The Olympics
Aug. 12th, 2008 08:44 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
chickenfeetI am, of course, boycotting the Olympics because not only is it a hideous display of government funded, genetically engineered, drug addled cheats held in a country with a human rights record of Zimbabwean standards but because most of the events are just plain silly. So, the only thing of interest is what events should be added for next time. Therefore a poll.
[Poll #1239304]
[Poll #1239304]
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Date: 2008-08-12 12:48 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-08-12 01:10 pm (UTC)There should totally be a Fluxx event.
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Date: 2008-08-12 12:52 pm (UTC)I'm not boycotting it - that would take way too much energy. As with almost all televised sport, I'm simply avoiding it as best I can. Which is not easy, though Putin's adventures are at least keeping it off the front pages. Not a good reason, but a tiny silver lining - it must be pissing off the Chinese gerontocrats big time.
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Date: 2008-08-12 12:59 pm (UTC)Last-minute bus-catching.
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Date: 2008-08-12 01:11 pm (UTC)The Mornington Crescent competition!
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Date: 2008-08-12 01:14 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-08-12 01:12 pm (UTC)Endurance event in the Tube stopped between Stations? (Northern Line only, of course.)
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Date: 2008-08-12 02:06 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-08-12 02:12 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-08-12 12:53 pm (UTC)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6MeGd4zhNc
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Date: 2008-08-12 12:57 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-08-12 01:07 pm (UTC)Headless goat (or captive of war, as available)
Date: 2008-08-12 12:57 pm (UTC)How about extreme ironing (http://www.extremeironing.com/)?
Re: Headless goat (or captive of war, as available)
Date: 2008-08-12 02:03 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-08-12 01:02 pm (UTC)Also, I saw it suggested that since the "modern" pentathlon is meant to represent the skills a spy trapped behind enemy lines might need to escape then it should be changed to comprise SMG marksmanship, driving a sports car, helicopter piloting, oriental martial arts and running (or similar).
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Date: 2008-08-12 01:13 pm (UTC)Gunning down Sarah Michelle Gellar? I can see the attraction, but it's not very sporting.
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Date: 2008-08-12 01:15 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-08-12 01:21 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-08-12 01:25 pm (UTC)I'm not sure that all those events are suitable for staff officers, though. They'd need fencing and pistol shooting in case they get into any duels, and some degree of horse riding would be useful, particularly if they are British (or brigadier Gerard) and need to go chasing after a fox. But surely no staff officer would run or swim?
Edit:
Wikipedia says that its the skills needed by a cavalryman behind enemy lines. So, we should perhaps have tank driving, gunnery, mechanical repair, map reading and escapology to bring it up to date.
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Date: 2008-08-12 04:07 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-08-12 04:13 pm (UTC)In fact, there's already a competition (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Army_Trophy) for tank gunnery.
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Date: 2008-08-12 02:40 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-08-12 01:26 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-08-12 01:07 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-08-12 01:16 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-08-12 01:27 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-08-12 01:38 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-08-12 01:41 pm (UTC)(oh, and hello, commenting via replying to you on lisekit's jounral)
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Date: 2008-08-12 01:43 pm (UTC)Eg - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7261888.stm
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Date: 2008-08-12 01:59 pm (UTC)Log chopping
Turkey calling
Clogging
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Date: 2008-08-12 02:39 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-08-12 02:43 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-08-12 04:03 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-08-12 03:40 pm (UTC)And Go Fish, with real fish 'Have you got a mackerel? 'Yes..well,I had...oops....Shark!)
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Date: 2008-08-12 03:42 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-08-12 08:45 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-08-12 04:06 pm (UTC)Bushkazi...
Date: 2008-08-12 04:15 pm (UTC)Re: Bushkazi...
Date: 2008-08-12 04:20 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-08-12 05:26 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-08-12 05:53 pm (UTC)They should all take purity tests.
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Date: 2008-08-12 09:48 pm (UTC)THUNDERDOME!
Date: 2008-08-12 10:55 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-08-12 11:44 pm (UTC)In London: Competative Stiff Upper Lip, also the Blue Plaque Landmark Marathon- you have to get to as many as you can in the time it takes a Kenyan to run the London Marathon route, extra points if you get postcards.