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The ‘23-‘24 boredom thread.. no square poop allowed
richkrt99:
so here's some Olympic Ping Pong...and shocker its China vs North Korea
try not to make giggle that the names of the Chinese team...Wang and Sung. "Hey Wang...its a parking lot"
Mickstix:
I think I heard "Break Dancing" was either gonna be, or already is, an Olympic sport. :rofl: Next it'll be rapping or some stupid shit.
BlackIce:
At dinner tonight my wife, who has been watching the Olympics intensively, said that she thought pickleball would eventually become an Olympic sport, maybe as soon as LA '28.
I don't know what to think of that.
But I will say: When I was in my 20's I played a bit of mildly competitive table tennis. I played against a couple of guys ranked in the top couple hundred in the US (not saying all that much in the world at that time; the US was hardly competitive). I will tell you that competitive table tennis is definitely a legitimate sport. The quickness and hand/eye coordination you need are substantial.
And by the way, competitive players will sneer if you call the sport ping-pong. Their attitude is "your aunt Mildred plays ping-pong. We play table tennis."
Mickstix:
Pickle Ball, Table Tennis, Badminton, Bowling, Darts, Frisbee are all fun "games". Beach Volleyball probably falls into that category as well. Fun stuff, not Olympic worthy, imo.
richkrt99:
--- Quote from: Mickstix on Thursday August 08, 2024, 07:50:44 PM Eastern ---I think I heard "Break Dancing" was either gonna be, or already is, an Olympic sport. :rofl: Next it'll be rapping or some stupid shit.
--- End quote ---
Yes it is. I saw some of this break dancing over the weekend. The guys are incredible athletes. Sorry, i was being gender specific...these persons are incredible athletes. This is not a sport, much less should it be an Olympic one.
I'm not saying any of these competitors....table tennis, break dancing, skateboarding, etc are NOT incredible athletes....but I'm no way no how ever considering these Olympic caliber sports.
Frisbee golf will be coming soon....and don't forget Cornhole, horseshoes and darts.
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