Olympics
- Thread starter Art Vanderlay
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Knuckles
Lives under a bridge
MARKL
Eats Squid
Well that was disappointing.
moorey
call me Mia
Tis up there with synchronised swimming. Local lad and ex student Jared Tallent landed the silver in 50km. In 3 years it will be upgraded to gold if the regular pattern holds firm.
moorey
call me Mia
BB, I hate, but get. Golf though? I like a hit ang giggle, but olympics? :noidea:
pink poodle
気が狂っている男
I think you guys are missing the big picture here...the Olympics is the joke. Not just any specific event.
moorey
call me Mia
I have no interest whatsoever, but stripped down to the basic events (mainly track and field) without all the bullshit and politics, go for it.
Oh, and sailing? Ffs.
pink poodle
気が狂っている男
I loosely agree, when we're the Olympians of old playing golf? I see no point to including many of the newer sports that already have a very strong professional circuit that is very prominent in sports media. Rugby 7s? Give me a break!
But hey...I'm not into the whole vibe either, but it is still everywhere I turn my eyes!
wkkie
It's Not Easy Being Green
The professional sports like golf and tennis don't really fit... And I think the golf was in the Olympics, about 150ish years ago or something like that.
steve jobs' pancreas
Eats Squid
Should be a pub crawl
Art Vanderlay
Hourly daily
While we're on a roll, I'll throw in the horse events. Jousting sticks on horses I would accept
pink poodle
気が狂っている男
I'm finding myself asking what is the point of the olympic games. Apart from a proxy battle of ideologies.
Do more medals matter? Are we a better country for more wins? Is it a better return on investment?
I think I'd rather that $800m we just spent went into something slightly more tangible and beneficial to broader Aus society, or even spent on grass roots sports development vs peak athletic bodies.
And wtf is with J Coates whinging that Aus only spent $800m on its athletes, how much would he like taxpayers to donate to this cause? Afterall how many did we field? 422 That's just shy of $2m each in development effectively to get them to the olympics. Hoofckingray. Where's the return on investment to society on that tax payer funded gravy train from the athletes?
And while I'm at it, in the spirit of war let's instate a rule that it's not an olympic sport if it can't kill you. Existing events may be modified to meet a minimum standard death-risk rating, otherwise you're out.
Faarkk.
Do more medals matter? Are we a better country for more wins? Is it a better return on investment?
I think I'd rather that $800m we just spent went into something slightly more tangible and beneficial to broader Aus society, or even spent on grass roots sports development vs peak athletic bodies.
And wtf is with J Coates whinging that Aus only spent $800m on its athletes, how much would he like taxpayers to donate to this cause? Afterall how many did we field? 422 That's just shy of $2m each in development effectively to get them to the olympics. Hoofckingray. Where's the return on investment to society on that tax payer funded gravy train from the athletes?
And while I'm at it, in the spirit of war let's instate a rule that it's not an olympic sport if it can't kill you. Existing events may be modified to meet a minimum standard death-risk rating, otherwise you're out.
Faarkk.
