New Olympic proposals

[Lamplighter]

BEACH VOLLEYBALL

Who are they trying to kid ?
Beach volleyball is the current equivalent of TV wrestling in the 50's.


Huffington Post
7/29/12

Olympic Beach Volleyball: Bikinis Still Uniform Choice Despite London Weather (PHOTOS)

LONDON — The Benny Hill theme plays over the loudspeaker at Horse Guards Parade,
the crowd cheers and the raking crew scurries out to smooth over the footprints in the sand.
This is beach volleyball, British style.<snip>

A dance team in bathing suits jiggled for the sold-out crowd during timeouts,
while rock music nearly drowned out the pealing of Big Ben.
And, much to the relief of the British tabloids, the athletes wore their traditional bikinis
despite the chill in the air that left the sand at 67 degrees when the day started.<snip>

The public address announcer played the part of disco DJ, calling for cheers so loud
that the prime minister might hear at his residence next door.
When the wave circled the grandstand, he gave it at least as much attention as his athletic play-by-play,
following it from Downing Street to St. James's Park and back around to Horse Guards Road,
where a royal sentry still protects the sovereign's exclusive entrance to Buckingham Palace.

"Have a safe journey home," he said, "or to the pub."

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by Lamplighter

BEACH VOLLEYBALL

Who are they trying to kid ?
Beach volleyball is the current equivalent of TV wrestling in the 50's.

What? Are you saying they aren't serious athletes doing their very best to win, regardless of the dog and pony show going on around them?

[Lamplighter]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

What? Are you saying they aren't serious athletes doing their very best to win,
regardless of the dog and pony show going on around them?

Exactly... two players can not defend the entire court without a
gentleman's agreement about how the returns are to be played.

When one player is up for a block, the other player supposedly
is defending the entire rest of the court.... Yeah sure.
Even a high school kid could dink and spike to un-defended areas all day long,
and these "athletes in bikinis" could not defend against it.

If this "sport" had not started in the US, it would have never made it to the Olympics.
I think the dog and pony show going on around them is
what it's really all about... women in bikinis playing in the sand !

[Lamplighter]

It's official...



But they are not allowed to play in wet T-shirts.

[Sundae]

Originally Posted by Lamplighter

Even a high school kid could dink and spike to un-defended areas all day long,
and these "athletes in bikinis" could not defend against it.

Men play beach volleyball too.
Am hoping to see you win Gold in Brazil for your country. It's piss-easy after all.

Originally Posted by Lamplighter

If this "sport" had not started in the US, it would have never made it to the Olympics.

Tcha.
I feel the same way about the worldwide spread of football, and rugby, and cricket, and tennis, and badminton, and golf....

[Lamplighter]

I suppose some boys could be fun to watch... but in "training pants" ?

Now, if the Olympics were to have events in Yo-Yo, top wars, marbles,
kite wars, etc. there would be some real contests.

[Gravdigr]

Originally Posted by Lamplighter

Now, if the Olympics were to have events in Yo-Yo, top wars, marbles,
kite wars, etc. there would be some real contests.

The Chinese would dominate all that.

[zippyt]

How about this

[Griff]

Originally Posted by Lamplighter

... women in bikinis playing in the sand !

Catch the fashion disaster that was Australia yesterday? Sports bra/bikini over their shirts. The Americans actually looked classy with their long sleeve tees.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by Lamplighter

Exactly... two players can not defend the entire court without a
gentleman's agreement about how the returns are to be played.

Horseshit

When one player is up for a block, the other player supposedly
is defending the entire rest of the court.... Yeah sure.

I've played 2 on 2 volleyball, although grass not sand. With 2 big aggressive players at the net, the other guy and I did a pretty good job of covering our backfields... and I'm a far from an athlete as possible.

Even a high school kid could dink and spike to un-defended areas all day long,
and these "athletes in bikinis" could not defend against it.

Then why don't these "high school kids" do that? you know, free trip to the Olympics and all.

If this "sport" had not started in the US, it would have never made it to the Olympics.
I think the dog and pony show going on around them is
what it's really all about... women in bikinis playing in the sand !

You've made some pretty serious accusations here, which you have absolutely no proof of.
Apparently you can't take your eyes of the jiggly bits long enough to watch the play, but feel free to denigrate real athletes competing at Olympic level.
Sad.

[Lamplighter]

You've made some pretty serious accusations here, which you have absolutely no proof of.

No proof, but I stayed at a Holiday Inn the other night.
.

[xoxoxoBruce]

So you were watching porn and didn't see the Olympics at all. Dat splain it.

[Lamplighter]

Well, today I watched some real athletes... women's water polo.

First Spain over China, then the US lead the entire match
to a very close finish, and won over Hungary by a single goal.
Amazing skills and endurance on all four teams.

Then NBC went back to it's uber-coverage of beach volleyball,
and I turned it off... as a non-event.
.