"There are countless horrible things happening all over the world and horrible people prospering, but we must never allow them to disturb our equanimity or deflect us from our sacred duty to sabotage and annoy them whenever possible." -Auberon Waugh
Saturday, July 12, 2008
What Next? Backgammon Wrestling?
An exciting new sport (via that indefatigable miner of internet gold, Captain Heinrichs).
Uh... chess boxing? I share your confusion and puzzlement. What next? Perhaps baseball kayaking? Checkers basketball? Ski football? Oh, wait, I have it! The OIympic Pentathlon!
Uh... chess boxing? I share your confusion and puzzlement. What next? Perhaps baseball kayaking? Checkers basketball? Ski football? Oh, wait, I have it! The OIympic Pentathlon!
ReplyDeleteThat would be the Olympic Military Pentathlon. Which was George Patton's sport in 1912.
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I used to play water polo, but my horses kept drowning...
ReplyDeleteWhat about this as an Olympic sport?
ReplyDeleteI could understand the 'faster', but what about the 'higher' and 'stronger'?
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RJ: I'd say it depends on who the contestants are.
ReplyDeleteWell, that's a given, paco. I mean, who would watch these characters play?
ReplyDeleteGotta get those ratings up, y'know!
It sort of reminds me of family dinners when I was a kid.....
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