Thats not how you ride a bike

Schroeder · 10-12-09, 12:52 PM

You can get some more info here:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artistic_cycling

AVGWarhawk · 10-12-09, 01:02 PM

Apparently a local German sport? I have only seen things like BMX here in the US with free form stunts. To each their own I guess.

Schroeder · 10-12-09, 01:22 PM

How can it be a local German sport if it was a European Championship?

SteamWake · 10-12-09, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Schroeder

How can it be a local German sport if it was a European Championship?

Maybe there was only one entry

AVGWarhawk · 10-12-09, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Schroeder

How can it be a local German sport if it was a European Championship?

Normally a question ends with a "?" Just like my question. Baseball here is called "The World Series" Has any baseball professionally been played in Germany? Specifically the world series? All right then.

The world loves a wise guy. It still makes no sense to me.

Jimbuna · 10-12-09, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Normally a question ends with a "?" Just like my question. Baseball here is called "The World Series" Has any baseball professionally been played in Germany? Specifically the world series? All right then.

The world loves a wise guy. It still makes no sense to me.

I've always wondered why the US compete in the football World Cup when they call the game soccer and have actually zero chance of ever winning it

AVGWarhawk · 10-12-09, 02:56 PM

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I've always wondered why the US compete in the football World Cup when they call the game soccer and have actually zero chance of ever winning it

Exactly my point.

MothBalls · 10-12-09, 03:35 PM

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I've always wondered why the US compete in the football World Cup when they call the game soccer and have actually zero chance of ever winning it

Because we thought it was "football" and taken by surprise when we got there and found out it was actually "kickball", a game us Yanks played in elementary school. So it's a bit of nostalgia for us, brings back childhood memories of games we played without risk of injury, like most girls sports.

And it gives us an opportunity to interface with the brits and ask them long unanswered questions.

Jimbuna · 10-13-09, 06:03 AM

I think we can all agree that dancing is a sport.....so if it's done on a pole, does that constitute pole dancing as a sport?

FIREWALL · 10-14-09, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by MothBalls

Because we thought it was "football" and taken by surprise when we got there and found out it was actually "kickball", a game us Yanks played in elementary school. So it's a bit of nostalgia for us, brings back childhood memories of games we played without risk of injury, like most girls sports.

And it gives us an opportunity to interface with the brits and ask them long unanswered questions.

Schroeder · 10-12-09, 02:50 PM

I don't see why it should be more senseless than any other sport.

Actually sport is senseless. It's always just a competition to find out who is the best within some rules. If you want really senseless sport, have a look at this:

http://www.distant.ca/UselessFacts/fact.asp?ID=166

AVGWarhawk · 10-12-09, 02:56 PM

Is sitting a sport? If it is done on a pole does it make it a sport? If sitting is a sport then I the most active mofo in the world. I sit all day! Agreed, there are just some activities that are considered sports when in reality it does not make any sense.

Shearwater · 10-12-09, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Schroeder

I don't see why it should be more senseless than any other sport.

Actually sport is senseless. It's always just a competition to find out who is the best within some rules. If you want really senseless sport, have a look at this:

http://www.distant.ca/UselessFacts/fact.asp?ID=166

Since it does take place in Poland, it can just hope that "Pole-Sitting" isn't referring to the people

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AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,277 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Apparently a local German sport? I have only seen things like BMX here in the US with free form stunts. To each their own I guess. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,678 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	I think we can all agree that dancing is a sport.....so if it's done on a pole, does that constitute pole dancing as a sport? __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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Schroeder Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Banana Republic of Germany Posts: 6,170 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	I don't see why it should be more senseless than any other sport. Actually sport is senseless. It's always just a competition to find out who is the best within some rules. If you want really senseless sport, have a look at this: http://www.distant.ca/UselessFacts/fact.asp?ID=166 __________________ Putting Germ back into Germany.

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AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,277 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Is sitting a sport? If it is done on a pole does it make it a sport? If sitting is a sport then I the most active mofo in the world. I sit all day! Agreed, there are just some activities that are considered sports when in reality it does not make any sense. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road