Bestest winter olympic sport.

SunCoastSooner · Post by **SunCoastSooner** » Fri Feb 19, 2010 3:57 am

R-Jack wrote:
SunCoastSooner wrote: Maybe it is the Scottsman in me coming out.
I guess there is no need to lock up the soap.

Well from a technical sense I am actually originally descendant from Welsh Celtics who were lower nobility. A couple of older 2nd cousins have done a lot of research on our family for the last thirty years and it's a very interest history I think. My ancestors followed their Norman masters north when King David of Scotland invited them up to further stabilize his kingship, domain, and military. One of my ancestors was the last "open air" preachers (the actual technical term has slipped my mind this evening) to be executed by the British crown in Scotland.

SunCoastSooner · Post by **SunCoastSooner** » Fri Feb 19, 2010 4:35 am

R-Jack wrote:Would you be more intrigued if they wore khakis and polo shirts?

..come to think of it, so would I

I'd be more intrigued if they carried pugilist sticks American Gladiator style and attacked each other on the way down a longer course. Either that or dress them like the movie The Warriors and give them bats and chains...

Shoalzie · Post by **Shoalzie** » Fri Feb 19, 2010 6:59 pm

Canada-Switzerland last night was gold with the exception of ending the game in a shootout. Best game in Olympic competition since USA-Russia in '02.

Dinsdale · Post by **Dinsdale** » Fri Feb 19, 2010 7:10 pm

They still do the Biathlon, right?

SunCoastSooner · Post by **SunCoastSooner** » Fri Feb 19, 2010 7:17 pm

Shoalzie wrote:Canada-Switzerland last night was gold with the exception of ending the game in a shootout. Best game in Olympic competition since USA-Russia in '02.

The Canoodians were ripping on the USA for only beating them 3-1...

BSmack · Post by **BSmack** » Fri Feb 19, 2010 7:18 pm

Dinsdale wrote:They still do the Biathlon, right?

IN!!!!

Dinsdale · Post by **Dinsdale** » Fri Feb 19, 2010 7:19 pm

I don't even get the joke, but I tend to AutoRACK any Crownero resets, just on spec.

Ken · Post by **Ken** » Fri Feb 19, 2010 7:56 pm

SunCoastSooner wrote:
R-Jack wrote:
SunCoastSooner wrote: Maybe it is the Scottsman in me coming out.
I guess there is no need to lock up the soap.
Well from a technical sense I am actually originally descendant from Welsh Celtics who were lower nobility. A couple of older 2nd cousins have done a lot of research on our family for the last thirty years and it's a very interest history I think. My ancestors followed their Norman masters north when King David of Scotland invited them up to further stabilize his kingship, domain, and military. One of my ancestors was the last "open air" preachers (the actual technical term has slipped my mind this evening) to be executed by the British crown in Scotland.

That’s a touching story, but… did they own a 900K house over there?

SunCoastSooner · Post by **SunCoastSooner** » Fri Feb 19, 2010 7:59 pm

Ken wrote:
SunCoastSooner wrote: That’s a touching story, but… did they own a 900K house over there?

I'm pretty sure it was more a kin to a mud hut with grass roof and some scattered farm like animals. That was pretty much the equivalent to such a house though when you owned your own land in those days.

Screw_Michigan · Post by **Screw_Michigan** » Fri Feb 19, 2010 8:09 pm

Rack Ken.

Shlomart Ben Yisrael · Sat Feb 20, 2010 2:28 am

Newest Olympic Sport

Face-Shitting On Ice

Wolfman · Post by **Wolfman** » Sat Feb 20, 2010 11:09 pm

Downhill ski cross and snowboard cross are cool, but that cross country chase race this afternoon was nothing short of amazing !

smackaholic · Post by **smackaholic** » Sun Feb 21, 2010 1:21 am

whatchutawkin' bout, wolfie?

Wolfman · Post by **Wolfman** » Sun Feb 21, 2010 2:57 am

Cross Country Skiing - Men's 30 km Pursuit (15+15)

talk about intense athletic competition !

Van · Post by **Van** » Sun Feb 21, 2010 3:22 am

Wolfie, why THE FUCK are you constantly adding a space before your exclamation marks??

It looks completely retarded when you do that ! <----

Wolfman · Post by **Wolfman** » Sun Feb 21, 2010 11:26 am

It does ?

MgoBlue-LightSpecial · Sun Feb 21, 2010 4:58 pm

Bestest winter olympic sport

Ice Road Trucking

War Wagon · Post by **War Wagon** » Sun Feb 21, 2010 5:09 pm

Bwa !

Rack ! Mgo

and Van

smackaholic · Post by **smackaholic** » Sun Feb 21, 2010 5:12 pm

anybody remember motorcycle flat track ice racing? wide world of sports used to carry that shit back in the 70s. I believe it was big in scandinavia. That was some pretty awesome shit. I would vote for that as a winter olympic sport. i would also like to see mountain biking make it. Downhill mountainbike cross on a downhill ski course would be prety fukking epcot, imo. I am sure it would put some fukkers in an early grave as well, which, of course always raises the entertainment value.

smackaholic · Post by **smackaholic** » Sun Feb 21, 2010 8:28 pm

Toddowen wrote:I believe Olympic competition is focused on human achievment, smacko. Not on Suzuki, Honda, Kawasaki, Yamaha, Arctic Cat, Ski-Do, Husquvarna, etc...

And RACK mgo or whoever constructed that pic.

yes, it is human achievement. and in damn near every one of these events of human achievement, they are using tools, be they bobsleds, ice skates or curling brooms.

are you implying that motorcycle racing is all about the machine? that the dude on board is pertty much just hanging on for dear life?

of course, you are not.

ust because the tool he uses happens to have an I.C.E. strapped to it, doesn't take away from the fact that a great deal of human achievement is involved.

PSUFAN · Post by **PSUFAN** » Sun Feb 21, 2010 11:22 pm

Martyred wrote:Newest Olympic Sport

Face-Shitting On Ice

Many RACKs due in this one, but Mgo and the above made me laugh aloud.

Shoalzie · Post by **Shoalzie** » Mon Feb 22, 2010 12:49 am

Why isn't USA-Canada on NBC right now?

1-0, good guys...

PSUFAN · Post by **PSUFAN** » Mon Feb 22, 2010 12:54 am

msnbc

Shoalzie · Post by **Shoalzie** » Mon Feb 22, 2010 12:57 am

PSUFAN wrote:msnbc

I know...just thought it would be a better event to show in their primetime coverage.

smackaholic · Post by **smackaholic** » Mon Feb 22, 2010 1:03 am

holy shit, this is gonna be a shootout!!!

Shoalzie · Post by **Shoalzie** » Mon Feb 22, 2010 1:06 am

smackaholic wrote:holy shit, this is gonna be a shootout!!!

Current Red Wing and Michigan native Brian Rafalski with the last 4 goals for the Americans...

smackaholic · Post by **smackaholic** » Mon Feb 22, 2010 1:10 am

miller is playing his ass off!

at this pace he'll have 50 saves tonight.

Shoalzie · Post by **Shoalzie** » Mon Feb 22, 2010 1:11 am

smackaholic wrote:miller is playing his ass off!

at this pace he'll have 50 saves tonight.

Yeah, Canada has controlled the play...Miller has been strong.

PSUFAN · Post by **PSUFAN** » Mon Feb 22, 2010 1:20 am

Probably more viewers for figger skating than hockey, unfortunately - the popularity of am idol attests to this

Shoalzie · Post by **Shoalzie** » Mon Feb 22, 2010 1:22 am

Aside from the score, Canada was the better team in the first period. The Americans are having a hard time making the first pass out their zone and Canada is out-muscling them along the boards and around Miller.

Shoalzie · Post by **Shoalzie** » Mon Feb 22, 2010 1:27 am

PSUFAN wrote:Probably more viewers for figger skating than hockey, unfortunately - the popularity of am idol attests to this

In total, NBC is showing only 4 games from the entire tournament. It seems odd considering NBC shows NHL games. Can't really showcase a league on the same channels that show John Cena, Chris Mathews and Jim Kramer.

Oh well, the real sports fans know what to watch...

PSUFAN · Post by **PSUFAN** » Mon Feb 22, 2010 1:38 am

Let's not forget how few NHL playoff games are on NBC - shameful...

Shoalzie · Post by **Shoalzie** » Mon Feb 22, 2010 2:01 am

Fuck yeah, Drury makes it 3-2!

The second is ending with a bang...great stuff.

MgoBlue-LightSpecial · Mon Feb 22, 2010 2:08 am

smackaholic wrote:miller

Mikey · Post by **Mikey** » Mon Feb 22, 2010 2:08 am

Not a hockey fan but this is pretty good stuff. Watched most of the Russia vs. Jagr game as well.

smackaholic · Post by **smackaholic** » Mon Feb 22, 2010 2:09 am

how 'bout that 3 breakaways in about 15 seconds?

damn, i love this game!

smackaholic · Post by **smackaholic** » Mon Feb 22, 2010 2:18 am

bode FINALLY claims 'bode.

rack that fukkin' slacker!

http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/vancou ... &type=lgns

Mikey · Post by **Mikey** » Mon Feb 22, 2010 2:47 am

Even this untrained eye can tell that that this guy Miller is :bode:

.

Also, RACK the announcers. These guys do a good job explaining the game and pointing out things that I wouldn't notice because the action is too fast for an inexperienced fan to see.

MgoBlue-LightSpecial · Mon Feb 22, 2010 2:50 am

Fucking Cindy Crosby. What a douchehole.

Mikey · Post by **Mikey** » Mon Feb 22, 2010 2:53 am

NIIIICCCCEE.