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[Monzanator 4,499]

Looks like another BBC presenter will be in the sin bin soon?  @Grassmarket

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-66140356

[Olympian1010 7,971]

If bobsleigh/skeleton is ever dropped from the program, I humbly submit we replace it with whatever the hell this is…

 

 

[heywoodu 15,135]

12 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said:

If bobsleigh/skeleton is ever dropped from the program, I humbly submit we replace it with whatever the hell this is…

 

 

Are those names references to those US thingies where they stick three random Greek letters together and then act all super cool when they meet someone who happens to have had the same three letters in their school period?  

 

No idea what this 'sport' is though  

 

Edit: I thought it was remotely operated for the downhill part, but there's actually a small person laying inside it  

Edited July 8, 2023 by heywoodu

[Grassmarket 3,403]

18 hours ago, Monzanator said:

Looks like another BBC presenter will be in the sin bin soon?  @Grassmarket

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-66140356

Dozens of personalities coming forward to deny that it’s them.  

[Olympian1010 7,971]

44 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

Are those names references to those US thingies where they stick three random Greek letters together and then act all super cool when they meet someone who happens to have had the same three letters in their school period?  

 

No idea what this 'sport' is though  

 

Edit: I thought it was remotely operated for the downhill part, but there's actually a small person laying inside it  

My guess is that these aren’t fraternities or sororities, but rather honor societies (for engineering, manufacturing, etc). They employ similar naming conventions, but tend to be more tame, or at least not have the “reputation” of fraternities and sororities. I participated in neither at my university, though that may actually cause me problems when it comes to getting hired as those groups can open and close doors in that regard. 
 

I don’t think this a proper sport, but rather a fun traditional competition. (And yes, the “buggy” is piloted from my understanding, which is why it’s actually not a bad replacement for bobsleigh.)

Edited July 8, 2023 by Olympian1010

[Monzanator 4,499]

7 hours ago, Grassmarket said:

Dozens of personalities coming forward to deny that it’s them.  

Well, I don't know what qualifies as "star" presenter these days and I won't be surprised if I never heard of that name when it eventually comes out

[heywoodu 15,135]

On 6/13/2023 at 2:41 PM, hckošice said:

Update in the save-pigeon-mission

 

Day 3rd, I succeeded to read the code in his red ring (It is a Romanian pigoen, I assume since the nations code is RO ) and send it in the lost pigeons site, let see if someone will contact me, because I am definitely not intending to drive the pigoen to Bucharest myself

Talking to my uncle who has 30 years of experience with pigeons, and suddenly got curious how your pigeon is doing

[hckošice 14,822]

20 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

Talking to my uncle who has 30 years of experience with pigeons, and suddenly got curious how your pigeon is doing

that ungrateful animal flew away. very likely back home to

 

He was here for 9 days, so I went to buy him 2 kilos of a special mixture of food for pigeons, and that ingrate flew away that evening

 

[Olympian1010 7,971]

17 minutes ago, hckošice said:

that ungrateful animal flew away. very likely back home to

 

He was here for 9 days, so I went to buy him 2 kilos of a special mixture of food for pigeons, and that ingrate flew away that evening

 

Now you know to tie the receipt to his leg next time. You can throw some room and board costs on there too 

Edited July 9, 2023 by Olympian1010

[heywoodu 15,135]

4 hours ago, hckošice said:

that ungrateful animal flew away. very likely back home to

 

He was here for 9 days, so I went to buy him 2 kilos of a special mixture of food for pigeons, and that ingrate flew away that evening

 

According to said uncle, pigeons are smart enough to keep getting water and food and only leave when they feel they're strong enough to go back home  (he said he'd had pigeons return after three months or so )

 

You got used, buddy. By a bird.

 

Edited July 9, 2023 by heywoodu