# You hear "sports" what's the first you think of? (no peeking at other repl **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 12, 2005, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-hear-sports-whats-the-first-you-think-of-no-peeking-at-other-repl/316764 "2005-08-12T19:06:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![FilmGeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@FilmGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FilmGeek)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2005, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-hear-sports-whats-the-first-you-think-of-no-peeking-at-other-repl/316764/21 "2005-08-13T00:13:29Z")
Aussie Rules Football ---
**Author:** ![Harborwolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Harborwolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harborwolf)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2005, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-hear-sports-whats-the-first-you-think-of-no-peeking-at-other-repl/316764/22 "2005-08-13T01:29:41Z")
Hockey. Hockey. Hockey. Hockey. Hockey. Hockey. Well, you did say sports. ---
**Author:** ![GorillaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2005, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-hear-sports-whats-the-first-you-think-of-no-peeking-at-other-repl/316764/23 "2005-08-13T02:07:52Z")
Football. (The one where you kick the ball.) ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2005, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-hear-sports-whats-the-first-you-think-of-no-peeking-at-other-repl/316764/24 "2005-08-13T02:48:05Z")
Summer: cricket Winter: rugby league/union ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2005, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-hear-sports-whats-the-first-you-think-of-no-peeking-at-other-repl/316764/25 "2005-08-13T02:52:49Z")
Baseball ---
**Author:** ![parthenokinesis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/cc9497/32.png) [@parthenokinesis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/parthenokinesis)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2005, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-hear-sports-whats-the-first-you-think-of-no-peeking-at-other-repl/316764/26 "2005-08-13T03:27:03Z")
Water. Oh, I’ve said too much. ---
**Author:** ![Anastasaeon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Anastasaeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anastasaeon)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2005, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-hear-sports-whats-the-first-you-think-of-no-peeking-at-other-repl/316764/27 "2005-08-13T03:57:17Z")
Football (soccer). ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2005, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-hear-sports-whats-the-first-you-think-of-no-peeking-at-other-repl/316764/28 "2005-08-13T03:58:45Z")
1. Baseball 2. Baseball 3. Baseball 4. Baseball 5. Baseball 6. Hockey ---
**Author:** ![Ashes\_Ashes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/db5fbb/32.png) [@Ashes\_Ashes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashes_Ashes)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2005, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-hear-sports-whats-the-first-you-think-of-no-peeking-at-other-repl/316764/29 "2005-08-13T04:25:31Z")
The first thing I think of is to change the channel. I like to play, not watch. I peeked. The first to come to mind is football, because it’s everywhere right now. Individual sport would be swimming. ---
**Author:** ![TheLoadedDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2005, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-hear-sports-whats-the-first-you-think-of-no-peeking-at-other-repl/316764/30 "2005-08-13T04:27:36Z")
American football or baseball, but only because it’s “sport **s** ”. If it had been the Commonwealth usage “sport”, I’d think of cricket or Rugby League. ---
**Author:** ![Sengkelat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@Sengkelat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sengkelat)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2005, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-hear-sports-whats-the-first-you-think-of-no-peeking-at-other-repl/316764/31 "2005-08-13T05:11:16Z")
HOCKEYHOCKEYHOCKEYHOCKEY!!! And for individual sports, I suppose cycling. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2005, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-hear-sports-whats-the-first-you-think-of-no-peeking-at-other-repl/316764/32 "2005-08-13T05:45:42Z")
Espn ---
**Author:** ![Scott\_Plaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Scott\_Plaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scott_Plaid)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2005, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-hear-sports-whats-the-first-you-think-of-no-peeking-at-other-repl/316764/33 "2005-08-13T05:54:00Z")
What gym class is called in English schools. ---
**Author:** ![betenoir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/258eb7/32.png) [@betenoir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/betenoir)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2005, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-hear-sports-whats-the-first-you-think-of-no-peeking-at-other-repl/316764/34 "2005-08-13T06:19:47Z")
> [@Scott Plaid](#): > > What gym class is called in English schools. Doubtful. Please see my above post. (they don’t take math either) ---
**Author:** ![Scott\_Plaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Scott\_Plaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scott_Plaid)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2005, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-hear-sports-whats-the-first-you-think-of-no-peeking-at-other-repl/316764/35 "2005-08-13T06:27:28Z")
So it is called sport, rather then sport. Take a chill-pill. Despite the fact you said that earlier, I had no way of knowing, since I played by the rules, and avoided peeking at other replies as the title instructed. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-hear-sports-whats-the-first-you-think-of-no-peeking-at-other-repl/316764.md?page=1)