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jberryhill

(62,444 posts) Sun Jul 29, 2012, 11:05 PM Jul 2012

Exotic Country Sweeps Medals In Boring Sport Nobody Watches [View all]

I heard on NBC just before a cut to a block of commercials. Something about some weird ass country nobody's ever heard of is really really good at some weird ass game that kids play. Lawn darts or croquet or horseshoes. Some shit like that.

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Exotic Country Sweeps Medals In Boring Sport Nobody Watches [View all] jberryhill Jul 2012 OP

Thanks, you fucking ruined it for me Autumn Jul 2012 #1

Breaking: Predictably Supercilious Not Actually Better Than Anyone Else. Robb Jul 2012 #2

Update: Hypocritical Moral Scold Fails To Capture Moral High Ground jberryhill Jul 2012 #10

I like the off the wall Olympic events. UnrepentantLiberal Jul 2012 #3

Non stop track and filed is why I watch the Olympics tularetom Jul 2012 #4

Umpires. Referees. Occulus Jul 2012 #8

Really?? Gymnastics, skating, boxing, diving, wrestling... riderinthestorm Jul 2012 #9

I'm visiting my mom TlalocW Jul 2012 #5

institutionalized child abuse? nt Javaman Jul 2012 #15

You seem kinda grumpy tkmorris Jul 2012 #6

They cut the tiddlywinks semi-finals to show a bunch of people swimming to nowhere jberryhill Jul 2012 #11

fiat vincs ruat c�lum ! nt eppur_se_muova Jul 2012 #16

I think it was table tennis. texanwitch Jul 2012 #7

I think it was women's gymnastics vertical bar exercises jberryhill Jul 2012 #12

you can try out for the track team again next year.. snooper2 Jul 2012 #13

I want to find some tropical country that will let me ski for them jberryhill Jul 2012 #17

I think Darts should become an Olympic sport. cherokeeprogressive Jul 2012 #14