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[KurtVerbose]

Sorry twoclubsandastick, we're not all misogynistic neanderthals.

 

As for the skiing, colleague of mine tried skiing down a rail during a works trip and nearly broke his ar$e. He was a pretty good skier, so no, it's not easy.

[The Knobs]

 

how can fannying about on skis doing tricks be an Olympic sport ffs

 

 

Have you even tried doing a simple helicopter or flip on skis yourself? Once you have, you'll understand the answer to your own question - it's fooking hard and takes fitness and balls and dexterity.  

 

Sticking a beer bottle up a nostril is hard but not a sport. Made me laugh when one of the ex Olympian commentators questioned why they wear ridiculous restrictive clothing instead of proper ski wear, I bet they all have VW campervans too

[Sutol]

Sorry twoclubsandastick, we're not all misogynistic neanderthals.   As for the skiing, colleague of mine tried skiing down a rail during a works trip and nearly broke his ar$e. He was a pretty good skier, so no, it's not easy.

I saw this on the BBC and thought you should see it: Neanderthals were capable of making art - http://www.bbc.co.uk...onment-43115488 We're not all thick you know!

[KurtVerbose]

Yes, they also had bigger brains than us and were smaller. They were certainly primitive though.

[C8RKH]

it's fooking hard and takes fitness and balls and dexterity.

 

 

 

That's a bit sexist isn't it? Sure I've seen some women do it too and as far as I know they certainly didn't have any balls.

Mind you, I suppose they may have been Russian and so knows what they have with all the chemical additives...

[Nev]

 

 

how can fannying about on skis doing tricks be an Olympic sport ffs

 

 

Have you even tried doing a simple helicopter or flip on skis yourself? Once you have, you'll understand the answer to your own question - it's fooking hard and takes fitness and balls and dexterity.  

 

Sticking a beer bottle up a nostril is hard but not a sport. Made me laugh when one of the ex Olympian commentators questioned why they wear ridiculous restrictive clothing instead of proper ski wear, I bet they all have VW campervans too

 

 

Hmm, you seem to be going off on a tangent. Let us know when you've performed a simple 360 or helicopter, as it's so easy and not a sport that can break/kill you in seconds.  

Edited by Nev, 23 February 2018 - 01:38 PM.

[SteveA]

how can fannying about on skis doing tricks be an Olympic sport ffs   Why not have fkin snowball fighting as the next team sport

How is it any different to Diving or the pommel horse?

[The Knobs]

 

how can fannying about on skis doing tricks be an Olympic sport ffs   Why not have fkin snowball fighting as the next team sport

How is it any different to Diving or the pommel horse?

 

Don't get me started on all so called sports, darts ffs  I understand 100m and all running, jumping, throwing sports as pitting yourself against another human being, as is boxing, judo etc, but fannying about on snowboards in ridiculous baggy jumpers, not convinced

[SteveA]

So how do you view Board Cross? It is essentially a steeple chase on snowboards, no judges, winner is the first to cross the line. https://m.youtube.co...h?v=oWcmTQ1tWbI

Edited by SteveA, 23 February 2018 - 04:27 PM.

[siztenboots]

what is a sport and what is a game

 

[slindborg]

Any "sport" that is judged, is NOT a sport imho.

 

That, thankfully, brings Drifting into the NO pile too

[Jetpilot]

Not bad at the cost of 6 million per medal

[SteveA]

Any "sport" that is judged, is NOT a sport imho.

 

That, thankfully, brings Drifting into the NO pile too

 

What about boxing?

[slindborg]

Any "sport" that is judged, is NOT a sport imho.   That, thankfully, brings Drifting into the NO pile too

  What about boxing?

If one thug doesn't knock the other thug out, then carry on. Judging makes it a waste of time

[casino]

Is F1 still a sport?

[Nev]

Is F1 still a sport?

 

Oh gawd, don't open Pandora's box!

[Ormes]

Is F1 still a sport?

 

Formula E certainly isn't.  Anything where the fans can directly influence the course of events is called a "talent show".
 

[james.a]

Sorry twoclubsandastick, we're not all misogynistic neanderthals.

 

 

Ha ha ha. This has absolutely nothing to do with misogyny or any Neanderthal traits. Too easy to generalise and too easy to draw this conclusion.

 

Nope, this is observation of doing the same journey every day (ish) for the last year and a half and the fact that the vast majority of cars at the end of the slip road having drifted to a stop are peddled by women. 

 

This is not anti women or anti anyone else, it is an observation. If you were doing the same route as me you would have seen it too.

[fiveoclock]

Sorry twoclubsandastick, we're not all misogynistic neanderthals.  

  Ha ha ha. This has absolutely nothing to do with misogyny or any Neanderthal traits. Too easy to generalise and too easy to draw this conclusion.   Nope, this is observation of doing the same journey every day (ish) for the last year and a half and the fact that the vast majority of cars at the end of the slip road having drifted to a stop are peddled by women.    This is not anti women or anti anyone else, it is an observation. If you were doing the same route as me you would have seen it too.

This inane accusation is bandied about in so many situations. It's just an easy reply without too much thought.

[SteveA]

Snow.