Caber Toss

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Caber Toss
The Scottish highlands game where you throw a
tall pole.

It seems like just as valid of an event as some of the rest.

What sport needs to be taken out of the Olympics?

I kind of think the Ski-Shoot Biathalon is kind of like
an Arctic drive-by shooting.

[Squeak 17]

anything that does not require a minimum athletic ability.

They should have qualifying fitteness tials
Shooting for instance, BIG FAT BASTARDS should not me olympians

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Any sport taken out MUST be replaced with female beach volleyball - that's the law.

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Considering the original intent of the Olympics was to celebrate the skills of the warrior, I'd say at least more than half of today's events.

I have to assume that back-in-the-day, they also had the "Don't Tell, Don't Ask" guidelines for the macho men doing spins, toe loops and triple axels on their way to battle.



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Caber toss is awesome to watch. Seen it at a few Highland Games festivals.

Sailing is the sport I'd most like to see taken out. I'm not a big fan of sports that are judged for style, so that could put a lot of them on the chopping block.

I also think Biathlon is awesome.

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Considering the original intent of the Olympics was to celebrate the skills of the warrior, I'd say at least more than half of today's events.

The caber toss is ideal for a pseudo-military sport.

What could be better than two opposing armies lining up
and attacking by throwing 20-ft poles at each other ?

"That guy is using a 23-ft pole. That is prohibited by
the long-range pole limitation treaty."

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Considering the original intent of the Olympics was to celebrate the skills of the warrior, I'd say at least more than half of today's events.

ok...so how did Curling ever get into the olympics? what, you are going to slowly slide a rock at your enemy?

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What could be better than two opposing armies lining up
and attacking by throwing 20-ft poles at each other ?

Doing it in skirts!

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...I also think Biathlon is awesome.

Now there's a sport that has military implications.
The old "hit and run" strategy.

I never understood the "line up shoulder-to-shoulder and wear red coats" strategy.

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"That guy is using a 23-ft pole. That is prohibited by the long-range pole limitation treaty."

That's what the fightin' was all about...My pole is bigger than your pole.

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ok...so how did Curling ever get into the olympics? what, you are going to slowly slide a rock at your enemy?

Maybe it bored 'em to death....battle over.

Warrior 1: Hey Papalous, what's that coming our way?
Warrior 2: It looks like some sort of rock or something.
Warrior 1: Well, keep an eye on it for us, eh, pretty boy while I go to chow?
Warrior 2: Righto! Big Daddy!

later, after chow

Warrior 1: Papalous!! Wake up! Wake up! Medic! Medic!

Enemy camp: We will, we will ROCK you!

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I think we're all Bozos on this bus.
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:P

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