Banter 2021 Off-Topic Chat Thread - PART II

[Shell]

Ahh malaka

We doubled our medal tally in one jump!!!

Long jump

 

[Shell]

I used to jump ok playing footy but was never any good at flopping backwards for high jump. Just insane that they are jumping over Sandilands + 26cm on top.

Wtf is that, I could never, ever do it in HS. My body just refuses to "go that way".

 

[Shell]

Looks like something they would use in an ad for CLR

I would have been better rather than splitting it straight down the middle, but worked out half and half the circular way, and say done silver inside, bronze outer.

 

[Shell]

+ vice versa

 

[Spazz Cat]

We doubled our medal tally in one jump!!!

Long jump

Yous are going well. Giannis just won the NBA too.

 

[Spazz Cat]

I would have been better rather than splitting it straight down the middle, but worked out half and half the circular way, and say done silver inside, bronze outer.

Just make it outta chocolate

 

[Spazz Cat]

Guido Hatsis won the sailing as well

 

[Shell]

Soccer on tonight, semi-final. Will tune in, but otherwise pretty disinterested in team sports in the games.

 

[Spazz Cat]

Soccer on tonight, semi-final. Will tune in, but otherwise pretty disinterested in team sports in the games.

Still haven't seen the Olympics yet. Kind of wish I did though. Everyone's going on about it

 

[Shell]

Still haven't seen the Olympics yet. Kind of wish I did though. Everyone's going on about it

I couldnt be less interested in the first week, barely saw any of it.

Sat down Sunday morning, stumbled upon Freestyle BMX, and I've been watching it since. If you havent seen that Aussie dude win the men's, youtube it- is ****ing crazy.

 

[Shell]

Just managed to see some Gymnastics the first week- but didnt see any swimming or anything.

 

[Shell]

Ppl might be allowed to go to the footy this weekend- just said so on Ch9 News.

 

[Spazz Cat]

Just managed to see some Gymnastics the first week- but didnt see any swimming or anything.

Yeah I don't care about the swimming. But would of liked to see some of the weird sports.
And the track and field. Like the proper Olympics

 

[Shell]

Yeah I don't care about the swimming. But would of liked to see some of the weird sports.
And the track and field. Like the proper Olympics

I just dont "know" these swimmers- it was kinda different back in the era of Thorpe, Perkins, etc. I just dont care about the swimming anymore..

Track and field is great- i dont even care if the Aussies are in it or not.

 

[Shell]

Mens Springboard diving is on mate now.

 

[Spazz Cat]

I just dont "know" these swimmers- it was kinda different back in the era of Thorpe, Perkins, etc. I just dont care about the swimming anymore..

Track and field is great- i dont even care if the Aussies are in it or not.

Yeah its just not for me. Most of the world's population can't even swim!
The track and field you gotta be heaps good because everyone can run.
Unless disabled or whatever.

 

[Spazz Cat]

Mens Springboard diving is on mate now.

Meh. Will have to plug the aerial into the TV. Can't be arsed.

 

[Shell]

Yeah its just not for me. Most of the world's population can't even swim!
The track and field you gotta be heaps good because everyone can run.
Unless disabled or whatever.

Lmao, never thought of it like that.

But yeah true, so many landlocked countries, or countries with no/little access to pools + have a cold climate.

 

[Shell]

re. running- Ch7 showed a bit of the history of the Olympics- decades ago a marathon runner (from Ethiopia?) was so poor he could even afford shoes. He ran the marathon anyway, barefoot, and won. Was the first black athlete to win a medal as well.

/then backed it up the next Olympics, but with shoes that time.

 

[Shell]

Meh. Will have to plug the aerial into the TV. Can't be arsed.

Its just the 3M.

You gotta tune in for the big boys 10M platform when it comes on tho.

 

[Spazz Cat]

re. running- Ch7 showed a bit of the history of the Olympics- decades ago a marathon runner (from Ethiopia?) was so poor he could even afford shoes. He ran the marathon anyway, barefoot, and won. Was the first black athlete to win a medal as well.

/then backed it up the next Olympics, but with shoes that time.

That's unreal

 

[Shell]

That's unreal

I struggle to go barefoot at the beach!!!

And this dude is ****ing running a marathon on a hot road at the Olympics!!!!

 

[Shell]

Oh that was a shiiiiiiiiit dive hahahaha

 

[Shell]

Almost emptied the pool with that splash

 

[Spazz Cat]

I struggle to go barefoot at the beach!!!

And this dude is ******* running a marathon on a hot road at the Olympics!!!!

Yeah that's seriously awesome. Like the best thing I've heard.