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Post by stc1993 on Aug 10, 2024 14:04:59 GMT -5
I remember reading about Jim Thorpe when I was a kid. They took all his Olympic medals. He had played pro football before.
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Post by gardawg on Aug 10, 2024 14:09:36 GMT -5
Paris 1900. This was, admittedly, only a test event, meaning it didn’t have full Olympic status. Mystifyingly, it didn’t make the cut. It involved 128 competitors performing in front of a crowd of 6,000 in the Bois De Boulogne park, where they had to clip the fur off as many poodles as they could in two hours. So many questions come to mind. How could they ensure the poodles were the same size? Were they all equally docile? And, most importantly, why in God’s name were they doing this? Not that winner Avril Lafoule minded, after winning gold with a total of 17 clipped poodles. Beat that, Paris 2024.
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Post by tonyroma on Aug 10, 2024 14:18:30 GMT -5
Avril was the GOAT, legend before his time.
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Post by swampdog on Aug 10, 2024 17:51:40 GMT -5
I’ve not watched much this year. I enjoy the track and field and swimming the most. I don’t think it’s fair to have very wealthy professional athletes participating in some events. Our basketball stars are the perennial favorites and staying in the Olympic village alongside amateur hopefuls. I imagine in the village party sections it’s a, “what happens in the Olympic village stays in the Olympic village”. I did hear ole’ snoop dog is being paid about $500,000 a day for his commentary. That’s a sweet gig.
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Post by illinoisfisherman on Aug 10, 2024 18:20:12 GMT -5
I watch none of the games. Not interested in the new crap
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Post by saltwaterdawg on Aug 11, 2024 17:48:09 GMT -5
I’ve got a shot art Olympic Sharting
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Post by PolarsStepdad on Aug 11, 2024 17:59:15 GMT -5
I did not watch a single event. Not even the highlights. CFB can't get here soon enough Roll Tide
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Post by conchydong on Aug 11, 2024 18:14:58 GMT -5
I watched some bits and pieces. I like water polo and surfing the most but still happy that the USA came out on top considering the Chinese puts their athletes in special state funded training programs.
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Post by ferris1248 on Aug 11, 2024 18:23:17 GMT -5
I watch none of the games. Not interested in the new crap You let your stupid bias overcome the effort these young athletes did to get to the big stage. You personify the older generation bias regarding younger generation mores. You're so fucking wise you forget about your own rule breaking from your previous generation.
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Post by illinoisfisherman on Aug 11, 2024 18:25:57 GMT -5
The Olympics are a waste of time to watch
Professional athletes competing as amateurs
It’s ridiculous
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Post by walkerdog on Aug 11, 2024 18:26:10 GMT -5
Calm down, Francis….. errr, Ferris!😉
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Post by restlessnative on Aug 11, 2024 18:52:04 GMT -5
I watched surfing, and some other stuff as my wife was a gymnast and obviously into it. It’s been on in the background a lot. They are top notch athletes no doubt, but sometimes I wonder for what. I also dated an Olympic gold medal swimmer in high school (easy to guess she was born in 80 from same town as me) and it also burns my wife’s ass when they bring her up 🤣 I always remind her I did t put it on women’s swimming.
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Post by swampdog on Aug 11, 2024 21:44:58 GMT -5
I did see the break dancing on the news yesterday. They just call it “Breaking”. It is very athletic using great coordination and strength. Nothing I could ever begin to have done in my life, even when I was an athlete.
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Post by tonyroma on Aug 11, 2024 21:56:01 GMT -5
America kicked ass. 40 golds and 128 total metals. Sit back and take the win.
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Post by illinoisfisherman on Aug 11, 2024 22:46:11 GMT -5
Good for us. It’s still boring
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