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Olympic Wrestling: Doomed?
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silens vesica
Corsair Cartel
#1 - 2013-02-12 20:36:14 UTC
IOC to Drop Wrestling.

The IOC claims that wrestling "lacks global popularity," and is economically unviable. I'll grant that it doesn't get much press coverage, but I'm calling Bull on the other claim. There isn't a human culture anywhere on this planet that doesn't have some form of wrestling. It's *the* original martial art, and a core of the ancient Olympic games, as well as of the modern games.

What I'm really hearing here is "We can't grub enough money from this sport." Hasn't the commercialization of the Olympics gone far enough? Too far, even?

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Unsuccessful At Everything
The Troll Bridge
#2 - 2013-02-12 20:50:03 UTC
Lose the unitards...add KY....market to new crowd.

Problem = Solved.

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silens vesica
Corsair Cartel
#3 - 2013-02-12 20:53:40 UTC
Unsuccessful At Everything wrote:
Lose the unitards...add KY....market to new crowd.

Problem = Solved.

Whilst creating an entirely new Olympic event: Riot Control.

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Krixtal Icefluxor
INLAND EMPIRE Galactic
#4 - 2013-02-12 21:41:38 UTC
silens vesica wrote:

The IOC claims that wrestling "lacks global popularity," and is economically unviable.



Quite a change from the 1980's, no ?

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Shalia Ripper
#5 - 2013-02-12 21:57:13 UTC
It is more of a sport than badminton or ping pong.

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Charlepetit LaJoie
Trust Me Ltd
#6 - 2013-02-12 22:27:46 UTC
It would be nice to keep a sport that people from any economic class have a chance of competing in. (There was no skating rink in my impoverished spacevillage.) And it's one of the sports that actually existed in the original Olympics.

Couldn't they get rid of racewalking instead?
baltec1
Bat Country
Pandemic Horde
#7 - 2013-02-12 22:30:26 UTC
Charlepetit LaJoie wrote:
It would be nice to keep a sport that people from any economic class have a chance of competing in. (There was no skating rink in my impoverished spacevillage.) And it's one of the sports that actually existed in the original Olympics.

Couldn't they get rid of racewalking instead?


But then we cant spend a few hours wondering how their bodies are moving in that wayStraight
Krixtal Icefluxor
INLAND EMPIRE Galactic
#8 - 2013-02-12 22:37:06 UTC
baltec1 wrote:


But then we cant spend a few hours wondering how their bodies are moving in that wayStraight



As a former San Franciscan, want me to explain ? Lol

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Ares Desideratus
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
#9 - 2013-02-12 22:44:37 UTC
"Wrestling is out of the Olympics, speed walking and ping pong are still in. We're ******. Humans ruin everything."

- Joe Rogan

Hopefully, MMA can be in the Olympics at some point
Surfin's PlunderBunny
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#10 - 2013-02-12 22:49:41 UTC
Ares Desideratus wrote:
"Wrestling is out of the Olympics, speed walking and ping pong are still in. We're ******. Humans ruin everything."

- Joe Rogan

Hopefully, MMA can be in the Olympics at some point


Also catching the greased up pig, that would be an awesome olympic sport Big smile

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silens vesica
Corsair Cartel
#11 - 2013-02-12 23:06:15 UTC
How about calf-roping? Goat-roping? Circle-jerking?


Racewalking is harder than it looks. But, frankly, it's not that difficult. Pingpong? Whiskey-Tango-Foxtrot is that doing in the Olypmics, anyway? Ditto and double-ditto for Badminton. Roll

Wanna keep Volleyball? Fine - Keep the beach version. It is MUCH harder than the on-court version AND looks better.

Wrestling is the pure spirit of Olympics - person-to-person in a test of strength, speed,* reflexes, and skill.

*Yes, speed - you have to be faster than your opponent - *starting* the move first isn't enough.

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Krixtal Icefluxor
INLAND EMPIRE Galactic
#12 - 2013-02-12 23:18:29 UTC
baltec1 wrote:
Charlepetit LaJoie wrote:
It would be nice to keep a sport that people from any economic class have a chance of competing in. (There was no skating rink in my impoverished spacevillage.) And it's one of the sports that actually existed in the original Olympics.

Couldn't they get rid of racewalking instead?


But then we cant spend a few hours wondering how their bodies are moving in that wayStraight



Like when Curling ! Lol

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Krixtal Icefluxor
INLAND EMPIRE Galactic
#13 - 2013-02-12 23:20:21 UTC
Surfin's PlunderBunny wrote:
Ares Desideratus wrote:
"Wrestling is out of the Olympics, speed walking and ping pong are still in. We're ******. Humans ruin everything."

- Joe Rogan

Hopefully, MMA can be in the Olympics at some point


Also catching the greased up pig, that would be an awesome olympic sport Big smile


Most Indeed and true....................but I'm still recovering from the fact that "Silens" metioned C*****-Jer***" in a Thread !Lol

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silens vesica
Corsair Cartel
#14 - 2013-02-12 23:29:13 UTC  |  Edited by: silens vesica
Krixtal Icefluxor wrote:


Most Indeed and true....................but I'm still recovering from the fact that "Silens" metioned C*****-Jer***" in a Thread !Lol

Twisted

I *was* a sailor, yanno. We have to know about these things, even if we don't participate. Surprised you didn't comment on the goat-rope.

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Krixtal Icefluxor
INLAND EMPIRE Galactic
#15 - 2013-02-12 23:32:38 UTC
silens vesica wrote:
Krixtal Icefluxor wrote:


Most Indeed and true....................but I'm still recovering from the fact that "Silens" metioned C*****-Jer***" in a Thread !Lol

Twisted

I *was* a sailor, yanno. We have to know about these things, even if we don't participate. Surprised you didn't comment on the goat-rope.



Goat Roping ? Really ?

Haven't seen that since the privately invited camping weekend in Sonoma County on 'some property' 7 years ago. LolLolLolLolLolLolLol

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silens vesica
Corsair Cartel
#16 - 2013-02-12 23:34:30 UTC
It appears I have a good few years on you. Blink

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Jonah Gravenstein
Machiavellian Space Bastards
#17 - 2013-02-12 23:49:40 UTC
silens vesica wrote:
Krixtal Icefluxor wrote:


Most Indeed and true....................but I'm still recovering from the fact that "Silens" metioned C*****-Jer***" in a Thread !Lol

Twisted

I *was* a sailor, yanno. We have to know about these things, even if we don't participate. Surprised you didn't comment on the goat-rope.


Does it involve a biscuit and the loser having to eat it? or am I thinking of the wrong thing?

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Krixtal Icefluxor
INLAND EMPIRE Galactic
#18 - 2013-02-12 23:53:26 UTC
Jonah Gravenstein wrote:
silens vesica wrote:
Krixtal Icefluxor wrote:


Most Indeed and true....................but I'm still recovering from the fact that "Silens" metioned C*****-Jer*" in a Thread !Lol

Twisted

I *was* a sailor, yanno. We have to know about these things, even if we don't participate. Surprised you didn't comment on the goat-rope.


Does it involve a biscuit and the loser having to eat it? or am I thinking of the wrong thing?


Welp, with this:

"CSM will of course be pushing for CCP to produce some significant devblogs sooner rather than later, and CCP will be making a major announcement at PAX East (March 22-24). Stay tuned! ".......................


...................just Tweeted a few minutes ago, I think the convo is distracted beyond Repair at this moment.

It's been fun.

But wtf is this about ????????

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Jonah Gravenstein
Machiavellian Space Bastards
#19 - 2013-02-12 23:59:54 UTC  |  Edited by: Jonah Gravenstein
Turns out that I wasn't far wrong, I looked it up (urban dictionary ftw) and the biscuit is just a variation on the aforementioned activity.
I'll leave the rest to your imagination.

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silens vesica
Corsair Cartel
#20 - 2013-02-13 00:49:20 UTC
Jonah Gravenstein wrote:
silens vesica wrote:
Krixtal Icefluxor wrote:


Most Indeed and true....................but I'm still recovering from the fact that "Silens" metioned C*****-Jer***" in a Thread !Lol

Twisted

I *was* a sailor, yanno. We have to know about these things, even if we don't participate. Surprised you didn't comment on the goat-rope.


Does it involve a biscuit and the loser having to eat it? or am I thinking of the wrong thing?

Depends on how you play.

Edit:
Oops, you beat me to it. Twisted

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