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English Heritage 'deadly serious' about bid to get jousting into Olympics
The Guardian ^
| 07-20-2016
| Mark Brown
Posted on 07/20/2016 6:21:27 PM PDT by NRx
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posted on
07/20/2016 6:21:27 PM PDT
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NRx
To: NRx
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posted on
07/20/2016 6:25:53 PM PDT
by
goodwithagun
(March 3, 2016: The date FReepers justified the "goodness" of Planned Parenthood.)
To: goodwithagun
The U.S. could field a good jousting team, just gather up the various practicioners you might find at medieval and renaissance fairs, and campus groups that practice it.
To: goodwithagun
I agree. If they had something like that in the Olympics, I’d probably actually watch.
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posted on
07/20/2016 6:29:26 PM PDT
by
NRx
(A man of integrity passes his father's civilization to his son, without selling it off to strangers.)
To: NRx
Won’t happen. It will be deemed cruel and dangerous for the horses.
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posted on
07/20/2016 6:30:32 PM PDT
by
vladimir998
(Apparently I'm still living in your head rent free. At least now it isn't empty.)
To: NRx
Jousting or Soccer?
Jousting.
Jousting or Women’s Softball?
Jousting.
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posted on
07/20/2016 6:31:09 PM PDT
by
rlmorel
(Orwell described Liberals when he wrote of those who "repudiate morality while laying claim to it.")
To: NRx
Inevitably, this will lead to allowing bull fighting,cock fighting and camel fighting
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posted on
07/20/2016 6:32:27 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
(Who will stop her?"We have the fight of our lives coming up to save our nation!" ~ Jim Robinson)
To: River Hawk
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posted on
07/20/2016 6:34:16 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
(Who will stop her?"We have the fight of our lives coming up to save our nation!" ~ Jim Robinson)
To: Daffynition
I disagree. The horses are not the targets.
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posted on
07/20/2016 6:34:56 PM PDT
by
NRx
(A man of integrity passes his father's civilization to his son, without selling it off to strangers.)
To: Daffynition
You might be a redneck if...
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posted on
07/20/2016 6:35:31 PM PDT
by
NRx
(A man of integrity passes his father's civilization to his son, without selling it off to strangers.)
To: NRx
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posted on
07/20/2016 6:40:23 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
(Who will stop her?"We have the fight of our lives coming up to save our nation!" ~ Jim Robinson)
To: Daffynition
That would be good.
Bull fighting and cock fighting already have huge fan bases, much more so than most Olympic sports. Cock fighting may be a bit of the problem as none of the participants are actually human, but that may be a quibble.
I’m not sure about camel fighting, that seems a bit of a novelty, but I’d be fine with giving it a try.
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posted on
07/20/2016 6:41:07 PM PDT
by
buwaya
To: NRx
To: NRx
To arms!
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posted on
07/20/2016 6:42:54 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
(Who will stop her?"We have the fight of our lives coming up to save our nation!" ~ Jim Robinson)
To: NRx
A very popular sport from England to Hungary.
And the modern popularity of HEMA (Historic European Martial Arts) from the US to Russia makes it an interesting contender.
Before that though I expect a HEMA sport to come up - HEMA Longsword in fencing maybe. They might throw in Kendo for non-Euro balance.
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posted on
07/20/2016 6:44:05 PM PDT
by
buwaya
To: NRx
Jousting is the state sport of Maryland.
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posted on
07/20/2016 6:44:20 PM PDT
by
PLMerite
(Compromise is Surrender: The Revolution...will not be kind.)
To: NRx
Cant miss TV. It would immediately become my favorite Olympic event.
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posted on
07/20/2016 6:47:17 PM PDT
by
Freedom_Is_Not_Free
(The Confederate Flag is the new "N" word.)
To: ClearCase_guy
Honestly if I saw someone riding at full gallop towards me with a pointy stick and dressed like that, I’d probably have to change my pants. Even after I emptied my Ruger GP 100 into him.
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posted on
07/20/2016 6:47:21 PM PDT
by
NRx
(A man of integrity passes his father's civilization to his son, without selling it off to strangers.)
To: Freedom_Is_Not_Free
Well, the Crusaders did it, quite well. Maybe we could a few Muzzies to run into the horsie?
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posted on
07/20/2016 6:50:10 PM PDT
by
Safetgiver
(Islam makes barbarism look genteel.)
To: NRx
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