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Post by ~Lil' Meezy~ on Aug 5, 2008 20:57:41 GMT -5
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Post by ~Lil' Meezy~ on Aug 6, 2008 11:05:19 GMT -5
This is by far our funniest article of the week thus far...
I went on wikipedia and found a list of all the official Olympic Sports, which you can see: here. I thought in the interest of comments, I'd just go through and list what I'd eliminate also:
Synchronized Swimming (K got me)
Water Polo (Water...Polo? Does anyone even know how to play this game?)
Archery (Lets play Settlers vs. Indians! Yay! Aww I got Smallpox  Yawn)
Badminton (Has potential if we used real athletes)
Baseball (We have a World Series every single year. On top of that, we also have the World Baseball Classic. How many more "World Champions" do we need?)
Boxing (If you're the undisputed world heavyweight champion of the world, do you really give two shits about a gold medal? No. You don't.)
Flatwater Canoe (Next)
Slalom Canoe (There are two canoe events? Seriously?)
BMX (X-Games are better and annual)
Mountain Biking (This isn't an Olympic Sport, its a weekend leisure activity)
Road Cycling (Tour de Lance is better)
Track Cycling (Yawn)
Equestrian (How fast can we change the channel..starting..now)
Fencing (Combine this with Equestrian, and re-launch Jousting!)
Field Hockey (Borrrrrring)
Soccer (Isn't this what the World Cup is for?)
Most Artistic Gymnastics Events (Save the ones that involve people failing miserably and falling on their head / ass)
Rhythmic Gymnastics (...No)
Trampoline Gymnastics (Scratch this event and re-launch Slam Ball! Instant ratings!)
Handball (No, just..no)
Judo (Wtf is Judo? Is this related to that stupid overrated movie?)
Sailing (K covered this)
Shooting (They have a grown up version of this event now. You might have heard of it, it's called FUCKING WAR!)
Softball (Jennie Finch can stay. She can be on the beach vball team!)
Taekwondo (Boring. Put MMA in)
Tennis (We get enough tennis with the 4 majors every year. I'd cut 2 of those if I could)
Men's Outdoor Volleyball (Thanks but no thanks)
Men's Indoor Volleyball (See above)
Women's Weightlifting (I don't find it entertaining to watch Helga from Eastern Europe lift a large amount of weight over her head while her armpit hair reaches out like snakes from Medusa's head. Sorry)
Follow that advice and maybe I'll tune in for something other than Women's Beach Volleyball and Basketball. Maybe.
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Post by "The Trilogy" on Aug 6, 2008 11:16:49 GMT -5
There are quite a few track events I'd get rid of as well. If I can go to my fridge, get a drink, make a sandwich, come back, and you are only 1/4th of the way done with your race, you are officially removed.
Aka 100, 110 hurdles, 200, 400, 400 hurdles, 4x1, 4x2 can stay. Anything where one person is running more than a lap around the track is TADA!!
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Post by Number 5 on Aug 6, 2008 12:30:19 GMT -5
Yea some of these sports are useless and clearly not popular to us but I disagree with a few on that long ass list..
water polo is a legit sport...them dudes are good athletes and most of the time its fun to watch
I dont know how you can get rid of soccer (the world's sport) from the Olympics. Makes no sense. The World Cup is every 4 years. I think its good for these teams to be able to represent their countries in international competition more than once every 4 years dont you? Your argument is a bit hypocritical cause you didn't eliminate basketball even though they also have a world championship and other international tournaments other than the Olympics.
You eliminated mens volleyball but kept womens volleyball. I'm guessin its not the actual volleyball that ur interested in?
The real problem for me with the Olympics is the 12 hour time difference. That sucks when you wanna watch something live and not have read about it on ESPN first.
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Post by ~Lil' Meezy~ on Aug 6, 2008 14:50:57 GMT -5
Yea some of these sports are useless and clearly not popular to us but I disagree with a few on that long ass list.. water polo is a legit sport...them dudes are good athletes and most of the time its fun to watch I dont know how you can get rid of soccer (the world's sport) from the Olympics. Makes no sense. The World Cup is every 4 years. I think its good for these teams to be able to represent their countries in international competition more than once every 4 years dont you? Your argument is a bit hypocritical cause you didn't eliminate basketball even though they also have a world championship and other international tournaments other than the Olympics. You eliminated mens volleyball but kept womens volleyball. I'm guessin its not the actual volleyball that ur interested in? The real problem for me with the Olympics is the 12 hour time difference. That sucks when you wanna watch something live and not have read about it on ESPN first.
I'm honestly not sure what Water Polo is, and thus, I eliminated it. Soccer has a giant tournament every four years to crown a champion. No other sport (football, baseball, hockey, basketball) does that, so I think they should just have it as "their" Olympics. I didn't even realize soccer WAS an Olympic sport. But I sure as hell know about the World Cup.
Basketball has a world championship? You mean the NBA Finals? Or one of those weird tournaments that Team USA plays in every few summers or so? I can't keep track of all that stuff, so I don't really care. If Basketball had the "World Cup" of bball every 4 years, I'd probably get rid of it from the Olympics also.
And no, I don't give two shits about volleyball. But I love to see Misty May or Kerri Walsh jumping around in a bikini. (note, these girls aren't really that hot in the grand scheme of things, I'm aware of that, but in terms of Olympic athletes looking hot, idk how much better you can get. Cept for Jennie Finch. Who I said should join the vball team...lol) |
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Post by Number 5 on Aug 8, 2008 10:44:21 GMT -5
Sorry for the delayed response
I think the point of the Olympics and what makes them such a big deal is that it is a chance for all the countries around the world to come together and compete in all these different sports at the SAME time.
And I hope you were joking when you asked if the NBA Finals were the world championships? The last time i checked the NBA was in America (and Canada technically). The same goes for the World Series. I'm not sure why you called them "weird tournaments" but they all are legit international competitions where the best from all countries compete against each other. These players take great pride in competing internationally and representing their countries and I don't think they wanna relegate that experience to just once every 4 years because you and a few others dont care about, or cant keep track of, or would rather watch hot (questionable by the way) chicks play volleyball instead.
I dunno thats just my take on it.
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Post by Mr.MorningSTAR-Young Franchise on Aug 23, 2008 13:13:17 GMT -5
And why the 4 years between events? Why not go a full half decade? Or a whole decade? 4 years seems kinda arbitrary.
Now more than ever, I think the NBA finals can be considered a 'World' championship. Look at the Spurs.
Also, the notion of these cats from AROUND THE WORLD coming together for two weeks in the spirit of competition is pretty dope. Though I wonder if it's like the time between semesters when the mens and womens basketball teams are the only people on campus and hook up. I imagine the Olympic village as the greatest party of all time - especially in the second week. When half the competitors are finished. What did Phelps do for the last week? If you answered 'two chicks at the same time' - I think that's a safe bet.
So that's what I think makes the Olympics cool. The chance to get more ho's in different area codes. Or continents....
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Post by ~Lil' Meezy~ on Aug 23, 2008 14:16:28 GMT -5
What did Phelps do for the last week? If you answered 'two chicks at the same time' - I think that's a safe bet.
Phelps went home after winning his 8th gold medal... |
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Post by Mr.MorningSTAR-Young Franchise on Aug 24, 2008 21:18:11 GMT -5
Stalk much there, Meeze? I meant 'two chicks at the same time' in a metaphorical sense....
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Post by ~Lil' Meezy~ on Aug 24, 2008 23:49:04 GMT -5
I just remember reading something about it on espn or something, idk - i knew you were kidding...my b
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Post by Number 5 on Aug 25, 2008 12:01:10 GMT -5
He actually went to London not home but yeah he didn't stay to enjoy the orgy that Morningstar was dreamin about. I think that what lies ahead of Phelps is actually a lot of counting of cash that will be comin his way and then probably he'll make some time for the groupies...oops i mean ladies.
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Post by Mortal Fatality on Aug 25, 2008 18:59:58 GMT -5
I think most Olympic sports are pretty legit. Water Polo is ridiculously hard, those guys are insane. The Olympics are about being the best at something, not just for American entertainment. While I could care less about half of the sports, other parts of the world dig them hardcore. Olympics is worldwide, not Americawide. Keep that in mind.
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Post by thedream on Aug 26, 2008 9:45:19 GMT -5
See we need these rediculous sports because they differentiate themselves from our professional sports. It's only once every four years where we need to sit down and watch kayak, judo, equestrian, weight lifting, NHL hockey, and so on...
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Post by thedream on Aug 26, 2008 9:46:53 GMT -5
By the way, quick site suggestion.
I'm not sure if I like people knowing the online/offline status of my member.
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Post by ~Lil' Meezy~ on Aug 26, 2008 18:33:05 GMT -5
By the way, quick site suggestion. I'm not sure if I like people knowing the online/offline status of my member. You easily just got the Quote of the Week for next week. Additionally, NHL hockey joke = hilarious |
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