Talk:2964: Olympic Sports - Revision history

180.181.251.74 at 22:32, 19 April 2026

2026-04-19T22:32:56Z

172.69.60.184 at 13:15, 29 September 2024

2024-09-29T13:15:12Z

172.68.27.24: Who woulda guessed breakdancing?

2024-08-15T06:44:17Z

Who woulda guessed breakdancing?

172.69.194.36 at 18:39, 30 July 2024

2024-07-30T18:39:43Z

172.69.130.18 at 15:42, 30 July 2024

2024-07-30T15:42:22Z

141.101.99.125 at 08:17, 30 July 2024

2024-07-30T08:17:50Z

172.69.43.185: Adding timestamps to unsigned details, and maybe other tidying.

2024-07-29T18:03:30Z

Adding timestamps to unsigned details, and maybe other tidying.

172.68.253.135 at 17:53, 29 July 2024

2024-07-29T17:53:38Z

172.71.154.9: Someone, and I mean anyone, should run for President besides Kamala. She is not only a nasty person, but severely underqualified.

2024-07-29T16:44:52Z

Someone, and I mean anyone, should run for President besides Kamala. She is not only a nasty person, but severely underqualified.

172.70.86.132 at 15:04, 29 July 2024

2024-07-29T15:04:23Z

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	There should be a section for most horrifying. Lead climbing and shooting spring to mind as sports that I would not want to watch a compltely untrained person do. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.60.184\|172.69.60.184]] 13:15, 29 September 2024 (UTC)		There should be a section for most horrifying. Lead climbing and shooting spring to mind as sports that I would not want to watch a compltely untrained person do. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.60.184\|172.69.60.184]] 13:15, 29 September 2024 (UTC)
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		+	So, I'm better at archery than Randall?[[Special:Contributions/180.181.251.74\|180.181.251.74]] 22:32, 19 April 2026 (UTC)

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	In Rowing untrained persons actually might be able to win a medal as coxswain (or at least were able so in the past, see {{w\|Rowing at the 1900 Summer Olympics}}). --[[Special:Contributions/172.68.253.135\|172.68.253.135]] 17:53, 29 July 2024 (UTC)		In Rowing untrained persons actually might be able to win a medal as coxswain (or at least were able so in the past, see {{w\|Rowing at the 1900 Summer Olympics}}). --[[Special:Contributions/172.68.253.135\|172.68.253.135]] 17:53, 29 July 2024 (UTC)
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		+	There should be a section for most horrifying. Lead climbing and shooting spring to mind as sports that I would not want to watch a compltely untrained person do. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.60.184\|172.69.60.184]] 13:15, 29 September 2024 (UTC)

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	This is one of the worst XKCDs I've ever seen, I think. {{unsigned ip\|162.158.63.70\|05:49, 29 July 2024}}		This is one of the worst XKCDs I've ever seen, I think. {{unsigned ip\|162.158.63.70\|05:49, 29 July 2024}}
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		+	:You wouldn't be saying that if he'd happened to mention breakdancing. [[Special:Contributions/172.68.27.24\|172.68.27.24]] 06:44, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

	Possibly Randall is aware that an uncoached newcomer to the single sculls will almost certainly capsize their boat, quite possibly one the first stroke as this is the most unstable position. It might be possible to flip a pair oar as well, since the professional rower can only hold up the boat on one side. [[Special:Contributions/172.68.64.223\|172.68.64.223]] 08:54, 29 July 2024 (UTC)		Possibly Randall is aware that an uncoached newcomer to the single sculls will almost certainly capsize their boat, quite possibly one the first stroke as this is the most unstable position. It might be possible to flip a pair oar as well, since the professional rower can only hold up the boat on one side. [[Special:Contributions/172.68.64.223\|172.68.64.223]] 08:54, 29 July 2024 (UTC)

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 :: The comic appeared around 0800 EDT 20240727 (Saturday, a day late). As most folks here surely know, late posts are common on xkcd but aren't often later than the stated "MWF". After 19 years, and without the "weeks ahead" buffer insisted upon by "traditional" syndicated comics (as shown by [https://xkcd.com/2961/ Crowdstrike], posted the day of the event), I think Randall has done remarkably well. I'd struggle to keep a schedule like this for 19 <em>weeks</em>.[[Special:Contributions/172.71.151.95|172.71.151.95]] 15:34, 27 July 2024 (UTC)
 :::To be fair, there's nothing stating he doesn't have a buffer and simply spontaneously creates relevant comics when particular events happen. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.130.18|172.69.130.18]] 15:42, 30 July 2024 (UTC)
 I think "''Synchronized'' Swimming" would be the most hilarious. One person flailing while a whole team tries to make it look choreographed. [[User:ProphetZarquon|ProphetZarquon]] ([[User talk:ProphetZarquon|talk]]) 15:00, 27 July 2024 (UTC)

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 ::i think they're referring to this comic being somewhat late. [[user talk:lettherebedarklight|youtu.be/miLcaqq2Zpk]] 15:07, 27 July 2024 (UTC)
 :: The comic appeared around 0800 EDT 20240727 (Saturday, a day late). As most folks here surely know, late posts are common on xkcd but aren't often later than the stated "MWF". After 19 years, and without the "weeks ahead" buffer insisted upon by "traditional" syndicated comics (as shown by [https://xkcd.com/2961/ Crowdstrike], posted the day of the event), I think Randall has done remarkably well. I'd struggle to keep a schedule like this for 19 <em>weeks</em>.[[Special:Contributions/172.71.151.95|172.71.151.95]] 15:34, 27 July 2024 (UTC)
 I think "''Synchronized'' Swimming" would be the most hilarious. One person flailing while a whole team tries to make it look choreographed. [[User:ProphetZarquon|ProphetZarquon]] ([[User talk:ProphetZarquon|talk]]) 15:00, 27 July 2024 (UTC)

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 "Ski jump" has got to be a reference to Eddie the Eagle.{{unsigned ip|172.70.115.96|20:33, 27 July 2024}}
 : Eddie was British champion. And he changed Olympic qualification rules.{{unsigned ip|172.69.43.166|23:27, 27 July 2024}}
-: : Both Bogataj and Edwards were competitive ski jumpers (Edwards, admittedly, marginally so), whereas the trope of this cartoon is that the protagonist (presumably Randall) is trying to enter the competition without any prior experience. The vibe seems to be - Challenger: "Can you fail more spectacularly than these two?" Randall: "Hold my beer." Olympic official: "Nice try, stick guy, but no. Here's your beer back." 'Thankfully for all concerned' seems a better fit to the Bogataj case, in which he was injured, spectators were put at risk, and the competition schedule was likely disrupted, than the Edwards case in which the only injuries were to the reputations of Olympic administrators, and which yielded a nice 15 minutes for Edwards. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.245.253|108.162.245.253]] 00:02, 28 July 2024 (UTC)
+:: Both Bogataj and Edwards were competitive ski jumpers (Edwards, admittedly, marginally so), whereas the trope of this cartoon is that the protagonist (presumably Randall) is trying to enter the competition without any prior experience. The vibe seems to be - Challenger: "Can you fail more spectacularly than these two?" Randall: "Hold my beer." Olympic official: "Nice try, stick guy, but no. Here's your beer back." 'Thankfully for all concerned' seems a better fit to the Bogataj case, in which he was injured, spectators were put at risk, and the competition schedule was likely disrupted, than the Edwards case in which the only injuries were to the reputations of Olympic administrators, and which yielded a nice 15 minutes for Edwards. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.245.253|108.162.245.253]] 00:02, 28 July 2024 (UTC)
 : I really doubt the ski jump thing is a reference to anything specific. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.221.23|108.162.221.23]] 13:00, 28 July 2024 (UTC)
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 Possibly Randall is aware that an uncoached newcomer to the single sculls will almost certainly capsize their boat, quite possibly one the first stroke as this is the most unstable position. It might be possible to flip a pair oar as well, since the professional rower can only hold up the boat on one side. [[Special:Contributions/172.68.64.223|172.68.64.223]] 08:54, 29 July 2024 (UTC)
-Further, the the pair oar would likely inscribe a circle due to the asymetric thrust. In the larger boats he'd likely get smashed in the spine by an oar handle (TBF not that funny) or catch a crab (dig in an oar) that literally throws him out of the boat (both painful and funny) [[Special:Contributions/172.68.64.148|172.68.64.148]] 09:02, 29 July 2024 (UTC)
+: Further, the the pair oar would likely inscribe a circle due to the asymetric thrust. In the larger boats he'd likely get smashed in the spine by an oar handle (TBF not that funny) or catch a crab (dig in an oar) that literally throws him out of the boat (both painful and funny) [[Special:Contributions/172.68.64.148|172.68.64.148]] 09:02, 29 July 2024 (UTC)
 I doubt that running through the hurdles would really be painful, as depicted - they're pretty light and designed to be easily knocked over.[[Special:Contributions/141.101.99.148|141.101.99.148]] 10:13, 29 July 2024 (UTC)

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 :I also think pole vault would be in the last category. It has always looked to me like an incredibly difficult maneuver. And I remember doing pommel horse in school; I wasn't very athletic, but I could swing around a little. [[User:Barmar|Barmar]] ([[User talk:Barmar|talk]]) 23:21, 27 July 2024 (UTC)
-"Ski jump" has got to be a reference to Eddie the Eagle.{{unsigned ip|172.70.115.96}}
+"Ski jump" has got to be a reference to Eddie the Eagle.{{unsigned ip|172.70.115.96|20:33, 27 July 2024}}
-Eddie was British champion. And he changed Olympic qualification rules.{{unsigned ip|172.69.43.166}}
+: Eddie was British champion. And he changed Olympic qualification rules.{{unsigned ip|172.69.43.166|23:27, 27 July 2024}}
-: Both Bogataj and Edwards were competitive ski jumpers (Edwards, admittedly, marginally so), whereas the trope of this cartoon is that the protagonist (presumably Randall) is trying to enter the competition without any prior experience. The vibe seems to be - Challenger: "Can you fail more spectacularly than these two?" Randall: "Hold my beer." Olympic official: "Nice try, stick guy, but no. Here's your beer back." 'Thankfully for all concerned' seems a better fit to the Bogataj case, in which he was injured, spectators were put at risk, and the competition schedule was likely disrupted, than the Edwards case in which the only injuries were to the reputations of Olympic administrators, and which yielded a nice 15 minutes for Edwards. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.245.253|108.162.245.253]] 00:02, 28 July 2024 (UTC)
+: : Both Bogataj and Edwards were competitive ski jumpers (Edwards, admittedly, marginally so), whereas the trope of this cartoon is that the protagonist (presumably Randall) is trying to enter the competition without any prior experience. The vibe seems to be - Challenger: "Can you fail more spectacularly than these two?" Randall: "Hold my beer." Olympic official: "Nice try, stick guy, but no. Here's your beer back." 'Thankfully for all concerned' seems a better fit to the Bogataj case, in which he was injured, spectators were put at risk, and the competition schedule was likely disrupted, than the Edwards case in which the only injuries were to the reputations of Olympic administrators, and which yielded a nice 15 minutes for Edwards. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.245.253|108.162.245.253]] 00:02, 28 July 2024 (UTC)
 : I really doubt the ski jump thing is a reference to anything specific. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.221.23|108.162.221.23]] 13:00, 28 July 2024 (UTC)
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 A German surfer managed to moon all Olympics viewers today, so I doubt Randall could beat that... [[Special:Contributions/108.162.221.24|108.162.221.24]] 16:31, 28 July 2024 (UTC)
-This is one of the worst XKCDs I've ever seen, I think. {{unsigned ip|162.158.63.70}}
+This is one of the worst XKCDs I've ever seen, I think. {{unsigned ip|162.158.63.70|05:49, 29 July 2024}}
 Possibly Randall is aware that an uncoached newcomer to the single sculls will almost certainly capsize their boat, quite possibly one the first stroke as this is the most unstable position. It might be possible to flip a pair oar as well, since the professional rower can only hold up the boat on one side. [[Special:Contributions/172.68.64.223|172.68.64.223]] 08:54, 29 July 2024 (UTC)
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 I doubt that running through the hurdles would really be painful, as depicted - they're pretty light and designed to be easily knocked over.[[Special:Contributions/141.101.99.148|141.101.99.148]] 10:13, 29 July 2024 (UTC)
-Clearly a study on what is funny in these situations must be performed.  I would like all checks in this study to be written to me.  However, if they are written to Munroe Randal and he and his selected sample attempt them I would be satisfied.{{unsigned ip|172.71.254.103}}
+Clearly a study on what is funny in these situations must be performed.  I would like all checks in this study to be written to me.  However, if they are written to Munroe Randal and he and his selected sample attempt them I would be satisfied.{{unsigned ip|172.71.254.103|13:22, 29 July 2024}}
-So we're not going to talk about his Randall's reference to winter Olympic sports in 2024 (Summer Olympics year)?
+So we're not going to talk about his Randall's reference to winter Olympic sports in 2024 (Summer Olympics year)? {{unsigned ip|172.71.154.9|16:44, 29 July 2024}}
 In Rowing untrained persons actually might be able to win a medal as coxswain (or at least were able so in the past, see {{w|Rowing at the 1900 Summer Olympics}}). --[[Special:Contributions/172.68.253.135|172.68.253.135]] 17:53, 29 July 2024 (UTC)

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	So we're not going to talk about his Randall's reference to winter Olympic sports in 2024 (Summer Olympics year)?		So we're not going to talk about his Randall's reference to winter Olympic sports in 2024 (Summer Olympics year)?
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		+	In Rowing untrained persons actually might be able to win a medal as coxswain (or at least were able so in the past, see {{w\|Rowing at the 1900 Summer Olympics}}). --[[Special:Contributions/172.68.253.135\|172.68.253.135]] 17:53, 29 July 2024 (UTC)

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	Clearly a study on what is funny in these situations must be performed. I would like all checks in this study to be written to me. However, if they are written to Munroe Randal and he and his selected sample attempt them I would be satisfied.{{unsigned ip\|172.71.254.103}}		Clearly a study on what is funny in these situations must be performed. I would like all checks in this study to be written to me. However, if they are written to Munroe Randal and he and his selected sample attempt them I would be satisfied.{{unsigned ip\|172.71.254.103}}
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		+	So we're not going to talk about his Randall's reference to winter Olympic sports in 2024 (Summer Olympics year)?

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	I doubt that running through the hurdles would really be painful, as depicted - they're pretty light and designed to be easily knocked over.[[Special:Contributions/141.101.99.148\|141.101.99.148]] 10:13, 29 July 2024 (UTC)		I doubt that running through the hurdles would really be painful, as depicted - they're pretty light and designed to be easily knocked over.[[Special:Contributions/141.101.99.148\|141.101.99.148]] 10:13, 29 July 2024 (UTC)

−	Clearly a study on what is funny in these situations must be performed. I would like all checks in this study to be written to me. However, if they are written to Munroe Randal and he and his selected sample attempt them I would be satisfied.	+	Clearly a study on what is funny in these situations must be performed. I would like all checks in this study to be written to me. However, if they are written to Munroe Randal and he and his selected sample attempt them I would be satisfied.{{unsigned ip\|172.71.254.103}}