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the fun is anticipating the relief (Score:1)

by mr_bean (3802) on 2007.07.16 5:44 (#56276) Journal

I once told some teachers that a 'game' was something that you could not adequately define. There is only a family resemblance between all the things we can call a game, and no way of describing that resemblance in words. Fun is not even a characteristic distinguishing what is a game from what isn't.

I gave the example of football, which is a game, but not fun.

One teacher said, it's fun if you win.

So the motto is, No under the gun, no fun. I can't think of a good word to rhyme with anticipation.

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