Rule one:
You must measure achievement by how far you've thrown something than
others.
Or
Rule two:
You must measure achievement by how much faster you are then others.
or
Rule three
You must measure achievement by how many times you put a ball in a net
or
past your opponent.
Or
Rule four
You must measure achievement by any event governed by a clock or a
measurement.
This must rule out (though there's reason to like some of these);
Rhythm gymnastics - more dance then a "sport"
Diving - yes they twist, etc. but how do you measure a perfect score
Gymnastics - yes, it's fun to watch and amazing, but is this any
different then
"Dancing with the Stars"?
Equestrian - dressage must go, jumping - willing to consider
remaining.
Any event with "style points".
Any comments?
MJ <[email protected]> wrote in news:cab4b322-eb99-448d-8f1c-
[email protected]:
Let's see how typing fits into the criteria:
> Rule one:
>
> You must measure achievement by how far you've thrown something than
> others.
How fast can you type something, then make an airplane and throw it? Ok,
if only a weak attempt at spicing up the "sport"
> Or
>
> Rule two:
>
> You must measure achievement by how much faster you are then others.
Let's see... Words Per minute. Got that.
> or
>
> Rule three
>
> You must measure achievement by how many times you put a ball in a net
> or
> past your opponent.
Competitive typing, throw a ball at your opponent to make him/her mispell
a word?
> Or
>
> Rule four
>
> You must measure achievement by any event governed by a clock or a
> measurement.
Clocks and measurement! Words per minute and errors per 5 characters!
Easy score!
> This must rule out (though there's reason to like some of these);
>
> Rhythm gymnastics - more dance then a "sport"
> Diving - yes they twist, etc. but how do you measure a perfect score
> Gymnastics - yes, it's fun to watch and amazing, but is this any
> different then
> "Dancing with the Stars"?
> Equestrian - dressage must go, jumping - willing to consider
> remaining.
>
> Any event with "style points".
I guess that means multiple fonts are disallowed.
> Any comments?
Coming soon, the next olympic sport: Typing!
In the 2018 or 2022 games, we'll add a new competition: Texting.
Puckdropper
--
Make it to fit, don't make it fit.
In article
<[email protected]>,
MJ <[email protected]> wrote:
> Masturbation, hmm, now there's no international governing body for
> that is there?
Well, in the UK, the FSA is supposed to oversea the activities of
b(w)ankers - don't know about other countries.
--
Stuart Winsor
Only plain text for emails
http://www.asciiribbon.org
On Mon, 06 Aug 2012 19:15:10 -0400, Bill <[email protected]> wrote:
>[email protected] wrote:
>> On Mon, 06 Aug 2012 13:21:06 -0400, willshak <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> MJ wrote the following on 8/5/2012 2:00 PM (ET):
>>>> Rule one:
>>>>
>>>> You must measure achievement by how far you've thrown something than
>>>> others.
>>>>
>>>> Or
>>>>
>>>> Rule two:
>>>>
>>>> You must measure achievement by how much faster you are then others.
>>>>
>>>> or
>>>>
>>>> Rule three
>>>>
>>>> You must measure achievement by how many times you put a ball in a net
>>>> or
>>>> past your opponent.
>>>>
>>>> Or
>>>>
>>>> Rule four
>>>>
>>>> You must measure achievement by any event governed by a clock or a
>>>> measurement.
>>>>
>>>> This must rule out (though there's reason to like some of these);
>>>>
>>>> Rhythm gymnastics - more dance then a "sport"
>>>> Diving - yes they twist, etc. but how do you measure a perfect score
>>>> Gymnastics - yes, it's fun to watch and amazing, but is this any
>>>> different then
>>>> "Dancing with the Stars"?
>>>> Equestrian - dressage must go, jumping - willing to consider
>>>> remaining.
>>>
>>>
>>> Shouldn't the horse get the medals?
>>
>> Horses don't pay taxes.
>
>I'm not sure whether horses even have citizenship. Would you pay taxes
>if you didn't have citizenship, and no one knew your name?
>
They're on the American team. They must.
On Sun, 05 Aug 2012 11:44:13 -0700, MJ wrote:
>> Ridiculous. Â Using your rules wrestling and boxing would be out.
>> Probably archery too. Â Ping pong would still be in and masturbation
>> (per rule 2) would also qualify.
>> Art
>
> Nope. Archery is in - points on a target (substitute arrow for ball).
> Forgot
> about wrestling and boxing. Need a new rule to cover that.
>
> How come rugby is not an Olympic sport but synchronized swimming is?
>
> Masturbation, hmm, now there's no international governing body for that
> is there?
United Nations
basilisk
--
A wink is as good as a nod to a blind horse
On 8/5/2012 1:00 PM, MJ wrote:
> Rule one:
>
> You must measure achievement by how far you've thrown something than
> others.
>
> Or
>
> Rule two:
>
> You must measure achievement by how much faster you are then others.
>
> or
>
> Rule three
>
> You must measure achievement by how many times you put a ball in a net
> or
> past your opponent.
>
> Or
>
> Rule four
>
> You must measure achievement by any event governed by a clock or a
> measurement.
>
> This must rule out (though there's reason to like some of these);
>
> Rhythm gymnastics - more dance then a "sport"
> Diving - yes they twist, etc. but how do you measure a perfect score
> Gymnastics - yes, it's fun to watch and amazing, but is this any
> different then
> "Dancing with the Stars"?
> Equestrian - dressage must go, jumping - willing to consider
> remaining.
>
> Any event with "style points".
>
> Any comments?
>
There are Olympic sports where the participants are really only
practicing, and they get metals for the best practice rounds.
Seriously do you really win if your opponent walks away also?
Fencing, archery, shooting??? ;~)
"Artemus" <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:
> Ridiculous. Using your rules wrestling and boxing would be out.
> Probably archery too. Ping pong would still be in and masturbation
> (per rule 2) would also qualify.
I think what he's really complaining about is events in which the winner is determined by
subjective criteria, not objective ones. Looked at in that light, wrestling and boxing could
remain if the only way to win would be to pin, or knock out, your opponent, respectively.
And I agree with him: if the winner is decided by subjective criteria, it's not really a fair
competition.
> Ridiculous. =A0Using your rules wrestling and boxing would be out.
> Probably archery too. =A0Ping pong would still be in and masturbation
> (per rule 2) would also qualify.
> Art
Nope. Archery is in - points on a target (substitute arrow for ball).
Forgot
about wrestling and boxing. Need a new rule to cover that.
How come rugby is not an Olympic sport but synchronized swimming is?
Masturbation, hmm, now there's no international governing body for
that is there?
I think you need a sports federation to get the attention of the IOC.
MJ
basilisk wrote:
> On Sun, 05 Aug 2012 11:44:13 -0700, MJ wrote:
>
>>> Ridiculous. Using your rules wrestling and boxing would be out.
>>> Probably archery too. Ping pong would still be in and masturbation
>>> (per rule 2) would also qualify.
>>> Art
>>
>> Nope. Archery is in - points on a target (substitute arrow for ball).
>> Forgot
>> about wrestling and boxing. Need a new rule to cover that.
>>
>> How come rugby is not an Olympic sport but synchronized swimming is?
>>
>> Masturbation, hmm, now there's no international governing body for
>> that is there?
>
> United Nations
>
No - that would not be simple masterbation - that would be circle jerks, and
that's too close to synchronized swimming to be allowed...
--
-Mike-
[email protected]
What the original post said has merit. There are many Olympic events that =
are not sports and/or use very subjective judging to determine a winner. S=
ynchronized swimming? Ballet in the swimming pool. Why not have actual ba=
llet as an event? No need for the pool and water. Kayaking? A fun, enjoy=
able sporty activity. But is it a sport? Competition? Wouldn't hot air b=
alloon racing be similar? Shouldn't it be an Olympic event too? Ping Pong=
, table tennis? This is a sport? I thought it was a recreational activity=
, hobby. Shouldn't pocket billiards be a sport too? Shoot nine ball for a=
n Olympic gold. Badminton? I guess its a sport, sort of. But most of the=
world considers it a recreation, hobby, fun event. Not a competition. Cr=
icket and rugby are played competitively by more people than badminton. In=
the USA I've never heard of competitive badminton.
To be inclusive, the Olympics have made a lot of activities into sports. P=
robably too many. I'd support going through the Olympic activities and wee=
ding out the questionable ones. Many of the team events, basketball, socce=
r, baseball, volleyball, have more important champions each year. Womens b=
each volleyball is very enjoyable to watch. But I would boot the beach vol=
leyball events out. People play horseshoes at the beach too. Why isn't ho=
rseshoes an Olympic event?
On Sunday, August 5, 2012 1:00:27 PM UTC-5, MJ wrote:
> Rule one:
>=20
>=20
>=20
> You must measure achievement by how far you've thrown something than
>=20
> others.
>=20
>=20
>=20
> Or
>=20
>=20
>=20
> Rule two:
>=20
>=20
>=20
> You must measure achievement by how much faster you are then others.
>=20
>=20
>=20
> or
>=20
>=20
>=20
> Rule three
>=20
>=20
>=20
> You must measure achievement by how many times you put a ball in a net
>=20
> or
>=20
> past your opponent.
>=20
>=20
>=20
> Or
>=20
>=20
>=20
> Rule four
>=20
>=20
>=20
> You must measure achievement by any event governed by a clock or a
>=20
> measurement.
>=20
>=20
>=20
> This must rule out (though there's reason to like some of these);
>=20
>=20
>=20
> Rhythm gymnastics - more dance then a "sport"
>=20
> Diving - yes they twist, etc. but how do you measure a perfect score
>=20
> Gymnastics - yes, it's fun to watch and amazing, but is this any
>=20
> different then
>=20
> "Dancing with the Stars"?
>=20
> Equestrian - dressage must go, jumping - willing to consider
>=20
> remaining.
>=20
>=20
>=20
> Any event with "style points".
>=20
>=20
>=20
> Any comments?
"MJ" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:cab4b322-eb99-448d-8f1c-25066addce9c@pp9g2000pbc.googlegroups.com...
> Rule one:
>
> You must measure achievement by how far you've thrown something than
> others.
>
> Or
>
> Rule two:
>
> You must measure achievement by how much faster you are then others.
>
> or
>
> Rule three
>
> You must measure achievement by how many times you put a ball in a net
> or
> past your opponent.
>
> Or
>
> Rule four
>
> You must measure achievement by any event governed by a clock or a
> measurement.
>
> This must rule out (though there's reason to like some of these);
>
> Rhythm gymnastics - more dance then a "sport"
> Diving - yes they twist, etc. but how do you measure a perfect score
> Gymnastics - yes, it's fun to watch and amazing, but is this any
> different then
> "Dancing with the Stars"?
> Equestrian - dressage must go, jumping - willing to consider
> remaining.
>
> Any event with "style points".
>
> Any comments?
Ridiculous. Using your rules wrestling and boxing would be out.
Probably archery too. Ping pong would still be in and masturbation
(per rule 2) would also qualify.
Art
MJ wrote the following on 8/5/2012 2:00 PM (ET):
> Rule one:
>
> You must measure achievement by how far you've thrown something than
> others.
>
> Or
>
> Rule two:
>
> You must measure achievement by how much faster you are then others.
>
> or
>
> Rule three
>
> You must measure achievement by how many times you put a ball in a net
> or
> past your opponent.
>
> Or
>
> Rule four
>
> You must measure achievement by any event governed by a clock or a
> measurement.
>
> This must rule out (though there's reason to like some of these);
>
> Rhythm gymnastics - more dance then a "sport"
> Diving - yes they twist, etc. but how do you measure a perfect score
> Gymnastics - yes, it's fun to watch and amazing, but is this any
> different then
> "Dancing with the Stars"?
> Equestrian - dressage must go, jumping - willing to consider
> remaining.
Shouldn't the horse get the medals?
--
Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
In the original Orange County. Est. 1683
To email, remove the double zeros after @
On 8/6/12 3:18 PM, Leon wrote:
> On 8/5/2012 1:00 PM, MJ wrote:
>> Rule one:
>>
>> You must measure achievement by how far you've thrown something than
>> others.
>>
>> Or
>>
>> Rule two:
>>
>> You must measure achievement by how much faster you are then others.
>>
>> or
>>
>> Rule three
>>
>> You must measure achievement by how many times you put a ball in a net
>> or
>> past your opponent.
>>
>> Or
>>
>> Rule four
>>
>> You must measure achievement by any event governed by a clock or a
>> measurement.
>>
>> This must rule out (though there's reason to like some of these);
>>
>> Rhythm gymnastics - more dance then a "sport"
>> Diving - yes they twist, etc. but how do you measure a perfect score
>> Gymnastics - yes, it's fun to watch and amazing, but is this any
>> different then
>> "Dancing with the Stars"?
>> Equestrian - dressage must go, jumping - willing to consider
>> remaining.
>>
>> Any event with "style points".
>>
>> Any comments?
>>
>
> There are Olympic sports where the participants are really only
> practicing, and they get metals for the best practice rounds.
>
> Seriously do you really win if your opponent walks away also?
> Fencing, archery, shooting??? ;~)
>
beautiful.
I'm stealing that for facebook.
--
-MIKE-
"Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life"
--Elvin Jones (1927-2004)
--
http://mikedrums.com
[email protected]
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[email protected] wrote:
> On Mon, 06 Aug 2012 13:21:06 -0400, willshak <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> MJ wrote the following on 8/5/2012 2:00 PM (ET):
>>> Rule one:
>>>
>>> You must measure achievement by how far you've thrown something than
>>> others.
>>>
>>> Or
>>>
>>> Rule two:
>>>
>>> You must measure achievement by how much faster you are then others.
>>>
>>> or
>>>
>>> Rule three
>>>
>>> You must measure achievement by how many times you put a ball in a net
>>> or
>>> past your opponent.
>>>
>>> Or
>>>
>>> Rule four
>>>
>>> You must measure achievement by any event governed by a clock or a
>>> measurement.
>>>
>>> This must rule out (though there's reason to like some of these);
>>>
>>> Rhythm gymnastics - more dance then a "sport"
>>> Diving - yes they twist, etc. but how do you measure a perfect score
>>> Gymnastics - yes, it's fun to watch and amazing, but is this any
>>> different then
>>> "Dancing with the Stars"?
>>> Equestrian - dressage must go, jumping - willing to consider
>>> remaining.
>>
>>
>> Shouldn't the horse get the medals?
>
> Horses don't pay taxes.
I'm not sure whether horses even have citizenship. Would you pay taxes
if you didn't have citizenship, and no one knew your name?
On Sun, 5 Aug 2012 11:21:20 -0700, "Artemus" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>Ridiculous. Using your rules wrestling and boxing would be out.
>Probably archery too. Ping pong would still be in and masturbation
>(per rule 2) would also qualify.
>Art
>
I'm going for the gold ! ! ! I hope I don't go blind first.
On Mon, 06 Aug 2012 13:21:06 -0400, willshak <[email protected]> wrote:
>MJ wrote the following on 8/5/2012 2:00 PM (ET):
>> Rule one:
>>
>> You must measure achievement by how far you've thrown something than
>> others.
>>
>> Or
>>
>> Rule two:
>>
>> You must measure achievement by how much faster you are then others.
>>
>> or
>>
>> Rule three
>>
>> You must measure achievement by how many times you put a ball in a net
>> or
>> past your opponent.
>>
>> Or
>>
>> Rule four
>>
>> You must measure achievement by any event governed by a clock or a
>> measurement.
>>
>> This must rule out (though there's reason to like some of these);
>>
>> Rhythm gymnastics - more dance then a "sport"
>> Diving - yes they twist, etc. but how do you measure a perfect score
>> Gymnastics - yes, it's fun to watch and amazing, but is this any
>> different then
>> "Dancing with the Stars"?
>> Equestrian - dressage must go, jumping - willing to consider
>> remaining.
>
>
>Shouldn't the horse get the medals?
Horses don't pay taxes.