 18
11/5/10 at 10:16am
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Fencing - all you need is a foil and a dream. There's so few people doing it, the worst fencer is the world is probably ranked 20th.

I lolled.
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post #10 of 18
11/5/10 at 10:16am
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Badminton

Disagree. Badminton require some heavy skills, actually. Youtube Peter Gade or some of the asians and see for yourself.
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post #11 of 18
11/5/10 at 10:32am
Cricket.
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post #12 of 18
11/5/10 at 10:36am
+1 - I think the equipment for cricket isn't that expensive, and you can wear one of those clubby cricket sweaters at a garden party - legitimately.
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post #13 of 18
11/5/10 at 10:36am
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Cricket.
No really? I see a lot of Hindus played this in the UK and most were restaurant workers. That wouldn't be elitist now would it?
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post #14 of 18
11/5/10 at 10:36am
Chess
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post #15 of 18
11/5/10 at 4:44pm
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Chess
Ever been to a chess club? You're not going to find gold clocks anywhere, let alone someone who'd likely read this forum. You will find very smart, borderline autistic adults, many of whom may still live with their parents.

Given there is zero luck involved in chess and there's a whole mess of very smart people playing, it can deliver massive blows to egos the likes of which few other competitions can. There's a larger history of mental illness associated with competitive chess than any other competition man has devised.

How many grand masters have freaked out over the years? I'm sure Bobby Fisher got invited to a few parties back in the day, but now he's busy talking to himself and getting put on no-fly lists.
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