Okay, okay, let me see if I've got it straight by now...

> 1. Sweat from physical exertion is AN INDICATOR if it is a sport or not,
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> 2. the [GOOD] POSSIBILITY of SERIOUSLY INJURING ONESELF is another INDICATOR if it's a sport or not, and
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> 3. Any game where you can stand around, drinking beer while playing, isn't a sport.
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> -Faux "odd to see that nobody outside of the UK has any problem with that" Pas

So, chess could only be considered a sport *if*...

1) The pieces were magnetically attached to the board giving them a virtual weight of one hundred fifty pounds apiece;

2) The board was situated atop a hair-trigger land mine that had a chance of exploding whenever touched;

and

3) The players were chained to their seats and all beer was specifically prohibited from the gaming area.

Hmm... I can see how this *would* revolutionize the world of chess...

By this logic, the *most* authentic sport in the world would be "Sauna Chainsaw-Juggling, Wheelchair-Bound Teetotaler Division".

Ar"I'd like to see *that* in the Olympics..."thur