After much thought, I now think Curling is the greatest Olympic sport, ever.

[SSSnail]

I used to despise the sport, I sneered at it with mockery every chance I get, I loath at the thought that someone somewhere allowed this travesty to be competed as a legitimate event in the Olympics.

Then, it dawned on me.

How else can lazy, good for nothing ordinary Joe and Jane compete against people that train their entire lives just to have that chance to be the best of the best? Except through something as ingenious as Curling?

You don't have to have endurance, agility, strength, you don't have to possess any athletic ability at all, just barely coherent and basic balance to not fall on your ass and you too, can become an Olympian. Transforming from a pathetic slob into an Olympian in minutes with Curling.

I think we should push for more awesome sports such as Curling to be included into the Olympics. Why not Beer Pong? Why not Horse Shoes? I'm open to other awesome ideas for the Olympics, something that doesn't require any efforts at all, so that I too can become an Olympian one of these days.

 

[Firsttime]

I used to despise the sport, I sneered at it with mockery every chance I get, I loath at the thought that someone somewhere allowed this travesty to be competed as a legitimate event in the Olympics.

Then, it dawned on me.

How else can lazy, good for nothing ordinary Joe and Jane compete against people that train their entire lives just to have that chance to be the best of the best? Except through something as ingenious as Curling?

You don't have to have endurance, agility, strength, you don't have to possess any athletic ability at all, just barely coherent and basic balance to not fall on your ass and you too, can become an Olympian. Transforming from a pathetic slob into an Olympian in minutes with Curling.

I think we should push for more awesome sports such as Curling to be included into the Olympics. Why not Beer Pong? Why not Horse Shoes? I'm open to other awesome ideas for the Olympics, something that doesn't require any efforts at all, so that I too can become an Olympian one of these days.

Curling isn't the least athletic Olympic sport. It's a heck of a lot harder then it looks.

 

[Ruptga]

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[SSSnail]

Curling isn't the least athletic Olympic sport. It's a heck of a lot harder then it looks.

Yes, it is, if you can't tie your own shoes.

 

[mugs]

Tell you what, you try sliding a cinder block across 100 feet of ice and get it to stop within inches of your target. When you can do that, feel free to criticize curling.

 

[SSSnail]

Tell you what, you try sliding a cinder block across 100 feet of ice and get it to stop within inches of your target. When you can do that, feel free to criticize curling.

How long do you honestly think it'll take me to "train" for it to get it right? After a few drinks even...

We used to play "Curling" at the bar, except with a table and salt on it, with some metal...

 

[destrekor]

Yes, it is, if you can't tie your own shoes.

sliding with absolute finesse on a surface where real control just ain't happening, to achieve PERFECT control of your body and of a large weighted stone, on a giant version of shuffleboard on ice... requires a bit more ability than you might think.

Hell, after knowing a few girls in Synchronized Swimming, one (or two?) in particular who competed at the Olympics (or... was competing as a candidate... can't remember).... and watching them train... I realized many of what I called "false-sports" required far more athletic capability than I imagined.
And we watched them. Intensely. At least, when they were training regular cardio and not in the water, as then they shared the same training facility we did at the same time. There's a lot of motivation to be had when a ton of hot ladies are running laps around a track while you do an endless number of variations of lower and upper body exercises in the infield.

edit:

what I forgot to say: there is a ton of athletic training in regards to the stabilizer muscles.

 

[Firsttime]

Yes, it is, if you can't tie your own shoes.

You've obviously never curled. It's a little more complicated then shuffleboard on ice.

 

[SSSnail]

You can't be seriously comparing synchronized swimming to Curling... just smack yourself right now.

That requires A LOT of endurance and strength, AND agility, and timing, and an innate ability to breath like a fish while keeping a smile on. Curling? Don't talk to me about Curling. Curling?

 

[SSSnail]

You've obviously never curled. It's a little more complicated then shuffleboard on ice.

Right, because there is A LOT more secrecy going on behind the scene than what I'm seeing... maybe they have extra brooms hidden in their outfits that I don't know about...

 

[Turin39789]

You can't be seriously comparing synchronized swimming to Curling... just smack yourself right now.

That requires A LOT of endurance and strength, AND agility, and timing, and an innate ability to breath like a fish while keeping a smile on. Curling? Don't talk to me about Curling. Curling?

meh. you can't do it

 

[Schadenfroh]

The best Olympic sport has yet to be invented yet.

Skeet shooting tannerite charges from ATVs.

 

[SSSnail]

meh. you can't do it

Hey, just because I used to be able to surf 4-6 hours in a day doesn't mean I will pretend that I'm any where near the physical shape or coordination required for synchronized swimming.

I revere the synchronize swimmers with the same awe reserved for strippers. Pole dancing is strenuous and is a lot more physically demanding than you think.

 

[Turin39789]

Hey, just because I used to be able to surf 4-6 hours in a day doesn't mean I will pretend that I'm any where near the physical shape or coordination required for synchronized swimming.

I revere the synchronize swimmers with the same awe reserved for strippers. Pole dancing is strenuous and is a lot more physically demanding than you think.

I meant curling. I don't think you can do it as well as those olympic folk.

Skiing is just falling down a hill and keeping the sticks pointed straight.

Basketball is just tossing a lightweight ball in a hole.

 

[SSSnail]

I meant curling. I don't think you can do it as well as those olympic folk.

Skiing is just falling down a hill and keeping the sticks pointed straight.

Basketball is just tossing a lightweight ball in a hole.

Seriously, read your argument out loud, then slap yourself.

I think Cups Stacking should be an Olympic sport, because I can't do it well.

 

[Udgnim]

it's a game that requires strategy and execution (which Shuster does not have at all)

 

[Soundmanred]

The Simpsons LOL

 

[mugs]

Seriously, read your argument out loud, then slap yourself.

It's more comparable to golf.

 

[Turin39789]

Seriously, read your argument out loud, then slap yourself.

I think Cups Stacking should be an Olympic sport, because I can't do it well.

Lots of sports are stupid, try to come up with a definitive rule for what constitutes a sport and lots of traditional ones will be excluded.

I don't know a hell of a lot about it, because I don't really care if someone wants to call it a sport or not. Seems a lot of people like to compare it to baseball, and as far as a sport that doesn't require peak physical fitness, golf comes to mind as well.

 

[Ruptga]

The best Olympic sport has yet to be invented yet.

Skeet shooting tannerite charges from ATVs.

I just looked that tannerite stuff up and, I've gotta agree, that would be pretty awesome.

 

[Schadenfroh]

I just looked that tannerite stuff up and, I've gotta agree, that would be pretty awesome.

Enjoy your readily available, legal explosive!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiEUMTT5TxY

But, only buy it in small amounts as the temptation proves too much for most people:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tannerite#In_the_news

On January 14th 2008, a man in Red Wing, Minnesota was accused of detonating 100 lb (45 kg). of Tannerite inside the bed of a dump truck by shooting it with a .50 caliber rifle from 300 yards (270 m) away. The ensuing blast could be felt at Prairie Island Nuclear Power Plant, and officials from the FBI, BATF, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, US Postal Service, and the US Coast Guard became involved, along with local law enforcement agencies

 

[SSSnail]

You know, when worlds fail you, there's always...

I have this sneaking suspicion that I'm being trolled.

 

[speg]

There is only one way to settle this. TO THE CURLING RINK!!!!

 

[Ruptga]

Enjoy your readily available, legal explosive!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiEUMTT5TxY

But, only buy it in small amounts as the temptation proves too much for most people:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tannerite#In_the_news

I saw that, you should follow the news link and see what it did to the dump truck

 

[ultimatebob]

I meant curling. I don't think you can do it as well as those olympic folk.

Skiing is just falling down a hill and keeping the sticks pointed straight.

Basketball is just tossing a lightweight ball in a hole.

<Snail Logic>

And NASCAR is just rednecks driving around in circles! Hell... I already practically drive in a circle every day on my commute to work. I'm sure that I could win the Daytona 500 next year if I just borrowed someone's race car and practiced for a few weeks first.

</Snail Logic>