Gaming In Sweden Bigger Than Football and Hockey 252
An anonymous reader writes "SIFO (a major Swedish survey company) has conducted a gaming survey right before the launch of Dreamhack Winter. One of the results is that gaming is bigger than football and hockey combined."
They're catching up. (Score:4, Funny)
Nice to see we have some friendly competition for the coveted "Most Hours Spent Sitting on Our Arse" award. *looks around* Hmm. Why are all these people looking at me like I just ran over their dog? And at least four of them have pitchforks.
Well, I'm going for a walk!
*backs away slowly*
It's easy to understand why (Score:5, Funny)
It's easy to understand why. Have you ever tried kicking a football on skates?
Nerdcore uprising (Score:5, Funny)
It's too cold (Score:3, Funny)
Who wants to be outside in cold wet weather physically exerting themselves when you can be toasty and lazy sitting on the couch?
Re:On the other hand... (Score:2, Funny)
Thank god...at first I thought those values in those columns were percent. double-digits suicide rates would be sick...
Re:It's easy to understand why (Score:5, Funny)
Re:On the other hand... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:By football here, the ofc mean soccer;) (Score:2, Funny)
You should watch the Lions. The ball gets touched by a foot approximately every 3 plays.
Working out why this is so requires only a rudimentary knowledge of the rules of American football and the Lions record: 0-11.
borkborkbork (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Seen it coming (Score:3, Funny)
Slang abbreviation of the word "association".
Re:Seen it coming (Score:4, Funny)
Rugby gets its name because it is as entertaining as receiving a rugburn.
Well, you know, a lot of the common ways one might receive a rug burn are well worth it...
Re:Gaming Jock (Score:3, Funny)
Re:25% of my society is sweedish (Score:4, Funny)
They will be punished.
Re:25% of my society is sweedish (Score:5, Funny)
Re:On the other hand... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:It's easy to understand why (Score:5, Funny)
Same reason you play any sport. To impress girls.