Why no Equestrian talk?

by **giacfsp** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 2:09 am

Hey, something called "ice dancing" is an Olympic "sport," too, which proves that just because something is in the Olympics does NOT make it a big deal.

by **DallasDiehard** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 10:16 am

Very good point. You can cite as further evidence:
* Snowboarding
* Any figure skating
* That freestyle skiing
* Damn-near any winter Olympic sport other than hockey
* Synchronized swimming
* Synchronized diving
* Rhythmic gymnastics
* Hell .... ANY gymnastics
* Team handball

by **ponyplayer** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 10:27 am

giacfsp wrote:Hey, something called "ice dancing" is an Olympic "sport," too, which proves that just because something is in the Olympics does NOT make it a big deal.

well, maybe in your world, and what the hell does it matter, they represent the university, I do not care if it is the curling team, it is a big deal to the individuals representing, so go "ice dance" on top of your desk in your cubicle......................

by **DallasDiehard** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 10:38 am

Thanks, I forgot curling!

by **ponyplayer** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 10:56 am

DallasDiehard wrote:Thanks, I forgot curling!

and luge, cross country, biathlon, ski jumping (although can be exciting)..........

we got beat 11-6 by Norway in women`s curling yesterday...caught the last two minutes and the sweepers were pretty hot.......

by **DallasDiehard** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 11:25 am

You're right, ski jumping can be exciting, although I don't know that it's any more of a sport than driving on Central Expressway. When's the last time anyone noticed a non-Olympic ski jumping resul?

Now I'm worried about you. You WATCHED curling? :wink:

by **crazy horse** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 2:29 pm

On a biz trip to Finland I got to party with the Finnish women's curling team. Those girls were not bad on the eyes at all. That was a few years back so I'm sure the team has changed.

I couldn't watch that "sport" even if you paid me, especially on television.

by **Corso** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 2:45 pm

I actually watched curling on a trip to Canada a few years ago. The competitors were drinking beer and chain-smoking .... officially rendering it to non-sport status (see "bowling").

by **ponyplayer** » Thu Feb 16, 2006 12:14 pm

Corso wrote:I actually watched curling on a trip to Canada a few years ago. The competitors were drinking beer and chain-smoking .... officially rendering it to non-sport status (see "bowling").

Not sure about the chain-smoking, but i think you can render beer drinking a sport until you lose your coordination.............

by **abezontar** » Thu Feb 16, 2006 12:50 pm

what do you mean until you lose coordination? That is when the sport gets interesting....

by **ponyplayer** » Thu Feb 16, 2006 2:27 pm

abezontar wrote:what do you mean until you lose coordination? That is when the sport gets interesting....

ok....until you hit the blackout phase....................

by **White Helmet** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 1:39 pm

Actually speaking of Women Curlers, supposedly there is a Women of Curling calendar.

by **SMUltimedia** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 4:02 pm

White Helmet wrote:Actually speaking of Women Curlers, supposedly there is a Women of Curling calendar.

There is. All-nude, black and white photos of girls from about 6 different teams. I thought it was a joke when I heard about it so I looked it up.

by **SMUguy** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 12:58 am

This afternoon, Rick Reilly of S.I. called Dan Patrick on his radio show, and during his long-winded "report" from the Olympics, he did make it sound like the U.S. women's curling team has some .... talent.

by **EastStang** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 9:49 am

We need to keep adding women's sports to get under Title IX, I was wondering if it was going to be bowling or field hockey. But curling's kind of a mixture between bowling, housecleaning and shuffleboard.

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