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Old Apr 15, 2008 | 05:40 PM
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Why do schools cut gym activities that are harder for fat kids? Tag, dodgeball, and anything that could make a fatty at a disavantage are all being taken out of the schools.

This country is so F'ed. Instead of giving them exercise, now they just play badminton. How about we make em run, sweat, and feel fat? Or how about a class for the fat phucks so the normal people can still play the games that kids should play.

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Old Apr 15, 2008 | 06:15 PM
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Doesn't this subject sorta come up every so often, with American doing away with one team winning and one team losing, and instead everyone just getting along and all that stuff?

My mom is a P.E. teacher, has been for 35 years, and my dad and I poke fun that she won't apply dodgeball to her curriculum, but its really her choice instead of the state's.
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Old Apr 15, 2008 | 07:15 PM
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Originally Posted by RebelS2k,Apr 15 2008, 06:15 PM
...with American doing away with one team winning and one team losing, and instead everyone just getting along and all that stuff?
If the point of school is to prepare students for their professional career, this new concept is not working. People need to learn how to lose so they can grow. You don't win 100% of the time and kids don't learn that any more.
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Old Apr 15, 2008 | 09:18 PM
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Sounds to me like certain parents want to prepare for possible school shootings. They probably think the shooters' depression stems all the way back to childhood from when they were picked on and couldn't win in school yard games. I tend to disagree.
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Old Apr 15, 2008 | 11:27 PM
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When did they take away dodgeball?? That is f'ed up, I remember playing dodgeball in teamsports when I was a senior and that was only three years ago. We only played it once a semester, I guess so people wouldn't feel left out.
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Old Apr 16, 2008 | 12:02 AM
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Originally Posted by JmanS2k,Apr 16 2008, 02:27 AM
When did they take away dodgeball?? That is f'ed up, I remember playing dodgeball in teamsports when I was a senior and that was only three years ago. We only played it once a semester, I guess so people wouldn't feel left out.
hell i was still playing 3 yrs out of college! haha...so much fun
http://www.nabsports.com/
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Old Apr 16, 2008 | 08:13 AM
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If you're going to become true dodgeballers, then you've got to learn the five d's of dodgeball: dodge, duck, dip, dive and dodge!
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Old Apr 16, 2008 | 08:46 AM
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I don't have to drink my own urine, but I do, because it's sterilized and I like the taste.
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Old Apr 16, 2008 | 09:12 AM
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^^^^^^^

and that ladies and gentlemen is todays random reply 4 the day.
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Old Apr 16, 2008 | 09:22 AM
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They should have a cupcake on a stick and put the fat kids on the track and make them chase the cupcake around the track.
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