Olympic "sports"

gonzo914 · Post by **gonzo914** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 11:09 am

Put me down for poker -- 5 card stud and Texas Hold 'em and not that sissy Dr. Pepper or Spit in the Ocean stuff that girls and cops play.

And don't be bringing your penny jar to the table, either. If you can't fold it, you can't bet it.

Pass the beer.

Jeff Guevin · Post by **Jeff Guevin** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 11:12 am

I vote for:

The ancient Cretans had the sport of bull leaping. The brave contestant, both male and female, stood before a charging bull. At the last minute they leapt up, grabbed the horns and did a flip over the bull's back. I wish I could get that on ESPN. I don't know if it was a sport for sport sake or a ritual.

Hey, where'd the poll go?

gonzo914 · Post by **gonzo914** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 11:19 am

Jeff Guevin wrote: Hey, where'd the poll go?

Operator error. Suits walked in, so I had to hide, which broke my chain of thought. Now there's two of everything.

Drat.

Jeff Guevin · Post by **Jeff Guevin** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 11:21 am

I think "twirly ribbons" is officially called "rhythmic jailbait", anyway.

or is it "parents starving their psychotically performance-obsessed children"?

MarkB · Post by **MarkB** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 1:35 pm

In the real interest of the Olympic ideal and honouring the 2000 years of that ideal, I think that all participants this year in Athens should perform naked as they did in ancient Athens. That would surely increase spectator interest.

MarkB

Post by **Nanohedron** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 2:11 pm

How about Power Shopping? It's scarily agressive to witness.

Chuck_Clark · Post by **Chuck_Clark** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 2:28 pm

MarkB wrote:In the real interest of the Olympic ideal and honouring the 2000 years of that ideal, I think that all participants this year in Athens should perform naked as they did in ancient Athens. That would surely increase spectator interest.

MarkB

Your inerests being Greco-Roman Wrestling and Weight Lifting, right?

I voted for bowling - it was the closest I could come to "None of the above"

I think anything not involving an objective score or measurable mass or dimension should be tossed out. For our Southern members, I nominate Stock Car Racing for inclusion in the 2012 Games.

rkottke · Post by **rkottke** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 3:07 pm

I would like to see the flinging of telephone poles, -- you know that strange things Scots do after too much Scotch whisky. The Irish do the sane thing after a little Irish Whiskey, the pull out a whistle and play...

BrassBlower · Post by **BrassBlower** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 3:08 pm

Chuck_Clark wrote: For our Southern members, I nominate Stock Car Racing for inclusion in the 2012 Games.

I could go for that!

Maybe Tony Stewart could join the Greco-Roman wresting team, too.

Redwolf · Post by **Redwolf** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 3:12 pm

Extreme skateboarding gets my vote. Now that's a REAL sport! Or maybe surfing, but that would kind of limit the location options for the games.

Redwolf

sturob · Post by **sturob** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 3:41 pm

Lawn darts? Whatever happened to good old-fashioned lawn darts?

Mumbletypeg?

Stuart

Paul · Post by **Paul** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 4:12 pm

How about Competetive Eating?

sturob · Post by **sturob** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 4:22 pm

I KNOW for a fact that the US would win. (Competitive eating)

We wouldn't even need tryouts; we could just pick a few citizens at random.

How about a biathlon: competitive eating, then synchronized swimming?

Stuart

Rando7 · Post by **Rando7** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 4:54 pm

sturob wrote:Lawn darts? Whatever happened to good old-fashioned lawn darts?

Mumbletypeg?

Stuart

Good ideas, but how about EXTREME mumbledypeg and lawn darts?

Post by **Nanohedron** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 4:58 pm

Cow tipping.

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Olympic "sports"

Which of the following is most like a real sport and deserving of Olympic inclusion?

Olympic "sports"