NEW OLYMPIC SPORTS

08/22/04 | vanity

[Nowhere Man]

NASCAR style racing!!!!!!!

Let's see, other things, ear wax sculpting, Final Fantasy marathons on Sony Playstations, marathon role playing game sessions (dice tossing can be a separate event), lighting flatulence, see who gets the biggest and longest lasting flames. B-)

Oh yeah, more important, we can have "whack a liberal" like the "whack a mole" game. B-)

[PattonReincarnated]

Bowling and poker -- two wonderful sports that involve drinking and smoking

Why not just skip the bowling and poker and focus on the main events - drinking and smoking?

[savedbygrace]

It's all about the money. Anything that will generate a larger audience of viewers will allow them to sell the TV rights for more money.

The only Olympics that still has any integrity is the Paralympics. Even that, though, has its bad actors. BTW, how many hours of the Paralympics is being aired in the U. S.?

The answer is zero.

[varon]

How about watermelon seed spitting and cherry pit spitting both for distance and accuracy ;-)

[Lady Jag]

Kerry could also place in Medal Gaming

Maybe he could trade his medal for a brain.

[Lady Jag]

How about men's Soccer!

[LibertarianLiz]

Badmitton has been an Olympic sport for some time. People always complain about it; but, my understanding is that this is NOT your "backyard badmitton" game. The shuttlecock moves at impressive speeds. Still, it does sound silly.

My personal peeve is beach volleyball. I might be able to take it more seriously if the females playing were dressed similarly to the males playing this sport. The men wear sleeveless t-shirts, roomy and long, with what looks like walking/cargo shorts. The girls wear bikinis. Sorry, this is just too obviously different for me to take either (but especially the women) seriously.

I always hear these complaints, though, about certain sports not actually being sports. Equestrian comes to mind. I have come to the conclusion that if you aren't watching a particular sport, or if you don't like that sport, you want it tossed out.

[Spotsy]

Now that is what I call a work of art!

I too give NBC a thumbs down on their Olympic coverage -
their choice of events to air, their camera work, their commentary - it all leaves much to be desired.

Keith Olberman's snide and obnoxious commentary during the opening ceremonies drove me to turn it off.

[Lady Jag]

Why are women wearing bikinis and men wearing burkhas?

[oh8eleven]

Do the men compete next week?
Doesn't matter to NBC. It's all women all the time.

[Guillermo]

Watching endless discussion about Scott Peterson, Michael Jackson, Kobe Bryant and political pundits shouting the same exact talking points over and over at each other is better than watching beach volleyball ;)

Thank God the Olympics are here.

[Core_Conservative]

Beach Volleyball?

I have thoroughly enjoyed the Womens Beach Volleyball - the clothing they wear is just about....right!

[genefromjersey]

Not quite. Those damned "sports bras" don't allow any room for "mental manuevers".