Gingerman
Is a great bunch of lads.....
http://www.kgbanswers.co.uk/was-town-planning-ever-an-olympic-event/22638075
They should bring back the town planning event.
They should bring back the town planning event.
Worst Olympic Event
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Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
That's from the 19th century equivalent of Viz though
Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
The game originated as a sport in Britain during the 1880s, where it was played among the upper-class as an after-dinner parlour game,[4][5] then commonly known as "ding-dong". A row of books were stood up along the center of the table as a net, two more books served as rackets and were used to continuously hit a golf-ball from one end of the table to the other. Alternatively table tennis was played with paddles made of cigar box lids and balls made of champagne corks. The popularity of the game led game manufacturers to sell the equipment commercially. Early rackets were often pieces of parchment stretched upon a frame, and the sound generated in play gave the game its first nicknames of "wiff-waff" and "ping-pong". A number of sources indicate that the game was first brought to the attention of Hamley's of Regent Street under the name "Gossima".[6][7] The name "ping-pong" was in wide use before British manufacturer J. Jaques & Son Ltd trademarked it in 1901. The name "ping-pong" then came to be used for the game played by the rather expensive Jaques's equipment, with other manufacturers calling it table tennis. A similar situation arose in the United States, where Jaques sold the rights to the "ping-pong" name to Parker Brothers.
Cid
Proper break this time
Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
I call it 'the remote' like everyone elseThe monsterprobably calls his tv remote control a 'doobree' or some shit too.
Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Fucking idiots. Why make up a word when there already is one?
Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
I think you should personally PM them all and call them idiots
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
I have already stated my opinion on the matter in no uncertain terms.
Anyway, crap Olympic sports. What about ones which appear to only exist for the Olympics, like handball?
Anyway, crap Olympic sports. What about ones which appear to only exist for the Olympics, like handball?
Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
I like archery being in, cos its just so silly, but its old and deserves an outing once every four years. I mean, a blind bloke set a world record on day one, must have something going for it.
Synchronised Swimming and Dressage. Both just fucking stupid. I dont care that removing the dressage would bugger up the three day eventing, , there's more than enought o be getting on with in the other two days anyhows
Synchronised Swimming and Dressage. Both just fucking stupid. I dont care that removing the dressage would bugger up the three day eventing, , there's more than enought o be getting on with in the other two days anyhows
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Beach volleyball is ok for lunchtime leering.
Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
Yep, I find synchronised swimming freaky because they look freaky with their pinched in noses
As I've already explained, handball is an awesome and popular sport. Just because you parochial southerners haven't heard of it don't mean shit.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Where is it played commonly in GB?
What relevance does that have to it being an olympic sport? If you want to limit the games to sports that are popular in Britain then you would be in for a very short games.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
You said it was a popular sport and said something about southern parochialism, so I asked where it is popular
Because you said it existed only for the Olympics. It doesn't. It's a very popular sport in quite a few countries. Just because nobody in the UK plays it doesn't mean it isn't popular. To say so would be a bit parochial, which I find odd coming from someone in as big and international a city as London.
Assuming I'm right when I say you're in London?
Assuming I'm right when I say you're in London?
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
I am in London but grew up in the North.
Never seen it played apart from the Olympics
Where did you play it?
Never seen it played apart from the Olympics
Where did you play it?
Played it once when on holiday in France. The national team there get pretty extensive coverage come the Euros and Worlds. I've also wasted a fair few afternoons watching Champion's League Handball on Eurosport (though they don't seem to show it anymore) and they had crowds that quite a few Scottish football clubs would be jealous of.
Like I said, it shouldn't be that hard to understand that a sport with little or no history/participation in this country might be quite popular elsewhere in the world.
Like I said, it shouldn't be that hard to understand that a sport with little or no history/participation in this country might be quite popular elsewhere in the world.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
This is a silly thread though. Parochialism is encouraged.
Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
Do you have an internet connection? There are girls on there totally naked, front bottoms on show and everything!
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
That's different! One doesn't look at bottoms on the telly at lunchtime for that kind of thing
