The London Olympics are underway. Along with the usual swimming, track & field, and gymnastics, athletes will also compete in BMX, table tennis, and trampoline. Events which at one point replaced the now-defunct likes of motor boating, tug-of-war, and something that basically amounted to parking lot croquet. So maybe the events seen below, which some of you could medal in, aren’t all that ridiculous. The jumper wears Strands.
There are plenty of men who have turned a tedious chore for some into an art form. Expect competing nations to gain an advantage in the team shine event by assigning their curling sweepers to the team.
Teams will display their skill of tying full & half Windsors, Kelvins, etc, and will be judged on their unison of execution, tie dimple depth, overall choreography, and knot difficulty (Four-in-Hand = 1 point, Bow = 5 pts, Cthulhu = 10 pts.)
Less of a stylized/judged event and more of a feat of strength and endurance:
Instead of two stone columns attached to chains, competitors will load up as much dry cleaning as they can handle on their fingers, wrists, and arms, and as soon as a garment touches the ground the clock stops.
A combination of distance and accuracy will make for the final score. Competitors will throw a standard Amazon sized shoe shipping box into a moving UPS van destined for a returns processing center.
Points deducted for pins that didn’t make it into the pincushion, tears in the cardboard or tissue, and bent plastic.
Athletes will leap over a dusty old Nordic Track to get to what appears to be a vintage Zegna navy blazer.
Timed of course. There will be different divisions for leather straps and metal bracelets. Losing a spring pin results in an automatic disqualification.
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