ahh, the glory of the olympics!

DannyinJapan said:
Personally, if I won a gold medal and found out it was a judging error, I'd want to get rid of it as soon as freakin possible.
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As has been explained by experts, but largely ignored by the Media, Hamm won the Gold fair and square. The Korean was robbed of .10 point when the judges gave him a starting maximum of 9.90 on his routine BUT he also unfairly gained .20 points when the judges ignored a "mandatory" .20 point penalty for having four "holds" or "stops" in his routine. A a result, the Korean's final score was .10 HIGH. With correct scoring, the results remaint the same, with the Korean barely holding on to Bronze.

Uncle Bill, I also recall HS football, and not happily. We had a "High-Powered Program." Our couch my last two years tried to teach such wonders as "left forearm into the face bar and lift; right forearm into the throat." (He could never understand why we such poor learners.) He had a drill where one of the coaching staff would stand us in a circle and throw a grove stuffed with rags on the ground. Whoever got his foot on it first had one less lap to run at the end of practice. The point was to learn to quickly stomp on the hand of any opponent with your cleated foot - especially if he was in a "skill position." Coach: "Busted hands don't catch the football." I lost my starting position for two games for failing to maim the opposing center who I outweighed by sixty pounds -- in a game we "won" by 52 points. If I was God, I'd outlaw football. Three of my best friends on the team were crippled for life by age 18 thanks to football and adults. :mad:
 
Like I said, when I become President, I will outlaw football.

It is a sickness that starts with the exploitation of 7th grade boys and it doesnt end until the inevitable serious injury makes you quit.

Professional gambling, you name it, theres nothing good about that stuff.

(Texas is especially bad about football fever.)
 
DannyinJapan said:
(Texas is especially bad about football fever.)
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I'm married to a Pollock and Barb's whole family eats up football and Nascar. I couldn't care less! As a matter of fact the races are on "rat now" on the big TeeVee, I'm setting here on my computer watching Trading Spaces on the little 14" model.:rolleyes:
A couple of our girls are in from PA and AZ and Barb's brother and his wife are here in from Columbus OH. I can relinquish one weekend and a couple of days.:D ;)
The Busch races were on last night and now NASCAR tonight. Something was said about it being a football something or 'nother on tomorry.
I may put my new reel on my old rod, dig some 'erms and just go fishin!
Now there's a Sport!:D :cool:
 
Yvsa said:
...football and Nascar. I couldn't care less! .... fishin!
Now there's a Sport!
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I thought I was the only one in the world who felt this way. I just don't get "Sports". I can see why those who are playing the games would be involved, but why do all those other people care?

I feel the same about the Olympics. So they can jump, run, lift heavy weights, and throw stuff. So what? There are a lot more serious ways to measure the worth of a human than how much they can imitate another species.

But what really puzzles me is that some time in the last few years, race car drivers have become "athletes" and fishing has become a competitive sport. I don't even try to understand anymore. Just give me my rod and that can of worms and I'll be happy.
 
Tom is dead right about football in Northern Ohio...it wasn't enough to win by hard work, skill and determination, they wanted us to humiliate the opponent.

I'd like the option to watch the Olympics without either scoring *or* commentary. If you don't know enough to judge the superior performance yourself, why watch anyway?
 
"Now Beijing will release my family, as they promised...."
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