Pebrero 24, 2018

The Olympic squirrel.

33 komento:

madAsHell ayon kay ...

That's a tough way to improve the ratings!!

JohnAnnArbor ayon kay ...

It's like how they run into the road in front of cars.

Wince ayon kay ...

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.

Ralph L ayon kay ...

Why did the squirrel cross the ski slope?

The Canadians are nuts.

Gahrie ayon kay ...

So where was the moose?

Kate ayon kay ...

COMMA.

Howard ayon kay ...

Isn't that exactly how squirrels behave when you drive by in the car.

Ralph L ayon kay ...

Which one is NBC trying to warn?

traditionalguy ayon kay ...

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?

Bob Boyd ayon kay ...

I think she cut it's whiskers off.

Virgil Hilts ayon kay ...

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.

CWJ ayon kay ...

"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.

Virgil Hilts ayon kay ...

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

Bruce Gee ayon kay ...

My favorite old Onion “headline”:
“Roadkill squirrel remembered: as frantic; indecisive.”

CWJ ayon kay ...

I didn't say there was no difference, and I didn't use the phrase "always won."

Ralph L ayon kay ...

Bruce, that's just offal.

Lem Vibe Bandit ayon kay ...
Naalis ng may-ari ang komentong ito.
the 4chan Guy who reads Althouse ayon kay ...

The athletes from North Korea saw the squirrel and could not believe the abundance of food available.

The Germans have a word for this.

Virgil Hilts ayon kay ...
Naalis ng may-ari ang komentong ito.
Virgil Hilts ayon kay ...

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

George Grady ayon kay ...

Virgil Hilts:

Roy Jones, Jr., says "Yep, that's the Olympics in Korea."

The Godfather ayon kay ...

How many points do you get for hitting the squirrel?

David Begley ayon kay ...

Highlight of the Olympics for me.

bolivar di griz ayon kay ...

Like the Dem i telligence squirrel.

Mark Nielsen ayon kay ...

Skiers have no deal with the squirrels.

Big Mike ayon kay ...

Great concentration on the part of the snowboarder. She did not even twitch.

Drago ayon kay ...

The Godfather: "How many points do you get for hitting the squirrel?"

Death-Board Race 2020

The Cracker Emcee Refulgent ayon kay ...

Imagine the hoo-ha had the squirrel been hit.

madAsHell ayon kay ...

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.

madAsHell ayon kay ...

How many more squirrels work at NBC?

Lyle ayon kay ...

Yay!

Clyde ayon kay ...

You can tell that's South Korea, because in North Korea, that squirrel would be in a stew pot.

Clyde ayon kay ...

I blame the Russians.

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