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WyoBadger wrote:grizzly bear evasion (pepper spray and non-pepper spray divisions)
oh,oh, and instead of gold, silver and bronze medals, the winners get gold, silver and bronze bear bells!!!!!
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missy wrote:
WyoBadger wrote:grizzly bear evasion (pepper spray and non-pepper spray divisions)
oh,oh, and instead of gold, silver and bronze medals, the winners get gold, silver and bronze bear bells!!!!!
The winners would get gold,silver and a change of underwear!

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rorybbellows wrote:... and a change of underwear!


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WyoBadger wrote:
Nanohedron wrote:
WyoBadger wrote:grizzly bear evasion (pepper spray and non-pepper spray divisions)
My mom could definitely do that one. What a story! I always wondered if that just-in-the-nick-of-time-with-his-jeep park ranger didn't set the whole thing up just to get a date.
OK, how about National Park Tourist Rescue
I don't suppose there'd be an indoor category, would there.
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This Economist article lists some discontinued Olympic sports.

Apparently, they stopped the Dueling Pistol event in 1912.
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I guess the two-handed javelin would be interesting to see, especially if the thrower forgot to let go. :o I saw no mention of a javelin catcher event ...

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djm wrote:... I saw no mention of a javelin catcher event ...

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I wasn't sure which thread to add these to:

Here are the top nine comments made by NBC sports commentators during the Summer Olympics that they would surely like to take back:

1. Weightlifting commentator: 'This is Gregoriava from Bulgaria. I saw her snatch this morning during her warm up and it was amazing.'

2. Dressage commentator: 'This is really a lovely horse and I speak from personal experience since I once mounted her mother.'

3. Paul Hamm, Gymnast: 'I owe a lot to my parents, especially my mother and father.'

4. Boxing Analyst: 'Sure there have been injuries, and even some deaths in boxing, but none of them really that serious.'

5. Softball announcer: 'If history repeats itself, I should think we can expect the same thing again.'

6. Basketball analyst: 'He dribbles a lot and the opposition doesn't like it. In fact you can see it all over their faces.'

7. At the rowing medal ceremony: 'Ah, isn't that nice, the wife of the IOC president is hugging the cox of the British crew.'

8. Soccer commentator: 'Julian Dicks is everywhere. It's like they've got eleven Dicks on the field.'

9. Tennis commentator: 'One of the reasons Andy is playing so well is that, before the final round, his wife takes out his balls and kisses them... Oh my God, what have I just said?

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