Daily writing prompt
What Olympic sports do you enjoy watching the most?
Two years ago I posted this response to this prompt, and I pretty much stand by it. As currently constituted, I find the games pretty boring.
Great Games
Sportswise, I am a fly in the ointment. I am the one gnashing my teeth at the thought of a Thanksgiving spent watching American football or the person most likely to fling away the most recent sports magazine—swimsuit issue or not. So why should it be any different from the highly commercialized, overly hyped Olympics?
Want to win me back to the Games? OK, I Have a plan. How about adding some innovative stuff from the broader world of sports? How about marathon ballroom dancing, tossing the caber, saber dancing, jello pit wrestling, great pumpkin kayaking, or my favorite, fireball soccer? By the way, fireball soccer is played with a flaming kerosene-soaked coconut and bare feet—not for the faint of heart!
Yes, the Olympics are boring. We should make them great again. Get out the cabers and coconuts!
With time to think on this, we might find other sorts of fun things too: bolster the stature of the games internationally by having truth-telling competitions between teams of politicians – great entertainment – catch them in lies and score points on how they dance around half-truths and walk on eggshells without cracking them.
What sort of suggestions do you have? Remember, absurdity counts!
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Great idea for a post, Lou! Fireball soccer looks suitably crazy! We have some truly bonkers sporting and competitive events over here in the UK too. So can I offer you cheese rolling, rubber duck racing, welly wanging and stinging nettle eating? Not to mention the World Conker championships held in Northamptonshire every October! Love the eccentric traditions! 😀
Those are some fantastic ideas. Who wants boring skiing when you can have the world conker championship!
Absolutely – I couldn’t agree more!
In their defense, they did have break dancing in Paris, lol. The ones I cannot watch are the ski acrobatic competitions in the winter games, several athletes are close to breaking their necks every time; sure they are not boring, but just plain unsafe.
I understand the underlying athleticism, but I find it kind of boring.
It seems like they put more money and effort into the set design of all the Olympic ceremonies than on the actual Olympics these days… hugs
I dunno — I like the track events and everything on skis. Sports in general? I’d rather play.
I’ve seen porcupine races and slug races. Both of those captured my attention, though I admit the slug races took some patience.
Porcupine races and slug races! That’s what’s needed! Great idea!
Let’s add “Cornhole and pickleball”