Haydos Posted 20 April 2011 Posted 20 April 2011 what makes it OK for sportspeople to do it ? Footballers always do it. Children don't do it when they play footie. Cricketers don't either,as far as I'm aware. Must be lovely slide tackling through God knows what ! It's an adult football issue. It's not a great look seeing close-ups of Wayne Rooney gobbing everywhere on SKY. Or maybe he's never been shown how to swallow,bless him,and his footie mates !! I've played rugby for years and you do get saliva build up in your mouth when you're doing exercise, it's not just footballers. Besides, athletes are mainly doing it on their pitch/whatever, not in the street. I'm very against it, looks horrible and 99% of the time there's no reason for it.
SOCCERROO FOX Posted 20 April 2011 Posted 20 April 2011 That'll probably be the rain,each time I've been it's hammered it down ! Nah every person seemed to be just spiiting big gollys all the time..........Not fun when me and my mate both had dodgy thongs which wore prone to break often. Probably Karma for wearing thongs in the middle of October at night time.
STEVIE B Posted 20 April 2011 Posted 20 April 2011 I've played rugby for years and you do get saliva build up in your mouth when you're doing exercise, it's not just footballers. Besides, athletes are mainly doing it on their pitch/whatever, not in the street. I'm very against it, looks horrible and 99% of the time there's no reason for it. When I eat I get a build up of food in my mouth,but i don't spit it out !? Maybe it's laziness. I play cricket and bowl alot but don't spit. I coach an U11s footie side and they don't either.One lad did because ' He saw it on t.v '. His dad spoke to him and hasn't done it since. I agree though,it's horrible
STEVIE B Posted 20 April 2011 Posted 20 April 2011 Nah every person seemed to be just spiiting big gollys all the time..........Not fun when me and my mate both had dodgy thongs which wore prone to break often. Probably Karma for wearing thongs in the middle of October at night time. Wow,you must've stood out ! Maybe a good time to point out that you Aussies call flip-flops.....thongs ! Could get confusing for many of us !!
potter3 Posted 21 April 2011 Posted 21 April 2011 When I eat I get a build up of food in my mouth,but i don't spit it out !? Maybe it's laziness. I play cricket and bowl alot but don't spit. I coach an U11s footie side and they don't either.One lad did because ' He saw it on t.v '. His dad spoke to him and hasn't done it since. I agree though,it's horrible Worst analogy ever.
STEVIE B Posted 21 April 2011 Posted 21 April 2011 Worst analogy ever. Because.................................
Little Foxy Lainey Posted 21 April 2011 Posted 21 April 2011 Worst analogy ever. Stevie B has a point - spitting is a disgusting habit - the Chinese do it alot! Why should we have to be subject to people spitting - my motto is always swallow it!
Simmo86 Posted 21 April 2011 Posted 21 April 2011 Stevie B has a point - spitting is a disgusting habit - the Chinese do it alot! Why should we have to be subject to people spitting - my motto is always swallow it!
DB11 Posted 21 April 2011 Posted 21 April 2011 The poll options are two extremes. There are circumstances when people need to spit, for example, phlegm, but in generaly then I don't really like or see the need for it.
Bellend Sebastian Posted 21 April 2011 Author Posted 21 April 2011 The poll options are two extremes That's deliberate, I wanted people to come out in defence of spitting so we can all call them a dirty, dirty dog. ZERE VILL BE NO GREY AREAS Being an aspirant (i.e. crap) long distance runner and an asthmatic to boot, I cough up some substances you can only begin to imagine, but I think I've only ever once had to gob them out. A massive horsefly flew into my mouth once and I gulped that fella down in one go (I'd probably have puked if I hadn't) so a greenie is nothing, NOTHING I tell you
purpleronnie Posted 21 April 2011 Posted 21 April 2011 Don't we have enough rules & regulations in england without more being brought in? Have to say theres never been a time I'm thought man theres so much spit around its really affecting me....not in england anyway, if it was like china/hong kong then I'd definately be calling for a ban!
Bellend Sebastian Posted 21 April 2011 Author Posted 21 April 2011 Don't we have enough rules & regulations in england without more being brought in? Have to say theres never been a time I'm thought man theres so much spit around its really affecting me....not in england anyway, if it was like china/hong kong then I'd definately be calling for a ban! Banned and killed, no half measures. Seriously though, I take your point. We do have a tendency in the UK to address perceived problems by calling for regulation, which in turn means you've got to have enforcement of those regulations which presents problems in itself, and in my view that's where stuff falls down. A good example is litter - you can be fined for dropping litter pretty much anywhere, but the chances of you actually being caught and that fine being enforced are slim to none unless you're standing directly in front of a city warden or whatever when you do it. If spitting is banned it sends a message out that it's unacceptable, but personally I think that a more effective message would be a ten second advert that pops up on the telly that says 'don't spit - it's horrible and it makes you look dirty and thick', followed by a shot of a spitting man being pointed and laughed at by a group of children
Phube Posted 21 April 2011 Posted 21 April 2011 What if a fly goes into your mouth... spitting is essential!
Bellend Sebastian Posted 21 April 2011 Author Posted 21 April 2011 What if a fly goes into your mouth... spitting is essential! See my previous post on this very subject. In my case, swallowing the bugger was the lesser of two evils, as he'd managed to fly right into my mouth and almost into my throat - I didn't want him gadding about around me tonsils as I tried to manoeuvre him into a spitting position. Down the hatch! Bottoms up! Good source of protein, apparently
Finnegan Posted 21 April 2011 Posted 21 April 2011 Swallowing one fly is not the same as swallowing fuck tonnes of mucus a day and feeling sick for it.
Bellend Sebastian Posted 21 April 2011 Author Posted 21 April 2011 You should have seen the size of it! I reckon it was a horsefly, and size wise it was approaching equine dimensions. I'm not unsympathetic to your plight though, Sos. I'm going to invent some sort of mask that sucks the unwanted material from your respiratory system and converts it into some sort of enchanted fairy dust. I believe I have the expertise to make this happen
Houdini Logic Posted 21 April 2011 Posted 21 April 2011 You should have seen the size of it! I reckon it was a horsefly, and size wise it was approaching equine dimensions. Should have spat that out - they're nasty little buggers
DB11 Posted 21 April 2011 Posted 21 April 2011 See my previous post on this very subject. In my case, swallowing the bugger was the lesser of two evils, as he'd managed to fly right into my mouth and almost into my throat - I didn't want him gadding about around me tonsils as I tried to manoeuvre him into a spitting position. Down the hatch! Bottoms up! Good source of protein, apparently But we all know what happened to the old woman who swallowed a fly
The Doctor Posted 21 April 2011 Posted 21 April 2011 But we all know what happened to the old woman who swallowed a fly she swallowed some flour and butter and shat out a fruit shortcake biscuit?
Webbo Posted 21 April 2011 Posted 21 April 2011 she swallowed some flour and butter and shat out a fruit shortcake biscuit? Still tastier than Walkers shortbread.
Trav Le Bleu Posted 21 April 2011 Posted 21 April 2011 That's deliberate, I wanted people to come out in defence of spitting so we can all call them a dirty, dirty dog. ZERE VILL BE NO GREY AREAS Being an aspirant (i.e. crap) long distance runner and an asthmatic to boot, I cough up some substances you can only begin to imagine, but I think I've only ever once had to gob them out. A massive horsefly flew into my mouth once and I gulped that fella down in one go (I'd probably have puked if I hadn't) so a greenie is nothing, NOTHING I tell you There are no greys, only whites that got dirty.
FoxyPV Posted 21 April 2011 Posted 21 April 2011 Generally don't like but having a greener is an exception which needs to be expelled.
Finnegan Posted 21 April 2011 Posted 21 April 2011 Does biting your fingernails off and spitting them out count? I do that as well.
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