How boring are those curling stones matches at the winter olympic ?

[7sisters]

I appreciate it?s one of the few disciplines where the UK, well, Scotland are well represented but it seems like hours and hours of scheduling have been dedicated towards it.
Let?s face it, the only thing that piques my interest is the prospect of the USA-Can-Russian ice hockey teams beating the living shyte out of each other..

[WES]

I appreciate it?s one of the few disciplines where the UK, well, Scotland are well represented but it seems like hours and hours of scheduling have been dedicated towards it.
Let?s face it, the only thing that piques my interest is the prospect of the USA-Can-Russian ice hockey teams beating the living shyte out of each other..

Russia banned, 7s

And you can?t fight in the Olympics cause they throw you out of the game

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[Peter]

Russia banned, 7s

And you can?t fight in the Olympics cause they throw you out of the game

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Even the boxers wear those hats. What is the point of boxing if you cant punch the bloke in the head? It's what the punters want to see.

[redgunamo]

Russia banned, 7s

And you can?t fight in the Olympics cause they throw you out of the game

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I thought the fighting was the only interesting thing about hockey?

[Ganpati's Goonerz--AFC's Aboriginal Fertility Cult]

I appreciate it?s one of the few disciplines where the UK, well, Scotland are well represented but it seems like hours and hours of scheduling have been dedicated towards it.
Let?s face it, the only thing that piques my interest is the prospect of the USA-Can-Russian ice hockey teams beating the living shyte out of each other..

Is it really any different to the bowls we used to watch in the '80s when there was no footy on tv so all we had was snooker, darts and bowls?

I loved the doubles. One pair was this geriatric pipe smoker {Byrant?} and this younger one with an Alan Sunderland perm {Allcock?}

The old one was a bit doddery {but multiple UK champ} but when he had the last throw with all the opponents balls around the jack, he suddenly threw it like he Harold Larwood.

I loved that. Like watching Jocky Wilson vs the Crafty Cockney.

Surely the Jock winter thing is no different. Or is it the lack of pipes and pints that pisses you off?

[7sisters]

Is it really any different to the bowls we used to watch in the '80s when there was no footy on tv so all we had was snooker, darts and bowls?

I loved the doubles. One pair was this geriatric pipe smoker {Byrant?} and this younger one with an Alan Sunderland perm {Allcock?}

The old one was a bit doddery {but multiple UK champ} but when he had the last throw with all the opponents balls around the jack, he suddenly threw it like he Harold Larwood.

I loved that. Like watching Jocky Wilson vs the Crafty Cockney.

Surely the Jock winter thing is no different. Or is it the lack of pipes and pints that pisses you off?

Just the sheer tedium of it all. I don?t have the patience for it GG. Like sitting through 20 frames of snooker, when you really just want to engage for the last two or three if it?s a close call.

[Ganpati's Goonerz--AFC's Aboriginal Fertility Cult]

Just the sheer tedium of it all. I don?t have the patience for it GG. Like sitting through 20 frames of snooker, when you really just want to engage for the last two or three if it?s a close call.

My point is that when we had sod all sport on the telly, I'd happy spend a teenage Sunday afternoon watching Allock and Byrant {pipe in hand} play bowls.

Just like half the country stayed up 'till midnight to watch Dennis Taylor win on a respotted black in the final frame.

If there wasn't Arsenal, 6 nations and T20WC on at the same time, and no other sport for 2-3 months, you'd love the Jock stone throwers.

See? You've become a Yoof. No attention span. I put it down to not having a sufficiently Romantic nature.

But I used to watch F1 when it was on the Beeb and there was no footy. Nowadays the idea of spending two hours when the lead only changes at the first corner, pit stops or the occasional accident appeals even less than jock stone throwers.

It's like when we were teens or at uni, we used to put on an album. The kids today play a Spotify tune and skip to the next one if they don't like the first ten secs.

When you have a surfeit of everything, nothing has any value.

[7sisters]

My point is that when we had sod all sport on the telly, I'd happy spend a teenage Sunday afternoon watching Allock and Byrant {pipe in hand} play bowls.

Just like half the country stayed up 'till midnight to watch Dennis Taylor win on a respotted black in the final frame.

If there wasn't Arsenal, 6 nations and T20WC on at the same time, and no other sport for 2-3 months, you'd love the Jock stone throwers.

See? You've become a Yoof. No attention span. I put it down to not having a sufficiently Romantic nature.

But I used to watch F1 when it was on the Beeb and there was no footy. Nowadays the idea of spending two hours when the lead only changes at the first corner, pit stops or the occasional accident appeals even less than jock stone throwers.

It's like when we were teens or at uni, we used to put on an album. The kids today play a Spotify tune and skip to the next one if they don't like the first ten secs.

When you have a surfeit of everything, nothing has any value.

It?s a fair point. Although I had no time for Pot Black either, and I?m version that was back in early 70?s.
Low threshold, see. Attention span of a gnat. Clearly before my time.

[pjlincs]

It?s a fair point. Although I had no time for Pot Black either, and I?m version that was back in early 70?s.
Low threshold, see. Attention span of a gnat. Clearly before my time.

Pot Black arrived in 1969 to promote colour tv in the UK. And for those viewers watching in black and white, the yellow ball is behind the pink.

[Peter]

It?s a fair point. Although I had no time for Pot Black either, and I?m version that was back in early 70?s.
Low threshold, see. Attention span of a gnat. Clearly before my time.

I loved Pot Black

Couldn't call it that these days.....

[Ganpati's Goonerz--AFC's Aboriginal Fertility Cult]

I loved Pot Black

Couldn't call it that these days.....

Wasn't black pot the squidgy stuff, unlike brown flatpress and red Leb, back in the day? Not talking about pwoppa charas, obv.

[Peter]

Wasn't black pot the squidgy stuff, unlike brown flatpress and red Leb, back in the day? Not talking about pwoppa charas, obv.

Yes. The bog standard, high street hash. Bloody horrible. Better than leb, though.

[Ganpati's Goonerz--AFC's Aboriginal Fertility Cult]

It?s a fair point. Although I had no time for Pot Black either, and I?m version that was back in early 70?s.
Low threshold, see. Attention span of a gnat. Clearly before my time.

Ok. Genuine question. It's 1980 again. The only football on telly {barring intls} in the Cup Final and the coverage of that starts at 9am.

It's the Olympics. In the whole 2 weeks, we are expected to have 5 shots at gold medals. Do you watch them all? i.e. every heat and final of the 800m and 1500m with Coe and Ovett? All 10 of Daley's events, and not just him, his major rivals when they're doing their jumping and throwing to see if DT's lead goes up or down?

I started thinking about this on that "Super Saturday" in the 2012 Games. We had a long jumper who won gold but cos it clashed with o Farah, we only saw 3 of his jumps.

I was thinking that in the '80s, if we'd have a jumper in with the shout of any medal, we'd have watched all his jumps, all his rivals' jumps, and I'd have known all their PBs and season's bests etc.

But that's cos medals were rare. But in 2012, when we came 3rd in the table with God alone knows how many, it all seemed a bit meh.

What I'm asking is if you really had this modern yoof attention span c.1980 or it's just you didn't much like Pot Black?

Could you spend a whole evening watching Eric Bristow and Jocky Wilson downing pints, chain-smoking Embassys and wobbling to the oche?

{Though far play if, while the rest of us are moaning about being the last of the Romantics, you were the original yoof with a -ve attention span. That's impressive.}

[Ganpati's Goonerz--AFC's Aboriginal Fertility Cult]

Yes. The bog standard, high street hash. Bloody horrible. Better than leb, though.

I actually liked flat press just cos it was easier to crumble. I also liked the way it seemed to expand as was heated and crumbled. So you thought your blim was barely a spliff but you actually had two decent ones left.

That and it not being harsh on the throat meant I didn't really care if I'd got slightly more THC per quid had I bought something else.

[Peter]

Ok. Genuine question. It's 1980 again. The only football on telly {barring intls} in the Cup Final and the coverage of that starts at 9am.

It's the Olympics. In the whole 2 weeks, we are expected to have 5 shots at gold medals. Do you watch them all? i.e. every heat and final of the 800m and 1500m with Coe and Ovett? All 10 of Daley's events, and not just him, his major rivals when they're doing their jumping and throwing to see if DT's lead goes up or down?

I started thinking about this on that "Super Saturday" in the 2012 Games. We had a long jumper who won gold but cos it clashed with o Farah, we only saw 3 of his jumps.

I was thinking that in the '80s, if we'd have a jumper in with the shout of any medal, we'd have watched all his jumps, all his rivals' jumps, and I'd have known all their PBs and season's bests etc.

But that's cos medals were rare. But in 2012, when we came 3rd in the table with God alone knows how many, it all seemed a bit meh.

What I'm asking is if you really had this modern yoof attention span c.1980 or it's just you didn't much like Pot Black?

Could you spend a whole evening watching Eric Bristow and Jocky Wilson downing pints, chain-smoking Embassys and wobbling to the oche?

{Though far play if, while the rest of us are moaning about being the last of the Romantics, you were the original yoof with a -ve attention span. That's impressive.}

Back in the 80s we watched stuff like that because there was **** all else to watch. And if you were a kid, sod all else to do once it got dark.

Until you were old enough to get in the pub, obviously