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I still can't believe there's an Olympic event for bouncing on a trampoline.

Posted by Krusty (aka krustylu) Aug 3 '12, 06:57

It looks like fun but that isn't a sport.

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*gives Kate Upton the gold medal* nm -- nm - groiny Aug 3, 07:39 1
- Even after she knocks herself out? - The Dark Spawn Aug 3, 08:13
Sport IS fun....well it should be -- nm - Danedukenuuk Aug 3, 07:03
it's one of the headscratchers for me as well. that, and dressage, which I find absolutely fascinating, but have no idea why it's still in there. -- nm - znufrii, missing an arm Aug 3, 07:01 6
- Other than the obstacle course I find the horse stuff to be the most boring events. -- nm - Krusty Aug 3, 07:07
- HORSE DANCING! -- nm - Dress Aug 3, 07:03 4
  - *insert JEGAR joke here* -- nm - Strongbad Aug 3, 07:15
  - I know, but it still just looks cool to me, to be able to make a horse do that. -- nm - znufrii, missing an arm Aug 3, 07:12 2
    - i just like yelling HORSE DANCING! -- nm - Dress Aug 3, 07:22 1
      - heh. -- nm - znufrii, missing an arm Aug 3, 07:38
Sure it is. And a tough one too. -- nm - Dress Aug 3, 07:00 19
- I'm sure it's not easy but it's still not much of a sport. - Krusty Aug 3, 07:06 18
  - It doesn't seem much different than diving to me - Guigue Aug 3, 07:10 3
    - this -- nm - Dress Aug 3, 07:21
    - Maybe if they did the trampoline in water, it would be more of a sport. or in bikinis...yes, trampoline in water with bikinis. -- nm - Jim Aug 3, 07:11 1
      - *wild applause* Greatest idea in the Olympics ever. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 3, 07:35
  - Maybe I'm just an old curmudgeon...but I don't even like that they make the floor exercise floor all springy. - Jim Aug 3, 07:07 13
    - Maybe, grandpa? -- nm - spamlet Aug 3, 07:11 4
      - And the only professionals that could be in the Olympics were Russian... -- nm - Jim Aug 3, 07:12 3
        
        And the East German women were bigger and hairier than American men -- nm - Jim Aug 3, 07:13 2
        
        That's still true. -- nm - spamlet Aug 3, 07:38 1
        
        Whew...glad to see EVERYthing hasn't changed. -- nm - Jim Aug 3, 07:44
    - Agreed. I don't like the bouncy floors and I have no idea what happened with the scoring. I think they changed the scoring to try and prevent biased - Krusty Aug 3, 07:10 6
      - I thinkit's more a way to account for differing levels of difficulty in the routines, which makes sense to me. -- nm - znufrii, missing an arm Aug 3, 07:19 4
        
        I think it's this and what I mentioned. They had problems with scoring and they seem to have fixed it. -- nm - Krusty Aug 3, 07:25 3
        
        Depends on your definition of "fixed". If by "fixed" you mean, it's more fair and the true winners will emerge...ok, fine. if by "fixed" you mean... - Jim Aug 3, 07:36 2
        
        Anything that can make things less subjective in judging, I'm all for. - Will Hunting Aug 3, 07:47
        
        I mean more fair and at the same time it's also more confusing. -- nm - Krusty Aug 3, 07:45
      - ALL GLORY TO FLOOR ROUTINE BY HYPNOTOAD -- nm - Beryllium Aug 3, 07:18
    - yeah, I totally get the reasons behind the new scoring system, but I still don't like it. -- nm - znufrii, missing an arm Aug 3, 07:09

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