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Category Archives: Sports
The Mr Universe Pageant
For those who don’t know, the Mr. Universe pageant is all about body building. Those who have built their bodies to the maximum musculature are vying for the best bodies to be determined by the hopefully neutral judges. They are … Continue reading
Posted in Sports, Wee Bit O' Humour
Tagged Battle of the Network Stars, body building, brain in a jar, broad shoulders, Dad bod, decathletes, Eddy Ellwood, feel insecure because of this pageant, felt like I weighed too little, gold medal winners made insecure, looks, Lou Ferrigno, Mr. Universe, muscle clarity, muscle heads, muscle size, no questions, no talent contest, proportion, runners, sedentary, shotputters, six pack, Strong man competitor, sunken in chest, swimmers, symmetry, the Hulk
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Guardian Caps
Guardian caps are now allowed in games in the Canadian Football League as well as games in the National Football League. And they look ridiculous. These caps are another layer of protection over the helmet of football players. With this … Continue reading
Posted in Humour, Sports
Tagged big head, Bubba Bulbous, Elaine Benes, football players, guardian caps, heads look disproportionately big, helmets, how will we accept aliens if we can't accept guardian caps?, Humpty Dumpty, lessen risk of concussion, Seinfeld, top heavy, trendsetters, we got used to helmets
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Extra Medals Everywhere
Until this Olympics, I was unaware that two bronze medals were handed out in each boxing weight group. I think this is a bit unfair to other sports. The reasoning is that boxers get hurt more than those in other … Continue reading
Posted in Humour, Sports
Tagged 13 weight classes, 3 on 3 basket ball, almost identical game in Canada, American football, boxers get hurt more, boxing, boxing has enough medals, bronze medal match, bronze medal match could be on same day as gold medal match, gold medal match, judo, most positions at 22, Olympics, set of medals for each position in team sports, taekwondo, two bronze medals so fewer fights, weight group, wrestling
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July Grab Bag o’ Humour
Giant hogweed had a nicer name when it was first exported to North America from Asia. It was supposed to be a nice, big, decorative plant. Oh, the folly of our ancestors! It spread easily and it quite earned the … Continue reading
Posted in Geography, History, Science, Social Science, Sports
Tagged "Gen Z", Argentina, Asia, baby boomers, Canada, Chile, Copa America, Everyone's a Winner, giant hogweed, Hot Chocolate, Lionel Messi, Millennials, North America, participation trophies, Peru, plant is named properly now, reacts to UV in sunlight, sap on outside of stem, soccer, team Canada, Uruguay, Venezuela
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June 2024 Grab Bag o’ Humour
The Professional Women’s Hockey League (the PWHL) has as it’s championship trophy, the Walter Cup. I have to question the name of said cup. It’s not as if I like telling women what to do (Indeed I don’t like doing … Continue reading
Posted in Humour, Language, Mathematics, Sports
Tagged Austin, comb. fork, Dallas, feminine name, Fort Worth, Houston, masculine name, people's names, Professional Womens Hockey League, PWHL, San Antonio, Texans imaginative?, Texas, the Walter Cup, trident, Walters is a surname, Y in the road
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The Enhanced Games
The Enhanced Games might actually get off the ground and offer a place where athletes can use steroids and other scientific enhancements while competing. They hope to get the “real” world records. And if you care to say that this … Continue reading
Posted in Science Fiction, Sports, Wee Bit O' Humour
Tagged amateur athletes, athletes, cheaters, does steroid use reduce life expectancy?, guinea pig athletes, long time steroid use can lead to infertility, Oscar Postorius, roid rage, side effects, steroids, The Bionic Games, The Enhanced Games, The Olympic Games
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45 Year Old, Pristine O-Pee-Chee Gum Found
768 pieces of O-Pee-Chee gum was found still in its original packaging from 1979. There is one case of 16 boxes with 48 sealed packages. There has been much talk of keeping the case pristine, so too, the boxes and … Continue reading
Posted in Humour, Science, Sports
Tagged 14 hockey cards per piece of gum, 25-30 Wayne Gretzky rookie cards possible, 45 years old, bubble gum, case of hockey cards found, collectors, gambling, mass spectrometer, O-Pee-Chee gum, Ontario's past polluted air, spectroscopy, sport cards, sugar is great preservative, test gum on grad student, this gum would last at least a year, Wayne Gretzky
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Don’t Believe We’ve Been on the Moon?
I could try to lead you to that revelation. Like saying we can easily see satellites circling and the International Space Station, if you cared to actually observe. Getting to the moon is only a couple steps beyond this. But … Continue reading
Posted in Pseudo Science, Science, Sports, Wee Bit O' Humour
Tagged 12 Moon walkers, 400 attempts to climb Everest in year, air too thin, ditching spent oxygen tanks, Edmund Hillary, Everest, Hillary knighted, International Space Station, made up story, Moon, Moon unbelievers don't tell me about your climbing adventures, Moon walkers, need to carry oxygen tanks, partied at base camp, plan saved many lives, satellites, scaled since 1953, Tenzing Norgay, There are way more Everest climbers, true believers go up and never come down
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When ‘Champion of the World’ Doesn’t Mean ‘Champion of the World’
For ease of understanding, let’s look at the champion of the 100 meter run or what is known as ‘the fastest man in the world’. Usually the winner of the world championships or, if it’s in the correct year, the … Continue reading
Posted in Sports, Wee Bit O' Humour
Tagged 100 meter race, 100m cyclist, 100m downhill skier, 100m hurdlers, 100m speed skater, 14 Canadian golds in Vancouver Olympics, 7 billion competitors, Ben Johnson, champion of the world, cycles, false starts, rock/paoer/scissors, running shoes, skates, skis, starting blocks, steroids, strong headwind, strong tailwind, the fastest man in the world, the Olympics, world championships, Zero Canadian golds in Montreal and Calgary Olympics
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Heated Skate Blades
When I first heard of heated skate blades I thought, well there’s a way of skating that sounds like it is cheating. You see, skating is a way of putting all your weight on two small skate blades. All this … Continue reading
Posted in Science, Sports, Wee Bit O' Humour
Tagged 15 year old story, 5 players - one liked it, 50 players - no available results, cheating, extra slipperiness, falls in figure skating., faster acceleration?, figure skating, heat makes water on ice, heated skate blades, hockey, less energy?, patents only last 20 years, pressure makes water on ice, speed skating
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