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That would certainly bring some more excitement to the Olympics. Let a herd of feral camels or pigs or what have you loose at the start of the archery and the
by stephenr 3y ago
That would certainly bring some more excitement to the Olympics.
Let a herd of feral camels or pigs or what have you loose at the start of the archery and the javelin.
Gold medal comes with a side of ribs!
- fxtentacle 3y agoYour event would probably end with a shitstorm on social media and the management team getting fired as revenge.
- taskforcegemini 3y agowhich is not to say that there wouldn't be a market for this kind of event
- HeyLaughingBoy 3y agoI'd definitely watch that!
- JumpCrisscross 3y agoIn ski racing, you’re allowed a redo if wildlife interferes. Which turns into a bit of a joke when everyone unhappy with their time sees a snow bunny.
- victorbojica 3y agoTop comment
- boomboomsubban 3y agoThe 1904 Olympic marathon had a South African runner, one of the first black participants, lose partially because they were chased a mile off course by a pack of wild dogs. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Len_Taunyane https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Len_Taunyane The entire race was bonkers, I like fourth place having taken a nap after eating rotten apples he stole from an orchard. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1904_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_marathon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1904_Summer_O...
- rsynnott 3y ago> The actual winner, Thomas Hicks, was near collapse and hallucinating when he crossed the finish line, a side effect of being administered brandy, raw eggs, and strychnine by his trainers. This was, presumably, before they'd really figured out how to do doping.
- bguebert 3y agoI mean he won, so maybe they had it figured out.
- boomboomsubban 3y ago> When he reached the stadium, his support team carried him over the line, holding him in the air while he shuffled his feet as if still running.[6] Hicks had to be carried off the track on a stretcher, and might have died in the stadium had he not been treated by four doctors. He lost eight pounds during the course of the marathon. They didn't.
- DANmode 3y agoHe was still first. You don't think people gave more of a shit about athlete lives, comfort, and longevity then, than now?
- Tabular-Iceberg 3y agoOne of those ingredients sound a lot more relevant to his condition than the two others.
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- addicted 3y agoI mean who doesn’t just love some animal abuse!