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Brother Buzz

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3. I'm exhausted hearing the word, physicality, over and over again.

Reply to Tribetime (Original post)

Wed Dec 31, 2025, 05:45 PM

Dec 31

Physicality is a proper, recognized English word, and all that, but I lived over seventy years without hearing or using it.

I may be wrong, but I think the talking heads could find a boatload of other words that convey the same thing and give ‘physicality’ a rest.

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Is it just me finding it hard to watch bowl games when the announcers [View all] Tribetime Dec 31 OP

IMO crowd noise is way too loud too. Diamond_Dog Dec 31 #1

Yeah, I had to turn the game off.Because every play was like life and death Tribetime Dec 31 #2

So true and so very annoying! Wuddles440 Dec 31 #8

Yes , I think i'm going to have to do that cause it's ridiculous Tribetime Dec 31 #9

Crowd noise? Most of the bowl games I have seen this year have such paltry crowds rurallib Thursday #12

I'm exhausted hearing the word, physicality, over and over again. Brother Buzz Dec 31 #3

Or athleticism Tribetime Dec 31 #4

Or "length." rsdsharp Dec 31 #5

Or trickeration WVlaserguy Dec 31 #6

For Me, It's Men With Vocal Fry! ColoringFool Dec 31 #7

"There's the handoff to the fullback, and... LudwigPastorius Thursday #10

honestly, as a non-sports fan Skittles Thursday #11