mr_cellophane
Legendary Member
- Location
- Essex
Skeleton - short run, then lie very still 
or luge same without the run at the beginning.
or luge same without the run at the beginning.
Olympic Sports for 'oldies'
- Thread starter Noodley
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Slim
Über Member
- Location
- Plough Lane
You should forget the shooting - once the Parkinson's has set in it's game over (apologies to Parkinson's sufferers)
(apologies to Parkinson's sufferers)
Baggy
Cake connoisseur
- Location
- Where the chevrons are
Noodley, you should campaign to make Dad dancing an Olympic sport - you'd be a shoe-in for the gold 
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ComedyPilot
Secret Lemonade Drinker
- Location
- The Kingdom of Yorkshire
Being quite stocky, muscular and fearless daft, I think I could make a good skeleton bobber - if that's what they call them.
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Noodley
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Baggy said:Noodley, you should campaign to make Dad dancing an Olympic sport - you'd be a shoe-in for the gold
Send me your money so I can begin the campaign now!
But you're correct, I'd win be miles - it would be the equivalent of having Usain Bolt running against 7 blokes buried up to their waists in concrete.
I've even thought of a tagline:
Support Dad Dancing - Support Noodley - Support Hose.
Baggy
Cake connoisseur
- Location
- Where the chevrons are
mangaman
Guest
You need an oldie summer sport for London 2012 as well
How about competitive post office queueing - maybe held in a fake post office set up in the beach volleyball area for picturesqueness.
The main marks would be for speed of course, but also technical merit would be important eg bonus points for moaning about the length of the queue in a particularly skillful way and taking 45 minutes when you get to the till doing all manner of unnecessary tasks.
I think any of the old Eastern Block countries would be hot favourites for this of course, in view of their years of queueing experience, so you need to train hard.
I'd recommend altitude training / EPO / steroids and compulsory cover-to-cover Daily Mail reading as a minimum training regime.
How about competitive post office queueing - maybe held in a fake post office set up in the beach volleyball area for picturesqueness.
The main marks would be for speed of course, but also technical merit would be important eg bonus points for moaning about the length of the queue in a particularly skillful way and taking 45 minutes when you get to the till doing all manner of unnecessary tasks.
I think any of the old Eastern Block countries would be hot favourites for this of course, in view of their years of queueing experience, so you need to train hard.
I'd recommend altitude training / EPO / steroids and compulsory cover-to-cover Daily Mail reading as a minimum training regime.
trustysteed
Guest
Sitting on the couch watching sport must be a sport.
- Location
- Next door to Mr Benn at No 54
I would like to try the Aerial Skiing.
Just miss out the triple twist full back somersault, and get points for falling over with style and getting up again without assistance.
Today's commentator seemed to think that was a good idea. He said he would give maximum points to the aerial skier who landed, "dinged" ? her skis, then slid and then got up again.
It seems you only need to be able to ski a very short distance, in a straight line, going uphill. Does not matter if you are chunky in build, so might suit Comedy Pilot as well as me, as the outfit is suitably loose, and colourful.
When you fall, it is onto comparatively soft snow. The softness of the snow could be increased with expert use of a snow-blower.
Who would like to join my Team?
Just miss out the triple twist full back somersault, and get points for falling over with style and getting up again without assistance.
Today's commentator seemed to think that was a good idea. He said he would give maximum points to the aerial skier who landed, "dinged" ? her skis, then slid and then got up again.
It seems you only need to be able to ski a very short distance, in a straight line, going uphill.
Does not matter if you are chunky in build, so might suit Comedy Pilot as well as me, as the outfit is suitably loose, and colourful.When you fall, it is onto comparatively soft snow. The softness of the snow could be increased with expert use of a snow-blower.
Who would like to join my Team?
I propose that the alternative 'Homemade' Olympic Games can only use equipment found in any High Street Shop.
As Britain already has got a Gold in the Tea Tray event, what other uses can we find for common domestic items ? Could we win the 2x man Chest Freezer Bobsleigh ?
As Britain already has got a Gold in the Tea Tray event, what other uses can we find for common domestic items ? Could we win the 2x man Chest Freezer Bobsleigh ?
