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If Handball is an Olympic Sport...

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by WhoMikeJames, Aug 12, 2008.

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Shouldn't Dodgeball be one too?

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  2. No

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  1. WhoMikeJames

    WhoMikeJames Member

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    Shouldn't Dodgeball be one too? I don't see why dodgeball isn't an olympic sport. To me, it's more of a sport than handball. Or you could classify them both as recreational activities. All you do is throw a ball into a net in handball. How complex... :confused:

    and you know the ratings for Olympic Dodgeball would be off the charts... :D
     
    #1 WhoMikeJames, Aug 12, 2008
  2. FlyerFanatic

    FlyerFanatic YOU BOYS LIKE MEXICO!?! YEEEHAAWW
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    little tougher than you'd think. i think you can only take 2 or 3 steps before having to get rid of it...you also cant cross that arched line when trying to score..i've played before its tough
     
    #2 FlyerFanatic, Aug 12, 2008
  3. Steve_Francis_rules

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    Couldn't you say basketball is just a sport where all you do is throw a ball through a ring? I think there's more to both sports than that.
     
    #3 Steve_Francis_rules, Aug 12, 2008
  4. Nice Rollin

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    if basketball is a sport, then ring toss should be a sport
     
    #4 Nice Rollin, Aug 12, 2008
  5. SirCharlesFan

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    I think diving should be eliminated as an Olympic sport. All you do is jump off of a board into water. how complex is that?

    I think swimming should be eliminated as an Olympic sport. All you do is flail your arms and legs. how complex is that?

    I think track events should be eliminated as Olympic sports. All you do is run. I mean everyone with legs can run! Nowadays even people without legs can get fake legs and run! how complex is that?
     
    #5 SirCharlesFan, Aug 12, 2008
  6. surrender

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    They should add tetherball too
     
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  7. eMat

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    Agree with both you and Steve_Francis_rules, such simplification of a sport as the OP used is really ignorant.

    I don't really see why anyone would have a problem with handball, it's hardly the least 'sporty' discipline in the Olympics.

    As for dodgeball, I would have no problem with it being in the Olympics. I would watch it.
     
    #7 eMat, Aug 12, 2008
  8. pirc1

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    I propose sychronized sex as a sport lol. :D

    What would be the rating for that? :eek:
     
    #8 pirc1, Aug 12, 2008
  9. bladeage

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    How about a game of horse-shoe?
     
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  10. Nice Rollin

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    what about 4 Square...i'd watch that!
     
    #10 Nice Rollin, Aug 12, 2008
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    i wonder how they would standardize all the rules like "around the world," "war," "popcorn," etc...
     
    #11 danny317, Aug 12, 2008
  12. WhoMikeJames

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    I'm not that ignorant of the skill it takes to be on a national handball team, but in all seriousness dodgeball deserves to be an olympic sport.
     
    #12 WhoMikeJames, Aug 12, 2008
  13. TMac640

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    Dodge, Dip, Duck, Dive, and Dodge.

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    #13 TMac640, Aug 12, 2008
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    maybe we should add foosball and air hockey to the olympic as well.....
     
    #14 cshen, Aug 12, 2008
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    "Had my dream again where I'm making love, and the Olympic judges are watching. I'd nailed the compulsories, so this is it, the finals. I got a 9.8 from the Canadians, a perfect 10 from the Americans, and my mother, disguised as an East German judge, gave me a 5.6. Must have been the dismount."
     
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  16. Smokey

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    I think message board posting should be an Olympic sport. Our crafty vets are approaching their 10th anniversary.
     
    #16 Smokey, Aug 12, 2008
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    If archery is an Olympic sport, then poker should be a sport, too. :D
     
    #17 SwoLy-D, Aug 12, 2008
  18. JamesC

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    Olympic dodge ball would be wild! I'd love to see that. :D
     
    #18 JamesC, Aug 12, 2008
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    :p :D
     
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  20. Astro101

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    Handball rules. The things they can do with their balls!

    But seriously, it does rule. There should be more recreational leagues in the US.
     
    #20 Astro101, Aug 12, 2008
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