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I'd offhandedly estimate probably only around 2-5% of the posts in these threads actually talk about the subject of the thread.
Human nature. Only 2-5% of figure skating fans give a rat's patootie about analyzing CoP points. Instead, most fans like to gush over the sublime transcendence of their favorites, to cuss when their favorites lose, and to argue with their friends about it (said friends being idiots if they don't agree).
It is the same in every sport. In football, when a referee calls a penalty, half the stadium (the home team side) rises up shouting, "no, he was in bounds!" The other half (the visitor's rooting section) yells, "Good call, ref!" No one is really interested in whether the call is objectively correct or not.
Doris Pulaski said:Yes, the old poker saying is true.
In political elections, it is never the winner who asks for a recount, either.
Not quite the same, though. When the loser at poker demands, "deal!" it is because he is mad that he lost and he wants a chance on the next hand to win his money back.
By the way (Ven can correct me if I am wrong about this), in friendly penny-ante poker among buddies, isn't there kind of an unwritten courtesy that says if you clean the other guy out, then you play one more hand and let him win a couple of bucks back, just so he won't go away mad?