Comments on: Defensive Gesture: Stomp To The Beat http://www.the-unbelievers.com/2006/09/02/defensive-gesture-stomp-to-the-beat/ Never give a save point an even break. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:42:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 by: Rob Browning http://www.the-unbelievers.com/2006/09/02/defensive-gesture-stomp-to-the-beat/#comment-79 Mon, 04 Sep 2006 18:15:06 +0000 http://www.the-unbelievers.com/2006/09/02/defensive-gesture-stomp-to-the-beat/#comment-79 I agree that dancing is dumb, but DDR is still dumb<i>er</i>. For one thing, you're only expected to move your feet in DDR, and only in one small area. And the rhythms and steps used in DDR have no real relation to what people expect out of good dancing. So I guess what I'm saying is that DDR is as dumb as Riverdance? Rob I agree that dancing is dumb, but DDR is still dumber. For one thing, you’re only expected to move your feet in DDR, and only in one small area. And the rhythms and steps used in DDR have no real relation to what people expect out of good dancing. So I guess what I’m saying is that DDR is as dumb as Riverdance?

Rob

]]> by: Ismail Saeed http://www.the-unbelievers.com/2006/09/02/defensive-gesture-stomp-to-the-beat/#comment-78 Mon, 04 Sep 2006 13:53:28 +0000 http://www.the-unbelievers.com/2006/09/02/defensive-gesture-stomp-to-the-beat/#comment-78 Speak for yourself. Hot girls are the local friends of mine who DDR. :) Anyway, I think I was trying to hint at this when I told you that any activity that one person enjoys (if it's not hurting people) is up to that person and not the conceptions of others. This is as good a way to see that as any I guess. Speak for yourself. Hot girls are the local friends of mine who DDR. :)

Anyway, I think I was trying to hint at this when I told you that any activity that one person enjoys (if it’s not hurting people) is up to that person and not the conceptions of others. This is as good a way to see that as any I guess.

]]> by: Grey http://www.the-unbelievers.com/2006/09/02/defensive-gesture-stomp-to-the-beat/#comment-77 Sun, 03 Sep 2006 23:13:23 +0000 http://www.the-unbelievers.com/2006/09/02/defensive-gesture-stomp-to-the-beat/#comment-77 An interesting comment was made to me today which has just blown my mind. "Have you ever realised how stupid dancing at all is? The concept seems so ridiculous." I mean my god, how could I not have noticed? I really enjoy dancing, no matter how stupid I look, but I never stopped to think that the whole activity is entirely absurd! For thousands of years humans have felt the need to make music and move their bodies in time with the rhythm. It's such a normal thing, and such an accepted part of my social life, that I've never sat back and thought "why?" I've insulted DDR for looking stupid and sad, but normal dancing is just as bad! But then I guess it's just down to the social thing - I have little desire to dance on my own, probably even less than I have for DDRing on my own. And in the same way as I enjoy dancing with others I'm sure I'd enjoy the same with DDR. But, well, uh, DDR isn't usually a medium for meeting attractive girls... (yes, that's shallow of me, but it's still true) An interesting comment was made to me today which has just blown my mind. “Have you ever realised how stupid dancing at all is? The concept seems so ridiculous.” I mean my god, how could I not have noticed? I really enjoy dancing, no matter how stupid I look, but I never stopped to think that the whole activity is entirely absurd! For thousands of years humans have felt the need to make music and move their bodies in time with the rhythm. It’s such a normal thing, and such an accepted part of my social life, that I’ve never sat back and thought “why?” I’ve insulted DDR for looking stupid and sad, but normal dancing is just as bad!

But then I guess it’s just down to the social thing - I have little desire to dance on my own, probably even less than I have for DDRing on my own. And in the same way as I enjoy dancing with others I’m sure I’d enjoy the same with DDR. But, well, uh, DDR isn’t usually a medium for meeting attractive girls… (yes, that’s shallow of me, but it’s still true)

]]> by: Eric Blade http://www.the-unbelievers.com/2006/09/02/defensive-gesture-stomp-to-the-beat/#comment-76 Sun, 03 Sep 2006 00:55:59 +0000 http://www.the-unbelievers.com/2006/09/02/defensive-gesture-stomp-to-the-beat/#comment-76 One thing that may figure into some people's DDR weight loss stories, is that they were giant fatasses before they started playing DDR because instead of doing a lot of physical activity, they just sat on their asses all day long. Quite frankly, the whole 30 days review has made me want to actually get a pad, and try this out. Unfortunatly, with 4 children in the house, and a lack of space, I'm still needing some more things than just encouragement. And I sure as hell am not going to put $1 into an arcade machine having never played it before. I couldn't even play the dance part of Grand Theft Auto, my timing was so bad (and there was no proper indicator of when to actually hit the buttons that corresponded to the arrows) I would very much like to try to get into it, and get my gf into it as well. We have been leading exceptionally sedentary lives for the last year, and something has to change about it. One thing that may figure into some people’s DDR weight loss stories, is that they were giant fatasses before they started playing DDR because instead of doing a lot of physical activity, they just sat on their asses all day long.

Quite frankly, the whole 30 days review has made me want to actually get a pad, and try this out. Unfortunatly, with 4 children in the house, and a lack of space, I’m still needing some more things than just encouragement. And I sure as hell am not going to put $1 into an arcade machine having never played it before. I couldn’t even play the dance part of Grand Theft Auto, my timing was so bad (and there was no proper indicator of when to actually hit the buttons that corresponded to the arrows)

I would very much like to try to get into it, and get my gf into it as well. We have been leading exceptionally sedentary lives for the last year, and something has to change about it.

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