There, I said it, I hate the olympics. Like sushi, I’ve tried to like it, even attempt to watch a few events but I just can’t. And what I hate the most? The winter olympics. Why? Because it embodies 2 of the things I hate the most: winter and exercise. I almost fall over in laughter when people ask if I want to go skiing. The only part of skiing I will ever think about participating in is sitting in a hot tub at the chalet (is that what it’s called?) and drinking hot chocolate. I’ll be more than happy to watch you ski but I’m not paying money to freeze my ass off while simultaneously exercising.
I decided to do a little research to understand what the ancient olympics were like and honey, they weren’t nothin’ like today. The only thing I didn’t like, that I read was that women couldn’t attend. In fact, if you attended, you would be cast out…or something like that. I don’t know, I was watching Netflix at the same time.
I would have killed to be an attendee of the ancient olympics. For one, it was only men, usually soldiers and always naked.
Excuse me?
Yes, they were naked, all naked. Could you imagine the number of dicks swinging in the wind? Like literally, they are running a relay race and dicks are just flopping up and down, up and down, up and down. And what about wrestling or boxing? Obviously cups didn’t exist so how many men lost their ability to have children after the olympics, when kicked in the family jewels?
Could you imagine how much money the ancient olympics could have made if they allowed women to attend? Could you imagine the bachelorette parties? Like literally they should have just had a section for bachelorette parties. I could see 8 women, all in short togas, one with a veil and a sash that read “bride”, screaming when 8 naked men ran by. Seriously, they left money on the table here.
There is one thing I find mildly interesting about the summer olympics, the opening ceremony. I watch the opening ceremonies to see what everyone is wearing. I think the last summer olympics, Ralph Lauren outfitted the U.S. team. I also appreciate this ceremony because the athletes act real. They have their cell phones pulled out, videotaping everything because it’s a once in a lifetime opportunity. I appreciate their appreciation of this.
Ha ha, even people who hate watching sport, such as me, are supposed to like the Olympics. I do love watching the horses, but they don’t seeem to have any of those at the winter olympics!
They don’t, I looked. That’s a summer olympics thing. I’m glad I’m not the only one that hates watching sports.
I only like a few events – obviously men’s hockey. With the Russians not participating this year (or only a few of them) I asked the question why the Canadian team had to go at all. Just give them the gold medal and call it a day. I also like watching the figure skating. For the summer it’s diving and gymnastics. Things I could never ever do haha. While I do enjoy the games, I don’t get all hyped about it. Unless, of course, it’s men’s hockey lol
Yeah, I knew you would say hockey! LOL! I have watched the olympics before and on the rare occasion someone wipes out on the ice or in gymnastics, it’s almost painful to watch. Side note, why is table tennis deemed a sport? If that’s a sport, I think dodgeball should be an olympic sport.
Im just glad that golf isn’t an Olympic sport. I like the idea of having “just for fun” so like swimmers can try track or archers can do table tennis lol just for fun
Golf isn’t a sport? I agree with you but I wonder why.
Who knows! Lol
You make me pmsl!!! I have to say im.not keen on the olympics either lol!
You can’t use text abbreviations like that! I’m not that hip! I had to Google it! LOL!!! I’m glad you got a laugh! Good! I’m glad I’m not the only one!
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I agree with you on watching the opening ceremony, but I also enjoy watching skiing and go skiing. The thing that annoys me this time, is the time difference,hahaha.
Yeah, it’s pretty huge isn’t it! All I know is for some reason the tv big wigs think America wants to watch the olympics when in reality we are all pissed off that you put all our favorite shows on hold till this is over.
I don’t hate the Olympics, I think they’re awesome. I haven’t watched much this year because I’ve been busy writing, but I did see Sean White’s awesome run when he won the gold medal. He is such an inspiration. I had my sons watch, hoping he’d inspire them to think big. 🙂 Sorry girls. I hope I didn’t offend anyone with my thoughts. 🙂 Everyone’s different, right?
I would expect disagreement! We all have the things we like and dislike. I’m glad you like the Olympics! This is going to sound horrible but my first thought about Sean White when I saw him was, ‘thank God he got rid of his hair!’ LOL!
LOL! I know! He looks like a totally different person, doesn’t he?
I am so down for a naked opening ceremony, it would be like the atheletes remembering their heritage! Hahaha! I’ll quite happily watch most sports, but not all. The Olympics are great for sports that never usually appear on TV 🙂
I can’t say I have given it the extensive thought that you have, but when I learned about the naked part of the old time Olympics, I did wonder how that all played out in the protecting the family jewels. Did they have some rules about what was off limits or was that all part of the strategy on how to being a man down? I do love your image of the bachelorette party!
Weren’t the ancient Olympics more than just sport as well? They competed with things like poetry as well…so it sounds like you’d have another reason to like it. <3
I have never in my life heard that. Wow! I’m going to look that up.
It’s in the NY times it must be true! http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/01/books/review/poetrys-relationship-with-the-olympics.html
I think I first heard it from QI. I blooming love that program!
Oh wow….but they didn’t recite the poems naked so it might not have been as exciting as the races. LOL! J/K!
bwahahaha!
SWINGING DICKS ???? That’s all that comes to my mind when I think of the original Olympics, too.
Great minds think alike. But seriously, it would be like us running without a bra and that would get uncomfortable quick. What am I missing here? If they didn’t care about modesty fine, but wouldn’t their member be stretched out like silly putty after so many runs around the track?
“Stretched out like silly putty” JEE.ZUS ???
Or….like those 3M hooks where you are supposed to pull the rubbery adhesive straight down by like 12″ to remove it and not harm the wall…..
YES!! That’s EXACTLY how It’d look! That’s exactly how I imagine it ???
LOL!!!!
I am usually not a big sports fan, but I do love Hockey! I also kind of like watching Biathlon.(I never heard of it while I lived in the States, but here in Germany it is pretty cool).
I think I saw that in the list last night. Is biathlon like an obstacle course or something?
It is cross country skiing and shooting. It looks exhausting! When the race is done, they literally just fall over and lay there.
I wouldn’t make it .25 mile, doing something like that. I used to have to lay down after the warm up of the Insanity workouts.
I still feel like I may die after walking up the 4 flights of stairs to my apartment. No way in hell I could do any Olympic event.
Unless there is an event for ice cream eating!
You have to walk up 4 flights of stairs? Are you ripped? I probably would be if I had to do that every single day. What was moving like? Ugh!
I was so out of shape when I first moved here! That changed pretty fast, I dropped 10 pounds within 2 weeks of arriving. I thought my heart would explode moving the furniture up those stairs!!
Wow! So what your saying is if I move to Germany, I would be ripped? Hmmm…….Yeah, I thought about the whole moving thing when you said that and I can’t even imagine.
I still have some shaping up to do, but I think I will be in the best shape I have been in years this coming Spring/Summer. It’s just easier here, minimal access to junk food/fast food, I walk everywhere, and I cook nearly everything from scratch. I still get to enjoy ice cream and wonderful baked goods, but it’s OK because I have to walk those damn stairs to get home!
Yeah, I think Europeans (with the exception of smoking) are so much healthier than us Americans.
Agreed. They do still smoke like chimneys.
So weird that’s still a thing. I haven’t been to Europe in 20 years and I would have thought the non-smoking thing would have taken hold.
It hasn’t here in Köln.
You had me at “swinging dicks”…
I’m now committed to inventing a time machine.
Ok well make sure it’s a 2 seater because I want to attend the ancient Olympics too.
Of course!!!
Haha this killed me. I too just don’t quite GET the Olympics.