[HPFGU-OTChatter] Olympic purity, was lotsa stuff (Personal Greetings / Olympics / Boring / Shy)

[Andrew MacIan]

Greetings from Andrew!

"I prefer a healthy draft around..."
--- Amanda <editor at texas.net> wrote:
> > Drieux wrote:
> >
> > > Ah, well...nice to think of restoring something
> like the original
> > > purity of the Games, wasn't it?
> >
> Catlady asked
> 
> > Which purity was that? The *real* Olympics (in
> Greece, in worship of
> > the Gods, no snow and ice sports) included events
> in composing paeans
> > and performing epics, if you mean 'free of
> subjective aesthetic
> > judgment'.
> 
> How about having them do the Games in the buff
> again? It'd sure boost
> attendance and viewing percentage....
> 
> --Amanda "I'd watch 'em" Geist

Oof!  I know what heathly whack a sabre blade lands on
a plastron already...and would hate to face that
without the padding.

Not to mention how it feels to lock out a heavy snatch
with, erm, *supports*, let us say.....

Cheers,

Drieux

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