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Dreddout posted:This gave me an idea for a book! Winning by default is still winning!
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# ? Jul 11, 2016 08:37 |
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popewiles posted:Feels good man Seriously, that's the answer. Gotta put that hand somewhere and those frumpy clothes are mandatory so just jam that hand in a belt because the pockets suck. The rifle shooters, on the other hand, wear stiff and restrictive clothing. Much like it is in cycling the actual winner of the event is whichever team shows up in the most garish outfit.
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# ? Jul 11, 2016 08:40 |
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Lime Tonics posted:In government news, reading this report is kinda horrifying. are military killsquads a uniquely Brazilian thing?
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# ? Jul 11, 2016 08:55 |
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Malachite_Dragon posted:Why is the dude in the yellow jacket grabbing his junk unaware of the graphic nature of phallic symbols tragically ironic, suckin' off each others' gats & pistols
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# ? Jul 11, 2016 08:56 |
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Overwatch costume designer has been getting some sweet freelance gigs it seems.
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# ? Jul 11, 2016 10:04 |
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Profondo Rosso posted:reading this report is kinda horrifying. are military killsquads a uniquely Brazilian thing? p sure usa has police killsquads
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# ? Jul 11, 2016 10:09 |
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MisterOblivious posted:Seriously, that's the answer. Gotta put that hand somewhere and those frumpy clothes are mandatory so just jam that hand in a belt because the pockets suck. is that so you don't get accidentally shot when you go to retrieve the bullets
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# ? Jul 11, 2016 10:20 |
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Mandate by law that all rifles conform to the Olympic blueprint, solve gun violence by making rifles intensely uncool
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# ? Jul 11, 2016 10:36 |
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They look like complicated high pressure washer hoses.
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# ? Jul 11, 2016 10:59 |
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Even their feet are measured? Hell, why can't they just say "use this rifle, don't modify it, and the barrel must be at least this distance from the target when the bullet exits the rifle; you figure out the rest"?
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# ? Jul 11, 2016 11:07 |
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its a sport dominated by autism
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# ? Jul 11, 2016 11:13 |
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AugmentedVision posted:Mandate by law that all rifles conform to the Olympic blueprint, solve gun violence by making rifles intensely uncool I dunno man, those look really cool, they're like future rail-lasers or something
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# ? Jul 11, 2016 11:56 |
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That may be the single most firing stance I have ever seen. I think it's the leg tilt.
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# ? Jul 11, 2016 12:00 |
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I really don't understand this. Why is it that the more professional a sport becomes, the less fun everyone involved has and the more useless the skills become? If afternoon naps were a sport, within a few years it'd be dominated by gaunt pale people with precision aluminium pillows or something
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# ? Jul 11, 2016 12:05 |
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Tree Bucket posted:I really don't understand this. Why is it that the more professional a sport becomes, the less fun everyone involved has and the more useless the skills become? If afternoon naps were a sport, within a few years it'd be dominated by gaunt pale people with precision aluminium pillows or something Capitalism in it's end stage?
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# ? Jul 11, 2016 12:09 |
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Pvt.Scott posted:What? They're not pretty, so they don't have the expectation that everything will be done for them default. They probably, sadly, have far more experience with social situations than your average Olympian, which would help them navigate a strange place better. They probably don't have coaches and parents that planned out their lives, so they've approached their sport more as a hobby, leaving time for other interests and skills to develop. Finally, and most importantly for Rio, they are comfortable and familiar with firearms. Yes, the men who look like pedophiles are more socially well-adjusted than the globe-trotting, attractive athletes.
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# ? Jul 11, 2016 12:16 |
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Tree Bucket posted:I really don't understand this. Why is it that the more professional a sport becomes, the less fun everyone involved has and the more useless the skills become? If afternoon naps were a sport, within a few years it'd be dominated by gaunt pale people with precision aluminium pillows or something The original Olympics ethos was that of amateurism, or being in it literally for the love of the sport. Competitors explicitly weren't allowed to be professionals, as taking money from the endeavour would taint the sport with the filthy touch of Lucre. For some odd reason all this was quietly forgotten when a) advances in medicine and biology meant that countries had an incentive to gain an edge through instituting government-sponsored youth training (doping) programs to gain National Glory and to flip off the Great Enemy (first the Nazis v. America, then the Cold War) and b) sponsors realized that the advent of television meant that millions of people began to tune in to follow the proceedings and holy hell there's some real loving cash money to be made here. Thus a bunch of posh toffs emulating ancient Greek aristocrats and doing silly 'athletics' turned into the creepy celebration of super doped up people in their teens/early twenties sacrificing their entire youth (and the rest of their adult lives, basically) on the altar of Sports. Chikimiki posted:Capitalism in it's end stage?
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# ? Jul 11, 2016 12:21 |
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Sentient Data posted:Even their feet are measured? Hell, why can't they just say "use this rifle, don't modify it, and the barrel must be at least this distance from the target when the bullet exits the rifle; you figure out the rest"? the olympics are an arms race of new cheating technology vs. anti-cheating detection, only no one is really interested in pursuing the latter too far. why wouldn't marksman events be included?
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# ? Jul 11, 2016 12:45 |
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The one way they can make shooting more nerdy is to olympify that sport where people compete in shot grouping firing hand-made rounds out of a mounted gun-like device. Whatever it's called.
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# ? Jul 11, 2016 12:53 |
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Dreddout posted:This gave me an idea for a book! In a twist ending he wins but still dies because all of his prize money was embezzled months before the olympics
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# ? Jul 11, 2016 13:00 |
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AugmentedVision posted:Mandate by law that all rifles conform to the Olympic blueprint, solve gun violence by making rifles intensely uncool lol ya ur gonna outcompete japan in anime ok
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# ? Jul 11, 2016 13:32 |
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SelenicMartian posted:The one way they can make shooting more nerdy is to olympify that sport where people compete in shot grouping firing hand-made rounds out of a mounted gun-like device. Whatever it's called. hahaha, 6mm benchrest That's a rifle.
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# ? Jul 11, 2016 13:36 |
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Looks indistinguishable from a regular vice, but more dangerous since you're more likely to forget it's a gun
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# ? Jul 11, 2016 14:43 |
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That looks like something the janitor from Scrubs would invent. Gun-vice! Safe, and practical!
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# ? Jul 11, 2016 15:43 |
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MisterOblivious posted:Pistol shooters are not an attractive bunch. I am in favour of these future cops from a low budget kids' tv show.
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# ? Jul 11, 2016 15:49 |
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Rio 2016: Jordan Spieth withdraws from Olympic Games http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/36768330 Another one bites the dust!
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# ? Jul 11, 2016 16:59 |
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What's up with those pistol headsets? Who the hell finds out they get to wear an eye-patch and doesn't go for the classic pirate look?
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# ? Jul 11, 2016 17:54 |
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FoolyCharged posted:What's up with those pistol headsets? They make u look like someone who believes they r a real vampire hunter
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# ? Jul 11, 2016 18:03 |
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# ? Jul 11, 2016 18:05 |
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Hmm I can look like Big Boss or a low budget DragonBall Z TV movie extra...
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# ? Jul 11, 2016 18:06 |
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Get rid of golf from the Olympics and introduce Counter-Strike.
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# ? Jul 11, 2016 18:11 |
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Tree Bucket posted:I really don't understand this. Why is it that the more professional a sport becomes, the less fun everyone involved has and the more useless the skills become? If afternoon naps were a sport, within a few years it'd be dominated by gaunt pale people with precision aluminium pillows or something "Noni posted:Considering the goon community, I can't believe I'm the first to mention this, but have you considered pillow mods? Forget about those expensive, off-the-shelf premium pillows and build your own pillow rigs that have the qualities that you desire. Heck, some of those fancy commercial pillows should be avoided for their outright theft of components and ideas that were developed in the pillmod community. Notably, Serta's FaceHugger line was recalled entirely after they realized the looming PR disaster that a bunch of sleep nerds would incite.
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# ? Jul 11, 2016 18:12 |
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This live action Transmetropolitan movie looks like poo poo.
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# ? Jul 11, 2016 18:16 |
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Jusupov posted:p sure usa has police killsquads i do not think 1/5th of the murders in the us are committed by police, but i could be wrong
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# ? Jul 11, 2016 18:16 |
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AugmentedVision posted:Mandate by law that all rifles conform to the Olympic blueprint, solve gun violence by making rifles intensely uncool this is what happens when autism discovers firearms
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# ? Jul 11, 2016 18:18 |
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Tree Bucket posted:If afternoon naps were a sport, within a few years it'd be dominated by gaunt pale people with precision aluminium pillows or something I would loving dominate at this!
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# ? Jul 11, 2016 18:26 |
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Just LOL if you don't put your athletes into a wind tunnel to minimize their coefficient of friction.
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# ? Jul 11, 2016 18:27 |
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he earned that blue star goddamn
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# ? Jul 11, 2016 18:30 |
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*Shoots ziksquito out of air* "No thanks I don't need your dammed zika blankets!"
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# ? Jul 11, 2016 18:33 |
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DrPlump posted:*Shoots ziksquito out of air* *Simultaneously starts a firefight between police and favela gang*
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