<![CDATA[Deadspin: rock paper scissors]]> http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/deadspin.com.png <![CDATA[Deadspin: rock paper scissors]]> http://deadspin.com/tag/rock paper scissors http://deadspin.com/tag/rock paper scissors <![CDATA[ Hillary Will Play Despite The Sniper Fire ]]> barackpaperscissors.jpgWhen I first saw this it looked rather stupid; a flash game pitting political figures against one another in rock, paper scissors. The next thing I knew, I had been playing for more than an hour ... oops. Sorry, guy I was supposed to meet to pick up my taxes. (Hint: When playing against George W. Bush, he always throws rock. Get it? A rock? Never mind.)

Here's the bloody game. And did you know that there is actually a Rock Paper Scissors national championship? Here's some video at their site, if you want to waste even more time.

In other sports news involving politics, the NFL has announced that it will move back the start of its NFL opener this coming season so as not to conflict with the Republican National Convention that same evening. So it'll be 7 p.m., ET, instead of the traditional 8:30 p.m. So that's 4 p.m. to me. Damn you, McCain! (one, two, three ... paper!).

USA Rock Paper Scissors site
Barack, Paper, Scissors [Deuce Of Davenport]
NFL And NBC Agree To Move Kickoff Of Opener Up In Response To Republican Convention Conflict [Awful Announcing]

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Deadspin-372849 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:15:42 EDT rickchand http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=372849&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Your Definitive RPS Report ]]> rockpaperscissors.jpgWe didn't have the opportunity to watch the big replay of the Rock Paper Scissors tournament over the weekend — what a grand three days of sports we have on tap this week! — but we were hoping that it was like competitive eating, in that there was a modicum of training and skill involved. According to Joe Sports Fan, which summarized the whole event ... not particularly.

Even the analyst — sitting next to a bewildered Trey Wingo — couldn't convince his audience.

"A lot of people used to laugh about it, but there is absolutely nothing FUNNY about the sport of Rock Paper Scissors. Rock Paper Scissors is a complex game. The winners must possess skill, strategy, stamina, arms and fists. Now if you tell me this sport doesn't require athleticism, I'll show you a player that's suffering from shoulder fatigue, wrist cramps, and RPS-Tunnel Syndrome."

Wait ... Does Carlos Zambrano know about this? How about Joel Zumaya? Or all athletes, for that matter.

The Rock Paper Scissors Championship [Joe Sports Fan]

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Deadspin-276268 Mon, 09 Jul 2007 14:45:29 EDT Leitch http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=276268&view=rss&microfeed=true