It is required that a sport be either recognized as a professional sport by a country or been made an Olympic Sport.
Honorable Mentions:Bull Fighting- I eat meat, so perhaps this is hypocritical, but do we really need to kill a bull every time someone competes? And torture it first? I mean, if either a) the bull was eaten and put to good use or b) if the bull had a chance at victory. (It dies whether it gets the bull-fighter or not.) Yes, I understand this is a tradition. So was Stoning and Feeding Christians to Lions. I'm just saying...
Cricket- I know that this is Britain's pasttime. I also know it is incomprehensible. This is the only professional sport that breaks for tea!! When I lived in Australia, I got the hang of Rugby and Aussie Rules football, and desperately tried to understand Cricket. But I just couldn't get a hang of it. I swear to you, I watched a batter swing at a ball about 9 times, before finally hitting it straight to some guy about 5 feet away. He ran back and forth between to poles about 3 times before this player got the ball under control and tossed it to the pitcher. The score went from 1250-15 to 175 to 1000.
5. Professional Video Gaming-
I went to the playoffs (playoffs!) of the pro video game league. It was my job; they paid me to go. I also won a free x-box 360. How bad does something have to be for them to pay their fans AND raffle off free game consoles? That being said, in the interest of full disclosure, I do love my video games.
4.Synchro-diving-
I guess someone had to invent SOMETHING for Chinese athletes to excel at other than gymnastics...Okay, that is mean. But synchronized diving? What about diving was so easy that we require a version where you have to dive simultaneously with another skimpily clad underage diver? This sport had to be invented by the catholic church...Okay, also mean...but...alright, look, I don't have a politically correct way to say how much this sport sucks.
3. Biathalon-
Where exactly was the concept for this sport born? Is there a pleothora of countries in which it is required to long distance cross-country ski and then shoot something? Last I checked, not even Canadians were this stupid.
2. Skeleton-
When the gold medalists of your sport hadn't even HEARD of the sport the Olympics prior, something is wrong. Manned by failed bobsledders, lugers, and other suicidal men(and women! no testosterone monopoly here!)-for-hire, Skeleton is a head first plunge off the top of a mountain on a sled smaller than your torso.
1. Curling-
One guy throws a "thing" on ice at a grid. Two others sweep in front of it to control its speed. distance, and direction. Is it really a sport if you can't picture a little kid thinking at some point, "when I grow up I want to sweep the ice in front of a slow moving puck!" Is there anyone who plays curling who isn't someone too lazy and fat to play hockey?
No comments:
Post a Comment