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The Olympics.
August 5, 2024 at 2:08 am
I don't even care about the Olympics that much but it just seems weird there's no thread about the Olympics so here it is.... the Olympics.
I'll be honest this is the kind of thing I'd only watch for certain events if I happen to be with people already watching TV.
I'll watch highlights on tiktok, and since I've got a new love for climbing I can't wait to watch that.
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RE: The Olympics.
August 5, 2024 at 2:12 am
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I've never watched the event. I only catch what others bring to my attention.
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RE: The Olympics.
August 5, 2024 at 3:26 am
I'd watch it if they banned highly trained athletes from competing. I think a much better system would be a compulsory lottery draw:
Every two years, about a month before the games, batches of people would be randomly chosen to compete and would be notified by letter, something like, 'Congratulations, Mr. Frebnik! You've received this letter because you've been chosen to participate in the 100m Butterfly! Please be in Minsk on 14 August.' Never mind that Mr. Frebnik has never swum a day in his life - barring a medical condition, he would be required to compete.
Just think of it - untrained, inexperienced people running, shooting, jumping, swimming, playing with swords, doing gymnastics, etc. That would be entertaining as fuck.
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RE: The Olympics.
August 5, 2024 at 3:28 am
I only realised that it was on a few days after it started. When the UK held the games a few years ago I watched the opening and closing ceremonies but not the running, jumping and splashing in between!
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RE: The Olympics.
August 5, 2024 at 7:30 am
I used to watch the Olympics, summer and winter, faithfully from the opening ceremonies to the end.
When things got real political a few years back and some countries pulled out I sort of drifted away from it. My older daughter watches like her life depends on it. For two weeks, you don't see or hear from her as she watches live and replays.
I see reels here and there...the gymnasts are amazing, as always. The guy from Turkey, I think, who doesn't use special eyewear who is winning the shooting events just looks like any man that age I would find in my neighborhood....I kinda like that.
Snoop Dogg, who has gone from "Murder Was The Case That They Gave Me" to Olympics mascot is worth it just for the reels and the memes.
I check the highlights but don't watch it any more. Now, things might be different in the next winter Olympics if I happen to catch curling...which is oddly fascinating to me.
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RE: The Olympics.
August 6, 2024 at 1:08 am
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RE: The Olympics.
August 6, 2024 at 9:39 pm
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RE: The Olympics.
August 7, 2024 at 1:46 am
(August 5, 2024 at 2:08 am)paulpablo Wrote: I don't even care about the Olympics that much but it just seems weird there's no thread about the Olympics so here it is.... the Olympics.
I'll be honest this is the kind of thing I'd only watch for certain events if I happen to be with people already watching TV.
I'll watch highlights on tiktok, and since I've got a new love for climbing I can't wait to watch that.
There's been some controversy about a female boxer who everyone thought was trans at first but it seems she isn't.
Down with that sort of thing!
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RE: The Olympics.
August 7, 2024 at 5:42 am
I'd probably take more interest if some of the ancient events were re-instated, such as chariot racing. I'd also like to suggest adding javelin catching as an event.
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RE: The Olympics.
August 7, 2024 at 9:32 pm
I could not care less about a sporting event than the Olympics. I simply have zero fucks to give about a "sporting event" that has become so dreadfully politicized. It's the major factor in my waning interest in the NFL as well.
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