nuke'em ttg Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 is x-games the one with snowmobile jumping? that seems silly? 1st year for that, my son & i enjoyed it more then broomin in front of a rock, butpie to each his own Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowboutthemCowboys Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 I find your biterness a little weird. Can you not admit that softball is a relatively parochial sport? It is widely played in only a handful of countries in the world. It is also to a casual viewer (as is baseball) an INCREDIBLY boring stupid sport. I'm not saying it is, but if you could take off your parenting and jingoistic glasses off, you can be certain that a very large segment of the population of the world would rather watch badminton, canoeing, or even pingpong over softball. You do have me on the trampoline issue though....While I agree that there are many sports that are ridiculous in the olympics. I mean a LOOOOOT of ridiculous ones. There is just so little objective reason that softball totally deserves to be there. Pretty much every sport that doesn't involve ridiculously expensive equipment is played in 126 coiuntries. How many people actually play the sport is a better stat. you lost me at jingoistic... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 (edited) I think "jingoistic" is a term that Brentastic made up meaning: your song is nothing more than a TV commercial melody. Jingoism is actually extreme nationalism, where the notion of owes country and/or government can do no wrong, and anyone who questions it is a traitor or has created treason. Edited February 15, 2010 by Big John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 No, actually, technically, "jingoism" is when sarcasm slides by in a futile attempt to entertain. And per wiegie, sarchasm is falling into a hole when not undering a sarcasm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seahawks21 Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 So let me get this straight. You think snowboarders don't put in a lot of time perfecting their craft. Do you have any clue at all? No, no. That isn't what I'm saying at all. I'm simply saying that snowboarders don't put in a lot of time perfecting their craft specifically for the Olympics. Bobsledders, ice skaters, skiiers, etc. work their whole lives almost specifically for the Olympics. The Olympics are far and away the most important competition they strive for, almost since birth. I'm sure snowboarders have spent hours and hours perfecting their craft, but not specifically for the Olympics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiegie Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 And per wiegie, sarchasm is falling into a hole when not undering a sarcasm. sarchasm: the gap between people who understand sarcasm and those who don't Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackass Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 No, no. That isn't what I'm saying at all. I'm simply saying that snowboarders don't put in a lot of time perfecting their craft specifically for the Olympics. Bobsledders, ice skaters, skiiers, etc. work their whole lives almost specifically for the Olympics. The Olympics are far and away the most important competition they strive for, almost since birth. I'm sure snowboarders have spent hours and hours perfecting their craft, but not specifically for the Olympics. ok. got it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimC Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 Jingoism is actually extreme nationalism, where the notion of owes country and/or government can do no wrong, and anyone who questions it is a traitor or has created treason. Soooo, Opie is a traitor to France? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiegie Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 Bobsledders, ice skaters, skiiers, etc. work their whole lives almost specifically for the Olympics. The Olympics are far and away the most important competition they strive for, almost since birth. I'm sure snowboarders have spent hours and hours perfecting their craft, but not specifically for the Olympics. This isn't really true. These sports are really popular in Europe every winter (sort of like how track and field is also popular there). Yes, the Olympics are very important, but they certainly aren't the only thing that matters for these sports. (When I was living in Europe I was dismayed that every weekend was like the Olympics because of all the winter sports they showed--you'd be shocked to know how much the Germans like the biathalon.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpholmes Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 Bode! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chargerz Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 Now I only watch when Curling is on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Irish Doggy Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 The 4-man snowboard racing and downhill skiing was good entertainment last night. USA! USA! USA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelBunz Posted February 16, 2010 Author Share Posted February 16, 2010 OK all you curling enthusiasts......it's on now on USA Network. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venus Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 OK all you curling enthusiasts......it's on now on USA Network. Woo hoo! Get out your brooms! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetsfan Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 Anyone find a good CBC feed in the US? The NBC coverage is so bad it is unwatchable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cameltosis Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 I dont mean to hijack your thread about sports that are not in the summer Olympics, but the mens hockey team is up 3-0! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delicious_bass Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 I dont mean to hijack your thread about sports that are not in the summer Olympics, but the mens hockey team is up 3-0! Good to see the MN connections chipping in... Backes(Blaine, MN and MSU) and Malone(SCSU(my alma mater)) with goals so far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpholmes Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 I dont mean to hijack your thread about sports that are not in the summer Olympics, but the mens hockey team is up 3-0! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cameltosis Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 3-1. Hold on boys and stay out of the box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpholmes Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 For those who are unable to watch live. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiskey Pimp Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 Anyone find a good CBC feed in the US? The NBC coverage is so bad it is unwatchable. It's CTV that has the Olympic coverage up here, not CBC. CTV Online Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delicious_bass Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 3-1 Final Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeductiveNun Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 For what it's worth, the men's curling team lost to Germany 7-5. Sounds like the US didn't play very well at all, and Shuster was atrocious (by Olympic standards). They better get their act together quick or it's going to be a short tournament for them. Last I checked the women curlers were leading Japan 3-0. US hockey! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seattle LawDawg Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 For what it's worth, the men's curling team lost to Germany 7-5. Sounds like the US didn't play very well at all, and Shuster was atrocious (by Olympic standards). They better get their act together quick or it's going to be a short tournament for them. Last I checked the women curlers were leading Japan 3-0. US hockey! The U.S. looked like they were playing against a jr.high hockey team. They'll have to step it up to compete against canada, russia, sweden, and finland. I think Canada plays Norway on CNBC before too long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpholmes Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 For what it's worth, the men's curling team lost to Germany 7-5. Sounds like the US didn't play very well at all, and Shuster was atrocious (by Olympic standards). They better get their act together quick or it's going to be a short tournament for them. Vernon Davis is the Men's Curling guest of honor this year. My friend's dad was an Olympic curler, and both of them are up with the team this week. Their job for the week? To entertain their guest of honor. So... my buddy is hanging out with Vernon Davis in bars all week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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