Are Irish People Who Get Emotional for their Sporting 'Heroes' Messed Up?

OurLadyofKnock

At the end of the day you are just dealing with a dopamine rush in your pre-frontal cortex generated by mass media and marketing hype.

Does is pay your bills?

Does it make your life meaningful?

Does it provide anything other than a spasm of fleeting contentment before the next neuro-chemical rush?

kippy

OurLadyofKnock wrote: »

At the end of the day you are just dealing with a dopamine rush in your pre-frontal generated by mass media and marketing hype.

Does is pay your bills?

Does it make your life meaningful?

Does it provide anything other than a spasm of fleeting contentment before the next neuro-chemical rush?

In answer to your original question.
NO.

Sunnyisland

Sure what else would we be doing ?? Bray is nice on a good sunny day.

The King of Moo

Yeah, and why watch films or read a book?

Why look at a sunset?

Why write bitter posts on the internet?

Will any of that nonsense put food on the table?

kippy

OurLadyofKnock wrote: »

At the end of the day you are just dealing with a dopamine rush in your pre-frontal cortex generated by mass media and marketing hype.

Does is pay your bills?

Does it make your life meaningful?

Does it provide anything other than a spasm of fleeting contentment before the next neuro-chemical rush?

And btw, you could ask the same questions of any human emotions and get pretty much the same answers.
I also find it strange that questions of such nature come from a person with an appropriate username.

WumBuster

I agree it can get over the top at times,I cringed slightly with the racket we created at the boxing today, and at the euros. but we havent had much to shout about in recent times, so what heck, lets party.

.ak

OurLadyofKnock wrote: »

At the end of the day you are just dealing with a dopamine rush in your pre-frontal cortex generated by mass media and marketing hype.

Does is pay your bills?

Does it make your life meaningful?

Does it provide anything other than a spasm of fleeting contentment before the next neuro-chemical rush?

I suppose it would if you were a sports journalist....

kippy

WumBuster wrote: »

I agree it can get over the top at times,I cringed slightly with the racket we created at the boxing today, and at the euros. but we havent had much to shout about in recent times, so what heck, lets party.

Life is short. Make the most of the good times.

mauzo

No way, with the Olympics its 4 years (at least) of hard training, a lifetime of ambition, all down to a couple of matches, in katie taylors case.

Im made of stone and I had tears in my eyes watching it. I was very proud to witness it and extremely happy for her.

Yamanoto

OurLadyofKnock wrote: »

Does it provide anything other than a spasm of fleeting contentment before the next neuro-chemical rush?

The angry **** / camel-lights combo

Bliss

R P McMurphy

Pays the bills if you had bet on it.

Was a little off when people were jeering the other fighter at the start though. Definitely bad form and a lack of respect for the effort she had put in as well. Is an amateur level after all. Was nearly expecting a rocky moment when the crowd might suddenly start cheering for the Russian if she started to beat her

policarp

No because they're fans.
Short for fanatics. . .

Vicar in a tutu

OurLadyofKnock wrote: »

At the end of the day you are just dealing with a dopamine rush in your pre-frontal cortex generated by mass media and marketing hype.

Does is pay your bills?

Does it make your life meaningful?

Does it provide anything other than a spasm of fleeting contentment before the next neuro-chemical rush?

It's pure pride:pac: I dont even watch sports and I was on tenterhooks watching Katie fight today!

OMARS_COMING_

When i am in the bath i imagine i am in the Olympics,on the home stretch of the 100m freestyle final on my way to a gold medal for Ireland,then all of a sudden a duck gets in my way and messes up my stroke,i try to get my rhythm back but its to late,the duck has ruined my life.

Colmustard

OurLadyofKnock wrote: »

At the end of the day you are just dealing with a dopamine rush in your pre-frontal cortex generated by mass media and marketing hype.

Does is pay your bills?

Does it make your life meaningful?

Does it provide anything other than a spasm of fleeting contentment before the next neuro-chemical rush?

Yes you are right and you just shown me the errors of my ways, I am never watching sport again.

mauzo

OMARS_COMING_ wrote: »

When i am in the bath i imagine i am in the Olympics,on the home stretch of the 100m freestyle final on my way to a gold medal for Ireland,then all of a sudden a duck gets in my way and messes up my stroke,i try to get my rhythm back but its to late,the duck has ruined my life.

http://www.funkylighting.com/rubber--duck-vibrator-massager-adult-bath-toy-731-p.asp

My duck always gets in the way of my strokes in the bath

LoYL

They are not messed up. Just human. On a more serious note when is your next appearance at Knock? I want to get in before the rush?

Duggys Housemate

She's the lady of knock, not Knock.

Cienciano

Next you'll be telling us that having a **** while slipping a greased up finger up the bum is pointless. Well, it makes my life meaningful god dam it

flanno_7hi

I don't know what some people's problem is. Can you not enjoy someone else being successful? Someone from your country representing your nation.

I get emotional watching people represent our country. Standing in Poznan singing the national anthem I had tears in my eyes and i don't mind saying it.

I know hating Ireland is the in thing in AH but I live in england and I miss Ireland Everyday. Supporting our sporting "heroes" (hate that phrase) makes me feel closer to home and I feel so proud of the people representing us.

Chucken

OurLadyofKnock wrote: »

At the end of the day you are just dealing with a dopamine rush in your pre-frontal cortex generated by mass media and marketing hype.

Does is pay your bills?

Does it make your life meaningful?

Does it provide anything other than a spasm of fleeting contentment before the next neuro-chemical rush?

Is this thread http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056722916 stealing your thunder?

pablomakaveli

OurLadyofKnock wrote: »

At the end of the day you are just dealing with a dopamine rush in your pre-frontal cortex generated by mass media and marketing hype.

Does is pay your bills?

Does it make your life meaningful?

Does it provide anything other than a spasm of fleeting contentment before the next neuro-chemical rush?

You could say the same thing about trolling, and yet here we are.

syklops

OurLadyofKnock wrote: »

At the end of the day you are just dealing with a dopamine rush in your pre-frontal cortex generated by mass media and marketing hype.

Does is pay your bills?

Does it make your life meaningful?

Does it provide anything other than a spasm of fleeting contentment before the next neuro-chemical rush?

Im messed up and I'm proud.

Your argument could be used for sex too, with out which gingers the species would die out.

kfallon

syndeyfife wrote: »

http://www.funkylighting.com/rubber--duck-vibrator-massager-adult-bath-toy-731-p.asp

My duck always gets in the way of my strokes in the bath

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mh85R-S-dh8

fryup

Cienciano wrote: »

Next you'll be telling us that having a **** while slipping a greased up finger up the bum is pointless. Well, it makes my life meaningful god dam it

hope you weren't doing that whilst watching the boxing

kfallon

Cienciano wrote: »

Next you'll be telling us that having a **** while slipping a greased up finger up the bum is pointless. Well, it makes my life meaningful god dam it

It's never pointless my friend, trust me on that

:pac:

kfallon

fryup wrote: »

hope you weren't doing that whilst watching the boxing

:pac:

syklops

fryup wrote: »

hope you weren't doing that whilst watching the boxing

In fairness betweeen the hitting and the hugging, its understandable he'd be confused.

Sharpshooter

OurLadyofKnock wrote: »

At the end of the day you are just dealing with a dopamine rush in your pre-frontal cortex generated by mass media and marketing hype.

Does is pay your bills?

Does it make your life meaningful?

Does it provide anything other than a spasm of fleeting contentment before the next neuro-chemical rush?

OurLadyofKnock seems to have disappeared.

Our Lady of Pride has lifted us to such a degree that we all forgot for a moment, the cloud hanging over us.

Well Done, Katie!!!!!!!!!!!