Althouse: The Olympic squirrel.

২৪ ফেব্রুয়ারী, ২০১৮

The Olympic squirrel.

WATCH OUT SQUIRREL. pic.twitter.com/rtQ94MQeDj
— NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) February 24, 2018

৩৩টি মন্তব্য:

madAsHell বলেছেন...: That's a tough way to improve the ratings!!; ২৪/২/১৮, ১২:০১ PM
JohnAnnArbor বলেছেন...: It's like how they run into the road in front of cars.; ২৪/২/১৮, ১২:০৪ PM
Wince বলেছেন...: Expect to see a lot of those "Squirrels!" to suddenly appear on NBC once the "Russian meddling" probe turns to Clinton, Obama and the MSM.; ২৪/২/১৮, ১২:০৮ PM
Ralph L বলেছেন...: Why did the squirrel cross the ski slope?

The Canadians are nuts.; ২৪/২/১৮, ১২:১৬ PM
Gahrie বলেছেন...: So where was the moose?; ২৪/২/১৮, ১২:১৯ PM
Kate বলেছেন...: COMMA.; ২৪/২/১৮, ১২:২৭ PM
Howard বলেছেন...: Isn't that exactly how squirrels behave when you drive by in the car.; ২৪/২/১৮, ১২:৩১ PM
Ralph L বলেছেন...: Which one is NBC trying to warn?; ২৪/২/১৮, ১২:৩২ PM
traditionalguy বলেছেন...: But suppose it's a drone squirrel snuck in by very bad Norks that has an Elon Musk miniature nuke instead of a cask of brandy hung around its neck?; ২৪/২/১৮, ১২:৩৫ PM
Bob Boyd বলেছেন...: I think she cut it's whiskers off.; ২৪/২/১৮, ১২:৪৬ PM
Virgil Hilts বলেছেন...: Anyone who watched the event (men or women) could not help but notice that boarder on red *rather than blue) course always won (so long as he/she didn't crash). In qualifying, each athlete runs both R and B courses. Based on combined times they are then seeded and then head to head elimination runs begin. But the higher seed always gets to choose the course and (I think) inevitably chose the R one. Kind of a weird sport but it was fun to watch.; ২৪/২/১৮, ১২:৫৬ PM
CWJ বলেছেন...: "Anyone who watched the event (men or women) could not help but notice that boarder on red *rather than blue) course always won (so long as he/she didn't crash)."

Nonsense, as soon as the tv commentator said this, the guy riding the blue course won. Also, you might get an argument from Lee, the silver medalist who was "stuck" with the blue course at much of the time.; ২৪/২/১৮, ১:১৩ PM
Virgil Hilts বলেছেন...: Or not. Quoting Mr. Lee: "Those who don't know alpine snowboarding would have also noticed that there's a big difference between riding the red and the blue courses," Lee said. "I was riding on the blue course at the semifinals, and I had no choice."

For the finals -- which are contested in a head-to-head knockout format -- the snowboarder with best qualified time can choose their starting lane. Lee was the third best qualifier to join the finals -- open only to the top 16 performers -- and performed on the red course until the semifinals where he met Kosir, who finished second place in the qualifying runs.

http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2018/02/24/0200000000AEN20180224005100315.html; ২৪/২/১৮, ১:২০ PM
Bruce Gee বলেছেন...: My favorite old Onion “headline”:
“Roadkill squirrel remembered: as frantic; indecisive.”; ২৪/২/১৮, ১:৪৫ PM
CWJ বলেছেন...: I didn't say there was no difference, and I didn't use the phrase "always won."; ২৪/২/১৮, ১:৪৫ PM
Ralph L বলেছেন...: Bruce, that's just offal.; ২৪/২/১৮, ১:৪৮ PM
Lem Vibe Bandit বলেছেন...: এই মন্তব্যটি লেখক দ্বারা সরানো হয়েছে।; ২৪/২/১৮, ১:৪৯ PM
the 4chan Guy who reads Althouse বলেছেন...: The athletes from North Korea saw the squirrel and could not believe the abundance of food available.

The Germans have a word for this.; ২৪/২/১৮, ২:৪৪ PM
Virgil Hilts বলেছেন...: এই মন্তব্যটি লেখক দ্বারা সরানো হয়েছে।; ২৪/২/১৮, ২:৪৫ PM
Virgil Hilts বলেছেন...: CWJ, I should not have said "always" but seemd that way when watching the women.
BTW, at time I watched I didn't think Lee won his semi-final and couldn't believe that the announcers just ignored the issue. Kosir was obviously visibly upset when they showed the replay. I watched it several times in slo-mo and could not figure out where and how Lee supposedly won.
https://sports.yahoo.com/photo-finish-show-south-korean-snowboarder-actually-losing-062545852.html; ২৪/২/১৮, ২:৪৬ PM
George Grady বলেছেন...: Virgil Hilts:

Roy Jones, Jr., says "Yep, that's the Olympics in Korea."; ২৪/২/১৮, ৩:৩২ PM
The Godfather বলেছেন...: How many points do you get for hitting the squirrel?; ২৪/২/১৮, ৩:৫৯ PM
David Begley বলেছেন...: Highlight of the Olympics for me.; ২৪/২/১৮, ৪:১৬ PM
bolivar di griz বলেছেন...: Like the Dem i telligence squirrel.; ২৪/২/১৮, ৪:২০ PM
Mark Nielsen বলেছেন...: Skiers have no deal with the squirrels.; ২৪/২/১৮, ৪:২৪ PM
Big Mike বলেছেন...: Great concentration on the part of the snowboarder. She did not even twitch.; ২৪/২/১৮, ৪:৪৭ PM
Drago বলেছেন...: The Godfather: "How many points do you get for hitting the squirrel?"

Death-Board Race 2020; ২৪/২/১৮, ৫:০১ PM
The Cracker Emcee Refulgent বলেছেন...: Imagine the hoo-ha had the squirrel been hit.; ২৪/২/১৮, ৫:২৬ PM
madAsHell বলেছেন...: They dropped the Democrat memo concerning the Steele dossier.......today........on Sunday.

Of course, the only thing they really need is the memo. It is heavily redacted, and I'm sure it is carefully crafted to spin the missing edits.; ২৪/২/১৮, ৫:৩৫ PM
madAsHell বলেছেন...: How many more squirrels work at NBC?; ২৪/২/১৮, ৫:৩৭ PM
Lyle বলেছেন...: Yay!; ২৪/২/১৮, ৮:০০ PM
Clyde বলেছেন...: You can tell that's South Korea, because in North Korea, that squirrel would be in a stew pot.; ২৪/২/১৮, ৯:২০ PM
Clyde বলেছেন...: I blame the Russians.; ২৪/২/১৮, ৯:২১ PM