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Blackadder · Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 10:00 am Post subject: Ditching Olympic Sports

Okay .... I am waaaay out of my comfort zone with any sport ... since I despise them all with equal measure ... I am after all, an artisan ... but given a choice ... which "sports" would you ditch from the Olympic Games given a choice?

Synchronized swimming? (or drowning to music)
Ice Dance? (sissy stuff)
Beach Volleyball? (or girl-ogling as it's known amongst real men)
Ping-pong? (a bit of a racket)

or does anyone have other choices??

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Blackleaf · Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 6:51 pm Post subject:

I say we get rid of that daft Scottish sport in which the players sweep an ice rink with brooms.
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Blackadder · Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2008 7:42 am Post subject:

Can't believe YOU'RE the only respondent replying on this thread!!! Evil or Very Mad

Geddouttatown!!! Evil or Very Mad

And take that daft Scottish sport in which the players sweep an ice rink with brooms with you!!! Twisted Evil

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azzuri · 'Our Scotland' Fossil Joined: 12 Sep 2005 Posts: 4291

....tennis, and football, both should never have been in the Olympics in the first place.
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William_Cleland · Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2008 2:35 pm Post subject: Re: Ditching Olympic Sports

Blackadder · Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2008 5:35 pm Post subject:

The following sports, though not contested in the Olympic Games, are recognized as Olympic sports by the IOC ...

Air sports (wtf?)
Bandy (ditto)
Baseball (Rounders)
Billiard sports (Pool with numbers?)
Boules (do they mean marbles?)
Bowling (you have to be nearly 70)
Bridge (ditto)
Chess (I hate chess)
Climbing (for 10 year olds)
Cricket (f*** off)
Dance (even more f*** off)
Golf (a good walk ruined)
Karate (needs to get the chop!)
Korfball (have your Veno's at the ready)
Lifesaving (not if it means getting the water)
Motorcycle sport (Yeah ... okay ... can I have a Harley-Davidson?)
Netball (anyone want to see girls in navy blue knickers?)
Orienteering (Is it going to China again??)
Pelote Basque (Will the terrorists agree?)
Polo (Can't see a sport with a mint with a hole!)
Powerboating (Yeah ... if it goes fast, I'll 'ave it!!!)
Racquetball (pardon? What is that?)
Roller sports (who supplies the paints?)
Rugby (nae chance)
Softball (Huh?)
Squash (Don't they get supplied with Robinson's?)
Sumo (All America Obese B**tards Challenge?)
Surfing (Macnumpty will have the Beach Boys!)
Tug of war (Oh yeah .... if it's girls only!)
Underwater sports (Oh yeah .... if it's gills only!)
Water skiing (Okay ... I like this one too!)
Wushu (Washisthis??)

And thanks for coming on, guys!!! Let's have more!!!
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Blackleaf · Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 8:07 pm Post subject:

Cricket featured in the 1900 Paris Olympics.

Four teams were originally supposed to play in the tournament - Great Britain, France, Holland and Belgium, but the Dutch and Belgians pulled out, so France and GB played each other in what was the Final.

Despite being GB VS France, there were hardly any Frenchmen in the game. The French team consisted of Britons living in Paris, reportedly mostly members of the British Embassy and the British side was a touring English club team, Devon & Somerset Wanderers.

There were 12 players on each side instead of the norml 11 (by a captains' aggreement).

Great Britain batted first and scored 117. France were then bowled out for 78.

Great Britain then scored 145-5 in their second innings, setting the hosts a target of 185, who were promptly bowled out for just 26. This meant that Great Britain was convincingly the winner of the contest.

The Great Britain team was awarded silver medals and the French team bronze medals, together with miniature statues of the Eiffel Tower.

Unfortunately, cricket doesn't feature in the Olympics anymore.

Great Britain

C.B.K. Beachcroft (captain)
Arthur Birkett
Alfred Bowerman
George Buckley
Francis Burchell
Frederick Christian
Harry Corner
Frederick Cuming
William Donne
Alfred Powlesland
John Symes
Montagu Toller

France

W. Andersen
W.T. Attrill
J. Braid
W. Browning
R. Horne
T.H. Jordan
Arthur McEvoy
D. Robinson
F. Rogues
A.J. Schneidau
Henry Terry
Philip Tomalin (captain)

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