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To: RJS1950

They should really get back to the basics.

The “original” Olympic sports were all individual events that had some military application: running, jumping, swiming, throwing (javlin, discus, hammer), wrestling, boxing, and archery.

There is no military application for dancing (or playing basketball for that matter).

If they stayed with that criteria it would still be intersting, but the Olympics have become so bloated with events that it’s not even worth watching anymore.


15 posted on 12/06/2011 10:34:19 AM PST by Brookhaven
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To: Brookhaven
” the Olympics have become so bloated with events that it’s not even worth watching anymore.”

I very much agree. I used to love watching the Olympics as a kid. The only things I'll watch anymore are the track and field events, and the swimming races. I'm sure it's only a matter of time before they'll include bocce ball.

18 posted on 12/06/2011 10:42:05 AM PST by pieceofthepuzzle
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To: Brookhaven

Probably true. My wife watches it, I usually have better things to do.


51 posted on 12/06/2011 3:44:12 PM PST by RJS1950 (The democrats are the "enemies foreign and domestic" cited in the federal oath)
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