Extreme Sports

As some of you have come to realise, I'm a bit thick, so hopefully the smarter members of this forum can explain something to me -

Why are advertisers obssessed with Extreme Sports? Snow boarding, mountain biking, bungee jumping, etc.

Most of the blokes I know like to watch football and go to the pub, whereas most of the women I know like shopping and watching soaps. But just about everything that's advertised has to include some sort of reference to chucking yourself off a mountain whilst wearing brightly coloured sun block and a stupid bobble hat.

Is this some sort of bizarre wish fulfilment imposed on us by the advertisers or does everyone on my street enjoy a 'white knuckle adrenanline ride that takes you to the max' when I'm not looking?

Come on boffins, spill your brains.

Quote: Renegade Carpark @ November 14 2009, 2:23 PM GMT

Is this some sort of bizarre wish fulfilment imposed on us by the advertisers

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That one.

The shortest thread ever

Oh poo I pobably just ruined it

Quote: zooo @ November 14 2009, 2:27 PM GMT

That one.

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Cool, question answered.

Here's another somewhat related question for your astute mind zooo, how come I get criticised for my bad life style - drinking, smoking, eating rubbish (but extremely tasty) food and yet, healthy people who haven't got a diseased cell in their bodies are celebrated for trying to kill themselves every weekend?

I mean, say what you like about me, but you won't see me on the news wearing a bright red ski jacket and a knitted hat with the words 'Missing' under the photo. I light a cigarette and the health Nazi next to me starts accusing me of trying to kill them and yet the same person will deliberately choose to hurtle down a mountain at 70 MPH on a tea tray with no brakes.

It don't make no bloody sense innit?

Quote: Renegade Carpark @ November 14 2009, 2:36 PM GMT

I mean, say what you like about me

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Cheers, RC:

You're a disease-ridden granny-bumming pervert.

Quote: Renegade Carpark @ November 14 2009, 2:36 PM GMT

Here's another somewhat related question for your astute mind zooo, how come I get criticised for my bad life style - drinking, smoking, eating rubbish (but extremely tasty) food and yet, healthy people who haven't got a diseased cell in their bodies are celebrated for trying to kill themselves every weekend?

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Well quite!
In fact, you're all equally idiotic.

Quote: Morrace @ November 14 2009, 2:42 PM GMT

Cheers, RC:

You're a disease-ridden granny-bumming pervert.

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How is your gran by the way? (As if I didn't know)

Quote: zooo @ November 14 2009, 2:45 PM GMT

In fact, you're all equally idiotic.

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\O/

Quote: Renegade Carpark @ November 14 2009, 2:51 PM GMT

How is your gran by the way? (As if I didn't know)

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She's disease-ridden and doesn't want to see you again - so I blinded her.

It depends what one defines as an "extreme sport". Personally, from my own experience, trying to negotiate a late-night train journey from Manchester to Bristol when completely pissed out of one's skull, may indeed pose a significant risk to mind, body and spirit. As can a 12 hour flight to Mauritius under the same conditions. Anyone climbed Everest pissed yet?

Quote: Tim Walker @ November 14 2009, 5:32 PM GMT

Anyone climbed Everest pissed yet?

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Chris Boddington?

Quote: Griff @ November 14 2009, 6:19 PM GMT

Much in the same way that Charlie Brooker recently pointed out that 'Innocent Smoothies' sounds like an illegal magazine.

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I've stayed in an 'extreme' hotel. The lifts were made to look like shark diving cages and the reception had one of those walls you can climb in case you didn't fancy taking the lift.
I spent most of my time in the bar.

Quote: Renegade Carpark @ November 14 2009, 2:23 PM GMT

most of the women I know like shopping

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My Mrs (when she's pissed) goes extreme shopping.