On 2/21/14, 8:07 AM, True North wrote:
Johnny, you should read carefully before making dumb comments.
The vertically challenged guy from CT was suggesting freestyle motocross.



I haven't watched Olympic sports in many years, but I seem to recall a
couple of events for pedal-powered bicycles. That seems appropriate for
the Olympics, but I'm pretty certain there is no place in the Olympics
for engine-powered sports, and there shouldn't be.

On Fri, 21 Feb 2014 08:15:26 -0500, F*O*A*D wrote:

On 2/21/14, 8:07 AM, True North wrote:
Johnny, you should read carefully before making dumb comments.
The vertically challenged guy from CT was suggesting freestyle motocross.



I haven't watched Olympic sports in many years, but I seem to recall a
couple of events for pedal-powered bicycles. That seems appropriate for
the Olympics, but I'm pretty certain there is no place in the Olympics
for engine-powered sports, and there shouldn't be.

It's a shame that you find no sports interesting to watch. I'd think you'd find curling fairly
entertaining. No pushing or shoving, no fouls, no exertion, no nasty sweating, all the strategy of
pocket pool, and, according to your bud, extremely exciting.

But, given the pride you show for your country, I can understand you not rooting for the 'home team'
in any of these sports. It's rather neat that Norway is at the top of the medal count.

Here's a USA Today article which puts the USA close to the bottom. You should find that enjoyable,.

http://ftw.usatoday.com/2014/02/olym...capita-norway/

"In this Olympic medal count, the United States is near the bottom"

On 2/21/14, 9:16 AM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Fri, 21 Feb 2014 08:15:26 -0500, F*O*A*D wrote:

On 2/21/14, 8:07 AM, True North wrote:
Johnny, you should read carefully before making dumb comments.
The vertically challenged guy from CT was suggesting freestyle motocross.



I haven't watched Olympic sports in many years, but I seem to recall a
couple of events for pedal-powered bicycles. That seems appropriate for
the Olympics, but I'm pretty certain there is no place in the Olympics
for engine-powered sports, and there shouldn't be.

It's a shame that you find no sports interesting to watch. I'd think you'd find curling fairly
entertaining. No pushing or shoving, no fouls, no exertion, no nasty sweating, all the strategy of
pocket pool, and, according to your bud, extremely exciting.

But, given the pride you show for your country, I can understand you not rooting for the 'home team'
in any of these sports. It's rather neat that Norway is at the top of the medal count.



You're making **** up again. I never said I find "no sports interesting
to watch."

I'm proud of my country when it or its inhabitants have accomplishments
in which it is worthy to take pride. Sending the troops in to provide
disaster relief puts a big smile on my face. So does an American winning
a Nobel for medicine, science, literature, peace. Olympic victories in
which professional, paid athletes compete in activities that once were
appropriate only for amateurs does little for me.

On 2/21/2014 10:35 AM, F*O*A*D wrote:
On 2/21/14, 9:16 AM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Fri, 21 Feb 2014 08:15:26 -0500, F*O*A*D wrote:

On 2/21/14, 8:07 AM, True North wrote:
Johnny, you should read carefully before making dumb comments.
The vertically challenged guy from CT was suggesting freestyle
motocross.



I haven't watched Olympic sports in many years, but I seem to recall a
couple of events for pedal-powered bicycles. That seems appropriate for
the Olympics, but I'm pretty certain there is no place in the Olympics
for engine-powered sports, and there shouldn't be.

It's a shame that you find no sports interesting to watch. I'd think
you'd find curling fairly
entertaining. No pushing or shoving, no fouls, no exertion, no nasty
sweating, all the strategy of
pocket pool, and, according to your bud, extremely exciting.

But, given the pride you show for your country, I can understand you
not rooting for the 'home team'
in any of these sports. It's rather neat that Norway is at the top of
the medal count.



You're making **** up again. I never said I find "no sports interesting
to watch."

I'm proud of my country when it or its inhabitants have accomplishments
in which it is worthy to take pride. Sending the troops in to provide
disaster relief puts a big smile on my face. So does an American winning
a Nobel for medicine, science, literature, peace. Olympic victories in
which professional, paid athletes compete in activities that once were
appropriate only for amateurs does little for me.

You were mighty proud when O'Bama was handed the peace prize, weren't
you? Could you elaboate on jus exactly you were proud of.

On Fri, 21 Feb 2014 10:35:00 -0500, F*O*A*D wrote:

On 2/21/14, 9:16 AM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Fri, 21 Feb 2014 08:15:26 -0500, F*O*A*D wrote:

On 2/21/14, 8:07 AM, True North wrote:
Johnny, you should read carefully before making dumb comments.
The vertically challenged guy from CT was suggesting freestyle motocross.



I haven't watched Olympic sports in many years, but I seem to recall a
couple of events for pedal-powered bicycles. That seems appropriate for
the Olympics, but I'm pretty certain there is no place in the Olympics
for engine-powered sports, and there shouldn't be.

It's a shame that you find no sports interesting to watch. I'd think you'd find curling fairly
entertaining. No pushing or shoving, no fouls, no exertion, no nasty sweating, all the strategy of
pocket pool, and, according to your bud, extremely exciting.

But, given the pride you show for your country, I can understand you not rooting for the 'home team'
in any of these sports. It's rather neat that Norway is at the top of the medal count.



You're making **** up again. I never said I find "no sports interesting
to watch."

I'm proud of my country when it or its inhabitants have accomplishments
in which it is worthy to take pride. Sending the troops in to provide
disaster relief puts a big smile on my face. So does an American winning
a Nobel for medicine, science, literature, peace. Olympic victories in
which professional, paid athletes compete in activities that once were
appropriate only for amateurs does little for me.

Yup, that Nobel won by your boy was quite meaningful, eh? He showed the worth of the Nobel Peace
Prize, eh? I'm sure the smile is still there.

On Fri, 21 Feb 2014 12:05:59 -0500, wrote:

On Fri, 21 Feb 2014 08:15:26 -0500, F*O*A*D wrote:

On 2/21/14, 8:07 AM, True North wrote:
Johnny, you should read carefully before making dumb comments.
The vertically challenged guy from CT was suggesting freestyle motocross.



I haven't watched Olympic sports in many years, but I seem to recall a
couple of events for pedal-powered bicycles. That seems appropriate for
the Olympics, but I'm pretty certain there is no place in the Olympics
for engine-powered sports, and there shouldn't be.

That was what I was talking about ... bicycles.

When we were at Mammoth Ca these crazy SOBs were going down the ski
slopes on mountain bikes just about as fast as they could go. As if
that was not dangerous enough, they built jumps for them and there
were guys doing aerial stunts off of them.

That is America. If Europe invents a dangerous sport like skiing, we
find a way to make it "radical dude".

A couple years ago my friends in Holland had gone to Italy for skiing. There was almost no snow, so
the ski resorts were renting mountain bikes. The bikes could be taken up the lifts and ridden back
down.

If snow boarding made it, I'll bet the BMX stuff isn't far behind.

On 2/21/14, 12:05 PM, wrote:
On Fri, 21 Feb 2014 08:15:26 -0500, F*O*A*D wrote:

On 2/21/14, 8:07 AM, True North wrote:
Johnny, you should read carefully before making dumb comments.
The vertically challenged guy from CT was suggesting freestyle motocross.



I haven't watched Olympic sports in many years, but I seem to recall a
couple of events for pedal-powered bicycles. That seems appropriate for
the Olympics, but I'm pretty certain there is no place in the Olympics
for engine-powered sports, and there shouldn't be.

That was what I was talking about ... bicycles.

When we were at Mammoth Ca these crazy SOBs were going down the ski
slopes on mountain bikes just about as fast as they could go. As if
that was not dangerous enough, they built jumps for them and there
were guys doing aerial stunts off of them.

That is America. If Europe invents a dangerous sport like skiing, we
find a way to make it "radical dude".


Yeah, I can see how radical bicycle riding could be a crowd-pleasing
sport at the olympics.