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Re: OLYMPICS,
Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 11:55 pm
by mike-s
walking, nah, just listened for results, never watched it.
Ping pong, its a contender, but the fact it reminds me of Forest Gump is its only saving gracee.
Synchronised swimming has not graced my tv, even by accident.
Water polo, its good.
To me the biggest contender for yawnfest is dressage, always has been, always will. I mean, what the fuck?
Re: OLYMPICS,
Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 8:30 am
by mick_dundee
fireyrob wrote:dilligaf wrote:anything that involved synchronised, beach or bmx.
Women's beach volleyball is great! Ive never followed a competition with as much interest
Was about to say same, how can you knock the womens beach volleyball
Re: OLYMPICS,
Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 10:23 am
by BrisZX9R
I have to agree with most other's here.. I hate walking, any equestrian, any sailing, any running or cycling or swimming over 1500ms, and synchronized swimming suck…
In winter Olympics... I hate figure skating, even if the girls are hot!..... I just want to see still pics of the hotties..
As for the ‘why the hell is this in the Olympics?” category I have to ask… HANDBALL? What the hell is the go with this stupid sport? It’s ridiculous. Of course also the above mentioned sports that I hate to watch.
Re: OLYMPICS,
Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 11:34 am
by dilligaf
mick_dundee wrote:fireyrob wrote:dilligaf wrote:anything that involved synchronised, beach or bmx.
Women's beach volleyball is great! Ive never followed a competition with as much interest
Was about to say same, how can you knock the womens beach volleyball
a bit light on for norks
Re: OLYMPICS,
Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 12:36 pm
by Smitty
kaneg wrote:, as to which event(s) did you find the most boring ?
boring....?
the Olympics
Re: OLYMPICS,
Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 12:54 pm
by triway
Dressage, most boring, hands down!
Re: OLYMPICS,
Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 3:20 pm
by mick_dundee
triway wrote:Dressage, most boring, hands down!
We have a winner, S Swimming looks wierd but dressage, snore a thon!!!!
Re: OLYMPICS,
Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 6:32 pm
by dilligaf
mick_dundee wrote:triway wrote:Dressage, most boring, hands down!
We have a winner, S Swimming looks wierd but dressage, snore a thon!!!!
unless you like strict women in uniform wielding whips
Re: OLYMPICS,
Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 9:25 pm
by myk1979
Synchronised swimming is an absolute waste of time and can hardly be classed as a sport to begin with, followed VERY closely by dressage and rythmic gymnastics, it's dancing with a ribbon for fark sake! Don't get me wrong, i don't have a problem with gymnastics at all! rythmic gymnastics however, is craptacular!
Re: OLYMPICS,
Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 9:43 pm
by aardvark
myk1979 wrote:Don't get me wrong, i don't have a problem with gymnastics at all!
Agreed... in fact, watching the mens gymnastics is some of the most awe inspiring stuff you'll ever see (IMHO). The strength and control those blokes have is dead set amazing.
Re: OLYMPICS,
Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 2:05 pm
by sneakypete
i love equestrian events, with the exception of dressage...absolute crap.to watch. as a show of rider/horse skill though, it is very VERY hard to do well, and for that i appreciate it....but it is not a sport IMHO however....also synchronised (insert whatever it is) is BS..
Re: OLYMPICS,
Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 4:23 pm
by ZXR750
One of the guys from work picked up a Bronze in the shooting so I would have to say the shooting should stay. I am looking forward to seeing the medal when he gets back to work.
Its the closest a fat bastard like me will get to a medal. But saying that Warren is no athlete either.
I don't like seeing the "big" sports in the Olympics such as tennis, football and basketball. They all have their own big tornaments. If the Olympics is not the biggest event in any sport then they should not be part of it.
Re: OLYMPICS,
Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 9:50 pm
by red_dave
Dressage and the walking were yawnsville for me...
Re: OLYMPICS,
Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 10:15 pm
by mike-s
ZXR750 wrote:One of the guys from work picked up a Bronze in the shooting so I would have to say the shooting should stay. I am looking forward to seeing the medal when he gets back to work.
Its the closest a fat bastard like me will get to a medal. But saying that Warren is no athlete either.
I don't like seeing the "big" sports in the Olympics such as tennis, football and basketball. They all have their own big tornaments. If the Olympics is not the biggest event in any sport then they should not be part of it.
This Warren? Good on him
Re: OLYMPICS,
Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 8:41 am
by mick_dundee
ZXR750 wrote:I don't like seeing the "big" sports in the Olympics such as tennis, football and basketball. They all have their own big tornaments. If the Olympics is not the biggest event in any sport then they should not be part of it.
fair call but now EVERY sport has a world championship/world cup/ world wank off etc etc so where do you draw the line? Soccer at least has been part of the Olympics for ages as has indeed basketball I believe, tennis is a relative newcomer and with all the tennis players bitching about their current workload already, I would have np at all with it not being there in London, lets face it, poms got no hope of winning a tennis medal anyways.
I also think Tae Kwondo should be gotten rid of. It came in in Seoul as it's Korea's national sport but if we include that and Judo then why not every other marital art? Hell, why not professional wrestling... ok that might be a bit of a stretch