Handsome devil.revbob wrote: ↑13 Mar 2023, 10:13pmYankees star Joe Pepitone dies at 82
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The Kaleb Horton Deceased Latvian Foreign Minister Thread, 2023 Edition
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Wolter wrote: ↑13 Mar 2023, 8:58pmAnd you know those dorks made fun of him until he crushed the record.matedog wrote: ↑13 Mar 2023, 8:56pmThe old form looks so lame compared to his.Kimmelweck wrote: ↑13 Mar 2023, 8:01pmDick Fosbury, yesterday at 76. His final flop.
I can’t even imagine pulling off a 2.24 m (7 ft 4 ¼ inch) high jump.
Look, you have to establish context for these things. And I maintain that unless you appreciate the Fall of Constantinople, the Great Fire of London, and Mickey Mantle's fatalist alcoholism, live Freddy makes no sense. If you want to half-ass it, fine, go call Simon Schama to do the appendix.
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Pretty sure that first pic is of the "standing high jump" event, which has no run-up. But yeah, the Fosbury Flop just looks so much more graceful than earlier high jump styles.matedog wrote: ↑14 Mar 2023, 12:36amWolter wrote: ↑13 Mar 2023, 8:58pmAnd you know those dorks made fun of him until he crushed the record.matedog wrote: ↑13 Mar 2023, 8:56pmThe old form looks so lame compared to his.Kimmelweck wrote: ↑13 Mar 2023, 8:01pmDick Fosbury, yesterday at 76. His final flop.
I can’t even imagine pulling off a 2.24 m (7 ft 4 ¼ inch) high jump.
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I recall in one of Halberstam's books that Pepitone went to Japan to play baseball and didn't exactly cover himself in glory, leading the Japanese to coin the word pepitone as a disparagement toward Americans' work habits. Something along those lines.revbob wrote: ↑13 Mar 2023, 10:13pmYankees star Joe Pepitone dies at 82
https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/base ... 1678754248
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I just found out a second ago, wonderful band, seen them live several times. :(
We reach the parts other combos cannot reach
We beach the beachheads other armies cannot beach
We speak the tongues other mouths cannot speak
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Bummed, was just listing to them over the weekend.
God, what a mess, on the ladder of success
Where you take one step and miss the whole first rung
Where you take one step and miss the whole first rung
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Good call. And lol on the second guy eating shit. *edit* just noticed there's no landing pad. They just land on the pavement.Kimmelweck wrote: ↑14 Mar 2023, 1:49am
Pretty sure that first pic is of the "standing high jump" event, which has no run-up. But yeah, the Fosbury Flop just looks so much more graceful than earlier high jump styles.
The standing events are so lame. I do love how this dude dominated it when it used to be part of the Olympics and got 10 gold medals out of it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Ewry
Look, you have to establish context for these things. And I maintain that unless you appreciate the Fall of Constantinople, the Great Fire of London, and Mickey Mantle's fatalist alcoholism, live Freddy makes no sense. If you want to half-ass it, fine, go call Simon Schama to do the appendix.
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Not quite as lame as the 1500 meter walk.matedog wrote: ↑14 Mar 2023, 12:31pmGood call. And lol on the second guy eating shit. *edit* just noticed there's no landing pad. They just land on the pavement.Kimmelweck wrote: ↑14 Mar 2023, 1:49am
Pretty sure that first pic is of the "standing high jump" event, which has no run-up. But yeah, the Fosbury Flop just looks so much more graceful than earlier high jump styles.
The standing events are so lame. I do love how this dude dominated it when it used to be part of the Olympics and got 10 gold medals out of it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Ewry
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God damn I fucking hate speed walking as an event. It goes against natural physiology. Just run. It'd be like having an event for who can crawl the fastest. Just so dumb.revbob wrote: ↑14 Mar 2023, 12:53pmNot quite as lame as the 1500 meter walk.matedog wrote: ↑14 Mar 2023, 12:31pmGood call. And lol on the second guy eating shit. *edit* just noticed there's no landing pad. They just land on the pavement.Kimmelweck wrote: ↑14 Mar 2023, 1:49am
Pretty sure that first pic is of the "standing high jump" event, which has no run-up. But yeah, the Fosbury Flop just looks so much more graceful than earlier high jump styles.
The standing events are so lame. I do love how this dude dominated it when it used to be part of the Olympics and got 10 gold medals out of it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Ewry
Look, you have to establish context for these things. And I maintain that unless you appreciate the Fall of Constantinople, the Great Fire of London, and Mickey Mantle's fatalist alcoholism, live Freddy makes no sense. If you want to half-ass it, fine, go call Simon Schama to do the appendix.
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It's like a competition of people who are late for class but not allowed to run in the hallway.matedog wrote: ↑14 Mar 2023, 12:58pmGod damn I fucking hate speed walking as an event. It goes against natural physiology. Just run. It'd be like having an event for who can crawl the fastest. Just so dumb.revbob wrote: ↑14 Mar 2023, 12:53pmNot quite as lame as the 1500 meter walk.matedog wrote: ↑14 Mar 2023, 12:31pmGood call. And lol on the second guy eating shit. *edit* just noticed there's no landing pad. They just land on the pavement.Kimmelweck wrote: ↑14 Mar 2023, 1:49am
Pretty sure that first pic is of the "standing high jump" event, which has no run-up. But yeah, the Fosbury Flop just looks so much more graceful than earlier high jump styles.
The standing events are so lame. I do love how this dude dominated it when it used to be part of the Olympics and got 10 gold medals out of it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Ewry
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Hahaha.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑14 Mar 2023, 1:27pmIt's like a competition of people who are late for class but not allowed to run in the hallway.matedog wrote: ↑14 Mar 2023, 12:58pmGod damn I fucking hate speed walking as an event. It goes against natural physiology. Just run. It'd be like having an event for who can crawl the fastest. Just so dumb.revbob wrote: ↑14 Mar 2023, 12:53pmNot quite as lame as the 1500 meter walk.matedog wrote: ↑14 Mar 2023, 12:31pmGood call. And lol on the second guy eating shit. *edit* just noticed there's no landing pad. They just land on the pavement.Kimmelweck wrote: ↑14 Mar 2023, 1:49am
Pretty sure that first pic is of the "standing high jump" event, which has no run-up. But yeah, the Fosbury Flop just looks so much more graceful than earlier high jump styles.
The standing events are so lame. I do love how this dude dominated it when it used to be part of the Olympics and got 10 gold medals out of it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Ewry
Tangentially reminds me of this clip of a backwards running competition played back in reverse:
Look, you have to establish context for these things. And I maintain that unless you appreciate the Fall of Constantinople, the Great Fire of London, and Mickey Mantle's fatalist alcoholism, live Freddy makes no sense. If you want to half-ass it, fine, go call Simon Schama to do the appendix.
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Oh no! We're being chased by a giant, murderous sloth! We have to gradually escape for our lives.
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OK, this is really really weird.
Running backwards .... why?
Watching people running "forward" on the balls of their feet is making me cringe. I played a lot of sports as a kid/teen/twenty but the one "sport" I never understood or could possibly get into, was running. Just running. For miles. I just didn't see the point back then, and I still can't see it now lol.
From what I see there's still a little hope
That's if we don't hang from too much rope
That's if we don't hang from too much rope
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Willis Reed, who was the beating heart of the champion Knicks, dies at 80